Carlos Arroyo reflects on beating Team USA, playing for Jerry Sloan, the Miami Heat culture & more

We got a Puerto Rican legend in the building this week, as Carlos Arroyo joins Q and D on Knuckleheads. ’Los looks back on how hard it was to come out of Puerto Rico as a hooper, dominating when he came to the states in high school, and how he ended up at FIU. He recounts going OFF against Team USA to beat them in the ’04 Olympics and what it was like going to the finals with the ‘05-’06 Pistons. Also, keep your eye out for his growing music career. Tune in!

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00:00 : Intro
00:49 : Who Bust Yo' Ass?
01:47 : Growing up in Puerto Rico
08:07 : Playing High School ball in Georgia
11:31 : Florida International University
15:13 : Toronto Raptors
20:05 : Utah Jazz
27:59 : Puerto Rico National Team
32:00 : Andrei Kirilenko
34:39 : Detroit Pistons
40:08 : Orlando Magic
43:13 : Playing in Israel
44:35 : Miami Heat
51:56 : JJ Barea
54:07 : Music career
56:41 : Basketball academy
58:10 : Carlos' Starting Five
59:54 : Start, Bench, Trade
1:01:28 : First Big Purchase
1:02:22 : Outro