Talented and Troubled: The Enigmatic Life of Isaiah "J.R." Rider
Update: 2025-09-08
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in 2018 I was working on my book Three Ring Circus about the Shaq & Kobe Los Angeles Lakers of the 2000s. In 2001, the Lakers acquired an athletic, scoring shooting guard who was the former No. 5 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, but had bounced around the league with multiple teams. This episode is about the enigmatic Isaiah "J.R." Rider. Have any guests you want to see on the show? Have any questions for me?
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Drop them below and I'll make sure to include them in future episodes.
Follow 'Press Box Chronicles' on Social Media:
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-TikTok/@PressBoxChronicles
Subscribe to 'Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman' on Youtube
Listen to 'Press Box Chronicles' on all streaming platforms wherever you
get your podcasts
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
for information about our collection and use of personal data for
advertising.
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