Adam Morrison: Coach
We’ve seen time and time again that injuries end careers, and the same can, unfortunately, be said for the Los Angeles Lakers’ Adam Morrison. When he tore his ACL in 2007, it was all over, resulting in him heading back to school to try his hand at a different career path.
Finishing a degree in sports management, he decided to take on a position on the team’s coaching staff while he was studying. This helped him start to move up the ranks, and has landed him many opportunities to keep growing his career. Trust in the difficult, the old saying suggests.
Rony Seikaly: DJ
Everybody to the window… everybody to the wall! Ok, not literally. But this next person on the list might have you shaking your booty considering he’s not playing to clubs in Vegas, Miami, New York and Ibiza.
Rony Seikaly spent 11 years with the NBA, but found his natural calling in the DJ booth. While few NBA stars find a lot of success as entertainers, this was a seamless transition for him. Taking a risk when the opportunity presented itself, he just never left, and has been living a new dream in the process.