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THE FRANCHISE PLAYER

Former pro hooper and Philly native Mustafa Shakur has been dropping gems on his IG page (@stafshakur), so much so that it inspired us to give him a new print home. Introducing GOAT Status, in which Mustafa will tell stories of hoops legends you need to know.—Ed.

The hard-hitting realization that many athletes come to is that they’re only as good as, he’d think. Junior was turned away because of his “lack of experience” although he had the qualities and skills of a CEO early on.

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