The guys celebrate the life of Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor who passed away at 86. Discussion on how Elgin handled Donald Sterling during his time as Clippers GM. Elgin was ahead of his time as a player. He was one of the first black executives and one of the first to speak out against Donald Sterling, before Sterling's racist video came out. Chat on Larry Brown talking about recruiting Charlie Scott, the first black player in the ACC for Dean Smith and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Also a chat on what Dean did to fight for racial equality. The guys discuss how its disgusting that the NCAA didn't take care of the women athletes during the tournament as they have the men.
Mike Hill - Co-Host, Start Your Day w Sharon and Mike on BNC
Considers himself a broadcaster, because he is just into so many things.Talks about his military background and how it lead to his career in media. When people tell him to stick to sports, he hits back with 'I'm more than just sports'. Promotes his morning show 'Start Your Day w Sharon and Mike' on the Black News Channel. BNC started last year and was rebooted earlier this year. Working with Sharon Reed is working out very well and the channel is for all people to watch. BNC gives voices to people you otherwise wouldn't hear from as well as give those you want to hear from more time to be heard. The NCAA looks really bad how they treated the NCAA women athletes during the tournament. The women know that many folks have their back and wouldn't stand for the disparities. We saw the same thing with the WNBA & NBA bubbles. The women have been totally been disrespected. Loves that all the athletes have a platform. All athletes are Colin Kaepernick now. Remembers Elgin Baylor as one of the leagues first superstar. Mike would like to see more black executives. While Mike was working for the Clippers, Elgin always had a smile on his face. Talks about how he decompresses after a work day. Covering college basketball this past year has been great, especially with what they had to deal with this year.