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A story about Ben getting invited to play basketball at an exclusive gym in New York where NBA players frequently play.
"My buddy Ben got invited to play in this pickup basketball game. It was a mix of real ballers and wannabes - half were actual good players, like guys who were going to get drafted or train NBA players.
We met this guy Alex from 'Through the Lens' who's building a masterclass for athletes. He was organizing the game and invited Ben to play. If you're an NBA fan, you know there's this one gym in an apartment building in New York where all the NBA players play in the summer. LeBron, Carmelo, Kevin Durant - they all play in this little private gym.
Alex invited Ben to play there the next day. It was a mix of billionaires' children and wannabe NBA players. When I asked Ben how it went, he said it was good but admitted he wasn't great and was mostly trying not to get hurt. He had just had a kid and being 30, he couldn't afford an injury, especially since he wasn't playing regularly anymore. So he just played it easy, which was kind of lame, but that was the truth."
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.