Basketball and Other Things
2022 · Hulu · 23 min · 1 season
S01E12 · More Than a Game
Fri, 4 Feb, 4:00 am
Basketball is way of life… but life can be just like basketball too.
About
Every baller that's played even a minute on a professional court has achieved a level of greatness that most of us only dream of. The best lessons in life are taught on the court, by the best to ever do it. Through a series of over 100 candid interviews, "Basketball (and Other Things)" asks life's tough questions to the greatest collection of basketball wisdom ever assembled. Listen to hall-of-famers on the court (Allen Iverson, Paul Pierce, Julius Irving) and megastars off it (Quavo, 2 Chainz), share how basketball taught.
Episodes
- E01
Secure the Bag
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minThe greatest basketball players in the world sit down and tell us what happens when you start getting paid the big bucks. NBA stars Allen Iverson, Chris Bosh, Lamar Odom and others sit down to tell us about the dangers of “new” money.
- E02
Disrupt the System
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minIn episode 102 of Basketball (And Other Things), Chris Bosh, Allen Iverson, Dr. J, Quavo, Jemele Hill and more discuss how certain NBA players like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Dennis Rodman have transcended basketball by disrupting the system.
- E03
The Game Within the Game
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minNegotiating your worth, being treated poorly, getting fired. These are the realities in any job, but in the NBA you’ve got millions of dollars on the line.
- E04
Check Your Head
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minYou think it’s easy to hit a free throw in front of 20,000 screaming fans? In episode 104 we explore how the mental game is crucial to one’s success. Deshawn Stevenson, Kevin Love, Metta World Peace, and more discuss how...
- E05
The Truth About the Lies
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minIn episode 105, Allen Iverson, De’Aaron Fox, Stephen A. Smith and others discuss what happens when hype turns into hate. Cause when you’re in the public eye, if you can’t fade the noise, you’re never gonna make it. The difference between love and hate...
- E06
Leveling up
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minThere are no shortcuts to success. It’s a 24/7 grind and the cost you’ll pay is steep. But to be the best at something, something’s gotta give.
- E07
The Good Life
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minIt’s all about flashing the bling, and these days, no one does it better then NBA athletes. Bugatti, Rolex and Gucci are just a taste of the life that you get when you’re a superstar.
- E08
Find Your Path
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minYou always dreamed of being a high school phenom, then college star, then first round pick in the NBA. But when you’re actually on that path, it’s never like the movie in your head.
- E09
Competition
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minThe passion to do whatever it takes to win is more than just an advantage. It’s what separates the winners from the losers.
- E10
A Game for the Culture
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minHip-hop culture’s journey to dominate the NBA and the world.
- E11
The Price of Success
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minPeople think that when you’re on the top, everything in life is the easier…but in reality, the opposite is true. Like Biggie Smalls rapped, “Mo money, mo problems…”
- E12
More Than a Game
Fri, 4 Feb· 23 minBasketball is way of life… but life can be just like basketball too.
