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At age 14, Mikey Williams was considered by some to be the best basketball player his age in the country. He had millions of followers on Instagram and celebrities like Drake asked for his jersey and invited him backstage. He even had LeBron James serving as a mentor. But questions about his basketball abilities began to pile up. And then, earlier this year, his life took a very dark turn. Today, we bring you a cautionary tale about pressure, fame, and basketball in the age of social media.

Guest: Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo! Sports

Read Jeff's full story about Mikey Williams here

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The Tragic Demise Of A Basketball Phenom

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Inhoud geleverd door Wondery. Alle podcastinhoud, inclusief afleveringen, afbeeldingen en podcastbeschrijvingen, wordt rechtstreeks geüpload en geleverd door Wondery of hun podcastplatformpartner. Als u denkt dat iemand uw auteursrechtelijk beschermde werk zonder uw toestemming gebruikt, kunt u het hier beschreven proces https://nl.player.fm/legal volgen.

At age 14, Mikey Williams was considered by some to be the best basketball player his age in the country. He had millions of followers on Instagram and celebrities like Drake asked for his jersey and invited him backstage. He even had LeBron James serving as a mentor. But questions about his basketball abilities began to pile up. And then, earlier this year, his life took a very dark turn. Today, we bring you a cautionary tale about pressure, fame, and basketball in the age of social media.

Guest: Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo! Sports

Read Jeff's full story about Mikey Williams here

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

… continue reading

929 afleveringen

#Daily News #Sports News #Sports #News #Wondery And The Athletic #Tokyo2020 #Olympic #NFL #MLB #Athletics #MLS #NHL #FIFA #UEFA #CBB #CFB #NCAA #WNBA #NBA

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