In this episode, Mac is joined by good friend of the podcast Joel Pople and special guest Michael McDaniel, a former professional basketball player in the USA and Australia, and current Referee in NBL1 and various other leagues across Queensland, to dig into some topics we're very passionate about.

Mike gives us the full scoop, hitting us with some great stories about meeting rapper Master P, running the wings with NBA Hall of Famers Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki, defending NBA legend Michael Finley, and many more!

We then delve into similarities and differences in basketball played in America versus Australia and internationally, and talk about how players who might be thinking of going abroad to play professionally can prepare themselves.

We then move into a discussion about Refereeing; what young Referees can take onboard in their early stages, how to deal with angry players and coaches, holding players and themselves accountable, and more. Basically, the good, the bad and everything in between!

🏀 Guests:

• Michael McDaniel (IG: @christbred_christlead_ag2g)

• Joel Pople (IG: @joelyp99)

•Comeback Kings (IG: @come_back_kings16)

🏀 Videography & Production:

• Eric Tram (IG: @eric_tram) for Diecast (IG: @d1ecast / https://diecast.myportfolio.com/)

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🏀 Music credits for this episode - “Ronin” by Exetexe.

🏀 This episode was recorded on Saturday February 25th, 2024.