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The Plight of the Amateur Athlete (ft. John Skipper)

The Plight of the Amateur Athlete (ft. John Skipper)

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Sea. 1 Ep. 31 hr, 14 min
1 Apr 22
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Andre and Evan sound off on Alexander Ovechkin, Vasiliy Lomachenko & and Britney Griner as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues finding athletes caught in the middle (0:32). Andre and Evan argue whether the NBA replay system helps or hinders the game as the final seconds of games start to take upwards of 30 mins to play out in real-time(9:30). Andre explains the values of the metaverse (17:07) and former ESPN CEO, and Meadowlark founder John Skipper joins the show to talk about the joys of working with those of differing backgrounds, college basketball memories, the business of the NIL, and the value of separating amateur athletes from the professionals (25:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices