Michael Ray Richardson: My life after the NBA | Edge of Sports

In his first TV interview in years, legendary point guard Michael Ray Richardson joins Edge of Sports to talk about his new memoir, Banned, which chronicles how the drug war ended his NBA career. Richardson also opens up about his career and life after the NBA, his family, and his relationships with other great athletes who were his contemporaries. Host of the show Dave Zirin also speaks with University of Cincinnati Professor Letisha Brown about her study of the slowly integrating world of women’s gymnastics, and shares some theories about why football is so popular in the United States in his segment 'Choice Words'.
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[@shmuliknemanov4009]

Michael Ray Richardson i love you

[@theartistphiljc7682]

Michael looks amazing...Looks younger than he did in his NBA days...

[@christill]

That’s really interesting regarding the quality of life playing European basketball domestically and in the Euroleague. I definitely think the NBA should consider playing less games. Same with most other sports. Less games means less travel and less carbon emissions, less strain on the body physically and mentally, and each game would be more of an event. Probably unlikely since even the NFL increased the number of games, despite the wear and tear and serious injury risk.
Also I think here in the UK there is actually quite a big NFL fanbase. And it probably says a lot about our national psyche and imperialist history too. It’s not as extreme as in the US of course, but it’s there and concerning.

[@JoeLeeHenderson]

You could start by spelling his name right

[@jakechristian9543]

It is spelled right. His birth certificate says Michael and his son is named Michael. He doesn't know where MICHEAL came from. But it's not his name. Check his old basketball cards :)

[@JoeLeeHenderson]

I'll take your word for it about that birth certificate,@@jakechristian9543

[@Yvning]

DR. LETISHA ENGRACIA CARDOSO BROWN! THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND 💜💜💜

[@henryfung6789]

Michael Ray Richardson was nowhere near Magic. Magic is one of the G.O.A.T.S

[@cmack17]

The host seems to misunderstand the meaning of the claim that the United States is a violent country.
...then explains exactly why this is the case.

[@Mo-yd8xc]

He doesn't look like the typical crackhead.

[@keithwisdom1663]

He has been clean for years

[@TheRetroWoman80]

Yes he has been. He still has slight impediments in his speech from all those years of abusing coke though.
I have seen this same after effect in Chaka Khan, Bobby Brown...lots of celebrities with long histories of drug abuse.