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ESPN’s Jay Harris and Marc Spears sit down with legendary music producer/songwriter James “Jimmy Jam” Harris III. As an OG Minnesota Timberwolves fans, Jimmy Jam speaks on both his lifetime love of basketball and connections to NBA stars like Kevin Garnett. Producing for a multitude of icons like Janet Jackson, Boyz II Men and Usher with his longtime collaborator Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam sees plenty of parallels between the music industry and sports.

0:00 Intro
2:25 Jimmy's middle school basketball career
4:38 Minnesota Timberwolves' early days
7:10 Playing HORSE with Prince
10:45 Plans to buy the Timberwolves
18:09 Similarities between artists and athletes
20:21 First basketball heroes
21:37 Friendship with Kevin Garnett
28:47 Advice to coaches
33:37 How Anthony Edwards can evolve
36: 23 The song Jimmy's most proud of
39:12 Working with Janet Jackson

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