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