Rick Fox
Legends Of Sport
English - June 25, 2019 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsSports Society & Culture basketball sports athletes la times dan woike chris stone los angeles times andrew bernstein andy bernstein hall of fame Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On today's episode of Legends Of Sport, Andy sits down with Lakers legend, Rick Fox. Rick talks with us about growing up in the Bahamas in an interracial family (2:22). He talks about how he got involved with the game of basketball and how he was inspired by the path of his neighborhood friend, Mychal Thompson (5:25). Rick shares his experience playing under Dean Smith at UNC (11:25) and playing with Larry Bird on the Celtics (15:55). He also talks about playing for two of the most storied franchises in sports, and the motivation he had for signing with the Lakers (23:18). Lastly, Rick shares his exciting new ventures in the world of esports (33:53).