The Right Time with Bomani Jones – Page 16

THE RIGHT TIME: Vinnie Goodwill

Vinnie Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports joins Bo as the NBA season kicks off. Who’s going to win it all this year (1:06)? Vinnie was at Celtics-Sixers Wednesday night and sizes up the both of their chances (6:34). Plus, breaking down the “steeze” of Tyler Herro and the credentials of this Heat team (13:40), if Giannis can take another leap this year (21:44), if Kyrie and Durant will mesh (29:43), what the Lakers need to do to contend for the title (37:19), whether or not Russell Westbrook’s “cooked” (47:23) as well as much more.

THE RIGHT TIME: Rapper Gucci Mane

Rapper Gucci Mane joins Bomani to chat about his new album “Woptober II” which drops on October 18th. They dish on what led him to the rap game (4:05), who influenced him early on (14:00), the process behind writing his autobiography (17:38), who he worked with on the new album (20:29), what he’s learned from the record industry and how he can pass it on to other rappers coming up (23:34).

THE RIGHT TIME: Author Bassey Ikpi

Blog, The Right Time with Bomani Jones / October 10, 2019

Author Bassey Ikpi joins Bomani to chat about her new book “I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying”, which is a collection of essays about her road to diagnosis for Bipolar II. She discusses the experiences that she chronicles in the book (4:45), awareness in society of mental health issues (13:15), the reaction that she’s received publicly after sharing her story (24:19), how writing about family and friends has been received (44:53) as well as her next steps (52:00).

THE RIGHT TIME: Wendell Carter Jr.

Blog, The Right Time with Bomani Jones / October 3, 2019

Bulls Center Wendell Carter joins Bomani to chat about getting paid like a professional (2:25), his mom speaking out about his situation at Duke (6:02), what he’s looking forward to this season (8:58) and the differences between playing for Jim Boylen and Coach K (11:17). Plus, growing up in Atlanta (15:40), when he thought he had a future in the NBA (20:13), the Gucci-Wakanda fit he wore for the NBA Draft (22:13), getting settled in Chicago with his parents around (24:32) and more.