I remember asking assistant coach Mo Cheeks, what’s harder to do? Workout after practice or before?? I only asked cuz by time I would get to the gym, Russ was already done in the morning and I usually got mine in after practice. Mo like, “coming in before practice is probably harder”…since then, it’s been my routine….a lot of people looked at the emotions on the court and thought Russ was loud, nah to me, he was quiet and methodical. He lead by example and once the lights were bright, he let everything out and experienced pure freedom. It was inspiring as his teammate and everywhere I went, I seen it inspire people from all walks of life, crazy thing is, he didn’t say much, he just showed up. For 18 years. This basketball life is sacred to us as professionals, what we put into that court means everything. Some of us wish we could go back and do things with a little more intent and some can just wipe their hands and be satisfied with the time spent. Who u gonna be? We know what zero was on…keep inspiring in the next phase of life champ. I don’t care what happens, can’t erase what it was…The first YNs, finals run in our early 20s, all star games, seeing each other get injured and bounce back, the bus rides, plane rides, card games, jokes and arguments, the whole thing, memorable!! …to the whole Westbrook family, Nina, the kids, mama Westbrook, big Russ, Ray, Donnell, everybody from luezinger high and ucla and many more that I’m forgettin, much love and Congratulations on a iconic career.
Sorry for going unfiltered again, but man, it really feels like they’ll we’ll never truly know the worst of this and the Epstein ring. They’ll release only what they believe they’ll be able to get away with. The rest is probably deleted or we’ll just never see. They’ll keep distracting and covering up until they die.
We’ll never see true justice. Our government does not serve any of our constituents. We are completely sold out and corrupted.
And we are paying taxes for these fucks… and then you have bots on social media gaslighting you everyday … the national government spewing its shitty propaganda.
And people are hurting in real life. Divided, angry, hostile. Getting fucked over by this country as they pour their soul into their work and trying to find an escape from the pain.
It’s a grim time. You gotta actively fight to not be desensitized. To stay optimistic.
And honestly man… politics affects everything. I see it first hand. I see clients losing access to the services they need. Teachers getting cut to lack of funding. Parents working 3 jobs to make ends meet. You see how everything is intertwined every day. It’s just a social media thing where you close this app and it disappears lol… no… that’s when it becomes REAL.
Mark Cuban says the NBA should embrace tanking:
“The NBA should worry more about fan experience than tanking. It should worry more about pricing fans out of games than tanking. You know who cares the least about tanking, a parent who can’t afford to bring their 3 kids to a game and buy their kids a jersey of their favorite player. Tanking isn’t the issue. Affordability and quality of game presentation are.”