Hello, friends. We are back with another episode of the Dime Podcast and yet another illustrious guest as Lang Whitaker, GM of Grizz Gaming (the Memphis Grizzlies 2K League team) and former NBA.com writer, joins the podcast. Be sure to smash those subscribe buttons and leave a review of the pod on whatever platform you prefer for your podcast listening pleasure (Omny, iTunes, Google).
This week I’m hosting solo as Martin dealt was a DNP-CI (Did Not Pod – Computer Issues) but we press on without him with a fun conversation about Lang’s new role, eSports, the 2K League, favorite food spots and cities around the NBA landscape, his GQ Home Cooking series, and some talk about the playoff push in both the East and West as we hit the stretch run of the NBA season.
But first, we talk about the incomparable Rick Fox, who Lang used to do the podcast with, and how he was always unpredictable but always ended up coming out ahead in everything.
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Here’s the full rundown of this week’s discussion:
- Rick Fox Talk
- How Lang found himself as the GM of Grizz Gaming
- What exactly the GM of an NBA 2K League team does
- Why the 2K League is a great introduction for sports fans to eSports
- The lifestyle change in moving from New York to Memphis
- Favorite Memphis food spots
- The best NBA food cities
- How he still sticks to Waffle House and Chick-fil-A when he returns home to Atlanta
- His favorite moments from his GQ Home Cooking series (and it’s eventual return)
- Thoughts on the Rockets as a contender to the Warriors
- Refusal to count out the Spurs
- Believing in Toronto
- LeBron’s insane passing ability and how he looks like he’s having fun again
- Jordan Clarkson’s importance
- Anthony Davis being a monster
