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John Wall says he still texts his mother every morning and night and has continued to pay her phone bill to keep her number active since she passed away in 2019
“I made sure I paid the bill for that for the rest of the time I’m going to be on this earth, so I can send my daily text in the morning and my daily text at night”
“It helps me. I know she can’t respond, but I can still send my messages and know that nobody else has her number. And sometimes you have your moments when you just sitting at home and you just reflect”
“And I always look at pictures and reflect. My display screen on my phone is my first game against the Sixers, and we win the game and I give her a hug, and I always keep that as my bio picture”
Deron Williams says LeBron James’ greatness is undervalued because he’s as polarizing as a president
“He's the most scrutinized player of all time. 100%. He is that polarizing of a figure. He's like a president in the sense that half the world hates him and half the world loves him”
“People just hate him. He doesn't give a fuck. He's been able to handle all of it. I don't know if I could take that. Live that level of scrutiny and being under a microscope. But he's had that shit since he was 18 years old and ain't missed a fucking beat”
via @RunYourRaceTL
Deron Williams says depression, anxiety and years of injuries took a toll on his mental health and led him to walk away from the NBA after 12 seasons
“I'm somebody who struggled with depression, and it's run in my family, and anxiety. You don't know how to deal with those things and you lash out and you get angry because you don't know how to communicate those things. There were so many situations in the NBA where you're not comfortable and they make you uncomfortable, but you have to do them. But you don't want to do them, so then you're an asshole because you don't know how to say, ‘Hey, I'm not comfortable doing this. This doesn't make me feel good’”
“I only played 12 years. I feel like I could have played a lot more. But I walked away from the game because mentally I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't take not living up to who I thought I was supposed to be, mixed in with the shit that's going on in my personal life. And dealing with injuries year after year. It just was overwhelming”
“Mental health is a motherfucker. You can have all the money in the world, but there's another set of problems that comes with having money. You're not worried about bills day to day, but there's a lot of other shit that comes with it. The amount of people that ask you for shit, ask you for money, the crazy amounts of money you get asked for. Even still to this day”
via @RunYourRaceTL
In 2019, Steph Curry ranked the popcorn at all 29 NBA arenas. Scoring freshness, saltiness, crunchiness, butter and presentation.
Dallas finished first, followed by Brooklyn and Miami. Staples Center, home to the Lakers and Clippers, finished last.
“If it’s really good, I’m eating it before the game, at halftime and after”
“If your popcorn is bad, it affects my mood”
Ndamukong Suh says he still hasn’t recovered from the Rams’ Super Bowl LIII loss after holding the Patriots to 13 points and scoring just 3 points
“We had probably played the best game of defensive football possible in holding a team to 13 points, and knowing our offense was averaging I think through the playoffs 30 or 35 points a game. Destroying Dallas. Destroying the Saints. To only come out with three points was heartbreaking, and you were so close. We just couldn't find a way to put more points on the board or get our offense the ball back a couple more times to be able to do that”
“And even so much more, the bust on the play that got them a touchdown was another big piece, because we could have easily held them to nine points. Most people probably don't know this, but 17 points or less, you're winning the game because you should have an offense that's strong enough to put up three touchdowns, 21 points”
“Till this day, I still don't think I've recovered. I remember sitting in the house that I rented for my family and friends, and I didn't sleep that entire night after that game. It still hurts. It's very difficult because it was my first Super Bowl and I feel like we put everything in there from a team perspective and we still came up short”
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Lonzo Ball says Memphis has the ugliest fans in the NBA
“If you going to go somewhere, I wouldn't suggest you go to Memphis first”
(h/t @cptdankkk )
Ndamukong Suh says he urged Todd Bowles to blitz less and trust the Bucs’ defensive line to pressure Patrick Mahomes ahead of Super Bowl LV, helping Tampa Bay beat Kansas City 31-9
“Going into the championship game, Super Bowl against Kansas City, and having played them earlier in that year, and they just came in, in Tampa and destroyed us. They ran through us. I begged and begged and begged for us to look at that game totally different because we got two weeks to prepare for this game or a week and a half, however you want to look at it”
“Our DC who's now the head coach, Todd Bowles of Tampa, loves to blitz, loves to get after the quarterback and speed up their process. And I told him and I was like, ‘Hey man, we're watching film. I'm looking at these different things. This this offensive line as a whole has no chance against our defensive line. Put all the pressure on us up front in the front seven of our defense because we have a young back group, back end of guys from DBs, our corners and our safeties’”
“He’s like, ‘Let me take a look at it.’ And so we came into the game plan and he said we're going to play two-high, Tampa 2. Basically have two high safeties. And when we were going through this in practice, he was like, ‘I'm starting to see, I like this. If you guys can stop the run in a soft shell, and you guys can also get after the pass rush, we will stay this throughout the game.’ We end up winning that game 31 to 9. Wasn't even close. And so being able to have a coach that was willing to change and adapt to some different things to understand what's best for the team, I think was key, but then also us being able to execute”
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Michael Porter Jr. says he considers his girlfriend going out to clubs or nightlife spots in any city to be almost cheating and would break up with her over it.
“Going out in any city, if it’s my girlfriend, is dang near cheating. That’s grounds for a breakup.”
A salute to Marshall Plumlee, younger brother of Mason and Miles Plumlee and the most recent NBA player known to have served in the U.S. military.
After playing for the Knicks and Bucks, Plumlee served as an Army infantry officer with the 75th Ranger Regiment. He graduated from Ranger School in 2019 and deployed twice to Afghanistan.
He later earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and now works in Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities group.
Happy Veterans Day to all who have served 🫡
Bijan Robinson describes the culture shock of moving to Atlanta after growing up in Arizona and playing college football at Texas
ESB: “I’ve never seen so many Black people in my life. I was driving on the freeway. I’m looking at every car, it’s a Black person”
Bijan: “My first reaction, so when I stayed at the hotel, it was a really nice hotel, and there was the Black people there, they were cleaning the rooms.
ESB: “Out here in Arizona, in California, it’s usually Mexican people”
Bijan: “It was Black people at the front desk, everywhere. So I was like, ‘This is a different, this is a different culture than what I’m used to.’ When I saw that, I was like, ‘Okay, I definitely know where I’m at’”
via @StBrownPodcast
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Check out the full interview:
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Kenyon Martin says Bronny James wasn’t ready for the NBA, but defends LeBron using his influence to help his son, saying any parent would do the same
“With Bronny and LeBron, yes, nepotism is real. We all know it and we all would do it. If we had the opportunity to do it, 1000%. If any one of us are able to put our child in a position to succeed and have direct influence on it, we would. No doubt about it”
“Do I think Bronny at the time was ready for the NBA? No. Because of his lack of college experience that he had. It was interrupted because of the heart thing. Would loved to have seen him at USC another year to just get playing time. Get used to being back on the floor without all the pressures of what came with making that decision to being in the NBA, and your last name being James”
“And without all the pressures and scrutiny of everything that came with being the 55th pick in the NBA draft. Which no other 55th pick has those kind of expectations. We get it. His last name is James, but it's unfair to the kid. He's still a kid. But it's their family. It's their decision and wish them nothing but the best”
via @tfupodcast_xx
Bijan Robinson says edge rusher is the easiest position in the NFL and one sack a game can get you $40,000,000 a year
“I’m gonna say D-line. I’m gonna say edge rusher. You have one job, get past the tackle. You really don’t have too much responsibility. Especially if you’re one that just rush the passer. I’m gonna say that’s easiest”
“One sack a game and you are great. But it’s crazy because that one sack a game is hard to do. But still, you don’t got to worry about coverages, run schemes, none of that”
via @StBrownPodcast
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Michael Porter Jr. says he doesn’t trust his girlfriend to go out.
“Going out in any city, if it’s my girlfriend, is dang near cheating. That’s grounds for a breakup.”
(h/t @cptdankkk )
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When Steph said this to Gil, it might have been my favorite Steph interview moment of all time. It’s extremely rare for him to make bold proclamations like "I'm the greatest," but my guess is he knew Gil's history of sneak dissing, taking subtle shots to discredit him, only to turn around later and act like a fan, playing both sides.
So when Gil put him on the spot, Steph didn't just claim the title of the greatest point guard of all time, he turned it right back on Gil, asking, "Who else is in the conversation? Just me and Magic?" Gil had no choice but to agree, despite looking visibly quiet and uncomfortable a second earlier when Steph answered. In my opinion, Steph only agreed to do the show as a favor to his Under Armour homie, Brandon Jennings.
Steph Curry picks himself over Magic Johnson as the greatest point guard in NBA history
“It’s me and Magic. The fact that we’re even having that conversation, that’s a place I never thought I’d be in”
“Measuring eras against each other, I love that. That’s what basketball, sports is all about. That’s why people watch. That’s why people get in heated debates about it. I love it”
“I'm going to rep myself for sure. But Magic, that’s a lofty resume to shoot for. I’m still going. Let’s see what happens”