Isiah Thomas - Part 1 | Ep 176 | ALL THE SMOKE Full Episode | SHOWTIME Basketball

ALL THE SMOKE is BACK with another can't miss episode where they chop it up with a hoops legend. This week, watch part 1 of Matt and Stak's 4-hour-long, deep dive with 2x NBA champ and Hall-of-Famer Isiah Thomas. Zeke shares unparalleled insight into his long NBA career, discussing the Bad Boy Pistons dynasty, growing up in Chicago, his complicated relationship with MJ, and much more.

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Part 2 of the interview drops TUESDAY, April 4th.

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(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:00) - Rumors on advising/consulting Suns
(00:05:15) - Cheurlin champagne company
(00:07:50) - Having the most successful business backcourt in history
(00:09:23) - CBD/THC business in Columbia
(00:18:30) - Growing up on the West side of Chicago
(00:23:58) - Marching for civil rights in the 60s
(00:28:35) - Touching story about his brother, Lord Henry
(00:33:21) - Chicago pipeline to the NBA
(00:38:35) - Going to Indiana/coached by Bob Knight
(00:49:27) - Favorite college basketball moments
(00:53:55) - Getting drafted, learning from Celtics/Lakers
(01:01:37) - How Larry Bird & Magic Johnson saved the league
(01:05:36) - First and second NBA game
(01:09:35) - Loaded Eastern Conference in the 80s
(01:13:45) - MJ’s comments about him/waiting for an apology
(01:20:25) - Clearing the air with Magic Johnson and Karl Malone
(01:27:28) - Why Pistons started winning in the late 80s
(01:34:45) - Favorite stories about Larry Bird
(01:46:00) - Why the Pistons weren’t a dynasty
(01:51:16) - END

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