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.

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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David West chatted with me about the fight his team showed despite some adversity tonight, the team-first culture in Indiana, why the media and fans are sleeping on Indiana and the importance of strong starts to games.

Luke Ridnour chatted with me about Tim Tebow, his faith in God and doing ministry work with his wife.

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

I had a chance to sit down with Nick Young before Wednesday night’s Wizards vs. Hawks game. We talked about his performance in the Wizards season opener, his evolution as a scorer, the Wizards’ current roster and–last but not least–his hair.

George Hill chatted with me about how tough of an adjustment it is to join a new team, how a shortened training camp affected his adjustment, how Darren Collison is helping him adjust to his new team, why playing with two All-Star forwards in Danny Granger and David West helps to make the game easier [...]

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.

I was able to chat with James Johnson about how the veterans in camp are helping him to improve, what he is doing to improve on the defensive end, how playing with Ron Artest this summer improved his game and what the most challenging aspect of training camp has been.