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Michele Roberts on Cavs-Warriors IV, Player Freedom, and the One-and-Done Rule

The executive director of the National Basketball Players Association joins the show

By The JJ Redick Podcast With Tommy Alter

J.J. Redick sits down with National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts to discuss fan backlash over another NBA Finals featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors (04:10), why NBA players have more freedom to express themselves (09:45), and what the NCAA, the NBA, and the NBPA are doing about the one-and-done rule in college basketball (40:16).

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