Baron Davis

And so I always say I was blessed. That's why I'm so positive. It's hard to believe how positive you are all the time. It's crazy. It's also like, I'm not sure I deserve all this shit. You know what I'm saying? Like, but I know like I know that there is a greater calling, a higher purpose.

And so I always say I was blessed. That's why I'm so positive. It's hard to believe how positive you are all the time. It's crazy. It's also like, I'm not sure I deserve all this shit. You know what I'm saying? Like, but I know like I know that there is a greater calling, a higher purpose.

And I understand like a lot of things because I've I've had to understand me through other people, understand me through other situations, you know, and more so like. take my agendas, take my selfishness, and put that shit to the side because I've always tried to save somebody or bring somebody along, you know what I mean?

And I understand like a lot of things because I've I've had to understand me through other people, understand me through other situations, you know, and more so like. take my agendas, take my selfishness, and put that shit to the side because I've always tried to save somebody or bring somebody along, you know what I mean?

And whether that is to my detriment, why I kept getting hurt in the league or whatnot, I just kind of wouldn't trade how I did this for anything because I learned so much about myself. I learned so much about the person that I was as a kid. I can relate to that kid now. I can communicate to that kid now. But also, I want to help solve problems. You know what I mean?

And whether that is to my detriment, why I kept getting hurt in the league or whatnot, I just kind of wouldn't trade how I did this for anything because I learned so much about myself. I learned so much about the person that I was as a kid. I can relate to that kid now. I can communicate to that kid now. But also, I want to help solve problems. You know what I mean?

Because a lot of it is creativity. I keep going back to that, is you escape. If it wasn't for basketball, basketball is art. That was my art. I could escape. I was all imagination. I was all dreams. You know what I mean? It didn't matter who it was. If you want to hoop, cool. You know what I mean? If we watching basketball, cool. So that was like every day.

Because a lot of it is creativity. I keep going back to that, is you escape. If it wasn't for basketball, basketball is art. That was my art. I could escape. I was all imagination. I was all dreams. You know what I mean? It didn't matter who it was. If you want to hoop, cool. You know what I mean? If we watching basketball, cool. So that was like every day.

you start living in this tunnel, you know what I mean?

you start living in this tunnel, you know what I mean?

Yeah. You know, LA, LA drugs, gangs. It was at the height crack at a crack epidemic. And, you know, my parents fell victim to that. It wasn't,

Yeah. You know, LA, LA drugs, gangs. It was at the height crack at a crack epidemic. And, you know, my parents fell victim to that. It wasn't,

you know it started like oh this was great like i'm just a normal kid get a lot of toys hella spoiled you know what i mean and then it was like nothing eating you know eating out we only had a fry and skillet we only had like uh one blanket and a heater we had you know all our got pushed out and you at the park it was like you went from like

you know it started like oh this was great like i'm just a normal kid get a lot of toys hella spoiled you know what i mean and then it was like nothing eating you know eating out we only had a fry and skillet we only had like uh one blanket and a heater we had you know all our got pushed out and you at the park it was like you went from like

banging on drums and having all these toys to literally nothing. And you blame it on the system or you blame your parents for their lifestyle and the partying. It's like I never had a relationship with my dad. I never understood him, you know what I mean? I felt like he had good energy, you know what I mean? He was always smiling and shit, but I knew nothing about him. Outside of like, who knows?

banging on drums and having all these toys to literally nothing. And you blame it on the system or you blame your parents for their lifestyle and the partying. It's like I never had a relationship with my dad. I never understood him, you know what I mean? I felt like he had good energy, you know what I mean? He was always smiling and shit, but I knew nothing about him. Outside of like, who knows?

This is what he do. He'd come around every blue moon, you know what I mean? Once or twice every two or three months. But because he wasn't there, it wasn't like I needed him. You know what I mean? And so like, it was normal for me. It was normal for me to be the kid. To be on your own, to be self-sufficient.

This is what he do. He'd come around every blue moon, you know what I mean? Once or twice every two or three months. But because he wasn't there, it wasn't like I needed him. You know what I mean? And so like, it was normal for me. It was normal for me to be the kid. To be on your own, to be self-sufficient.

Oh, it was crazy. It's like the whole neighborhood.

Oh, it was crazy. It's like the whole neighborhood.