Gilbert Arenas tells a story of him cooking the 2006 USA team in a scrimmage:
“Now, you got to remember cooking is any bucket I score. You got look at this. This is the best 5 I’ve ever played against. This the best 5 ever. Think about the 5 I’m practicing against. I would never ever, ever as a NBA player ever play against a 5 like that to test my talent. Right? Remember, I’m playing against a second unit in practice, right? So, this is the best 5 I’mma ever play against. So, I took this sh*t seriously, right? I knew I wasn’t getting on the court, right? One, I got Adidas on. Two, I probably shouldn’t have been there, but the fact that I’m there, I got to take advantage of it, right? So, you got now, look at my team. Kirk Hinrich. Antawn Jamison. He ain’t getting the ball, right? He already know the rule. I got Brad Miller and Joe Johnson. Elton was on that team, I didn’t pass him the ball either. Chris Bosh was with you guys. Joe Johnson was with you guys, too. So I had Shane Battier and Bruce Bowen. So you see my 5 they can’t create nothing. So what coach kept doing is putting their a** in a zone. So you know we’re playing international. So they in the zone. OH THEY AIN’T GOT NOBODY TO GUARD ME. AND IT’S A LITTLE SHORTER. SWING THAT B***H OVER HERE. SWING IT OVER HERE. So, I got every shot because I don’t have anybody that’s shooting the ball on my team. So, the score is like 21-9, I got 9. I’m killing I don’t give a fu*k WHAT THEY TALKING ABOUT. I GOT ALL 9. I’M KILLING these boys out here.”
(Via @7PMinBrooklyn)
Former OKC Thunder player Anthony Morrow tells the Club 520 podcast that he was MAD when Kevin Durant left the Thunder to sign with the Warriors in 2016 right after they blew a 3-1 lead to them in the playoffs 😳👀
Morrow says he instantly texted Russell Westbrook after KD’s decision, and he could tell Russ was PISSED, which led to his Villain Arc & MVP next season🔥
“I text him, ‘You my brother. Made your decision how you’re supposed to make it. You a grown man. I just want you to be successful.’ He text me ‘Preciate it bro.’ I put the phone down like ‘F*CK THIS N*GGA.’”