Baron Davis

And I don't know if you're going to allow it. I'm going to see it. I'm going to see if you deflect. No shark dogs this time.

And I don't know if you're going to allow it. I'm going to see it. I'm going to see if you deflect. No shark dogs this time.

how it is that you grew up in los angeles and what los angeles means to you because it seems to have the same pull on you that miami has for me yeah man i think uh you know when you grow up uh in a city like miami or l.a especially growing up in l.a um as i was saying this last night as a kid by the time i hit 10 years old i had been to like 13 14 funerals

how it is that you grew up in los angeles and what los angeles means to you because it seems to have the same pull on you that miami has for me yeah man i think uh you know when you grow up uh in a city like miami or l.a especially growing up in l.a um as i was saying this last night as a kid by the time i hit 10 years old i had been to like 13 14 funerals

were kids, not adults, you know what I mean? These were kids, kids getting shot, kids dying, you know what I mean? And so I seen so much death, I seen so much drugs, I seen so much gang violence, I seen so much everything, everything you could imagine. You know what I mean? By 10 years old, right? Where I lived was like, it was,

were kids, not adults, you know what I mean? These were kids, kids getting shot, kids dying, you know what I mean? And so I seen so much death, I seen so much drugs, I seen so much gang violence, I seen so much everything, everything you could imagine. You know what I mean? By 10 years old, right? Where I lived was like, it was,

If you paid attention, you're in the worst fucking place in the, can I cuss? You're in the worst, I was in the worst place that you can be. And there were epicenters in LA in the hood where it's like, hey, if you live in this hood or if you live in this, you know, on this street, like you're pretty much never, like you're never gonna make it.

If you paid attention, you're in the worst fucking place in the, can I cuss? You're in the worst, I was in the worst place that you can be. And there were epicenters in LA in the hood where it's like, hey, if you live in this hood or if you live in this, you know, on this street, like you're pretty much never, like you're never gonna make it.

let alone seeing down the block, seeing around the corner, like, you know, welfare, you know what I mean? In and out of crack houses, in and out of we don't know where the fuck we at. You hang out at the park, you know, at 2, 3 o'clock in the morning. And then my grandparents just kind of like flipped the switch and gave me stability, gave me and my sister stability. So from that moment,

let alone seeing down the block, seeing around the corner, like, you know, welfare, you know what I mean? In and out of crack houses, in and out of we don't know where the fuck we at. You hang out at the park, you know, at 2, 3 o'clock in the morning. And then my grandparents just kind of like flipped the switch and gave me stability, gave me and my sister stability. So from that moment,

I could do nothing but as a eight, 10-year-old kid appreciate The fact that I can go to bed and wake up and I can do that every day, you know what I mean? And not have to worry about, is the house being raided? Like, where the fuck are we going tonight? You know what I mean? Like, damn, it's just me and my little sister here. What happened to the lights?

I could do nothing but as a eight, 10-year-old kid appreciate The fact that I can go to bed and wake up and I can do that every day, you know what I mean? And not have to worry about, is the house being raided? Like, where the fuck are we going tonight? You know what I mean? Like, damn, it's just me and my little sister here. What happened to the lights?

So, you know, the people who know me, they know, like, even my AAU, like, I was always the kid on the AAU team that everybody felt sorry for. You know what I mean? Because I didn't have parents. And like my grandparents, they was old and they went into sports. But I was like one of the only kids who like literally didn't have parents there. You know what I mean?

So, you know, the people who know me, they know, like, even my AAU, like, I was always the kid on the AAU team that everybody felt sorry for. You know what I mean? Because I didn't have parents. And like my grandparents, they was old and they went into sports. But I was like one of the only kids who like literally didn't have parents there. You know what I mean?

And if any of my teammates saw my parents, it would be probably the most embarrassing shit on the planet. You know what I mean? And so that's just kind of like. how I live, you know, I live with this creativity, you know, basketball and this mask and so it's like, I can flip this shit. I can take the crack head and put him on the court and now like, oh damn, he used to hoop.

And if any of my teammates saw my parents, it would be probably the most embarrassing shit on the planet. You know what I mean? And so that's just kind of like. how I live, you know, I live with this creativity, you know, basketball and this mask and so it's like, I can flip this shit. I can take the crack head and put him on the court and now like, oh damn, he used to hoop.

oh you hooped in high school, you know what I mean? And so it was more so the negativity, the guns, the drugs. I used to dribble between my legs going into the school, and I had to dribble all the way to the court if I messed up, I had to go all the way back to my house, which was across the street. but also thinking about, all right, I better hurry up and get here before it's a drive-by.

oh you hooped in high school, you know what I mean? And so it was more so the negativity, the guns, the drugs. I used to dribble between my legs going into the school, and I had to dribble all the way to the court if I messed up, I had to go all the way back to my house, which was across the street. but also thinking about, all right, I better hurry up and get here before it's a drive-by.

I better hurry up and get here before somebody come, you know, gangs come or some problems. And so I grew up with this anxiety, with this PTSD, and church, my grandparents, basketball. Everything else, I had to turn things into comedy. I had to relate things to movies and TV.

I better hurry up and get here before somebody come, you know, gangs come or some problems. And so I grew up with this anxiety, with this PTSD, and church, my grandparents, basketball. Everything else, I had to turn things into comedy. I had to relate things to movies and TV.