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I've been covering sports since just after college. Over that time, what I've learned is that almost every elite athlete gets hurt. And when they do, it's always the same story: nobody's fault, couldn't have seen it coming, or my favorite--it was an act of God.

Which is what they used to say about heart attacks, until they learned how the heart actually works. Now we prevent them by the million! So I wrote a book called Ballistic, coming out in May from W.W. Norton & Co., about the people, and the data, who say we could do better.

We're about to start a big ol' media blitz, but wanted TrueHoop listeners to learn about it first.

It would mean the world to me if you'd consider ordering the book, which you an do so right now at https://www.henryabbott.com/
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On today's episode Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss:

The Lakers, Nuggets, and Warriors as title contenders

The revitalized Detroit Pistons franchise, how far can this go?

The Knicks and Grizzlies have excellent records but are a notch below the true contenders, what's the deal?

More on the disastrous Luka Doncic trade

Top 5 NBA teams right now

Programming note: The TrueHoop podcast will be on a hiatus, we hope to be back before the season ends. Stay tuned to truehoop.com
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On today's special episode Henry Abbott talks to author and performance coach Steve Magness about his new book "Win the Inside Game: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving, and Free Yourself up to Perform

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On today's show Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector discuss:

The continued fallout over the Luka Doncic trade

Henry's fantastic article on who controls the game and the way its delivered to fans

The NBA says it has processes in place for players to report harassment from gamblers, what could these processes look like when the league takes tons of cash from sportsbooks?

Ja Morant and the fragility of superstardom

The Blazers look like they have some legit players

Congrats to Kevin Durant on joining the exclusive 30,000 point club

Top 5 NBA teams right now

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On today's show Jarod Hector and David Thorpe discuss:

The Cavaliers bolstering their title chances by acquiring De'Andre Hunter

The Hawks are shedding salary, do these deals mean they are moving on from Trae Young?

The Nets and Ben Simmons are working on buyout. Does he have a future in the NBA?

The Grizzlies moved on from Marcus Smart in anticipation of signing Jaren Jackson Jr. to a supermax extension

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