What’s up, we’re back with another edition of Pivot Post, the official newsletter of The Pivot Podcast. Each issue we share key highlights from our latest shows, exclusive behind the scenes info, sports news, and more.

We were blessed to have Jamal Crawford in the studio with us for our latest episode.

In this issue, we cover:

• The crazy future NBA superstar Jamal met…in a barbershop

• Crawford x Michael Jordan stories

Thanks for reading. — Freddy T, Chann, RC

The Truth in a Barbershop

Fate works in funny ways.

In Jamal’s case, he made his high school’s varsity team as a freshman and was clearly a gifted athlete. All he cared about was basketball. He ditched class constantly and didn’t care about grades…until one fateful day at the barbershop in 1995.

Instead of going to class one day, he decided to hangout in his favorite barbershop. Fate decided that a McDonald’s All American, Paul Pierce, happened to be getting a cut at the same time.

Crawford was (and still is) a basketball nerd so he knew who Pierce was. When Crawford said out loud, “Is this the Paul Pierce everyone is talking about?” the Truth didn’t hold back.

“Man, who the hell are you, and aren’t you supposed to be in class somewhere?” 🤣

And that’s the moment J Crossover decided to lock into school, his studies, and his grades, so he could get to where Pierce was.

Summer Ball, Gambling, and Commercials with Michael Jordan

Every kid looked up to MJ, but not every kid was good enough to be MJ’s stunt double or preferred summer ball partner. That belonged to Jamal Crawford.

You’ll have to watch the full episode to hear all the stories, but here’s our favorites in a nutshell:

• The first time they played summer ball, it wasn’t actually with each other, but against each other…and Crawford won. From that moment on, Jordan never played unless Crawford was on his team, and they never lost 🤯

• #Fakenewsalert - Crawford never lost his Benz to Jordan and he clears up the rumor

• How Crawford got invited to be in one of the most legendary Gatorade commercials of all time (check it out above)👆

👇Watch Full Episode Below 👇

Poster Of The Week

This is a throwback to honor Jamal and his legendary teammate, Blake Griffin.