Tray Edwards ON Life in a NBA Entourage, Drake's Pool Party & LeBron Icing his Knees in the Club?
From The Victory Degree · 00:54:01
Show by Nik Atanackovic
In this episode of The Victory Degree, Nik sits down with podcaster, creator, & NBA enthusiast Tray Edwards. Tray's journey starts in Compton, California and leads him to many interesting stops along the way. Everything from working at UPS, playing college basketball at Waldorf University, being a part of an NBA entourage, going to Drake's pool party, and covering the NBA for The Athletic, Tray has a wealth of experiences and stories worth sharing. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro & Tray's life in bullet points 1:10 Growing up in Compton & childhood 6:40 Importance of youth sports9:01 Drake's pool party 11:04 Hanging out with athletes & celebrities 13:28 Life as a school teacher 16:25 Why athletes struggle post retirement 19:01 Life in a NBA entourage 21:48 How do athletes deal with fame? 26:08 Creating a viral Twitter account during the NBA bubble 29:27 Was the NBA bubble a success? 30:55 LeBron icing his knees in the club & NBA players hanging out after games 32:53 Where is LeBron in Tray's GOAT rankings? 34:26 Experience as a NBA journalist and importance of relationships with players 38:41 Most surprising thing about athletes 40:49 Success in the NBA: mostly genetic or result of hard work? 44:54 Tray's frameworks for success 48:32 What legacy does Tray want to leave? 50:25 Tray's advice for the next guest Connect with Tray: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Travonne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travonneedwards/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tray-edwards-3882268a/ Count The Dings Podcast Network: https://linktr.ee/countthedings Follow Nik:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikatnite97/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nik_Atanackovic
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