Self-Service

North Carolina State D.J. Burns runs vending machine business

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April 1, 2024

D.J. Burns, a basketball player for the NCAA North Carolina State Wolfpack team also runs a vending machine business. Burns first got into the business after talking with his trainer, Gabe Blair, according to a report by Market Watch.

"I was just talking to him about some things I went through, and what are ways to make money outside of basketball so you're not, like, one-dimensional as a person. That was one of the things he showed me, and I took after it," Burns said in a podcast episode of "Pardon My Take."

Burns has since purchased two vending machines and has advised others to get into the business. He did not reveal how much he makes from the business.