The Untold Journey: From D2 Hooper to Global Star | Brandon Armstrong DSH #790

Summary

Digital Social Hour: The Untold Journey—From D2 Hooper to Global Star | Brandon Armstrong DSH #790

Release Date: October 7, 2024

In this compelling episode of Digital Social Hour, host Sean Kelly sits down with basketball enthusiast and multifaceted entertainer Brandon Armstrong. The conversation delves deep into Brandon's journey from playing Division 2 basketball to becoming a global sports personality, balancing his athletic pursuits with content creation and family life.

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1. Brandon Armstrong’s Basketball Career Beginnings

Brandon opens up about his early days in basketball, highlighting his experience in Division 2 and his time with the Reno Big Horns in the D League.

Brandon Armstrong [01:20]: "No, I play. I played D2. Me and my boy, famous Lo, 32. We actually went to college together."

He reflects on the challenges and growth during his collegiate and semi-professional years, setting the stage for his international ventures.

2. Experiences Playing Overseas: Spain and Australia

Brandon shares his experiences playing basketball abroad, particularly in Spain and Australia, emphasizing the cultural and stylistic differences.

Brandon Armstrong [02:17]: "You got to be able to have a jump shot because there's no defensive three seconds."

He notes the more physical nature of European basketball and the strategic emphasis on jump shooting, contrasting it with the American style.

Brandon Armstrong [02:22]: "And it's way more physical. And they really don't like the showboating Americans, you know, but, you know, the opponents doesn't. But the fans, they love it."

Reflecting on Australia, Brandon expresses a strong affinity for Melbourne's basketball culture.

Brandon Armstrong [01:37]: "Australia was beautiful. I played in Madrid, but spent majority of my time in Australia. Melbourne, more Americanized. And the love over there is od."

3. Current Basketball Endeavors: The TBL and LA Ignite

Transitioning to his current activities, Brandon discusses his involvement with the The Basketball League (TBL) and his role with the LA Ignite team.

Brandon Armstrong [03:00]: "Yeah, I'm currently playing. We just started a TBL team, the basketball league in California, the LA Ignite."

He highlights the competitive nature of TBL and the quality of players involved, including former NBA talent.

Brandon Armstrong [03:15]: "It's probably the third highest league behind the G League in America. Yeah, we get paid good."

4. Transition to Content Creation and Media Presence

Brandon narrates his shift from active basketball to content creation, driven by his role as a stay-at-home dad.

Brandon Armstrong [04:06]: "That and I'm a stay at home dad now, man. I got three kids one, another one on the way."

He discusses his focus on golf content, leveraging his unique presence in a niche field.

Brandon Armstrong [04:26]: "My golf content is what I'm really focused on now. It's a little bit more easier to do golf content."

5. Media Appearances and Viral Success

A pivotal moment in Brandon’s career was his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, which he credits for significantly boosting his visibility.

Brandon Armstrong [11:38]: "I was playing professional basketball before I started the videos. They like, man, do me. Do me like. So I just kept building on it."

Brandon recounts the surreal experience of appearing on a major talk show alongside his friend KJ Hunter, marking a turning point in his media journey.

6. Insights on the Evolution of Basketball and the NBA Landscape

Brandon offers a keen analysis of how basketball has evolved, particularly in the NBA, noting the rise of international talent and strategic shifts in gameplay.

Brandon Armstrong [06:22]: "Let's name the top five NBA. I'm pretty sure four out of five or three out of those five are international players."

He underscores the increasing dominance of international players like Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić, advocating for their influence on the game's future.

Brandon Armstrong [07:02]: "Like, all these guys is dropping 60 balls and 70 balls. Like, normalized. No one is getting excited about it."

7. Support and Advocacy for Women's Basketball

Brandon passionately discusses the advancements in women's basketball, recognizing standout athletes and advocating for maintaining the sport's integrity.

Brandon Armstrong [15:02]: "Hell no. Hell no, man. Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Aja Wilson, man, no. Brittney Griner, like, no. A regular person everyday Joe playing LA Fitness, thinking, you know, doing his thing. Nah, dog, them."

He praises athletes like Jenna Brandy and Liz Cambage, emphasizing their athletic prowess and the need to support women's sports.

Brandon Armstrong [16:06]: "And she can dunk too. Like, women's sports is revolutionizing and it's changing the way the game is played."

8. Personal Life and Family

Balancing his professional pursuits, Brandon shares heartfelt insights into his family life, highlighting the joy and challenges of being a father and a husband.

Brandon Armstrong [28:19]: "I got four total. Yeah, I'm good. I got my final four, man. I think one of them gotta make it to the league. One of them gotta get us out of the hood."

His dedication to his family is evident as he discusses his children and his wife's large Mexican family.

Brandon Armstrong [29:14]: "My wife, she comes from a big family of girls. She's a daughter of five."

9. Future Projects and Versatility as an Entertainer

Looking ahead, Brandon outlines his ambitions to diversify his talents beyond basketball and content creation, aiming to become the biggest entertainer.

Brandon Armstrong [30:13]: "Right now, like I said, I'm working on this golf content, which is, you know, which I'm loving. That's like my next big venture is my golf. I'm still DJing, still doing my thing."

He aspires to be a "Swiss army knife," adept in multiple entertainment facets, including music, comedy, and sports.

Brandon Armstrong [30:50]: "Trying to be, man. Swiss army knife, I think that's what they call it, man. Heck yeah, bro."

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Notable Quotes

• Brandon Armstrong [02:25]: "You gotta earn your respect as an American over there."

• Brandon Armstrong [07:17]: "I'm looking forward to that Olympics, man. What? Yeah, in Paris, man. It's going to be."

• Brandon Armstrong [08:03]: "Man, when you're a high IQ player, know how to use your body, great footwork, like. And your IQ literally, is off the charts, man."

• Brandon Armstrong [16:16]: "I hate that report that a lot of guys get is, oh, Isaiah Thomas can't play in the NBA. Cause he can't play defense."

• Brandon Armstrong [30:29]: "And I love that you have different people, different from. From the adult film stars, from the crypto to your top athlete to your top, top lawnmower."

Conclusion

Brandon Armstrong’s interview on Digital Social Hour paints a vivid picture of a dynamic individual navigating the intersections of sports, media, and personal life. From his grassroots basketball beginnings to his current endeavors in content creation and entertainment, Brandon exemplifies versatility and resilience. His insights into the evolving landscape of basketball, support for women’s sports, and commitment to his family offer valuable lessons for aspiring athletes and content creators alike.

For listeners eager to follow Brandon’s journey, he remains active across multiple social media platforms, with exciting golf content and entertainment projects on the horizon.

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Connect with Brandon Armstrong:

• Instagram: @BrandonArmstrong
• Twitter: @BrandonA_Official
• Facebook: BrandonArmstrongFB

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Transcript

[A]

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[B]

You know, the opponents doesn't. But the fans, they love it. But other than that, it's a good culture. It's a very, very good basketball culture.

[C]

Okay? So you ought to earn your respect as an American over there.

[B]

Got to. Got to. Because there's a lot of Americans that come over to Australia and. And end up staying. Try to find a basketball organization, but really doesn't work out. Just because, you know, just because you're American and you're athletic doesn't mean you're going to fit. You know, the. The piece that they need for their team.

[C]

I feel that. All right, guys. B, A dot. Brandon Armstrong in the building. He pulled up in gloves, guys. It's that cold out here.

[B]

Come on, man. He's my Kanye. Gloves. Good, man. Thank you.

[C]

Vegas with gloves. Of course, man. Man, you've been hooping, huh?

[B]

Yeah, man. I'm trying to, bro.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Trying to. You. That's my first love. That's what I'm known for. So gotta let people know I still got. I still got it.

[C]

You still got it. Because a lot of these impersonators, you know, they can't really ball like that. But you. Nice. You play deep one, right?

[B]

No, I play. I played D2. Me and my boy, famous Lo, 32. We actually went to college together.

[C]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[B]

Yep. And from near, actually played with the Reno Big Horns.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

It was the D league back then. Damn, I seem old. Back then it was a D league. And then from. From near Spain to Australia.

[C]

Damn. Spain and Australia. Which country did you like more?

[B]

Australia. Yeah, Spain was beautiful. I played in Madrid, but spent majority of my time in Australia. Melbourne, more Americanized. And the love over there is od. Like, I'm good for there for life. Like, if my family wants to go over there and move to Australia, we'll be taking Woodcut.

[C]

Wow. It's not too hot there for you?

[B]

No, no, no, no, no. It gets cold, man. It's cold. Yeah. Especially in Melbourne. There their summer is during, like, December. I mean, there's like February. It's like December through February. Yeah. So it's like. It's the opposite.

[C]

Oh, okay.

[B]

So when it's Summer out here, that's when it's super cold out there.

[C]

I feel that how different was playing out there compared to here? Because I know in Europe they say it's a different game, more physical.

[B]

You got to be able to. You got to be able to have a jump shot because there's no defensive three seconds.

[C]

Oh, yep. So the big sit in the paint.

[B]

Yep. They play zones in the paint, so you got to be able to. Gotta have. You gotta have a jump shot. And it's way more physical. And they really don't like the showboating Americans, you know, but, you know, the opponents doesn't. But the fans, they love it. But other than that, it's a good culture. It's a very, very good basketball coach.

[C]

Okay. So you gotta earn your respect as an American over there.

[B]

Got to, got to. Because there's a lot of Americans that come over to Australia and, and end up staying. Try to find a basketball organization, but really doesn't work out. Just because, you know, just because you're American and you're athletic doesn't mean you're going to fit, you know, the, the pieces they need for their team.

[C]

I feel that. So are you still playing right now or you're done?

[B]

Yeah, I'm currently playing. We just started a TBL team, the basketball league in California, the LA Ignite.

[C]

Nice.

[B]

So I'm looking forward to that season. We got Ty Lawson, my boy Bone Collector. We got a lot of good guys that's on that team. Former pro.

[C]

So Fire. Is that the 64 team tournament that I see that wins a million?

[B]

No, that's the basketball tournament.

[C]

Oh, got it.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah, we missed a lot of. There's been a lot of. A couple NBA players actually played in the tbl. A lot of overseas guys, Euroleague guys. Like it's a. It's probably the third highest league behind the G League in America. Yeah, we get paid good.

[C]

Really?

[B]

Like, yeah, it's not like no aba. Nothing against the aba, you know, but it's like a legit organization that you can use this film to get overseas because it's actually, you know, legit competition and not just some, you know, your local men's league.

[C]

Oh, that's dope. I didn't even know the ABA was still around, to be honest.

[B]

Me either, man. I know a couple teams in Arizona, but I didn't even know it was still like, you know, a thriving organization.

[C]

That's crazy. So I see you've been taking a break from the videos you used to make, right? Is that. Cause of your focus on basketball right now.

[B]

That and I'm a stay at home dad now, man. I got three kids one, another one on the way. So my golf content is what I'm really focused on now. It's a little bit more easier to do golf content. And there's not many people that look like me that does golf content. And plus Liv golf giving that bag, so. Hey, Liv, you watching this, man? Hey, come on now.

[C]

Were you at that tournament they just had here in Vegas?

[B]

Nah, nah, nah, nah. But I am gonna try to be at the next one for sure. My boy, Christian Crosby, he's the announcer for the Philadelphia 76ers, the in game host. He ended up getting signed with Liv Goff. So shout out to him.

[C]

Yeah. Be handing out. Here's a million.

[B]

Here's a million like Oprah times. Then you take a bag. You take a bag, man. Talk to him my way.

[C]

That's the Saudi money, right?

[B]

Man, listen, bro, get, man, I need to put one of them things on my head. Come on, man. I'm with it.

[C]

Yeah. I mean. Cause making money playing basketball, you know, if you're not in the NBA, it's tough, right? Like, how big are the salaries overseas, you think?

[B]

It just depends on what type of player you are and what league you are. But it's some really good contracts overseas.

[C]

Oh, there is?

[B]

Yeah, man. They'll take care of you, man. Get you a car. They get you a home.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

Yeah, man. Yeah. If I. If we didn't end up having another baby girl, we'll be back over in Australia for like my second season. I went out there my first season. We won the championship.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

For the first year of the organization. So they were offering me like really good, like a Mercedes car.

[C]

Holy.

[B]

And I don't even care. I got a Honda, man. So like when they said, we'll give you Mercedes, I'm like, okay.

[C]

So other countries are stepping up now because I feel like when we were growing up, it wasn't like that.

[B]

No, not at all. Not at all. Not if you. Especially if you weren't playing in Europe in the big time leagues. But it's gotten really, really well to the point where a lot of countries, they will definitely take care of you in the right organization. But it's some situations that people have been really bad in, man. It's not so good situations.

[C]

Yeah. I've heard of some people going to Mexico. Didn't Lamelo go to Lithuania?

[B]

I don't know how the paper and that was iffy. A lot of Those countries, it's. Yeah. Very sketchy. Very, very sketchy. You won't get paid, won't get a trip back to America. You gotta find. You just gotta have a, you know, a right agent and a good team around you to make sure you're in the best situation.

[C]

Yeah. And now these other countries are catching up to us in skill. Dude, man, we just lost the Worlds again. People thought we would win it with the B team.

[B]

Listen, man, let's. Let's name the top five NBA. The top five NBA players. I'm pretty sure four out of five or three out of those five are international players.

[C]

We've seen Giannis.

[B]

Giannis. Luka Embiid.

[C]

Oh, Embiid's international.

[B]

Yeah. Embiid. Embiid's African.

[C]

Oh, I didn't know.

[B]

But he does have his. His French and he's naturalized through French. He has his French citizenship, but it's through his wife. Okay, but Embiid. And who we gonna. What, do you wanna throw Jason Tatum in? You can. My bad. We don't forgot about Jokic. How we forget about joking? So disrespectful. All those five all international players.

[C]

Crazy.

[B]

Yeah. Like.

[C]

And we really thought we could send a B, C team and win that shit, man.

[B]

Listen, LeBron said, man, we got to call the Avengers, man. We got to do this. So it's going to be real interesting. I'm looking forward to that Olympics, man. What? Yeah, in Paris, man. It's going to be.

[C]

But we're old, man. It's going to. It won't be easy.

[B]

It's not. It's not. They're catching up to us. The. The IQ of those guys is just second nature. And before it was okay. The Europeans, they can outthink us, you know, they wasn't as athletic, not as fast. Now that's changed, right? It's changed. Now they're damn near the same. Athletic, more athletic. And even if they aren't athletic, they think it way better than us. Luka, Jokic, they can't jump over this table.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And they over there, the two best players in the league.

[C]

It's nuts because you watch them play and you're like, oh, I could defend that. He's not that athletic. Not that quick. But these guys say that it's unguardable.

[B]

73 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds later, and Luka walking to go get a beer.

[C]

Nuts.

[B]

And Joke is going to check on his horses. Yeah.

[C]

I mean, he plays so slow. It's like, wow, how is he doing this?

[B]

Man, when you're a high IQ player, know how to use your body, great footwork, like. And your IQ literally, is off the charts, man. Come on, man. You gonna make everybody around you look. Look amazing.

[C]

For real. You got him winning MVP this season.

[B]

They probably won't give him MVP because he already won, I think, two already. And it's kind of like he's gonna get the LeBron treatment because we're gonna. They get so used to the numbers, like, whatever, 28, 10, and 12. Like, bro, that is amazing. Like, all these guys is dropping 60 balls and 70 balls. Like, normalized. No one is getting excited about it because it's like, no. No one's playing defense.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So. But I think my mvp, man, I want to get some love to my boy shy, man. I think he get my boy shot at mvp, dog. He's doing his thing, man. He got OKC sitting top four in the west and averaging 30.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

And, man, them young guys, man, OKC going to make some noise.

[C]

They're not even talking about OKC on any news channel.

[B]

They. Not just because of the market, the market they're in. So, I mean, like I said, they gonna make some noise. He'll. He'll bring. He'll. He'll bring. He'll bring the cameras in there and there.

[C]

Yeah, the west is tough, man. I mean, I'm a Lakers fan, and I don't even know if they'll make the playoffs this year.

[B]

I'm sorry about that. I don't know, man. You know how the Lakers are, man, with LeBron, they end up going on a little run. They get the playing game and end up, you know, see how far they make it, you know, in the West, I give them. I give them the playing game, and they'll make it to the semifinals of the West.

[C]

That's what they did last year, right? Yeah, they made it to the semis, and they were like the eight or nine seed.

[B]

Got swept, and then they gonna. Yeah, they gonna have to make some changes. LeBron. LeBron said he. He's, you know, he decided on signing that option. He ain't, you know, to come back to la.

[C]

This is his last year right on the contract, so.

[B]

That'd be interesting.

[C]

Depends on what Bronny does, I guess, right?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah, it does. Bronny shout out to Bronny, though, for doing his thing. Austin Rivers made a great point about it, how it's just tough, you know, playing with your dad being that name, and him just handle it so well. So hopefully, Bronny continues to, you Know do better this season. I don't know if he entered a draft this year.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Just because the numbers aren't adding up. But when your father's LeBron, man, you got pulled. You can do anything.

[C]

Yeah. I mean, look what Giannis did with his brothers. He brought, what, two or three of them?

[B]

Two or three of them, man. And, man, they thrive and they doing they thing. Especially Giannis.

[C]

Yeah, he's like a meme. So you played against the best of the best growing up. Which city in America had the best competition?

[B]

Toughest city in America. I done played, and it had probably the best competition. New York and New York and California.

[C]

That's where you hear.

[B]

Yeah, those two. Mainly New York, because, man, hey, Dogs, man. And I don't even want to just say New York. Just up north in general. I played in Boston, and, man, them boy. Man, listen, man, them Northern boys, they go at it like they don't matter. It don't matter. If you put 30 on their head, they coming right back at you. And they talking junk. Dyckman. When I played in Dyckman, that was probably my toughest environment. But I did my thing just because you got who I am. So they're looking at me like, man, you can't hoop. You just an impersonator. You feel me? The crowd, man, it was crazy. People talking shit, man. Man, it was od. But me doing my thing and proving it, I got the respect of the Dyckman, the Dyckman crown, the Dyckman family.

[C]

So, yeah, I feel that, though the people don't respect these content creators, usually.

[B]

Nah, they don't. They don't. But the thing is, I was playing professional basketball before I started the videos.

[C]

People don't know that.

[B]

They don't know that. So, like, it's always fun to be able to still have fun on the court but bust your ass at the same time.

[C]

Absolutely. Dude, those videos blew up. You got on Jimmy Kimmel because of it. What was that like?

[B]

Man, that was od, man. That changed my life. You know, I ain't gonna lie. I ain't watching me Kimmel before then. I. I ain't know nothing about. I was watching 106 in park.

[C]

That's some rich people. Shut.

[B]

So just had the opportunity to be on Jimmy Kimmel with my boy KJ Hunter. KJ the Joker via Instagram. It was dope. It was surreal. It was like, okay, you stamped.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You done done something that no one's ever, you know, ever done before, and you made it to, like, almost the highest level. One of the number one talk shows been on for probably the last 10 years.

[C]

Probably had brand deals up the wazoo after that.

[B]

Oh, man, I was in la, man. Man, you here, you get a ball. You want to go to this club? We going to Grace. No, come on, man. I was going crazy in la. I was in Malibu, all that, man. It was good times.

[C]

Hell, yeah, man. Those videos blew up. Did any of the players ever, like, hit you up after those?

[B]

Oh, man, man, every. Every player that I did end up was like, man, that was. That was funny, man. And it established a relationship till this day with all the players. I'm good friends with James D. Wade, Steph, like C. LeBron. So they weren't pissed me. No, they liked it because it was more like, oh, shoot. That is how I play with a comedic twist. They like, man, do me. Do me like. So I just kept building on it and just to know that. Let them know that, hey, man, I'm not trying to make fun of y'all. This is just, you know, how I just put my comedic twist on y'all. Games of appreciation. I'm showing you.

[C]

I feel that. I love that.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Do you. When you look at the current content, basketball creators on YouTube, is there anyone you think that is really good that can match up with you?

[B]

I mean, of course my boy Max is nice. You know, he was like my. That was like my little apprentice. And now he taking over the impersonation world. YPK raised hilarious. He's blown. Blown up on TikTok. He's kind of taken over that, like, the basketball content crowd for the. For the. For this new millennial generation. Yeah, of course, my boy, you know, famous Los. But the guys that are coming up, that. The kid Gowie, obviously. Yeah, man, He. He does. He does. He does everything but. But super hilarious, man. It's. It's a lot of guys that's doing a thing, and women, that's another part that's super dope, man. I love seeing the women in the sports getting their sports content creation on, and they're getting super brand deals and notice because, you know, they can do it on and off the court. So.

[C]

Yeah, dude, Someone told me about Jenna Brandy, I think.

[B]

Yep.

[C]

Jenna Brandy, she's making, man.

[B]

But Jenna always. Jenna was around when I was doing my videos, but she just stuck to it because she's a very athletic female that can do everything a man can do.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Her brother is in the MLB as a catcher.

[C]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[B]

Yep, yep. Played with the. I think with Milwaukee brewers at one time and. But Jenna, football, baseball, soccer, golf, basketball. And she matches up with the. Man, she just had a video the other day catching like, like 12 footballs, like all at one time.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

Like she putting one ball between her legs, catching another. Like that's insane, man. Shout out to Jenna, bro. That's my homie. That's the dog.

[C]

Those athletic girls were always scary, man.

[B]

Yeah, man, they were different. What especially. And they get on the court and bust your ass.

[C]

Yeah, that's embarrassing. I can't let that happen on camera at all.

[B]

I need that footage. I need LeBron Cena. Delete all that footage.

[C]

That's never going out there. And there's always that debate about can a normal guy be the WNBA player. Right? What do you think about that?

[B]

Hell no. Hell no, man. Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Aja Wilson, man, no. Brittney Griner, like, no. A regular person everyday Joe playing LA Fitness, thinking, you know, doing his thing. Nah, dog, them. These women are nice. Yeah, man. You've seen a video. I don't know if you've seen the video of Liz Cambridge playing against the three point shooter. Nah, Liz Cambridge, the Australian basketball player, played in WNBA. She about 6, 6, 8, 6 10.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

Like, I think she about 6, 8, 6, 9. Busting grown men ass post moves, hitting them like. And she can dunk too. Like, women's sports is revolutionizing and it's changing the way the game is played. I don't want them to lower the rims, you feel me? Because they respect the game just as much as we do. And now it's getting to the point where they are able to dunk like two hands. Girls going, man, I can't even do that. And I have three daughters. So it's like the more support we give to women's basketball, you know, the more, the more and more better it's gonna get.

[C]

Yeah, I did see that debate about lowering the rims. What did they want to lower to? 9.

[B]

It's a night like 9 5.

[C]

So they want to be able to dunk more.

[B]

Yeah, but that was the. Oh, not. Not the women. The women don't want to do it. They're like, they're like, man, hell no. You know. Cause at the end of the day they can compete, you know, on the same level as a, you know, as, you know, they feel as a lot of men, so. And professional men, NBA players. So they're like, we, we respect the game just as much as you guys do. Nah, don't lower the goal, we want to keep it. This is how we've been playing our whole life. You know, you lower the 9 5, they may mess up your jump shot. You know, you got to redo the whole, you know, some of your mechanics, but, man, keep the game the way it is, man.

[C]

Can you dunk on a ton?

[B]

Yeah, I can dunk. Yeah. Yeah. I still got it. I still can dunk. My little Rondo, one hand, stretch dunk, throw a little alley oop, catch it off one. But them things, them things back there, they worth three, and that's what I like.

[C]

Yeah, you like the threes.

[B]

Three more.

[C]

It's a different game, right? You've probably seen it evolve as you played, because back when we were growing up, no one shot threes.

[B]

Heck nah, man, you got yelled at. We watching games with Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant and the max score is 95, 97. And these some of the best scorers ever played a game. Now you see games, man, the final score, 132 to 145. You like, man, what kind of Indiana Pacers versus whoever they letting, man, it's the game. It's changed for more for the fans.

[C]

Yeah, you know, people lighten it up, man. People just set a pick at you open on a three and you can't even guard it.

[B]

Not many sets are being run. They're run, you know, they're ran in certain, you know, certain aspects of the game. But it's, you know, majority pick and roll. I like, I like what the LA Clippers are doing.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

The way they run their offense. Tyron Lou, like, the other day they had a play where they made like at least seven passes, barely dribbled the ball right into a. Right into a jump shot or right into a score.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

And you're like. And I ain't never seen nothing. There's some, some Dean Smith shit we got going on. I ain't never seen this in the NBA. You got James Harden passing the ball, coming off screen, off ball. I'm like, hold on. I ain't never seen James down screen before. So it's dope to see, you know, when you are able to see those, those fundamental mechanics of basketball. But, man, I love, I love, I love the way the game's going, man.

[C]

Really? It's cool to see that perspective, right? Cause you see a lot of people hate on it, right? A lot of the older guys. But you're a true fan of the game, man.

[B]

I'm a true fan of the game and the evolution of it. Come on, man. We went from James Naismith shooting the ball in the wooden basket. We weren't gonna do that forever. The game's gonna, it's gonna revolutionize, man, to the point where we about to see everybody on the court's gonna be six, eight, and up.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So guys like me, you know, hey, keep working, all right? It's coming to an end soon, fellas. It's coming to an end. But I don't feel, man, whatever your height is, your height advantage, that doesn't have anything to do with it. I hate that. I hate that report that a lot of guys get is, oh, Isaiah Thomas can't play in the NBA. Cause he can't play defense. He ain't got, man. They ain't playing no damn defense like that that much. You feel me? Like. And if they are, they trying their best and they still getting 50 balls on their head.

[C]

So, yeah, I think people are so good now that you can't even do much.

[B]

You cannot, bro. Like, we just said, the slowest guys in the NBA are the best players in the league. So let's think. When you get an athletic guy that can shoot, dribble, defend, and jump, man, that's something hard to play defense against, bro.

[C]

Yeah, for sure.

[B]

Especially when you don't have any help.

[C]

Yeah. People say the league's soft now because there's no hand checking. What do you, what do you think.

[B]

About that, Man, I don't want to say it's soft. It's just like I said, the game is, you know, is. It's evolving, and it's going to what the fans want to see. You know, we're not trying to see somebody, you know, it's I, I, I love a competitive person that plays really great defense. You know, that is Patrick Beverley. Yeah, he don't care. He gonna handshake you regardless. He gonna put that, put that, put that forearm in you. But a lot of guys, like, man, come on, we want to see the offensive flair. So I can see it from both sides. I can see. I don't want to say it's soft. It's just no one's about to lose any brand dealers trying to beat somebody up.

[C]

Yeah, yeah. Kevin Garner. Did you see Kevin Garnett interview the commissioner?

[B]

I didn't, bro.

[C]

Yeah, it was like a week ago. He was pissed.

[B]

Really?

[C]

He was like, do you think you're gonna bring back the hand check? Because he's a fan of physical.

[B]

Right.

[C]

You know, Kevin Garnett, but commissioner doesn't seem like, like, you're saying he wants an offensive game. It's better for the fans.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, Adam Silver, he know what he. He know what he doing and got to do. And a lot of guys, they start complaining about the handshake. Like, get your hand. Like, come on, man. We been. That's what we trained for our whole life. You, handshake, man. I'm slapping. I'm slapping the hand out the way. Going to that side or I'm crossing over, moving their hand out the way. So it, like I said, it just makes the game more, more fun.

[C]

Yeah. It is what it is, right? Who you got winning this year? You got a team?

[B]

Yeah, man. I'm a Dame fan.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

So I'm rooting. I'm rooting for the Milwaukee Bucks. And I think that is going to be the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets. The Boston Celtics. Yeah, they do their thing. I love Boston and what they're doing, but it's just like, I just can't get over that hump.

[C]

They're always so good in the regular season, man. And then they just, I don't know, semifinals comes around and they fold.

[B]

Somebody. One player is not doing what they're doing. I don't know. Jayson Tatum, he started, you know, he chills, chills a little bit. Let, you know, let. Let his teammates do their thing. But they have a great team this year.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

So it's going to be very interesting to see they have a championship point guard and Jew Holiday. Derrick White has emerged, man. It's.

[C]

And they got Porzingis now.

[B]

Porzingis, man, porzingis had like 40 other night.

[C]

Like, they might have the best starting five, honestly in the league, hands down.

[B]

They do. On paper. Yep. Between them and the Clippers.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

But if we're talking about, you know, youth wise. Ah, shit, the damn Clippers.

[C]

I'm surprised. Cause when they, When Harden first came, they lost like what, eight straight? Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

They had to find it. They had to find. Harden said Omni system, but he didn't mean it in a selfish way. He was just saying, like, if you let me do my thing, everything else is gonna flow, right?

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, Kawhi. Pg they not trying to be no point guard. They wanna be able to catch, get in that mid range. PG Wanna be able to pull up, do his thing. So, yeah, that's gonna be, man. The Clippers and the Denver Nuggets and the Western Conference finals.

[C]

That's tough. I got the Clippers, though, to be honest, if everyone's healthy Right, right.

[B]

I don't know, man. It's hard to go against jokers and boys, man. They're just such a good team, man. Mike Malone is such a great coach. And you have to play defense against them when you have so many moving parts. Jokic got the ball. You got seven people cutting and there's only five people on the court. You feel me? You're not used to that in the NBA game. You're used to somebody just standing, standing for ISO ball and maybe having one quarter or having one cutter, man.

[C]

And that's a big thing, right? Cause now you're using energy on defense, which drains you. If you're running around like when people guard Curry, they're running like a mile a game, at least.

[B]

That's crazy. It's crazy. So that's definitely going to factor in to when they do play those guys. And I think it'll go seven.

[C]

I hope so.

[B]

Oh, man. I got the.

[C]

You got the Nuggets still, man.

[B]

Russ. Russ and Dame, they're my guys. They're my two favorite point guards. Like, that's why I did the whole video without. If I didn't do the video, if I didn't do that Russell Westbrook video, I wouldn't be sitting here today.

[C]

That was the first one.

[B]

That was my very first one.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

That video popped me off because he was my favorite player. Still is one of my favorite players. And so I'm rooting for Russ, man.

[C]

I like him a lot, dude. He gets a lot of hate and it's sad to see.

[B]

Honestly, it's crazy how you go from one LA team to another and it's the complete opposite reactions. The Clipper fan base, freaking love them. LA Limp fan base. They booing them.

[C]

They were tortured, right?

[B]

Saying he was the problem. He leave. I told you, he go. They go to the Western Conference finals, they get swept. So it's. I'm happy for us. I'm happy that, you know, him and his family are able to be in a community, in a family organization. And he loves it.

[C]

Yeah, he took a step back, too, coming off the bench.

[B]

Took a step back, took the vet minimum. He got paid like 2.2 million.

[C]

Oh, that's it. I thought he was on Supermax.

[B]

Nah, hell no.

[C]

Years ago he was, though.

[B]

Yeah. This year he signed for like 2.2 million.

[C]

Damn.

[B]

You gotta understand that ain't really shit when you get taxed in every city you play.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Plus he was on a max before, so that's a huge, like, drop. He really wants that Chip, man.

[B]

Yep. And he. And he's. And he's in a situation where he's at home in Los Angeles and they love him.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. Russ has been the game changer for this LA Clippers team.

[C]

Damn. I want them to win now, bro.

[B]

Me, too. I mean, me, too. Now we don't. Now you don't got me, Jake. Damn, man. Rest and dame, Lord. We going. We gonna see.

[C]

It's gonna be tough. What do you think about these refs, man? They're getting some heat. Is there any fix there? Or you think it's just human error, man.

[B]

It's human era. It's. It's some fix also, man. Especially at the end of the day, as players, we look at film refs. You got to go back, and I'm pretty sure they go back and watch film and see, like, oh, okay, I got.

[C]

Oh, they do that.

[B]

Yeah, man.

[C]

Oh, I didn't know that. Okay.

[B]

Hell, yeah. They got a whole. I forgot what it's called. But they literally go back. Refs just sit there and watch. For them, the NBA will, too. And they'll say, okay, this call we had on Giannis, it wasn't a. It wasn't a travel. You feel me? Or, it wasn't a. It wasn't a foul. And that could change the whole game. Especially now we got instant replay, right? You know, we gotta. You know, we gotta do something about the refs. How we do something about the players. You know, we find the players from, you know, making a rageous, outrageous remarks or, you know, fights, technicals. We gotta start giving reps. Technicals. Let's start finding reps. You feel me?

[C]

Like, they need something to worry about.

[B]

But they got the hardest jobs, man.

[C]

It's tough. I mean, I've never repped, so I can't speak from experience, but I feel like I'd be decent.

[B]

Yeah. I think as a player, you athletic, you good. You can get up the court. It's just, you know, it's human error. And if this is really a foul call or if it's not, if it's a violation, it's tough, man.

[C]

It's tough. Cause a lot of players flop.

[B]

Yes.

[C]

And a lot of players exaggerate. They make noises. So it gets tough, right?

[B]

Yeah. And I got to say, man, a lot of refs got a lot of good patience, because these players, they be. They be cursing their ass out. Like, they'll say some. They'll say some shit to them. And, like, the ref be like, okay, number two foul. When the ref really want to be like, man, look, we can square up. We can get your ass out the game. You feel me? So it's. It's. It's. It's tough, dog.

[C]

Keep it professional. I will say, I think they're throwing out a bit too many techs.

[B]

Yeah, that's the one thing I don't. They got a really quick, quick trigger to just tech the players up and change the whole way of the game. When you getting jokers thrown out the game in the third quarter. Yeah, come on.

[C]

I'm not a fan of the dunk text and the. The talking techs, right?

[B]

Like, come on, man. Like, this is how we play.

[C]

Yeah. Like, you get pumped.

[B]

Like, no one's about to fight each other. Let me talk my joint. Let me. Let me dunk on somebody and yell at them. Don't take me for dunking a ball and hanging on the rim because somebody is running under me. Now you taking me for not trying to get hurt.

[C]

Some people get energized from that shit, and now you're taking it away from that player.

[B]

And you take. You take them up, you change the whole aspect of the game. Yeah, energy's down. Like, it's. Yeah. Refs got to do better. Do better. Refs, please.

[C]

You a big sports better. I saw you post some sports bank stuff.

[B]

Yep, yep. I'm signing with prize picks. I do a little. I do. I do a little dib and dabble. Make my little. My player props.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You got that inside scoop. You got the player's phone number.

[B]

James. James. What you gonna do now?

[C]

You chilling?

[B]

Okay, bet. I bet.

[C]

Were you at the club last night, James? Oh, I'm not betting on you tonight.

[B]

Shit. If James with the club that night, I'm betting on James.

[C]

Oh, he plays better.

[B]

Come on, man. Post club James. Next day going for 50.

[C]

Damn. So he's AI with it, man.

[B]

What? Lemon pepper. Lou, stop playing.

[C]

I heard Lou has his own section at the club, man.

[B]

Luke, man, that's my dog. Yeah, from the same city, man. Lou shout out to Lou Williams, man. Probably, if not the greatest six man of all time.

[C]

He might be.

[B]

Dude, they had a. They had a conversation that they should he be in the hall of Fame, man. From what he did from the bench aspect, man. Hell yeah.

[C]

He averaged 20 game, right? For like 10 seasons.

[B]

Come on. Yes, bro. Like, he got a Drake. He got a whole song. Drake got a song about him. Yeah, Drake got it. Drake. If you got a song about Drake, you automatically should be in the hall of fame.

[C]

Absolutely. Stamped Yeah, I don't disagree with that. He's not gonna write a song about you unless you're like that.

[B]

Exactly.

[C]

Have you talked to him and asked him if he ever wanted to start, Lou?

[B]

No, I never asked him personally, but I think he was content at what he knew his role was that he was gonna run that second squad because if he started, he wasn't going to be able to, you know, do. What he's able to do was I don't think if he started, I don't think he averaged the amount of points he did off the bench.

[C]

Really.

[B]

Because of. Just because of who else is on the court.

[C]

Right.

[B]

When. When he come up, when he got that benchmark with him, he the main guy, the offense runs through him.

[C]

He had Blake Griffin, so he had DeAndre in his prime.

[B]

Come on, man, you're not going to.

[C]

Score 20 with that.

[B]

Nah, you're going to be. You're not going to be a two guard. Even though he naturally is a two guard, but we the same size, you know, so let me. I can come off that bench, run that squad, and the offense run through me.

[C]

I feel that. I saw you on Baron Davis show. How'd you get tight with him?

[B]

Yeah, celebrity game. NBA celebrity game. In 2016, we established a great relationship, had our first television show, wtf. Baron Davis and licking the Ramp up a season two.

[C]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

It's been a while.

[B]

It's been a while.

[C]

That was 2019, right?

[B]

Yep, yep, yep. But we've thrown, you know, recycle some clips and people like, damn, yeah. When y'all gonna do a season two? So me and BD we working on something.

[C]

Hell yeah, dude, That'll be fun. Three daughters, right?

[B]

Yeah, three daughters.

[C]

Wow. To the max.

[B]

One on the way, man.

[C]

Oh, another one on the way.

[B]

Yeah. Well, this would be my third one.

[C]

Oh, got it.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

And you know it's a daughter already.

[B]

Yeah, we know it. Yeah.

[C]

Did you want a son or.

[B]

Well, I have an older son. My oldest is a boy. I was happy with whatever, you know, we got. Just as long as he or she is healthy. Yeah, yeah, man. Three girls, dog.

[C]

That's wild, bro.

[B]

I love it, though. My wife, she comes from a big family of girls. She's a daughter of five.

[C]

Damn. So everyone's in the family?

[B]

Yeah, I think four girls and they have seven. Seven siblings total.

[C]

Holy crap.

[B]

Two boys? Yeah, two boys, five girls.

[C]

That's a big family.

[B]

Mexican, man. That's small in the Mexican culture. Seven? Nah, you need about 16 of them. Things.

[C]

Damn. Those Mexicans be in the bedroom, huh?

[B]

Man, Listen, fur. Fur toe.

[C]

Geez. You want more or you good at three, man?

[B]

I'm good. I got four total. Yeah, I'm good. I got my.

[C]

Got your hands full, man.

[B]

Got my final four, man. I think one of them gotta make it to the league. One of them gotta get us out of the hood.

[C]

I feel that.

[B]

You feel me?

[C]

So you out the hood, though, man.

[B]

Right, right, right. But it's better places than where we at right now.

[C]

Feel that. It's always better.

[B]

Yeah, man. But I'm overall blessed and happy with my children, man. And I wouldn't change it. I wouldn't change it or do it different.

[C]

I love that.

[B]

Any type of way, man.

[C]

Love that, dude. What are you working on next?

[B]

Right now, like I said, I'm working on this golf content, which is, you know, which I'm loving. That's like my next big venture is my golf. I'm still DJing, still doing my thing. DJing in playing basketball also. At the end of the day, I want to be the biggest entertainer that's ever done it.

[C]

Nice.

[B]

And I think an entertainer is someone that does it on multiple aspects, not just that one single thing. I can entertain you on a basketball court. I can cook, personal chef. And you in the, you know, with your stomach. Shout out to die, eats. Go check the IG page out. Do music. I'm a comedian, so just be able to, you know, make somebody feel good in many different ways.

[C]

Love it, man. You're versatile.

[B]

Trying to be, man. Swiss army knife, I think that's what they call it, man. Heck yeah, bro.

[C]

It's a balance, though, because you can't do everything.

[B]

You can't. You can't. Can't do everything at a. People always say you can't do everything. Great. You know, if you got so many things on your plate, you got to be able to focus on one thing. But if I can do. If I can do five, six things. Good as hell, man. What I take it.

[C]

Yeah. Because you got a new audience in.

[B]

Each lane and different revenue.

[C]

That's what I do with the pod. I don't just have on athletes. I have on all sorts of people.

[B]

And I love that, bro. I love that you have different people, different from. From the adult film stars, from the crypto to your top athlete to your top, top lawnmower. I love. I love what you got going on here, man. And I appreciate you for allowing me to be on here, bro. We've been friends for what going on. Yeah. Bro. Three, four years now, we've finally been able to, like, sit down and have a conversation, man. I appreciate that.

[C]

Absolutely. Dude, where can people find you, man?

[B]

You can find me Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, everywhere, man. Five new golf tent coming. New golf content coming, man. Be on the lookout. It's gonna be some funny stuff, man.

[C]

Let's go. Thanks for coming on, bro.

[B]

Dottie woods, man.

[C]

Sir. Thanks for watching, guys. See you tomorrow.