How Marvin Gaye Changed The NBA (Rebroadcast)

Update: 2023-11-29

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In 1983, musical legend Marvin Gaye stepped to the microphone at The Forum in Los Angeles, to sing the national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game. What happened next set in motion a cultural transformation within the NBA that still reverberates today. (This episode first aired on March 1, 2023)

Guests: David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic

Read David and Marcus's story about Marvin Gaye at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game

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How Marvin Gaye Changed The NBA (Rebroadcast)

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How Marvin Gaye Changed The NBA (Rebroadcast)

How Marvin Gaye Changed The NBA (Rebroadcast)