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The Wine Night Podcast

What happens when you take Nia.Bia away from the podcast and give MikeyBarxxx a whole hour to do what he wants? OBVIOUSLY HE TALKS ABOUT BASKETBALL. This week on the show MikeyBarxxx is joined by basketball skills developer Mark Williams of @TeamFootprintz Elite Basketball Training. Based out of the mecca of basketball New York City, Mark is well known worldwide for his training concepts centered on fundamentals and game relevance. Players that have trained with Mark have gone on to play in the NBA, overseas, Division I universities such as Kentucky, Howard, Indiana, Notre Dame, UCLA, and UCONN. Most importantly, Team Footprintz has played a role in saving families over $2 million in scholarships over the years. Tune in as Mark talks to us about transitioning to life after playing basketball and building a business (9:25), the commercialization of youth basketball and it’s implications (27:51), student-athletes building a brand to take advantage of their new-found ability to get paid (38:22), and whether or not the overall quality of basketball has improved or gotten worse over time (47:44). This week put your glass down, pick up your basketball, and let’s play!