Ifan Jemal Parkins is a former professional basketball shooting guard athlete who attempted to join the NBA by training with the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2002 invited by NBA legend Otis Smith. He also trained under the late Coach Randy Redwine with Club Seattle in Renton which occasionally trained with the Seattle Supersonics in the early 2000s, including attending many training/free agent camps in the defunct CBA, IBA and ABA (Bellingham Slam & Idaho Stampede). He is also a former special ability background actor who appeared in several popular movies and TV shows while he was training to become an NBA player. After succumbing to injuries, sports politics and lack of support; he retired and focused on entrepreneurship in multimedia, tourism, music, sports and lifestyle entertainment promotions by relocating from North America to Asia.
His most notable accomplishments include producing a top-tier pilot radio show on ESPN radio in Hawaii and organising a private scrimmage match between local well-known businessmen and NBA Legend Jamal Crawford and most recently all of HAINAVI.COM ventures!
Ifan often gives credit to many mentors in his life, starting with praising the most-high, his loving family, NFL legend Brian Dawkins, Patrick Sapp, Michael Jordan, Charles Oakley, Sheldon Nagata (ESPN), Les Brown, Grant Cardone, Donald Trump, and his small influential circle in business leadership.
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