Season 1
12 episodes · 2022
1Secure the Bag
The 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.
2Disrupt the System
In 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.
3The Game Within the Game
Negotiating 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.
4Check Your Head
You 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.
5The Truth About the Lies
In 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.
6Leveling up
There 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.
7The Good Life
It’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.
8Find Your Path
You 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.
9Competition
The passion to do whatever it takes to win is more than just an advantage. It’s what separates the winners from the losers.
10A Game for the Culture
Hip-hop culture’s journey to dominate the NBA and the world.
11The Price of Success
People 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…”
12More Than a Gamefinale
Basketball is way of life… but life can be just like basketball too.