John Salley is an American retired professional basketball player, and talk show host. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises, as well as the first player (and only one of two, the other being
Tim Duncan) in the NBA to win a championship in three decades.
After being drafted in the first round out of Georgia Tech in 1986, the 6'11 (2.11 m) Salley played both power forward and center for the
Detroit Pistons,
Miami Heat,
Toronto Raptors,
Chicago Bulls,
Panathinaikos B.C. and
Los Angeles Lakers. He was a long-time host of the former Fox Sports Net show
The Best Damn Sports Show Period (2001). He is a vegan activist, chef, and wellness entrepreneur.
John Salley had a role in
Bad Boys (1995) and
Bad Boys II (2003) as a thick-glassed computer hacking nerd who gets out of jail because he helps crack files for the Miami Police Department. In 1996, Salley appeared as a veteran basketball player alongside
Whoopi Goldberg in the film
Eddie (1996), about a fan who takes over as coach of the
New York Knicks.
Unexpected Ties(2024)as Coach Moore
Bad Boys: Ride or Die(2024)as Fletcher
Diarra from Detroit(2024)as Tony Kincaid
All American(2018)as John Salley
Sneakerella(2022)as Darius King
God Bless Bitcoin(2024)
Venom Fighting First Strike(2004)
A Fare to Remember(1999)
Harlem Globetrotters: America's Greatest Show(2026)as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show(2022)as Self - Guest
Front Office Sports Today(2025)as Self
Sports Gone Wrong(2025)as Self
Home & Family(2012)as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race(2009)as Self - Guest Judge
Without Bias(2009)as Self - Fmr. NBA Player
Howard Stern on Demand(2005)as Self
