Coffeez with Joe Shalaby

He Won Rings in Three Decades and Nobody Noticed | John Salley | Coffeez Ep. 314

Coffeez with Joe Shalaby

Show Notes

Four time NBA champion John Salley sits down with Joe in Detroit. The first player to win titles with three teams gets into the real Bad Boys era, what people get wrong about Michael Jordan, Kobe's work ethic, Rodman before the hair, why he calls fame an unbelievable drug, the four cars and one ass lesson from Will Smith's dad on money, stem cells and veganism at seven feet tall, and why athletes go broke after the league.New episodes every week. Pour up.

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