Ever want to know the ins and outs, the hopes and dreams, of a minor league basketball player? Alex Squadron (@asquad510), a sports writer for Slam Magazine, brings that insight to his debut book Life in the G: Minor League Basketball and the Relentless Pursuit of the NBA. It’s published by University of Nebraska Press.
Alex follows a cohort of players for the Birmingham Squadron … total coincidence. He had tremendous access to this team and these players, something you categorically never see at the higher levels of sport.
This conversation went about as perfectly as one can go. It was what I like to call the “braided interview.” It seamlessly moved between his book and other stuff, his book and other stuff. If I could steer the ship in this direction every time, I’d do it.
We talk about access, respecting the grind, and what the G League says about the American Dream. Great talk!
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