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Learn more at vertexinck.com. Yo, yo, welcome to Stargazing, a show about the figures and influencers that surround the superstars in NBA culture.

I'm Yovan Buha, NBA reporter at The Athletic.

Joining us now is Austin J. Mills.

Austin is a host for the NBA and E-News.

He's a media multi-hyphenate.

He's a content creator, broadcaster, DJ, realtor, business owner, and foodie. I'm sure I'm leaving some stuff off

the list, but he's constantly going viral for trick shots. He's hanging out with NBA players

and celebrities off the court. He's one of the hardest workers in the business. He's everywhere

and he does it all. Austin, my man, thank you for doing this. How are you doing today?

I'm great, Jay. Thank you for the amazing introduction. That was too kind of for you. I'm great.

Fumped to be here. Let's start with this. How and when did you fall in love with basketball?

I mean, it goes way back to when I was a kid. My dad played basketball in college, or was supposed to play in college at University of Texas. And he always had a love for the game. And I think because he got injured and was never able to play, he always kind of wanted to have it run through myself. We went to Laker game since I was a little kid. My grandpa had season tickets and passed him down to my dad. And so we've been going at game since I was one year old.

So you followed up with basketball and then you end up playing at Pepperdine and Baylor.

How did that experience shape your career? And why did you pursue the college basketball path?

Basketball was always a passion of mine. I wanted to play in the NBA. That was always the goal.

Pepperdine was a close school for my friends

and family to come see me play. So that's why I originally started at Pepperdine. Basketball

culture isn't crazy at Pepperdine. You know, you don't get a ton of fans and people don't

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