Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman
Ep.8 - Press Box Chronicles - White Goons
Season 3, Episode 8
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Sports, Talk Show, 03-Mar-2026
The White Goon of the 1980's and the NBA's answer to a "too black" league.
When you think of the NBA in the 1980's, you think of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon & much more. But what many forget is the large, limited, pasty 7-footer that sat at the end of every team's bench - The White Goon. And that's what we're going to discuss today on the Press Box Chronicles.
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