Chris Webber! NBA Career, NBA Select Team for 1992 Olympics & Jerry West's Impact on Basketball!

Chris talks with Chris Webber about his NBA career, being on the receiving end of some Larry Bird trash talk in a limo, playing '07 LeBron, Chris' upbringing, Lions fandom and his new memoir that is linked below. We recorded this interview shortly after Jerry West's passing was announced and Chris Webber spends a few minutes reflecting on the impact Jerry had on Chris' life and the impact Jerry had on the game of basketball. Enjoy! (00:00) - Intro (3:10) - Chris Remembers Jerry West (9:19) - Chris Webber's Upbringing (21:30) - Playing Larry Bird and Michael Jordan during Dream Team Olympic Training Camp (28:23) - Prime Michael Jordan (33:10) - Playoffs with Sacramento & Detroit (39:55) - Future of the NBA (50:15) - Chris Webber's Barn, Madden & Fantasy Football Find Chris Webber's book "By God's Grace" on his website here: https://www.chriswebber.com/home/ Want your Green Light Merch so you can look exactly like Chris and the fellas? Hit the website below and get kitted! https://stores.kotisdesign.com/yotehouse/products Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open. Green Light Hotline: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ Send any Talent Search submissions to: social@chalkmedia.com Include any video of your talents, takes and bits as well as a little bit about yourself. Love hearing from the Green Light fans. Also, check out our paddling partners at Appomattox River Company to get your canoes, kayaks and paddleboards so you're set to hit the river this summer. https://paddleva.com/ Green Light Spotify Music: https://open.spotify.com/user/951jyryv2nu6l4iqz9p81him9?si=17c560d10ff04a9b Spotify Layup Line: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1olmCMKGMEyWwOKaT1Aah3?si=675d445ddb824c42 Green Light Tube YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxWFAA-wuB7osdiAJyLOcw Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices