WEBVTT - Chris Paul Gets Better With Age

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, I'm Slum. I'm fifteen years old and I know

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA. Today's guest really needs no introduction. He's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most famous faces in the NBA, a multiple

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<v Speaker 1>time All Star, respected by everyone in the league, and

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<v Speaker 1>now a member of a my Golden State Warriors. Today

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<v Speaker 1>we're talking to the point God, Chris Park. Okay, Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>So we're sitting here at UCLA for your Club sixty one.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you let us know a little bit about what

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<v Speaker 1>that really is.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, A Club sixty one is a leadership program that

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<v Speaker 2>I started and then name sixty one comes from my

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<v Speaker 2>late grandfather, and it's been really cool. I try to

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<v Speaker 2>bring a group of kids from every city that I've

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<v Speaker 2>played in, which is a lot now over my NBA career,

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<v Speaker 2>and I bring a number of kids here to LA

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<v Speaker 2>and over the course of three days we do all

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<v Speaker 2>different types of things. Community service, We talk like at night,

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<v Speaker 2>we have real conversations about life and just allow them

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<v Speaker 2>to express themselves. We do financial literacy, taking them to Lockmow,

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<v Speaker 2>just doing things and trying to give him a head

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<v Speaker 2>start on different things that they may need.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure that is life changing because I know this

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<v Speaker 1>podcast for me is too, so anything with you life changing.

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<v Speaker 1>So I like to start off. You know, I'm fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>years old, and sort of the thing about Sloan knows

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<v Speaker 1>is that I have a different perspective, right, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen year old girl, which is not probably the normal

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<v Speaker 1>person that's usually interviewing you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm guessing no, I mean, I got a fourteen year

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<v Speaker 2>old son. I'm sure he's.

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<v Speaker 1>They're interviewing you most. But so I want to know

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<v Speaker 1>about you when you were fourteen? What was your personality like?

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<v Speaker 2>Man? Fourteen, So I would have been going to my

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<v Speaker 2>freshman year high school. Man, I just came off being

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<v Speaker 2>a class president in eighth grade, but then going to

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth grade, everybody they knew me in school, the

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<v Speaker 2>CJ's little brother. I got an older brother. So I

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<v Speaker 2>was starting high school trying to find myself and trying

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<v Speaker 2>to find myself as a basketball player. I played JV

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<v Speaker 2>basketball for two years as a JV I mean as

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<v Speaker 2>a freshman as sophomore. So I was just trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out myself.

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<v Speaker 1>And then at fifteen years old, what were you like

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<v Speaker 1>as a basketball player? Like you said, you know you

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<v Speaker 1>were on JV. I read somewhere that you were five eight?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that? Is that true?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably on a good day, Yeah, exactly exactly. It's funny.

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<v Speaker 2>I was short. I always say I was vertically challenged

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<v Speaker 2>my whole life, and so I just sort of had

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<v Speaker 2>to try to figure it out. I played football too, yes, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so that's where a lot of the physicality came from.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know. I was a after school counselor

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<v Speaker 2>at a YMCA. You know, I was working at a job,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I don't know, just hanging out with my friends,

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<v Speaker 2>playing at the YMCA and trying not to get in trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>So then, what was it like that moment where you

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<v Speaker 1>realized like you were going to be a generational talent?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you first and foremost.

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<v Speaker 1>That was commenting question, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. You know, I was telling the kids today,

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking to him. I was hoping as a

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<v Speaker 2>kid that I could play in the NBA and the NFL. Right, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>I used to dream, you know. It wasn't until I

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<v Speaker 2>got a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Like bo Jackson, see look at you. That's what this

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<v Speaker 1>is called slow notes like the commercial boat.

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<v Speaker 2>Did not know that? Did not know that? But that's

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<v Speaker 2>don't learn something new every day exactly. And what's crazy

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<v Speaker 2>about it is as a kid, I didn't know. I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't pay attention to the fact that football and basketball

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<v Speaker 2>were like the same time. Yes, you know, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so glad nobody ever burst that bubble for me, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean, and just allowed me to have

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<v Speaker 2>that dream and thinking that I could do both, but

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<v Speaker 2>that that was my goal to playing the NBA in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like we need to see you out there

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL, like is cool. I wish there was

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<v Speaker 1>like a celebrity game. I want to see you out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm cool. No, I play quarterback. Get me the red

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<v Speaker 2>shirt so they can't touch me.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is your like NFL player comparison?

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<v Speaker 2>My player comparison? I don't know. I was a huge msman.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to love Deon Sanders, right, because when I

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<v Speaker 2>played football, I played both sides, right, I played quarterback,

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<v Speaker 2>I played running back, I played cornerback. I played all

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<v Speaker 2>of that. So but I still love football to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. So then as a basketball player, though,

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<v Speaker 1>which NBA player did you sort of emulate your game

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<v Speaker 1>on when you were.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifteen when I was fifteen. I don't know if I emulated,

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<v Speaker 2>but the person. It's funny. At that age, I watched

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<v Speaker 2>so much basketball, but I was the biggest Michael Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>fan you could find. But obviously I couldn't play like

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<v Speaker 2>mj even though you try. But Alan Iverson, Hey, that

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<v Speaker 2>was my guy. You know what I mean. Believe it

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<v Speaker 2>or not, I had braids At one point, I was

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<v Speaker 2>going to say, once upon a time, I had braids. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>I used to wear a sleeve any and everything Alan

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<v Speaker 2>Everson was doing was what I wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 1>And so pre the New Orleans era, were you a

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<v Speaker 1>Hornets fan or what was that like growing up in

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<v Speaker 1>North Carolina?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Pre uh, I like the Hornets, but I was

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<v Speaker 2>just Michael Jordan's Yeah, anything Michael Jordans. I'm born and

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<v Speaker 2>raised in North Carolina. He's from North Carolina. Whatever Michael

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan was doing was who I was with.

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<v Speaker 1>So there was no when you were drafted to New Orleans,

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<v Speaker 1>there was no connection there like, oh, this team used

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<v Speaker 1>to be in North Carolina, Like you didn't feel that.

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<v Speaker 2>Way now it was a connection. It was a connection

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<v Speaker 2>because Charlotte is an hour away from where I grew up, right,

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<v Speaker 2>so I didn't really get to go to games like that.

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<v Speaker 2>First of all, we couldn't afford it. But one of

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<v Speaker 2>the memories that I do have, so Muggsy Bogues played

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<v Speaker 2>at Wake far so yes, and I was a huge

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<v Speaker 2>Muggsy fan. And when I got he'd go, He'd go

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<v Speaker 2>when it come to that. And Muggsy when I committed

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<v Speaker 2>to go to Wake, actually took me under his wing,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean. Like and just I remember

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<v Speaker 2>he let me come speak at his camp. I used

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<v Speaker 2>to go kick it at his house. And then one

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<v Speaker 2>of my fondest memories too of all the Hornets was

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<v Speaker 2>master P was on there was on their preseason team

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<v Speaker 2>and I got to go, got to go to a

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<v Speaker 2>game to see master P playing for the Charlotte Hornets.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cool. And you know at West Fourth High School,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know that. And just said, AAU, did

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<v Speaker 1>you ever have any run ins with any other NBA players?

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<v Speaker 2>A You A lot of them, A lot of them.

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<v Speaker 2>So I played AAU my whole life, eleven and under

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<v Speaker 2>all the way to seventeen and Under didn't win the

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<v Speaker 2>championship until seventeens. My last year playing AU, we won

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<v Speaker 2>the championship. But me and Bron had known each other

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<v Speaker 2>probably since we was like fourteen, so we were fourteen.

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<v Speaker 2>His team all Ohio Shooting Stars. They they finished second

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<v Speaker 2>and we finished third. Okay, right, because it's one team

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<v Speaker 2>out of California to forty stars used to win it

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<v Speaker 2>every year.

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<v Speaker 1>That's where it's at, California.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, all right, whatever, huh. They wanted elevens, twelve, thirteen's fourteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>But then too, when I was sixteen, I played against Andrew.

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<v Speaker 1>Do they have any players the California team?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think. So.

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny to look back at that because it probably

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<v Speaker 1>mattered to you so much, and then like you and

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<v Speaker 1>Browner are here now and where that definitely mattered.

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<v Speaker 2>They used to have a dude named Shane Harrison who

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<v Speaker 2>went to Modern Day. They had a point guard I

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<v Speaker 2>think named Travonte Nelson's crazy. I remember that because they

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<v Speaker 2>were just so good. They were so good at that age.

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<v Speaker 2>But I played against Shannon Brown, I played against Andre Gadala.

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<v Speaker 2>Me and Drake played against each other. He used to

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<v Speaker 2>play for the Illinois Warriors. I was on a sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>and on the team, and he was on the seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>and on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, yeah, that's ironic.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so I mean you just know each other for

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<v Speaker 2>so long because you play on all these circuits.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for sure. And speaking of that, like, I know

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<v Speaker 1>little Chris, your son fourteen, I'm fifteen, you know, probably

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<v Speaker 1>playing AIAU. Now, what differences do you see sort of

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<v Speaker 1>in the state of your youth basketball careers? Like what

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<v Speaker 1>is the difference between AAU then and AAU now or

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<v Speaker 1>social media then? And obviously you probably didn't have that

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<v Speaker 1>aspect of your basketball career.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a lot different. It's a lot different. My son

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<v Speaker 2>plays out here with Russ's AU team with Why Not,

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<v Speaker 2>and I have an AAU program that's on the East

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<v Speaker 2>coast in North Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>And so which is an incredible alumni.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, we blessed and fortunate, my parents, everybody. We've been

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<v Speaker 2>doing this for a long time, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just different now. Obviously social media kids now everybody shows

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<v Speaker 2>their highlights, not the low lights. Yeah, you know, And

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<v Speaker 2>so you're just trying to make sure that all the

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<v Speaker 2>kids understand the work ethic that has to go into

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<v Speaker 2>being great at anything.

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<v Speaker 1>So now I want to move on to your NBA career.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about you when you were fifteen and it's

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<v Speaker 1>a good age. Good things happen now, but I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like better things have happened to you now. So what

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<v Speaker 1>do you think is the most memorable play of your career?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Man, the most memorable play of my career. That's tough,

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<v Speaker 2>that's really.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked tough questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't I don't know. I don't know the

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<v Speaker 2>most memorable play. I'm trying to think, and I'm usually

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<v Speaker 2>really good at these things. But it's probably one of

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<v Speaker 2>the plays when I first came into the league. Might

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<v Speaker 2>have been my first bucket in Oklahoma against the Sacramento Kings,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean, So two thousand and five,

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<v Speaker 2>a little while ago, you know, But yeah, that's probably

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<v Speaker 2>one of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that must have been so weird playing in Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 1>when you're a team based out of New Orleans, Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't imagine how that is, especially when you're thrown

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<v Speaker 1>into the league in the first place, which is anyway stressful,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you're totally relocated, Like, I can't imagine that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's wow, it's wild. And I think too, the reason

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<v Speaker 2>why you do it, and there's always this amazing connection

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<v Speaker 2>between myself and New Orleans is because I got drafted

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<v Speaker 2>right before Katrina hit. Yeah, you know, so that was

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<v Speaker 2>something that's always embraced me with that city, Yeah for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And talking about most memorable place, what is the most

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<v Speaker 1>memorable assist of your career?

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<v Speaker 2>The most memorable assist? Uh, yeah, that one's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to be to to DeAndre Jordan's you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Yeah, he caught a dunk. Uh. It was crazy

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<v Speaker 2>and that's my guy now, Brandon night h it's sick.

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<v Speaker 2>I was on the right wing and that's me and

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<v Speaker 2>DJ used to work on that in practice, is when

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<v Speaker 2>the team would down the ball screen and he would

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<v Speaker 2>act like he was coming to set a screen for me.

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<v Speaker 2>He just run to the rim for a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You can find that clip anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen it. So how do you think your game

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<v Speaker 1>has evolved since your rookie year?

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<v Speaker 2>Man? So, uh, it's yeah. It's cool though because this morning, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>this morning actually worked out with no one playing the

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<v Speaker 2>country h kid AJUDABNSA. So it was crazy because we

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<v Speaker 2>was talking about how your game starts to change at

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<v Speaker 2>times and you don't even realize it. Yeah. Right, So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm constantly watching film, watching YouTube, watching all this stuff

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<v Speaker 2>for me playing over the years, and I'll see a

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<v Speaker 2>move that I used to do and I'd be like, damn, what, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't do that no more. And so your game

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<v Speaker 2>just sort of changes and evolves sometimes for the betterment

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<v Speaker 2>of your game, right, Like sometimes you figure out, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>depending on who you are. Luckily I've been on the

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<v Speaker 2>good side of it for the most part. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>just it may take you less droubles to get to

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<v Speaker 2>a certain spot. So I think obviously athleticism has dropped considerably.

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<v Speaker 2>But what you lose in athleticism a lot of times

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<v Speaker 2>you find in awareness.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for sure. And throughout your career, I mean, you've

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<v Speaker 1>won so many awards, but which has really meant the

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<v Speaker 1>most to you?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Man? Which award has meant the most to me? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>There's been a lot of different ones, but I'll say

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<v Speaker 2>the one that that really touched me, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty emotional, was the Kobe and GG Award. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I received that at the at the All Star Game

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years ago, and and Vanessa actually gave

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<v Speaker 2>it to me. And knowing how much Kobe meant to

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<v Speaker 2>not only me, but to everybody into the game, it's

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<v Speaker 2>something that I got in my house and that I cherished.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, So moving on now, what was your what's

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<v Speaker 1>your like? Pregame song slash pregame ritual?

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<v Speaker 2>I got a gang of pregame ritual. You ain't got

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<v Speaker 2>enough time right now for all things. Give it to

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<v Speaker 2>us to get ready for the game. Uh pregame song? Man,

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<v Speaker 2>My my playlist is so different, like it could be

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<v Speaker 2>Kirk Franklin at one point, and then it's gonna go

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<v Speaker 2>to Lil Wayne, then Jay Z, then right back to

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<v Speaker 2>Latini Adams. I listened to a lot of gospel music

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<v Speaker 2>before the games, but and then all the stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>I got to do before games. Sheesh, oh man, let

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<v Speaker 2>me let me go. I gotta think, because I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>a drink that I drink or whatnot. I gotta hit

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<v Speaker 2>the lid three times, then I take the lid off,

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<v Speaker 2>and then like I'm toasting the DeAndre Jordans, even though

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<v Speaker 2>we ain't teammates no more. We started that when I

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<v Speaker 2>was with the Clippers, so I still like toasted him

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<v Speaker 2>in the locker room. Then I drink the drink.

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<v Speaker 1>Then, man, what is the drink?

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<v Speaker 2>The drink I was like beat juice and all this

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<v Speaker 2>difference okay, and then I usually take a I do

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<v Speaker 2>a shot of espresso before the games, and then I

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<v Speaker 2>have to call I have to call my wife before

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<v Speaker 2>every game, right before I leave the locker room, like seriously,

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<v Speaker 2>if she don't answer, I will go nuts, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean, just because you the routine of it.

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<v Speaker 2>What else I gotta do? I gotta I go and

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<v Speaker 2>find a slam board in the locker room, right, a

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<v Speaker 2>slamp board, and I stand on the slamt board three times?

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<v Speaker 1>Right, so we oh, well about your number. Let's let's

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<v Speaker 1>forget I just said I can get really deep there

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<v Speaker 1>and be like three. Where does that come from? And

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<v Speaker 1>then I was like, oh, CP three.

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<v Speaker 2>So usually the guys that work in the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>they say it with me two one two three, And

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<v Speaker 2>then when we run out on the court. See, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a whole lot of stuff. The first play that I do.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly we need to do a whole episode just we

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<v Speaker 1>can bring.

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<v Speaker 2>Some beat you special.

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<v Speaker 1>We can do it together. I mean I may have

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<v Speaker 1>something different than like Blue Gate, right or something. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like more my style. Okay, so we're gonna move on

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<v Speaker 1>to another segment that I like to call takes harder

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<v Speaker 1>than Kelly you Braid Junior. Yeah, so, oh you heard me?

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<v Speaker 1>Takes harder than Kelly you Brad Junior?

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<v Speaker 2>What is going on?

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<v Speaker 1>You know exactly what I'm saying. I know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying. So these are really hot takes, clearly,

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<v Speaker 1>so get hot with me in these takes. Let's which

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<v Speaker 1>NBA player is the best dressed?

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<v Speaker 2>Best dressed me?

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<v Speaker 1>That's sweet? Okay, Now give someone else somebody like talk

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<v Speaker 1>about someone.

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<v Speaker 2>Else, somebody else that addresses that shay of course, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Love his fits to who is the best shoe game?

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<v Speaker 2>The best shoe game? Okay, I got it? Uh, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I don't pay attention to gouts shoes like that.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just two walked in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't know. I don't know who not. PJ

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker talk tuk got a lot of shoes too, Yeah yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>bron Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. Which NBA teammate is the best singer Darius Baisley?

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<v Speaker 1>Really interesting? Okay, I've never heard that answer before.

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<v Speaker 2>I like that. No.

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<v Speaker 1>I usually ask which NBA player could run for president,

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<v Speaker 1>and literally every time it's unanimous it's you. So instead

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<v Speaker 1>of asking you that question, I want to know would

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<v Speaker 1>you run for president?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you think you? No no chance?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I was gonna like propose an idea that you

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<v Speaker 1>could be president. I could be vice president, would be

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<v Speaker 1>super cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Just be the president. Okay, you do that.

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<v Speaker 1>I got your vote absolutely and your endorsement. I better see.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna have like a whole commercial, right like instead

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<v Speaker 1>of State Farm, just sloan for president.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, you're gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's the goal after this. Hopefully this works out

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<v Speaker 1>enough so that I can be the president. Which arena

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<v Speaker 1>is your favorite to play in? Environment wise?

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<v Speaker 2>My favorite arena? Environment? Oh the Garden MB Madison Square

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<v Speaker 2>Guard is nothing like it. Madison Square Garden is so

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<v Speaker 2>dope because the energy in there is obviously you in

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<v Speaker 2>the Mecca. But they like appreciate really good basketball. Yeah right,

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<v Speaker 2>So when I say that, I mean, if you go

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<v Speaker 2>play in Utah, I don't care how good you playing,

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<v Speaker 2>they booing you. Oh yeah, I ain't gonna like you,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? But in Madison Square Garden,

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<v Speaker 2>if you play the game the right way and you

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<v Speaker 2>show up and you hoop, they always appreciate really good basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>And then now we said environment, But I want to

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<v Speaker 1>know which which arena has the best food in your humble.

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<v Speaker 2>Opinion, in my in my opinion, I mean most of

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<v Speaker 2>the time I'm playing, I'm not eating.

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<v Speaker 1>So the reason why I asked that question is because

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<v Speaker 1>I watched an interview with your now teammates Steph Curry,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was saying he was like ranking the stadium's popcorn,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was confused because I was like, why are

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<v Speaker 1>you eating the pop part? You know, could you ever

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<v Speaker 1>eat the food or.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you can. It's funny. I mean, you got like

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<v Speaker 2>in San Antonio, you could order water Burger, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying. And every time I used to play

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta, I get Chick fil A. You know. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's different too now, Like I mean, when I first

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<v Speaker 2>came into the league, give me some chicken fingers and

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<v Speaker 2>French fries before the game. A lot different now it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot different now. But yeah, once upon a time, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I loved playing like in Atlanta or whatnot, so you

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<v Speaker 2>get that Chick fil A.

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<v Speaker 1>I also think another thing is is like how much

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<v Speaker 1>everything has sort of grown, Like Chick fil A used

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<v Speaker 1>to be sort of special to cities like that, and

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<v Speaker 1>now it's everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you can get that everywhere, so on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>so I can't get it.

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<v Speaker 1>Don trip What non NBA player celebrity is the best

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<v Speaker 1>at basketball?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? You know who can hoop? Who can really hoop?

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<v Speaker 2>Jay Cole?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, I mean like a pro stint.

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<v Speaker 2>Basically, we played against each other in high school.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we played against each other in high school. And

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<v Speaker 2>then a couple of summers ago, I was home in

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<v Speaker 2>North Carolina and we had a whole bunch of North

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<v Speaker 2>Carolina guys come up in hoop and Jake Cole came

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<v Speaker 2>up and hooped with us, so he legit.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cool. What is the coldest jersey you ever worn?

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<v Speaker 1>Not like the team, but just like the sickest jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll probably have to say too. So one of them

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<v Speaker 2>is the Marti Gras audition when I played in New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 2>And then it's crazy because I see pictures here and

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<v Speaker 2>there of when I played in Oklahoma City for New Orleans.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to be clear because I played in Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 2>City too. For Oklahoma for the clarifications, but for Valentine's

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<v Speaker 2>Day we had red jerseys.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cool.

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<v Speaker 2>We had red jerseys.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I think of the T shirt jerseys. You

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<v Speaker 1>want that to come back.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what. I wasn't mad at him, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean, I wasn't mad at him. You definitely

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<v Speaker 2>had to get a little bit bigger or whatnot. But

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<v Speaker 2>when I played for the Clippers, that's another one. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>those those like baby blue Clippers jerseys. Yeah, that was

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<v Speaker 2>dope too.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, this is this is a hot take. If a

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<v Speaker 1>time traveler told Clippers or Rockets to you that you

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<v Speaker 1>would be on the Warriors, what do you think you

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<v Speaker 1>would say?

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<v Speaker 2>No, my language ain't no way. There is no way.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's so it's so fun and kind of cool

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<v Speaker 2>that it ain't like a pink elephant in the room

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<v Speaker 2>or whatnot. I remember me and Steph worked out together

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<v Speaker 2>in Vegas or whatnot, and a few of the coaches

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<v Speaker 2>walked in they saw me in Warriors gear. They was like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is crazy. You would have thought. So. The fact

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<v Speaker 2>that we all can talk about it and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>like it's some secret like don't say this and don't

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<v Speaker 2>say that is really cool because it's like that with

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<v Speaker 2>my family, with everybody, everybody who's been supporting me for

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<v Speaker 2>all these.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's almost like full circle sort of. I think

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<v Speaker 1>in some.

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<v Speaker 2>To say the least, you know, but it shows you

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<v Speaker 2>like the power of sports, you know what I mean

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<v Speaker 2>and what can be and I'm excited to see what

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<v Speaker 2>we do.

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<v Speaker 1>So am I please wint a chip? Please say for

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<v Speaker 1>my mental health? Please? Okay, So this is a new

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<v Speaker 1>segment that you're the first person I'm doing it with.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is quite exciting. You should be really excited.

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<v Speaker 1>And the idea of that is, you know, so much

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<v Speaker 1>of the media is focused on negative clickbait and putting

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<v Speaker 1>players and teams against each other. But as a teenage

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<v Speaker 1>girl bringing this other sort of diverse perspective, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to be more positive. So this segment is all positivity. Okay, excited? Yeah, Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>What is one thing that makes each of these players

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<v Speaker 1>so special? Devin Booker, DeAndre Jordan and Lebron.

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<v Speaker 2>Book I think it's his not just his ability to

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<v Speaker 2>play basketball, but like who he is as a person,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean. Like a lot of times

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<v Speaker 2>you guys get a chance to see the athlete, the

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<v Speaker 2>basketball player, but I mean to know these people personally,

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<v Speaker 2>to know him and how he is with his family

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<v Speaker 2>and you know his dog, Yeah, his dog Haven, his brother, Davon,

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<v Speaker 2>but especially his sister Maya, who is like my whole heart,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying. Like she is the most

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<v Speaker 2>beautiful girl you'll ever see in your life, with the

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<v Speaker 2>kindness and beautiful, most beautiful heart. And to see him

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<v Speaker 2>in those moments with her, with his family is what

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<v Speaker 2>made I think me and book so tight.

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<v Speaker 1>Not the basketball, Okay, So now DeAndre Jordan.

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<v Speaker 2>DJ DJ big fellow. Man, that's that's my guy right there.

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<v Speaker 2>We played together for six years and we still talk

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<v Speaker 2>on the regular. We had a book party for my

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<v Speaker 2>book I just released the other day at Eigers and

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<v Speaker 2>DJ was there, you know what I mean. When he

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<v Speaker 2>won a championship, man, I was emotional for him. I

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<v Speaker 2>talked to him that night and the next morning. It

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<v Speaker 2>was just so happy for him, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>because he deserves it. So DJ just one of the funniest,

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<v Speaker 2>kindest human beings you ever see.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, and then lastly Braun.

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<v Speaker 2>And Braun man, you know, blood couldn't make us closer,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean. Life, life happens, things happen

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<v Speaker 2>here and there and whatnot. But I think to see

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<v Speaker 2>the positive impact that he's had on my life, my

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<v Speaker 2>family's life, everybody around me, and the same with him, like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll be family for the rest of our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're a very good compliment giver. So now I

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<v Speaker 1>want to ask, what is the best compliment you've ever

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<v Speaker 1>received from another NBA player.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the thing that I'm probably most proud of

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<v Speaker 2>is the fact that we're the only sports league that

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<v Speaker 2>has health insurance. Right, and it sounds small or people

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<v Speaker 2>will be like, what, why does that matters? Because there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of great players who came before us, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and to be the only professional sports league that has

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<v Speaker 2>health insurance for past players, whether it be Tiny Archibald,

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<v Speaker 2>doctor j all these guys who paved the way for us.

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<v Speaker 2>At this point my career, I'll be playing on the

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<v Speaker 2>road and I'm warming up getting ready for a game,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm just locked in on the game and a

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<v Speaker 2>former player will come up and tap me and they'd

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<v Speaker 2>be like, Chris, thanks, and I'll be like, what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>They'd be like for the health insurance, you know, because

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<v Speaker 2>back in the day when the league first started, these

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<v Speaker 2>guys didn't have access to all the health and all

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<v Speaker 2>the doctors and all that. So I think that would

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<v Speaker 2>be the.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one thing for sure. And what about this Warriors team?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you most excited.

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<v Speaker 2>For a couple of things? Probably the one thing is

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<v Speaker 2>probably playing with guys who are like so cerebral, right

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<v Speaker 2>who you know, they so smart in the way that

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<v Speaker 2>they move and the way that they know each other,

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<v Speaker 2>and so just trying to blend into that, and then

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<v Speaker 2>also being in the Chase Center and being on the

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<v Speaker 2>good side of when they go on and runs and

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<v Speaker 2>making autumn threes, you know what I mean. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be very interesting. It's gonna be an adjustment for

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<v Speaker 2>probably not only me, but for all the fans too.

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<v Speaker 2>So I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to see how that looks. It feels like

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<v Speaker 1>we're all just anxiously waiting to see what that looks like.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Yeah, so you've been in the league for

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<v Speaker 1>a good amount of times. You're heading into your nineteenth season,

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<v Speaker 1>which is, you know, more than I've been alive. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's funny. But which players development and growth over your

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<v Speaker 1>career has impressed.

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<v Speaker 2>You the most over my career.

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<v Speaker 1>In the span of those nineteen years, You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>could be a guy that was a rookie last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Or someone from your first year, right, Man, I probably

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<v Speaker 2>say Shae. I probably say Shae because I'm a little

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<v Speaker 2>biased too, because Shae is seriously like my brother, and.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Kinn because he's my husband.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, listen, my boy Shade just got engaged too.

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<v Speaker 2>So what's wild about Shae is I seen him in

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<v Speaker 2>Vegas at Summer League when he had got traded to

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<v Speaker 2>go to OKAC from the Clippers, and I seen him

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<v Speaker 2>and I adapted him up and I was like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be a great situation for you. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy for you. Boom. Maybe like five six days later,

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<v Speaker 2>I got traded to Okay See too with him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>And so that year and Oka See was it was

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<v Speaker 2>probably one of the most important years in my career

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<v Speaker 2>and I got a chance to sort of reinvent myself.

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<v Speaker 2>But Shae, Bays Schroeder, Steven Adams, all them guys on

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<v Speaker 2>that team sort of helped me like fall back in

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<v Speaker 2>love with the game now that I fell out of

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<v Speaker 2>love with it, but just seeing Shae and being my

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<v Speaker 2>teammate and now seeing how his game is just going

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<v Speaker 2>to a whole nother level, I'd be so happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, He's special for sure. Okay. So, as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the name of my podcast is Slow Knows and Sloan

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<v Speaker 1>knows your game? But do you? So I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you some trivia about yourself and let's see. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>see how you do, Chris, Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's see.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your college GPA?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, my college GPA. I was an academic All America.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so let's say three six.

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<v Speaker 1>Three point two.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that was one of them teachers.

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<v Speaker 1>But how many steals did you average in your senior

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<v Speaker 1>year of high school?

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<v Speaker 2>My senior year of high school, probably like eight six six.

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<v Speaker 2>You're very confident in yourself, yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so you were third on the NBA list for

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<v Speaker 1>most assists. What is that number?

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<v Speaker 2>Third on the list for most assists? Oh? That rhymes?

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<v Speaker 2>Ok So, how many assists do I have in my career? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm asking you, dang ten thousand, five hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>Eleven, five hundred and one. Oh and this isn't trivia.

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<v Speaker 1>But now that you're a warrior, I mean, how much

0:27:08.240 --> 0:27:09.840
<v Speaker 1>do you think that that is going to increase? Because

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<v Speaker 1>it's basically a cheap code. Now, I mean, you just

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<v Speaker 1>passed the ball, and like, let's be real, it's gonna go.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. I don't know. I ain't even thought about that

0:27:17.600 --> 0:27:19.800
<v Speaker 2>aspect of it yet. I just as soon as you

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<v Speaker 2>asked me about it some time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just opening up.

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<v Speaker 2>See John Stockton pot right into my egg because he

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<v Speaker 2>got the record for fifteen thousand or something.

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<v Speaker 1>So you think you can get that as a warrior.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I gotta play about five more years to catch him.

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<v Speaker 1>You better I want to see that, Okay. So in

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and six, you were one vote away from

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<v Speaker 1>winning unanimous Rookie of the Year.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I know who did.

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<v Speaker 1>Who is that one player that was voted other than you?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? It was d Will But it was the beat

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<v Speaker 2>rider in Utah. So you know who that guy is exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>I know exactly who it was.

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<v Speaker 1>He haunts you in your head, not at all.

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<v Speaker 2>He was just look d Will my man all day long.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, the guy in Utah he voted.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like him. During your senior year of high school,

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<v Speaker 1>you let your school West Forsyth to what record.

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<v Speaker 2>My senior year? Yes, ooh, I'm really guessing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, very impressible.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously lost the game. We'll go to the state championship.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do we lose? Three games?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, okay, three games? And how many games did you win?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Back then?

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<v Speaker 1>Thirty twenty seven seven on Chris okay close sort of?

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<v Speaker 1>How many regular season games have you played over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of your career? Mm?

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<v Speaker 2>Hm oh Man eleven Nred No.

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<v Speaker 1>One thousand, two hundred and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 2>Twelve hundred, twelve hundred and fourteen. A lot of games.

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<v Speaker 1>There we go. Thanks for listen. For more on CP

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