We had the good fortune of connecting with Darian Vaziri and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Darian, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
Passion and a drive to prove people wrong

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
What sets me apart from others? Easily my passion I’d say. People who don’t know me have zero clue what this game means to me and has done for me and continues to do for me. I truly haven’t met more than 5 people who like basketball more than me. EVER. I don’t know how possible it humanly is. Who is watching every single game available before they were born just out of curiosity? Who studies every year of the ABA just because they don’t want to be clueless about any part of NBA history? Who also has played their whole life and continues to want to? Who coaches youth basketball just to get his competitive fix and to be apart of a team with all that going on? I’m not sure if anyone can say ALL those specific things. I’m determined to know more about the history of the NBA than anyone my age or younger. It’s one of my many missions. I don’t care if it takes me a decade to watch all the games. Knowledge is power and too many people think they know it all when they really don’t know a thing.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Oh god haha, the copout answer is wherever they want. I wouldn’t put any spot first but I’d ask them what they want. If they want to see the beach, I’d take them to Santa Monica and Malibu. For a sports game, obviously downtown LA in some capacity. Culver City, Playa Vista, Marina Del Rey, Manhattan and Hermosa beach, are some of the more underrated parts of the city that have some good local eateries. Hollywood would be far down my list.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’ve just learned from other people. I take bits and pieces from everyone to try and produce my content and form my view on sports and life. My family always deserves the most credit cause they do it all. Without them, I’m nothing,

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