What Happened To NBA TV's The Starters? - EP87 - Leigh Ellis

Leigh Ellis, international man of mystery, is a former host of NBA TV's The Starters which lasted 6 seasons. He was also the co-host of "No Dunks" podcast on The Athletic. He has quit his job to travel the world and play pick up basketball in 20 different cities & countries around the world.

Follow his journey around the globe:

https://www.instagram.com/leighellis/?hl=en

https://leighspickuptour.com/

GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly

0:00 Intro

0:30 Leigh's love for basketball

10:00 Leigh's big break

16:30 Why starters ended

20:00 Burnout/Traveling

26:15 How The Starters was made

35:00 Live after The Starters

37:00 Leigh's idea to tour the world playing pickup

45:00 Following your passion

50:00 Leigh's Tour Around The World

55:00 Eurobasketball/Partizan

59:00 Outro