The Dribble: Matt Hodgson on getting COVID on Wildcats' NBL road trip

The Dribble Podcast

The West Australian’s basketball enthusiast Craig O’Donoghue hosts the revamped The Dribble podcast, joined by special guests to talk everything NBL, WNBL and overseas.

Perth Wildcats big man Matt Hodgson joins The Dribble from hotel quarantine to reveal what it’s been like contracting COVID-19 with a four-week-old baby, how the team plans to recover from the illness and recounts his chat with Bryce Cotton about who injured him last season.

PLUS Thomas Adjei from Summer Jam details everything that will happen at the Victoria Park streetball tournament this weekend which could see WA players heading to Egypt to take on the world’s best.

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THE DRIBBLE PODCAST

1:30 Matt Hodgson joins The Dribble Podcast and reveals what COVID-19 has done to his health.

4:00 The fear of infecting his baby daughter and wife after testing positive

7:45 Why his parents aren’t allowed to travel from Queensland to provide support

11:00 What does he have in his hotel room to keep active and entertained?

13:00 How hard has it been to battle injuries and COVID in his first season as a Wildcats?

15:50 The team’s plan to recover from COVID and start playing again

19:55 Hodgson recounts his awkward conversation with Bryce Cotton about whether he was responsible for his serious leg injury last year.

21:50 THIS OR THAT: If you’re two points down with the final shot of the game, it is better to go for the win or take the safety of an easier shot for overtime?

23:30 Perth Lynx fixture update

25:30 Thomas Adjei from Summer Jam joins The Dribble Podcast to discuss this weekend’s tournament in Victoria Park.

26:45 What level of talent will be on court?

28:30 Aussie NBA player Deng Adel’s start by playing in Summer Jam in Victoria.

32:00 Is streetball set to become a big part of Australian culture?

34:30 The huge AFL star who is going to help on the day

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