Baron Davis

I don't even think she remembers, but I remember everything. You know what I mean? It was just like you get cussed out. You get cussed out. You get told like you don't care. You know, you get called names. But I mean, that's just the nature. You know, that's just the nature of that's the consequences are what come with saying no.

I don't even think she remembers, but I remember everything. You know what I mean? It was just like you get cussed out. You get cussed out. You get told like you don't care. You know, you get called names. But I mean, that's just the nature. You know, that's just the nature of that's the consequences are what come with saying no.

You got to know when you say no, nobody going to be like, all right, you're right. How did you get good at no?

You got to know when you say no, nobody going to be like, all right, you're right. How did you get good at no?

I never got good at no. I just started avoiding people, I think. You got to get to, yeah. I just think, I would say my mom finally got right when I was like 28, 29, like my ninth or 10th year in the league. And so that was like, I would say after that it kind of became a little bit.

I never got good at no. I just started avoiding people, I think. You got to get to, yeah. I just think, I would say my mom finally got right when I was like 28, 29, like my ninth or 10th year in the league. And so that was like, I would say after that it kind of became a little bit.

Yeah. Pretty much. But like my mom was never really like in my life like that. So it wasn't like saying no to her was like, I knew what that was, you know what I mean? But it was also like going back to the person for the 4,000, person with the 1,000, now you got 500, you got 200, you got $5 or $10. You know, and now you got all these people And each one of them has a story.

Yeah. Pretty much. But like my mom was never really like in my life like that. So it wasn't like saying no to her was like, I knew what that was, you know what I mean? But it was also like going back to the person for the 4,000, person with the 1,000, now you got 500, you got 200, you got $5 or $10. You know, and now you got all these people And each one of them has a story.

The dude who needs $50 may have the greatest story ever and he just wanted a burger. But you're tired. You're like, man, I ain't buying you shit. And it could have been like your old coach. And you're like, damn, dude. You see an old coach and you're like, man, you should at least buy me a burger. And it's like, man, buy you what?

The dude who needs $50 may have the greatest story ever and he just wanted a burger. But you're tired. You're like, man, I ain't buying you shit. And it could have been like your old coach. And you're like, damn, dude. You see an old coach and you're like, man, you should at least buy me a burger. And it's like, man, buy you what?

And it's all because you've had all of these little micro asks and micro stories. And so it just kind of like, it's still this world, you know what I mean? It's just now you're in the world where you got money, nobody understands you, nobody cares to get to know you, right? They only see and hear, and you can imagine how frustrating that was for me. You're an ATM. Yeah.

And it's all because you've had all of these little micro asks and micro stories. And so it just kind of like, it's still this world, you know what I mean? It's just now you're in the world where you got money, nobody understands you, nobody cares to get to know you, right? They only see and hear, and you can imagine how frustrating that was for me. You're an ATM. Yeah.

Yeah, me and my mom, great. We're great now. We talk every morning. She's been sober. She lives in Baton Rouge. I mean, we got a great relationship. Like, I would say, you know, In my NBA career, when I look up and say, damn, I may not make the Hall of Fame, you know what I mean? I don't have a championship. I played 13 great years.

Yeah, me and my mom, great. We're great now. We talk every morning. She's been sober. She lives in Baton Rouge. I mean, we got a great relationship. Like, I would say, you know, In my NBA career, when I look up and say, damn, I may not make the Hall of Fame, you know what I mean? I don't have a championship. I played 13 great years.

And at the end of the day, like I'm sitting here, I got a relationship with my mama. You know what I mean? Like shit, it took this long, but like me and my mom, we rock. You know what I mean? And we talking, you know, it's like, so all the things that I'm starting to learn, you know, about my dad, I'm learning about me and like, you know, my mom is just, she's, she's great. She's fun. She's funny.

And at the end of the day, like I'm sitting here, I got a relationship with my mama. You know what I mean? Like shit, it took this long, but like me and my mom, we rock. You know what I mean? And we talking, you know, it's like, so all the things that I'm starting to learn, you know, about my dad, I'm learning about me and like, you know, my mom is just, she's, she's great. She's fun. She's funny.

You know, she got a great personality and it's, and you know, it was worth the wait.

You know, she got a great personality and it's, and you know, it was worth the wait.

All right, I broke my ankle when I was in ninth grade, and then I came back playing like a week out of a cast because I wanted to get recruited. Roy Williams thought I was handicapped when he came and recruited me four years later. That was a funny story. So I broke my ankle. I didn't let my ankle heal because I needed to play. So I played literally a week out of getting out of surgery.

All right, I broke my ankle when I was in ninth grade, and then I came back playing like a week out of a cast because I wanted to get recruited. Roy Williams thought I was handicapped when he came and recruited me four years later. That was a funny story. So I broke my ankle. I didn't let my ankle heal because I needed to play. So I played literally a week out of getting out of surgery.