# In the Front Row | Rick Mahorn: "I didn't know I was in the NBA until my third year in the NBA....

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Podcast: [Talk'n Shop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-n-shop-637472)
Published: 2026-07-12T10:00:00+00:00
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Rick Mahorn shares how a late high-school growth spurt and a visit to Hampton University shifted him from a football path to basketball, where he became a record-setting, three-time All-American. He recounts being drafted by the Washington Bullets, the difficult adjustment after being traded to the Detroit Pistons, and how the team’s intense, physical “Bad Boys” culture helped them break through to win the 1989 NBA title. Mahorn also discusses the expansion-draft move to Minnesota, forcing a trade to Philadelphia, returning to Detroit, and later coaching and broadcasting while reflecting on humility and the toll of injuries.

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