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Henry Abbott

@truehoop

Author of BALLISTIC: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance. Coming in May from W.W. Norton & Co.

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Doubt Blazers' smart front office thought Yang Hansen was best available player. Team is for sale. First question I'd investigate: Might a prominent Chinese player helps the team's sale price?

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Sometimes you spend several years putting everything you have into writing a book and then you learn that these days even some of your closest friends and family are kinda done reading books and so ... THE BALLISTIC AUDIOBOOK IS HERE audiobooks.com/audiobook/ball…

Sometimes you spend several years putting everything you have into writing a book and then you learn that these days even some of your closest friends and family are kinda done reading books and so ... 
THE BALLISTIC AUDIOBOOK IS HERE audiobooks.com/audiobook/ball…
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What can the NBA do to reduce the Achilles tears that ruined the playoffs for Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard, and Tyrese Haliburton? Just shared lessons from the world's most advanced injury prevention lab on Gil's Arena. youtube.com/@GilsArena/fea… Gil’s Arena

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Knee injuries don’t happen in the knee. Here are a few key insights from "Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance," by Henry Abbott. nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/run-f…

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What can the NBA do to reduce Achilles injuries? Of course athletes like Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Arenas and Brandon Jennings Brandon Jennings have thought about it more than anyone. Great conversation on Gil’s Arena youtube.com/live/22MenkxL4…

What can the NBA do to reduce Achilles injuries? Of course athletes like Gilbert Arenas <a href="/NoChillGilZero/">Gilbert Arenas</a> and Brandon Jennings <a href="/Tuff__Crowd/">Brandon Jennings</a> have thought about it more than anyone. Great conversation on <a href="/GilsArenaShow/">Gil’s Arena</a>  youtube.com/live/22MenkxL4…
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Here is the full CEDRIC COWARD interview if missed it and wanna check it out. I’ve interviewed all manner of rookies for years… they don’t sound like this. youtu.be/Vfj3Kt1DjOg?si…

Here is the full CEDRIC COWARD interview if missed it and wanna check it out.  I’ve interviewed all manner of rookies for years… they don’t sound like this. 

youtu.be/Vfj3Kt1DjOg?si…
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Why are so many NBA stars tearing their Achilles tendons? A conversation with Gilbert Arenas on Gil's Arena already has 225k views in its first day: youtu.be/Q87v_g1cr2c?si… Learn more: henryabbott.com

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I absolutely loved the conversation I had with Brian Keane about moving with joy, and avoiding injury, on the Brian Keane Podcast: briankeanefitness.com/podcast/543-su…

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In May 2022 at the NBA pre-draft combine in Chicago, I asked a staffer from P3--the focus of my book Ballistic--who their movement data liked. Jalen Williams, then, was barely seen as a 1st-rounder. He pointed immediately: THAT GUY, from Santa Clara.

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If this year's NBA draft is like most NBA drafts, only a handful of players will ever make a real difference. truehoop.com/p/game-changers

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Listening to Henry Abbott’s new Ballistic book on audible this weekend. With our long-term vision for Move, this subject is very interesting to me.

Listening to <a href="/TrueHoop/">Henry Abbott</a>’s new Ballistic book on audible this weekend. With our long-term vision for <a href="/MoveInsoles/">Move</a>, this subject is very interesting to me.
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Had a wonderful time talking about joy of movement with Xavier Bonilla of Converging Dialogues podcast even before he added super cool piano music under the intro. x.com/xavierbonilla8…

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The first round of the NBA draft exists, historically, to prevent bidding wars for players like Cooper Flagg. But the second round just keeps players from the teams that most want them. truehoop.com/p/ditch-the-se…