Michael Rapaport speaks with former NBA Point Guard Rod Strickland (Knicks, Spurs, Blazers, Bullets/Wizards, Spurs, Nets, Heat, etc.) & Assistant Head Coach at USF. Michael used to watch him play in NYC as a teenager and is excited to talk one of his all time favorite basketball players. Low key off the court but dynamic on the court and on the podcast! They discuss how he ended up connecting then coaching with John Callapari, Phife Dawg comparing his his rap personality to Rod Strickland (the underdog), being Kyrie Irving's Godfather (how his game evolved and how good his father was at basketball), the Culture of Basketball in NYC, his Favorite NBA Teams to play on, players he loved playing with and wishing it worked out with Mark Jackson on the New York Knicks. This episode in the I AM RAPAPORT: STEREO PODCAST SIGNATURE SERIES is not to be missed! 

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