Well it’s finally here! The inaugural episode of The Black and Blue Pod has finally arrived and the first guest is sports writer Roland Lazenby, who has written over four dozen sports books on icons such as Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas, Lakers legends such as Kobe Bryant and Jerry West, global icon Michael Jordan and his legendary Chicago Bull teams, and many more. In this episode, we discuss the creative process behind his lengthy biographies on Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant (1:19), what it was like to be in the locker rooms during the 1980s NBA(5:30), I ask him his thoughts on the structure of the modern game (8:58), the groundbreaking Detroit “Bad Boys” Pistons teams in the late 80s (18:45), Tex Winter’s attempts to get both Michael and Kobe to buy into the triangle offense (36:05), how professional leagues and amateur athletics are attempting to play amid the COVID-19 pandemic (42:55) and we finally wrap up with a special segment called Off the Dome (65:00). Hope you guys enjoy the episode!
