Happy Holidays, Katchup Crew! Hope you're enjoying the last few days of the year, eating as much as possible, and as much basketball as possible. As it is NBA season, we wanted to reshare our favorite episode of the year, which happens to be with ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes.

NBA players are often seen as larger than life personas, and inaccessible, Holmes has found a way to unify them with the common fan, through food.  Holmes has covered the NBA for nearly a decade, and has uncovered some of the league's biggest eating quirks; from a league-wide obsession with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, to the Portland Trailblazer's almost necessary caffeine addictions.  

The legendary Holmes shared these peculiar moments with us, explained what led to him pursuing these stories, and how they carry a humanizing effect toward people who are often just seen as figures we watch on TV.  

Holmes goes in-depth in discussing how San Antonio Spurs head coach Greg Popovich has built a special team camaraderie through intimate dinners, how wine became a hobby for several players, and even how he found out Kobe Bryant consumed bone broth as part of his daily health routine.   

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Your Hosts:

Elie Ayrouth (@bookofelie)

Geoffrey Kutnick (@geoffreykutnick)

Your Guest:

Baxter Holmes (@baxter)

Produced by:

Isai Rocha (@isairocha)

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