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French Basketball, the Olympics, and the NBA, with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

August 05, 2024 • Ray LeBov • Season 4 • Episode 4

Mike Shearer and Ray LeBov speak with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, a leading world expert on sports diplomacy and French sporting history. Dr. Krasnoff speaks to us from Paris, where she’s attending the Olympics.

We cover basketball’s place in the French sporting world, what sports diplomacy is and how it has real-world impacts, how Tony Parker and Joakim Noah helped turn around the mindset of the national team, why the French pipeline to the NBA is so strong right now (and why it will stay strong in the future), expectations for the French men’s and women’s teams, why local fans aren’t so happy with Joel Embiid, and so much more.

Dr. Krasnoff’s work:

Basketball Empire : France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA -- (use code GLR AT5 for a special 20% discount)

Basketball Diplomacy in Africa Hub

Basketball Voices

The Sporting Paradox of Paris 2024 for those who want more context on France and its sports

Dr. Krasnoff’s tags: Twitter/X, LinkedIn and IG

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