Rich Climman is Kevin Durant's manager and business partner in 35 ventures.

But he once had hoop dreams too.

And then he went to a high school camp and the director had him down as Tim Kilman.

You probably ain't that good of a hooper if they can't remember your name.

But he was determined to go to college, so he packed his bags up and went to Boston, where

he learned some valuable lessons.

Not in the classroom, per se, but running numbers.

A venture that he found out didn't work as well when he came back to New York.

But New York was his home.

It's the city that made him.

I mean, this dude had been hustling since elementary, so walking up to J.Z, Q-Tip, Robert De Niro, or hell, anyone for that matter and saying, hey, I'm rich, was never a problem.

It's how he went from managing DJs to producing Jay-Z's fade-to-black.

And he tells us what he learned along that journey.

And then he speaks on the chance meeting that brought Kevin Durant into his life

in a moment their relationship went from business to much more. He's made it through a lot.

And when you hear the story of his mother, in and out of lucidness, on and off of drugs, also back

and forth in his life, you'll understand. But he also has people now that he can count on,

his girls, his wife, and he makes it clear without them, there is no rich.

Through it all, he's remained the same moji, and that's exactly what you'll get today, as

Rich Climman joins the Pivot with me, Chan, and Freddie T right now.

Hold out, limitless, dig a semi-kindin' it, I find the here to witness it, you know my people feeling militant, where I'm feeling got me up, uh, on the mission got me up, knowing me I got the key, on this bitch and I can trust, trust, limit this, nigga, I find a kid, to witness it, Ooh, that boy, salt are in too. Ooh, that boy, stature in it. I find a head to witness it. Come up, people feeling militant. Ooh, that boy, Salter in, too. Woo! You already see the right Jay. What up, Rick? What up, no. Yeah, he clean today. Mama, I made it. Well, Mike, Jay's got Kobe outnumber today, RC. This is all good, man.

Jordan should always have Kobe out number. I'm wearing the old man, all-white lows. But they go with everything, no, Rich. Of course, man. They go with everything. Welcome to the show, Rich Clymer. This is Fred Taylor, Channing Crowd. I'm Ryan Clark. Yes, sir. Pivoting, fam. Thank you for pivoting with us. Man, your story, bro, just when I got an opportunity to dive into it, just always an entrepreneurial spirit. Along with that spirit, though, always a genuine, authentic person. That's why I was drawing to you. It's why Kevin Durant says he was drawing to. It's why you started businesses with him. But I got a more important question.

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