Families can be built by traditions. Some come in the form of food and recipes; others in how holidays are spent and which games create memories and, yes, frustrations. Family traditions can stem from sports allegiances or the simplicity of a movie night. Each custom is unique to each household.
Much of Brandin Podziemski’s childhood was built by a game, but not basketball. The game is called washer toss, with tears sometimes being the aftermath, creating the ground floor of the fearless competitor Podziemski became.
“Yeah, it’s a Podziemski family tradition,” the Warriors guard told NBC Sports Bay Area on the latest episode of the “Dubs Talk” podcast. “We play a little bit differently.”
Washer toss generally looks very similar to corn hole, bag toss or whatever it’s called regionally, but with a washer being tossed through the hole. There are other variations as well. The Podziemskis played on camping trips, using mostly the ground for their game.
They’d cut out some grass, put sand down and pound a pipe into the ground with a round hole on top and a cup down in the...