Baron Davis

No, it was my AAU coach. My AAU coach literally was like, hey man, this dude live in South Central. He's probably the only kid on the team that is in this situation. He would be cool to be a proof of concept at a school like a Crossroads.

No, it was my AAU coach. My AAU coach literally was like, hey man, this dude live in South Central. He's probably the only kid on the team that is in this situation. He would be cool to be a proof of concept at a school like a Crossroads.

Man, it was white people. That's all I saw. When I first got there, you gotta think, I only know white people from police, maybe the grocery store, on TV, like I, you know, or we play basketball and we had like, one year we had a white person on our team, you know what I mean? But it was like, white people were rivals. And then I get to Crossroads and I realize like,

Man, it was white people. That's all I saw. When I first got there, you gotta think, I only know white people from police, maybe the grocery store, on TV, like I, you know, or we play basketball and we had like, one year we had a white person on our team, you know what I mean? But it was like, white people were rivals. And then I get to Crossroads and I realize like,

Oh, not everybody here is white. What do you mean? You know, white? What are you? Oh, I'm Jewish. What the fuck do that mean? Yeah, you're just learning a whole new... You know what I mean? Like, I'm Korean. What do you mean? Like, I thought everybody was Chinese. Yeah, you're just learning. You don't realize how small your world was. Oh, my God. I knew nothing. You know what I mean?

Oh, not everybody here is white. What do you mean? You know, white? What are you? Oh, I'm Jewish. What the fuck do that mean? Yeah, you're just learning a whole new... You know what I mean? Like, I'm Korean. What do you mean? Like, I thought everybody was Chinese. Yeah, you're just learning. You don't realize how small your world was. Oh, my God. I knew nothing. You know what I mean?

I knew nothing about people. I knew nothing about... Like, at Crossroads, it was almost like my first year. I could have got kicked out once a week for either saying some shit I wasn't supposed to do, drawing some shit I had no idea what I was drawing. You know what I mean? You're just ignorant. Yeah, I was completely ignorant to, like,

I knew nothing about people. I knew nothing about... Like, at Crossroads, it was almost like my first year. I could have got kicked out once a week for either saying some shit I wasn't supposed to do, drawing some shit I had no idea what I was drawing. You know what I mean? You're just ignorant. Yeah, I was completely ignorant to, like,

And your ignorance is just like, they looking at you like, they struggle with me. I would say like the first year because they never had someone like me. But it was a great experience because every moment was like, Oh, you meant this? You mean here? Oh, it's all learning. I was getting fixed.

And your ignorance is just like, they looking at you like, they struggle with me. I would say like the first year because they never had someone like me. But it was a great experience because every moment was like, Oh, you meant this? You mean here? Oh, it's all learning. I was getting fixed.

I was getting learned, right? And at the same time, they had to learn me because I was not like any kid at that school. I was the one kid that didn't have anything. So even if you suspended me for the day and sent me home, I live in South Central. Ain't nobody coming to pick me up. So you know when I get suspended at school, guess where I be at? I don't care.

I was getting learned, right? And at the same time, they had to learn me because I was not like any kid at that school. I was the one kid that didn't have anything. So even if you suspended me for the day and sent me home, I live in South Central. Ain't nobody coming to pick me up. So you know when I get suspended at school, guess where I be at? I don't care.

I get suspended. I'm like, all right, cool. And then the principal got to walk around the campus. I slide out of his office. I'd be sitting on a little stool.

I get suspended. I'm like, all right, cool. And then the principal got to walk around the campus. I slide out of his office. I'd be sitting on a little stool.

And people were like, we thought you were suspended. I was like, I am. Like, I'm just waiting for my ride. and my ride didn't come to 5 o'clock every day. It was frustrating, dude. Shout out to Tom Nolan, Morgan Swartz. They used to suspend me, and I'd be sitting in their office like this. I'm going to call your grandmother. I'm going to call her.

And people were like, we thought you were suspended. I was like, I am. Like, I'm just waiting for my ride. and my ride didn't come to 5 o'clock every day. It was frustrating, dude. Shout out to Tom Nolan, Morgan Swartz. They used to suspend me, and I'd be sitting in their office like this. I'm going to call your grandmother. I'm going to call her.

Nah, I don't know, I was just an aggressive kid, you know what I mean? I was aggressive and I loved to play, I loved football, I would love to fight. I remember I was trying to fight somebody and the dude was like, man, I'm not trying to fight you, we need to talk about this. I'm like, talk? Like talk, are you crazy? Can you believe this dude wanted to talk to me?

Nah, I don't know, I was just an aggressive kid, you know what I mean? I was aggressive and I loved to play, I loved football, I would love to fight. I remember I was trying to fight somebody and the dude was like, man, I'm not trying to fight you, we need to talk about this. I'm like, talk? Like talk, are you crazy? Can you believe this dude wanted to talk to me?

And everybody around the circle was like, yeah, you should talk. I'm like, what? So the problem solving is we fight. We fight. If we disagree, we fight. Yeah, we don't even, we ain't no negotiating. It's like, you know, it's like somebody going to get socked. It's like you got to get the first sock in. And then at Crossroads, they're like, hold on, dude. You upset? Let's talk about it.

And everybody around the circle was like, yeah, you should talk. I'm like, what? So the problem solving is we fight. We fight. If we disagree, we fight. Yeah, we don't even, we ain't no negotiating. It's like, you know, it's like somebody going to get socked. It's like you got to get the first sock in. And then at Crossroads, they're like, hold on, dude. You upset? Let's talk about it.