EPISODE · Jul 16, 2019 · 43 MIN
The Man Who Beat the NCAA
from The Nod · host Gimlet
Eric talks with Ed O’Bannon, a former professional basketball player whose landmark lawsuit forced a national conversation on whether the NCAA should pay college athletes. It’s a conversation with massive implications for the thousands of unpaid Black athletes whose work makes millions of dollars for their colleges. Strangely, all this started with a video game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Eric talks with Ed O’Bannon, a former professional basketball player whose landmark lawsuit forced a national conversation on whether the NCAA should pay college athletes. It’s a conversation with massive implications for the thousands of unpaid Black athletes whose work makes millions of dollars for their colleges. Strangely, all this started with a video game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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