Matthew, Yash, and special guest Mat Issa (@matissa15) talk about what led up to the removal of the 2001 illegal defense rule and the impacts of the rule that the league is still feeling over 20 years later.  Thank you to Mat for coming on the pod. He's done a lot of great historical work at Basketball News with this Blazing the Trail series, where he creates exclusive content about some iconic players in the 90s and early 2000s. Check him out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matthew-ho6/support