WEBVTT - Richard Jefferson's Hottest Takes 0:00:00.640 --> 0:00:03.920 Hi, I'm Sloan. I just turned fifteen years old and 0:00:03.960 --> 0:00:07.560 I love the MBA. Today, on Sloan Nose, we have 0:00:08.119 --> 0:00:13.200 an MBA champion on Olympi and someone who is definitely 0:00:13.400 --> 0:00:16.680 not afraid to speak his mind. Let's give a warm 0:00:16.720 --> 0:00:23.599 Sloan nose. Welcome to Richard Jefferson. Hi, Richard, I'm outstanding. 0:00:23.680 --> 0:00:24.800 It's great to see. 0:00:24.640 --> 0:00:26.320 Great to be here. It's great to be here. 0:00:26.640 --> 0:00:28.840 So happy to be here with you. I couldn't be 0:00:28.920 --> 0:00:29.480 more thrilled. 0:00:29.720 --> 0:00:30.680 I would expect that. 0:00:30.800 --> 0:00:32.720 Yeah, this may make you not as thrilled. 0:00:32.880 --> 0:00:33.919 Okay, oh, here we go. 0:00:34.000 --> 0:00:36.440 Yeah, So how do you feel that your whole stint 0:00:36.760 --> 0:00:38.880 as a New Jersey net I was just not alive 0:00:38.920 --> 0:00:39.800 for well? 0:00:39.840 --> 0:00:43.240 Yeah, you know what's weird. It's now that I broadcast 0:00:43.280 --> 0:00:46.239 games for them. I have grown men coming up to 0:00:46.280 --> 0:00:49.559 me with their kids your age and saying, look at 0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:52.200 a picture of me when I was twelve. The dads 0:00:52.240 --> 0:00:53.880 are like, look at me when I was twelve with 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:56.160 you in a jersey. And I look over and they're 0:00:56.200 --> 0:00:58.840 with their kid, and that kid has a beard. I'm 0:00:58.920 --> 0:01:01.520 like used to this now. I'm starting to grown a 0:01:01.560 --> 0:01:02.680 little bit more accustomed to. 0:01:02.640 --> 0:01:04.720 It because my dad and I were talking about you 0:01:04.840 --> 0:01:07.039 last night, and it's like funny because like I know 0:01:07.160 --> 0:01:10.040 you as like, you know, like a podcaster and a 0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:12.399 teak talker and like obviously an NBA player, but like 0:01:12.600 --> 0:01:14.880 more towards the later years, like on the cows and stuff. 0:01:15.000 --> 0:01:17.960 And then he's telling me about like all these glory 0:01:18.080 --> 0:01:21.520 stories with you and Vince, and I'm like what, Like, 0:01:21.800 --> 0:01:23.000 it's just it's crazy. 0:01:23.040 --> 0:01:26.319 It causes it causes actually causes some Internet like beef 0:01:26.560 --> 0:01:29.200 because you get people in the comments they're like, you sucked. 0:01:29.240 --> 0:01:31.759 I saw you play. You only average four points when 0:01:31.800 --> 0:01:33.480 you played for the Cavs. And then there's other people 0:01:33.520 --> 0:01:38.560 like listen, you know you idiots he used to Yeah, 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:40.880 So it's it's I like it that that just even 0:01:40.920 --> 0:01:42.959 my existence causes people. 0:01:42.680 --> 0:01:45.640 To argue all NBA rookie second team right here. 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:49.000 See I got one Rookie of the year. 0:01:49.600 --> 0:01:51.680 Let's go so lucky. I mean I have zero, So 0:01:51.720 --> 0:01:53.840 that's impressive. That's wow. 0:01:54.160 --> 0:01:55.880 I was. I was very very happy about that. 0:01:56.240 --> 0:02:00.480 Congrats. That's a big accomplishment than you. Also, I I've 0:02:00.480 --> 0:02:02.360 always been curious about this. Do you have like more 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:05.200 of like maybe a spiritual connection to let's say ToJ 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:09.000 Gibson or Alex Caruso just because you share that NBA 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:10.359 baldness together, you. 0:02:10.320 --> 0:02:12.800 Know, yeah, you know what. I feel like there is 0:02:12.840 --> 0:02:16.280 a bald brotherhood, but ultimately like there's like there's like 0:02:16.600 --> 0:02:19.600 a few different bald brotherhoods right there. There's like the 0:02:19.639 --> 0:02:22.240 bald Brotherhood of like, hey, we were bald early and 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:24.520 this is just our book. And then there's the other 0:02:24.600 --> 0:02:27.840 one that we're just like, come over, come over to 0:02:27.919 --> 0:02:33.520 Bron Bron, you know, over there, all of you guys, 0:02:33.560 --> 0:02:35.720 come join us on the bald brotherhood. And they all 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:38.120 eventually will and have and and and that's part of 0:02:38.120 --> 0:02:38.399 the fun. 0:02:38.520 --> 0:02:40.399 Todg Gibson is definitely part of that. Like I feel 0:02:40.400 --> 0:02:43.200 like they're like bald, look with the goggles. When I 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:44.360 see that, I was like, the. 0:02:45.280 --> 0:02:47.280 Best thing that I like about is like people just 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:49.400 see a light skin brother and they're like that is 0:02:49.400 --> 0:02:51.000 that Todd Gibson Or so I'll be walking to the 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:53.360 airport and they'll be like dodge TODJ. And I'm like 0:02:53.400 --> 0:02:55.560 it's so cool because I can like actually ignore you 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:57.720 because you're just calling to the wrong nav. You're not 0:02:57.720 --> 0:02:58.720 saying my name in the airport. 0:02:58.720 --> 0:03:01.160 The other day, I saw Lou do Wor and like 0:03:01.320 --> 0:03:03.600 it was it was just like it was weird, like 0:03:03.600 --> 0:03:05.880 an la X. I didn't think I was gonna see 0:03:05.880 --> 0:03:08.160 like an OKAC player, right, but if like I saw 0:03:08.160 --> 0:03:11.079 a Laker, like it would click a little bit. And 0:03:11.200 --> 0:03:12.920 I walked up to him, and I just think that like, 0:03:13.080 --> 0:03:15.120 out of all the people in the airport, he just 0:03:15.120 --> 0:03:16.919 didn't expect me to be the one to like walk 0:03:17.000 --> 0:03:18.520 up to him. And I was like, hey, Lou, and 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:20.480 he like looked at me and he was like and 0:03:20.520 --> 0:03:24.000 I was like yeah, yeah, and he was just like 0:03:24.040 --> 0:03:30.160 looking around. It was it was funny references Lou Gwent's 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:31.240 store full name. 0:03:32.760 --> 0:03:34.160 Did you ask in your podcast? 0:03:34.320 --> 0:03:36.440 No, I should. I actually my friend after was like 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:37.720 you should walk back, and I was like it was 0:03:37.760 --> 0:03:40.360 already or really weird, and it was already. Yeah. He 0:03:40.400 --> 0:03:42.840 also well no, he was really nice, but he like 0:03:42.880 --> 0:03:44.640 I said to him, you should join the Warriors for 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:46.440 no reason because like really love him, but like he 0:03:46.440 --> 0:03:49.520 probably shouldn't join the Warriors. Yeah, And I don't know 0:03:49.560 --> 0:03:51.120 why it just came out of my mouth. 0:03:51.240 --> 0:03:52.040 Is that your favorite team? 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:52.800 It is my favorite team? 0:03:52.840 --> 0:03:55.920 Yeah, that's right. Well, given like your existence on this 0:03:56.000 --> 0:03:59.200 planet over that sheer time, the warriors have been Like. 0:03:59.160 --> 0:04:00.920 Maybe if I was born in two thousand and one 0:04:01.040 --> 0:04:03.000 when you were drafted, I would have been like a 0:04:03.040 --> 0:04:04.240 New Jersey Nets fan. 0:04:04.400 --> 0:04:06.240 But yeah, even then you would have been so you 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:07.320 had been like seven or eight. 0:04:08.640 --> 0:04:10.880 I also like, why would I be in thats fan? Like, 0:04:10.920 --> 0:04:12.160 I'm just gonna be so honest. 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:15.680 That's fair. Yeah, that's fair. I have no allegiance. Yeah, 0:04:15.760 --> 0:04:17.400 I get it. 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:19.680 We're talking a lot about h it seems to be 0:04:19.839 --> 0:04:23.040 an oncoming theme. Yes, I just turned fifteen, so this 0:04:23.160 --> 0:04:25.880 is my first podcast episode where I am fifty. 0:04:25.640 --> 0:04:28.560 Yeah, everybody we get like, we get some like sounds 0:04:28.839 --> 0:04:30.640 like yeah it's needed. 0:04:31.080 --> 0:04:32.320 If you want to get me a gift like that 0:04:32.360 --> 0:04:34.840 would be good. No, I still think you should think 0:04:35.000 --> 0:04:37.400 that's fair. Yeah, okay, we'll think maybe for your birthday, 0:04:37.400 --> 0:04:40.960 I'll donate you some of this, some hair, lots of. 0:04:43.440 --> 0:04:43.880 Lots of love. 0:04:43.920 --> 0:04:45.280 Maybe you can trade. I can get like a nice 0:04:45.320 --> 0:04:46.000 podca I. 0:04:46.600 --> 0:04:49.120 Asked for, Like I looked into the locks of love 0:04:49.120 --> 0:04:50.960 and then I found out that they have much better 0:04:51.040 --> 0:04:53.279 causes than their male pattern bonded. 0:04:53.880 --> 0:04:56.520 So probably other people that need to kid use it 0:04:56.560 --> 0:05:00.440 a little bit more, so I know who you are now, okay. 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:03.960 And I also, because I did my research, knew who 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:06.120 you were back then. But I don't want to know that. 0:05:06.120 --> 0:05:08.680 I want to know who you were when you were fifteen. 0:05:08.920 --> 0:05:13.279 Me at fifteen, there's like some yeah, there's some therapy 0:05:13.320 --> 0:05:17.200 in there, there's some some honesty. Me at fifteen, I 0:05:17.480 --> 0:05:20.200 was just trying to figure it out. See, it's weird 0:05:20.240 --> 0:05:22.400 like everybody you know you see on TikTok where everyone's 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:24.760 like the millennials at ninety five. Like in ninety five, 0:05:24.880 --> 0:05:27.560 I was fifteen years old. There were no cell phones, 0:05:27.600 --> 0:05:30.120 there were no communications. Your parents would kick you out 0:05:30.120 --> 0:05:33.640 of the house. I was just a loudmouthed kid. That 0:05:33.920 --> 0:05:40.080 just I'm being vulnerable here. I'm opening up to you 0:05:40.680 --> 0:05:44.640 in this time track. No, No, it's fine, we're exactly No. 0:05:44.760 --> 0:05:47.440 I was just a fun kid. I was very similar 0:05:47.480 --> 0:05:49.000 to you. So I wanted to talk to everybody. I 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:52.960 wanted to know everything. I would immerse myself in basketball. 0:05:52.960 --> 0:05:55.760 I would watch videotapes and basketball games and go to 0:05:55.800 --> 0:05:58.600 the park for eight hours. It's really cool. And I'll 0:05:58.600 --> 0:06:01.760 compliment you for you to find something that you're actually 0:06:01.800 --> 0:06:04.600 truly interested in. And then you put the work towards it. 0:06:04.839 --> 0:06:06.479 You know, people ask me all the time, hey, do 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:08.159 you want your kids to play basketball? Like, I don't 0:06:08.200 --> 0:06:10.400 care if my kids are good at basketball, good at soccer, 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:12.479 if they want to play sports. The only thing that 0:06:12.520 --> 0:06:14.560 matters to me is if that's what they want to do, 0:06:14.880 --> 0:06:16.680 they approach it and push it passionately. 0:06:17.360 --> 0:06:18.800 I never knew you to be so inspiration. 0:06:18.960 --> 0:06:20.279 You know what. Every once in a while I like 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:22.840 to keep people guessing the eight seconds later I'll say 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:25.400 something extremely sarcastic and rude. 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:28.480 Or maybe even really inappropriate, sitting here with a child, 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:29.440 after you've given me. 0:06:29.440 --> 0:06:31.640 Like future on my best behavior. 0:06:32.960 --> 0:06:37.000 Yes, yes, okay? So were you this tall at fifteen? 0:06:37.279 --> 0:06:38.120 Was the height situation? 0:06:38.120 --> 0:06:40.440 It was the exact same height I am right now 0:06:40.800 --> 0:06:43.640 at fifteen years I was probably about sixty pounds less. 0:06:43.680 --> 0:06:47.719 But when I was so I started my freshman year, 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:51.680 I was probably like six one. Ended my freshman year 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:53.119 at like six four. 0:06:53.480 --> 0:06:55.000 So were you fifteen as a sophomore? 0:06:55.560 --> 0:06:59.320 Yeah? I sold my birthday. My birthdays in June, so 0:06:59.360 --> 0:07:02.200 I turned was I was? I didn't turn twenty first 0:07:02.360 --> 0:07:05.320 birthday of summer. Shout out birthday kids, But my birth 0:07:05.360 --> 0:07:07.720 I didn't turn fifteen until basically my son you and 0:07:07.800 --> 0:07:08.760 Messy have. 0:07:08.680 --> 0:07:10.240 A birthday in the same week. Who knew two of 0:07:10.280 --> 0:07:12.080 the greatest of all time? 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:15.600 Honestly, honestly, God was just like, you know what, We'll 0:07:15.680 --> 0:07:19.880 just sprinkle over there. You know, it's fine, But that 0:07:20.000 --> 0:07:21.920 was really that was really like I grew a bunch 0:07:21.960 --> 0:07:23.520 over like a one year span, and then all of 0:07:23.520 --> 0:07:25.400 a sudden I showed back up at like six foot 0:07:25.440 --> 0:07:30.040 five in Glendale, Arizona, and my high school coach was like, hey, Richard, 0:07:30.560 --> 0:07:34.360 you should really start taking this basketball stuff more serious. Yeah. Yeah. 0:07:34.400 --> 0:07:36.360 And were you a Sun's fan or were you a 0:07:36.440 --> 0:07:37.680 Lakers fan or a Clippers fan? 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:39.760 What was Lakers? I would say I was a Lakers fan. 0:07:39.800 --> 0:07:42.520 I grew up here. Wow as an La. Are you 0:07:42.520 --> 0:07:43.360 born and raised La? 0:07:43.520 --> 0:07:48.280 Yeah? But I say I'm from San Francisco just because 0:07:48.320 --> 0:07:51.200 I'm not a Bandwagon fan. But then people think I am, 0:07:51.440 --> 0:07:53.960 so I'm like, oh, like my dad's from San Francisco, 0:07:54.040 --> 0:07:55.720 but he's not. He's from New York. I just want 0:07:55.720 --> 0:07:57.000 to just like it's okay. 0:07:57.080 --> 0:07:59.280 I've had those lies. Yeah, Like people look, I wear 0:07:59.320 --> 0:08:01.840 my watch on my right hand forever, and people are like, 0:08:01.840 --> 0:08:03.200 why are you doing you right? I was like, oh, 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:05.080 and I make up a lie just because that's just 0:08:05.120 --> 0:08:08.920 what I want to do. Aspected that being said as 0:08:08.920 --> 0:08:11.080 a person born here in La I moved when I 0:08:11.120 --> 0:08:13.560 was younger. The fact that you like the Golden State 0:08:13.600 --> 0:08:15.680 Warriors and you were born and raised La girl, I 0:08:15.720 --> 0:08:16.720 respect it be different. 0:08:16.960 --> 0:08:21.240 So yeah, yeah, no, and you weren't different? Was you know? 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:23.280 It was? I liked the Lakers and then I meant 0:08:23.280 --> 0:08:25.880 to Arizona. The Phoenix Suns were really really good because 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:28.400 that's when they had like Charles Barkley, Yeah, Kevin Johnson. 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:30.240 They had some really good players. So I like them, 0:08:30.400 --> 0:08:31.320 but I'm a Lakers fan. 0:08:31.440 --> 0:08:33.400 Do you have one of those like Suns jerseys where 0:08:33.440 --> 0:08:35.040 it was like fires. 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:37.360 That purple one? Yeah. I was poor kid growing up, 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:39.560 so I didn't have any jerseys. Don't feel bad. Don't 0:08:39.559 --> 0:08:42.200 feel bad. It's my cross the bear. Don't make a comment. 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:45.640 Yeah I didn't. You know what, Those are the coolest jerseys, 0:08:45.640 --> 0:08:48.000 and I think they're doing those retro jerseys. They're they're 0:08:48.040 --> 0:08:50.880 doing those. I am so impressed with your knowledge of 0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:53.400 like random NBA stuff. Yeah, that's pretty cool. 0:08:53.520 --> 0:08:55.520 It's nice that you say you're impressed. Most people would 0:08:55.559 --> 0:08:56.200 just call it sad. 0:08:57.040 --> 0:08:58.120 No. No. 0:08:58.400 --> 0:09:00.480 Like the other day, I asked my dad if I 0:09:00.520 --> 0:09:03.760 could get an addenda to Coompbo Greek Jersey and he 0:09:03.840 --> 0:09:06.319 was like sure, so cool, and I was like, no, 0:09:06.440 --> 0:09:09.120 I wanted Alex at there at a Combo Greece Jersey. 0:09:09.160 --> 0:09:10.880 And he was like oh and I was like yeah, 0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:14.000 And it was just awkward because it was like it was. 0:09:13.920 --> 0:09:17.280 Just Sae's the one yet yes I want. 0:09:17.200 --> 0:09:19.880 Alex and costofs like forget yan because. 0:09:19.640 --> 0:09:22.439 You know why no one else will have it? 0:09:22.559 --> 0:09:26.400 Oh you you no, Yes, that's the reason. I also okay, 0:09:26.440 --> 0:09:28.760 I was like doing a deep dive for a Jonathan 0:09:28.920 --> 0:09:31.880 Mingo Republic of Congo Jersey and they don't make those. 0:09:31.960 --> 0:09:33.040 I was really upset. 0:09:33.160 --> 0:09:36.520 Yeah they don't. It was really really that's the fact 0:09:36.559 --> 0:09:39.920 that you were upset is pretty It was you could 0:09:40.000 --> 0:09:42.920 you know what, there's a guy jersey champs, Jersey champs. 0:09:43.720 --> 0:09:45.640 I'm gonna listen, you wear this like. 0:09:47.440 --> 0:09:50.840 They have the most obscure jerseys, hockey jersey, pastball jerseys, 0:09:50.840 --> 0:09:52.120 all sorts of stuff. Check it out. 0:09:52.360 --> 0:09:56.600 Yeah, I'm gonna cop that. When you were fifteen, I 0:09:56.640 --> 0:09:59.480 know you didn't play as much au as other people. 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:04.240 But do you play against any future NBA players. 0:10:04.080 --> 0:10:06.320 At fifty at that point time, I think the only 0:10:06.360 --> 0:10:09.000 one that I probably played with locally was probably Mike 0:10:09.040 --> 0:10:11.760 Bibbie and he was a few years older than me. 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:12.920 But that's probably a cool thing. 0:10:13.080 --> 0:10:17.040 Yeah, Sacramento Kings like Bibby Jersey, But no that he 0:10:17.160 --> 0:10:18.719 was the only one where I grew up. And that's 0:10:18.720 --> 0:10:21.000 why basketball for me was such a random thing. When 0:10:21.000 --> 0:10:23.679 I started playing basketball at ten, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, there 0:10:23.760 --> 0:10:26.160 was I wasn't from LA or Chicago where they were like, hey, 0:10:26.200 --> 0:10:28.240 that guy made it or that guy was basically like, 0:10:28.559 --> 0:10:30.680 you want to play basketball? We hear people can go 0:10:30.679 --> 0:10:34.000 to the NBA. Yeah, I didn't really play against any 0:10:34.040 --> 0:10:36.440 real like future NBA guy, So I probably got to 0:10:36.480 --> 0:10:38.160 like sixteen or seventeen. 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:38.640 And who is that? 0:10:38.840 --> 0:10:40.600 All of them? Really at that point in time, I 0:10:40.960 --> 0:10:43.520 all just well, it was like you all started competing. 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:46.199 It doesn't matter if it was Matt Barnes or Carlos 0:10:46.200 --> 0:10:51.240 Boozer or you know, Shane Jay Williams all us please. 0:10:51.200 --> 0:10:55.360 Okay, so his sons are like the twins or like 0:10:55.440 --> 0:10:58.360 the top players in the class of twenty are they really? Yeah, 0:10:58.360 --> 0:10:59.559 and I would like love if you could set me 0:10:59.640 --> 0:11:00.680 up with one of them. 0:11:00.960 --> 0:11:02.760 You don't care which one, you just want one of them. 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:05.360 I can't say if I have a preference that would be. 0:11:05.360 --> 0:11:08.200 So you're so smart. Yeah, yeah, it's like, yeah, I 0:11:08.280 --> 0:11:08.920 like it. 0:11:08.960 --> 0:11:10.360 So if a good word. 0:11:10.400 --> 0:11:13.280 I've known Carlos since. 0:11:13.240 --> 0:11:14.880 H he's a fellow bald NBA brother. 0:11:15.080 --> 0:11:16.839 Yes, he was very early. Also, he was one of 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:19.120 the infamous Beijing. I never did the Beijing. 0:11:19.520 --> 0:11:21.720 Carlos and you want to bronze medal together? 0:11:22.280 --> 0:11:25.560 Yeah, we talk about that bronze medal all oftentimes sad, 0:11:26.000 --> 0:11:28.640 very sad. But you know what, if it wasn't for us, 0:11:28.679 --> 0:11:29.280 they would never be. 0:11:30.000 --> 0:11:32.160 But in the Jewish Junior Olympics, I wont a silver 0:11:32.240 --> 0:11:34.440 medal for girls soccer, so technically. 0:11:37.120 --> 0:11:39.920 But I had mine dipping gold. So mine's gold plated. 0:11:40.000 --> 0:11:41.080 Oh well, that's cheating. 0:11:41.160 --> 0:11:44.200 So it's not technically cheating. It's just gold plated. It's 0:11:44.200 --> 0:11:47.160 still bronze at its core. Just it's gold. 0:11:47.200 --> 0:11:48.720 In my heart, I never knew you were a cheater 0:11:48.840 --> 0:11:51.880 like that. Interesting, I'm going to move on to you 0:11:51.920 --> 0:11:54.480 now so great or just in your NBA crew? 0:11:54.600 --> 0:11:55.320 Sure whatever? 0:11:55.840 --> 0:11:56.600 That fifteen year old. 0:11:56.760 --> 0:11:57.480 We don't care about him. 0:11:57.480 --> 0:12:03.240 That he was awesome though, sort of like, Okay, what 0:12:03.640 --> 0:12:05.600 was your welcome to the league moment? 0:12:06.400 --> 0:12:09.360 Oh? I had so many of them, I will say, so, 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:11.319 do you remember Latrell's pree Well, I don't know why 0:12:11.320 --> 0:12:14.480 I'm asking fifteen year old this, but Latrell's Spreewell previously 0:12:14.840 --> 0:12:17.560 had been suspended a couple of years back for choking 0:12:17.559 --> 0:12:20.880 his coach. Oh, so he got suspended for choking his coach, 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:23.200 And I will never forget this. My first year, I'm 0:12:23.200 --> 0:12:25.880 putting on a jersey. We're a preseason game and I'm 0:12:25.880 --> 0:12:28.320 sitting here and we're playing against the Knicks, and my 0:12:28.400 --> 0:12:32.040 coach is like, Richard, get in. You got Carrie walking 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:35.120 into the game for the first moment. It's a preseason game. 0:12:36.120 --> 0:12:38.040 And no, no, no, we were in Connecticut because it 0:12:38.040 --> 0:12:41.080 was a preseason game Nets versus next preseason game. My 0:12:41.200 --> 0:12:43.760 first time putting on the jersey, first time going in 0:12:43.800 --> 0:12:45.559 the game, I'm coming off the bench to coach. He's like, 0:12:45.600 --> 0:12:47.880 go get Carrie kittles cool and I was like, who 0:12:47.960 --> 0:12:49.920 that got. He's like, you got Latrell'spreewell. And the first 0:12:49.960 --> 0:12:51.520 thing that popped in my head. I was like, the 0:12:51.559 --> 0:12:54.440 guy that choked his coach like that to me was 0:12:54.480 --> 0:12:57.880 wholly like, hoh, we're really I'm sorry for guessing, we're 0:12:57.920 --> 0:13:01.280 really doing that. So that was probably my first welcome 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:03.800 to the NBA moment. And then my second one was 0:13:04.320 --> 0:13:06.280 the moment that I got to play against Michael Jordan, 0:13:06.640 --> 0:13:08.600 you know, because Michael Jordan came back those were the 0:13:08.600 --> 0:13:11.600 Wizard years and you're like, yep, I'm playing against mj 0:13:12.000 --> 0:13:13.640 This shit is real. I don't care if he's one 0:13:13.679 --> 0:13:16.640 hundred or if he's fifty or if he's twelve. I'm 0:13:16.640 --> 0:13:18.960 playing against Michael Jordan. This shit is strange. 0:13:19.000 --> 0:13:20.760 So that was it for me, so we know, welcome 0:13:20.800 --> 0:13:22.600 to the league moment. I have a question for you. 0:13:23.000 --> 0:13:24.760 So I've known come up with something called like a 0:13:25.000 --> 0:13:27.320 what the hell is my life come to? Moment? And 0:13:27.400 --> 0:13:29.920 like I was wondering, do you think when you like 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:32.720 had that poster on Clay I think in those in 0:13:32.760 --> 0:13:35.000 the in the Christmas Jursey, Yes, yes, do you think 0:13:35.040 --> 0:13:37.600 that that was what the hell has happened to me? Moment? 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:39.920 Because like that was later in your career and like 0:13:39.960 --> 0:13:41.559 that was his prime and then all of a sudden, 0:13:41.559 --> 0:13:44.200 He's like, shoot, Richard Jefferson, just like put me on 0:13:44.240 --> 0:13:45.880 a poster like this is so awkward. 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:47.720 And the best part about is that I had Clay. 0:13:47.720 --> 0:13:49.440 I played with Clay when he was a rookie in 0:13:49.480 --> 0:13:54.920 Golden State. I'm a former Warrior. That's I know, Like, listen, 0:13:55.040 --> 0:13:57.760 she is good. People like just like this is impressive 0:13:57.800 --> 0:14:00.320 off the top. Yeah, those are the moments that like 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:02.560 in the NBA, especially happened later in my career, Like 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:04.720 I went to two finals early, didn't think I was 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:06.520 ever going to go again. I just loved the game 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:09.199 of basketball, wanted to keep playing and competing. Got very, 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:10.839 very fortunate to be in a process, and all of 0:14:10.840 --> 0:14:12.839 a sudden, fifteen years later, I'm back in the NBA 0:14:12.960 --> 0:14:15.360 Finals and it's like, what does my life become? How 0:14:15.400 --> 0:14:18.000 am I still here? And so to dunk on Clay. 0:14:18.040 --> 0:14:20.680 The best part about dunking on Clay is that we 0:14:20.800 --> 0:14:23.000 ended up going to the scorer's table like a little 0:14:23.000 --> 0:14:25.320 bit later again, and he just looked at me and 0:14:25.440 --> 0:14:29.720 was just like, anybody but you, anybody but you, And. 0:14:29.640 --> 0:14:32.480 I was like the hell out that moment, you know what. 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.080 That actually makes me feel better that you wished it 0:14:35.160 --> 0:14:37.480 wasn't me. That made me feel better. I get that. 0:14:37.760 --> 0:14:40.360 So in twenty twelve to twenty thirteen, when you were 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:42.600 a Warrior, I believe that that was the first year 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:45.720 that Steph, dray and Clay played together. Could you see 0:14:45.720 --> 0:14:47.480 the dynasty coming or it wasn't clear? 0:14:48.080 --> 0:14:49.840 No, it was not so the first I think that 0:14:49.880 --> 0:14:51.120 was the first year. So I think that was the 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:51.840 lockout year. 0:14:51.960 --> 0:14:55.480 Maybe Tramon was drafted in twenty eleven. I think that 0:14:56.080 --> 0:14:56.960 must have been the first. 0:14:57.240 --> 0:14:59.560 Draymond. No, so Draymond was drafted in twenty eleven. So 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:02.200 I showed up at twenty ten after the lockout. That 0:15:02.240 --> 0:15:05.080 was Clay's rookie year. Steph was hurt when I got there. 0:15:05.160 --> 0:15:08.200 The next year is when they drafted Harrison. They drafted 0:15:08.400 --> 0:15:11.160 uh and Raymond. So then that was the first year 0:15:12.080 --> 0:15:14.280 I saw a special I didn't know what it was. 0:15:14.880 --> 0:15:16.840 He broke the record that year, the first time he 0:15:16.880 --> 0:15:18.880 broke the NBA three point record, and it was like 0:15:18.920 --> 0:15:21.040 he did it with such ease, and it was like 0:15:21.240 --> 0:15:23.640 he hadn't even pushed himself to the wall. But that 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:26.560 was the first year Steph was becoming Steph. Thirteen or 0:15:26.560 --> 0:15:30.000 twelve twelve, because that was the year they beat they 0:15:30.080 --> 0:15:32.320 beat They beat Denver in the first round, lost to 0:15:32.360 --> 0:15:36.360 the first Then they lost to the Clippers. Next year, 0:15:36.400 --> 0:15:39.320 sood first year they didn't make the Pope postseason. Next 0:15:39.400 --> 0:15:41.680 year they won the first round, lost in the second round. 0:15:41.840 --> 0:15:44.920 Next year they lost the Clippers. They fired Mark Jackson 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:49.840 that summer they brought in Steve. Then they won championship, final, championship. 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:51.240 We know the rest. 0:15:51.640 --> 0:15:53.600 I just like that, Yeah, she's not the only one 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:53.920 that knows. 0:15:54.000 --> 0:15:57.200 Bunch of stuff, y'all, okay, but like that's Commons that's 0:15:57.240 --> 0:15:57.600 coming in. 0:15:57.880 --> 0:16:01.480 That's like not everyone, no, but thank you. 0:16:01.480 --> 0:16:05.200 You're so inclusive. And do you think that, like Steph 0:16:05.320 --> 0:16:06.800 is the best shot of all time because of you, 0:16:06.800 --> 0:16:12.000 your leadership, one thousand to the go ahead, Like come on, 0:16:12.160 --> 0:16:13.960 why would it be del? Like why would it be Del? 0:16:14.920 --> 0:16:15.360 It would be you? 0:16:16.120 --> 0:16:18.560 Honestly, when I look at the encouragement that I've given 0:16:18.640 --> 0:16:21.560 him over the years, and like I don't want credit. 0:16:22.200 --> 0:16:24.800 I think we have an unspoken thing when it's a 0:16:24.920 --> 0:16:27.680 very unspoken thing when we see each other that like Richard, 0:16:27.760 --> 0:16:30.360 like I would not be the person I am without 0:16:30.400 --> 0:16:31.720 your leadership in your. 0:16:31.640 --> 0:16:33.800 Tea, I just thought of something and like, you has 0:16:33.800 --> 0:16:36.040 to tell me this is real. So you know, Steph 0:16:36.040 --> 0:16:38.760 broke the record in Madison Square Garden, in the Mecca 0:16:38.840 --> 0:16:40.800 where you're most hated. Do you think that he was 0:16:40.880 --> 0:16:42.960 doing that as like a shout out to you, being like, 0:16:43.000 --> 0:16:44.560 this is for you, Richard, Like I couldn't because he 0:16:44.560 --> 0:16:46.520 could have broken it before he was in a slump. 0:16:46.560 --> 0:16:48.440 But maybe it was on purpose to wait for the 0:16:48.480 --> 0:16:50.200 game against the Knicks to be like this is for 0:16:50.240 --> 0:16:50.920 you Richard. 0:16:51.080 --> 0:16:53.480 Well, you know what what I like to say is that, 0:16:53.560 --> 0:16:55.520 like I like to say that I encouraged him in 0:16:55.560 --> 0:16:58.040