Isaiah Blakely

Yeah. Um, when the crowds get bigger, do you, do you feel that, that we talked about this when you and I sat down and chatted a year and a half ago, but like in moments like this, is there more pressure to dunk? Like, I know like the slam dunk competition is its own thing. The games and the competition and basketball is a, is a different thing in some sense.

Yeah. Um, when the crowds get bigger, do you, do you feel that, that we talked about this when you and I sat down and chatted a year and a half ago, but like in moments like this, is there more pressure to dunk? Like, I know like the slam dunk competition is its own thing. The games and the competition and basketball is a, is a different thing in some sense.

But, um, when you walk onto the court every day as the two-time slam dunk champion, um, How do you balance the putting on a show or trying to put on a show and do something splashy versus just trying to make winning plays?

But, um, when you walk onto the court every day as the two-time slam dunk champion, um, How do you balance the putting on a show or trying to put on a show and do something splashy versus just trying to make winning plays?

But, um, when you walk onto the court every day as the two-time slam dunk champion, um, How do you balance the putting on a show or trying to put on a show and do something splashy versus just trying to make winning plays?

When we talked in 2023, it was just like, just I think a few weeks or maybe a month or two after you'd won the first slam dunk title. And one of the things I was curious about was like, how does this change your life, right? You went from being, you know, certainly not anonymous.

When we talked in 2023, it was just like, just I think a few weeks or maybe a month or two after you'd won the first slam dunk title. And one of the things I was curious about was like, how does this change your life, right? You went from being, you know, certainly not anonymous.

When we talked in 2023, it was just like, just I think a few weeks or maybe a month or two after you'd won the first slam dunk title. And one of the things I was curious about was like, how does this change your life, right? You went from being, you know, certainly not anonymous.

You were a viral sensation and an Instagram star before winning the slam dunk competition, but you put yourself on a lot more people's,

You were a viral sensation and an Instagram star before winning the slam dunk competition, but you put yourself on a lot more people's,

You were a viral sensation and an Instagram star before winning the slam dunk competition, but you put yourself on a lot more people's,

radars that weekend and a lot came with that there was a lot more people just recognizing you asking for autographs um you know crowding you at airports and all the restaurants whatever all these things also great sponsorship opportunities there was just a lot that came with it and it seemed like at the time you were really trying to figure out just as an individual like how do i how do i manage all of this this instant fame and then

radars that weekend and a lot came with that there was a lot more people just recognizing you asking for autographs um you know crowding you at airports and all the restaurants whatever all these things also great sponsorship opportunities there was just a lot that came with it and it seemed like at the time you were really trying to figure out just as an individual like how do i how do i manage all of this this instant fame and then

radars that weekend and a lot came with that there was a lot more people just recognizing you asking for autographs um you know crowding you at airports and all the restaurants whatever all these things also great sponsorship opportunities there was just a lot that came with it and it seemed like at the time you were really trying to figure out just as an individual like how do i how do i manage all of this this instant fame and then

Things, I imagine, calm down a little bit and then you go and you win it again. Was it different the second time? Are you and are you did you was it a whole new deluge of attention, opportunities and all that comes with it? Like, are you are you handling it differently now?

Things, I imagine, calm down a little bit and then you go and you win it again. Was it different the second time? Are you and are you did you was it a whole new deluge of attention, opportunities and all that comes with it? Like, are you are you handling it differently now?

Things, I imagine, calm down a little bit and then you go and you win it again. Was it different the second time? Are you and are you did you was it a whole new deluge of attention, opportunities and all that comes with it? Like, are you are you handling it differently now?

Yeah. What's the best thing to come out of it?

Yeah. What's the best thing to come out of it?

Yeah. What's the best thing to come out of it?