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Tamar Slay is a former NBA player, Marshall University Hall of Famer, and founder of Slay Basketball Academy. After a successful professional basketball career with the New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Bobcats, and teams across Europe, Tamar transitioned into coaching, mentorship, and youth development while building a nationally respected basketball training brand.
00:00 - Introduction
05:10 - Mentors who showed up
10:41 - Sit in the storm
13:16 - Marshall years
19:00 - NBA draft night
23:17 - Mental health breakthrough
25:00 - Guarding Kobe and Jordan
32:27 - Nine years in Europe
40:00 - Near-death health scare
44:30 - Slay Basketball Academy
49:08 - Ranking Jordan, Kobe, LeBron
By Nick FriedmanTamar Slay is a former NBA player, Marshall University Hall of Famer, and founder of Slay Basketball Academy. After a successful professional basketball career with the New Jersey Nets, Charlotte Bobcats, and teams across Europe, Tamar transitioned into coaching, mentorship, and youth development while building a nationally respected basketball training brand.
00:00 - Introduction
05:10 - Mentors who showed up
10:41 - Sit in the storm
13:16 - Marshall years
19:00 - NBA draft night
23:17 - Mental health breakthrough
25:00 - Guarding Kobe and Jordan
32:27 - Nine years in Europe
40:00 - Near-death health scare
44:30 - Slay Basketball Academy
49:08 - Ranking Jordan, Kobe, LeBron