Episode 61 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

The Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins

On this edition of the Rex Chapman Show with Josh Hopkins, the guys are joined by former NBA veteran, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Two decades before NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner," it was Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf who refused to stand for the national anthem. In his new memoir, "In The Blink Of An Eye," he tells of his drive and success in the sport, but that his principles came first.

04:00 - The first time Rex and Mahmoud met in the NBA

05:30 - Growing up in Mississippi

10;15 - Mahmoud was discovered on the playground

15:00 - Mahmoud meets Dale Brown for the first time

20:00 - Josh remembers going to watch LSU v Kentucky when Mahmoud was playing

23:00 - Mahmoud grew up with Tourette Syndrome but wasn't diagnosed until age 17, his symptoms actually caused him to practice harder

35:00 - Mahmoud wrote a 24 page story about Dr. J and carried it around with him.

38:45 - Mahmoud was Steph Curry before Steph Curry, and he was Colin Kaepernick before Colin Kaepernnick

52:00 - Traveling as a basketball player to play in different countries really opened up Mahmoud's mind to how people are treated in America.

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