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Feb 2021
11m 52s

Most Basketball Players NEVER Learn This...

Taylor Allan
About this episode

A close friend of mine, who is now retired from playing professional basketball in Europe, recently told me the most shocking story I've ever heard from a basketball player. It was a strong reminder of the most important lesson an up-and-coming player like you must learn, if you want to be truly successful in this game.

DeepGame has officially retired, but the best is yet to come. Here are two ways to follow the next chapter of my work:

Subscribe to the Beyond Basketball newsletter:

https://taylorallan.me/deep-game

Subscribe to our new YouTube channel:

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I'll see you there.

- Taylor

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