, for advice. James had met with an even larger surge of requests when he was drafted No. 1 four years prior, so Durant knew he would be able to give him an informed and relatable vantage point on what to do.
“I was doing big spots for everybody. A lot of the time, I was just like, ‘I would rather just be chilling at the house, creating stories, being in the gym with young kids, starting an AAU program,’” Durant said. “I wanted to do that stuff more than I wanted to be an endorser on TV, so I think that’s what changed over time. What my view of a signature athlete was back then has shaped into, ‘All right, now I want to acquire a lot of things and own some stuff and create some stuff.
While the reach of Boardroom has gotten bigger, the vision has remained the same. Retaining that was important to Durant when Boardroom was making plans to launch a podcast network in the summer of 2020 that would include one with his namesake. “I think the best part about the pod with Eddie is that we have conversations without the cameras,” Durant said. “So, it’s easy for us to just pick up and talk about s— that we always talk about on the day-to-day. That relationship is the reason why it can be so fluid without having a script or having to write down a bunch of s—. We can just freestyle it, and the flow will be smooth. That’s just from us having so many conversations about just random s— that can turn into a pod.
NBA tashanreed Awww yes the whole i want to wear glasses to look cool even tho I don’t need em era
tashanreed The glasses era of NBA basketball was weird
bansky tashanreed I enjoy the convos.
bansky tashanreed good ball talk tashan