John Salley is a former NBA champion, health/wellness advocate, and talk show host. He's also partnered with The Vegan Vine, a vegan wine company. His goal is to educate the public and the wine drinking community about animal products used in the production of wines.

Salley is from Brooklyn, New York. He accepted a Basketball Scholarship to Georgia Tech to play for legendary head coach Bobby Cremins. From there Salley went on to become a 15-year NBA veteran and was the first NBA player to win four championships with three different teams. After his retirement from the NBA in 2000, Salley explored several opportunities in both television and film. John has served as host for numerous award shows and recently hosted the Reunion Shows of VH-1’s #1 rated show, Basketball Wives. John is also the head of his own production company, John Salley Presents, Inc.

On December 29, 2015, Salley wrote an open letter to Michelle Obama urging her to go vegan, particularly because Obama is very concerned with health and wellness.