Basketball Feat. Candace Parker & Scoop Jackson

WNBA Champion Candace Parker breaks down her WORST & FIRST jobs babysitting and discusses the steps parents should take when raising a gifted athlete. JOB FAIR: High school basketball prodigy Jaylen Martin quit his high school team to join a first-of-its-kind FOR PAY basketball/academic institution, Overtime Elite. Jaylen's mom, Kimberly, walks us through the calculations she made as a mother before allowing her son to pursue this alternate path to pro basketball that foregoes not only the NCAA but high school athletics all together. SCAM OF THE WEEK: ESPN Press Room veteran Robert "Scoop" Jackson discusses some of the wild goose chases he was sent on during his early days at ESPN. He also details how chasing an NBA dream itself can be a scam if the players aren't focused. 

 

Plus, @Rod4Short punches in with details about Coach K, and he explains why a three-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist stepping into a boxing ring. 

STREAMING NOW FOR FREE ON ComedyCentral.com & Comedy Central app, Roy's third-hour comedy special, 'ROY WOOD JR: IMPERFECT MESSENGER.'

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