La Jolla Country Day high school basketball player Jada Williams poses for a portrait in San Diego. Williams,a former all-state player for Blue Springs High School, has been a fixture on social media since she was 11 and stands out because of her flair for engagement. With the advent of NIL, she has parlayed her basketball skill and social media presence into six major endorsement deals that bring in a total of six figures a year. Photo Credit: Gregory Bull/AP
By Bernie Wilson AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO — It’s the middle of the afternoon and Jada Williams begins a live stream on Instagram. In…