NBA Podcast: Alex Wong on 'Cover Story' and the evolution of basketball media

Welcome to the latest edition of "Pound the Rock," an NBA podcast hosted by Joseph Casciaro and Joe Wolfond.

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This week, Alex Wong joins the show to discuss his new book, "Cover Story: The NBA and Modern Basketball as Told Through Its Most Iconic Magazine Covers."

Topics include:

• Revisiting memorable magazine covers, like SLAM's Allen Iverson 'Soul on Ice' cover
• How has sports media changed, and what has been lost?
• What will the cultural artifacts of this era of basketball look like?
• The enduring power of sports photography
• Cover lines versus clickbait
• Favorite stories from the book, and anecdotes left on the cutting-room floor