Shane Battier joined us to talk about the Battier Take Charge Foundation, and the second annual Serving Up Empowerment ping pong event with Daryl Morey (info and ticket link below). We also talk to Shane about defense, NBA rule changes, his team with the Big Three Heat and more.

Serving Up Empowerment is September 20th at SPIN Philadelphia. Get tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/serving-up-empowerment--20+

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