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Real Fan Life: Marcus Smart and 'The Panel'

Ben Lyons

Ben Lyons

Ben Lyons

Mar 28, 2015

I had a blast in Austin during SXSW this year, hosting the  panel with a few college basketball greats: Jason Collins, Alonzo Mourning and Bo Kimble. Hear it here if you couldn’t be there. Also on this podcast episode, Celtics rookie Marcus Smart checks in to discuss his first season in the league.

Shout out to Alexey Shved — #realfanlife.

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