It's Dame Time with Q and D | Knuckleheads S3: E3 | The Players' Tribune

Yes, I bought it so quickly that I was still living in Oakland when I bought it. I went, very similar to the first. The first check I received from The Blazers. I hadn't even played a game yet. I came to Portland in the summer and it was like an event, so I came to Portland in the summer and they handed me the check. And I was like my brother and my older cousin, he's like my brother and we looked at him like, "Damn." - Look at all the zero. - We couldn't believe it, he was ready to go spend it all right there. - Mom we did it. - I came back home, I went back to Oakland, I went to Burlingame, I went to that Porsche dealership.

I was there looking at them. I was like... Try them, I was so scared. I tested Porsches like... - You break it, you buy it. - I have never driven, I bought my first car when I was 21 years old. Yes, I had a Grand Prix when I was 21 years old. I bought it for $1500 and a PS2. - Did you have some games? - No, just the system (overlapping chat). - What color was the Porsche? - I have to do it, it was charcoal gray. - Charcoal grey, how much does it cost? - I still have it. - Oh, do you still have it? - Yes, it was 100. - Great six figures, something light, - 911. - Something light for a real player here on these streets. - I've got it covered.

I stopped in the neighborhood. I bought it. - Did you go looking for some sunglasses? You had to have special sunglasses. - You have to stop in the neighborhood. - I was too excited to have anything. I left the dealership there and sped back into Oakland to get into the neighborhood, I was looking around, there was no one outside, and I thought, "Damn." - This is supposed to be my moment, where are they? Blocking is supposed to be hot right now. - Nobody outside. -How many

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s did you talk to yourself or rap an entire song into the joint when you first heard it?

Because I know when I bought my first new joint. I'm looking at everything from the rear view. I'm checking myself, I'm singing every song. - I don't even know how to work the radio. Once I got in, I thought people, when I got in, were trying to explain to me all the different devices and all the things in the car. - You like, "I have to go." - I just wasn't listening. I was like, “Hurry up and finish talking,” so I could get this lot done. So as soon as he finished explaining everything, he gave me the little manual and everything.

I sat him in the passenger seat and got up from there. And then when I turned it off, I was like, I was looking around like, "Damn." I really don't know how to do anything. So I basically had to teach myself how to do everything that was there. - After whom did you patent your game? I know you've got the GPs, you've got Jason Kidds from your area (overlapping talk). All of them from Oakland and we all knew they were from Oakland. So, it was like we ran for GP, B Shaw, J Kidd, Hook Mitchell, anyone from Oakland.

We thought nothing could be said about them, but I was always more Stephon Marbury, AI, Nick van Exel, Kevin Johnson. - I just saw KJ at the airport this morning. - That's always what I liked, like AI, Stephon Marbury, Nick Van Exel, they were always just, I always loved their games. Gilbert Arenas. - That makes sense. - They were all, I loved them, guys. - You just named all the killers too, I can see why you kill like that. -So, you've been destroying the entire league, practically destroying it. Who do you like to see right now?

I mean, obviously we all know the names of the Brons, the Giannis and the greats. Who do you sit with on your day off or whatever, if they play with you like, "I want to see this guy?" -My favorite player in the league is Devin Booker. - Range Rover. - Devin Booker is cold. - And he's an All Star. - They played, he played with him, I'm sorry. - He and Brad Beal should be upset. - I haven't said anything. I haven't said anything about Book not making it because I've already been through that. -You know how he feels. -I know exactly how he feels, he's averaging 27 or something right now.

I averaged 27 and didn't make it. But I think it's crazy that he didn't do it because he's had more years of killing and failing than I did at that point. I don't know how he didn't make it this year. I just do not get it. -With an average of 28.-I don't know how he didn't achieve it this year. -If that's not an All Star, I don't know what he is. -I like him, I like his behavior, how he plays. -And he just, he just doesn't say much, he's really productive, efficient. - That boy is a bucket. - I watch him and the other player I watch often is Bogdanovich, Bogie in Sacramento.

He is also kind. - Yes, like him. Do you remember the first dunk you did? -The first dunk I did was in the Summer League and it was Keith Benson, he was only in the league for a couple of years. -He's a big boy, isn't he? - Yes. - I think so, I know who you're talking about. -He played for Atlanta, he was another great mid major and he was in Atlanta in my first Summer League. It was like the ball tipped just outside the three-point line and I caught it and just took a three-point dribble and just got up on one leg.

And he tried to do it, I missed it and everything. And we just, our body was tangled. I went straight through it, like a real dunk. -When was the first

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you met Michael Jordan? - I never met Michael Jordan. - You never met Mike? You like the first person we've been with who never met Mike. -When he was in Charlotte. I think it was my second year, we played in Charlotte. And I was walking through the... Tunnel? - I was walking through the tunnel on my way to the locker room. And he was a couple of feet behind me.

I turned and looked, he just nodded his head, I mentally nodded and thought, "What do I do now?" - Believe me, we all had that moment. - I was like, "What do I do?", and I kept walking like, I'm going to keep walking but I've never met him. I think it's a lot, this is my eighth year in the league and I feel like I would have met a lot more people, even famous people. Do not know anyone. I mean, I know people, like some people. But I don't know anyone like that. - Everyone knows you and everyone respects you and your game, so that's all that matters. -D Thousands industry here, he industry, he knows everyone, everyone knows him. - That's a lie, that's really a lie. - What was that movie you acted in? - Don't do me like that. -He was in the "Perfect School", stealing exams.

He knows your industry, you couldn't even camouflage your industry. Way to get through here. - Yes, I saw it, I saw the joint. - That's a moment right there, boy, you were trying to blend in, he didn't see you here. - I'm sure I saw it. - We got to talking about when I was Denzeling. - Very good man, we have a special edition black box, the black one is what I came up with. I have a little merch here for you, a little t-shirt, a hoodie and then we have very, very special and very kind sponsors.

I've got that nice Hennessy VSOP, we've got the Knuckleheads edition for you. - I sure appreciate it. - I appreciate you letting us stop, man. - To sho, I appreciate you inviting me, man. (up-tempo hip hop music) (click button) (bell rings)