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Michael Ray Richardson joins Michael Cooper today on the Showtime with Coop podcast on CLNS.
“Sugar” shares his experience, opinions, and failures including his thoughts on NBA Past & Present + Troubled Career & Finding Success.
Topics Discussed:
Early life
The NBA in the late 70s & 80s
Coach Willis Reed
Coach Hubey Brown
New Jersey Nets experience
New York Knicks experience
Commissioner David Stern
Richardsons lifetime drug ban from NBA
Getting sober
Current life
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"Michael Ray Richardson on NBA Past & Present + Troubled Career & Finding Success" is an episode of Showtime Podcast with Michael Cooper - 5x NBA Lakers Champion. Runtime 40 min. Published June 14, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.