Before the modern NIL era, there was Blue Chips . 🏀💸
NIL before NIL. 💰🏀 Checking out the 1994 classic Blue Chips . Nick Nolte is unhinged in the best way possible. Blue Chips (1994)
It’s a gritty, honest look at the pressure to win at any cost. Definitely worth a rewatch this weekend. 🍿 Option 3: The Short & Punchy (Best for Stories) Before the modern NIL era, there was Blue Chips
Something 90s Hip-Hop (Pete Rock & CL Smooth or A Tribe Called Quest). Nick Nolte is unhinged in the best way possible
Rewatching this 1994 classic and it hits different seeing Shaq and Penny Hardaway together before the Magic took over the league. Nick Nolte’s intensity as Coach Bell is top-tier, and the look at the "under the table" world of recruiting still feels relevant today.
Option 2: The "Cinephile/Trivia" (Best for Facebook/Threads)