The Vertical's Michael Lee and best-selling author Mark Kriegel join The Vertical podcast.

Published: Aug. 17, 2016, 2 p.m.

The Vertical's Michael Lee and best-selling author Mark Kriegel join Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical Podcast. From Rio, Lee discusses the issues surrounding Team USA and it's uneven performance in these Olympic Games. Lee and Woj discuss why the U.S. team has failed to dominate, and where the blames lies - from coaching staff through the roster. Kriegel joins the podcast to discuss his New York Times best-seller, "Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich," one of Woj's favorite basketball biographies. Kriegel goes deep into the psyche of Pistol and his father, Press Maravich, and one of American sports' most fascinating father-son partnerships.