On the Day James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Join Hootie Hoot in The Sports Deli as we interview Etan (pronounced ih-tahn) Thomas, a published poet, freelance writer, activist, and motivational speaker, sports talk show host, and podcaster. He's been featured on ESPN, CNN, MSNBC, and PBS. He shares his views and experiences on systemic racism, white privilege, his time as a player at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Syracuse University, and during his 11-year NBA Career. He's in the process of writing his 5th book and is married to his college sweetheart, Nichole while being a father to three amazing children. You can find everything you need to know about him at www.etanthomas.com. He has over 134,000 followers on Instagram @etanthomas36 and on Twitter @etanthomas36. He has interviewed Stephen Jackson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robinson, the families of Eric Garner and other families of police brutality and murder as well as many other pros and leaders in the community on his podcast, The Rematch with Etan Thomas. He played in the NBA with Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Mitch Richmond, Juan Dixon, Christian Laettner, Jerry Stackhouse, Gilbert Arenas, Rip Hamilton, Charles Oakley and so many others during his NBA career.