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Spanish coffee break podcast1/10/2023 Nutrition, medicine, and, crucially, sports psychology were all yet to be invented. The side hustle: Back in the '70s, mental health was disco dancing away the nightmare of the Vietnam War and ignoring the fact that Nixon just made it impossible to ever trust American presidents again by ending your workday with a carton of Marlboro Reds and a case of Bud Light. Sure, the cliche is for pro athletes to be actors or rappers, but what about the hilariously weird stuff? Not yachts, not strip clubs, not restaurant ventures (though no shade to those wonderful institutions, of course). This leads to some hilarious side projects. Young, physically fit, millionaires who have summers off. But while schoolteachers make $38k a year and sometimes take second jobs to make ends meet, NBA players are millionaires. And much like schoolteachers, it’s not really time off, damnit, there is a lot of work that goes into the final product that you don’t see support teachers’ unions and thank a teacher today. Much like schoolteachers, NBA players get an off-season. Lace up a pair of Jordans, put on a 90s throwback Penny Hardaway pinstripe jersey, and start counting to 21. ![]() ![]() We promise to solve no GOAT debates or write anything of consequence beyond fun and goofy stories about putting a ball through a modified peach basket. This week, we’ll be exploring the oddities and eccentricities surrounding some of the most talented and richest people to regularly wear tank tops to work. Welcome to Cracked’s Silly History of the NBA.
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