[EP.04]: TARA VANDERVEER & KARLIE SAMUELSON: OVERCOMING INJURY, BUILDING SISTERHOOD, AND THE STANFORD LEGACY EPISODE OVERVIEW In this episode of the Hoops and Health podcast, the focus shifts to the women's game, connecting the medical clinic to the basketball court. Host Dani Langford is joined by [...]
[EP 02] SHAUN LIVINGSTON & TOMMY SHEPPARD: RESILIENCE, ELITE REHAB, AND THE BUSINESS OF BASKETBALL EPISODE OVERVIEW In this deeply inspiring episode of Hoops and Health, we bridge the gap between the front office, the training room, and the court. Dani sits down with three-time NBA Champion Shaun Livingston [...]
NBA Summer League Sets New Records Across Attendance, Viewership and Merchandise
NBA Summer League 2026 was a record-setting year in Las Vegas. More than 156,000 fans attended this year’s event, marking a 12% increase and a new attendance record. The growth extended well beyond the arena, with Summer League also reaching new highs across television viewership and merchandise sales. The 2026 championship game [...]
Summer League Film Festival Wraps Third Year in Las Vegas, Naming 2026 Award Winners
Grindavík, Last Shot, The Kid from Boston and Unraveling George headline a winners' slate spanning documentaries, narrative shorts, and stories from across the world of sports LAS VEGAS — The Summer League Film Festival (SLFF) has announced the winners of its third annual festival, held July 16-18 inside the Thomas & Mack Center during [...]
[EP.03]: THE HIDDEN SCIENCE OF SHOOTING - VISION, BIOMECHANICS, AND SENSORY SYSTEMS EPISODE OVERVIEW In this episode of Hoops and Health, we go far beyond the box score to explore the complex, real-time systems that drive athletic performance. We are joined by two incredible experts who study performance [...]
[EP 01] ENDA KING: DECODING ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN, ELITE REHAB AND THE "20% OUTLIERS" EPISODE OVERVIEW In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome one of the absolute GOATs in the sports medical community, Enda King. Recorded just as Enda was wrapping up his incredible tenure at Aspetar in Doha, [...]
Summer League Film Festival & NBA Hall Of Famer Kevin Garnett Team Up As Festival Returns To Vegas For 3rd Year
LAS VEGAS, June 30, 2026 - VSL Properties, Founder of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, is teaming up with Kevin Garnett’s Content King Studios, EP/Director/Co-CEOs Deon and Roxanne Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group, to announce the 3rd Annual Summer League Film Festival, taking place during NBA Summer League July 16–18, 2026 at the Strip View [...]
2026 Summer League Film Festival Launches during NBA All-Star Weekend
The Summer League Film Festival officially stepped onto the global stage with its All-Star Weekend Launch Party, building on the momentum of a breakout 2025 festival in Las Vegas and signaling a bold evolution at the intersection of sports and storytelling. In partnership with Deon Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group, this night was an [...]
Summer League Film Festival, Backed by Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Garnett’s Studios, Unveils Winners
By Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter The winners of the 2025 Summer League Film Festival, co-led by Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas, NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett’s Content King Studios, Deon Taylor’s Hidden Empire Film Group, and VSL Properties, are in. The SLFF, dedicated to stories produced by NBA stars past and present, put on its [...]
Hollywood meets NBA hardwood: A look inside the rise of the Summer League Film Festival
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Bronny James and other young talent were lighting up the NBA Summer League court in Las Vegas, another game was being played just a few steps away: One with scripts, storyboards and studio buzz. Inside the Thomas & Mack Center, just as the league wrapped [...]