The Dark Side of Basketball Stardom

[@masternas45]

Brother Julian Newman was never going to the NBA. I don’t even know why he’s in this video 😂

[@esodevulpes6435]

No NBA but he could have played four years on a scholarship at a mid major if he had taken a normal high school path and proved he could play within structure and not be an ass to his teammates

[@drexelspivey872]

He was legendary wack

[@masternas45]

@@esodevulpes6435 yeah a scholarship to a Juco school maybe

[@Phillip1400]

@@drexelspivey872 He was

[@shermangomez1154]

He was never going to play any meaningful college ball either. He was a social media hooper.

[@Binnieishere]

I remember Julian going on Conan and Ellen as the child basketball prodigy and he said how he's not the type to trash talk and act mean to others. LOL

[@bigbangbasketball]

Yeah that aged like milk

[@cyberbron2024]

He was a kid at the time lmao.

[@raycutler2524]

​@@cyberbron2024What does that matter?

[@cyberbron2024]

@@raycutler2524 did you hold up on everything you said when you were a kid?

[@raycutler2524]

@cyberbron2077 He was already talking trash even as a kid lmao. Even if he wasn't talking trash as a kid, it aged poorly. He wasn't 5 saying this, he was about 12-14 saying this too, don't bother trying to make excuses cause he was young but you're acting as if he was 5 saying this LOL

[@samodigboh]

Being 16 in 8th grade is insane. For reference I had been 13 for 4.5 months when I began 8th grade and at the end turned 14. He was on pace to graduate high school at 20.

[@InfiniteCoreXD]

That happens sometimes in America

[@PraiseGod671]

@@InfiniteCoreXDfr😂

[@Wedarealsinnas]

nah bro i had mfs 16 in my class in 8th grade😂

[@prodbymorii2058]

I'm 20 and in my senior year of college damn

[@InfiniteCoreXD]

@@prodbymorii2058 people stories are different

[@DavidCandelaMartinez]

Most videos like this underestimate "playing overseas", when everybody can see the shift that european basketball is having in the NBA. For someone to have the oportunity to be a professional basketball player, anywhere in the world, it's such a blessing.

[@TheBlessed9zChamber]

Yea, I thought that’s what he was aiming for at some point.

[@rplayer360]

Wait, wait wait NBA still the standards the players are not as good as the ones that are in the NBA NBA may take the young prodigy but there’s definitely levels

[@mekacrab]

Well there's overseas and there's overseas. The level really depends on where you play. Euroleague has a very high level compared to lower leagues in Europe or some in Asia for example.

[@Cynsham]

Seems like there's 2 main situations that create these highschool mixtape kids. They either peaked earlier than their peers by simply being bigger, stronger and faster at a younger age, and/or their skill level is artificially inflated due to them playing for smaller schools with dogwater competition.

[@johndavis9321]

Yeah pretty much

[@Supreme36074]

Yeah, I agree. I’ll add the kids the understanding of the game just comes earlier to . May know how to counter younger so that makes him look better until the other kids catch up first example . Great take though .

[@cyfi55]

Or they cut the video to only show the "tricks" and don't show any other aspects of the game.

[@GoldenStateOfMind831]

Julian Newman needs to give up ball. That CDL is calling

[@j919will]

Im in tears you foul asl😂😂😂

[@tgj42495]

Welcome to the club Julian!!! Come struggle and be miserable with the rest of us ❤

[@julianlarralde1298]

my name is julian too and im currently getting my cdl frfr lol

[@andyboy624]

I have my CDL for 2 years now. Life is better. But you sir are foul for that one

[@bigbangbasketball]

REV UP THOSE FRYERS

[@thebestcentaur]

Crazy how Julian Newman ruined his own chances. Darnell Rogers’ story proves his own journey was never impossible, but he just can’t get out of his own way

[@EA-ps4wc]

Julian Newman never had a real shot at pro ball, especially at 5'6. It was a combo of an overbearing dad/coach and weak competition. The fact that he's still making bread off of his persona is a W in my book.

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

Crazy if you think he ever actually had a chance

[@jasonv2323]

Julian didn’t ruin his chance he peaked in 6th grade and never grew! He never had a chance! Not one division 1 offer after high school

[@ripevanwinkle494]

He is 5’6 😭

[@poooky321]

I think genetics ruined his chance.

[@justinsullivan7284]

Seeing all these guys got me thinking abt the 2010s lol

[@johndavis9321]

Yes sir the 2010's was lit for the most part

[@bostonceltics2691]

2010’s was corny so happy that era is gone

[@Kobe-jz2zz]

​@@bostonceltics2691lol wtf

[@TheShmoodled]

@@bostonceltics2691bro didnt get laid in the 2010s

[@ZuriSmooth]

Wait wait wth a 16 year old 8th grader 😮😮😮😮 did this kid start school late or get held back aren't 16 year olds supposed to be in a sophomore or junior

[@BCampito]

@@rickyspanish3821lol u slow or sum

[@Therealwanderingyooper]

@@rickyspanish3821the normalization of cannabis has taken your maths friend. Number are still sequential

[@sndchamp9949]

@@rickyspanish3821bro at that point just get a GED

[@nineteeneightynine432]

​@@BCampito not slow with a gun ricky

[@JordanO317]

I’ve known a ton of 16 year old 8th graders sadly. Think about it like this… you 13/14 in 8th grade… so if you’re going to b 14 at the start of 8th grade u flunk once or twice… there u go

[@pastorofri2985]

He said Kyrie was in 8th grade at 16?!! Bro I graduated highschool at 17…

[@Big_Krone]

Was so obsessed with Marcus Lovetts mixtape in HS. Dope asf to see him still hooping like that. Always wondered what happened to him

[@gregpugh5354]

Julian should go to production companies with a sitcom about his life . A basketball version of Smart Guy with a lil kid playing on a varsity team

[@Tigercam24]

Amazing idea

[@Doughja710]

He should star in a like mike reboot 😂😂😂

[@esodevulpes6435]

Marcus Lovett was so awesome for my Johnnies, I wish you talked about his college days more. Him and Ponds breathed life into a historic but dead program to that point. The team was 6-1 with good wins before he got hurt in his 2nd year, then they finished 16-17 overall with back to back wins against #4 Duke and #1 Nova. Crazy season, if he was healthy they would have made the tourney. They still did the next year even without him but man if he was healthy that season and stayed for the next they could have contented for the Big East

[@stinky_tyler6453]

kyree walker really messed up his basketball career, had a golden ticket to arizona state with a free education and turned it down? dont gamble kids

[@Logholders]

He sounds a bit messed up as well. Dudes IN high school (although a bit old) and says he doesn’t want to become a high school legend. Dude trying to sound like he’s lived a life. Those are memories you can look back on but they also don’t have to define the rest of your life. Some of these kids think they know everything and just need a homeboy to have a childhood with.

[@NeonLeonNoel]

He really should’ve put his effort into soccer, he’d be a great winger

[@Honeydew360]

Julian realistically missed his shot to transition to KZbin. Dude could have realistically have a network/brand like The Next Chapter

[@Failedstateofcali]

You right. He should’ve just took over the KZbin basketball space

[@warstars8382]

He does have a KZbin… it doesn’t do well…

[@emerobo]

Julian could've played pro somewhere. But he was never making the NBA. and his dad made sure his ego would keep him out of of every other league. Like bro, you're 5'4" and you aint muggsy

[@jasonv2323]

He couldn’t play pro anywhere cmon dude

[@coolbydefault]

oh man remember mugsy!!! he was a freaking beast and his attitude was the way he carried himself was classy too! Julian was a joke .. those hyper fast dribbling in place and never shaking the defenders had me rolling .. dude was literally a meme .. i remember when he played LaMelo Ball and some other guys and got washed .. he couldn't even do anything , they were toying with him , while he was trying his hardest .. that shit was sad, i stopped watching him after that.

[@jbracq2008]

He wouldn’t have made it anywhere lmao

[@emerobo]

playing professionally doesn’t necessarily mean playing competitively. I’m thinking sideshow type stuff, Globetrotters type stuff…maybe if he was actually interesting, he could do the whole Internet personality/influencer thing but he’s kind of just a bitter a-hole

[@jasonv2323]

@@emerobo I have seen him in the content creator league playing 2 v 2 with a girl teammate! And 1 v 1! I guess you can call that professional basketball if he’s getting paid to do it! I feel he should have went the route the professor took! He has made a living doing street ball videos

[@34stzoo]

3:15 I've never seen this clip... He is a monster! I imagine what he would've done if he made it to the NBA. His mother should be ashamed of herself for raising a monster. I say that to say she knew about his transgression against these girlfriends.

[@MellyWater-c2k]

Lmao the video of Julian’s dad throwing balls at him while he dribbles is HILARIOUS. No way somebody thinks that really helps with training or skills 😭😭what am I watching

[@mamster233]

@user-tg7le1qu1f I saw that too man.. 🤡

[@dookiepossum]

Wow, so you’re saying being flashy dribbling machine that takes dumb shots and no defense won’t translate in to anything past HS ball?

[@warstars8382]

more like won’t translate to anything outside of playing for your pops

[@manchesterunitedno7]

@@warstars8382 more like won't translate to anything other than wowing middle age moms at rec park pick up game.

[@its.ssjtelly]

there's no way people thought julian was making the league 😭 he's undersized and truthfully was NEVER good.

[@wh3elson]

Nah I think he’d have a chance if he was 6’4

[@its.ssjtelly]

@@wh3elson lol he's not tho..

[@ryangreen2493]

​@its.ssjtelly yeah but if he was he might have at least made it as a role player. In the modern nba, teams would go crazy for a 6'4 faster dribbles that can shot from long range.....

[@JayTeeAyy]

I thought Uncle Kyree was gonna go crazy in the NBA

[@davidpenas4719]

what we doing know a day this world it just broke why in the hell is you rate people to be better then , be better when you ... bum ass world its being made ... great vid my boy !

[@bryanpuffington9787]

Loved this video Ty!

[@daowonimdee]

Seventh Woods had the misfortune of not being born to Lebron James, because he would have still been drafted by the NBA averaging those 1.5 points. Maybe in his next life, he'll be so lucky.

[@jimbrown5091]

16 year-old 8th grader???

[@granbabyy]

Muggsy Bogues was 5’3 & solid role player playing at the biggest stage if him & Ai did it why is so hard to believe with the right guidance Julian would’ve too ?

[@Don_east]

Bogues was insanely explosive at 5’3 with a 44 inch vertical. Outside of height his athleticism was definitely nba caliber. Newman doesn’t really have the strengths

[@manchesterunitedno7]

AI is 5'11. Both players are the exception of the rules, and increasingly rare in today NBA. The last player of that caliber is Isaiah Thomas. This day and age NBA, 6'3 already considered undersized, for a guard! Not to mention, the game have evolve again, from Be Like Curry, now ruled by European Giants with multidimensional skills and oversized small forward.

[@scizorbullet8185]

Wait he only got 3 years?! Lmao i thought he got 30 years with how he reacted hes extremely lucky tbh

[@jeremybrown9611]

Me too lol

[@Geelow_Swingin]

He hit her didn’t kill her lmao 💀

[@Kobe-jz2zz]

Well he reacted that way because he knew his ball career was over

[@I_S_S_A_]

3 years &…. He also lost the opportunity of becoming a 4 sure 𝗡𝗕𝗔 st☆r (Or at least an 𝗡𝗕𝗔 player) &….. That als⦾ means he lost the chance of becoming a millionaire, Sʜɪɪɪɪɪɪᴛᴛᴛᴛᴛ 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?¿? No cap, I would faint 2 lol😵‍💫 🅜🅘🅛🅛🅘🅞🅝🅢❗❗ ❗🚮 🗑️

[@187mrsmith]

Bro the dollar tree version lamello ball!

[@zahliqgs8874]

Growing up in Harlem I’d see Isiah Washington odeeee always a cool dude n was a community guy but watchin bro in them street tournaments during the summer will not be forgotten

[@alvininthechipmonks]

Farmer needs to 1v1 a tree at 200mph. Its literally not that hard to not be a POS. Also 3 years was WAY too short.

[@antoine6760]

Yeah where were his parents after the first incident?

[@rayval1295]

Bruh

[@codywood1295]

What're parents going to do? You should be able to not do what he did, on your own. ​@@antoine6760

[@VichyAlways]

Ticket to the NBA? He was a potential future globetrotter at best lmao

[@dochouse_]

More like the Generals!

[@R_J_G]

Remember when you had to have talent to be a STAR!

[@manchesterunitedno7]

It still the rulebook. Remember, these guys are YT STARS, not actual pro-league STARS. Only now, little kids can claim to be ballers and easier to get exposure. But to even get a whiff into D1 programme or G-League, let alone NBA. That's another story.

[@360therapy8]

“Sixteen year old 8th grader…”

[@YoGibran]

Anyone who thought Julian was going to the NBA was inhaling some INSANE copium.

[@34stzoo]

1:40 Farmer, he was already giving a chance after the first time he hit her. He was heading to the NBA not one or two, but three bad decisions ruin his future. I don't feel sorry for someone who took action when he knew what was on the line.

[@michig911]

Tony was shafted. They did give him a second chance. How sad

[@McrChemical]

Julian's story is kind of sad to be honest. Imagine growing up expecting to be in the big leagues only to be betrayed by his own physique. Must've been crushing

[@mandu6665]

I dunno. Sounds like he was an asshole who bought into his own hype way too much. I find those kinds of stories quite hilarious.

[@ScooterChang]

@21:55 that 32 is his minutes per game not Points

[@Ethang8s]

the fact he didn’t know that off rip make me not wanna watch him no more lol he blew it 💔😂

[@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kk]

@@Ethang8she was right it’s the website that was wrong

[@pinkcurlysony19]

Just found your page love this break down ❤

[@geraldstevens8177]

Newman was a generation too late, while ball evolved he was stuck with that and1 style dribbling in one spot doing nothing

[@HueyFreemanGOAT]

Ans he had the speed and handles to only need 2 or 3 moves to get past his defenders

[@ThatBoyPause]

Never had a chance. Too short.

[@mamster233]

@@ThatBoyPause he still had a chance. Muggsy was 5'3 and Muggsy made it to the USA national team

[@ThatBoyPause]

@@mamster233 zero chance. Do you watch the NBA currently? Teams want big guards. Smaller guards are a liability and Newman weighs like 110 pounds. Hypothetically, if Newman did make the league, he is one injury away from being out of the league. Small shifty players don’t last in the league.

[@mamster233]

@@ThatBoyPause you seem to have a strong knowledge of the game. I don't watch games anymore... I only watch highlights because I don't have a lot of extra time these days.

[@yaronnzerbib3073]

What about Aquille Carr? That guy's hoop mixtape was something.

[@MaximusR93]

Idk if the stat sheet is wrong, but the last player you mention had 32, 5, and 3, but that 32 says MPG, not PPG 😂

[@Sedatedgmmg]

Its crazy yall call they moves packages super wild

[@corbinbluu]

Awesome video, just gained a new fan! However, Chase Adams being on the list with these bozos is just insane imo.🤣

[@Drillbitayler]

No offense intended, but it's a LOT easier to have a "tight handle" when you are 5' tall. Like, the ball just doesn't need to bounce that far. So you gotta have other skills on top of that to make up for the fact you are wayyyy too short to play the game...

[@wadek798]

Julien Newman, never had a chance to make the NBA. That was a pipe-dream from the beginning

[@shermangomez1154]

What this video tells me is that people are no longer being fooled by KZbin highlight videos.

[@Nitehawkmk77]

Just subbed, great commentary vid

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Jalen Rose and Jacoby Jones did a fascinating podcast that centered around the practice of parents intentionally holding their children back one grade in high school. This would give said child a one year advantage over their peers as they would have 1 additional year of growth, size and maturity over players that progressed normally through high school. This was obviously done to improve the kids' chances of getting D1 offers from schools. Julian Newman being 16 in the 8th grade is just silly as you should be a sophomore at that age.

[@redbaboonass4416]

How ironic that what made Julian Newman famous/known his "size" and playing varsity as an 8th grader is the exact thing that kept him from reaching (no pun intended)his dream of playing in the NBA, hell he couldnt even get on a Div 1 college team because of his size!!

[@edwardkimakaballislifekim_578]

I loved Chase Adams game floor general and leader ❤

[@rogeliofelix13]

Idk why i thought that first dude had got life...i don't wanna ever do prison time... but 2 years?

[@robertfreeman1673]

Julian needs to line up his goate bro Been lookin raggedy 😭

[@vadamane]

He’s still hooping on the internet

[@187mrsmith]

Jaythan became humbled an mature Newman had 2 big of a ego an didn't mature

[@CrystalPantherMeanFangs]

He didn't wanna be a legend lol he was even worst you were a middle school legend

[@lordtraxx4217]

Truth is Julian was never gonna be a NBA star. Even if everything went right for him best case scenario would have been role player but that’s even unlikely. Julian peaked in middle school and in HS his peers started catching up skill wise and athletics, then they flew past him in the height department. The NBA was never gonna be his destination.

[@Failedstateofcali]

I heard kyree walker’s mom got sick and that derailed his career. I’m not sure how accurate that is but that’s what I heard.

[@Six3SixTay]

We need a mac mcclung video next. Although I’m a huge fan of him, & with a team would call him up, I’m sure you could put a great video together on his situation.

[@ChristopherGuttierres]

Seventh Woods was hands down the trippiest one I was 100% certain he would be the next D Rose

[@silvapoolplastering1730]

Julian Newman can’t stop posting his highschool highlights💀 DoorDash callin his name or the cdl😂

[@warstars8382]

its all he’s got

[@stage6711]

W Ending great inspiration….

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

Bot?

[@stage6711]

@@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore homie said no matter what life has its way of turning out

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

@@stage6711 lmao you’re definitely a bot

[@stage6711]

@@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore I have more subs than you

[@Bandanna-keyring-hardcore]

@@stage6711 lmao you gotta be a little kid. I don’t make videos or steal cringe edits lol I’m not trying to get subs

[@Platelunchexpress]

Was no darkside, his dad didn’t help guide him to the next level.

[@Failedstateofcali]

His dad didn’t know how to guide him in his basketball career. He used the kid to do bullshit in his prime years

[@B.L.K.S_808]

All your saying are messed up. lol I heard you say the gig is up, but it's the jig. I heard you say talent up the wahoo, but it's wazoo 😂 im not even halfway into the video yet, either. Im sure I'll be back to make edits.

[@JME1186]

I think the major mistake is thinking someone has “failed” at life because the first thing they excelled at didn’t result in a longtime, successful pro career… These are kids. They are not even 18 when they get put in some kind of spotlight. The pressure to both perform now and improve in the future gets to the vast majority of them. Many end up failing and some end up far worse off than they would have if they never played ball and focused on school. All of that shit happens to these kids BEFORE they become actual adults, so to say they failed is disingenuous. Sure they didn’t make it to the top of a sport where 99.9% of athletes don’t either, but who’s to say they cannot become successful in adulthood? Most of y’all were underwhelming, mediocre virgins during the time other kids were being scouted by D1 programs… Remember that next time you laugh at the mistakes or misfortune of someone who actually had a chance at stardom; Do you?

[@Ichimaru.X.Tanaka]

the stat says 21:54 he played 32 mins but only scored 4.6....and his steals are off. rebounds

[@187mrsmith]

Classic saying big fishin little pond little fish in big pond

[@OGBentley404]

Inefficient turnover prone chucker is CRAZY 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xnotch.xnotch]

Newman wasn't ever going NBA pro at that size.

[@PermanentGogeta66]

Dribbling to nowhere is cold lol

[@Mysterybabylon696]

Why y'all got him looking manic in the thumbnail.😂

[@JEDI512MUSIC]

8.7 in the G-League is not a failure my friend

[@KingJKickz]

19:32 maybe he wasnt held back he sounds SPECIAL 😂

[@Kobe-jz2zz]

LMFAOOOOOO

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Newman was never going to the nba D2 scholarship? Possibly but he stunk

[@x6King6x]

He's the definition of a player you do not wanna be.

[@3ipodtv251]

Only 2 of these guys could have made it to the NBA if we being honest, the other guys were just too small regardless of how good they could have been. That 6’7 and the 6’4 are the only one who could have made it but poor choices cost them. As for the rest, they are just too small.

[@geraldstevens8177]

Julien newman was never a star, did a whole lot just to go nowhere

[@lLarceny]

All in all, most of them still did what 99% of the world can't. Only they can determine what "success" is.

[@zakin1049]

I’d say Chase Adams was pretty successful considering his circumstances.

[@DeadAir21]

I always compared Julian Newmans career to the mighty ducks franchise. In the first 2 movies the ducks were never the biggest are the most skilled, but they were successful due to the gimmicky tricks they could do. By the 3rd movie they were older and the tricks that made them famous no longer worked and they had to learn how to play real hockey. Julian is still doing the tricks that made him famous as a kid and never learned how to play team ball.

[@1puggycorgi843]

The fucked up thing about Newman is that he could've gone to college and balled in a few foreign leagues if he and his dad both took it seriously, but his dad saw the money signs early on

[@ButWholeMilkOG]

Julian would have never even gotten close to the NBA. He couldn’t even get D2 offers, everyone that knows basketball knew Newman would never do anything outside his father coached AAU team

[@MuayThaiDreadlock]

"I can teach you everything about basketball, except how to be tall."

[@InfiniteCoreXD]

Crazy to this day people still talking about Julian Newman and what happened to him.

[@KrazyNigerian14]

The epitome of peaking in high school… tragic man smh

[@evolancer211]

I dunno about it being sad. The kid had the sky but his dad and himself. They ruined it

[@Jparkss]

Bro gave a shoutout to DePaul but not Seton Hall. Buggin out😭😭. DePaul been butt for so many years. Go Johnnies🤝🏾

[@asdowo111]

Dark Side? More like Karma.

[@Logan-Speaking-Facts-Again]

Tony farmer is a 🐱. Acting so tough hitting a woman, then fainting in front of court. I’m 6’4 215 lbs. I wish I could fight him 😅

[@solanowalter92]

Damn bro these segways are pretty good.

[@ayoitzsergio]

The whole Newman family is insufferable. It’s kinda messed up how his dad took kids who probably have their own goals in basketball but instead of cosching them all equally giving them all opportunities he basically made them pass his son the ball so he can get even more videos of his son dribbling the whole game. If their parents cared about him as a person more than his handles then maybe he wouldn’t be such an unlikeable crybaby.

[@BeerMe1934]

This video raycis! Systemic oppression held the kangz down.

[@stuckinmywaysclothingco.7391]

Y’all still talking about him 😂😂 bruh we’ve seen plenty of players like this if you really hopped he ain’t blow no chances he still living

[@THEMADNOGI]

Julian never really earned anything, dude just got carried by his pops and the fact his pops pushed dude, even though the pops clearly knew Julian was not that good. Pushing dude over so many other, better players.

[@itsgottiitv]

1:37 the way he said "man" 😂

[@paulwynkoop629]

Bro circled 31.7 and 33.9 MINUTES per game for Marcus Levett and said he averaged 31.7 and 33.9 points 😩 that obscures and warps the story to a kid who switched schools for academics, but if you look at the stats onscreen, dude was averaging only 4-5 points a game before he transferred, then he jumped to 23 immediately. Seems like Levett’s high school story was more about needing more exposure and playing time than switching schools due to being overwhelmed and wanting better academic opportunities.

[@swishcountyproductions]

It’s a glitch on the website with points and minutes at times getting shifted over a column, all stats are cross referenced and confirmed from other resources however not every website shows a good visual for the video

[@tuananhtran5979]

Hes crazy work stunned hes growth

[@BigLos30]

To say they failed is a bit much. I will say this though, there needs to be a study on the impact mentally social media has on the brain it’s a valid question for sure.

[@76ers_Apache]

Everybody deserves a 2nd chance we’re not perfect and as teenagers our minds are not fully developed yet one mistake shouldn’t be your last smh how is it that celebrities can get 1 year probation for running over somebody and killing them and go back to doing what they been doing but a teenager get in an argument with his gf and hit her he do 3 years and life is ruined smh

[@brandonethereal1084]

You just answered your own question...... Those celebrities are A listers with millions who have a strong legal team, and fame. Farmer was a popular hooper but nothing else. Life will simply listen or forget you, Farmer was forgotten, thats just how the universe works,,,, simple.