On today's episode of #TRIBEGOALS, we catch up with 4 X NBA Champion, John Salley. Avid listeners know that we spoke with him last season on this podcast show and always enjoy when we have the chance to get his thoughts. He talks about gifting for dads and grads, his appearance and commentary on ESPN's The Last Dance and words of advice as we navigate what is going on at this time.
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We enjoyed talking with 4 X NBA Champion, John Salley, last year and always enjoy when we have the chance to catch up with him again. This month, we talk about gifting for dads and grads, his appearance and commentary on ESPN's The Last Dance and words of advice as we navigate what is going on at this time.
ATHLEISURE MAG: We always love being able to chat with you and love our annual Father’s Day chats while also getting your thoughts on what’s taking place at the moment!
JOHN SALLEY: I love speaking with you and thank you for having me! Hopefully I will speak with you next Father’s Day as well.
AM: It’s a date.
JS: It’s a date ha!
AM: It has been quite a year to say the least, but thankfully, we’re still celebrating and with Father’s Day coming up, what’s on your list this year?
JS: Oh my God do I have some things for you! This is the deal. I have Old Spice, they are coming out first to market with their beard conditioning set! Now you hear a lot from Old Spice talking about how it smells on you, but this – I have been sporting a beard for the last 2.5 years and I have the beard wash, beard conditioner, beard balm and I really love the beard oil as it sits around and it nourishes my beard and gives that glisten. It doesn’t look scruffy, it looks well kept and it looks organized. I love that so I’m going to tell you to get the Old Spice Beard Kit and it’s graduation season. Boys now in high school that have beards – this is going to be a big one for them too. It's not just for the dads but graduating guys as well.
I also have something else with an app that I use and get he family to use, it’s called Slickdeals. They have 12M users on the app and on the site. They vet and vote for different deals so any given time, a new deal will pop up but you know that you’re going to get a really good deal – the best of the best of the deals. They came up with a thing called the Front Page. This way, you can shop with confidence and know that you’re getting the best price. You don’t want to have to buy something and go somewhere else and see it for a less price, it makes you feel bad. You don’t run through that with slick deals. You can also take the knowledge of the community of Slickdeals and through an extension browser on Chrome and Edge, when you shop online as soon as you put the product into the cart, the code goes with it and you don’t have to look around for savings. It pops right in and it’s going to be the best deal that you can possibly get. When you go to checkout with your merchant, all of a sudden, all of the codes are in the place and you will see all of the savings. The best thing about this especially for Father’s Day is the editors over at Slickdeals have curated an unbelievable Father’s Day section so you can go in there to get tips and ideas and the best deals possible.
AM: These are definitely good things to know about especially with the quarantine going on, there are a lot of people sporting those beards!
JS: Oh I know – there is a lot of hair out there and I know! Here in California a lot of barbers and hair salons are still not open.
AM: We have been dying for our sports fix and we were so excited to see you on ESPN’s The Last Dance. How was that to be on the documentary and to provide all your insights into this show that captured everybody?
JS: It was unbelievable. I know that when they told me about it, after I did the interview they said to forget I did the interview because we weren’t allowed to talk about it. When I saw it, I was like, “wow that was a whole year ago.” I think that it was definitely needed during the pandemic because there is nothing on television to watch except for more and more of fear. Just seeing how much my friend Michael Jordan had to go through, I had no idea that he had to go through that much trauma. Having to deal with being a Bull going up against the Detroit Pistons! So I got to see the inside workings of the Chicago Bulls which we had no knowledge of. I think that if we had known that, we would have seen that as a weakness definitely. I think that they did a good job of that!
AM: With the NBA resuming the season partially as well as having the playoffs, are you excited and how do you feel about the format? Who are you cheering on?
JS: I live in Los Angelos now so I’m a LeBron – well I have always been a LeBron fan – never a Cleveland Cavalier fan. So having him wearing the purple and gold, being an established 3 X World Champion – I think it’s really important that he wins Championships here and continue the legacy. With the focus, he has had time off to – no one has had the time to grieve over the passing of Kobe, but we had time off to deal with it and time off for athletes to deal with nagging injuries of their bodies, to rest their bodies – this is the first time that this has ever happened. To be able to rest your body and not have to worry about getting traded. I think that coming back, I’m really going to be watching the Lakers to win a Championship this year!
AM: Same.
We’re huge fans of the Lakers. One of the things that we love about you is that you are such a positive person. Right now, there are so many things going on from the quarantine, protests for #BlackLivesMatter – what is a positive mantra that you are using to continue going forward that we can use in our day to day?
JS: Well I have a lot of friends talking to me – Caucasian friends asking what they can do and asking me if I see it my way and I say, this is the one time to be quiet. Don’t deal out of ego, don’t deal out of entitlement of any sort – literally listen, pay attention to each thing you say and feel. You don’t have to walk on eggshells, but check yourself to find out if you are in the right spot on this world and in the right spot in this life which is what you have to do. I say this all the time. Meditate, breathe, pray and enjoy the life that you have.
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Hear retired 4 X NBA Champion, philanthropist, entrepreneur, vegan and activist, John Salley on our show, #TRIBEGOALS - which is a part of Athleisure Studio, our multi-media podcast network! Make sure to subscribe to find out when the episode drops. You can hear it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Google Podcasts and wherever you enjoy listening to your favorite podcast.
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This month’s cover and back cover is NBA Champion Matt Barnes. Our cover shoot editorial – Authentically Matt Barnes, talks about Matt’s career, transitioning from the game, his skincare brand HUE For Every Man, the NBA season resuming and upcoming playoffs, cannabis, the importance of social justice, voting (local, state and national) and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. His interview will also be in an upcoming #TRIBEGOALS podcast episode. We also have an interview with 4 X NBA Champion John Salley in our monthly feature, Something You Should Know, as we talk about gifting for Father’s Day as well as graduating students, his appearance in ESPN’s The Last Dance and words of wisdom as we navigate COVID-19 with its quarantine as well as #BlackLivesMatter. His interview will also be in an upcoming podcast episode of #TRIBEGOALS. Charlotte Tilbury has been a brand that has been included in a number of our features as well as an interview with the namesake herself. In this month’s issue, we talk to Sofia Tilbury, her niece, who is a Brand Ambassador and Product & Content Creator at the brand. She talks about her work as a makeup artist, her work with the brand, recent product launches and her favorite products.
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This month, we talk with John Salley, who had a phenomenal NBA career with 4 Championship rings on 3 separate teams. Post his NBA career, he has been a host of FOX Sports' Best Damn Sports Show Period, a host on a number of shows such as VH1's Basketball Wives and Basketball Wives LA, as well as a number of other hosting and TV appearances. In addition, he is known for his philanthropy, activism and his investments within health and wellness. With his focus on veganism as well as the cannabis sector, he has a truly diversified portfolio. We talk with him about his career, his legacy in the game and his transition into current projects.
ATHLEISURE MAG: What was that moment that you realized that you wanted to play basketball and ultimately, go to the NBA?
JOHN SALLEY: At the time, I think that I was 6 years old! I was realizing that everybody was getting up early to go to work and I saw that people were playing games at night and that’s when I knew that was a job that I wanted instead.
AM: As a 15 year veteran in the league and as the first player to win 4 championship games on 3 different teams, what do you think your legacy is in terms of your contribution to the game?
JS: Oh wow. My legacy? Some of my teammates like me, I say it all the time time that everything is just moments in time! For me to be on that stage 5 times and to win 4 of them is an amazing accomplishment and that can’t be taken away. A lot of the people that I talk to say that there are great players and I tell them that there is a difference between great players and champions.
AM: A lot of people during this time of year get a little confused when it comes to buying their father or father figures something for Father’s Day. What are 3 gifts that you suggest so that we’re not just getting in the rut of a coffee mug or a tie?
JS: A tie and a coffee mug is good because next year you realize that you broke that coffee mug or you're still wearing that tie that everyone saw at that Christmas party ha ha! I have this wonderful bald head. God took the middle out so I took the rest out. I love and use the Philips Norelco 6000 Shaver. It protects your skin from getting those cuts and head bumps. It has rings that goes around. It feels good all day. I shave my head so that I can always be smooth and ready.
I also love, as I am a photographer and always take pictures – Epson Workforce BT4750 Printer with an ecotank. Many people take pictures and they leave it on their camera. Sometimes I like to put it in a frame! I like when you can have something in your hands and and know that you have it.
Lastly, you can get the 4K UHD Blu-Ray Player which is available at Amazon, Best Buy, Target etc. A lot of guys have a lot of Blu-Ray collections but I love that you can just sit back and watch all of your favorite.
I love Bumblebee so funny and you can watch with your whole family at anytime! They also have Forrest Gump which I believe is one of the greatest movies of all time – everybody else does too. Tom Hanks got his award because of it – you can do anything in America and that is a proven thing about Forrest Gump and everything counts to the next point. It’s the 25 year anniversary too! Then there is Batman. I mean, you have Jack Nicholson and he was psycho and they played a lot of Prince music which I loved! The movies come along with this player and it's cool that this is what people want to see. That's what I think works for Father's Day.
AM: This time of year also makes you think about what you want to gift grads – what ideas do you have for that?
JS: For a grad – I don’t want you sitting around all day eating nachos that’s not vegan and just watching movies although it’s a great gift to have! I definitely suggest the Epson printer for anybody.
AM: As you transitioned from the game, you’ve been in movies, hosted shows, are philanthropic and you are making serious moves in the health and wellness sector. Why is being involved in this area so important to you?
JS: Well, I have a big foot but I want to leave the smallest footprint on the planet whenever I decide to leave. I believe everything deserves to have life. Nothing needs to be taken from life it just needs to have life. I believe that the best you can, the best energy you put forth, making sure you do something to help society, the world, the planets, and animals – the more you do the more you’re blessed!
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Read the June Issue of Athleisure Mag and see Something You Should Know with John Salley.
You can hear John Salley's interview now on our show, #TRIBEGOALS which is a part of Athleisure Studio, our multi-media podcast network! Make sure to subscribe to find out when the episode drops. You can hear it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and wherever you enjoy listening to your favorite podcast.
This month, our cover is graced by Michelin starred Chef and Restaurateur, George Mendes. We talk about his restaurant Aldea as well as his pop up concept currently at Chefs Club Counter in NYC. In addition, we interview 4 x NBA Champion, John Salley to talk about how he came to basketball, his forray into the wellness and health industry as an investor and gifting for Father's Day. We also interviewed Celebrity Fashion Stylist, Brad Goreski to talk about his style inspirations, summer's perfect accessory, being a Co-Host on E! Live from the Red Carpet and his thoughts on the Met Gala! We also interviewed, fitness icon, Denise Austin about being an innovative in the industry, her success with her shows and what she is currently focused on. In addition, as our third year of being media sponsors for PRIDE, we included imagery from PRIDE ISLAND with performances by Madonna, Amara La Negra, Teyana Taylor, Grace Jones and more. In addition, we have a number of our monthly features showcasing athleisure culture.
Read the June Issue of Athleisure Mag.
On today’s episode of #TRIBEGOALS we talk with John Salley, who had a phenomenal NBA career with 4 Championship rings on 3 separate teams. Post his NBA career, he has been a host of FOX Sports’ Best Damn Sports Show Period, a host on a number of shows such as VH1’s Basketball Wives and Basketball Wives LA, as well as a number of other hosting and TV appearances. In addition, he is known for his philanthropy, activism and his investments within health and wellness. With his focus on veganism as well as the cannabis sector, he has a truly diversified portfolio. I talk with John Salley about his career, his legacy in the game and his transition into his current projects.
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