EARLY #31: Rehumanizing Professional Athletes

Bruke and Mek talk about their much-needed time off last week, Bruke’s new business, and building a business on your actual name. Then they discuss the 2021 NBA playoffs and the ugly side of fan culture, before ending on NFT and cryptocurrency talk.

Highlights:

15:09 - show starts

17:42 - Bruke taking on more consultancy-like work

21:52 - why the business name you choose doesn’t matter

25:42 - playoffs, reminiscences, and the new era of ballers in the NBA

39:52 - the problem with the Washington Wizards

41:07 - the Lakers-Suns series and LeBron in the off-season

44:08 - Clippers-Mavericks and some Luka Dončić love

47:32 - the psychology behind fan disrespect for players

1:00:42 - the why behind any NFT matters

1:06:17 - reverse-engineering an NFT

1:08:08 - Dogecoin now tradeable on Coinbase

1:14:49 - what it means when a stock’s about to get squeezed

1:19:00 - a few announcements to wrap up the show

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