Hoops Addict » Exclusive Interviews http://www.hoopsaddict.com Get Your Basketball Fix... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:04:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Catching Up With Rogers Mason Jr. http://www.hoopsaddict.com/catching-up-with-rogers-mason-jr/ http://www.hoopsaddict.com/catching-up-with-rogers-mason-jr/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:30:05 +0000 Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=17400 Roger Mason Jr. chatted with me about how long he has been a Christian, how his faith helps him navigate through tough things in life, Tim Tebow and how he deals with the challenges and temptations that an NBA player faces.

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Josh Smith chatted with HOOPSADDICT.com about how the team has been able to regroup after the loss of Al Horford due to an injury, not being worried about his own stats and how Marvin Williams’ outside shooting has open up the offense for the entire team.

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Amir Johnson chatted with me about playing through injuries, doing the little things to help Toronto win games and battling against bigger centre’s.

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]]> http://www.hoopsaddict.com/catching-up-with-george-hill/feed/ 0 Emotional Night For Magloire http://www.hoopsaddict.com/emotional-night-for-magloire/ http://www.hoopsaddict.com/emotional-night-for-magloire/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:50:01 +0000 Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=16823

Jamaal Magloire has played plenty of games in Toronto over his 12-year NBA career, but hearing the national anthem tonight his emotions got the better of him. After the game, I chatted with Magloire about his emotional reaction during O’ Canada and what playing for Toronto means to him.

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This evening I had the chance to chat with Aaron Torres about his new book “The Unlikeliest Champion.” We talked about the writing process, the challenges he faced during the writing process, what parts of the process have been rewarding , and he gave his case as to why this book would make a great Christmas gift.

Here’s the link to order the book. You can also contact Aaron directly via email (atorres00@gmail.com) if you want a signed copy of the book at no additional charge.

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