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🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex NBA/NCAA Exec on the NBA In-Season Tournament, Ohtani, Rafael Nadal's Return, Columbus Crew, the Superbowl & NIL
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🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex NBA/NCAA Exec on the NBA In-Season Tournament, Ohtani, Rafael Nadal's Return, Columbus Crew, the Superbowl & NIL

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA.

You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Ron located at the top of this blog post.

📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the following topics:

  • NBA: The In season NBA tournament

  • MLS: The MLS playoffs finals with Columbus, Messi,

  • 20230 Soccer World Cup to be hosted in Saudi Arabia

  • NFL: Will the Patriots part way with Bill Belichick? Who are the favorites to win the Superbowl?

  • MLB: The 2023 MLB Meetings & Ohtani’s trade to the LA Dodgers for $700M over 10 years

  • Tennis: Rafael Nadal’s return at the 2024 Australian Open tennis.

  • Pro golf: LIV landing John Ram the PGA’s World #1 for $300M

  • College Football: 75 days and 2,100 players in the Transfer Portal. The NIL is exploding.

  • Dukes QB getting $5 million from Notre Dame (NCAA)

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