Shane Battier

It's a magical mixture of alcohol that was introduced to me by my teammate in Miami, Greg Oden, who learned this drink from Beast Mode himself, which is totally on brand.

And that drink is called Patrenicea.

And so we were bonded from that moment on.

I mean, you look at me, I look at you, and the first thought is patronacy.

When the story first came out, I had mixed emotions.

I'm not going to lie.

Yeah.

And it's like... It's the biggest, like, backhanded compliment you can get.

You know, it's Michael Lewis.

So, like, Michael... Yeah, Mr. Moneyball.

That article has generated, you know, a lot of money for me over the years.

You know, my speaking career and podcasts.

He's so, like, I...

It was my opus, and I would not be here without Michael.

And so, at the time, when you're, you know, I was still, what, probably eight years into my career, you know, I still thought I was a really good player and more than just, like, a glue guy.

But now I love it.

Now I love that that's my reputation.

That was always authentically who I was, right?

So, like...

Lewis hit it right in the head.