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The Long Path to the NBA

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On September 24th The Bold Opinion Crew had the privilege of interviewing NBA prospect Chris Horton. After the interview we applauded his gumption to approach the tough path of the NBA. We promised to follow his success, as we knew his journey was nowhere near complete.

Yesterday, October 30, 2016 the OVC Tournament MVP was drafted into the development league for the NBA. He was picked 5th in the first round by the Grand Rapids Drive. “It felt great knowing I was drafted because all the waiting and hard work paid off,” said the 6’8 powerhouse from Austin Peay.

The Grand Rapids Drive is a minor league affiliate of the Detroit Pistons based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Horton has traveled to many cities for training and work out purposes, Grand Rapids will be one of his many new destinations. When asked if he was happy with the outcome to play in the D-League rather than going overseas, he humbly replied, “I’m just happy to be playing basketball again, didn’t matter where I went.”

We will continue to follow Chris Horton on the treacherous journey to the NBA. The Bold Opinion Crew wishes Chris and the Grand Rapids Drive the best for their upcoming season.

-Mizell

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The Bold Opinion Show at The Lee Haney Games

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Wow! Is this show special or what!? Today The Bold Opinion crew broadcasted live from their very first event; The second annual Lee Haney Games. This event was held at the Georgia International Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Join the crew as they take part in the festivites surrounding health/fitness, inguage in a few guest interviews, and jam to the tunes of guest Dj Johnny N0rm4l. Did we mention that Lee Haney himself blessed our mics with a few words of incouragement!? Tune in and check out the awesome photo collage from this event! It was truly an experience of a lifetime!

The Bold Opinion crew and Orange Room Radio gives a special “Thanks” to The Lee Haney Foundation for putting on an amazing event and allowing us to take part in this year’s festivities.

Lee Haney Interview: 1:01:24 – 1:12:16

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Special guests include:

->Dr. Winston Kyle Carhee Jr., Doctor of Chiropractic, Pain 2 Wellness Center
-> Michael Suarez, PR and Marketing Director for Battle of the Trenches

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New Orleans puts voodoo on Falcons

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The streak is overBy Jannah Bolds

I don’t even want to hear anything about “Who dat?” You know why? Because that was simply a terrible terrible performance by the Atlanta Falcons. So many things went wrong for Matt Ryan’s team; and hot damn, what a match-up for things to go sour.

The injury to New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was not even evident that night against Atlanta. Brees found the weak spot in the Falcon’s defense, and ran with it all the way till the clock hit 0:00. The weak spot you ask? Atlanta’s secondary of course. Brees and the offense made a point that they were taking advantage of Atlanta’s off night.

Lets not single out just one group on Atlanta’s team that performed horribly; it was a group effort, with the exception of a few. Offensively, Atlanta struggled, with three turnovers and a couple sacks. The offensive line missed a few assignments last night which lead to those mess-ups.

The Atlanta defense were effective in stopping New Orleans’ running game, but when Brees put the ball in the air, it was all she wrote. That made it had for the Falcons offense to catch up in the end.  

Oh well, such as life. The two southern rivals will meet once more at the end of the season, this time in the Georgia Dome, to settle things once and for all. Meanwhile, the Falcons are still under the Carolina Panthers in the NCF South, but that may change once the Panthers face the Seattle Seahawks this Sunday at 4:00pm.

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