Blake Griffin

I might be thinking to myself like, all right, I just got him – I just caught the ball in the post, faced up and shot and made one. So now I just know, and this is kind of like just like in the back of your mind. Now I just know like I'm going to catch and I'm going to turn same way and I'm going to do it a little bit quicker and I'm going to give a nice pump fake and he's probably going to fly.

I might be thinking to myself like, all right, I just got him – I just caught the ball in the post, faced up and shot and made one. So now I just know, and this is kind of like just like in the back of your mind. Now I just know like I'm going to catch and I'm going to turn same way and I'm going to do it a little bit quicker and I'm going to give a nice pump fake and he's probably going to fly.

Then you also know if he doesn't, now what do you do? And like, so those are all things that you work on like physically, right? Yeah. You know, so like, yeah, there's like a thinking component to it, but you're just playing like little, little, uh, not mind games, but you're just like, you're, you're, you're like gaming shit out.

Then you also know if he doesn't, now what do you do? And like, so those are all things that you work on like physically, right? Yeah. You know, so like, yeah, there's like a thinking component to it, but you're just playing like little, little, uh, not mind games, but you're just like, you're, you're, you're like gaming shit out.

i'm i'm good like i'm about to score or you're talking to your teammate you're like hey you somebody just threw it to me in the post and i just one two dribble back down and like finished like now i know they're probably gonna send help or maybe i just scored two in a row in the post they're gonna send help and you go to a teammate you're like hey be ready like they're gonna double from you know typically they double from the passer they double from opposite block they whatever they do

i'm i'm good like i'm about to score or you're talking to your teammate you're like hey you somebody just threw it to me in the post and i just one two dribble back down and like finished like now i know they're probably gonna send help or maybe i just scored two in a row in the post they're gonna send help and you go to a teammate you're like hey be ready like they're gonna double from you know typically they double from the passer they double from opposite block they whatever they do

And so now you know, you boom, and you sort of bait them. They come, and then you make the play that you want to make. It's not always about scoring, too. You know what I mean? You have to sort of think about all that. But it's mostly about scoring. I mean, come on. I was never known for my passing. No one ever got close to the alpha assist.

And so now you know, you boom, and you sort of bait them. They come, and then you make the play that you want to make. It's not always about scoring, too. You know what I mean? You have to sort of think about all that. But it's mostly about scoring. I mean, come on. I was never known for my passing. No one ever got close to the alpha assist.

Yeah, I'm totally fine with it now. But earlier on when I was younger, I was kind of always like, where do I fit in? Like, I'm not, I'm a little bit too, I'm definitely too white for like, to feel like I was like, or like white looking presenting, to like feel like I was like, you know, a part of.

Yeah, I'm totally fine with it now. But earlier on when I was younger, I was kind of always like, where do I fit in? Like, I'm not, I'm a little bit too, I'm definitely too white for like, to feel like I was like, or like white looking presenting, to like feel like I was like, you know, a part of.

Yeah, like little white boy like sneakers, like, all right, okay. Yeah. Or I don't know, it's kind of the same things. White people can't really say it. They can't be like, all right, black boy. It's different. But you just feel it from both sides. And not now, and not as I got older. But when I was younger, for sure, high school, it was definitely a thing.

Yeah, like little white boy like sneakers, like, all right, okay. Yeah. Or I don't know, it's kind of the same things. White people can't really say it. They can't be like, all right, black boy. It's different. But you just feel it from both sides. And not now, and not as I got older. But when I was younger, for sure, high school, it was definitely a thing.

Middle school, I think, was maybe when it became a conscious thing. And then high school, maybe some college a little bit. And then as I got into the NBA and I got older, that stuff never fazed me. But early on, that was a block for me for sure.

Middle school, I think, was maybe when it became a conscious thing. And then high school, maybe some college a little bit. And then as I got into the NBA and I got older, that stuff never fazed me. But early on, that was a block for me for sure.

So it's not like this thing that I'm just like, Oh, poor me. Yeah. It was a thing. I thought about it. It was definitely a thing, but it wasn't a thing that held me back by any means. And also, sports is kind of the great equalizer. If you can be good enough, people don't care.

So it's not like this thing that I'm just like, Oh, poor me. Yeah. It was a thing. I thought about it. It was definitely a thing, but it wasn't a thing that held me back by any means. And also, sports is kind of the great equalizer. If you can be good enough, people don't care.

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Yeah, way less stress. Physically, physically way less stress. Mentally, like, yeah, less stress too. I mean, it is like a – yeah. It is a thing where it's like, dude, you're expected to score 25? Like, for every game you're like – I got to go to work. You have to go produce. There's no way to cheat scoring 25 points. They're not going to give it to you.

Yeah, way less stress. Physically, physically way less stress. Mentally, like, yeah, less stress too. I mean, it is like a – yeah. It is a thing where it's like, dude, you're expected to score 25? Like, for every game you're like – I got to go to work. You have to go produce. There's no way to cheat scoring 25 points. They're not going to give it to you.