Muggsy Bogues on MJ Playoff Battles, Lockdown Defense & the NBA's Toughest Era | Cousins

About this episode

Muggsy Bogues shares stories from his career, including playoff battles with Michael Jordan and insights on the NBA's toughest era.

Baltimore's finest is in the building. NBA legend Muggsy Bogues joins Cousins to share stories from his remarkable career, including what it was like playing alongside a young Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady with the Toronto Raptors. Muggsy shares stories from his playoff battles with Michael Jordan, discusses what made the 1980s and 1990s NBA one of the toughest eras ever, and explains how his relentless full-court defense helped him become one of the most respected point guards in the league despite being the shortest player in NBA history. Plus, he shares stories that show just how different the NBA used to be, including players smoking in the locker room at halftime. #VinceCarter #TracyMcGrady #MuggsyBogues #SpaceJam #MichaelJordan #NBA #Basketball #NBAPodcast #BasketballCulture #motown #Hoops #NBAStories #CousinsPodcast #BasketballHighlights Follow Cousins on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceandtmac/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vinceandtmac X: https://x.com/VinceAndTmac Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VinceAndTMac/ Much love to our sponsors: FanDuel: New Customers get up to $150 back in Bonus Bets every day for ten days. Only on FanDuel. Xfinity…

People in this episode

Hosts: Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady

Guest: Muggsy Bogues

Topics covered

• NBA history
• playoff battles
• defense
• basketball culture
• shortest player
• 1990s NBA

Keywords

• Muggsy Bogues
• Michael Jordan
• NBA
• basketball
• defense
• 1990s
• Vince Carter
• Tracy McGrady
• playoffs
• shortest player

Sponsors

FanDuel, Xfinity

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