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The Untold Journey: From D2 Hooper to Global Star | Brandon Armstrong DSH #790

2024/10/7
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Brandon Armstrong: 我在澳大利亚和西班牙的职业篮球经历,以及在加州TBL联赛的现状。我分享了在海外打球的挑战和机遇,以及如何平衡职业篮球运动员和全职奶爸的身份。同时,我还谈到了我目前专注于高尔夫内容创作,并分享了对LIV高尔夫联赛的看法。我与许多NBA球员建立了良好的关系,我的模仿视频也得到了他们的认可。 我谈到了不同国家篮球文化的差异,以及在海外联赛中如何赢得尊重。我还分享了对当前NBA球员、球队和比赛趋势的看法,包括对MVP的预测、对比赛规则变化的看法以及对裁判问题的看法。最后,我谈到了我未来的职业规划,希望成为一名全面的娱乐家。 Sean Kelly: 我与Brandon Armstrong讨论了他的职业篮球生涯,包括他在D2联赛、西班牙和澳大利亚的经历。我们还探讨了海外联赛的薪资待遇、不同国家篮球文化的差异以及国际球员在NBA中的崛起。此外,我们还讨论了篮球内容创作、WNBA、NBA比赛规则变化以及体育博彩等话题。

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Brandon Armstrong discusses his basketball journey, from playing D2 to competing professionally overseas in Spain and Australia. He highlights the challenges and cultural differences experienced while playing abroad and emphasizes the importance of earning respect as an American player in international leagues.
  • Played D2 basketball with Famous Los.
  • Played professionally in Spain and Australia, preferring the latter.
  • Found the Australian basketball culture more physical and less tolerant of showboating.
  • Emphasized the importance of earning respect as an American player overseas.
  • Currently plays in The Basketball League (TBL) in California with LA Ignite alongside former NBA players.

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$45 upfront payment equivalent to $15 per month. New customers on first three-month plan only. Taxes and fees extra. Speeds lower above 40 gigabytes. See details. You know, the opponents doesn't, but the fans, they love it. But other than that, it's a good culture. It's a very, very good basketball culture. Okay, so you ought to earn your respect as an American out over there. Got to, got to, because there's a lot of Americans that come over to Australia and end up staying, try to find a basketball organization, but really doesn't work out just because, you know,

Just because you're American and you're athletic doesn't mean you're going to fit the piece that they need for their team. I feel that. All right, guys. B.A. Brandon Armstrong in the building. He pulled up in gloves, guys. It's not cold out here. Come on, man. These are my Kanye gloves. What's good, man? We in Vegas with gloves. Of course, man. Man, you've been hooping, huh? Yeah, man. I'm trying to, bro. Yeah? Trying to. That's my first love. That's what I'm known for, so.

I let people know I still got it you still got it because a lot of these impersonators you know they can't really ball like that but you nice you played D1 right no I played I played D2 me and my boy Famous Lowes 32 we actually went to college together oh I didn't know that yep and from near I actually played with the Reno Bighorns okay it was the D league back then damn I seen both back then it was the D league and then from from near Spain to Australia damn

Spain and Australia. Which country did you like more? Australia. Yeah? Spain was beautiful. I played in Madrid, but spent majority of my time in Australia. Melbourne, more Americanized. And the love over there is OD. Like, I'm good for there for life. Like, if my family wants to go over there and move to Australia, we'll be taking a look. Wow. It's not too hot there for you? No, no, no, no, no. It gets cold, man. It does? It gets cold, yeah, especially in Melbourne. There's summer there.

It's during like December. I mean, it's just like February. It's like December through February. Yeah. So it's like it's the opposite. Oh, OK. So when it's summer out here, that's when it's super cold out there. I feel that. How different was playing out there compared to here? Because I know in Europe they say it's a different game. More physical. You got to be able to you got to be able to have a jump shot because there's no defensive three seconds.

In Australia? Yep. So the bigs. Sit in the paint. Yep. They play zones in the paint. So you got to be able to, got to have, you got to have a jump shot and it's way more physical. And,

They really don't like the showboating Americans. You know, the opponents doesn't, but the fans, they love it. But other than that, it's a good culture. It's a very, very good basketball culture. Okay, so you got to earn your respect as an American out over there. Got to, got to, because there's a lot of Americans that come over to Australia and end up staying, try to find a basketball organization, but really doesn't work out just because, you know,

Just because you're American and you're athletic doesn't mean you're going to fit the piece that they need for their team. I feel that. So are you still playing right now or you're done? Yeah, I'm currently playing. We just started a TBL team, the Basketball League in California, the LA Ignite. Nice. So...

I'm looking forward to that season. Uh, we got Ty Lawson, my boy, um, bone collector. We got a lot of good guys. Um, that's on that team, former pros. So fire. Is that the 64 team tournament that I see that wins a million? No, that's the basketball tournament. Oh, got it. Yeah. Yeah. We, um, it's a lot of, it's been a lot of, um, a couple of NBA players actually playing the TBL. Um,

a lot of overseas guys, EuroLeague guys. Like, it's probably the third highest league behind the G League in America. We get paid good. Really? Like, yeah, it's not like no ABA. Nothing against the ABA, you know, but it's like a legit organization that you can use as film to get overseas because it's actually, you know,

you know, legit competition and not just some, you know, your local men's league. Oh, that's dope. I didn't even know the ABA was still around to be honest. Me either, man. I know a couple of teams in Arizona, but I didn't even know it was still like, you know, a thriving organization. That's crazy. So I see you've been taking a break from the videos you used to make, right? Is that because you're focused on basketball right now?

Uh, that and I'm a stay-at-home dad now, man. You feel me? I got three kids, one, another one on the way. So, uh, my golf content is what I'm really focused on now. It's a little bit more easier to, you know, do golf content and there's not many people that look like me that, um, does golf content and plus Liv Golf giving that bag. So, hey Liv, you watching this, man? Hey.

Come on now. Were you at that tournament they just had here in Vegas? Nah, nah, nah, nah. But I am going to try to be at the next one for sure. My boy Christian Crosby, he's the announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers, the in-game host. He ended up getting signed with Live Golf. Goddamn. Shout out to him. Yeah, they've been handing out, here's a million, here's a million. Like Oprah times 10. You take a bag. You take a bag, man. Talk to him on my way. That's the Saudi money, right? Man, listen. Bro, man.

I need to put things on my head. Come on, man. I'm with you. Yeah, I mean, because making money playing basketball, you know, if you're not in the NBA, it's tough, right? Like, how big are the salaries overseas, you think? It just depends on what type of player you are and what league you are. But it's some really good contracts overseas. Oh, there is? Yeah, man. They'll take care of you, man. They'll get you a car. They'll get you a home. Damn. I didn't know that. Yeah, man. Yeah. If we didn't...

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Didn't end up having another baby girl. We'll be back over in Australia for like my second season. I went out there my first season. We won the championship. Damn. For the first year of the organization. So they were offering me like really good, like a Mercedes car. Holy. And I don't even care. I got a Honda, man. So like when they said, we'll give you a Mercedes, I'm like. Okay. So other countries are stepping up now because I feel like when we were growing up, it wasn't like that. No, not at all. Not at all. Not if you, especially if you weren't playing in Europe. Yeah. Yeah.

in the big time leagues but it's gotten really really well to the point where a lot of countries they will definitely take care of you in the right organization but it's some it's some situations that people have been really bad in man it's not so good situations yeah I've heard of some people going to Mexico didn't Lomelo go to Lithuania I don't know how to pay and that was and that was that was iffy a lot of those countries it's

yeah, very sketchy. Very, very sketchy. You won't get paid. You won't get a trip back to America. You got to find your way. So it's, you just got to have a, you know, a right agent and a good team around you to make sure you're in the best situation. Yeah. And now these other countries are catching up to us in skill, dude. We just lost the Worlds again. People thought we would win it with the B team. Listen, man, let's name the top five NBA players. I'm pretty sure four out of five or three out of those five are international players. Yeah, Giannis. Giannis, Luka,

Embiid. Oh, Embiid's international? Yeah, Embiid's African. Oh, I didn't know that. But he does have his French, he's naturalized through French. He has his French citizenship, but it's through his wife. Oh, okay. But Embiid and who we going to?

I don't even. You throw Jason Tatum in, my bad, we done forgot about Jokic. How we forget about Jokic? Damn. I'm sorry. That's disrespectful. So disrespectful. All those five, all international players. Crazy. Yeah, like. And we really thought we could send a B-C team and win that shit. Man, listen, LeBron said, man, we got to call the Avengers, man. We got to do this, so.

It's gonna be real interesting. I'm looking forward to that. Olympics. Man, what? Yeah, in Paris, man. But we're old, man. It won't be easy. It's not. It's not. They're catching up to us. The IQ of those guys is just second nature. And before it was, okay, the Europeans, they can outthink us. You know, they wasn't as athletic, not as fast. Nah, that's changed. Right. Damn, they're the same athletic, more athletic. And even if they aren't athletic, they think it way better than us. Luka...

Jokic, they can't jump over this table. Yeah. And they over there, the two best players in the league. It's nuts because you watch them play and you're like, oh, I could defend that. He's not that athletic, not that quick. But these guys say that it's unguardable. 73 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds later, and Luka walking to go get a beer. Nuts. And Jokic going to check on his horses. Yeah. I mean, he plays so slow. It's like, wow, how is he doing this? Man, when you're a high IQ player and know how to use your body, great footwork. Like, yeah.

and your IQ literally is off the charts, man, come on, man. You're going to make everybody around you look amazing. For real. You got him winning MVP this season? They probably won't give him MVP because he already won, I think, two already. And it's kind of like he's going to get the LeBron treatment because they get so used to the numbers. Like, whatever, 28, 10, and 12. Like, bro, that is amazing. Like...

All these guys are dropping 60 balls and 70 balls. It's like normalized. No one is getting excited about it because it's like, no one's playing defense. But I think my MVP, man, I want to –

I'm going to get some love to my boy, Shy, man. I think he... Give my boy Shy the MVP, dog. He's doing his thing. He got OKC sitting top four in the West and averaging 30. And, man, them young guys, OKC going to make some noise. They're not even talking about OKC on any news channel. They're not, just because of... The market. The market they're in. So, I mean...

Like I said, they're going to make some noise. He'll bring the cameras in there. Yeah. The West is tough, man. I mean, I'm a Lakers fan, and I don't even know if they'll make the playoffs this year. I'm sorry about that. I don't know, man. You know how the Lakers are, man, with LeBron. They end up going on a little run. They'll get the playing game and end up, you know, see how far they make it in the West. I give them...

I give them the playing game, and then I make it to the semifinals of the West. That's what they did last year, right? Yeah. They made it to the semis, and they were like the eight or nine seed. Got swept, and then they're going to have to make some changes. LeBron said he's deciding on signing that option. He ain't, you know, to come back to L.A. This is his last year, right, on the contract? So that'll be interesting. Depends on what Bronny does, I guess, right? Yeah, yeah, it does. Bronny...

Shout out to Bronny, though, for doing his thing. Austin Rivers made a great point about it, how it's just tough, you know, playing with your dad, being that name, and him just handling it so well. So hopefully Bronny continues to, you know, do better this season. I don't know if he entered a draft this year. Yeah. Just because the numbers aren't adding up. But when your father's LeBron, man, you can do anything. Yeah, I mean, look what Giannis did with his brothers.

He brought what? Two or three of them? Two or three of them, man. And man, they thrive and they doing their thing. Especially, uh, Donis. Yeah. He's like a meme now. Um, so you played against the best of the best growing up, which city in America had the best competition? Ooh, toughest city in America. I done played and I had probably the best competition. New York,

New York and California. - That's where you hear it. - Yeah. - Those two, man. - New York, 'cause man, they dogs, man. And I don't even wanna just say New York, just up north in general. I played in Boston. And man, them boys, man. - Physical. - Man, listen, man, them northern boys, they go at it. - Yeah. - Like, they don't matter. It don't matter if you put 30 on their head, they coming right back at you and they talking junk.

When I played in Dykeman, that was probably my toughest environment, but I did my thing. Just because you got who I am, so they're looking at me like, man, you can't hoop. You're just an impersonator. You feel me? The crowd, man, it was crazy. People talking shit, man. Man, it was OD, but me doing my thing and proving it, I got the respect.

of the Dykeman, the Dykeman crown, the Dykeman family, so. - Yeah, I feel that though. People don't respect these content creators usually. - No, they don't, they don't. But the thing is, I was playing professional basketball before I started the videos. - People don't know that. - They don't know that. So like, it's always fun to be able to still have fun on the court, but bust your ass at the same time. - Absolutely. Dude, those videos blew up. You got on Jimmy Kimmel 'cause of it. What was that like? - Man, that was, that was OD, man. That changed my life. You know, I ain't gonna lie, I ain't watched Jimmy Kimmel before then.

I ain't know nothing about it. I was watching 106 and Park. That's some rich people. Shut up. So just had the opportunity to be on Jimmy Kimmel with my boy KJ Hunter, KJ the Joker via Instagram. It was dope. It was surreal. It was like, okay, you stamped.

You done done something no one's ever, you know, ever done before. And you made it to, like, almost the highest level. One of the number one talk shows been on for probably the last 10 years. Probably had brand deals up the wazoo. Oh, man. But I was in L.A., man. You here. You get a ball. You want to go to this club? You going to Graystone? Come on, man. I was going crazy in L.A. I was in Malibu. All that, man. It was good times. Hell yeah, man. Those videos blew up. Did any of the players ever, like, hit you up after those? Oh, man, man. Every...

Every player that I did end up was like, man, that was funny, man. And it established a relationship to this day with all the players. I'm good friends with James, D-Way, Steph, C. LeBron. So they weren't pissed? No, they liked it because it was more like, oh, shoot, that is how I play with a comedic twist. They're like, man, do me, do me. So I just kept building on it and just to let them know that, hey, man, I'm not trying to make fun of y'all. This is just, you know, fun.

how I just put my comedic twist on y'all games of appreciation I'm showing you. - I feel that, I feel that, I love that. - Yeah. - When you look at the current content basketball creators on YouTube, is there anyone you think that is really good that can match up with you?

I mean, of course, my boy Max is nice. You know, he was like my that was like my little apprentice. And now he's taking over the impersonation world. YPK Ray's hilarious. He's blown, blown up on TikTok. He's kind of taking over that like the basketball content crowd for the for the for this new millennial generation. Yeah. Of course, my boy, you know, famous Lowe's. But the guys that are coming up.

The kid, Gowie. He's hilarious. Yeah, man. He does everything. But super hilarious, man. It's a lot of guys that's doing their thing and women.

That's another part that's super dope, man. I love seeing the women in the sports, getting their sports content creation on, and they're getting super brand deals and notice because they can do it on and off the court. Yeah, dude. Someone told me about Jenna Brandy, I think. Yep, Jenna Brandy. Dude, she's making bags out here. Man, but Jenna always... Jenna was around when I was doing my videos, but she just stuck to it because she's a very athletic female that can do everything a man can do. Her brother...

Is in the MLB as a catcher. Oh, I didn't know that. Yep, yep. Played with the, I think it was Milwaukee Brewers at one time. But Jenna, football, baseball, soccer, golf, basketball, and she matches up with the men. She just had a video the other day catching like,

Like 12 footballs, like all at one time. Damn. Like she putting one ball between her legs, catching another leg. That's insane. Man, shout out to Jenna, bro. That's my homie. That's the dog. Those athletic girls were always scary, man. Yeah, man. They were different. What? And they'd get on the court and bust your ass. Yeah, that's embarrassing. I can't believe it.

I can't let that happen on camera. At all. I need that footage. I need LeBron Cena to delete all that footage. That's never going out there. And there's always that debate about can a normal guy be the WNBA player, right? What do you think about that? Hell no. Hell, man. Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Aja Wilson, man.

No. Brittany Griner, like, no. A regular person, everyday Joe, playing L.A. fitness, thinking, you know, doing his thing. Nah, dog. These women are nice. Man, you've seen the video. I don't know if you've seen the video of Liz Cambridge playing against— Is that the three-point shooter? Nah, Liz Cambridge, the Australian basketball player, played in the WNBA. She's about 6'8", 6'10". Damn. Like, I think she's about 6'8", 6'9". Busting grown man ass. Post moves, hitting them like, and she can dunk, too. Like—

Women's sports is revolutionizing and it's changing the way the game is played. I don't want them to lower the rims. You feel me? Because they respect the game just as much as we do. And now it's getting to the point where they are able to dunk. Like two hands, girls going, man, I can't even do that. And I have three daughters. So it's like...

The more support we give to women's basketball, the more and more better it's going to get. Yeah, I did see that debate about lowering the rims. What did they want to lower to, nine? It's not like nine-five. Because they want to be able to dunk more? Yeah, but that was the – not the women. The women don't want to do it. They're like, man, hell no. Because at the end of the day, they can compete on the same level as – they feel as a lot of men and professional men, NBA players. So they're like –

We respect the game just as much as you guys do. Nah, don't lower the goal. We want to keep it. This is how we've been playing our whole life. You know, you lower the 9-5, they may mess up your jump shot. For sure. You got to redo the whole, you know, some of your mechanics. But, man, keep the game the way it is, man. Can you dunk on a 10? Yeah, I can dunk. Yeah, yeah. I still got it. I still can dunk my little rondo. One hand stretch dunk, throw a little alley-oop, catch it off one. But them things back there, they worth three.

And that's what I like. Yeah, you like the threes. It's a different game, right? You've probably seen it evolve as you played. Because back when we were growing up, no one shot threes. Heck, no, man. You got yelled at. We watching games with Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant, and the max score is 95-97. And these are some of the best scores that ever played a game. Now, you see games, man, the final score 132-145. You're like, man, what kind of Indiana Pacers versus whoever. They letting, man, it's the game.

It's changed more for the fans. People lighten it up, man. People just set a pick, get you open on a three, and you can't even guard it. Not many sets are being run. They're running in certain aspects of the game, but it's majority pick and roll. I like what the L.A. Clippers are doing. The way they run their offense, Tyronn Lue. The other day they had a play where they made at least seven passes

barely dribble the ball right into a jump shot or right into a score. Wow. And you're like, man, I ain't never seen that. That's some Dean Smith shit going on. I ain't never seen this in the NBA. You got James Hearn pass the ball, coming off screen, off ball. I'm like, hold on. I ain't never seen James in a down screen before. So it's dope to see, you know, when you are able to see those

Those fundamental mechanics of basketball. But, man, I love the way the game's going. Really? It's cool to see that perspective, right? Because you see a lot of people hate on it, right? A lot of the older guys. But you're a true fan of the game. Man, I'm a true fan of the game and the evolution of it. Come on, man. We went from James Naismith shooting the ball in the wooden basket. We weren't going to do that forever. The game is going to revolutionize, man, to the point where we're about to see everybody on the court is going to be 6'8 and up. Yeah. So guys like me,

You know, hey, keep working, all right? It's coming to an end soon, fellas. It's coming to an end. But I don't feel, man, whatever your height is, your height advantage, that doesn't have anything to do with it. I hate that report that a lot of guys get is, oh, Isaiah Thomas can't play in the NBA because,

He can't play defense. Man, they ain't playing no damn defense like that that much. You feel me? And if they are, they trying their best and they still getting 50 balls on their head. Yeah. I think people are so good now that you can't even do much. You cannot, bro. Like we just said, the slowest guys in the NBA are the best players in the league. So let's think when you get an athletic guy that can shoot, dribble, defend, and jump, man, it's...

that's something hard to play defense against. Yeah, for sure. Especially when you don't have any help. Yeah. People say the league's soft now because there's no hand-checking. What do you think about that? Man, I don't want to say it's soft. It's just, like I said, the game is evolving and it's going to what the fans want to see. Right. You know, we're not trying to see somebody, you know,

I love a competitive person that plays really great defense, i.e. Patrick Beverly. He don't care. He going to hand check you regardless. He going to put that forearm in you. But a lot of guys like, man, come on, we want to see the offensive flair. So I can see it from both sides. I can see it from both sides.

I don't want to say it's soft. It's just no one's about to lose any brand deal that's trying to beat somebody up. Yeah. Yeah, Kevin Garnett. Did you see Kevin Garnett interview the commissioner? Uh-uh, I didn't. Yeah, it was like a week ago. He was pissed. Really? He was like, do you think you're going to bring back the hand check? Because he's a fan of physical, you know, Kevin Garnett. But commissioner doesn't seem like, like you're saying, he wants an offensive game. It's better for the fans. Yeah, yeah. I mean, Adam Silver, he know what he doing and got to do. And a lot of guys, they start complaining about the hand check. Like, get your hand, like, I'm...

Come on, man. That's what we trained for our whole life. You handshake, man. I'm slapping the hand out of the way going to that side. Or I'm crossing over moving that hand out of the way. So, like I said, it just makes the game more fun. Yeah, it is what it is. Who you got winning this year? You got a team?

Yeah, man, I'm a Dame fan. So I'm rooting for the Milwaukee Bucks, and I think that is going to be the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets. The Boston Celtics, yeah, they do their thing. I love Boston and what they're doing, but it's just like –

They just can't get over that hump. They're always so good in the regular season, man. And then they just, I don't know, semifinals comes around and they fold. Somebody, one player's not doing what they're doing. I don't know, Jason Tatum, he starts, you know, he chills. Chills a little bit, let, you know, let his teammates do their thing. But they have a great team this year. Yeah. So it's going to be very interesting to see they have a championship point guard in Drew Holiday. Right. Derek White has emerged. Man, it's... And they got Porzingis now. Porzingis, man. Porzingis had like 40 the other night. They might have the best starting five, honestly, in the league. But...

Hands down they do. On paper, yep, between them and the Clippers. Oh, yeah, Clippers are nice right now. But if we're talking about, you know, youth-wise, ah, shit, damn Clippers. I'm surprised because when Harden first came, they lost like, what, eight straight? Yeah, yeah, they had to find it. They had to find Harden and said, I'm the system. But he didn't mean it in a selfish way. He was just saying like,

If you let me do my thing, everything else is going to flow right. You know, Kawhi, PG, they're not trying to be no point guard. They want to be able to catch, get in that mid-range. PG want to be able to pull up, do his thing. So, yeah, that's going to be, man, the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets and the Western Conference Finals. That's going to be tough. I got the Clippers, though, to be honest, if everyone's healthy. Right, right.

Oh, no, man. It's hard to go against Jokic and the boys, man. They're just such a good team, man. Mike Malone is such a great coach, and you have to play defense against them when you have so many moving parts. Jokic got the ball. You got seven people cutting, and there's only five people on the court.

You feel me? You're not used to that in the NBA game. You're used to somebody just standing for an iso ball and maybe having one quarter or having one cutter, man. And that's a big thing, right? Because now you're using energy on defense, which drains you if you're running around. When people guard Curry, they're running like a mile a game at least. It's crazy. It's crazy. So that's definitely going to factor in to when they do play those guys. I think it'll go seven. I hope so. Yeah.

Oh, man. You got the Nuggets still? Man, Russ and Dame, they're my guys. They're my two favorite point guards. That's why I did the whole video. If I didn't do the video, if I didn't do the Russell Westbrook video, I wouldn't be sitting here today. That was the first one? That was my very first one. Damn. That video popped me off because he was my favorite player, still is one of my favorite players. So I'm rooting for Russ, man. I like him a lot, dude. He gets a lot of hate.

And it's sad to see, honestly. It's crazy how you go from one L.A. team to another and it's the complete opposite reactions. Yeah. The Clipper fan base freaking love him. L.A. Limp fan base, they booing him. They were torching him, man. Right. Saying he was the problem. He leave. Told you they go to the Western Conference Finals, they get swept. Yeah. So it's...

I'm happy for Russ. I'm happy that, you know, him and his family are able to be in a community and a family organization and he loves it. Yeah, he took a step back too coming off the bench. Took a step back. Took the vet minimum. He got paid like 2.2 million. Oh, that's it? I thought he was on Supermax.

Hell no. A few years ago he was though. Yeah, this year he signed for like 2.2 million. Damn. You gotta understand that ain't really shit when you get taxed in every city you play in. Oh yeah. Plus he was on a max before so that's a huge drop. He really wants that chip then. Yep. And he's in a situation where he's at home in Los Angeles and they love him. Yeah. Yeah, Russ has been the game changer for this LA Clippers team. Damn, I want the

the win now, bro. Me too. Now you done got me, Jake. Goddamn, man. Weston Dame. Lord, we gonna see. That's gonna be tough. What do you think about these refs, man? They're getting some heat.

Is there any fix there, or do you think it's just human error? Man, it's human error. It's some fix also, man, especially at the end of the day as players. We look at film. Refs, you got to go back, and I'm pretty sure they go back and watch film and see like, oh, shit, okay. Oh, they do that? Yeah, man. Oh, I didn't know that. Okay. Hell yeah. They got a whole, I forgot what it's called, but they literally go back. Refs will sit there and watch film. The NBA will too, and they'll say, okay,

This call we had on Giannis, it wasn't a travel. Or it wasn't a foul. And that could change the whole game. Especially now we got instant replay. We got to do something about the refs, how we do something about the players. We find the players from making outrageous, outrageous plays.

or, you know, fights, technicals, we got to start giving reps technicals. Let's start finding reps. You feel me? Like they need some, something to worry about, but they got the hardest jobs, man. It's tough. I mean, I've never repped, so I can't speak from experience, but I feel like I'd be decent. Yeah. I think as a player, you're athletic, you good. You can get up to court. It's just,

you know, it's human error and if this is really a foul call or if it's not, if it's a violation, it's tough, man. It's tough because a lot of players flop. Yes. And a lot of players exaggerate, they make noises, so it gets tough, right? Yeah, and I gotta say, man, a lot of refs got a lot of good patience because these players, they be cursing their ass out. Like, they'll say some shit to them and like, the ref be like,

Okay, number two, foul. When the ref really want to be like, man, look, we can square up. We can get your ass out the game. You feel me? So it's tough, dog. Keep it professional. I will say I think they're throwing out a bit too many techs. Yeah, that's the one thing I don't. They got a really quick trigger to just tech the players up. It changed the whole way of the game when you're getting jokish throwing out the game in the third quarter. Yeah. Come on, dog. I'm not a fan of the dunk techs and the talking techs. Right. Like, yeah.

Come on, man. Like, it's how we play. Yeah, you get pumped. No one's about to fight each other. Let me talk my joint. Let me dunk on somebody and yell at them. Don't take me for dunking a ball and hanging on the rim because somebody is running under me. Now you taking me for not trying to get hurt. Yeah. Yeah, 100%. Some people get energized from that shit, and now you're taking it away from that player. And you take them up, you change the whole aspect of the game. Yeah. Energy's down. Like, it's...

Yeah, refs got to do better. Do better, refs. Please. You a big sports bettor? I saw you post some sports betting stuff. Yep, yep. I'm signing with PrizePix. I do a little dib and dabble, make my player props. Yeah, yeah. You got that inside scoop. You got the player's phone number. James, James, what you going to do now? You chilling? Okay, bet. I bet. Were you at the club last night, James? Oh, I'm not betting on you tonight.

Shit, if James was in the club last night, I'm betting on James. Oh, he plays better? Come on, man. Post-club James, next day going for 50. Damn, so he's AI with it. Man, what? Lemon Pepper Lou? Oh, that man stopped playing. I heard Lou has his own section at the club. Man, Lou, man, that's my dog. Yeah. From the same city, man, Lou. Shout out to Lou Williams, man. Probably, if not the greatest six-man of all time. He might be, dude. They had a conversation the other day. Shit, he'd be in the Hall of Fame. Mm.

Man, from what he did from the bench aspect, man, hell yeah. Average 20 game, right? For like 10 seasons? Come on, yes, bro. Drake, he got a whole song. Drake got a song about him. Yeah. If you got a song about Drake, you automatically should be in the Hall of Fame. Absolutely. Stamped. Yeah, I don't disagree with that. He's not going to write a song about you unless you're like that. Exactly. Have you talked to him and asked him if he ever wanted to start?

Lou? Yeah. Nah, I never asked him personally, but I think he was content at what he knew his role was, that he was going to run that second squad. Because if he started, he wasn't going to be able to do what he's able to do. If he started, I don't think he averaged the amount of points he did off the bench just because of who else is on the court. Right.

When he got that bench mile with him, he the main guy. - Yeah, 'cause he had CP, he had Blake Griffin, so he had DeAndre in his prime. You're not gonna score 20 with that. - Nah, you're not gonna be a two guard, even though he naturally is a two guard, but we the same size. So I can come off that bench, run that squad, and the offense run through me. - I saw you on Baron Davis' show. How'd you get tight with him? - Yeah, NBA Celebrity Game 2016.

We established a great relationship, had our first television show, WTF Baron Davis, and I'm looking to ramp up a season two. Oh, yeah? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's been a while. It's been a while. That was 2019, right? Yep, yep, yep. But we've thrown, you know, recycled some clips and people are like, damn, yeah, we

We're not going to do a season two. So me and BD, we working on something. Hell yeah, dude. That'll be fun. Three daughters, right? Yeah. Three daughters. Wow. Girl dad to the max. One on the way, man. Oh, another one on the way? Yeah. Well, this will be my third one. Oh, got it. And you know it's a daughter already? Yeah, we know it. Yeah. Damn. Did you want a son or? Well, I have an older son. My oldest is a boy. I was happy with whatever, you know, we got just as long as he or she is healthy. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, man. Three girls. That's wild, bro. I love it, though. My wife, she comes from a big family of girls. She's a daughter of five. Damn, so it runs in the family. Yeah, I think four girls, and they have seven siblings total. Holy crap. Two boys, five girls. That's a big family. Mexican, man. That's small in the Mexican culture. Seven? Nah, you need about 16 of them things. Damn, those Mexicans be in the bedroom, huh? Man, listen. Ferto.

Fur toe. Jeez. You want more or you good at three? Man, I'm good. I got four toes. Yeah, I'm good. I got my final four, man. One of them got to make it to the league. One of them got to get us out of the hood. I feel that. You feel me? You out the hood, though. Man. Right, right, right.

But it's better places than where we at right now. I feel that. It's always better. Yeah, man. But I'm overall blessed and happy with my children, man. And I wouldn't change it. I wouldn't change it or do it different. I love that. Any type of way, man. Love that, dude. What are you working on next? Right now, like I said, I'm working on this golf content, which is, you know, which I'm loving. Yeah.

That's my, that's like my next big venture is, is my goal. I'm still DJing, still doing my, still doing my thing, DJing and playing basketball also. At the end of the day, I want to be the biggest entertainer that's ever done it. Nice. And I think, um, an entertainer is someone that does it on multiple aspects, not just that one single thing. Hmm.

I can entertain you on a basketball court. I can cook, personal chef, entertain you with your stomach. Shout out to Die Eat. Go check the IG page out. Do music. I'm a comedian, so just be able to make somebody feel good in many different ways. Love it, man. You're versatile. Trying to be, man. Swiss Army Knife. I think that's what they call it, man. Yeah, bro. It's a balance, though, because you can't do everything. You can't. You can't. Can't do everything. People always say you can't do everything perfectly.

You know, if you got so many things in your play, you got to be able to focus on one thing. But if I can do five, six things good as hell, man, what, I'll take it. Yeah, because you got a new audience in each lane. And different revenue streams. That's what I do with the pod. I don't just have on athletes. I have on all sorts of people. And I love that, bro. I love that. You have different people, different, from the dope film stars, from the crypto to your top athlete to your,

top lawnmower i love i love what you got going on here man i appreciate you for allowing me to be on here bro we've been friends for what going on yeah bro three four years now we finally be able to like sit down and have a conversation man i appreciate that absolutely dude where can people find you uh man you can find me instagram twitter facebook uh everywhere man at b.a.5 um

New golf tent coming. New golf content coming, man. Be on the lookout. It's going to be some funny stuff, man. Let's go. Thanks for coming on, bro. Dottie Woods, man. Yes, sir. Thanks for watching, guys. See you tomorrow.