Andy and Brian Kamenetzky on the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA, pop culture, and anything else coming to mind. The Kamenetzky's have covered the Lakers for over a decade, for ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and the L.A. Times. They are frequent contributors to Lakers coverage on Spectrum Sportsnet, as well as The Athletic.
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"On the Origins of Sports" with Gary Belsky
So how exactly did our favorite sports come to be?
That's the subject of a great new book -- order it on Amazon, here -- from Gary Belsky and Neil Fine, the former Editor-in-Chief and Editor-at-Large at ESPN The Magazine (and, it should be noted, our former bosses). All the quirky origin stories, original rules, and a lot more. Belsky joined us in studio for a great conversation about why we play the games we do, and where they come from. Everything from baseball to basketball to stock car racing, even kickball and ultimate (which has a fantastic connection to a Hollywood giant).
It's a lot of fun, particularly for those with an appreciation of history to go with a love of sports.