Blazer's Edge

On this episode of the WHAT Podcast, Kendyl recounts her adventures in Los Angeles during NBA All Star Weekend. Then she and Tara discuss the Western Conference playoff race down the stretch and whether Damian Lillard should be in the MVP conversation (of course he should!) This week's guests are Rekaya Gibson and Angela Spears, co-hosts of Black Girls Talk Sports Podcast. They talked about how the podcast got started and why they chose to make it centered on black women, then we hit on a variety of topics like the Winter Olympics, the NBA All Star Game, female basketball coaches in college and the NBA, and athletes using their platform to address social justice. 1:00 Report from LA: Kendyl talks about her All Star Break adventures. Charles Barkley on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Inside the NBA Roadshow, trying to catch Damian Lillard and DeMar DeRozen at the Spalding event, Bleacher Report event with a “celebrity” game. (6:50) Thoughts on who the All Star Weekend is really for. 9:45 Thoughts on the All Star Game--did