1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, cue just to let you know, yeah 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: yeah yeah, we got another one. 3 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Straight out of high school. We got another one. 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Just to let you know, just cause you didn't know 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: what was going on this episode. But yeah, we got 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: to know straight out of high school. But bro, we 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: appreciate you coming on. 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 2: Man. 9 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: You know you our guy. We go way way back, man, 10 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: years years. It's been over twenty years now. We getting old. Listen, 11 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: we first seen or laid eyes on each other. Man, 12 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: So thank you for coming on our show. 13 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 2: Man. 14 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 3: We appreciate me. 15 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: When you first got to the league, who's the first 16 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: person to bust your ass? 17 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 3: Oh? Ship? Okay? One? I mean what was that one? 18 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: That one though? He was like, man, you. 19 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 4: Know what the play that that that I remember that 20 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 4: sticks in my mind is Rashee Wallace. I was guarding him. 21 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 4: He can even she make you feel bad too about gardening. 22 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 4: Like he catched the ball. I think he started. I 23 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 4: was like, he went, made a move, he faded away, 24 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 4: and I was waiting on the move, and so I 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 4: challenged it and I couldn't figure out how he got 26 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 4: the shot off. And so halftime I come in and 27 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 4: I was I looked up, was like, hey, show me 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 4: that last clip when I was guarding sheep and I'm 29 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 4: watching the clip and he did a little shimmy and 30 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 4: faded away and I had him. And then as he's 31 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 4: going up in the air, he switched from his right 32 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 4: hand to his left hand and shot ship was left hand. 33 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 4: I was like, when I saw it on Filma, I 34 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 4: was like, it's a different level. 35 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: Yo, yo, yo. We live on location Dallas, Texas. It is. 36 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 5: We came down south to Detown to come check in 37 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 5: on our straight out of high school World champion, gold medalist, 38 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 5: whole lot of NBA years. 39 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 2: And all those teams and all that. 40 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 5: Man, we got the big fella Compton's own. 41 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: Out of high school, Tyson Chandler. Now we appreciate you, 42 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: big dad putting up one. 43 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 5: Got a whole lot of la talking here, la la, 44 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 5: then out of high school this out of high school there, 45 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 5: let's get into it. 46 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: I thought you were from com Hanford, California. 47 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 4: Hanford, California on the fall. I was born and raised 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 4: farm at first, before I moved to the city and stuff. Yeah, 49 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 4: I was doing all that. It was dope. It was 50 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 4: all I knew. You know, I didn't know anything. I 51 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 4: didn't know nothing. About no. You know, we just played 52 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 4: basketball and football and sports just out there. 53 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: In the yard, you know what I mean. 54 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 4: I loved it because it gave me grounding at the beginning, 55 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 4: you know, kept me humble, taught me about life and 56 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 4: what life you know it's really about. I'm glad I 57 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 4: had that experience before going to the city, you know, 58 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 4: because it kept me How is that transition there, like 59 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 4: going from being a country boy, you know we country boy, 60 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 4: being a country boy to going to the big city 61 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: where it's a lot more moving around. 62 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: People ain't just in the house on Sundays. 63 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: Everybody moving all the time in LA. That's one thing 64 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: LA that threw me off. Yeah, how was it to 65 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: take that move? 66 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: It was crazy. 67 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 4: I ain't on front like because I was used to 68 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: everybody leaving their doors open, cars on lock, you know, 69 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 4: everybody like you know how they isn't even live in 70 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 4: the country. And uh shit. The first time I was riding, 71 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 4: I rode by like a group of kids, I say, 72 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 4: and I was riding my bike and then I stopped 73 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 4: and they gonna play football. Yeah, start throwing football. One 74 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 4: of the dudes is like, yo, let me ride your bike. 75 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 4: I was like, he go ahead. He started riding. I 76 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 4: started looking. I was like, we're getting deeper. My Maggs 77 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 4: come back on my bike. They just all started laughing 78 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 4: and walking all the way. I'm like, hey, yo, And 79 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 4: that was my introduction to the city. 80 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 5: Before we get the content, I want to know when 81 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 5: the hell did you hit your first gross spurt, because 82 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 5: you remember the first time we seen is Man what 83 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 5: was it twenty twenty or was it two thousand night 84 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 5: I'm talking about you was in eighth grade then, right, yeah, Jordan, Nah, 85 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 5: when he first you was on like CNN Live or 86 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 5: so you did sit down with your seventh When I 87 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 5: first ever heard of him, he was in eighth grade, seventh. 88 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: What was you six? 89 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 3: He was like six ten at that point, Like, so 90 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 3: when did. 91 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 5: You, like when did you start just like spouting like 92 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 5: coming to get this tall? 93 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: And it was I was always tall. 94 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 3: I was. 95 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 4: I was like six' four in the sixth, grade six, 96 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 4: seven and the, seventh six, ten, eighth and then that's 97 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 4: kind of WHEN i slowed down AND i wasn't on the, 98 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 4: scene so. NOBODY i wasn't playing a, yall wasn't doing. 99 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: Nothing when did you like get coordinated with? 100 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 5: That LIKE i guess it had to be early because 101 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 5: you you came on the scene big time. 102 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 4: Early so it was it was honestly the. Farm from the, 103 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 4: farm then going to the. Projects it was like because 104 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 4: because the game wasn't LIKE i ain't know nothing about THE. 105 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 4: NBA i ain't nothing ABOUT i, MEAN nfl was kind 106 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 4: of probably WHAT i, watched BUT i, did you don't 107 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 4: know how to get. There so it was just it 108 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 4: was just like. HOOPING i played sports like against my family, 109 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 4: members and you, know it was just for fun and. 110 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 4: Passion so and you, know and from WHERE i was, 111 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 4: from it was all about. Heart like ONCE i did 112 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 4: move to the city AND i was in the, projects 113 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 4: it WAS i was, big and SO i was hooping 114 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 4: all the dough boys that come around and better on. 115 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 4: Me and so it was LIKE i was basically in 116 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 4: a pit young and last sudden WHEN i got to 117 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 4: playing and it meant, something it was like, this this is. 118 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: Easy there's a lot of schools with a lot of rich. History, 119 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: yeah when we came out, here we got introduced To. 120 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: Westchester you know What i'm. Saying you Had, crenshaw you 121 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: had all these other. Schools what Made compton the school that. 122 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 4: You chose to go to When, so so WHEN i 123 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 4: was choosing schools at the, time it was like In, 124 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 4: California Modern day was, Big crenshaw was, Big dominius was, 125 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 4: big And westchester was like right, there West chester got 126 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 4: big like kind of like yeah WHEN i was in 127 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 4: high school. Whatever SO i went to it was THE 128 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 4: MLK i think it was THE Mk shootout. Somebody they 129 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: would have it AT u c L. A and all 130 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 4: of those schools were, playing and SO i was, like 131 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 4: this is my chance to go watch all these schools 132 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 4: and then see WHERE i actually felt LIKE i fit. 133 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 4: In so it really was going to BE i didn't 134 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 4: want to go To. Crenshall so it was Between domingus 135 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 4: And Modern, day and SO i watched First Modern day 136 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 4: play And Modern day was, there and it was like 137 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 4: it was their whole stands filled out and it was 138 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 4: just the you, know very simple Of vanilla And clapper 139 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 4: and they running their structure and sets and so it's 140 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 4: almost like The duke of high school And i'm watching, 141 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 4: them like and Then domingus came out and they had the, 142 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 4: band they had the drill, team the Crowd, swag Crowd, 143 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 4: switch they picking up Pressing Kenny brunner was on the 144 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 4: team at the. Time Jason thomas Uh Tashawn prance depressed 145 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 4: With kenny stripping people and just throwing lobs to J 146 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 4: t AND Jt duncan and then Watching ta pull, UP 147 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 4: i was, like this is Where i'm supposed to Be 148 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 4: like these cats is, like you, know they ate some 149 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 4: real ones and then and that's how they, playing and 150 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 4: this is WHERE i felt LIKE i can fit. In, 151 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 4: Uh but really it Was. Tashawan tashan was the reason 152 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 4: WHY i went To. Dominas that's what's. Up what Did 153 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 4: tay do to make you feel so comfortable with? That 154 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 4: just so AFTER i AFTER i watched, them like and 155 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 4: watched the teams player or, WHATEVER i was, like all, 156 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 4: Right i'm leaning Towards. Domingus and THEN i went to both. 157 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 4: Schools WHEN i went To Modern, day they was telling 158 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 4: ME i had to wear a uniform and THEN i 159 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 4: had to wear my clothes a certain way and all, 160 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 4: that AND i was, LIKE i ain't gonna fit in. 161 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 4: Here THEN i went To domingus and THEN i Met 162 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 4: tay And tate was just, chillless chillss shit so cool 163 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 4: and he's, like, man you're gonna be good you come, 164 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 4: here AND i just honestly really looked up to him 165 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 4: AND i was, like you know, what this is Where 166 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: i'm go. 167 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: Going when you get there and you like you see the, 168 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: history like you start to get in bed in the 169 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: history because like this is a, program this is a 170 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: big time. School how was it for you to just 171 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 1: get in bed in the history and be, like, MAN 172 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: i want to be like them guys that have the 173 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: jerseys and the trophies and all that stuff in the. 174 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 3: School what was that transition for? 175 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 4: You it was like straight from the, gate, Honestly LIKE 176 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 4: i came in, cause like you, Said i'm, COMING i. 177 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 4: WAS i had a lot of hype at that point 178 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 4: AND i had just you, know just sixty minutes and 179 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 4: this and, that and they was telling me you could 180 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 4: be you could jump from high. School and so for 181 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 4: me and my, mindset it was LIKE i got four 182 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 4: years to see Where i'm, At SO i can't take 183 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 4: any of this. Lightly and so WHEN i came, in 184 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 4: it was more so WHAT i was, trying WHAT i 185 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 4: was trying to, accomplish rather than what was. THERE i 186 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 4: was trying to honestly take it to a different level 187 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 4: BECAUSE i was LIKE i got to push myself further 188 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 4: than anybody that's probably gonna be. Here and so every, 189 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 4: day like there was a, GUARD i would try to 190 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 4: be faster than. Him whether it was like the, SHOOTERS 191 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: i would try to shoot better. 192 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: Whatever running flow, man you started nerve ball in that, 193 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: thing like the goals start looking small out there out 194 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: there for. You you win Mister basketball your junior, year that's, 195 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: like you, know that's accomplishment in the state to win 196 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: at your Junior how was that for you to In 197 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: california with all the great hoopers and hoopers that goes 198 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: all through the land Of. 199 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 3: CALIFORNIA i was to win Mister basketball your junior. 200 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 4: Year, HONESTLY i look back on it now AND i 201 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 4: can appreciate the accomplishments more THAN i did. 202 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 3: THEN i. 203 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 4: DIDN'T i HONESTLY i. DIDN'T i didn't pay attention to 204 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 4: nothing racking them. Up, yeah it's just, like this ain't 205 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 4: WHAT i come. 206 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 5: For here's so much expectation on, you like all that 207 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 5: was almost expected. 208 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 4: Exactly it's like IF i don't get, this THEN i, 209 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 4: Mean i'm not gonna be that. Dude i'm not, going you, 210 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 4: know to the. League and, then, honestly it was it 211 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: was that year WHEN i came to watch. YOU i 212 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 4: watched you play with The. Clippers you were. PLAYING i 213 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 4: was in the. Stands you might not remember, this BUT 214 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 4: i was, watching and then AFTERWARDS i came and then 215 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 4: it came down and talked to. You i'm, Like i'm 216 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 4: like what you think because it was on and he was, like, 217 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 4: man you could do. 218 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,319 Speaker 3: This you could do. This. Man you was telling me 219 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 3: how the league was and. 220 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 4: That was like that gave me the extra little mode 221 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 4: if they're LIKE i could do. It BUT i still 222 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 4: didn't know with, everything because you, know you still got 223 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 4: that do you just push him? 224 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: Forth because it's the best of the. Best you watching 225 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: the best ON. Tv you really want to know. 226 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 4: If it's real, exactly and like you, know you're a 227 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 4: competitor and you Feel BUT i never got caught up 228 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 4: in the hype about. Myself you. Was you was my 229 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 4: favorite player to watch in high. School So i'm. WATCHING 230 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 4: i went back home at the night, camps like, yo, man, 231 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 4: whatever you got some big ass feet man like. 232 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: Out there The, States like, MAN i was, like, man 233 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: just do. 234 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 3: It like the boy D miles was like he come 235 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 3: down on skates and JUST i was LIKE i ain't 236 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 3: never seen nobody move like, that handle like. 237 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 2: THAT i was, like. 238 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 4: Damn and then when you got to the, LEAGUE i 239 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,199 Speaker 4: didn't know HOW i WERE i was gonna, fit you 240 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 4: know WHAT i? Mean LIKE i watched you and you 241 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 4: just come out? College DID i watched you coming out 242 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 4: out of high? School and then you were more of a, 243 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 4: three so it made sense went to the. Three you 244 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 4: didn't went to the, three and it made, sense like 245 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 4: you know WHAT i mean was? Fast you could play. 246 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 4: That for, ME i didn't know what the league was 247 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 4: gonna be like for me because it wasn't a lot 248 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 4: of players like. Me everybody was big bruits and all. 249 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 4: That and it was LIKE i was, like all, right 250 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 4: where's my game gonna be? At you, know and and, 251 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 4: yeah waiting you, know to get drafted and all that 252 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 4: kind of. Stuff and then you, KNOW i had to 253 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 4: find my way because the league still wasn't WHERE i was. 254 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 4: At the league is there, Now but you know WHEN 255 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 4: i came in WHEN i went To, chicago they was 256 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 4: LIKE i came down and pulled up and they was, 257 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 4: like what the is? 258 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: That we didn't drive you for? That get you down 259 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 3: on that. BLOCK i was like all, Right Like i'm 260 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 3: out for. 261 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 4: Surviving do you remember us coming to the, game BECAUSE 262 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 4: i did not. 263 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: My games coming to the game and anaheuh, yeah behind we. Came, 264 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: yes we came to the game and dominated that. 265 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 3: Game like, man it. Was it was huge for. Me, Man, 266 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 3: like that's What i'm. 267 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 4: SAYING i look up TO i looked up to y'all, 268 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 4: catch regardless or whatever your position, Was like y'all was 269 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 4: the y'all, was you, know in front of. Me SO 270 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 4: i looked up to all y'all catch that was in 271 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 4: front of, me you know WHAT i, mean whereas you kraan, 272 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 4: oh like all of them dudes who was hooping At Nike, 273 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 4: camp LIKE i would Love like that was my favorite, 274 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 4: part just coming to, watch you know WHAT i, mean 275 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 4: because it was. 276 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: To watch my first RECAUSE i broke my, Thumb so 277 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: it was it was a good time to just beat there. 278 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 3: And just sit around and just kind. 279 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 5: Of association there he was just sitting. There he broke 280 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 5: thro my hand and you got still the number. 281 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 4: One SEE i was gonna, say still top five on the. 282 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: Sideline, yeah you, know, men you KNOW i do one 283 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: thing LIKE i do one thing your, class like your 284 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: class is a unique. Class like you got other big 285 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: man Like Eddie, Curry Kwame. Brown you know What i'm. 286 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: Saying like the history y'all made in y'all draft class 287 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: is just. Amazing but just to go through them ranks 288 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: and watching them guys like, MAN i seen Any curry 289 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: over there and just seeing them THROUGH au or, whatever 290 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: passing Through Nike camp or whatever it. Is how was 291 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: that him being your rival or they being your rival 292 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: time and you get drafted to the same team as. 293 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:30,199 Speaker 4: Him it was, tough, tough like you go Through LIKE i, 294 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 4: mean you know how it. Is y'all played each other 295 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 4: in high. SCHOOL i remember that we played each. Other 296 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 4: it was, like and you know how it is back, 297 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 4: then it's not, like you, know there's not all the 298 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 4: YouTube ar or you, know none of the social, media 299 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 4: so you can't see the cat until you see, them 300 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 4: like AND i actually like the better that because it's, 301 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 4: like you, know it's the it's the competitive edge that 302 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 4: you can, keep. 303 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 3: You know WHAT i. 304 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 4: Mean and it's like you sizing the dude up finally 305 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 4: when you see. Them AND i remember finally playing that. 306 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 4: GAME i was, like, damn this dude is, Big like 307 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 4: he is big and can move like this and so 308 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 4: we played in that game and then and then then 309 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 4: we get ready to go into the drafts and it's 310 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 4: like you start hearing different names and where guys are gonna, 311 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 4: land and so it's this pecking, order so you, know 312 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 4: we all, competitive SO i can stand. Them i'm, like he'd. 313 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 4: Arrival we get. DRAFTED i didn't know THAT i was 314 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 4: getting traded to the uh to the. 315 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 3: Book yeah we got. 316 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 4: YOU i was so hip to be coming to play with, 317 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 4: y'all and then THEN i got. TRADED i was, like all. 318 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 4: Right at, FIRST i was, like how the hell is 319 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 4: this gonna? Work and then we we sit in the 320 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 4: same room and it's kind of like we're just sitting. 321 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 4: There he was like right there on the trade, table right, 322 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 4: here like not making no eye, contact now looking each. 323 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 4: Other day we even did our press, conferences like just 324 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 4: like up. 325 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: There competitive. 326 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 4: Like and then finally like LIKE i could love that, dude. 327 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 4: MAN i love him to this, day like he got 328 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 4: the best hard best. Dude and then you, know once 329 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 4: once a little like your. 330 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 2: Brother, YEAH i remember y'all frolicking on the cover OF. 331 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 3: Us, YEAH i remember. 332 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: That guys Like Brandon jennings we had on the show 333 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: he was saying exactly what you're saying about. Us he 334 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: was saying like how he was watching you and how 335 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: he was the ball boy and. 336 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 3: Stuff do you REMEMBER? 337 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: Bj Absolutely, yeah to see his career in, him get 338 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: the opportunity and the route he. Took you, KNOW i 339 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: considered him a straight, game you know What i'm saying that. 340 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: Fact how is that for you to just see one 341 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: of the guys that wanted the look guys to actually 342 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: make it to. 343 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 3: The same lead that you make? It? MAN i love. 344 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 4: IT i love, it, Dude like watching him and you, 345 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 4: know knowing where we come, from and and it's just 346 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 4: that he was in the, gym could have been anywhere. 347 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 4: Else you, know his mama had him in the, gym 348 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 4: him and his. Brother they would be in there. NonStop 349 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 4: and WHENEVER i was trying to get up extra, shots 350 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 4: he was the little one out be rebounding from, me 351 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 4: you know WHAT i. Mean so so to see that 352 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 4: he stayed to. It and then WHEN i left And 353 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 4: i'm in the league AND i start hearing about him 354 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 4: like getting BUFF i always knew little you, know he 355 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 4: will be handled the. Rock but then it's like it's 356 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 4: game wing to another. ELEVEN i came back AND i was, like, 357 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 4: yeah that's. It and then to see him, like, actually you, 358 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 4: know make, it you, know do something for, Himself it's, 359 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 4: like that's your hits on McDonald's. 360 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: Game to be accepted to playing the McDonald's game with 361 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: the list of guys that y'all, HAD i had a deep, 362 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: list you, know a deep. 363 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 3: Class how was? That how was that achievement for? 364 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: You because you, know you kind of came into starting 365 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: everywhere they started giving a little more televised games ON, 366 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: tv but for, us that was the ultimate televised. 367 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 3: Game SO i, know like you, know and. 368 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: You, conscious, like, man this is gonna be REAL Espn. 369 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: World While i'm with the, BEST i gotta show my 370 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: ass like how was that? 371 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 2: SHIT i? 372 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 4: WAS i was hot BECAUSE i had hurt my ankle 373 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 4: right before we, played SO i THOUGHT i broke my, 374 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 4: ankle BUT i, Didn't SO i was down there in the. 375 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: Boot but still to just get the, invite get the, 376 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 4: jersey be amongst that, crew you know WHAT i, mean 377 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 4: the top of the, top the top whatever twenty FOUR 378 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 4: i think it, is you, know in the. Country every 379 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 4: one of those, achievements it still felt like the same, 380 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,199 Speaker 4: Thing like AS i started. DECLINED a lot of it 381 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 4: was the same. Thing it was no different whatever it, 382 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 4: was whatever it was in the, league and there was 383 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 4: any kind of small group that you was a part, 384 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 4: of it felt like, that you know WHAT i, mean 385 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 4: like your your work is being looked at and, appreciated 386 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 4: and it just you, know it's it's like A it 387 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 4: felt like a pad on the. 388 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: Back and you got there and you can kind of 389 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: sink your feet in a little, bit, like, yeah you, 390 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: know you're playing to get his, ticket dunkin She webber Main, O, 391 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: nil you know. It but but they respect you defensively 392 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: enough you start sinking your feet in and start doing 393 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: some of the stuff that you was doing in high 394 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: school making. TIME i remember a couple of TIMES i 395 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: went to Atlant, ide got past, somebody it was LIKE 396 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,120 Speaker 1: i don't even see the gold no more so them 397 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: floaters up extra extra. High like what year was that for? 398 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: You like was it when you Left chicago and went 399 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 1: To New? 400 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 3: Orleans and, yeah it was. 401 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 4: That, YEAH i like In chicago it was so the 402 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 4: organization was so in a place where it was AFTER 403 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 4: mj LEFT uh and the organization didn't have. Direction they 404 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 4: drafted me And eddy to kind of figure it. Out 405 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 4: it wasn't like how it is now where you see 406 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 4: guys working on their, skill coaches out there all. That 407 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 4: it was like figure it, out and we're nineteen years, 408 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 4: old you know WHAT i, Mean it's very. Different, Yeah 409 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,959 Speaker 4: and so it was tough. There there was a lot 410 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 4: of ups and. DOWN i THINK i have five coaches two. 411 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 4: Gms it would only be like four of the same 412 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 4: players on the team every, year so all this. Turnover 413 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 4: SO i, STARTED i was like up and down, there you, 414 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 4: know like kind of with the. Organization WHEN i got, 415 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,160 Speaker 4: traded that was that was the first TIME i had 416 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 4: really been rejected SINCE i started this whole. Journey SO 417 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 4: i had got all this praise since like you, know 418 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 4: seventh eighth, grade top, player you, know everybody recruiting and 419 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 4: everybody wanted like that was my first time going through 420 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,119 Speaker 4: rejection and like you're not good. Enough LIKE i REMEMBER 421 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 4: i got the phone call in the, RESTAURANT i just 422 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 4: start tearing, up like AND i didn't know what to. 423 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 4: DO i was in there doing just Like i'm doing 424 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 4: that AND i didn't know what to. Do and THEN 425 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 4: i was with my, Brother he's like take a walk. 426 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 4: INSIDE i started walking and just like trying to walk it. 427 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 4: Off but THEN i got got To New orleans and 428 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 4: got WITH cp and got With Coach scott and, honestly 429 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 4: that's it changed my, career like changed my career. AROUND 430 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 4: cp ain't won the, championship but he's a. Champion like 431 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 4: he taught. Me he taught me to love again for the. 432 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 4: Game he made it excited, Again he made it, fun 433 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 4: made me fall in love with the. Game and remember 434 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 4: WHILE i was playing it and being competitive and all of, 435 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 4: that and that's kind of when things started to take 436 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 4: off for me and like get back to the way 437 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 4: it was again just about the. 438 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 5: Game ceep came with that. BET i mean he did. 439 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 5: That it sounded like talking to, you but he made 440 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 5: that he laid it up there for. 441 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: You like when y'all got, together it was, Like, yo 442 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 2: this is, Crazy like he had your game on another level. 443 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 4: For, Sure, Elevator like he, man he's a point, guard 444 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 4: you know WHAT i. Mean and he just when we 445 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 4: got together that we didn't come, in we didn't come, 446 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 4: in they didn't trade me thinking, oh they're gonna have 447 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 4: this great connection and they're gonna be throwing libs and 448 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,800 Speaker 4: this and. That like we kind of fell into, that 449 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 4: like in practice and then that became an. Offense BUT i, 450 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 4: mean he it was like a video game with, him 451 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 4: you know WHAT i. Mean he made the game. Easy 452 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 4: he saw the. GAME i saw the, game you know 453 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 4: WHAT i, Mean and and like he was easy to communicate. 454 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 4: With it just literally changed the. GAME i, mean like 455 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 4: how the whole life started WAS i was shooting terrible 456 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 4: at the free throw line and me and him was, 457 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 4: arguing and, uh he dumped the ball off AND i 458 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 4: got fouled on the way, up and he was, like 459 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 4: if you don't that, ship you don't have to worry 460 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 4: about the free. Throw AND i was, like, well put 461 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 4: the ship up. 462 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 2: There SO i can. 463 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,399 Speaker 4: Dunky you keep throwing the ball down, Long i'm getting 464 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 4: foul all, right Then i'm gonna throw it. Up and 465 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 4: then he threw it up AND i dunk AND i 466 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:19,119 Speaker 4: started screaming at. 467 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: Him how Did day was, like, like help your, game 468 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: because dumb years that y'all had that. Connection he played 469 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: some of his best ball, Too, yeah and he became 470 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 1: his Own like how did he help you? 471 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:37,239 Speaker 3: Out that connection y'all. Had y'all had a good. 472 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 4: Connection D wes is like that grown man that you 473 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 4: want your team that's gonna go about it the right 474 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 4: way and gonna take, nothing you know WHAT i, Mean 475 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 4: like he's showing. Up and his game was was a 476 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 4: perfect compliment for. 477 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 3: Mine you. 478 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 4: Know he he could knock down that that mentoring jump 479 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 4: shot that it was just. Money so we basically replace each. 480 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 4: Other he was like the ultimate power for. It but 481 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 4: he was the dude LIKE i was straight, Live i'm 482 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 4: going on, around you, Know i'm ready for. WHATEVER cp 483 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 4: is like a little pit bull and this and this, 484 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 4: that and Then david was the. One, yeah you know 485 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 4: WHAT i. Mean he was like mister, soldier that's gonna 486 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 4: just keep everything like, cool keep everybody in the place 487 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 4: until he don't want to get. 488 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 5: Out i'm like everybody to step. Back like he got 489 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 5: to calm himself, down LIKE i do. It you said that, 490 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 5: boy he get hyped, Up you go ahead and slide 491 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,679 Speaker 5: to the. Side let him his. 492 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: Course now for y'all to be like such a young 493 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: team and to have the success that y'all, have like 494 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:39,639 Speaker 1: you just went from a young team that they figure it. 495 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: Out same thing With New orleans when you got, there 496 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: they didn't think that y'all was gonna be kicking folks 497 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 1: ass like all that, like and y'all start kicking to 498 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: have the success and still be. Young what what did 499 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: you take from Them New orleans days that took you 500 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,720 Speaker 1: through the rest of your, Career, like, oh this is 501 00:22:57,760 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: how you win in this. 502 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 4: League it was exactly. That it taught me the game 503 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 4: and what it takes to actually. Win we were so 504 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 4: bad In chicago that you couldn't figure out really what 505 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 4: it takes to, win you, know like. 506 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:12,959 Speaker 3: You couldn't figure it. Out we got TO i got 507 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:13,239 Speaker 3: To New. 508 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 4: Orleans we were so competitive and young and really wanted to, 509 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 4: win but we didn't have. Enough like it was more 510 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 4: of the organization not giving us, enough like giving us 511 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 4: enough bench and all of. That but it laid the 512 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 4: foundation for me to understand what it took to actually, 513 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 4: win which is why all of, us if you look at, 514 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 4: IT cp went on to have success and then raised his. 515 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 4: ORGANIZATION i went on to have success and raised D 516 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 4: west went. Somewhere every organization we went to we took 517 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 4: it to another level at that point because we just 518 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 4: piggybacked off of each, other learned the game and then 519 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 4: learned how to win together and then went with that same. 520 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 4: Idea like WHEN i got traded to The, MAPS i 521 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 4: was in the gym by myself at the, time working 522 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 4: out with one of the, trainers and THEN i got 523 00:23:58,359 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 4: the call THAT i was getting. TRADED i was, like, 524 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 4: oh hell. Yeah the first THING i, SAID i was, 525 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 4: Like i'm about to win a chip because it was 526 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 4: the first time THAT i ACTUALLY i knew WHERE i was, 527 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 4: going AND i knew they was already, ready but they 528 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 4: had just never got over the. Hump and my, MIND 529 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 4: i was, like, oh they just they they saw. 530 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: And you Watched Damn pyr and you feel like you 531 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: can have a better job at it Than Damn. 532 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 4: PEYR i for, SURE i no knock on, him but 533 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 4: no knock on damn knock on. Him BUT i for 534 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 4: sure felt LIKE i like. You for, SURE i feel 535 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 4: like they needed some, youth they needed some, dog they 536 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 4: needed some just some new. Energy and because the reason, 537 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 4: WHY i, mean let me say, SO i, mean you, 538 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 4: know guys ain't. Soft but WHAT i, mean it's LIKE 539 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 4: i knew we played against them because we played against 540 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 4: them before, that AND i knew just when shit got, 541 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 4: tough like you, know you can keep going and they'll, 542 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 4: start you, know breaking on down AND i was, Like, 543 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 4: okay WHEN i come, here that shit ain't gonna happen no, More, like, 544 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 4: like you, know that's the first THING i got to 545 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 4: get up out of. 546 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: Here did you know that you almost went to? Okay, 547 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: see YEAH. 548 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 4: I was, there he, said YEAH i. WAS i was, 549 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 4: yeah like the when they traded. Me when they traded, 550 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 4: me we were playing. Okay see So I'm i'm, Like 551 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 4: i'm laying down for a, nap you, know pregame app or. 552 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 4: Whatever my phone's just blown up AND i can head over. 553 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 4: There i'm just, thinking, okay Like i'm sleeping, off but 554 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,000 Speaker 4: it just never, stopped And i'm, like. Damn SO i 555 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 4: look and it's my. AGENT i was, like, like you 556 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 4: get that many, calls like, so what's just that something going? 557 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 3: On SO i called him. 558 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 4: Back he's, like, hey you, know he's telling me Bout 559 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:29,959 Speaker 4: he's like something's going, on and he's, LIKE i think 560 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 4: they're trying to change. 561 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:30,680 Speaker 5: It. 562 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 4: That then the next phone CALL i, got he was, 563 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 4: like they just traded. 564 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 5: You. 565 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 3: Okay, see Well i'm In. Okay see they. 566 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 4: Come and pick me up and and take me over 567 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 4: to uh to the doctors to do my. Examine all 568 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 4: of that the year BEFORE i had just got a, 569 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 4: procedure LIKE i got some toe, procedure like to get 570 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 4: my toe cleaned. Up the same doctor who did the 571 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 4: procedure WAS i was the one who did my physical 572 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 4: like for the. Team SO i go in, there he's 573 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 4: doing the physical AND i had sprained my. Ankle like 574 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 4: at the, TIME i wasn't. Playing it wasn't because of my, 575 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 4: Toe it's because my. ANKLE i sprayed my ankle really 576 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,199 Speaker 4: bad earlier in the. Year, now the year that he was, 577 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 4: THERE i was sitting out of practices and stuff for 578 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 4: my toe because then that's why he performed. 579 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 2: Surgery at the end of the. 580 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 4: Year so he's, like he's like are You are you 581 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 4: sitting out of Practices AND i was, like, Yeah i'm 582 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 4: Like i'm sitting out of, practices you, know coaches holding 583 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:27,439 Speaker 4: me out of practices here and there and da da 584 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 4: da da, da and. 585 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 3: My ankle is. 586 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:30,880 Speaker 4: Hurt but he keeps on looking at my, toe And i'm, 587 00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:32,959 Speaker 4: like why is he looking at my? Toe if Like 588 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 4: i'm not playing because of my. Ankle and then so 589 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 4: they do all of. THAT i go back. Home i'm 590 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 4: packing my stuff up In New. Orleans i'm headed to the. 591 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 4: Airport my agent calls, me, goes something's funny going. On 592 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 4: don't get on the. Plane i'm like what he was, 593 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 4: like don't get on the. Plane i'm, Like i'm already. 594 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 4: Here he was, like don't get on the. Plane just 595 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 4: head back. Home i'm, LIKE i head back. Home then 596 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:54,040 Speaker 4: he caused, me it's like they veat up the. TRAIL 597 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 4: i was, like beat up the trade for what he was, 598 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 4: like the doctor said that your toe ain't gonna make 599 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 4: it and he probably won't play another two. Years AND 600 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 4: i was like. What and so they recended the trade 601 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,679 Speaker 4: and then sent me back To New. ORLEANS i, MEAN 602 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 4: i go in there and had to talk to the 603 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:10,959 Speaker 4: SAME gm that just traded. 604 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 2: ME i was that he came. 605 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 3: AROUND i mean he was. Ready shit was like. THAT 606 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 3: i just want to. 607 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 4: Stand everybody's, like before you say, anything, LISTEN i don't 608 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 4: play for. YOU i played for my teammates on the locker. 609 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 4: ROOM i ain't never quit on them. BEFORE i ain't 610 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 4: gonna quit. NOW i ain't play for you. BEFORE i 611 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 4: ain't gonna start. Now so you ain't gonta worry about. 612 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 4: Shit we didn't talk, before we don't need to start talking. 613 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 4: Now like they not just walk. 614 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 2: Out gave him a little easy Letof, YEAH i don't 615 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 2: worry about, it. Homie you. 616 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 1: Don't you don't play against dirt all these. Years you, 617 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: know before you played against. Dirt you get To dallas 618 00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: and this Season dirt Haf now only this, Season dirk 619 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: hat these playoffs That dirt transform and just put them 620 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: through all time, great you, know explaining that year of 621 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: just y'all as a, whole BECAUSE i know it wasn't Just, 622 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: dirt but the piece is FROM Jj barrell To tricks To, 623 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: jet you know What i'm, Saying like all the pieces 624 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: that y'all, Had, like just explain that year for, y'all. 625 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 4: Man it was honestly like a magical year of guys 626 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 4: who had gone through things and who landed in the 627 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 4: perfect spot at the perfect. Time from D steve And 628 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 4: koran To brendan coming From. Washington we had our battles From, Washington. 629 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 4: Chicago From page y'all was with him In New. Orleans 630 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 4: patris was on his last leg back of tow up 631 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 4: Like Jay kidd had been to all them finals now 632 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 4: in a latter part of his, career saying, Thing, dirk 633 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 4: it was like it was the perfect storm of players 634 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 4: coming together that just really wanted to. Win like at that, 635 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 4: point players that got paid all like we're in a position, where, 636 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 4: okay we want to. Win it was going to a 637 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 4: team they were already a well oil, machine and it 638 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 4: was LIKE i just had to come man and really 639 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 4: just do my. Thing but the run That dirk, HAD i, 640 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 4: mean watching it was, Unbelievable, LIKE i, MEAN i had 641 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 4: never seen basketball played at that. Level anytime we needed a, 642 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 4: bucket he got a. Bucket he hit every big shot, 643 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,480 Speaker 4: LIKE i, mean he carried. US i remember me and 644 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 4: D steve we were it was before The oklahoma series 645 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,960 Speaker 4: and it's The Western conference. Finals we were sitting on 646 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 4: the table and And dirk was out there, shooting and 647 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 4: we just looked at each other and it's like we 648 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 4: just got to get him, There like we just got 649 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 4: to get him. There he gonna he, gonna he gonna 650 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 4: give us a. Ring we had to get him. There 651 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 4: and that's how you, felt because he was like a 652 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:41,959 Speaker 4: man on a. MISSION i hadn't seen anything like that 653 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 4: up to that. Point we all love point. 654 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: Guards you got a chance to play With Chris, Paul 655 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: but now you've got a, Chance kidd and what he 656 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: brings to the. 657 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 3: Table blessed. 658 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: MAN i, KNOW i don't know how you, feel BUT 659 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: i know What jake had to. Say how is, it, 660 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: man just to have, him you, know as a big, 661 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: man to have him as your, point. 662 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 4: My first big ticket shoes with Some jake. Kids it's 663 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 4: bad THAT i was in junior high wearing some j. 664 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 4: Kids SO i mean for me and watching, HIM i, 665 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 4: mean these are legends That i'm playing. With and the 666 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 4: way his mind works and then still like you, know 667 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 4: still sending them in the, gym and the way his 668 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 4: mind is just. Different it's. Crazy he thinks the game 669 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 4: and sees the game. Different LIKE i remember one of 670 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 4: the first plays in the in The miami The heat, 671 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 4: SERIES i was setting a pick and AND i caught 672 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 4: a lib on the, play BUT i was not ready 673 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 4: FOR i was setting to. Pick jake kid threw the 674 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 4: ball up AND i was coming out to, pick AND 675 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 4: i just so happened to see the ball up, there 676 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:42,760 Speaker 4: AND i jumped in and dunk and got a. 677 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 3: Him one in the. 678 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 4: ALCOHOL i was all, right but it was like it 679 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 4: was it was all, Him LIKE i, mean he just 680 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 4: see the game. Differently and he would come in and 681 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 4: like whisper something to me on the, start it was 682 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 4: the same thing AS, cp like them point. Guards that's 683 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 4: at that. Level they just see the game. Different so 684 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 4: both of them see people do the same. 685 00:30:58,400 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 3: THING. 686 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 4: Jk we'll get to the time. Out you'd be like, 687 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 4: This he'd be like on his next, plight do, this do. 688 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 4: THIS i got you a. Dump i'm, like that's, It 689 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 4: like do, This i'm telling you, right like just turn, 690 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 4: around dump and it literally what happens just like. That 691 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 4: SO i mean playing with them dudes is like a cheat. 692 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 4: Code it just it literally just changes the game for. 693 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 4: You you don't got to. Work it's, hard like they 694 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 4: do all the. Things you just got to do what you. 695 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: Do leading up to this, series everybody in the world, 696 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: Thinks lebron the, way this is what this was made. 697 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 3: For this is what they. 698 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: Finish do they finished start running it? Off how was 699 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: it as the, team like as y'all, together because like you, 700 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 1: know like, yeah he kilt these, playoffs but, like yeah It's. 701 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 3: Lebron now you like. 702 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 4: Coming into that, series LIKE i, mean you developed like 703 00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 4: a hate from like they on either, side AND i 704 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 4: ain't think that much of none of, them to be, 705 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 4: honest but then when the game, started AND i, like 706 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 4: when you on the floor with these type of athletes 707 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 4: And bron and The, wade it's just flying by you 708 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 4: and throwing lobs and dunking and Tip, Duncan AND i was, like, 709 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 4: like this is, different this like this is different from 710 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 4: WHAT i saw on, film this is different in. Person i'm, 711 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 4: like we're gonna be in for. It and, honestly that 712 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 4: first game was a, Shock like went back to hotel 713 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 4: and had to just like reprogram. Everybody and then then 714 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 4: we was in the series after, That but that initial 715 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 4: is like these are some real like this is a different. 716 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 4: Level having them three cats together the Way bron And 717 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 4: bosh was really something, special like looking back, now you, 718 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 4: know being able to appreciate, it being in. It coming into, 719 00:32:54,600 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 4: THEM i couldn't stand. Them and even though, this even 720 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 4: even when they, did like the celebration in the in 721 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 4: the summertime they. HAD i can't remember what you gonna happened, First, 722 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 4: HONESTLY i can't remember IF i got traded first or 723 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 4: that happened, First but whatever it, WAS i took offense to, it, 724 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 4: yeah BECAUSE i would try to take offense to, everything LIKE. 725 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 3: I got in my. 726 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 4: MOTHER i would be before the. GAME i would be 727 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 4: watching somebody work out down there and be, Like, oh 728 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 4: he thinks it's. Sweet oh he think it's gonna be sweet. 729 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 4: Tonight and that would be like like if you didn't 730 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 4: work out hard before the. PREGAME i was offended by. 731 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,160 Speaker 1: WHEN i say that like that FOR nba, players like 732 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: other people look at FOR nba, Players i'm, like, man 733 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: they just put a price on their, head like. 734 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 2: All of us want to beat them. 735 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 3: One that's what. 736 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: Happened like they finish turn into how The lakers was 737 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 1: when we first got in the. 738 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,240 Speaker 3: League they finish played. 739 00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,520 Speaker 1: The everybody finna give them their best every time they see. Him, 740 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: absolutely you know What i'm. Saying so that's WHAT i 741 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,360 Speaker 1: feel like when AS nba, players what we look at 742 00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: when we see stuff like that or them having that. 743 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,520 Speaker 3: Celebration for, sure for SURE i felt exactly how you. 744 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 4: FELT i was, like, oh it's, premature and AND i 745 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,480 Speaker 4: had just got, traded SO i was, like this is our. 746 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 5: YEAR i want to hear about the, Championship like when y'all, 747 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 5: won we all, know we all saw social media y'all 748 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:22,960 Speaker 5: and live LIKE i want to know for, you, Know 749 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 5: you've been in the league a long, time that was 750 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 5: your first time getting to The Promised. 751 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 2: Land what what was that? 752 00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 5: Like that feeling like from being on the court winning the, 753 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 5: championship to the locker room with the, champagne then to 754 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 5: go on to fucking live in they city and tearing 755 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:38,440 Speaker 5: it up like. 756 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,360 Speaker 4: That, MAN i mean that was dope to say, it 757 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 4: like being in a been in the locker room, afterwards 758 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 4: like just all the, Moments LIKE i remember being on 759 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,240 Speaker 4: the court before that, happened in like the final minute 760 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 4: AND i saw him start putting the ropes around AND 761 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 4: i was, like AND i was, like stay locked, in 762 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 4: stay locked, in like finished the, game finished the, game 763 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:00,400 Speaker 4: AND i couldn't believe it because it's the sh watched 764 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 4: all the, time AND i remember going up to that, 765 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:06,319 Speaker 4: POINT i couldn't stomach to watch a championship no. MORE 766 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:09,279 Speaker 4: i did my first couple of years In chicago BECAUSE i, 767 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,920 Speaker 4: mean we didn't have a chance to. Win but like 768 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:13,080 Speaker 4: after some. 769 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: Years like playoffs with the, champion you, LIKE i can't watch. 770 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 4: IT i saw after Take Sean. Wahne it really hurt my. 771 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 4: FEELING i was, Like, damn this is never gonna. 772 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:27,880 Speaker 3: Happen it's never gonna happen for. 773 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 4: Me so after, THAT i would just watch up to 774 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,319 Speaker 4: the end AND i can't watch this. SHIP i could 775 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 4: not watch on. Celebration so to be there and be 776 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 4: in that, moment it was like it was, surreal like 777 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 4: they bringing, it, uh you, know the ropes out and 778 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 4: then you, know we end up winning and then they 779 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 4: bringing the stage out and it's like it's all of 780 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 4: these these moments that you watch all the, time same 781 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 4: thing going into the locker. Room but then it was 782 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 4: like right after, THAT i honestly could not check, Out 783 00:35:55,719 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 4: LIKE i couldn't check out of like the playoffs and 784 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 4: being competitive and LIKE i, guess, YEAH i THOUGHT i 785 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 4: was a. Nightmare, HONESTLY i was, like is this a? 786 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 2: Teasing? 787 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 3: Yeah it. 788 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,000 Speaker 4: Was it literally felt like you're in that moment that 789 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 4: YOU i couldn't get out of. IT i had to 790 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:15,400 Speaker 4: talk to the sports psychiatrist That LIKE i had to 791 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,840 Speaker 4: talk TO dk who was, On LIKE i was, like 792 00:36:18,320 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 4: what is what's up with me right? Now and like 793 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,160 Speaker 4: he had to talk to. Me it was, like you, 794 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 4: know this happened sometimes the players like you're blocked in 795 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 4: in the moment or. Whatever and so so after THAT 796 00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 4: i didn't really start celebrating until we got to the, 797 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,799 Speaker 4: parade BECAUSE i went TO i went To. 798 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,320 Speaker 3: LIVE i was up there at the. Top they walked me. 799 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:37,799 Speaker 4: IN i was up at the top AND i looked 800 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,719 Speaker 4: down at them all AND i looked down at the 801 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,880 Speaker 4: celebrating AND i was still being. COMPETITIVE i was, LIKE 802 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,839 Speaker 4: i don't want to celebrate with these because that been 803 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 4: on it like cause it was like. Catch that WAS 804 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:51,799 Speaker 4: i knew how betted against us did all, This and 805 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:54,239 Speaker 4: SO i went back. HOME i went back to the 806 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 4: hotel AND i called my. 807 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:56,320 Speaker 3: Mom my mom was. 808 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,840 Speaker 4: THERE i called my. MOM i was, Like, mommy come 809 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,800 Speaker 4: to the. Room she came of the room or the 810 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 4: room service in a bottle. Champagne, yeah just ship and 811 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,480 Speaker 4: we just chill and just soaked it. Up AND i was, Like, 812 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 4: mama can't believe. This when you get to the, parade, 813 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 4: though what did you do to? Finally like did? 814 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: You? 815 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 5: MAN i mean all the rest of, it, like, OH 816 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 5: i didn't stop, Fighting, OKAY i definitely enjoyed. 817 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:20,520 Speaker 2: It because. 818 00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 5: That you left The live, celebration you didn't part take 819 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:25,760 Speaker 5: it in one. 820 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:28,399 Speaker 2: Lend and forty thousand dollars bottle. Champagne you went back 821 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:28,640 Speaker 2: to the. 822 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:32,720 Speaker 5: Room so, okay you you redeemed yourself at the after 823 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,360 Speaker 5: the from the parade on that from. 824 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:37,360 Speaker 4: The, parade MAN i, WENT i, WAS i went to 825 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 4: like the south Of, france and just LIKE i took 826 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 4: all my friends and. 827 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 5: Because, yeah Because jet had probably the best championship, story 828 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 5: how he wouldn't take the roll off and he went 829 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:49,279 Speaker 5: in bout a brand new fee with a. 830 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 2: Cigar he would always to. 831 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 5: Put everybody else, getly you, know like you know that 832 00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 5: play off, time you can play. 833 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,239 Speaker 3: Off run, family come in town with the. 834 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 4: Case may be after we won the, Chip, jet let 835 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,600 Speaker 4: you like, yo the bus pulling, up y'all go ahead 836 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,320 Speaker 4: and come, outside Like jae was sending the bus around 837 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 4: to pick families up to come to come to the 838 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 4: club or come to whatever he was. Doing so we 839 00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:13,879 Speaker 4: would all walk in together after, that like it did 840 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 4: not stop shout out. 841 00:38:16,040 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 3: To jet after that. 842 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: Championship did you feel like the league as a whole 843 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:27,520 Speaker 1: felt like you were one of the premium defenders and 844 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:33,000 Speaker 1: you can bring some to organizations that you step in, defensively, 845 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,880 Speaker 1: mentally toughness and all that. 846 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 3: Stuff you feel like that after the championship he was 847 00:38:39,239 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 3: a vet. 848 00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 2: Too then he. 849 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: Was but you, know you look for that validation from 850 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,960 Speaker 1: your peros and from. Hundred you, know you want other 851 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,439 Speaker 1: teams to tell other teams, like, yeah HE. 852 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,920 Speaker 4: I didn't have any individual accolade yeah before, THAT i 853 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 4: KNOW i got them all after, that AND i didn't 854 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:58,799 Speaker 4: THINK i was much of a different, player to be, 855 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:06,799 Speaker 4: honest from from. Before you know that every single you, 856 00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:10,360 Speaker 4: know we all know, That like you, know its just 857 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:13,000 Speaker 4: all of a sudden everybody else started recognizing like WHAT 858 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:15,279 Speaker 4: i was. Doing that felt great to get, that you, know, 859 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 4: validation because especially with the ROLE i, play, like it 860 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,320 Speaker 4: ain't always like looked at like, that. 861 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:21,560 Speaker 5: You know WHAT i. 862 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 4: Mean i'm not that exactly looking at the status at, 863 00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:31,240 Speaker 4: exactly and so that would be, frustrating, honestly like because 864 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 4: you're doing a whole bunch of the work and it's 865 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:36,560 Speaker 4: always somebody else getting the shine or whatever the case may. 866 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:39,680 Speaker 4: Be and that gave me validation, honestly of like it 867 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:41,759 Speaker 4: made me appreciate the WORK i put in. It and 868 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,279 Speaker 4: even though even the WAY i went about, it like 869 00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 4: because it finally started to get recognized and finally started 870 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 4: to get, noticed it's like my, career it's like it 871 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:52,879 Speaker 4: was two different, careers you, know and it changed after. 872 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 5: That what did you think when you when you signing 873 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:57,560 Speaker 5: up for The. Knicks take when you was going to 874 00:39:57,600 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 5: The New York, Nicks, like. 875 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 3: Well you heard that To? 876 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 2: State, hey tell, me tell me how that went? 877 00:40:11,080 --> 00:40:12,840 Speaker 4: Down and you say you thinking he was thinking he 878 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 4: was going To. State, YEAH i was living AND i 879 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:18,520 Speaker 4: was living In. CALABASAS i would be running into and 880 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 4: Seeing Mike jackson all the time before, that and THEN 881 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 4: i was a free, agent so we lived by each, 882 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,760 Speaker 4: other SO i would see him all the. Time we'd 883 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:28,839 Speaker 4: be in the same. Cafe and then this is all young, staff, Young, clay, 884 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,239 Speaker 4: young all of, them and SO i loved what he 885 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 4: was doing over, there AND i was, like you, know like, 886 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:35,360 Speaker 4: YEAH i want to be a part of. That this 887 00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:38,800 Speaker 4: is you, know it's still It's San Francisco's West, Coast 888 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:40,960 Speaker 4: like LIKE i want to be a part of. That 889 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,600 Speaker 4: and Then i'm sitting. There this is during the, lockout 890 00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:46,279 Speaker 4: so it's really not really no. Talking it's just kind 891 00:40:46,280 --> 00:40:49,759 Speaker 4: of like we're waiting and tell stuff start back, up you. 892 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:51,719 Speaker 4: KNOW i, mean as soon as as soon as it 893 00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:54,319 Speaker 4: actually did start, Talking i'm, like, yo let's let's get 894 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 4: This Golden state thing going like. THAT i think that's 895 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,439 Speaker 4: WHERE i want to. Be and so the start the talk, 896 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:03,319 Speaker 4: started and Then New york was like, NAH i just 897 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 4: shut all that. 898 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,200 Speaker 3: Down it went way. Over i'm, like, well. 899 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 2: And New york. 900 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:15,160 Speaker 1: Exactly but like you always, say like your, pedigree you're 901 00:41:15,160 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: not scared of. Nothing you you thrive off being it 902 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 1: where everybody don't want to go and want to, be 903 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:22,880 Speaker 1: so we can show them something. 904 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 3: Different that's Why New, york that's why it made sense for. 905 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 4: Me like once once they, came you, know came onto the, 906 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:31,800 Speaker 4: SCENE i was like, this this is gonna be, Special 907 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:34,360 Speaker 4: like you, KNOW i just want to. Chip NOW i 908 00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:36,600 Speaker 4: got a chance to go into the, mecca LIKE i 909 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,600 Speaker 4: got a chance to go into The garden and really 910 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:42,400 Speaker 4: showcase like WHO i, am and there is there's nothing 911 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 4: like The. Garden nothing like The. Garden so like WHEN 912 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 4: i got, TRADED i was saying with my, BOY i couldn't. 913 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:50,239 Speaker 4: Believe it's, like, yo, bro you realize you're about to 914 00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:52,480 Speaker 4: go play for the NEXT i was LIKE i, know, 915 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 4: man like, yo this is. Wild and then just being in, 916 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:57,680 Speaker 4: there being In New york and then playing my first 917 00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:00,680 Speaker 4: game on The, garden it was so lit and the 918 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:04,640 Speaker 4: fans in. There it was some of my best like basketball, 919 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:08,920 Speaker 4: experiences best, moments best. Feeling AND i love the Way 920 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:10,799 Speaker 4: New york is. ARE i love the way they you, 921 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,960 Speaker 4: know they gonna let you know how they. Feel they 922 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:17,200 Speaker 4: know the, game so if you're not out there given, effort, 923 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:18,279 Speaker 4: like they're gonna let you. 924 00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:20,200 Speaker 3: Know like AND i love. 925 00:42:20,280 --> 00:42:22,600 Speaker 5: THAT i loved that about the, city talk about how 926 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,880 Speaker 5: how fun that nis takee Because I'M i came in 927 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:28,640 Speaker 5: on the end to tell, it AND i was, just 928 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:30,400 Speaker 5: LIKE i tell everyboy all the, time, like first of, 929 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:32,960 Speaker 5: all you, KNOW i had played a completely different four. 930 00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:37,239 Speaker 2: Years my four years In New york had nowhere going. On, 931 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 2: YA i was. 932 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,719 Speaker 5: Winning So i'm coming in And i'm just you, Know 933 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:43,120 Speaker 5: i'm like literally coming in right the last. 934 00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:48,600 Speaker 2: Game you, REMEMBER i forgot about that so you just said, it, 935 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,440 Speaker 2: Man i'll tell you about that. 936 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 3: Thing yeah about? 937 00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:55,120 Speaker 5: That you remember, though because y'all we had clintch y'all 938 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:58,200 Speaker 5: had clinched the TOP, ce so they not gonna play. 939 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:01,920 Speaker 5: Nobody they signed me and me And Earl, beer, remember 940 00:43:01,960 --> 00:43:04,960 Speaker 5: and so first quarter of the game, is first of, 941 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,799 Speaker 5: all it's really were dressing, seven but it's really on 942 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:09,120 Speaker 5: six Because jess is. 943 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,600 Speaker 2: Dressed but he ain't got no jersey on. Them he 944 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:13,120 Speaker 2: just got. Us he got the warm ups, on but 945 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:13,640 Speaker 2: he got no in. 946 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:14,960 Speaker 3: On so bad for. 947 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 2: Y'all and this is the coldest. 948 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:19,840 Speaker 5: Part we got seven, Players pablo P on he turned his, 949 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:23,840 Speaker 5: ankle yes. Down that made me have to play the 950 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,520 Speaker 5: whole first. Half bro couldn't even they ain't changed up 951 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:29,120 Speaker 5: the guarden at this. Point i'm used to WHEN i 952 00:43:29,160 --> 00:43:31,160 Speaker 5: get behind the you, know the curtains were. 953 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 2: Clear, clear we were not. 954 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:38,279 Speaker 5: Clear now behind the, curtains it's a whole courtside like 955 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,439 Speaker 5: club and. Food and as soon as all hit that right, 956 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 5: THERE i said, That, Yeah i'm, like, Okay. 957 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:48,239 Speaker 2: I'm good. 958 00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:52,400 Speaker 5: Now but, no like the thing THAT i remember the 959 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:56,800 Speaker 5: most about like this Team dog so like Young. Shump 960 00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:59,000 Speaker 5: like first of, all With, shump not THE, dj he 961 00:43:59,160 --> 00:44:03,680 Speaker 5: is man every single, game coach don't get out of their. 962 00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:07,640 Speaker 2: Speech it's. Time sometime he turned on the music dancing 963 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:08,400 Speaker 2: and had him and. 964 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:12,319 Speaker 5: Swim it was like like like just talk about how 965 00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:14,319 Speaker 5: much fun that team because like we was doing something 966 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,520 Speaker 5: like we flew the. Bosson we flew like we were doing. 967 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 5: SOMETHING i never did stuff like we flew played In 968 00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:22,360 Speaker 5: boston doing the. Playoffs B d showed up out of 969 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:24,680 Speaker 5: nowhere and just flew on the plane. Back he's not 970 00:44:24,719 --> 00:44:28,680 Speaker 5: in THE nba right, now just showed up, like, Yeah, knicks. 971 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,160 Speaker 2: Take what WHAT i? Was, like what did come? 972 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:34,200 Speaker 5: From like like it was just Like i'm telling, you 973 00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:36,000 Speaker 5: like just talk about how much fun it was with 974 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:38,799 Speaker 5: the sleet ship was coming out of nowhere beach every 975 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,319 Speaker 5: day you come to like with some sitting on your. 976 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,840 Speaker 4: Life, oh for, sure it was off the. Chain b 977 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:47,520 Speaker 4: it WAS i THINK i Think boom started. That, YEAH 978 00:44:47,560 --> 00:44:50,680 Speaker 4: i think he started at and it was just a, 979 00:44:50,719 --> 00:44:53,239 Speaker 4: movement LIKE i honestly hadn't been a part or nothing 980 00:44:53,280 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 4: like that. Either it was like it was like it 981 00:44:55,719 --> 00:44:58,480 Speaker 4: was like we really took on the culture of this, 982 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,600 Speaker 4: city you know WHAT i. Mean and it was like 983 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,480 Speaker 4: it was one of them moments where it was like 984 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:05,480 Speaker 4: a real, mixtape like a mixtape. Error it was like 985 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,839 Speaker 4: we were that on the floor and like and we took. 986 00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:11,440 Speaker 4: That so we tried to take that swag like before the, 987 00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:14,759 Speaker 4: game after the, game you, Know and it was just 988 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:16,920 Speaker 4: it was a dope moment because it had the characters 989 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 4: and a bunch of characters came through there. 990 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 3: Meta She oh my. 991 00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:30,000 Speaker 4: God she it was, crazy like it was a Turnover. 992 00:45:29,719 --> 00:45:33,719 Speaker 5: Thatllow switch like and it was like he, said you had, People, 993 00:45:33,800 --> 00:45:34,520 Speaker 5: yeah you had. 994 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:36,879 Speaker 3: No everybody had. Something everybody had. 995 00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:38,839 Speaker 5: That was like you had a lot of things going 996 00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:41,680 Speaker 5: on off the court that elevated people in Certain it 997 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:45,080 Speaker 5: was like it was that was like that whole team 998 00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:47,759 Speaker 5: was full of. Kids we had mc canby was, there 999 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:52,719 Speaker 5: like that was one time like that was. 1000 00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:56,040 Speaker 4: Lit Kurt thomas would come head come into the training 1001 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:56,920 Speaker 4: room every. 1002 00:45:56,719 --> 00:45:59,880 Speaker 3: Time before before practice. Started he was coming to. 1003 00:45:59,880 --> 00:46:01,200 Speaker 2: GO i made. 1004 00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:05,880 Speaker 3: It he made the. PRACTICE i made. It time we. 1005 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:12,279 Speaker 1: Are how was it when you you first heard that 1006 00:46:12,440 --> 00:46:14,200 Speaker 1: you got the opportunity to play for THE usa. 1007 00:46:14,320 --> 00:46:20,840 Speaker 4: Team oh, man due. Man that's What i'm, saying, dude 1008 00:46:21,160 --> 00:46:23,880 Speaker 4: because that's what it. Is you never think. That you 1009 00:46:24,080 --> 00:46:26,279 Speaker 4: never think you're gonna get the opportunity to, play you, 1010 00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:28,600 Speaker 4: know On TEAM, usa because that's what you, watch that's 1011 00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:31,520 Speaker 4: the dream. Team so that's a different, category you know 1012 00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:34,200 Speaker 4: WHAT i. Mean AND i REMEMBER i was at my 1013 00:46:34,239 --> 00:46:37,719 Speaker 4: mom's house AND i got the phone. Call he was, 1014 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:40,279 Speaker 4: Like jerry wants you to come out and try out 1015 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:43,279 Speaker 4: for THE usa. TEAM i, said to what. Team he 1016 00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:46,080 Speaker 4: was like THE usa. Team like WHAT usa? Team he 1017 00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:49,040 Speaker 4: was like THE usa. TEAM i was, like stop playing 1018 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:51,160 Speaker 4: on my phone and he was, like, no, no they 1019 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:52,520 Speaker 4: want you to come out AND i WAS i was 1020 00:46:52,560 --> 00:46:55,520 Speaker 4: like FOR i hung, up told everybody there's a. TRYOUT 1021 00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:56,799 Speaker 4: i was, like they want me to come try out 1022 00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:59,839 Speaker 4: For TEAM. USA i was like. What and then get 1023 00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:07,160 Speaker 4: in there and just being there With, Brown, Kobe, russ 1024 00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:13,240 Speaker 4: KD d L Cp james just eighty like the best 1025 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:15,560 Speaker 4: of the, best AND i can keep going and in 1026 00:47:15,600 --> 00:47:18,640 Speaker 4: the years of the rotation from different, players the best 1027 00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:21,920 Speaker 4: part about it was was practices and just being and 1028 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:24,560 Speaker 4: have an opportunity to be around these guys and knowing 1029 00:47:24,600 --> 00:47:27,160 Speaker 4: this is just like a short moment in. Life this 1030 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:30,239 Speaker 4: is just the one. Off and then like actually then 1031 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:33,680 Speaker 4: like that was good enough in, itself and then actually 1032 00:47:33,719 --> 00:47:36,720 Speaker 4: going to The, olympics and then being a part of open, 1033 00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:38,920 Speaker 4: ceremonies uh you, know and then. 1034 00:47:38,840 --> 00:47:42,319 Speaker 3: Parting all the, athletes audi, athletes, man and just like 1035 00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:44,520 Speaker 3: it's a different. 1036 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:48,400 Speaker 4: Level and then and then to actually win go and 1037 00:47:48,440 --> 00:47:51,800 Speaker 4: then be up, there it's like it's a different moment 1038 00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:54,080 Speaker 4: from winning the. Championship it's a different type of. 1039 00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:55,360 Speaker 3: Prow they played that national. 1040 00:47:55,360 --> 00:47:57,360 Speaker 4: Anthem you know WHAT i, mean it's a different type of. 1041 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,719 Speaker 4: Prow you know WHAT i, Mean like you started thinking 1042 00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:03,759 Speaker 4: about your, family you start thinking about everybody that like 1043 00:48:03,840 --> 00:48:06,600 Speaker 4: you feel, like you know WHAT i, mean it's like 1044 00:48:06,640 --> 00:48:10,480 Speaker 4: this is our gold, medal and and especially for my, 1045 00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:12,920 Speaker 4: family it's, like you know WHAT i, mean like for 1046 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:15,960 Speaker 4: us to be able to say like that somebody in 1047 00:48:16,040 --> 00:48:19,560 Speaker 4: our family was An, olympic you, know gold. MEDALIST i, 1048 00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:22,120 Speaker 4: mean just for me to be an even An, olympian you, 1049 00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:24,239 Speaker 4: know that's WHAT i. WAS i was so proud of. 1050 00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:27,120 Speaker 5: That tell, me how do you get to be THE 1051 00:48:27,239 --> 00:48:30,760 Speaker 5: Nba Defensive player of The year but be on the second? 1052 00:48:30,760 --> 00:48:35,200 Speaker 3: Man the? Politics, like how can that? Be how can it? 1053 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:39,760 Speaker 3: Be the same QUESTION i asked the same. QUESTION i also, 1054 00:48:39,920 --> 00:48:42,239 Speaker 3: asked how COULD i be left? Off every? Year AND 1055 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:43,080 Speaker 3: i should have been on? 1056 00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:45,520 Speaker 5: There but, hey, listen you know you know what POLITICS 1057 00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:48,000 Speaker 5: i just found, Out well we just found out like 1058 00:48:48,120 --> 00:48:48,680 Speaker 5: that too long. 1059 00:48:48,719 --> 00:48:51,080 Speaker 2: Ago we had came he never MADE. 1060 00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:53,200 Speaker 5: I, said, yeah, Exactly that's What i'm, Saying like that 1061 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:59,000 Speaker 5: is that's, Absurd like WHAT i asked anybody to? 1062 00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:00,520 Speaker 2: Play when he, played he was all. 1063 00:49:00,600 --> 00:49:05,080 Speaker 4: Defense question got, YEAR i was that man not all, 1064 00:49:05,120 --> 00:49:07,799 Speaker 4: Defense and that's WHAT i. Mean like AND i, like 1065 00:49:08,280 --> 00:49:11,440 Speaker 4: if it was, defenders are the league actually judging? 1066 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:11,920 Speaker 3: It you know WHAT i? 1067 00:49:11,960 --> 00:49:15,839 Speaker 4: Mean BECAUSE i also see the definders that would just have, 1068 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:18,640 Speaker 4: stats like you, know we all know them players that 1069 00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:21,160 Speaker 4: just getting stats out, there whether it's still. 1070 00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:23,560 Speaker 2: Like you're not really playing. 1071 00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:25,839 Speaker 3: Defense man man out there eating you, up but you 1072 00:49:25,880 --> 00:49:26,200 Speaker 3: know you. 1073 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:33,200 Speaker 1: Get like A i they close out on that thing 1074 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:36,839 Speaker 1: like THE i know didn't get on THE ba be. 1075 00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:42,080 Speaker 4: Gone but it's like them them all defensive teams And 1076 00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:44,560 Speaker 4: Alvin robinson only ones that ever did that. 1077 00:49:44,600 --> 00:49:48,200 Speaker 2: Really that was take? 1078 00:49:48,239 --> 00:49:52,040 Speaker 4: It DON'T i can't even believe That i'm not the 1079 00:49:52,080 --> 00:49:53,880 Speaker 4: only one because that makes zero. 1080 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:55,400 Speaker 3: Sense you play with a lot of. 1081 00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:58,680 Speaker 1: Teams if you had to put four other players out 1082 00:49:58,680 --> 00:50:02,040 Speaker 1: of all the teammates you ever in your, career if 1083 00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:04,480 Speaker 1: you had to pick four of them to be your 1084 00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:08,200 Speaker 1: all time team with, you who would beat on four? 1085 00:50:08,280 --> 00:50:11,680 Speaker 4: PLAYERS i, MEAN i got to start off with BRON 1086 00:50:12,560 --> 00:50:13,960 Speaker 4: i got a chance to play with. Him at the 1087 00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:15,520 Speaker 4: end of The, LAKERS i FORGOT i got a chance 1088 00:50:15,520 --> 00:50:16,680 Speaker 4: to play BECAUSE i was about to, say CAN i 1089 00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:20,080 Speaker 4: tell you choose players from us teammate you ever played. 1090 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:26,720 Speaker 4: WITH i can't choose any team BECAUSE i, mean. 1091 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:29,440 Speaker 1: We just want to see the how it is, formed 1092 00:50:29,440 --> 00:50:31,959 Speaker 1: because like you, know we asked guys like the guys 1093 00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:34,240 Speaker 1: you play. With once you put it in a, five 1094 00:50:34,360 --> 00:50:34,719 Speaker 1: it'd be. 1095 00:50:34,680 --> 00:50:41,160 Speaker 4: Like that's, tough man like because because because POINT i 1096 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:44,880 Speaker 4: mean BETWEEN cp And jake, Here i'm gonna start after. 1097 00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:47,080 Speaker 3: That so the two. 1098 00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:54,600 Speaker 4: Cope UNLESS i can't CHOOSE usa Players Brian, dirk myself 1099 00:50:55,840 --> 00:51:00,319 Speaker 4: and in my point guard, gosh, uh. 1100 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:11,360 Speaker 1: You know you work with J, K i'm J, k Cole, 1101 00:51:11,600 --> 00:51:14,319 Speaker 1: Bron dirt And. Tyson that's a hell of a. 1102 00:51:14,360 --> 00:51:16,319 Speaker 2: Fight you don't have to do how to do a 1103 00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:17,080 Speaker 2: bracket without? 1104 00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:21,720 Speaker 5: Five when the guys and we had some nice, ones 1105 00:51:21,960 --> 00:51:23,800 Speaker 5: just WHAT i like to ask. Man you, know we 1106 00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:27,160 Speaker 5: all come from humble beginnings. Yourself you from a, farm you, 1107 00:51:27,160 --> 00:51:30,319 Speaker 5: know milk and cows and doing things like. That when 1108 00:51:30,360 --> 00:51:34,440 Speaker 5: you got a significant, bag, right you, KNOW i mean 1109 00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:36,520 Speaker 5: he got a bag before. That that was that was 1110 00:51:36,760 --> 00:51:38,680 Speaker 5: that was a healty sent. Check but he was you, 1111 00:51:38,760 --> 00:51:41,120 Speaker 5: know he was sufficient before. Then he was top pick, 1112 00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:42,760 Speaker 5: too so you know that was a lot of money 1113 00:51:42,760 --> 00:51:45,400 Speaker 5: did too when you felt good about your pockets, like 1114 00:51:45,480 --> 00:51:47,960 Speaker 5: what Did tyson? Do not everybody took care they, mom 1115 00:51:48,040 --> 00:51:49,960 Speaker 5: everybody took care OF i want to know What tyson? 1116 00:51:50,040 --> 00:51:52,520 Speaker 5: Did and you know you came in when the starter 1117 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:55,720 Speaker 5: kid was at least escalating and watching the chain for. 1118 00:52:00,280 --> 00:52:00,600 Speaker 2: The first. 1119 00:52:00,600 --> 00:52:02,799 Speaker 3: ONES i see That i'm trying to bite off. 1120 00:52:02,840 --> 00:52:04,560 Speaker 5: THAT i was, like My, god at least gotta the 1121 00:52:04,560 --> 00:52:08,600 Speaker 5: biggest riches have me out. 1122 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:10,640 Speaker 2: There man. 1123 00:52:10,719 --> 00:52:14,840 Speaker 5: Targets appreciate, that, man you, know you, know so you, 1124 00:52:14,880 --> 00:52:17,440 Speaker 5: know we thank you a, yeah you called all. 1125 00:52:19,640 --> 00:52:21,920 Speaker 2: Face but what what Did tyson? 1126 00:52:22,040 --> 00:52:24,680 Speaker 5: Do? Like what did you do big boy that you felt, like, 1127 00:52:24,840 --> 00:52:27,120 Speaker 5: yeah LIKE i did? That and you felt at that 1128 00:52:27,280 --> 00:52:28,840 Speaker 5: moment you, was you was, hype you was. 1129 00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:29,920 Speaker 2: Proud you. 1130 00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:32,360 Speaker 4: Know probably the biggest THING i mean it was getting 1131 00:52:32,800 --> 00:52:36,480 Speaker 4: was probably my roles AFTER i seen your. TAKEOVER i 1132 00:52:36,560 --> 00:52:38,120 Speaker 4: seen the Takeover. 1133 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:43,160 Speaker 5: Phantom, plain the twenty two's on The black On black 1134 00:52:43,440 --> 00:52:45,400 Speaker 5: and The, boy and you, SAID i gotta feed. There 1135 00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,920 Speaker 5: did you get your place? Too did YOU i saw 1136 00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:50,759 Speaker 5: In partland this. 1137 00:52:53,160 --> 00:52:57,880 Speaker 2: Was what you saw that shared at the bottom of the. 1138 00:52:57,920 --> 00:52:58,600 Speaker 5: Round you. 1139 00:53:00,200 --> 00:53:03,080 Speaker 2: Got that exactly what went the? 1140 00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:03,800 Speaker 3: Takeover on the? 1141 00:53:03,840 --> 00:53:06,440 Speaker 5: License did you have to did you get did you 1142 00:53:06,440 --> 00:53:08,440 Speaker 5: get the little euro places with you you. 1143 00:53:08,719 --> 00:53:09,840 Speaker 2: Get the Euro place. 1144 00:53:11,239 --> 00:53:11,800 Speaker 3: Two tone. 1145 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:14,960 Speaker 4: Joint, man it was off The chaine for, sure but 1146 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:17,080 Speaker 4: that was that was the big ticket. 1147 00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:18,960 Speaker 3: Bot it made me feel like a boss. 1148 00:53:18,680 --> 00:53:20,480 Speaker 5: For, Okay SO i want to add NOW i want 1149 00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:22,960 Speaker 5: to ask the reverse of d miles. Question the minds 1150 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:25,080 Speaker 5: always asked who was the first person to bust your? 1151 00:53:25,120 --> 00:53:27,160 Speaker 2: Ass and we all do, That but, like. 1152 00:53:27,320 --> 00:53:29,960 Speaker 5: The one question THAT i won't know, was, like who 1153 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:32,239 Speaker 5: is the person that you got your ship off, on 1154 00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:35,280 Speaker 5: like your career, high who you. Had but everybody remember 1155 00:53:35,320 --> 00:53:37,520 Speaker 5: their career, high their best. Game this is no, shame 1156 00:53:37,640 --> 00:53:40,400 Speaker 5: no disrespect to whomever he's about to. Name i'm, SORRY 1157 00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:42,040 Speaker 5: i just want to, know. 1158 00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:47,960 Speaker 3: No, team what? Team? Team you don't at the, beginning 1159 00:53:48,040 --> 00:53:49,920 Speaker 3: like your first. 1160 00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:52,680 Speaker 1: Your career, career whoever you won your best, game like 1161 00:53:52,719 --> 00:53:53,440 Speaker 1: the best game and. 1162 00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,000 Speaker 5: You the best about, What like, YEAH i was in 1163 00:53:56,080 --> 00:53:57,600 Speaker 5: my in my bag. 1164 00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:02,680 Speaker 3: That, game damn oh, man ah. 1165 00:54:02,800 --> 00:54:07,440 Speaker 4: MAN i don't, know, HONESTLY i had twenty nine rebounds 1166 00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:07,759 Speaker 4: a couple of. 1167 00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:08,120 Speaker 3: Times i'm. 1168 00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:11,920 Speaker 2: Mad you just said a couple of. 1169 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:16,399 Speaker 4: Times, Hey but the one Time i'm, MAD i had 1170 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:18,560 Speaker 4: twenty nine. Rebounds and it's in the final couple of 1171 00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:22,960 Speaker 4: minutes the ball comes off for a free throw AND 1172 00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:25,279 Speaker 4: i TELL pj to get it BECAUSE i think he's 1173 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:26,560 Speaker 4: better free throwshers than. 1174 00:54:26,560 --> 00:54:28,239 Speaker 3: Me i'm, like get, IT. Pj and AFTER i was, 1175 00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:32,160 Speaker 3: like was that? Thirty why DID i just tell? You 1176 00:54:32,600 --> 00:54:34,160 Speaker 3: why DID i tell this man that he got it? 1177 00:54:34,239 --> 00:54:40,080 Speaker 5: RIGHT i was, like that's nasty that you had twenty 1178 00:54:40,160 --> 00:54:41,360 Speaker 5: nine rebounds multiple? 1179 00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:46,560 Speaker 1: Times as you, THIS i feel like coming straight out 1180 00:54:46,560 --> 00:54:49,400 Speaker 1: of high, school you like you and the your fraternity 1181 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:50,760 Speaker 1: in the, Fraternity i'm bigger. 1182 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:51,799 Speaker 3: Fraternity you know What i'm. 1183 00:54:51,800 --> 00:54:56,400 Speaker 1: Saying i'm proud to be one of the few forty 1184 00:54:56,560 --> 00:54:59,840 Speaker 1: forty three guys that ever came out of high school 1185 00:54:59,840 --> 00:55:03,719 Speaker 1: and it's Tremendously how do you feel about being, one 1186 00:55:03,840 --> 00:55:07,920 Speaker 1: like one of the guys that be named With kobe 1187 00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:11,720 Speaker 1: And Kevin garnett and myself And jermaine O'Neill And tracy 1188 00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:14,120 Speaker 1: McGrady And Lebron james and something these? 1189 00:55:14,200 --> 00:55:16,480 Speaker 3: Great how does that part of BECAUSE. 1190 00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:17,799 Speaker 1: I know you love being in THE nba and you 1191 00:55:17,840 --> 00:55:21,239 Speaker 1: had your, career but, yeah it's only a few of. 1192 00:55:21,320 --> 00:55:23,880 Speaker 5: Us, yeah, yeah you know What i'm, saying y'all probably 1193 00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:24,720 Speaker 5: elite tactical. 1194 00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:26,600 Speaker 2: Unit we The Navy. 1195 00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:29,279 Speaker 3: Seal we're going to get you, know a couple of 1196 00:55:29,320 --> 00:55:31,200 Speaker 3: us again real. 1197 00:55:31,280 --> 00:55:32,720 Speaker 2: Soon THAT'S i believe. 1198 00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:37,480 Speaker 4: THAT i mean, exactly it should have stopped BECAUSE i 1199 00:55:37,719 --> 00:55:42,560 Speaker 4: got all the famous and you're able to do it 1200 00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:44,680 Speaker 4: in any other, Things so it shouldn't you, know it 1201 00:55:44,680 --> 00:55:47,640 Speaker 4: shouldn't be any. Different, well, no it's special because all 1202 00:55:47,680 --> 00:55:51,080 Speaker 4: the guys that you just, mentioned like it was a different, 1203 00:55:51,120 --> 00:55:53,520 Speaker 4: path and they laid that, path you know WHAT i, 1204 00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:56,279 Speaker 4: mean everyone that came before us laid the path down for. 1205 00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:58,840 Speaker 4: Us and so it's even WHEN i hear people say it, 1206 00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:01,160 Speaker 4: now they're like hick with, you And i'm telling, you, like, 1207 00:56:01,320 --> 00:56:02,839 Speaker 4: oh you go to, college was like, now came out 1208 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:03,960 Speaker 4: like you came out of high. 1209 00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:09,400 Speaker 1: School this day till this day to hear me, like, 1210 00:56:09,480 --> 00:56:10,600 Speaker 1: yeah what college you want. 1211 00:56:10,480 --> 00:56:12,759 Speaker 4: TO i was like, Yeah and that's always a, shock 1212 00:56:13,640 --> 00:56:15,520 Speaker 4: and it is like you don't think about it, then 1213 00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:16,960 Speaker 4: BUT i, mean if you think about it, now like 1214 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:19,160 Speaker 4: IF i, like if you think about it, now like 1215 00:56:19,239 --> 00:56:22,280 Speaker 4: coming out of that's, crazy like you're gonna go from 1216 00:56:22,320 --> 00:56:25,839 Speaker 4: that to? There, Yeah SO i, mean looking, back it's 1217 00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:29,080 Speaker 4: an incredible. Thing AND i mean to be a part 1218 00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:32,279 Speaker 4: of that is. Incredible and like you, said the legends that, 1219 00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:35,160 Speaker 4: like you, know go along with. THAT i, mean to 1220 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,480 Speaker 4: be a part of that. Crew is is something. Dope 1221 00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:38,359 Speaker 4: it's like When i'm extra. 1222 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:42,720 Speaker 3: Feathers you want to know nothing about that start bench? 1223 00:56:42,840 --> 00:56:48,880 Speaker 3: CUT i got. One who's the starts being? Cut you 1224 00:56:48,960 --> 00:56:50,799 Speaker 3: got start? One you got bench? One you got cut. 1225 00:56:50,840 --> 00:56:55,200 Speaker 1: One Tim, Duncan Kevin gartonet With Sheee. 1226 00:56:55,320 --> 00:57:00,480 Speaker 3: Wallace who you start? Possible who you start start? Cutting the? 1227 00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:06,399 Speaker 4: DAMN i hate these games with these, legends, like, man 1228 00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:07,160 Speaker 4: how you gonna play with? 1229 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:12,399 Speaker 3: This? Uh start cut the. Trade we're gonna just get 1230 00:57:12,680 --> 00:57:14,359 Speaker 3: get them the trade and make you feel. Better get 1231 00:57:14,440 --> 00:57:20,680 Speaker 3: rid of damn, damn, damn damn the. 1232 00:57:20,800 --> 00:57:26,720 Speaker 4: START i gotta go Either timmy OR. Kg, gosh, MAN 1233 00:57:26,840 --> 00:57:30,640 Speaker 4: i mean the dog THAT kg just brought every single. 1234 00:57:30,920 --> 00:57:34,160 Speaker 4: NIGHT i, MEAN i, Mean i've been, cussing but you 1235 00:57:34,640 --> 00:57:37,840 Speaker 4: you got to cuss on this. Man when we me 1236 00:57:37,880 --> 00:57:40,080 Speaker 4: And eddie tell us about me And. Eddie when we 1237 00:57:40,120 --> 00:57:44,160 Speaker 4: first played Against minnesota in the, PRESEASON i was on the, 1238 00:57:44,240 --> 00:57:46,600 Speaker 4: court on the same court With Kevin. Garnet So i'm 1239 00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:48,960 Speaker 4: looking Like i'm trying not to pay. Attention i'm going 1240 00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:50,720 Speaker 4: through my little warm, up but then coming, Down i'm 1241 00:57:50,760 --> 00:57:54,520 Speaker 4: looking down There i'm running trotting, down but Obviously i'm. 1242 00:57:55,120 --> 00:57:57,560 Speaker 3: Damn That's Kevin gardna look at this. 1243 00:57:57,600 --> 00:58:01,080 Speaker 4: One so so THEN i go through another one up 1244 00:58:01,080 --> 00:58:02,920 Speaker 4: and me any kind of line up almost at the same. 1245 00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:04,600 Speaker 4: Time NOW i laid it up and he laid up behind. 1246 00:58:04,640 --> 00:58:06,920 Speaker 4: Me we kind of ran BACK kg coming. ON i was, 1247 00:58:06,960 --> 00:58:09,880 Speaker 4: like these, motherfuckers these high school motherfuckers think they can 1248 00:58:09,880 --> 00:58:10,240 Speaker 4: fuck with. 1249 00:58:10,280 --> 00:58:17,680 Speaker 5: ME i was, like, OH i was, like is he 1250 00:58:17,760 --> 00:58:22,520 Speaker 5: talking to? US i think, So, no he'll for you, 1251 00:58:22,600 --> 00:58:24,959 Speaker 5: know he, goes what's going? 1252 00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:28,400 Speaker 2: On did you say something to make a? 1253 00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:31,160 Speaker 5: MAN i don't think we're in the same game, here 1254 00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:34,000 Speaker 5: LIKE i thought they said this was pre, Season, like, 1255 00:58:34,600 --> 00:58:36,880 Speaker 5: hey that man showed me a different type of. Fears 1256 00:58:38,560 --> 00:58:42,520 Speaker 5: BUT i have to go With timmy because of how 1257 00:58:42,520 --> 00:58:45,360 Speaker 5: many chips you, WANT i gotta go a big. Fundamental 1258 00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:47,880 Speaker 5: i'm gonna PUT kg on the bench as my. Spark 1259 00:58:48,040 --> 00:58:49,960 Speaker 5: and THEN i got to see in sheet somewhere. 1260 00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:54,240 Speaker 1: Else that is a funny story you coach channeling, that, like, 1261 00:58:54,480 --> 00:58:58,840 Speaker 1: uh you, know you got real the whole next generation 1262 00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:02,160 Speaker 1: up on. You you see these guys, transition and it's 1263 00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:05,040 Speaker 1: a way more different transition than. Us they got way 1264 00:59:05,080 --> 00:59:07,800 Speaker 1: more stuff than us for, Sure and it's a it's 1265 00:59:07,840 --> 00:59:09,280 Speaker 1: a it's a better kind of. 1266 00:59:09,360 --> 00:59:11,640 Speaker 3: Process it. Is how is it for? 1267 00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:14,440 Speaker 1: You just like you, know you got to control your 1268 00:59:14,480 --> 00:59:18,400 Speaker 1: emotions and like you like you like the lineman that 1269 00:59:18,600 --> 00:59:21,160 Speaker 1: was that was fighting every down and now you gotta 1270 00:59:21,400 --> 00:59:24,960 Speaker 1: exactly you gotta become and your. Coaching how is that 1271 00:59:25,000 --> 00:59:26,680 Speaker 1: for you to be a coach? Now and to Have 1272 00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:31,360 Speaker 1: Jay kidd your former, Leader, yeah to be a leader 1273 00:59:31,400 --> 00:59:35,440 Speaker 1: and y'all do this. Together it's a completely different process, 1274 00:59:35,640 --> 00:59:38,720 Speaker 1: because like you, said we Think i'm thinking everything as a, 1275 00:59:38,760 --> 00:59:41,600 Speaker 1: player And i'm trying to like take with in my 1276 00:59:41,800 --> 00:59:45,080 Speaker 1: head and everything That i've experienced and give it to 1277 00:59:45,120 --> 00:59:48,000 Speaker 1: them in a way that they can actually understand, that you, 1278 00:59:48,080 --> 00:59:50,160 Speaker 1: know and process it and get What i'm trying to put. 1279 00:59:50,160 --> 00:59:50,360 Speaker 3: Out. 1280 00:59:50,960 --> 00:59:53,520 Speaker 4: Uh and that's not an easy thing to, do especially, 1281 00:59:53,600 --> 00:59:57,320 Speaker 4: when LIKE i get why they say certain players like 1282 00:59:57,400 --> 01:00:01,080 Speaker 4: WHY mj couldn't coach or, whoever because it's, like, man 1283 01:00:01,080 --> 01:00:02,840 Speaker 4: when you that, great it's got to be hard to 1284 01:00:02,840 --> 01:00:06,000 Speaker 4: look at it a play a, personally you, know and 1285 01:00:06,040 --> 01:00:08,640 Speaker 4: not have them do, it you, know to do so 1286 01:00:08,680 --> 01:00:11,640 Speaker 4: the most difficult part is not it's trying to teach 1287 01:00:11,680 --> 01:00:15,440 Speaker 4: instincts because things that just come naturally that to me 1288 01:00:16,080 --> 01:00:18,920 Speaker 4: don't come naturally to everybody. Else so it's like trying 1289 01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:22,400 Speaker 4: to communicate, that which is fun as. Hell it's like 1290 01:00:22,480 --> 01:00:24,120 Speaker 4: the other part of the, game you know WHAT i. 1291 01:00:24,120 --> 01:00:27,760 Speaker 4: Mean and it's like how you get the. Patience that's 1292 01:00:27,800 --> 01:00:28,200 Speaker 4: WHAT i can. 1293 01:00:29,160 --> 01:00:36,600 Speaker 3: Patience that's still What i'm working. On i'm still working on. 1294 01:00:36,680 --> 01:00:39,280 Speaker 4: That and it's like and sometimes like you, know even 1295 01:00:39,280 --> 01:00:42,640 Speaker 4: When i'm out there And i'm like dummy and with 1296 01:00:42,680 --> 01:00:44,560 Speaker 4: one of the guys or something like, THAT i want 1297 01:00:44,560 --> 01:00:47,880 Speaker 4: to like LIKE i start guarding. 1298 01:00:47,560 --> 01:00:49,400 Speaker 2: Them, right and THEN i end up switch. 1299 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:51,760 Speaker 4: Fless, yeah And i'm, like you can't do too much out, 1300 01:00:51,760 --> 01:00:54,360 Speaker 4: here like like you, can't you can't be so. Physical 1301 01:00:54,680 --> 01:00:57,560 Speaker 4: you can't Because i'm also used to our, era, RIGHT 1302 01:00:57,600 --> 01:01:00,960 Speaker 4: i came up Under, OAK i came up under Uh Antonio, 1303 01:01:01,160 --> 01:01:03,720 Speaker 4: davis you know WHAT i. MEAN i can't LIKE i 1304 01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:06,480 Speaker 4: came under. Cats that's gonna hit. You so and like 1305 01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:08,640 Speaker 4: that's the way you learn and like the physicality of 1306 01:01:08,640 --> 01:01:11,240 Speaker 4: the game and then you can almost dial. BACK i 1307 01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:14,280 Speaker 4: learned from, There so that's kind of what, all, Right 1308 01:01:14,800 --> 01:01:17,040 Speaker 4: i'm used. To so WHEN i got some of these 1309 01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:20,000 Speaker 4: young players And i'm hit one of. Them they flipping 1310 01:01:20,040 --> 01:01:20,840 Speaker 4: and flopping. 1311 01:01:20,520 --> 01:01:22,320 Speaker 2: All i'm, like hit every, time. 1312 01:01:22,440 --> 01:01:24,720 Speaker 4: Damn But i'm looking, Around i'm like looking on at 1313 01:01:24,720 --> 01:01:32,360 Speaker 4: the cameras like hurt somebody that was like my First 1314 01:01:32,440 --> 01:01:34,880 Speaker 4: LIKE I i gotta figure out the balance of. 1315 01:01:34,960 --> 01:01:37,520 Speaker 1: This what what do You because you'd have been in 1316 01:01:37,600 --> 01:01:41,240 Speaker 1: some of the the best games, ever you'd have been 1317 01:01:41,240 --> 01:01:43,400 Speaker 1: in some of the, rentals like you've been renting With, 1318 01:01:43,480 --> 01:01:47,160 Speaker 1: Lebron James thurk And whiskey in the, finals you, KNOW cp, 1319 01:01:47,400 --> 01:01:49,120 Speaker 1: three and you've been in so many of these. 1320 01:01:49,120 --> 01:01:52,560 Speaker 3: Rentals what do you? Miss what's? What what is it 1321 01:01:52,680 --> 01:01:53,000 Speaker 3: that you? 1322 01:01:53,240 --> 01:01:55,920 Speaker 1: Miss man from the, game BECAUSE i tell people like, 1323 01:01:56,000 --> 01:02:00,640 Speaker 1: man you can't get the drilling and rush you, yes nowhere? 1324 01:02:00,680 --> 01:02:07,160 Speaker 4: Else, yes that that competitive. Part NOW i see things, different, 1325 01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:10,200 Speaker 4: RIGHT i look At, broun AND i have so much. 1326 01:02:10,040 --> 01:02:12,280 Speaker 3: Appreciation you know THAT i got so. 1327 01:02:12,360 --> 01:02:15,080 Speaker 4: Much appreciation for what he you, KNOW i didn't have 1328 01:02:15,160 --> 01:02:18,120 Speaker 4: that APPRECIATION i was. Playing now it's, different you, Know 1329 01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:20,280 Speaker 4: and that's the PART i. MISSED i missed the competitive 1330 01:02:20,320 --> 01:02:22,480 Speaker 4: way that that you just look at you know WHAT i, 1331 01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:31,160 Speaker 4: mean another man across exactly like exactly and now like 1332 01:02:31,360 --> 01:02:33,680 Speaker 4: NOW i just appreciate you, know WHAT i, MEAN i 1333 01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:36,840 Speaker 4: appreciate like all them, cats like and just even speaking to, 1334 01:02:36,840 --> 01:02:38,640 Speaker 4: THAT i don't know How LIKE i don't know how 1335 01:02:38,680 --> 01:02:41,240 Speaker 4: that man doing what he's, doing you, Know, Bron like 1336 01:02:41,360 --> 01:02:45,440 Speaker 4: it's incredible to. Watch so it's LIKE i missed the competitive. 1337 01:02:45,640 --> 01:02:50,840 Speaker 4: Part But i'm almost happy THAT i can appreciate things 1338 01:02:50,880 --> 01:02:52,920 Speaker 4: now Because i'm seeing the game from a different. 1339 01:02:52,920 --> 01:02:56,400 Speaker 5: Perspective, now how do you feel like when you look, 1340 01:02:56,440 --> 01:02:58,439 Speaker 5: back BECAUSE i feel like looking at, it like we 1341 01:02:58,440 --> 01:03:01,240 Speaker 5: we all talk about you, know L A basketball a, 1342 01:03:01,240 --> 01:03:03,360 Speaker 5: lot BUT i feel like you one of the, Forefathers 1343 01:03:03,400 --> 01:03:05,200 Speaker 5: like it's one of them, dudes like you, know obviously 1344 01:03:05,200 --> 01:03:07,560 Speaker 5: it WAS. B. D paul right before you just like 1345 01:03:07,720 --> 01:03:10,080 Speaker 5: huge in. It but like when you look at the 1346 01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:13,360 Speaker 5: the L a unified and just like how many dudes 1347 01:03:13,480 --> 01:03:18,040 Speaker 5: y'all like like like right AFTER. B paul And king 1348 01:03:18,120 --> 01:03:20,760 Speaker 5: he was just, like y'all, Flood i'm talking about like 1349 01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:23,280 Speaker 5: half the league in the head like someone you look 1350 01:03:23,280 --> 01:03:25,600 Speaker 5: at the top contou at one, point you. 1351 01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:29,320 Speaker 2: LIKE i, Mean i'm always do. THAT i still Say. 1352 01:03:29,400 --> 01:03:33,080 Speaker 2: Chicago i'm gonna just Say chicago and we're gonna. Fight you, 1353 01:03:33,120 --> 01:03:35,560 Speaker 2: know y'all might have a little more hoopers or, whatever but. 1354 01:03:35,640 --> 01:03:38,560 Speaker 5: Whatever but What i'm saying is, like, yeah like y'all 1355 01:03:38,640 --> 01:03:41,760 Speaker 5: really like when you, look you, Look, james just. 1356 01:03:41,760 --> 01:03:44,480 Speaker 2: Keep going down at all these do like you know 1357 01:03:44,480 --> 01:03:46,440 Speaker 2: What i'm, saying just like how do you? Feel? 1358 01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:48,640 Speaker 5: LIKE i feel like you one of them pillars just 1359 01:03:48,640 --> 01:03:50,600 Speaker 5: stand up there like at the at the, top especially 1360 01:03:50,600 --> 01:03:52,400 Speaker 5: when you talk about the high, school went straight out 1361 01:03:52,400 --> 01:03:54,280 Speaker 5: of the high school and like the legend you left 1362 01:03:54,320 --> 01:03:57,400 Speaker 5: behind for foods to, See like how do you feel 1363 01:03:57,400 --> 01:03:59,080 Speaker 5: when you look at how they put on it in 1364 01:03:59,120 --> 01:04:01,520 Speaker 5: the in the, thrive like how they've been, thriving just 1365 01:04:01,560 --> 01:04:02,080 Speaker 5: pushing them. 1366 01:04:02,080 --> 01:04:05,280 Speaker 4: Out, Man it's dope as, hell, honestly because it's you, 1367 01:04:05,320 --> 01:04:07,880 Speaker 4: know it's it's all about to give back and then 1368 01:04:08,040 --> 01:04:10,200 Speaker 4: giving somebody something that they can see to. 1369 01:04:10,240 --> 01:04:10,960 Speaker 3: Do you. 1370 01:04:11,000 --> 01:04:13,040 Speaker 4: Know you, know we didn't have. That we no role. 1371 01:04:13,080 --> 01:04:14,920 Speaker 4: Models WHERE i was, at it was like it was. 1372 01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:18,840 Speaker 4: Hood so my role models was. Gangsters and so to 1373 01:04:18,920 --> 01:04:22,240 Speaker 4: be able to Have paul And, beattie you, know to 1374 01:04:22,320 --> 01:04:24,280 Speaker 4: look at them and, go, damn they made, it you. 1375 01:04:24,320 --> 01:04:26,320 Speaker 4: Know and even WHEN i started on my, journey these 1376 01:04:26,320 --> 01:04:29,040 Speaker 4: are the same cats that was literally taking me up 1377 01:04:29,120 --> 01:04:31,560 Speaker 4: under the, wing you know and talking to me and 1378 01:04:31,600 --> 01:04:33,880 Speaker 4: telling me what it's gonna. Take so then to be 1379 01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:37,320 Speaker 4: that dude and then Have james Have, russ you know 1380 01:04:37,400 --> 01:04:39,880 Speaker 4: how these cats telling me like we used to watch 1381 01:04:39,880 --> 01:04:41,640 Speaker 4: you and we used to do, this and, man you 1382 01:04:41,680 --> 01:04:43,560 Speaker 4: inspired me this way and it's that and that's why 1383 01:04:43,600 --> 01:04:46,880 Speaker 4: probably it's like damn like you know for, real and 1384 01:04:46,920 --> 01:04:49,760 Speaker 4: then it just start meaning that much, more like you 1385 01:04:49,880 --> 01:04:52,640 Speaker 4: really start to appreciate your journey AND i love, that, Like, 1386 01:04:52,720 --> 01:04:55,600 Speaker 4: okay we did this and this next group came and 1387 01:04:55,600 --> 01:04:57,520 Speaker 4: it's gonna be so much more After. 1388 01:04:57,640 --> 01:04:59,600 Speaker 5: It's crazy to seek like you, said you talk about 1389 01:04:59,600 --> 01:05:01,800 Speaker 5: all them g like you, know D wright is my, 1390 01:05:01,920 --> 01:05:05,760 Speaker 5: boy And i've seen different video footage from the day 1391 01:05:05,800 --> 01:05:08,600 Speaker 5: he got. Drafted he didn't go on the block straight 1392 01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:13,439 Speaker 5: out of high, school y'all know. Him on his draft, 1393 01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:16,080 Speaker 5: day he and the hood on the Block russ like 1394 01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:20,320 Speaker 5: ten eleven years old video of like he getting rest 1395 01:05:20,400 --> 01:05:22,240 Speaker 5: and shooting and so it's like to see like that 1396 01:05:22,360 --> 01:05:25,080 Speaker 5: whole lineas like everybody paying it for, It like that's 1397 01:05:25,120 --> 01:05:27,120 Speaker 5: like that's dope to. Me like the way that y'all 1398 01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:30,040 Speaker 5: the whole l a, unified the way that everybody shut 1399 01:05:30,080 --> 01:05:31,880 Speaker 5: together AND i saw them boys holding the camp with 1400 01:05:31,920 --> 01:05:36,240 Speaker 5: all of the young boys trailed, there different dudes showing 1401 01:05:36,360 --> 01:05:39,000 Speaker 5: up that that's hard to. ME i like the way 1402 01:05:39,040 --> 01:05:41,240 Speaker 5: that y'all doing that and cultivating the young boys and 1403 01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:43,200 Speaker 5: making sure that they coming through and doing the same 1404 01:05:43,240 --> 01:05:43,720 Speaker 5: thing y'all. 1405 01:05:43,720 --> 01:05:46,040 Speaker 2: Did so that's hard to. Me so salute to the 1406 01:05:46,160 --> 01:05:47,480 Speaker 2: L A unified boys for, that. 1407 01:05:47,800 --> 01:05:51,160 Speaker 1: And thank them, man because they always show us Young clippers. 1408 01:05:51,200 --> 01:05:51,439 Speaker 2: Love. 1409 01:05:51,560 --> 01:05:56,200 Speaker 1: Man we get get so. Much they make us feel 1410 01:05:56,200 --> 01:05:58,880 Speaker 1: like we're part of. That y'all change part of. THAT 1411 01:05:59,320 --> 01:06:01,600 Speaker 1: i was, there tell, you because it's like the same. 1412 01:06:01,640 --> 01:06:03,479 Speaker 1: Thing you know when you hear, something it's, like. DAMN 1413 01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:06,600 Speaker 1: i could tell you y'all changed the city that was 1414 01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:07,200 Speaker 1: A lakers. 1415 01:06:07,240 --> 01:06:07,880 Speaker 3: TOWN i was. 1416 01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:09,920 Speaker 5: Talking To Black trade to day and he was, like, 1417 01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:12,280 Speaker 5: look he told me it was a. Bar he was, like, 1418 01:06:12,400 --> 01:06:15,120 Speaker 5: nah he was like that magazine couple when y'all had 1419 01:06:15,120 --> 01:06:19,200 Speaker 5: the jerseys, On like, bro he was, like, Listen lakers 1420 01:06:19,240 --> 01:06:22,400 Speaker 5: with AN nba, champion y'all was a swag champion like. 1421 01:06:22,480 --> 01:06:24,800 Speaker 5: Y'all we could bump into y'all With foxhill was on 1422 01:06:24,880 --> 01:06:27,320 Speaker 5: the regular like we never saw shocka cause he like 1423 01:06:27,360 --> 01:06:29,439 Speaker 5: we literally could walk up and finish line of foot 1424 01:06:29,480 --> 01:06:31,200 Speaker 5: action and y'all in there with The jordan's just. 1425 01:06:31,240 --> 01:06:32,280 Speaker 3: Unreleased y'all did. 1426 01:06:34,160 --> 01:06:38,120 Speaker 4: Chool games in the high schoolers on y'all was motivated high, schools. 1427 01:06:38,160 --> 01:06:40,120 Speaker 4: Y'all just y'all did it a different way LIKE i 1428 01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:42,520 Speaker 4: was in the, city AND i remember it was a different. 1429 01:06:42,560 --> 01:06:43,680 Speaker 3: Buzz, yeah that's. 1430 01:06:43,760 --> 01:06:47,200 Speaker 1: Love was you into art at a young age or 1431 01:06:48,040 --> 01:06:50,120 Speaker 1: as you got older and you opened your mind and 1432 01:06:50,160 --> 01:06:53,200 Speaker 1: seen the world more man as you fascinated with art and. 1433 01:06:53,840 --> 01:06:56,240 Speaker 4: Both WHEN i was, YOUNGER i was always in the 1434 01:06:56,320 --> 01:06:59,600 Speaker 4: art and fascinated about, art but didn't know that because, 1435 01:06:59,640 --> 01:07:02,400 Speaker 4: again LIKE i said, this we don't see things the. 1436 01:07:02,440 --> 01:07:04,880 Speaker 4: Same and when you're not showing something like you don't 1437 01:07:04,880 --> 01:07:06,720 Speaker 4: even know what it, is LIKE i didn't know THE 1438 01:07:06,800 --> 01:07:09,960 Speaker 4: nba or how the hell to make it. THERE i 1439 01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:12,000 Speaker 4: used to draw a, lot like you, Know i'd be 1440 01:07:12,080 --> 01:07:14,920 Speaker 4: drawing in, class like when when the class would, stopped 1441 01:07:14,920 --> 01:07:16,600 Speaker 4: like the way our desk was in junior. High it 1442 01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:18,440 Speaker 4: would be one side and the other, side AND i 1443 01:07:18,440 --> 01:07:21,160 Speaker 4: would just draw like the people that was across from. 1444 01:07:21,200 --> 01:07:23,440 Speaker 4: Me AND i REMEMBER i would be leaving it in 1445 01:07:23,560 --> 01:07:25,840 Speaker 4: my little desk or, whatever AND i left it and 1446 01:07:25,880 --> 01:07:29,600 Speaker 4: then the following, YEAR i guess the teacher had put 1447 01:07:29,640 --> 01:07:31,960 Speaker 4: it up in the art, thing and THEN i like 1448 01:07:32,160 --> 01:07:35,040 Speaker 4: my work was up like up throughout The junian AND 1449 01:07:35,080 --> 01:07:37,640 Speaker 4: i was, Like, yo that's that's my. Stuff and the, 1450 01:07:37,960 --> 01:07:40,320 Speaker 4: teachers like we've been trying to figure out they knew 1451 01:07:40,320 --> 01:07:43,120 Speaker 4: it Was, yeah they knew it had to be somebody 1452 01:07:43,160 --> 01:07:44,800 Speaker 4: from the, seat but they didn't know what period it 1453 01:07:44,840 --> 01:07:48,480 Speaker 4: was because they knew that they knew the, uh they 1454 01:07:48,520 --> 01:07:51,040 Speaker 4: could recognize the kids THAT i drew, overever so they 1455 01:07:51,120 --> 01:07:52,520 Speaker 4: knew the angle THAT i was sitting, there but they 1456 01:07:52,560 --> 01:07:56,840 Speaker 4: didn't know which three who drew it or so that's 1457 01:07:56,920 --> 01:08:00,240 Speaker 4: kind of WHEN i knew THAT i actually like was 1458 01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:03,000 Speaker 4: decent at. Art and then from there it's just been a. 1459 01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:05,320 Speaker 4: Passion i've always kind of doodled and, drawed and THEN 1460 01:08:05,360 --> 01:08:08,120 Speaker 4: i got in a painting and in photography and just 1461 01:08:08,200 --> 01:08:10,320 Speaker 4: all aspectsle renaissance. 1462 01:08:10,360 --> 01:08:12,480 Speaker 1: MAN i was saying at one point that you was 1463 01:08:12,480 --> 01:08:16,639 Speaker 1: carrying your camera. Everywhere, yeah with that like another start 1464 01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:18,599 Speaker 1: and what you was taking it more? 1465 01:08:18,680 --> 01:08:20,439 Speaker 3: Serious, yeah it. 1466 01:08:20,479 --> 01:08:22,880 Speaker 4: Was it was like it also was the influence of 1467 01:08:22,880 --> 01:08:25,840 Speaker 4: the people THAT i was, around Like New york really 1468 01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:28,240 Speaker 4: opened my eyes to a lot of. Stuff, YEAH i 1469 01:08:28,320 --> 01:08:31,040 Speaker 4: was able to be around a lot of a lot 1470 01:08:31,080 --> 01:08:34,760 Speaker 4: of artists and one of my really close Friends Aary. 1471 01:08:34,840 --> 01:08:39,040 Speaker 4: Maccarppolis he's a great, photographer a famous, photographer AND i 1472 01:08:39,080 --> 01:08:41,040 Speaker 4: would be in the off, days we would be in 1473 01:08:41,080 --> 01:08:43,760 Speaker 4: my van just riding Around New york shooting and he 1474 01:08:43,800 --> 01:08:45,640 Speaker 4: would be teaching me how to shoot a little you, 1475 01:08:45,680 --> 01:08:48,000 Speaker 4: know little things and things that look for and all 1476 01:08:48,040 --> 01:08:50,200 Speaker 4: that kind of, stuff and it just really made me 1477 01:08:50,240 --> 01:08:51,800 Speaker 4: fall in love with it that much more and even 1478 01:08:51,880 --> 01:08:54,840 Speaker 4: understand it a little. More but being out there just 1479 01:08:54,840 --> 01:08:56,840 Speaker 4: put me around so many artists and just kind of 1480 01:08:57,160 --> 01:08:58,080 Speaker 4: opened up my mind to. 1481 01:08:58,120 --> 01:09:00,519 Speaker 1: It we really appreciate you coming on us so like, 1482 01:09:00,600 --> 01:09:03,559 Speaker 1: man you you, know we never really get the time 1483 01:09:03,600 --> 01:09:05,479 Speaker 1: to just sit down with each other because we all 1484 01:09:05,560 --> 01:09:08,519 Speaker 1: be moving around and. Stuff but we know the ones 1485 01:09:08,520 --> 01:09:10,559 Speaker 1: who love each other and you love every time we 1486 01:09:10,600 --> 01:09:11,599 Speaker 1: see it were on the same. 1487 01:09:11,680 --> 01:09:13,559 Speaker 3: Page, Man definitely appreciate. 1488 01:09:13,560 --> 01:09:15,320 Speaker 5: It you was one of the ones that we we 1489 01:09:15,479 --> 01:09:17,560 Speaker 5: definitely been meaning to get, with like you, say just 1490 01:09:17,600 --> 01:09:20,040 Speaker 5: because the history we got, from you, know back when 1491 01:09:20,280 --> 01:09:22,559 Speaker 5: we was all in la and coming up in that whole, 1492 01:09:22,600 --> 01:09:26,080 Speaker 5: situation and we respected everything you did throughout the whole. 1493 01:09:26,120 --> 01:09:29,000 Speaker 3: Way appreciate, that, man start to. Finish it's the same. 1494 01:09:29,080 --> 01:09:31,479 Speaker 4: Man this is a dope, platform you, know AND i 1495 01:09:31,479 --> 01:09:34,320 Speaker 4: appreciate y'all bringing me on because you're. Right we don't 1496 01:09:34,360 --> 01:09:36,600 Speaker 4: sit down and it's a, great you, know opportunity for 1497 01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:39,240 Speaker 4: us to break, bread share. Stories, yeah you know WHAT i, 1498 01:09:39,280 --> 01:09:41,519 Speaker 4: mean and it's it's really what it's a. 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