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.
As a Celtics fan, I cannot figure out this trade (obviously)
But shout out Jaylen Brown. It was a blast watching him for a decade become one of the best players in the league and a Finals MVP.
He brought it on both ends every damn night.
He’s an all time Celtic whose number will hang in the rafters 🫡
I thought this was fake when I first saw it. Now the parents are saying they were fake cigars? That’s obviously a lie but how stupid is this? School administrators and MIAA continue to be the most brain dead humans on the planet. Imagine getting suspended for smoking a cigar at graduation? Insane
This coming from T-Mac is alarming. Honestly quite pathetic and embarrassing if true. The organization gave him a max, gave him historic 2nd-option usage despite his impact never really matching the role, and then handed him an entire season without his co-star where he had the 2nd highest USG% in the league while being, at best, maybe a top 20 player. Most teams would never bend that far for someone of that caliber.
Kyrie got crucified in Boston for vague comments, shots at the media, and acting disconnected from the team. Jaylen does the same routine at almost 30 and people act like he’s some misunderstood martyr. The standards magically change depending on who people like more.
And Boston has spent years insulating him from criticism too. Same issues keep popping up every postseason, TOV’s, stagnant offense, hero ball, inconsistent off-ball awareness, yet the organization still built a title team around him and protected him from most of the blame when they came up short. He would get all of the glory when things went good and barely any blame when things went bad. Acting like the franchise failed him after all that is ridiculous and you’re blind to still be defending this in anyways, it’s time.
My thoughts on Patriots first round draft pick Caleb Lomu. I really like the pick. There was growing momentum the last two weeks internally for the Patriots to draft an offensive tackle. They made it happen by trading up to draft Lomu. A good player who can develop into an 8-10 year starter.