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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:33,908 --> 00:00:35,994          soft dramatic music        2 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:38,371    [Kevin Garnett]   The ingredients        that make up Kevin Garnett?     3 00:00:38,413 --> 00:00:40,373          Tablespoon of fun,          4 00:00:40,415 --> 00:00:42,375     a tablespoon of seriousness,     5 00:00:42,417 --> 00:00:44,711            two tablespoons                       of hard work,            6 00:00:44,753 --> 00:00:47,047      a tablespoon of gratitude,      7 00:00:47,088 --> 00:00:49,382      a teaspoon of gullibleness,     8 00:00:49,424 --> 00:00:52,761             and you need                   two tablespoons of hate,       9 00:00:52,802 --> 00:00:55,180          because I'm driven                      by the hate.             10 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:56,598               You know,              11 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:58,349       the more you hate on me,              the more you talk shit,       12 00:00:58,391 --> 00:00:59,851           the more you say                   I can't do something,        13 00:00:59,893 --> 00:01:01,895     the more that gets me going.     14 00:01:01,936 --> 00:01:05,899    I'm more motivated off the hate             than anything.            15 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:08,276            [Kevin Harlan]                  Garnett and knocked it away!    16 00:01:08,318 --> 00:01:09,694             While you're                     in your bed sleeping,        17 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:10,570     some people are out working.     18 00:01:10,612 --> 00:01:11,988                  Ah!                 19 00:01:12,363 --> 00:01:14,240    [sportscaster]   This young man,         we're gonna see a lot of him.    20 00:01:14,282 --> 00:01:17,243          -[cheers and applause]                 -Oh! Kevin Garnett!         21 00:01:17,285 --> 00:01:19,746     I like to think that I upped           the level for all of us.       22 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:21,790       [sportscaster]   Oh, baby!               Go to work, young fella!      23 00:01:21,831 --> 00:01:24,459       [Kevin]   Yeah. It's crazy.      24 00:01:24,501 --> 00:01:26,586          Crazy how small things                turn into big things.        25 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:28,088        [indistinct clamoring]        26 00:01:28,129 --> 00:01:30,006            [photographer]               Really close, guys! Get closer!  27 00:01:30,048 --> 00:01:34,511     [Kevin]   Who is Kevin Garnett           today versus the kid in '95?    28 00:01:34,552 --> 00:01:37,764        Had a chip on his shoulder               to prove something.         29 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:40,558     [speaker]   A lot of people say           there was no KG before KG.     30 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,352                [Kevin]                       For me, Magic was, like,      31 00:01:42,393 --> 00:01:44,437       the potential of what can be           if you have some handles.      32 00:01:44,479 --> 00:01:45,855             [Matt]   Yeah.             33 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:47,065                [Kevin]                    So then I was thinking, like,    34 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:48,274          "Man, what if Magic                 came from the hood?"         35 00:01:48,316 --> 00:01:49,859           Like, what if, like,                    Magic had, like,          36 00:01:49,901 --> 00:01:52,112      a DMX attitude with this shit?  37 00:01:52,153 --> 00:01:53,613          Just everything I do,        38 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:55,406       I want it to be as original                  as it can be.            39 00:01:55,448 --> 00:01:57,617       [sportscaster]   A big guy                playing like a guard.        40 00:01:57,659 --> 00:01:58,993            [sportscaster]                   Well, he just crossed over     41 00:01:59,035 --> 00:02:01,079      and left Chris Webber standing                in his wake.            42 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,122         [cheers and applause]        43 00:02:02,163 --> 00:02:03,623    [Kevin]   How do I dominate this?  44 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:04,749         How do I take this over?      45 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:05,959            How do I own this?         46 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,128       We ain't hooping no more.      47 00:02:08,169 --> 00:02:10,296           -[whistle blows]                   -[audience exclaims]         48 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:12,590       [Kevin]   Throw myself in,                  and I'm a student.         49 00:02:12,632 --> 00:02:14,634       Nothing fake about that.       50 00:02:14,676 --> 00:02:17,804         Anything's possible!         51 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:19,264                                    52 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:21,683          That's what new things                   feel like to me.          53 00:02:21,724 --> 00:02:23,184         I want to be challenged       54 00:02:23,226 --> 00:02:25,603            to the point where                 it pushes me to the end.      55 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:28,148      [sportscaster]   Incredible!                I see you, G Money!         56 00:02:28,189 --> 00:02:30,984           Shake 'em down, KG!                     Shake 'em down!           57 00:02:31,025 --> 00:02:33,486          [cheers and applause]        58 00:02:33,528 --> 00:02:38,408                                    59 00:02:42,370 --> 00:02:44,122                [sighs]               60 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:46,291             - music fades                     -[exhales deeply]          61 00:02:46,332 --> 00:02:47,834              [chuckling]             62 00:02:47,876 --> 00:02:49,627        Hey, I'll say one thing               about Hollywood, boy.        63 00:02:49,669 --> 00:02:51,838    Hollywood will have you gassed.  64 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,007              -[laughter]                     -[Kevin] Straight up.        65 00:02:54,048 --> 00:02:56,009      I couldn't have had none of        y'all around me while I played,  66 00:02:56,050 --> 00:02:58,094         'cause I was already                      a hype guy.             67 00:02:58,136 --> 00:02:59,304     But Hollywood, everything is,    68 00:02:59,345 --> 00:03:01,931     "Oh, you--oh, that was great!                   Great!"               69 00:03:01,973 --> 00:03:04,350              [laughing]                    Get the fuck out of here.      70 00:03:04,392 --> 00:03:06,394         sparse dramatic music       71 00:03:06,436 --> 00:03:09,189           You know, it's crazy             that we're here talking about,  72 00:03:09,230 --> 00:03:11,900                you know,                     25 years of the decision.      73 00:03:16,112 --> 00:03:17,864          And I can remember                     thinking this.            74 00:03:17,906 --> 00:03:21,701       Like, "Man, nobody really            did this in a long time."      75 00:03:21,743 --> 00:03:23,494        I didn't know at the time      76 00:03:23,536 --> 00:03:26,164           of making a decision                       like this              77 00:03:26,206 --> 00:03:29,209      would ignite a crazy momentum             of players to come in        78 00:03:29,250 --> 00:03:34,130       to basically impact the game            in which we know today.       79 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:36,341              This is my way                    of being able to speak       80 00:03:36,382 --> 00:03:41,137      to the young kid right now         to understand how we got here.    81 00:03:41,179 --> 00:03:42,805            How we got here                    with all this swag,         82 00:03:42,847 --> 00:03:44,057            how we got here                    with all this drip.         83 00:03:44,098 --> 00:03:46,476          Yeah. This is like                    a history lesson.          84 00:03:46,517 --> 00:03:48,978      We take y'all back in time.     85 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:51,898         sparse dramatic music       86 00:03:51,940 --> 00:03:53,399                                    87 00:03:53,441 --> 00:03:54,734           I'm from Greenville,                    South Carolina.           88 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:57,320          I say that with pride.       89 00:03:57,362 --> 00:03:58,905          When I was in seventh,                     eight grade,            90 00:03:58,947 --> 00:04:01,658       I moved to this neighborhood                called Mauldin,           91 00:04:01,699 --> 00:04:04,744       which is probably 15 minutes             outside of Greenville.       92 00:04:04,786 --> 00:04:07,413          It was more suburban.        93 00:04:07,455 --> 00:04:09,749           I will never forget               this white kid named Billy.     94 00:04:09,791 --> 00:04:11,584       He was probably the only              white kid on our block.       95 00:04:11,626 --> 00:04:13,127      Billy was a cool kid, man.      96 00:04:13,169 --> 00:04:14,587               You know,                     he used to let us hoop.       97 00:04:14,629 --> 00:04:17,757     Back in the day, only one kid          had a rim at they house.       98 00:04:17,799 --> 00:04:20,760       I was really practice bait,               and I just got tired        99 00:04:20,802 --> 00:04:22,762       of getting beat by this kid                    every day,             100 00:04:22,804 --> 00:04:25,056         so I started practicing                      on my own,             101 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,267       I started going to the park.    102 00:04:27,308 --> 00:04:30,520    And then you started to see me,            like, get better.          103 00:04:30,561 --> 00:04:32,480            By the time I got                      to eighth grade,          104 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:35,024          going to ninth grade,                      I was 6'6".             105 00:04:35,066 --> 00:04:37,527            And I had went out                  and tried for varsity,       106 00:04:37,568 --> 00:04:41,364    and came to kind of, you know,          get my mom's permission,       107 00:04:41,406 --> 00:04:43,449       and she was like, "Nah."       108 00:04:43,491 --> 00:04:46,244         We were Jehovah Witness,              and in Jehovah Witness,       109 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:48,371          you don't play outside                 of the organization.        110 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:49,956        You don't do none of that.     111 00:04:49,998 --> 00:04:51,249         But this is passion.         112 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:53,293           This is something                that was speaking to me.       113 00:04:53,334 --> 00:04:55,253       This was something that,             you know, I wanted to do,      114 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:58,131      and this had nothing to do               with anybody else.          115 00:04:58,172 --> 00:05:00,925             In ninth grade,                       I made the team.          116 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:05,471     But I kept being a basketball             player from my mom          117 00:05:05,513 --> 00:05:07,140             three years.             118 00:05:07,181 --> 00:05:08,891            You know, I would                   get home from school--       119 00:05:08,933 --> 00:05:10,476           and my mom did hair.        120 00:05:10,518 --> 00:05:13,646      Little small garage became,            like, the beauty salon.       121 00:05:13,688 --> 00:05:15,773           So she would come in             and out of the house at times,  122 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:18,693      and I would make sure that          I wasn't nowhere to be seen,     123 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:20,653     or I had all the chores done.    124 00:05:20,695 --> 00:05:21,988              Certain time,                     I would just take off,       125 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:23,531          and I started walking                     to the games.            126 00:05:23,573 --> 00:05:25,325        [cheerleaders chanting]       127 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:26,993     [Kevin]   And for three years,                   I did that.             128 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:28,828            And it was finally                       until my mom            129 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:31,122            was actually doing                   a young lady's hair         130 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:32,623              who was coming                     to one of the games.        131 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:34,792     She was like, "Oh, girl, you         going to see your son play?"     132 00:05:34,834 --> 00:05:37,587         She was like, "What?"               She like, "Yeah, Kevin!       133 00:05:37,628 --> 00:05:39,630          He plays for Mauldin.                    He good, girl!"           134 00:05:39,672 --> 00:05:42,258       My mom's like, "What? Kevin            don't play no basketball!"     135 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:44,886           She like, "Shit.                      Yes, Kevin do!"           136 00:05:44,927 --> 00:05:48,306        And it was the first game              my mom ever saw me play.      137 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:49,766        And I was like, "Oh shit."     138 00:05:49,807 --> 00:05:51,434      She's like, "Have a good game,  139 00:05:51,476 --> 00:05:53,936      but motherfucker, I'ma kill         your ass when you get done!"     140 00:05:53,978 --> 00:05:56,481         Like, "Oh shit. Ah!"         141 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:59,359             And then finally                      she came around           142 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,653       when she saw how passionate,             committed I was to it.       143 00:06:02,695 --> 00:06:05,698        And, uh, she just kinda               let me be after that.        144 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:16,793       And after a while, you start          to get, like, a little label    145 00:06:16,834 --> 00:06:19,212        and the city start talking                    about you.             146 00:06:19,253 --> 00:06:21,381      Going to the mall, and people            running up on me, like,       147 00:06:21,422 --> 00:06:24,842      "You play at Mauldin, huh?"         And I was like, "Damn, what?"    148 00:06:24,884 --> 00:06:26,719               You know,                 just walking through the mall.    149 00:06:26,761 --> 00:06:29,514     And then I got the invitation              to, uh, to Nike,           150 00:06:29,555 --> 00:06:31,432              and that--                  and that changed everything.     151 00:06:31,474 --> 00:06:34,268              [producer]                   Scoop interview, take one.      152 00:06:34,310 --> 00:06:35,853        [Scoop]   I, at the time,       153 00:06:35,895 --> 00:06:37,814             was doing a lot                    of freelance writing.        154 00:06:37,855 --> 00:06:40,149                  I was                       a journalistic prostitute.     155 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:41,734              [chuckles]              156 00:06:41,776 --> 00:06:43,069      I was selling my writing to     157 00:06:43,111 --> 00:06:44,904     anybody who wanted to buy it.    158 00:06:44,946 --> 00:06:46,656      [announcer on PA]   A senior              from Hampton, Virginia,       159 00:06:46,697 --> 00:06:49,992        -number 11, Allen Iverson.                  -[applause]             160 00:06:50,034 --> 00:06:52,203                [Scoop]                      So I go to the Nike camp.      161 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:55,790          It was one of the most               unique experiences ever.      162 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,250         You just saw the future       163 00:06:57,291 --> 00:06:59,585            of what basketball                   was about to become,        164 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:01,045       and you didn't know it yet.     165 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:02,547           [announcer on PA]               From Mauldin, South Carolina,    166 00:07:02,588 --> 00:07:05,091            Junior, number 20,                      Kevin Garnett.           167 00:07:05,133 --> 00:07:08,594        [Scoop]   There was this             6'11" cat from South Carolina    168 00:07:08,636 --> 00:07:11,431             who was getting                       some notoriety.           169 00:07:11,472 --> 00:07:14,600       But to see him play against            that talent, you're like,      170 00:07:14,642 --> 00:07:16,018                 "Oh, no,                     this cat is really good."      171 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:17,603       And what made him so special    172 00:07:17,645 --> 00:07:19,522        is that he wasn't just            posting cats up on the block     173 00:07:19,564 --> 00:07:20,773         and just being bigger                     and taller              174 00:07:20,815 --> 00:07:22,525        and longer than everybody.     175 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:24,402       No, he had a full skillset.     176 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,695             And not only did                     that stand out...          177 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:26,904      [announcer]   Finds Garnett.      178 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:27,780                [Scoop]                       But his mouth stood out.      179 00:07:27,822 --> 00:07:29,615            [Kevin screams]           180 00:07:29,657 --> 00:07:31,284       [Scoop]   Who is this dude               talking this much shit,       181 00:07:31,325 --> 00:07:32,702            like, nonstop?            182 00:07:32,743 --> 00:07:35,079        I might have heard him               before I even saw him.        183 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:37,707          You know what I mean?        184 00:07:37,748 --> 00:07:39,167        Because, on the court,                    that's he do.            185 00:07:39,208 --> 00:07:40,585         Like, he talk a lot.         186 00:07:40,626 --> 00:07:42,962     The words are very explicit.     187 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:46,549              But what I saw                     was a great talent.         188 00:07:46,591 --> 00:07:50,011          You could just see              that he was gonna be special.    189 00:07:50,052 --> 00:07:53,264     He was built like Kareem was     190 00:07:53,306 --> 00:07:55,057     when he was in high school--              like Lew Alcindor.          191 00:07:55,099 --> 00:07:56,642              Very slender.            192 00:07:56,684 --> 00:07:59,687        [speaker] When this guy             walks in, he this skinny.      193 00:07:59,729 --> 00:08:02,690    I said, "Can you really play?"                 [chuckles]              194 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,275            And he's like,                      "Oh, I can play."          195 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:06,235              [announcer]                      William "Wolf" Nelson.       196 00:08:06,277 --> 00:08:07,904           They call him Wolf.         197 00:08:07,945 --> 00:08:10,323           You ask the players,              "Who's your coach?" "Wolf."     198 00:08:10,364 --> 00:08:13,159      [Kevin]   I met my coach Wolf              there, William Nelson.       199 00:08:13,201 --> 00:08:14,619           He coached our team.        200 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:16,078           He was always there                       for advice,             201 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,165        always there to help me           in any way that I needed it.     202 00:08:19,207 --> 00:08:20,500                 Wolf was                       that connecting bridge       203 00:08:20,541 --> 00:08:22,627          between me and my mom,       204 00:08:22,668 --> 00:08:24,420     with the idea that, you know,           "Kevin can be something       205 00:08:24,462 --> 00:08:27,173    "and he just has to, you know,            be committed to this,        206 00:08:27,215 --> 00:08:28,674      and he has to be, you know,                 two feet in."            207 00:08:28,716 --> 00:08:30,343            And he got her                     to understand that.         208 00:08:30,384 --> 00:08:32,970           suspenseful music         209 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:36,098        [Kevin]   Season's over.                Went in school one day,       210 00:08:36,140 --> 00:08:38,476     and one of my friends, Trey,               he played soccer,          211 00:08:38,518 --> 00:08:42,021     so a lot of his friends were               some white kids.           212 00:08:42,063 --> 00:08:43,773        As we were walking by,        213 00:08:43,814 --> 00:08:46,400          in Three's having                      a disagreement            214 00:08:46,442 --> 00:08:47,944         with one of the guys,        215 00:08:47,985 --> 00:08:50,613        and they jumped on him            and started beating his ass.     216 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:52,365           So we jumped in,                    kind of, you know,          217 00:08:52,406 --> 00:08:53,741        separated or whatever,        218 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:56,786            and it ended up                  being a big-ass fight.        219 00:08:56,827 --> 00:08:58,162                                    220 00:08:58,204 --> 00:08:59,622          A kid broke his foot,        221 00:08:59,664 --> 00:09:01,874            and this kid's dad                     was a big deal,           222 00:09:01,916 --> 00:09:04,544         so he came up to school            wanting people to be arrested,  223 00:09:04,585 --> 00:09:08,256          and kind of made up               this roundup of all of us      224 00:09:08,297 --> 00:09:11,551      and threw us--threw us in--               threw us in jail.          225 00:09:11,592 --> 00:09:15,054       I got charged with lynching.    226 00:09:15,096 --> 00:09:17,223      Lynching is called mob action.  227 00:09:17,265 --> 00:09:21,561      Mob action is when a group              attacks another group        228 00:09:21,602 --> 00:09:23,563        and someone gets hurt.        229 00:09:23,604 --> 00:09:26,899          It got all dismissed,               but coaches quit calling,      230 00:09:26,941 --> 00:09:30,027              and, you know,                 the phone doesn't work now.     231 00:09:30,069 --> 00:09:32,446       People that was riding your           coattail or was gassing you,    232 00:09:32,488 --> 00:09:34,115        they was talking more shit                   to you now,             233 00:09:34,156 --> 00:09:35,825                and people                     was turning their back.       234 00:09:35,866 --> 00:09:38,327        What's even more crazy                  than this is that          235 00:09:38,369 --> 00:09:40,663             three months                  from me getting in trouble,     236 00:09:40,705 --> 00:09:45,042    I actually visited Paul Pierce              out in Inglewood.          237 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:48,087         There was this AAU team            called the K-Swiss All Stars,    238 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:50,923         and Paul Pierce was one            of them and I was one of them.  239 00:09:53,467 --> 00:09:55,177     [Paul]   Where should I start?     240 00:09:55,219 --> 00:09:57,722        All right, I guess, let me           tell you about my AAU team.     241 00:09:57,763 --> 00:10:00,349          I played for this team              called the K-Swiss Pacers.     242 00:10:00,391 --> 00:10:02,977       We're a Southern California-                   based team             243 00:10:03,019 --> 00:10:04,562      between Inglewood and Compton.  244 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:07,648     Everybody was wearing Reebok,           Nike, you know, Adidas.       245 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:09,066     We were sponsored by K-Swiss.    246 00:10:09,108 --> 00:10:10,693          They actually made                   a basketball shoe.          247 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:12,778    That's how broke our team was.                  [laughs]               248 00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:14,905           But we had a lot                     of hard workers.           249 00:10:14,947 --> 00:10:17,199          And so every year,                from, like, junior high,       250 00:10:17,241 --> 00:10:19,285       we played against a team                called South Coast.         251 00:10:19,327 --> 00:10:21,245      We lose to them every year.     252 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:23,205            And so this is                 the last summer coming up.      253 00:10:23,247 --> 00:10:25,416    Our K-Swiss coach, Thad McGrew,  254 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:28,461             he was like,                  "I got a player coming in.      255 00:10:28,502 --> 00:10:30,713       You know, he's gonna play            in this last tournament."      256 00:10:30,755 --> 00:10:32,965        Las Vegas, the biggest              tournament of the summer.      257 00:10:33,007 --> 00:10:34,967        And I was like, "Who?"            He was like, "Kevin Garnett."    258 00:10:35,009 --> 00:10:36,636            I was like, "What?         259 00:10:36,677 --> 00:10:38,929         Oh, man, this is just              what we need right here."      260 00:10:38,971 --> 00:10:40,806               Wow, man.              261 00:10:40,848 --> 00:10:43,643    The first time I heard the name     Kevin Garnett was in Las Vegas,  262 00:10:43,684 --> 00:10:44,935        matching up against him       263 00:10:44,977 --> 00:10:46,646          in a big-time game                  in the championship.         264 00:10:46,687 --> 00:10:48,314            The result was him         265 00:10:48,356 --> 00:10:50,566       putting my ass on the cover                 of "Blue Chip."           266 00:10:50,608 --> 00:10:53,152       I don't know if you remember             "Blue Chip" magazine.        267 00:10:53,194 --> 00:10:56,113      It had him jumping over me             at the free throw line        268 00:10:56,155 --> 00:10:57,698        with doing a hook shot.       269 00:10:57,740 --> 00:11:01,661       And the flipping caption,             excuse my French, read,       270 00:11:01,702 --> 00:11:05,289              "Kevin Garnett                   soars above Jelani McCoy      271 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:07,500               and the rest                     of the class of 1995."       272 00:11:07,541 --> 00:11:09,669         And I'll never forget                that shit in my life.        273 00:11:09,710 --> 00:11:12,505     [Paul]   Man, I really thought             he was gonna come to LA.      274 00:11:12,546 --> 00:11:14,548       I remember going to the YMCA                   every day,             275 00:11:14,590 --> 00:11:16,175         putting in a call, like,                "Man, how you doing?        276 00:11:16,217 --> 00:11:18,010    "Man, what you thinking about?             Let's do this, man.         277 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:19,637          "Come to the Wood.                 You can stay with Mom.        278 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,472       You know, she gonna cook                for us every day."          279 00:11:21,514 --> 00:11:24,016     Then, when I found out he was        going to Farragut in Chicago,    280 00:11:24,058 --> 00:11:26,894         I was like, "Oh, man,               what could have been."        281 00:11:26,936 --> 00:11:31,357                                    282 00:11:31,399 --> 00:11:34,694          [Wolf]   I was trying                    to recruit Kevin.          283 00:11:34,735 --> 00:11:37,196              And I tell it                       to Kevin's mother.         284 00:11:37,238 --> 00:11:41,117       And I'll never forget this.                 She says to me,           285 00:11:41,158 --> 00:11:42,785           "Wolf, you don't                  have to recruit Kevin.        286 00:11:42,827 --> 00:11:44,203         You already got him."        287 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:47,373        She, like, dropped him                like right in my lap.        288 00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:48,833       [train tracks clattering]      289 00:11:48,874 --> 00:11:50,376                [Kevin]                       This was my only option,      290 00:11:50,418 --> 00:11:52,545       so I didn't really think                 of anything else.          291 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:55,172             This was it.             292 00:11:55,214 --> 00:11:56,549            And, you know,                   I didn't get to choose.       293 00:11:56,590 --> 00:11:58,217        This was chosen for me.       294 00:11:58,259 --> 00:12:00,219          When I got in trouble                   and went to jail,          295 00:12:00,261 --> 00:12:02,930            my mom called Wolf                      and was like,            296 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:05,891          "Listen, I need Kevin               to get up from down here.      297 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:07,017              "You know,                     if I send him up there,       298 00:12:07,059 --> 00:12:09,395          would you basically                   watch over him?"           299 00:12:09,437 --> 00:12:11,063        And that's who Wolf is.       300 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:14,400      He was more like the coach              that players came to         301 00:12:14,442 --> 00:12:16,277     when they didn't have a home.    302 00:12:16,318 --> 00:12:19,280       He was that calming voice           for the younger generation.     303 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:20,906                                    304 00:12:20,948 --> 00:12:24,201             Been out here                      in a minute, man.          305 00:12:24,243 --> 00:12:26,579    Ain't haven't been in Farragut            since I left his muh.        306 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:27,913                 Whoo!                307 00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:31,751      -Where the balls at? Shit.                -[Wolf] Man, man!          308 00:12:31,792 --> 00:12:33,502       They ain't said nothing.                       Shit.                309 00:12:33,544 --> 00:12:34,920                          Hey, hey,               I remember first time  310 00:12:34,962 --> 00:12:36,881    you grabbed that ball in there.                            [laughs]  311 00:12:36,922 --> 00:12:38,924  Hey, hey, man, hey,                 feel that, man.                    312 00:12:38,966 --> 00:12:40,259  Feel this shit right here, boy.    313 00:12:40,301 --> 00:12:42,428  You hear me?                        You can't handle this, boy.        314 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:44,388  Hey, I give you                     a pounding, boy.                   315 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:46,932  Boy, I'll pound--                   I'll pound you.                    316 00:12:46,974 --> 00:12:48,934  I'll pound you right now.          317 00:12:48,976 --> 00:12:51,896         You got the whole shrine            in this motherfucker, right?    318 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:53,355       How the team and shit, man?     319 00:12:53,397 --> 00:12:54,774  How y'all look?                     How we looking this year?          320 00:12:54,815 --> 00:12:56,192           They a'ight. We lost the         semi again, you know, but--  321 00:12:56,233 --> 00:12:57,443  Man, somebody                       told me something, man.            322 00:12:57,485 --> 00:13:01,530  "Wolf always gets it done.          Always gets it done."              323 00:13:01,572 --> 00:13:02,907       Let me see the gym, man.       324 00:13:02,948 --> 00:13:04,116        I ain't been in the gym                 in a minute, man.          325 00:13:04,158 --> 00:13:07,077             [Wolf laughs]                       Duck your head.           326 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:08,954    [Kevin] Oh, wow. This is crazy.  327 00:13:08,996 --> 00:13:10,748       -Kids see this every day?               -[Wolf] Every day.          328 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:11,791                [Kevin]                    Come in every day to that?      329 00:13:11,832 --> 00:13:13,292           [Wolf] Every day.          330 00:13:13,334 --> 00:13:14,168      I bet you can't even touch               the top of the rim.         331 00:13:14,210 --> 00:13:15,586            -Stop playing!                          -Oh, man.              332 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:16,796                [Wolf]                   He ain't gotta jump, man! Stop!  333 00:13:16,837 --> 00:13:19,757             -[Kevin] Ah!                          -[laughter]             334 00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:24,136        Kevin had been playing            in the NBA for quite a while,    335 00:13:24,178 --> 00:13:25,638        and then he called me.        336 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:27,306            He said, "Yeah,              you see what I got last night?"  337 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:28,933            I said, "What?"           338 00:13:28,974 --> 00:13:31,227      He said, "I got 28 rebounds            like Wilt Chamberlain!"       339 00:13:31,268 --> 00:13:33,437              -[laughter]                  -[Ron] "I got 28 rebounds!"     340 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:34,772  Like Stilt.                        341 00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:36,315          I used to tell him,         342 00:13:36,357 --> 00:13:37,983       "Man, you gotta get them           rebounds, man. Get in there."    343 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:39,819  He love fucking Wilt.               He loves Wilt.                     344 00:13:39,860 --> 00:13:42,321      Always give credit to Wolf               and Coach Eskridge          345 00:13:42,363 --> 00:13:45,825           for bringing out                 the creative side of me.       346 00:13:45,866 --> 00:13:48,160             Hey, man, look,                 you out here on this court.     347 00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:49,912          Be yourself out here.        348 00:13:49,954 --> 00:13:51,121               So you know,                    I used to come out here       349 00:13:51,163 --> 00:13:52,665            and be very upset                       or expressive            350 00:13:52,706 --> 00:13:54,667      or something might be going on               off the court            351 00:13:54,708 --> 00:13:56,460       that they know is fucking--     352 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:59,922        And I'll come out here and           I'll just--I'll let it out.     353 00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:01,340       My mom dropped them bags off    354 00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:03,008               and left us                      with a couple dollars.       355 00:14:03,050 --> 00:14:04,468       I went and got some change,     356 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:06,178           'cause there wasn't                   no cell phones then.        357 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:08,180               Called Wolf.                   He came and picked me up.      358 00:14:08,222 --> 00:14:10,349             And it was like                     on-the-job training         359 00:14:10,391 --> 00:14:13,894       on how to survive Chicago         one-on-one from that point on.    360 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:16,188        This is the South Side,              this is the West Side,        361 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:17,648        this is the North Side.       362 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,358       You gotta understand gangs.     363 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,026           You got Vice Lords,                     you got Breeds.           364 00:14:21,068 --> 00:14:23,529               you got GDs,                      you got Latin Kings,        365 00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:25,030            and you gotta know                      how it works.            366 00:14:25,072 --> 00:14:27,992       And if you don't know this,                 you end up dead.          367 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,535      And that's when I was like,                  "God damn.              368 00:14:29,577 --> 00:14:31,328              "We're not                   in South Carolina anymore.      369 00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:33,455            This is real."            370 00:14:33,497 --> 00:14:36,625          There's a war going on           outside no man is safe from     371 00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:38,919             You can run but                  you can't hide forever       372 00:14:38,961 --> 00:14:42,506      [Scoop]   Chicago has always                had a unique history        373 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,091       when it comes to basketball     374 00:14:44,133 --> 00:14:47,052               and players                     that come from the city.      375 00:14:47,094 --> 00:14:50,723          There is no separation              between mostly being Black     376 00:14:50,764 --> 00:14:53,225          and being from Chicago       377 00:14:53,267 --> 00:14:55,060           and being connected                to the game of basketball.     378 00:14:55,102 --> 00:14:58,022       I don't know what basketball           is like in South Carolina.     379 00:14:58,063 --> 00:15:00,733            You know, the kid                  is ridiculously skilled.      380 00:15:00,774 --> 00:15:04,570     But if he ain't cut out here,              he can forget it.          381 00:15:04,612 --> 00:15:06,238           Survival of the fit,              only the strong survive       382 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,574            Yo, we living this               till the day that we die      383 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:11,035    [speaker]   You can't understand               Chicago basketball         384 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:13,662       until you've experienced it                  and lived it.            385 00:15:13,704 --> 00:15:16,040        High school basketball                     in Chicago,             386 00:15:16,081 --> 00:15:18,626           that's where you                      make your mark.           387 00:15:18,667 --> 00:15:20,127    If you're a bad boy in college,  388 00:15:20,169 --> 00:15:21,545        all right, that's cool.       389 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:22,755      You a bad boy in the pros,      390 00:15:22,796 --> 00:15:24,048             that's cool.             391 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:26,050         But if you a bad boy                    in high school,           392 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:28,552      then you got name notoriety                   forever.               393 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:30,262      That's Chicago basketball.      394 00:15:30,304 --> 00:15:31,555              We go to the toughest                              spots.  395 00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:33,015           -Toughest spots.                 -It was proving grounds.       396 00:15:33,057 --> 00:15:34,725            And these guys                    were straight thugs.         397 00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,061          They hitting them,                and he's dunking on them       398 00:15:37,102 --> 00:15:38,437         while he getting hit                      in the gut.             399 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:40,648           Boom, boom, boom.          400 00:15:40,689 --> 00:15:42,066      [speaker]   We'd take them to           some of these places where,                     listen,               401 00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:44,109           if you call a foul,         402 00:15:44,151 --> 00:15:46,320        you more than likely gonna              get your ass whooped.        403 00:15:46,362 --> 00:15:48,113     Don't call no fouls in here.     404 00:15:48,155 --> 00:15:50,240             You gon' have                     to play through it.         405 00:15:50,282 --> 00:15:52,952       [producer] Ronnie Fields               interview, take one.         406 00:15:52,993 --> 00:15:56,080      [Kevin]   Ronnie was a really                gung-ho city kid.          407 00:15:56,121 --> 00:15:58,248            Lived really fast.         408 00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:00,793        Ronnie was a grown man                   in high school.           409 00:16:00,834 --> 00:16:01,961    Ronnie had been playing for us    410 00:16:02,002 --> 00:16:03,128              when he was                     in elementary school.        411 00:16:03,170 --> 00:16:04,546       Like, from seventh grade.      412 00:16:04,588 --> 00:16:06,048               By the time                     he was in eighth grade,       413 00:16:06,090 --> 00:16:08,634       he was dunking on grown men.    414 00:16:08,676 --> 00:16:10,469     [chaotic cheers and applause]    415 00:16:10,511 --> 00:16:12,221        Ronnie Fields was like        416 00:16:12,262 --> 00:16:14,139        watching Michael Jordan                  in high school.           417 00:16:14,181 --> 00:16:18,394         He could drop 50 on you,              he could do a 360 dunk.       418 00:16:18,435 --> 00:16:21,313                All he did                     was drive people crazy.       419 00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:23,732         They couldn't get enough                 of Ronnie Fields!          420 00:16:23,774 --> 00:16:27,152    [Scoop]   You know, people would           come to see Ronnie Fields      421 00:16:27,194 --> 00:16:28,988               put on shows                     at the summer leagues.       422 00:16:29,029 --> 00:16:31,699             Like, it's that                     must-see situation.         423 00:16:31,740 --> 00:16:34,159        Ronnie was a superstar.       424 00:16:34,201 --> 00:16:36,787    [Kevin]   I had never experienced        a player like Ronnie Fields.    425 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:40,082         Although he was a guard                   and I was a big,          426 00:16:40,124 --> 00:16:41,875             he would help me                      on guard stuff,           427 00:16:41,917 --> 00:16:44,336         and I would help him on             post-up and stuff like that.    428 00:16:44,378 --> 00:16:47,506             He was probably                 one of the better teammates     429 00:16:47,548 --> 00:16:51,093       I've ever had in my life,          as a player and as a friend.     430 00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:52,594               [Ronnie]                       It's not easy, you know,      431 00:16:52,636 --> 00:16:55,389             just picking up,               leaving somewhere you been at,  432 00:16:55,431 --> 00:16:57,016             and adapting to                      a different city.          433 00:16:57,057 --> 00:16:59,601    You know, a lot of things could       have went a different way.      434 00:16:59,643 --> 00:17:01,353     Moving to a city at the time     435 00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:04,356         that also is not just                  basketball-known           436 00:17:04,398 --> 00:17:07,526       but also known for a lot            of other dangerous things.      437 00:17:07,568 --> 00:17:10,154          [Kevin]   Our school                   was known for rioting.       438 00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:12,364           End up ending school                 with a big old fight.        439 00:17:12,406 --> 00:17:14,867      My first day in the cafeteria                 to eat lunch,            440 00:17:14,908 --> 00:17:17,036      kid threw a hot dog at me.      441 00:17:17,077 --> 00:17:19,371      Here, the lunch line right         here, this whole shit stopped.    442 00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:21,540             -I was like--                       -[Wolf laughs]            443 00:17:21,582 --> 00:17:23,542           So I used to sit              with my back against this wall,  444 00:17:23,584 --> 00:17:25,210          looking like this,                  so I could--you know?        445 00:17:25,252 --> 00:17:27,046             It was crazy.            446 00:17:27,087 --> 00:17:29,882     Hi, my name's Kevin Garnett.         I graduate in the year 1995.     447 00:17:29,923 --> 00:17:32,676     I plan on taking up business        at the University of Syracuse.    448 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:34,303         [cheers and applause]        449 00:17:34,344 --> 00:17:36,096           [Wolf]   When Kevin                  first came to Farragut,       450 00:17:36,138 --> 00:17:39,808            nobody really knew                      how to react.            451 00:17:39,850 --> 00:17:42,186       It's been a long time since          we had a kid as big as Kevin.    452 00:17:42,227 --> 00:17:45,064          [indistinct chatter                     and laughter]            453 00:17:48,650 --> 00:17:50,861     [Ronnie]   We ain't never seen               a guy 6'10", 6'11"--        454 00:17:50,903 --> 00:17:54,865       I haven't--to do the things                   that KG did.            455 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:57,284      Most the bigs you see, you          can see is, like, not fluent,    456 00:17:57,326 --> 00:18:00,412        but they working on it.       457 00:18:00,454 --> 00:18:02,748        With Kevin, you could see                 he already had it.         458 00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,541          [audience exclaims]         459 00:18:04,583 --> 00:18:06,335                 [Jim]                      Jim Blaney and David Kaplan     460 00:18:06,376 --> 00:18:07,669    from Proviso West High School.    461 00:18:07,711 --> 00:18:10,339           This is the game,                  and this is the team         462 00:18:10,380 --> 00:18:13,592     that everybody has been here            for four days to watch.       463 00:18:13,634 --> 00:18:14,927      [David]   I'll tell you what,             all day I was like a kid      464 00:18:14,968 --> 00:18:16,720            in a candy store.                       Couldn't wait.           465 00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:20,432      Ronnie Fields, Kevin Garnett,         going up against Westinghouse.  466 00:18:20,474 --> 00:18:22,851      I mean, buckle in your chin          strap, put the seatbelt on.     467 00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:24,728    This one's gonna be great fun.    468 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,106        So Farragut was always             one of the better programs.     469 00:18:27,147 --> 00:18:28,774     They always had good players,    470 00:18:28,816 --> 00:18:31,151           and Ronnie Fields                  was an elite player.         471 00:18:31,193 --> 00:18:35,114        And now, all of a sudden,              Farragut gets that guy?       472 00:18:35,155 --> 00:18:37,074              [announcer]                   Garnett back down yet again,    473 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:39,034          and then that's Fields                     cleaning up.            474 00:18:39,076 --> 00:18:40,828      That one-two duo probably the    475 00:18:40,869 --> 00:18:42,621      best in the country right now.  476 00:18:42,663 --> 00:18:45,124      [David]   The Garnett-Fields           combination was unbridled joy    477 00:18:45,165 --> 00:18:47,626        at all times on the court.     478 00:18:47,668 --> 00:18:49,711          They knew how to play                    with each other.          479 00:18:49,753 --> 00:18:51,380            It could be Ronnie                       coming down,            480 00:18:51,421 --> 00:18:53,549        you think he's gonna dunk,                off the backboard,         481 00:18:53,590 --> 00:18:56,760      here comes Garnett behind him                to slam it home.          482 00:18:56,802 --> 00:18:59,012            They wanted to not                      only beat you,           483 00:18:59,054 --> 00:19:01,765              they wanted to                     put a beating on you        484 00:19:01,807 --> 00:19:03,892        and do it with a big smile                  on their face,           485 00:19:03,934 --> 00:19:06,186            having as much fun                 as they possibly could.       486 00:19:06,228 --> 00:19:07,771           And all of a sudden,        487 00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:10,566       it wasn't just Farragut fans               going to the game,         488 00:19:10,607 --> 00:19:13,152         it wasn't the city fans                  going to the game.         489 00:19:13,193 --> 00:19:15,737           You would see people                coming from the suburbs,      490 00:19:15,779 --> 00:19:17,948             north and south                       and west, going,          491 00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:20,993            "I gotta go see                     these guys play!"          492 00:19:21,034 --> 00:19:22,661               [speaker]                   I grew up in the Chicagoland.    493 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:25,497       I was in the western suburbs                 of Naperville.           494 00:19:25,539 --> 00:19:27,749     I remember hearing my parents        talk around the dinner table     495 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:31,628              about this                    just freak of an athlete.      496 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:35,924      We actually were able to catch          a game, fight the crowd       497 00:19:35,966 --> 00:19:38,802       and the people climbing the           fences to see this guy play.    498 00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:40,512         [announcer]   And boy,                  the fans are into it.        499 00:19:40,554 --> 00:19:42,806        [Candace]   And so it was             our chance to kind of claim     500 00:19:42,848 --> 00:19:46,018        that we saw him before             the rest of the world did.      501 00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:48,312        I didn't know what was             about to happen. Real shit.     502 00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:51,356    But this was another level, yo.        Plus Mike ain't playing?       503 00:19:51,398 --> 00:19:53,775            I'm very solid                      with my decision           504 00:19:53,817 --> 00:19:57,779            of not to play                   the game of basketball.       505 00:19:57,821 --> 00:19:59,364                [Scoop]                     The fact that Jordan retired    506 00:19:59,406 --> 00:20:01,950         left a door cracked for             something special to happen.    507 00:20:01,992 --> 00:20:03,619        As good as the Bulls were,     508 00:20:03,660 --> 00:20:05,162            they still weren't                       fascinating.            509 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,748             And with Jordan,                we were used to fascination.    510 00:20:07,789 --> 00:20:10,876             And here comes,                   right at the right time,      511 00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:13,086         this team from Farragut                  with Kevin Garnett         512 00:20:13,128 --> 00:20:16,006      that brought fascination back.  513 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:19,051       Farragut became Showtime.      514 00:20:19,092 --> 00:20:20,969              [announcer]                       Williams put it up.         515 00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,888          "Get it out of there,"                    says Garnett.            516 00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:24,848               Washington.             517 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:28,185       Jam follow by Kevin Garnett!    518 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:29,519                                    519 00:20:29,561 --> 00:20:32,814                -Oh, baby!                      -[cheers and applause]       520 00:20:32,856 --> 00:20:35,525     [Wolf]   What Farragut brought              to Chicago that year,        521 00:20:35,567 --> 00:20:37,653         there was never anything                 like that before.          522 00:20:37,694 --> 00:20:40,239      There was nowhere that we went           that wasn't sold out.        523 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,907       They were scalping tickets.     524 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:44,493           Tickets cost $5,              people paying $50 for a ticket.  525 00:20:44,534 --> 00:20:46,245      [journalist] Well, you two           are quite the combination,      526 00:20:46,286 --> 00:20:47,829             Kevin Garnett                     and Ronnie Fields.          527 00:20:47,871 --> 00:20:51,750       We took over the next act                   in Chicago.             528 00:20:51,792 --> 00:20:53,752          It wasn't baseball,                 it wasn't the Bears,         529 00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:55,379         and it wasn't hockey.        530 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:57,756           It was the Bulls,                  then it was Farragut.        531 00:20:57,798 --> 00:20:59,925       [David]   Kevin Garnett was               one the toughest kids        532 00:20:59,967 --> 00:21:02,761             I'd been around.                  Nobody intimidated him.       533 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:06,265     And as that senior year here             in Chicago rolled on,        534 00:21:06,306 --> 00:21:09,142          the crowds got bigger                 and bigger and bigger,       535 00:21:09,184 --> 00:21:12,771         to where it was like              the Beatles were coming in.     536 00:21:12,813 --> 00:21:17,776    And none of that affected him.           He fed off that energy.       537 00:21:17,818 --> 00:21:20,279     [Kevin]   It was my first time             feeling like a rockstar.      538 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,947    I never experienced basketball                in this level            539 00:21:21,989 --> 00:21:23,448        going through schools--       540 00:21:23,490 --> 00:21:24,866              we would win,                  come to school the next day,    541 00:21:24,908 --> 00:21:26,285           and there would be,                    like, a pep rally.         542 00:21:26,326 --> 00:21:28,036          Like, nobody in class.                 Everybody cheering,         543 00:21:28,078 --> 00:21:30,789        high fiving, and niggas              forgot about fighting.        544 00:21:30,831 --> 00:21:32,791                Everybody                       forgot about their set       545 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,293       or forgot about their gang,     546 00:21:34,334 --> 00:21:36,712        and it was just--it was            Farragut against everybody.     547 00:21:36,753 --> 00:21:38,964       I got a lot of good play                 from these guys.           548 00:21:39,006 --> 00:21:42,968    They've won 27 games in a row.       We haven't lost since November.  549 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:44,636             [newscaster]                           Hey, Coach.             550 00:21:44,678 --> 00:21:46,221          Before you go, can you             throw a basket in the hoop?     551 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:48,056                 -Me?                          -[newscaster]   Yeah.         552 00:21:48,098 --> 00:21:50,642           Yeah, just throw one                      in the hoop.            553 00:21:50,684 --> 00:21:52,102         -[player] Yeah, yeah!              -[newscaster]   All right.       554 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:53,145               [chuckling]                        All right, Coach.          555 00:21:53,186 --> 00:21:54,938       Going through the season                    that year,              556 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,274     and to win all of those games                 in a row--              557 00:21:57,316 --> 00:22:00,110       I would try to figure out              how far we could go.         558 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:01,445       would we ever lose again?      559 00:22:01,486 --> 00:22:02,988                [Kevin]                       Wolf would encourage me       560 00:22:03,030 --> 00:22:05,699           to bring the ball up              and use some of my handles.     561 00:22:05,741 --> 00:22:07,659      And, "Next time you drunk,                    scream!"               562 00:22:07,701 --> 00:22:09,661        And I was like, "What?"       563 00:22:09,703 --> 00:22:12,039           Wolf wanted the more                personality to come out.      564 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:13,373          He wanted that animal.       565 00:22:13,415 --> 00:22:16,126               "You mad?                    Well, show them you mad!"      566 00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:18,378        [Wolf]   He told me that              his coach in South Carolina     567 00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:19,880           was a strict coach.         568 00:22:19,921 --> 00:22:23,675          He wouldn't allow him                      to unleash.             569 00:22:23,717 --> 00:22:25,844             But when he was                       playing with me,          570 00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:28,388      I saw that there's a lot more               under the surface.         571 00:22:28,430 --> 00:22:30,182            All you had to do                    was just let it go.         572 00:22:30,223 --> 00:22:32,809      [announcer]   Put it back in.                  There you go!            573 00:22:32,851 --> 00:22:34,978              Kevin Garnett!                          Showtime!              574 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:36,688      You start seeing something                come out of him.           575 00:22:36,730 --> 00:22:38,857         And I was like, okay,        576 00:22:38,899 --> 00:22:40,692            a lot of people                 gonna be in some trouble.      577 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:42,861        That's when I knew, like,      578 00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:45,781       "All right. Oh, ain't nobody                gonna beat us."           579 00:22:45,822 --> 00:22:47,783         energetic upbeat music      580 00:22:47,824 --> 00:22:49,034                [Kevin]                    Where's this at? Where we at?    581 00:22:49,076 --> 00:22:50,369      That's the Final Four game.     582 00:22:50,410 --> 00:22:51,828             This Dunbar,                    the one we   almost   lost.       583 00:22:51,870 --> 00:22:53,789  Aw, shit.                           A lot of people think, like,       584 00:22:53,830 --> 00:22:55,832  New York is the mecca               of basketball, man.                585 00:22:55,874 --> 00:22:58,502  Chicago got a toughness             about the city that                586 00:22:58,543 --> 00:23:00,879  it's almost like a reputation       that comes with it.                587 00:23:00,921 --> 00:23:02,839          [Scoop]   In Chicago,               city championships are often    588 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:04,549              more important                 than the state championship     589 00:23:04,591 --> 00:23:09,388      because you could come from         some bum-ass school district     590 00:23:09,429 --> 00:23:11,056       in the state of Illinois       591 00:23:11,098 --> 00:23:13,058           and get a chance                     to go down state,          592 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,560      where you have the biggest              public school system         593 00:23:15,602 --> 00:23:18,271            in the nation--           594 00:23:18,313 --> 00:23:21,066         only one spot to play              for a state championship.      595 00:23:21,108 --> 00:23:22,901               Only one.              596 00:23:22,943 --> 00:23:25,112          So winning the city                    is a big deal,            597 00:23:25,153 --> 00:23:27,864          and no other teams          598 00:23:27,906 --> 00:23:31,618      that come from other parts         of the state have to go through  599 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:33,161      what you have to go through                 to get there.            600 00:23:33,203 --> 00:23:34,663         [newscaster]   Today's                 Public League title tilt      601 00:23:34,704 --> 00:23:36,415       between Farragut and Carver.    602 00:23:36,456 --> 00:23:38,750        Much-anticipated showdown              between the two powers.       603 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:40,836                 Garnett                       finishes with 32 points.      604 00:23:40,877 --> 00:23:44,506          He scored 16 straight              in one stretch of this game.    605 00:23:44,548 --> 00:23:47,551              [announcer]                   Farragut beats Carver 71-62.    606 00:23:47,592 --> 00:23:49,594               Their first                       Public League title.        607 00:23:49,636 --> 00:23:52,013        William Nelson and company              are off to Champaign,        608 00:23:52,055 --> 00:23:54,433       and they're going in style.     609 00:23:54,474 --> 00:23:56,601     First trip to Champaign, man,           I have to go shopping.        610 00:23:56,643 --> 00:23:57,894            I can't win in                   none of this old stuff.       611 00:23:57,936 --> 00:23:59,438         I got--I got to throw                   all this away.            612 00:23:59,479 --> 00:24:01,690      I mean--hey, see, I'm happy             as I don't know what.        613 00:24:01,731 --> 00:24:04,067               [laughs]               614 00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:06,445     [David]   They're in the elite           eight and everyone thought,     615 00:24:06,486 --> 00:24:08,947           well, now it's just                     a fait accompli.          616 00:24:08,989 --> 00:24:10,532       Mail it in. They're gonna              win the state title.         617 00:24:10,574 --> 00:24:12,784       suspenseful dramatic music   618 00:24:12,826 --> 00:24:14,286               [announcer]                     Garnett. Eight seconds.       619 00:24:14,327 --> 00:24:16,329      Garnett. He's gonna shoot it.                  His shot...             620 00:24:16,371 --> 00:24:17,956               is no good.             621 00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:20,750        The rebound battle for it.             They need three to tie.       622 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:22,085           Can they get it off?        623 00:24:22,127 --> 00:24:24,754         Fields can't get it off!                     It's over!             624 00:24:24,796 --> 00:24:28,133        downbeat dramatic music      625 00:24:28,175 --> 00:24:33,096                                    626 00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:36,057              [cheering]              627 00:24:36,099 --> 00:24:39,394     [announcer]   Players from each         team congratulating the others  628 00:24:39,436 --> 00:24:42,439         after a monumental upset                   in Champaign.            629 00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:44,316          [Kevin]   We go down.         630 00:24:44,357 --> 00:24:47,152      We lose to Thornton at state,         and it was a bunch of what-ifs  631 00:24:47,194 --> 00:24:48,612         and all this other stuff                 that surround it.          632 00:24:48,653 --> 00:24:51,239      But at the end of the day,                  we just lost.            633 00:24:51,281 --> 00:24:53,909        [Wolf]   I was too young             and too inexperienced a coach.  634 00:24:53,950 --> 00:24:56,995           I never went out                and scouted the other team.     635 00:24:57,037 --> 00:25:00,123          They had three future                  NFL football players        636 00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:02,834             and a future NBA               basketball player on the team.  637 00:25:02,876 --> 00:25:04,419          These guys are studs.        638 00:25:04,461 --> 00:25:06,254     Again, I was young and dumb,     639 00:25:06,296 --> 00:25:08,465        but I learned a lesson                    the hard way.            640 00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,759      [Ronnie]   The hardest thing              is knowing the next day       641 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:12,594      you didn't have another game.    642 00:25:12,636 --> 00:25:14,638        We probably ain't finna                 go back out here           643 00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:19,518           and play another                high school game together.      644 00:25:19,559 --> 00:25:21,228            So then I start                   to really feel like,         645 00:25:21,269 --> 00:25:23,480    "Okay, I gotta make a decision          on what I'm doing next,"       646 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:24,898      and it was all university,      647 00:25:24,940 --> 00:25:26,191          it was all college                     at this point.            648 00:25:26,233 --> 00:25:28,735     It was all about test scores.    649 00:25:28,777 --> 00:25:30,153       [Wolf]   After the season,       650 00:25:30,195 --> 00:25:31,655             we were dealing                    with his recruitment.        651 00:25:31,696 --> 00:25:33,907        We were trying to improve                  his test score.           652 00:25:33,949 --> 00:25:35,367            I would talk to                    the college coaches         653 00:25:35,408 --> 00:25:38,787         and try and maintain              and keep his options open.      654 00:25:38,828 --> 00:25:40,163            [sportscaster]                   And you heard the schools      655 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:41,456           that he's looking at                right now, the top five?      656 00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:42,916                Michigan's in there                       in a big way.  657 00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:45,669            He went to see                 Louisville-UCLA on Sunday.      658 00:25:45,710 --> 00:25:47,963          He is involved with              so many different schools.      659 00:25:48,004 --> 00:25:51,216        Test scores was like a           nagging flea or a nagging fly.    660 00:25:51,258 --> 00:25:53,552       It was just always there.      661 00:25:53,593 --> 00:25:55,720         In was getting really            frustrated with the process.     662 00:25:55,762 --> 00:25:57,055              [announcer]                      This is Kevin Garnett,       663 00:25:57,097 --> 00:26:00,058      our tallest of the finalists.    664 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:02,310      He told me that he definitely            wants to go to college,       665 00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:04,062            count on him going                       to college.             666 00:26:04,104 --> 00:26:07,566      The only problem is right now,        he doesn't have his grades.     667 00:26:07,607 --> 00:26:08,733     But then, Wolf tells me that     668 00:26:08,775 --> 00:26:09,901             I got chosen                      for the McDonald's.         669 00:26:09,943 --> 00:26:11,236       I gotta go to St. Louis,       670 00:26:11,278 --> 00:26:13,697      which was kind of a big deal.    671 00:26:13,738 --> 00:26:17,200       That was one of the most            talented McDonald's classes     672 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:19,077               all-time.              673 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,913      [Jelani]   The East squad had                Marbury, Shammgod,         674 00:26:21,955 --> 00:26:24,416             Vince, Jamison,           675 00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:25,750           Shareef Abdur-Rahim.        676 00:26:25,792 --> 00:26:29,588            We had myself, KG,                     Paul, Chauncey,           677 00:26:29,629 --> 00:26:31,298            "Tractor" Traylor,                      rest in peace.           678 00:26:31,339 --> 00:26:34,342       [announcer]   Kevin Garnett            gets the rebound, number 21.    679 00:26:34,384 --> 00:26:36,678               Right side.                        Goes to BJ McKie.          680 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:37,971                   -Oh!                       -[audience exclaiming]        681 00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:39,347                [Paul]                       He was a different player      682 00:26:39,389 --> 00:26:40,599         from the time he played                  in that tournament         683 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:42,017           with me that summer         684 00:26:42,058 --> 00:26:45,145      until the Mickey D's game,               just attitude-wise.         685 00:26:45,186 --> 00:26:47,522          I mean, if you go back                and watch that game...       686 00:26:47,564 --> 00:26:49,065              [announcer]                   Here's the stuff by Garnett.    687 00:26:49,107 --> 00:26:51,401    [Paul]   I mean, it was something             every single time          688 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:53,987          he scored the ball                     or made a play.           689 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:55,947    [Jelani]   By the time I got back       to him at the McDonald's game,  690 00:26:55,989 --> 00:26:57,407            there was a turn.          691 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,409       I'm just getting excited           thinking about it right now,     692 00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:01,411        'cause the fundamentals                and the work ethic,         693 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,955    the work ethic--the sprinting,            you know what I mean?        694 00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:07,417       The want to win every 17,               wanting to stretch          695 00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:09,044        and be the first person                   on the floor,            696 00:27:09,085 --> 00:27:11,254          last person to leave,             sending messages to his peers    697 00:27:11,296 --> 00:27:13,381         and the other people                     that watching            698 00:27:13,423 --> 00:27:15,550         that he took the game            of basketball very seriously.    699 00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:17,594              [announcer]                       ...with an easy one.        700 00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:19,137          What's up, Mauldin?                 I'm up here chilling.        701 00:27:19,179 --> 00:27:20,972            What's up, dog?           702 00:27:21,014 --> 00:27:22,807          Ended up being the MVP                     of the game             703 00:27:22,849 --> 00:27:24,976                 and the                       Most Outstanding Player.      704 00:27:26,770 --> 00:27:29,648        sparse suspenseful music     705 00:27:29,689 --> 00:27:33,151       But we had $200 to our name            to last us for two months.     706 00:27:33,193 --> 00:27:34,778              The next day,                    I got an eviction notice      707 00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:37,614           that I was gonna get                  kicked out July 1st,        708 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:39,449              so I was just                       really stressing.          709 00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:41,451            And to get my mind                    off of the stress,         710 00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:44,829          on top of I can't pass              this fucking SAT/ACT test,     711 00:27:44,871 --> 00:27:47,666         my nigga said, "Let's go           downtown and play some ball."    712 00:27:47,707 --> 00:27:50,168      [switch clicks and echoes]      713 00:27:50,210 --> 00:27:52,170         He said, "Let's go down                to the Retroplex, man,       714 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:53,380           "you know, the joint                  down near the Hilton        715 00:27:53,421 --> 00:27:55,131              where they got                   the really nice gym at."      716 00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:57,092        I was like, "Oh, yeah.                   It is Saturday.           717 00:27:57,133 --> 00:27:58,635        There'll be some really               good games in there."        718 00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,136          Yeah, maybe some guys                    from South Side           719 00:28:00,178 --> 00:28:02,681      and North Side would come meet             and get in there.          720 00:28:02,722 --> 00:28:04,057         Mike Jordan in there.        721 00:28:04,099 --> 00:28:06,851              upbeat music           722 00:28:06,893 --> 00:28:08,520                                    723 00:28:08,561 --> 00:28:11,690         And they playing in this             kind of glass-filled gym,      724 00:28:11,731 --> 00:28:13,191            and we're leaning               on the thing, looking at him,    725 00:28:13,233 --> 00:28:14,693        fogging up the glasses.       726 00:28:14,734 --> 00:28:17,320           And I'm looking,                   and all of a sudden,         727 00:28:17,362 --> 00:28:19,364              security--                   doom, doom, doom--pointing.     728 00:28:19,406 --> 00:28:20,865               Was like,                     "Hey, you. Come here."        729 00:28:20,907 --> 00:28:22,033           I was like, "Me?"          730 00:28:22,075 --> 00:28:23,493           And he was like,                    "Let big fella in."         731 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:24,703         And when he said it,                      I was like,             732 00:28:24,744 --> 00:28:25,829         "Yo, throw my shoes.                 Yo, throw my shoes."         733 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:26,955          So I grab my shoes.         734 00:28:26,996 --> 00:28:29,165        I'm so fucking cheesy.        735 00:28:29,207 --> 00:28:30,792      So I'm seeing who in here.               I see Pipp in here.         736 00:28:30,834 --> 00:28:32,293         I see a couple people                  that I recognize.          737 00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:33,503       And then Jordan was like,                   "Let's go."             738 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:34,754          So, we--we--we go.          739 00:28:34,796 --> 00:28:36,715           And I was like--                   [claps and whistles]         740 00:28:36,756 --> 00:28:38,216          and I call for it.                  Mike threw it. Boom.         741 00:28:38,258 --> 00:28:40,927     And I took a couple dribbles,             and launch my shit.         742 00:28:40,969 --> 00:28:42,595                 Boom!                     And I said something, like,     743 00:28:42,637 --> 00:28:45,390     to the line of "I don't know        what you think this is. Shit."    744 00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:46,391           And he was like,                      "What you say?"           745 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:47,851      And I said, "You heard me!"     746 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:49,894    I was just running off emotion,             you understand?           747 00:28:49,936 --> 00:28:51,730             And I don't know                   how I got calmed down,       748 00:28:51,771 --> 00:28:53,815                [chucking]                    but I held my own in here.     749 00:28:53,857 --> 00:28:56,776          And in the corner,                  I see a pair of feet.        750 00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:59,612                I look,                     and it was Isiah Thomas.       751 00:28:59,654 --> 00:29:01,614        And he was in an Avirex                  purple jacket,            752 00:29:01,656 --> 00:29:03,533       and he had it zipped up.       753 00:29:03,575 --> 00:29:06,745    He was in the corner like this.  754 00:29:07,495 --> 00:29:10,665            I'm there doing                     "scouting" work.           755 00:29:10,707 --> 00:29:13,168       'Cause now I'm part-owner      756 00:29:13,209 --> 00:29:15,587           and the executive                 of the Toronto Raptors.       757 00:29:15,628 --> 00:29:17,255           So I shout to him                    like I knew him.           758 00:29:17,297 --> 00:29:19,007     And "Hey, Z, what's up, man?           Oh, snap, man. What's up?      759 00:29:19,048 --> 00:29:20,508            Oh, damn, boy!                     Yeah, yeah, yeah."          760 00:29:20,550 --> 00:29:22,093         "I just saw you play                 Scottie Pippen, boy.         761 00:29:22,135 --> 00:29:25,096             You can play                   in the league right now."      762 00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:28,183      And when he said that, dog,              the world stopped.          763 00:29:28,224 --> 00:29:30,268     I said, "Zeke, what you say?"    764 00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:31,561      He said, "Boy, do you know      765 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,730       you can go to the league                from high school?"          766 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:35,607          I was like, "Nah."          767 00:29:35,648 --> 00:29:37,442          And I just remember                    saying to him,            768 00:29:37,484 --> 00:29:41,863     "One day you gonna be a pro.     769 00:29:41,905 --> 00:29:45,950      And it might be next week."                   [laughs]               770 00:29:45,992 --> 00:29:47,702           [Kevin] Hey, man,                  they still got VCRs?         771 00:29:47,744 --> 00:29:49,412           -Are you serious?                -[person] Hey, hey, hey!       772 00:29:49,454 --> 00:29:50,830       I'd like to thank all you      773 00:29:50,872 --> 00:29:53,625             for attending                 my press conference today.      774 00:29:53,666 --> 00:29:55,293           As you all know,           775 00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:58,296       May 10, I declared myself           eligible for the NBA Draft.     776 00:29:58,338 --> 00:29:59,964      -[Kevin] Look at your ass.             -[Wolf] I know! I know!       777 00:30:00,006 --> 00:30:01,382        I know! I know! I know!       778 00:30:01,424 --> 00:30:02,759    [Kevin] I was nervous as shit.    779 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:05,261           I ain't never sat                  in front of no media.        780 00:30:05,303 --> 00:30:08,306     Ain't nobody ever trained us           to say certain yada yada.      781 00:30:08,348 --> 00:30:10,225          [journalist] Kevin,             I know you've come very close    782 00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:12,602         to getting the score              that you need for the ACT.      783 00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:14,729    Has it been frustrating to come         so close so many times,       784 00:30:14,771 --> 00:30:16,439            and do you plan                  to take the ACT again?        785 00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:19,567           Well, either way,                   I'ma get my degree,         786 00:30:19,609 --> 00:30:21,820     no matter how long it takes.     787 00:30:21,861 --> 00:30:24,072         My coach took, what,             20 years to get your degree?     788 00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:26,991              [laughter]              789 00:30:27,033 --> 00:30:28,493      [journalist] Kevin, do you           think you're mature enough      790 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:30,620       physically or emotionally               to handle the NBA?          791 00:30:30,662 --> 00:30:31,746                 Yeah.                792 00:30:31,788 --> 00:30:33,289        It shouldn't be that hard.     793 00:30:33,331 --> 00:30:36,251    'Cause moving from a small town             to the big city           794 00:30:36,292 --> 00:30:37,752       is a real big adjustment.      795 00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:39,921           I'm up here like,                   "I'm finna do this.         796 00:30:39,963 --> 00:30:41,923       "These niggas ain't never                lived in the 'Go.          797 00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:44,342     "Man, I get--I get up to walk          through this motherfucker      798 00:30:44,384 --> 00:30:45,969              every day."             799 00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:47,679          Oh, no, the league               ain't hard on us. Hell nah.     800 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,597      [journalist] Coach Nelson,      801 00:30:49,639 --> 00:30:51,516      what kind of input have you          gotten from the NBA people      802 00:30:51,558 --> 00:30:53,643       regarding Kevin's likely                   draft status?            803 00:30:53,685 --> 00:30:56,688           So I would go out                  and talk to different        804 00:30:56,729 --> 00:30:59,357    NBA people on behalf of Kevin,             'cause I told him,          805 00:30:59,399 --> 00:31:03,194     "You can't talk to an agent,        so I'm gonna be your surrogate.  806 00:31:03,236 --> 00:31:05,238           "I will come back                    and relay to you           807 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:06,489      what's--what's being said."     808 00:31:06,531 --> 00:31:08,199      And so as I started to talk     809 00:31:08,241 --> 00:31:09,868       with my different friends                   in the NBA              810 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:13,872    that I had scouted with or for,          they all said, "Yeah,        811 00:31:13,913 --> 00:31:16,708      "he's gonna have a workout           during the pre-draft camp.      812 00:31:16,749 --> 00:31:19,002     "Let's see how he does there     813 00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,212       "when we put him through                  an NBA workout.           814 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,548          A high school kid?                       No chance."             815 00:31:23,590 --> 00:31:27,302     And I'm chuckling to myself,           "You guys have no idea."       816 00:31:27,343 --> 00:31:28,761       I heard Pat Riley, like,                     "Come on!              817 00:31:28,803 --> 00:31:30,722       "Let's get this started!               Why are we even here?        818 00:31:30,763 --> 00:31:32,181     "Like, what the fuck is this?    819 00:31:32,223 --> 00:31:34,517            Got me watching                    a high school guy?"         820 00:31:34,559 --> 00:31:36,477            And I was like,           821 00:31:36,519 --> 00:31:39,063           "[inhales deeply]                          Hmm.                 822 00:31:39,105 --> 00:31:42,150     "You don't know why you here?    823 00:31:42,191 --> 00:31:43,818              All right."             824 00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:46,029         And I did the workout                  with that energy.          825 00:31:46,070 --> 00:31:48,156        90 minutes, by myself.        826 00:31:48,197 --> 00:31:50,992              90 minutes,                          by myself.              827 00:31:51,034 --> 00:31:53,077         dramatic hip-hop beat       828 00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:57,749          90 fucking minutes                by my motherfucking self.      829 00:31:57,790 --> 00:31:59,375                                    830 00:31:59,417 --> 00:32:01,085      Fuck do you think this is?      831 00:32:01,127 --> 00:32:02,253      At the end of the workout,      832 00:32:02,295 --> 00:32:03,546           they want to see                   how high I can jump,         833 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:05,089      so I was catching them mo--                  dunk, boom!             834 00:32:05,131 --> 00:32:06,466                [huffs]                               Boom!                835 00:32:06,507 --> 00:32:07,800             "Go higher."                             Boom!                836 00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:09,427          I dunked this thing               maybe seven, eight times,      837 00:32:09,469 --> 00:32:12,138         and then I was like,                      "[bellows]              838 00:32:12,180 --> 00:32:13,598            "Motherfucker!            839 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:17,936            Fuck you mean,                     'Why you in here?'"         840 00:32:17,977 --> 00:32:20,396             [polite clap]            841 00:32:20,438 --> 00:32:23,107      "Nice workout, young fella.                Nice workout."            842 00:32:23,149 --> 00:32:25,610     Kevin McHale comes down from         the bottom of the bleachers.     843 00:32:25,652 --> 00:32:27,153       Says, "Young fella, like           your little jumper you got."     844 00:32:27,195 --> 00:32:28,780               You know,                     he starts talking fast.       845 00:32:28,821 --> 00:32:30,823      You ever been around Kevin          McHale, he talks really fast.    846 00:32:30,865 --> 00:32:32,241             "Got a nice,                     little jumper there.         847 00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:33,576        "You know, on the face,              you want to get your--        848 00:32:33,618 --> 00:32:34,535    you know, when you come around,             you want to--"            849 00:32:34,577 --> 00:32:36,037      and I'm tired, so I'm like,     850 00:32:36,079 --> 00:32:38,581              "Oh, shit,                 Kevin McHale's talking to me."    851 00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:39,624             He was like,                  "Yeah, I'm talking to you.      852 00:32:39,666 --> 00:32:41,209     God damn, I might draft you.                    Shit."                853 00:32:41,250 --> 00:32:43,086     Might have caught four words          out of the whole exchange,      854 00:32:43,127 --> 00:32:44,796            but holy shit.            855 00:32:46,255 --> 00:32:50,134          With the fifth pick                in the 1995 NBA Draft,        856 00:32:50,176 --> 00:32:54,305      the Minnesota Timberwolves              select Kevin Garnett         857 00:32:54,347 --> 00:32:56,766         from Farragut Academy                     in Chicago.             858 00:32:56,808 --> 00:33:00,395         [cheers and applause]        859 00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:02,146     [Kevin]   And David Stern said,    860 00:33:02,188 --> 00:33:04,941       "And with the fifth pick                in the 1995 Draft,          861 00:33:04,983 --> 00:33:07,610      the Minnesota Timberwolves                   select..."              862 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:09,696           and everything else                       went silent.            863 00:33:09,737 --> 00:33:11,322        I didn't hear nothing.        864 00:33:11,364 --> 00:33:13,157       I just remember my agent            kicking me under the stage.     865 00:33:13,199 --> 00:33:15,535           Says, "Showtime."                     I said, "What?"           866 00:33:15,576 --> 00:33:17,537     [commentator]   The high school          kid is the number five pick     867 00:33:17,578 --> 00:33:19,831            in the NBA Draft.          868 00:33:19,872 --> 00:33:21,290    [Paul]   "Kevin Garnett is going                to the league."           869 00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:25,003           I'm like, "What?"               Nobody ever heard of this!      870 00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:26,170      [commentator]   Not only the             shot blocking, rebounding,     871 00:33:26,212 --> 00:33:27,672            he runs the floor                       like the wind            872 00:33:27,714 --> 00:33:29,173         for a player that size.       873 00:33:29,215 --> 00:33:30,675          [Paul]   You got all                  these established stars       874 00:33:30,717 --> 00:33:31,926             getting drafted.          875 00:33:31,968 --> 00:33:33,886           You know, Joe Smith                     out of Maryland,          876 00:33:33,928 --> 00:33:36,264            Sheed, Stackhouse,         877 00:33:36,305 --> 00:33:39,183           and then you got                      this skinny kid           878 00:33:39,225 --> 00:33:41,811      out of Farragut High School              go in the lottery.          879 00:33:41,853 --> 00:33:44,355       Well, that was the cover.                 "Ready or Not."           880 00:33:44,397 --> 00:33:46,482      That was the big question.      881 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:50,319     [Isiah]   Kevin McHale calls me          up a week before the draft,     882 00:33:50,361 --> 00:33:53,698             and he goes,                  "Are you gonna draft him?"      883 00:33:53,740 --> 00:33:57,368      And I said, "If he's at seven,          I'm going to take him."       884 00:33:57,410 --> 00:34:00,705        And he said, "Do you think           I should draft him at five?"    885 00:34:00,747 --> 00:34:02,498    It's between he and Stoudamire.  886 00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:04,959        I say, "That's what I have                on my board also."         887 00:34:05,001 --> 00:34:08,004    Standing by now is Isiah Thomas         of the Toronto Raptors.       888 00:34:08,046 --> 00:34:09,797                [Isiah]                      I couldn't lie to McHale.      889 00:34:09,839 --> 00:34:12,091              [chuckles]                   So he ended up taking him,      890 00:34:12,133 --> 00:34:14,552    and I ended up with Stoudamire.  891 00:34:14,594 --> 00:34:16,679      And when I'm getting ready                 in the mirror,            892 00:34:16,721 --> 00:34:18,848    Wolf calls my room, says, "Man,      I just got your test scores.     893 00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,516        "Man, your test scores                    came in, man.            894 00:34:20,558 --> 00:34:22,560       We got the score, baby!                  What we doing?"            895 00:34:22,602 --> 00:34:23,853       [Wolf]   Told him, I said,       896 00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:25,229       "Got something for you."                     [laughs]               897 00:34:25,271 --> 00:34:27,523        So he was like, "What?"              "Your scores came in."        898 00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:29,442       dramatic orchestral music     899 00:34:29,484 --> 00:34:30,902           Like, "You know,           900 00:34:30,943 --> 00:34:32,153    I'm in the middle of doing shit               right now."             901 00:34:32,195 --> 00:34:33,196                 [laughs]              902 00:34:33,237 --> 00:34:34,489         I like, "Well, you got--      903 00:34:34,530 --> 00:34:35,865        just wanna let you know                   you passed."             904 00:34:35,907 --> 00:34:37,617      Man, fuck them scores, man.     905 00:34:37,658 --> 00:34:39,327        I'm going to the school                  of hard knocks.           906 00:34:39,368 --> 00:34:40,995              [applause]              907 00:34:41,037 --> 00:34:43,122       But yeah, save them shit,         so I can show my kids one day,    908 00:34:43,164 --> 00:34:44,916       you know what I'm saying?      909 00:34:44,957 --> 00:34:47,251     I finally killed that little           gnat and that little fly.      910 00:34:47,293 --> 00:34:48,920         I got him outta here.        911 00:34:48,961 --> 00:34:51,047                                    912 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:54,175              [applause]              913 00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:55,593             [Matt Winer]                 Now to the critical next step    914 00:34:55,635 --> 00:34:58,513            to being named               to the Basketball Hall of Fame.  915 00:34:58,554 --> 00:35:00,932           The next nominee                is a South Carolina native.     916 00:35:00,973 --> 00:35:03,017            He would become               the first person in 20 years     917 00:35:03,059 --> 00:35:06,521     to be selected by an NBA team         directly from high school.      918 00:35:06,562 --> 00:35:09,357          You know him as KG                   or the Big Ticket:          919 00:35:09,398 --> 00:35:12,276            -Kevin Garnett.                        -[applause]             920 00:35:12,318 --> 00:35:13,778                                    921 00:35:13,820 --> 00:35:17,073               Kevin...               922 00:35:17,115 --> 00:35:20,326          what would that kid             who made the leap to the NBA     923 00:35:20,368 --> 00:35:23,830        in 1995 think of this?        924 00:35:23,871 --> 00:35:26,124      He'd probably think that this      was pretty awesome right here.  925 00:35:26,165 --> 00:35:27,125              [laughter]              926 00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:28,459                -It is.                              -Yeah.                927 00:35:28,501 --> 00:35:30,128                   The Hall of Fame                   is something that  928 00:35:30,169 --> 00:35:31,504      you don't really think about,  929 00:35:31,546 --> 00:35:33,589      you don't really dream about,                    it just happens.  930 00:35:33,631 --> 00:35:35,466                    I'm more than--     I'm more than honored for this.  931 00:35:35,508 --> 00:35:36,884              This is over my head.  932 00:35:36,926 --> 00:35:39,887            This is--this is one of                 the more over, um--  933 00:35:39,929 --> 00:35:41,889              ooh, get it together.  934 00:35:41,931 --> 00:35:45,852      This is more--one of the more             overwhelming situations  935 00:35:45,893 --> 00:35:47,395                 I've ever been in.                          Thank you.  936 00:35:47,436 --> 00:35:50,314         [cheers and applause]        937 00:35:52,108 --> 00:35:53,734               I had to do                      "Regis & Kathie Lee,"        938 00:35:53,776 --> 00:35:57,905      and I wore this American--                    [laughs]               939 00:35:57,947 --> 00:35:59,615     I wore this American jacket.     940 00:35:59,657 --> 00:36:00,908           I don't even know                    why I wore that,           941 00:36:00,950 --> 00:36:02,285      but it felt, like, fitting.     942 00:36:02,326 --> 00:36:03,661          I didn't even know                      what to wear.            943 00:36:03,703 --> 00:36:05,413        Well, congratulations.                 This is some story.         944 00:36:05,454 --> 00:36:07,748     Hasn't been done in 20 years.    945 00:36:07,790 --> 00:36:09,750           -How old are you?                   -I just turned 19.          946 00:36:09,792 --> 00:36:11,502    -[Regis] Oh you just turned 19?                 -Yeah.                947 00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:13,129         Well, so what are you            gonna do with all your money?    948 00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:15,339  I don't know, um...                949 00:36:15,381 --> 00:36:17,175  I haven't got it yet,               so I can't really...               950 00:36:17,216 --> 00:36:18,593        [laughter and applause]       951 00:36:18,634 --> 00:36:21,512        -plan for it, actually.                    -[applause]             952 00:36:21,554 --> 00:36:22,972     Nobody really expected that,     953 00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:25,016      somebody to come right out                 of high school.           954 00:36:25,057 --> 00:36:27,894          It wasn't illegal.                Just nobody was doing it.      955 00:36:27,935 --> 00:36:29,395             At the time,             956 00:36:29,437 --> 00:36:30,521          I wasn't even aware             that it had happened before.     957 00:36:30,563 --> 00:36:31,856              Obviously,                      learning the history,        958 00:36:31,898 --> 00:36:33,357     found out there's, you know,              people before him,          959 00:36:33,399 --> 00:36:35,776        but it hadn't happened                    in 20 years.             960 00:36:35,818 --> 00:36:37,236        [Scoop]   The first thing                 that came to my mind        961 00:36:37,278 --> 00:36:40,072         was Moses Malone, 'cause             I'm old enough to remember     962 00:36:40,114 --> 00:36:42,325     Moses did it out of Virginia,    963 00:36:42,366 --> 00:36:43,868           and he went straight                      to the ABA.             964 00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:45,328        He went to the Utah Stars.     965 00:36:45,369 --> 00:36:46,787         And then Bill Willoughby                    came around.            966 00:36:46,829 --> 00:36:49,415         And then Darryl Dawkins                    went into it.            967 00:36:49,457 --> 00:36:51,500               You know,                     the opening was there.        968 00:36:51,542 --> 00:36:53,586       It's not like there were                 any rules or laws          969 00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:56,380    preventing this from happening                for 20 years.            970 00:36:56,422 --> 00:36:59,008       Just nobody had done it.           Nobody had been bold enough.     971 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,886            I think he was                 the perfect person for it.      972 00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:03,554         When you think about                    his body type,            973 00:37:03,596 --> 00:37:07,558    his skillset, his athleticism,         you put all that together,      974 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,727          why wouldn't you go                straight into the NBA?        975 00:37:09,769 --> 00:37:12,813         [indistinct chatter]         976 00:37:12,855 --> 00:37:14,565     [Kevin McHale]   The transition            when I went to the NBA,       977 00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:16,150           well, it knocked me                     on my rear end.           978 00:37:16,192 --> 00:37:19,237         It was like, "Wow, this             is a huge, huge transition."    979 00:37:19,278 --> 00:37:21,239             So knowing that,                    I went in with Kevin        980 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:22,907          trying to really spend                  some time with him         981 00:37:22,949 --> 00:37:23,991              and understand                  that he's gonna go through     982 00:37:24,033 --> 00:37:25,201            the same thing                    that I went through,         983 00:37:25,243 --> 00:37:26,994           maybe even more,                maybe even magnified more.      984 00:37:29,205 --> 00:37:30,706                 [Sam]                        We had tough practices.       985 00:37:30,748 --> 00:37:32,208                You know,                      we were tired of losing,      986 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:34,126        and we felt like we needed              to be a physical team.       987 00:37:34,168 --> 00:37:35,586        So Kevin, coming in as        988 00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:37,046        a rookie, 19 years old,       989 00:37:37,088 --> 00:37:38,631    when he would come to the hole,  990 00:37:38,673 --> 00:37:39,757      we'd put him on the ground.     991 00:37:39,799 --> 00:37:41,842             My first time                     going to the hole,          992 00:37:41,884 --> 00:37:43,511               Doug West                    gave me a real hard foul.      993 00:37:43,552 --> 00:37:45,263             We jumped up                   and we started fighting.       994 00:37:45,304 --> 00:37:47,640        Maybe 30 minutes later,                a rebounding drill,         995 00:37:47,682 --> 00:37:49,600          me and another guy,                    we get into it.           996 00:37:49,642 --> 00:37:51,394           Boom, same thing.          997 00:37:51,435 --> 00:37:52,645          I want them to know                  that I would fight,         998 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:54,272       and I didn't give a fuck.      999 00:37:54,313 --> 00:37:56,190          And if they wanted              to go to war, we can do that.    1000 00:37:56,232 --> 00:37:58,067        After the second practice,     1001 00:37:58,109 --> 00:37:59,819               Sam Mitchell                  came and knocked on my door.    1002 00:37:59,860 --> 00:38:01,821    I opened up through the chain,                like, "What?"            1003 00:38:01,862 --> 00:38:03,155           And he was like,                   "Man, open the door!"        1004 00:38:03,197 --> 00:38:04,407              I was like,                     "Man, what you want?"        1005 00:38:04,448 --> 00:38:06,617      Slammed the door his face--                     doom!                1006 00:38:06,659 --> 00:38:08,577         He was super patient.               He knocked on the door.       1007 00:38:08,619 --> 00:38:09,954             I let him in.            1008 00:38:09,996 --> 00:38:11,539           And we had, like,               a three-hour conversation.      1009 00:38:11,580 --> 00:38:14,375      After that practice, it was         a lot of tension in the air.     1010 00:38:14,417 --> 00:38:15,793           Guys were angry.           1011 00:38:15,835 --> 00:38:18,587          And I did not want him                     to walk away            1012 00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:20,381          thinking that we were                      against him.            1013 00:38:20,423 --> 00:38:24,385     Hold up. You do what I want.               Where my boy at?           1014 00:38:24,427 --> 00:38:26,137        [Jelani]   So when you're              a young player in the NBA,     1015 00:38:26,178 --> 00:38:27,930             you have to have                     a support system.          1016 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:29,432        You not prepared for this,     1017 00:38:29,473 --> 00:38:31,142        your family isn't gonna be                prepared for this,         1018 00:38:31,183 --> 00:38:33,728    even if they do have some sense         of financial literacy.        1019 00:38:33,769 --> 00:38:35,354          [Kevin]   Funny part.                        [chuckles]             1020 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:37,398        I didn't believe in banks.     1021 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:39,483        For my first couple years,               we brown bagged it.         1022 00:38:39,525 --> 00:38:42,320        I had like 2, 3 million                under my mattress.          1023 00:38:42,361 --> 00:38:44,697       Uh, yeah, then I learned               about direct deposit.        1024 00:38:44,739 --> 00:38:45,906       energetic orchestral music   1025 00:38:45,948 --> 00:38:47,450            [Kevin McHale]                     I'm very impatient          1026 00:38:47,491 --> 00:38:48,743       when it comes to winning                    and losing.             1027 00:38:48,784 --> 00:38:50,328        I do not like to lose.        1028 00:38:50,369 --> 00:38:53,122     If something inside you isn't          torn apart when you lose,      1029 00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:54,373         then you're a loser.         1030 00:38:54,415 --> 00:38:56,000         But if that something                  inside you hurts,          1031 00:38:56,042 --> 00:38:57,501       and you say to yourself,       1032 00:38:57,543 --> 00:39:00,129      "What can I do to stop this            from happening again?"        1033 00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:02,381        then you have a winner,          eventually, that will come out.  1034 00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:05,801    [Howard]   I'm not sure you could       have mapped out a better path    1035 00:39:05,843 --> 00:39:07,386            for Kevin Garnett          1036 00:39:07,428 --> 00:39:09,430        than to have Kevin McHale                 and Flip Saunders.         1037 00:39:09,472 --> 00:39:11,849            Flip, just because                   of the touch he had.        1038 00:39:11,891 --> 00:39:14,352           He had this ability               to communicate with players,    1039 00:39:14,393 --> 00:39:16,020       to get the best out of them.    1040 00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:18,856      But then having Kevin McHale,            an actual living legend,      1041 00:39:18,898 --> 00:39:20,983          who's one of the great                    all-time bigs,           1042 00:39:21,025 --> 00:39:24,195      who had won championships,              that mattered a lot.         1043 00:39:24,236 --> 00:39:25,780              You know, we're gonna          probably set up situations  1044 00:39:25,821 --> 00:39:27,365                  for Kevin to know           a lot of different people  1045 00:39:27,406 --> 00:39:29,033               and feel comfortable     with a lot of different people.  1046 00:39:29,075 --> 00:39:30,368             And if he wants to get                 a home-cooked meal,  1047 00:39:30,409 --> 00:39:32,203     they all come out to my house.  1048 00:39:32,244 --> 00:39:35,664      [Sam]   Kevin McHale created           an environment for KG to grow.  1049 00:39:35,706 --> 00:39:38,793        He understood the pressure                that KG was under,         1050 00:39:38,834 --> 00:39:41,796        he understood what it took              to be a great player,        1051 00:39:41,837 --> 00:39:44,548              he understood                       the level of work          1052 00:39:44,590 --> 00:39:47,009          that you had to put in                to maintain that play.       1053 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:50,513    It set the tone for his career                from day one.            1054 00:39:50,554 --> 00:39:53,099       [Howard]   The Timberwolves              that Garnett arrives to,      1055 00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:56,102        they're an expansion team              in a cold weather city.       1056 00:39:56,143 --> 00:39:58,145           They've averaged                     21 wins a season.          1057 00:39:58,187 --> 00:39:59,563           They're not good.          1058 00:39:59,605 --> 00:40:02,358           That was NBA Siberia                     at that time.            1059 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,610        They badly needed a talent     1060 00:40:04,652 --> 00:40:06,612       who could become the face               of that franchise.          1061 00:40:08,197 --> 00:40:09,448            [sportscaster]                       Now Kevin Garnett,         1062 00:40:09,490 --> 00:40:10,741            the high schooler,         1063 00:40:10,783 --> 00:40:12,410             now in the NBA,                       is on the floor.          1064 00:40:12,451 --> 00:40:13,828           Hard to believe.           1065 00:40:13,869 --> 00:40:15,496        Gugliotta trying to save.                       Does.                1066 00:40:15,538 --> 00:40:18,124             Garnett gets his                     first NBA basket.          1067 00:40:18,165 --> 00:40:21,210    [Kevin]   Rookie night, I didn't         know really what was going on.  1068 00:40:21,252 --> 00:40:23,379      You know, you have a sense,            but the actual reality        1069 00:40:23,421 --> 00:40:25,089          of what's going on                     doesn't hit you           1070 00:40:25,131 --> 00:40:28,050     till two or three days later,       till you're, like, "Holy snap."  1071 00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:30,761        old-school hip-hop beat      1072 00:40:30,803 --> 00:40:33,264        [sportscaster]   A three              in his Target Center debut.     1073 00:40:33,305 --> 00:40:34,890           [Kevin screaming]          1074 00:40:34,932 --> 00:40:35,933      [sportscaster]   Feeds it off             to Garnett for the dunk.      1075 00:40:35,975 --> 00:40:37,935        Oh, how about this block?      1076 00:40:37,977 --> 00:40:40,187            How about the lob?                      And it works!            1077 00:40:40,229 --> 00:40:41,605            [sportscaster]                      That's a great play!        1078 00:40:41,647 --> 00:40:42,857            [sportscaster]                        Garnett has done          1079 00:40:42,898 --> 00:40:44,608        a little bit of everything                     so far.               1080 00:40:44,650 --> 00:40:46,777        There's never a time where      you get the feeling he's saying,  1081 00:40:46,819 --> 00:40:48,612             "Wait a second,           1082 00:40:48,654 --> 00:40:50,364        I was playing Chicago high          school basketball last year."    1083 00:40:50,406 --> 00:40:54,243    [Kevin]   We was playing Chicago               on a back-to-back,         1084 00:40:54,285 --> 00:40:56,120          when my high school                teammate Ronnie Fields        1085 00:40:56,162 --> 00:40:57,621        was in a car accident.        1086 00:40:57,663 --> 00:41:00,666               [doctor]                  Ronnie just came out of surgery  1087 00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:04,295         and he's in recovery,                and we all feel good         1088 00:41:04,336 --> 00:41:06,088            about the fact               that the surgery is over with,    1089 00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:08,799       and he's moving his hands                  and his legs.            1090 00:41:08,841 --> 00:41:11,635     [Ronnie]   At the time of that           accident, that was the year     1091 00:41:11,677 --> 00:41:14,472             that I was gonna                 probably come out as well.     1092 00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:16,640  If the scouts                       like what they see,                1093 00:41:16,682 --> 00:41:18,434  or even my performance              on the court,                      1094 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:20,102  whether I go pro or not.           1095 00:41:20,144 --> 00:41:21,687       So you're thinking about it.      It's in the back of your mind.  1096 00:41:21,729 --> 00:41:22,813  Yeah, it's in the back              of my mind.                        1097 00:41:22,855 --> 00:41:24,523          soft dramatic music        1098 00:41:24,565 --> 00:41:26,317          And I'll never forget                when I was laying there,      1099 00:41:26,358 --> 00:41:29,695           the only thing I do                     is hear a voice.          1100 00:41:29,737 --> 00:41:31,071       And then I finally opened             my eyes, and I look up,       1101 00:41:31,113 --> 00:41:32,490              it was him.             1102 00:41:32,531 --> 00:41:34,325         Right when I landed,                 I went to go see him.        1103 00:41:34,366 --> 00:41:35,951     He was in the greatest mood.     1104 00:41:35,993 --> 00:41:37,453      He was like, "Hey, you got              my tickets and shit?         1105 00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:39,163       "Yeah, I need my tickets.            You know, I got two girls      1106 00:41:39,205 --> 00:41:40,414              I'm trying                      to take to the game."        1107 00:41:40,456 --> 00:41:42,124              I was like,                 "What are you talking about?"    1108 00:41:42,166 --> 00:41:44,293     I'm the one supposed to feel,               you know, like,           1109 00:41:44,335 --> 00:41:46,003    maybe upset and all this stuff.  1110 00:41:46,045 --> 00:41:49,840     But I really wasn't as upset        as he was, because he was like,  1111 00:41:49,882 --> 00:41:51,675         "I'ma just stay here.             You want me to stay here?"      1112 00:41:51,717 --> 00:41:55,095        I said, "Man, you--no.                  You got a game."           1113 00:41:55,137 --> 00:41:56,597    [sportscaster]   Kevin Garnett's             high school teammate,        1114 00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:58,390              Ronnie Fields,                    we wish him the best,        1115 00:41:58,432 --> 00:42:02,853          but Kevin Garnett had                a little tribute to him.      1116 00:42:02,895 --> 00:42:04,188                [Kevin]                      The excitement that night      1117 00:42:04,230 --> 00:42:06,857        was playing Michael Jordan                  and the Bulls.           1118 00:42:06,899 --> 00:42:08,692         But after I seen Ronnie,      1119 00:42:08,734 --> 00:42:11,403               it was about                      representing Ronnie.        1120 00:42:11,445 --> 00:42:13,697               I felt like                      I was playing for him.       1121 00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:15,366          And I came in there                   with that energy.          1122 00:42:15,407 --> 00:42:18,202            [sportscaster]                     Instead, it's Garnett.       1123 00:42:18,244 --> 00:42:21,247             Oh, what a slam                     from Kevin Garnett!         1124 00:42:21,288 --> 00:42:23,749        [Ronnie]   Laying in bed,              trying to watch the game,      1125 00:42:23,791 --> 00:42:27,670       not thinking about, like,              how messed up I was,         1126 00:42:27,711 --> 00:42:31,715       but how proud I was of him,             and the moment of, like,      1127 00:42:31,757 --> 00:42:34,134                -"Man..."                       -[Kevin screaming]          1128 00:42:34,176 --> 00:42:37,221       "Hopefully I get a chance              to join him one day."        1129 00:42:37,263 --> 00:42:38,889        You know, with Ronnie's               situation right now,         1130 00:42:38,931 --> 00:42:40,891            it's critical,                   so I think everybody--        1131 00:42:40,933 --> 00:42:43,394      every basketball player out         there just thanking the Lord     1132 00:42:43,435 --> 00:42:45,396      for every God-given talent                   they have.              1133 00:42:53,028 --> 00:42:54,989                 Hmm.                 1134 00:42:55,030 --> 00:42:57,241     No, I couldn't imagine that.     1135 00:42:57,283 --> 00:42:59,743      That would be death to me.      1136 00:42:59,785 --> 00:43:01,912                      Kevin Garnett            was spectacular tonight.  1137 00:43:01,954 --> 00:43:04,248                  We're gonna clear      a little bit of room for Kevin  1138 00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:06,292     to come on in right about now.  1139 00:43:06,333 --> 00:43:08,043  Good job, baby.                     Good job.                          1140 00:43:08,085 --> 00:43:10,087        Hey, we didn't want to make                Kevin wait too long,  1141 00:43:10,129 --> 00:43:12,381                 as Kevin Garnett's      just gonna put the headset on.  1142 00:43:12,423 --> 00:43:15,426                     A great finish                  to tonight's game.  1143 00:43:15,467 --> 00:43:17,928        Like, we won, came out,               had to do some press.        1144 00:43:17,970 --> 00:43:19,555         And there's this kid                  sitting in my seat.         1145 00:43:19,597 --> 00:43:21,265      And he's like, "What's up?                 What's up, dog?           1146 00:43:21,307 --> 00:43:23,601        I'm Kobe. Kobe Bryant.                   How you doing?"           1147 00:43:23,642 --> 00:43:26,604     I was like, "What's up, man?              You're in my seat."         1148 00:43:26,645 --> 00:43:28,314           And he was like,                 "Oh, my fault. My fault."      1149 00:43:28,355 --> 00:43:30,774    And I was like, "Kobe Bryant?"    1150 00:43:30,816 --> 00:43:32,901              I was like,                 "All right. What's up, man?"     1151 00:43:32,943 --> 00:43:34,903      "I'm coming out this year.            I watched you play, man.       1152 00:43:34,945 --> 00:43:36,530         What's it like, man?"        1153 00:43:36,572 --> 00:43:38,782            And, you know,                    the guys are around,         1154 00:43:38,824 --> 00:43:40,451         so they sitting here                   watching us talk.          1155 00:43:40,492 --> 00:43:41,952        So they like, "Tell him            what's it like, big fella."     1156 00:43:41,994 --> 00:43:43,621              I was like,                "Shit, this shit hard as shit.    1157 00:43:43,662 --> 00:43:45,748       I mean, but your dad was               in the league, so..."        1158 00:43:45,789 --> 00:43:47,291          "No, fuck that. No,             I want to hear it from you."     1159 00:43:47,333 --> 00:43:49,460           We just sat there             and we talked for like an hour.  1160 00:43:49,501 --> 00:43:51,295              And I said,                    "I'll see you on top."        1161 00:43:51,337 --> 00:43:53,130       He said, "Nah, you gonna          see me next year. I'm coming."    1162 00:43:53,172 --> 00:43:55,966        The National Basketball          Association draft of new talent  1163 00:43:56,008 --> 00:43:57,760      is coming up on Wednesday.      1164 00:43:57,801 --> 00:43:59,928           This year's crop                   is younger than ever,        1165 00:43:59,970 --> 00:44:01,639               and includes                   a record number of players     1166 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:03,932                who either                      didn't finish college        1167 00:44:03,974 --> 00:44:05,643        or didn't even get there.      1168 00:44:05,684 --> 00:44:07,311            [Ernie Johnson]                  A lot of kids coming out.      1169 00:44:07,353 --> 00:44:09,772      Childhood a not-too-distant        memory for some of these guys.    1170 00:44:09,813 --> 00:44:14,026        So KG comes out in '95,           and Kobe Bryant takes notice,    1171 00:44:14,068 --> 00:44:15,819      Jermaine O'Neal takes notice.    1172 00:44:15,861 --> 00:44:18,197          These guys now see                  there's a path there.        1173 00:44:18,238 --> 00:44:21,325           Then, after that,                    you see McGrady,           1174 00:44:21,367 --> 00:44:22,951        you see Dwight Howard,                   you see LeBron.           1175 00:44:22,993 --> 00:44:24,328           He created them.           1176 00:44:24,370 --> 00:44:25,996           That's a product                     of Kevin Garnett.          1177 00:44:26,038 --> 00:44:28,332          All greats who came                  out of high school.         1178 00:44:28,374 --> 00:44:30,292       Opened up the floodgates.      1179 00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:34,171          The Milwaukee Bucks                select Stephon Marbury        1180 00:44:34,213 --> 00:44:38,342    -from Georgia Tech University.           -[cheers and applause]        1181 00:44:38,384 --> 00:44:39,718                [Kevin]                    My junior year in high school,  1182 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:41,345               I get a call                       at my mom's house.         1183 00:44:41,387 --> 00:44:43,097                  Ring.                              About 10:00.            1184 00:44:43,138 --> 00:44:45,307            [clicks tongue]                   "Can I speak to Kev?"        1185 00:44:45,349 --> 00:44:48,435     Steph called me, and we just          talked for like six hours.      1186 00:44:48,477 --> 00:44:51,021     Steph was on some, like, "Yo,        let's go to college together.    1187 00:44:51,063 --> 00:44:53,107        You see the Fab Five?"                We was on some, like,        1188 00:44:53,148 --> 00:44:55,693        let's have our own thing,                 kind of like that.         1189 00:44:55,734 --> 00:44:58,153          So when he got drafted             by Milwaukee, Flip was like,    1190 00:44:58,195 --> 00:45:00,322     "Yo, I'm trading Ray for him.               You with that?"           1191 00:45:00,364 --> 00:45:01,532          I was like, "Yeah."         1192 00:45:01,573 --> 00:45:03,367  So we've had the ceremonial         switch of hats                     1193 00:45:03,409 --> 00:45:04,868  over there, at the trade,          1194 00:45:04,910 --> 00:45:08,122       Stephon Marbury to Minnesota                 for Ray Allen,           1195 00:45:08,163 --> 00:45:09,456          who goes to Milwaukee.       1196 00:45:09,498 --> 00:45:11,291            And Marbury likes                       Kevin Garnett.           1197 00:45:11,333 --> 00:45:13,043        Now he goes to Minnesota.      1198 00:45:13,085 --> 00:45:15,295      It was perfect, 'cause now              I had a real friend.         1199 00:45:15,337 --> 00:45:18,006        I'm just, I'm so happy                     to be here.             1200 00:45:18,048 --> 00:45:19,883          I'm getting to play                with one of my friends.       1201 00:45:19,925 --> 00:45:21,885        you know, when you got                 a good point guard          1202 00:45:21,927 --> 00:45:24,221         and a great big man,               you can start something.       1203 00:45:24,263 --> 00:45:27,349    You can start a good franchise,         like Magic and Kareem.        1204 00:45:27,391 --> 00:45:30,436         Here comes the brand new                flava in ya ear           1205 00:45:30,477 --> 00:45:32,563            Time for new flava                      in ya ear              1206 00:45:32,604 --> 00:45:35,566          I'm kicking new flava                     in ya ear              1207 00:45:35,607 --> 00:45:37,985        Mack's the brand-new flava                  in ya ear              1208 00:45:38,026 --> 00:45:40,779       [Howard]   Stephon Marbury                   was your classic          1209 00:45:40,821 --> 00:45:42,948           New York point guard                      coming out.             1210 00:45:42,990 --> 00:45:45,951              Flashy, brash,                       full of bravado.          1211 00:45:45,993 --> 00:45:47,870            [sportscaster]                      To Kevin! Oh, baby!         1212 00:45:47,911 --> 00:45:50,330          [Howard]   He and KG                   were the perfect fit.        1213 00:45:50,372 --> 00:45:51,749        On day one, you could see      1214 00:45:51,790 --> 00:45:53,667           this could be one of                the all-time great duos.      1215 00:45:53,709 --> 00:45:56,003     [sportscaster]   Two-man game.              Garnett. Big-time jam!       1216 00:45:56,044 --> 00:45:57,921            [sportscaster]                     Marbury the other way.       1217 00:45:57,963 --> 00:45:59,757         [Matt]   They were both                 just high-energy guys.       1218 00:45:59,798 --> 00:46:02,426       Their ability just to raise             the level of competition      1219 00:46:02,468 --> 00:46:04,094      and raise the level of energy    1220 00:46:04,136 --> 00:46:06,764          based off their youth                    and enthusiasm,           1221 00:46:06,805 --> 00:46:08,766         was something special                     in itself.              1222 00:46:08,807 --> 00:46:10,768    [Paul]   I mean, who didn't want           to watch Stephon Marbury,      1223 00:46:10,809 --> 00:46:12,770              a New York kid                      with the handles,          1224 00:46:12,811 --> 00:46:15,105              highly-touted                  since he was a sixth-grader.    1225 00:46:15,147 --> 00:46:17,065             Then you had KG                     out of high school.         1226 00:46:17,107 --> 00:46:19,943     It was just like, they could            be together a long time       1227 00:46:19,985 --> 00:46:21,612           running the NBA.           1228 00:46:21,653 --> 00:46:24,782       [Howard]   Suddenly, those             two were not just the stars     1229 00:46:24,823 --> 00:46:26,283      of the Timberwolves franchise,  1230 00:46:26,325 --> 00:46:28,911             they were stars                       of the new NBA.           1231 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:31,997      They were on nightly highlight           reels on SportsCenter.       1232 00:46:32,039 --> 00:46:34,958          Right off the bat,               there was a famous/infamous     1233 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:37,669          Marbury and Garnett              "ESPN Magazine" commercial.     1234 00:46:37,711 --> 00:46:40,631                    "ESPN Magazine"                   is gonna be phat.  1235 00:46:40,672 --> 00:46:42,925          But please, no swimsuits.  1236 00:46:42,966 --> 00:46:44,218  Yeah, no bikinis.                  1237 00:46:44,259 --> 00:46:45,385                     No one-pieces.  1238 00:46:45,427 --> 00:46:48,972              -No thongs.                        -None of that.            1239 00:46:49,014 --> 00:46:50,349           [both] All nude.           1240 00:46:52,434 --> 00:46:53,769                   Tastefully done.  1241 00:46:53,811 --> 00:46:54,686              [chuckles]                  We didn't even practice that.    1242 00:46:54,728 --> 00:46:56,563     We just jumped right into it.    1243 00:46:56,605 --> 00:46:59,066     That shit took seven minutes.            It was on everything.        1244 00:46:59,107 --> 00:47:00,609            And we was, like,                        the new it.             1245 00:47:00,651 --> 00:47:02,486              upbeat music           1246 00:47:02,528 --> 00:47:05,989       [Matt]   I remember seeing             that classic cover on "SLAM"    1247 00:47:06,031 --> 00:47:08,784         with Kevin and Marbury.       1248 00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:11,954    It was that complete crossover       between basketball and hip hop.  1249 00:47:11,995 --> 00:47:13,664           You seen jewelry,                  you seen the do-rags,        1250 00:47:13,705 --> 00:47:15,165          and you seen people                     that started             1251 00:47:15,207 --> 00:47:17,251           reflecting people                   from neighborhoods.         1252 00:47:17,292 --> 00:47:20,337    [Metta]   It was more of a thing         where I want to be like that.    1253 00:47:20,379 --> 00:47:24,174     I don't only want to make it,       but I also want that lifestyle.  1254 00:47:24,216 --> 00:47:27,010              [chuckles]                  I want that chain, you know?     1255 00:47:27,052 --> 00:47:28,512         That cover was something                  that validated,           1256 00:47:28,554 --> 00:47:31,723        "Hey, express yourself.             Show them what you got."       1257 00:47:31,765 --> 00:47:34,268       You know, I remember Iverson            wearing the big jewels,       1258 00:47:34,309 --> 00:47:37,020            and KG always had                    those big earrings.         1259 00:47:37,062 --> 00:47:40,732      This was when we first got,            like, the visual aspect       1260 00:47:40,774 --> 00:47:42,693          that rappers wanted                    to be athletes            1261 00:47:42,734 --> 00:47:44,403          and athletes wanted                    to be rappers.            1262 00:47:44,444 --> 00:47:47,322           -[Kevin grunting]                 -[basketball bouncing]        1263 00:47:47,364 --> 00:47:50,242              music fading           1264 00:47:51,618 --> 00:47:52,703                 Yeah.                1265 00:47:52,744 --> 00:47:55,789         [basketball bouncing]        1266 00:47:55,831 --> 00:47:57,249            [Kevin grunts]            1267 00:47:57,291 --> 00:48:00,335       Could spend days in here.      1268 00:48:00,377 --> 00:48:02,671           I can quarantine                   in a place like this.        1269 00:48:02,713 --> 00:48:05,883              -[net swishes]                    -[cheers and applause]       1270 00:48:05,924 --> 00:48:08,302      -[sportscaster]   The Killa!               -[Kevin] The Killa!         1271 00:48:08,343 --> 00:48:10,971              -[chuckles]                     -I'm the bite-sized--        1272 00:48:11,013 --> 00:48:13,390  I'm the bite-sized version          of KG. What's up, boy?             1273 00:48:13,432 --> 00:48:14,349                        Soulja boy.                       How you been?  1274 00:48:14,391 --> 00:48:15,392  Man, I'm all good.                 1275 00:48:15,434 --> 00:48:16,852              Good to see you, man.  1276 00:48:16,894 --> 00:48:19,396      Everybody in here you have               on the wall is huge         1277 00:48:19,438 --> 00:48:21,481     in the history and the making         of the history of the NBA.      1278 00:48:21,523 --> 00:48:23,567           I even got Hakeem                    teaching Shaq...           1279 00:48:23,609 --> 00:48:24,985          [Kevin] I see that!         1280 00:48:25,027 --> 00:48:26,236        -[Snoop] How to go big.               -[Kevin] I see that.         1281 00:48:26,278 --> 00:48:27,487        [Snoop] 'Cause that was             his teacher right there.       1282 00:48:27,529 --> 00:48:28,864            -[Kevin] Right.                  -[Snoop] And see Dr. J,       1283 00:48:28,906 --> 00:48:29,698      the reason why I like him,            'cause I play in Chucks.       1284 00:48:29,740 --> 00:48:31,241            [Kevin] Facts.            1285 00:48:31,283 --> 00:48:31,992         [Snoop] Can't play in            no regular basketball shoes.     1286 00:48:32,034 --> 00:48:33,118      I gotta play in these, man.     1287 00:48:33,160 --> 00:48:34,119  [Kevin] You gotta play              in some Chucks.                    1288 00:48:34,161 --> 00:48:35,495    Come on, man, that's OG-style.    1289 00:48:35,537 --> 00:48:37,623  [Kevin] I love it.                  Fucking asses got Snooped.         1290 00:48:37,664 --> 00:48:39,374         -[Snoop] Oh, my God.                -Do you remember this?        1291 00:48:39,416 --> 00:48:41,668  Lord, this probably one of          the most unprofessional shits      1292 00:48:41,710 --> 00:48:43,545           -I've ever done.                        -[laughing]             1293 00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:45,172  We get to motherfucker Toronto.    1294 00:48:45,213 --> 00:48:47,424  "Yo, Snoop in town!                 Snoop playing tonight."            1295 00:48:47,466 --> 00:48:50,052  Like, "For real? Oh, hell no.       We gotta get some tickets."        1296 00:48:50,093 --> 00:48:51,261  So we go to the show.              1297 00:48:51,303 --> 00:48:54,014  The show banging.                   Snoop kill that shit.              1298 00:48:54,056 --> 00:48:56,808  Dog, I think we hung out            till like--                        1299 00:48:56,850 --> 00:48:58,185        Nigga, the sun came up.       1300 00:48:58,226 --> 00:48:59,603     I looked out my window, nigga,                             I said,  1301 00:48:59,645 --> 00:49:01,396          "These niggas still here,             and the sun is rising."  1302 00:49:01,438 --> 00:49:05,067  Man, listen. We played              the Toronto Raptors at noon.       1303 00:49:05,108 --> 00:49:07,235  Halftime. I'm leading               the league in rebounds.            1304 00:49:07,277 --> 00:49:09,154  I have no rebounds.                1305 00:49:09,196 --> 00:49:11,031  Flip says, "God damn it, guys!     1306 00:49:11,073 --> 00:49:13,367  "These Toronto fans,                they get to see you once!          1307 00:49:13,408 --> 00:49:15,285  "God damn it,                       come here and play like shit?      1308 00:49:15,327 --> 00:49:17,079  "You motherfuckers                  hanging out with Snoop?            1309 00:49:17,120 --> 00:49:19,039      -You fucking got Snooped!"                   -[laughing]             1310 00:49:19,081 --> 00:49:20,874  Yo, he cursed everybody out.       1311 00:49:20,916 --> 00:49:23,126      That shit was so bomb for us,                       'cause, like,  1312 00:49:23,168 --> 00:49:24,628        you gotta understand, like,  1313 00:49:24,670 --> 00:49:27,547            when we get to hang out         with professional athletes,  1314 00:49:27,589 --> 00:49:29,549              it makes us feel like              professional athletes.  1315 00:49:29,591 --> 00:49:32,761                  A lot of us think                      that we y'all,  1316 00:49:32,803 --> 00:49:34,513            and a lot of y'all feel                       like y'all us  1317 00:49:34,554 --> 00:49:36,139               when y'all listening                      to that music.  1318 00:49:36,181 --> 00:49:38,225         It's just you take on that      spirit of "This is what I am."  1319 00:49:38,266 --> 00:49:39,351  Right, right.                      1320 00:49:39,393 --> 00:49:41,728        old school hip-hop beat      1321 00:49:41,770 --> 00:49:46,441                                    1322 00:49:52,114 --> 00:49:54,908  [Kevin] A lot of the music          you listen to,                     1323 00:49:54,950 --> 00:49:56,159  believe it or not,                 1324 00:49:56,201 --> 00:49:58,370  is translated                       in the moves you make.             1325 00:49:58,412 --> 00:49:59,538                  Mm.                 1326 00:49:59,579 --> 00:50:02,874  When in listen                      to soulful R&B music,              1327 00:50:02,916 --> 00:50:04,793  you're a lot more finesse.         1328 00:50:04,835 --> 00:50:07,963  When you listen to music            with bass, and that hit?           1329 00:50:08,005 --> 00:50:11,800  [imitating intense music]          1330 00:50:11,842 --> 00:50:13,260  You hear that shit,                1331 00:50:13,301 --> 00:50:16,596  and that shit hits your veins,      mmm, you play like that.           1332 00:50:16,638 --> 00:50:17,889                               Wow.  1333 00:50:17,931 --> 00:50:19,099  It's not--I'm not                   finna finesse this nigga,          1334 00:50:19,141 --> 00:50:20,517  I'm finna go                        through this nigga.                1335 00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:22,352    -I'm finna go over this nigga.             -[Snoop chuckling]          1336 00:50:22,394 --> 00:50:23,979  I ain't listening to                no Stephanie Mills                 1337 00:50:24,021 --> 00:50:27,024    -before I play Charles Barkley.             -[Snoop laughs]           1338 00:50:27,065 --> 00:50:30,527        Hip hop and basketball           go hand-in-motherfucking-hand.    1339 00:50:30,569 --> 00:50:32,195       That's exactly what that is.  1340 00:50:32,237 --> 00:50:34,448    It was always some connection,    1341 00:50:34,489 --> 00:50:36,992          and that was before                it got like it is now.        1342 00:50:37,034 --> 00:50:38,326       That's when it was, like,      1343 00:50:38,368 --> 00:50:40,203          a chosen few niggas               would fuck with hip-hop,       1344 00:50:40,245 --> 00:50:42,205    'cause they didn't want to use         their job or be associated      1345 00:50:42,247 --> 00:50:45,167      with the shit that we did,              because at that time,        1346 00:50:45,208 --> 00:50:47,127       the NBA wasn't as lenient                 as they is now,           1347 00:50:47,169 --> 00:50:50,047       with niggas fucking with,          you know, real motherfuckers.    1348 00:50:50,088 --> 00:50:52,382        'Cause the shit that we do,                     y'all can't do.  1349 00:50:52,424 --> 00:50:53,884            But back then,            1350 00:50:53,925 --> 00:50:55,552        y'all couldn't be next             to the niggas that did it.      1351 00:50:55,594 --> 00:50:56,887                Right.                1352 00:50:56,928 --> 00:50:58,346                So do you think now                   they got leverage  1353 00:50:58,388 --> 00:50:59,848     with the Black Lives movement?  1354 00:50:59,890 --> 00:51:02,059  I don't know, man.                  I actually thought for a second    1355 00:51:02,100 --> 00:51:03,727  that the players had momentum       to where,                          1356 00:51:03,769 --> 00:51:05,520  if they could've                    took a stance...                   1357 00:51:05,562 --> 00:51:06,855              -Together.                     -All of them together,        1358 00:51:06,897 --> 00:51:08,398      Said, "No, we not playing,"     1359 00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:10,192     that they could have actually            went on Capitol Hill         1360 00:51:10,233 --> 00:51:11,860      and started a conversation.     1361 00:51:11,902 --> 00:51:13,570             -A real one.                         -A real one.             1362 00:51:13,612 --> 00:51:15,405          And started talking                 about police reform,         1363 00:51:15,447 --> 00:51:19,743      coming up with new programs           for the Black community.       1364 00:51:19,785 --> 00:51:22,370  You know what I'm saying?           Like, also real reparation.        1365 00:51:22,412 --> 00:51:25,457  And I thought that, you know,      1366 00:51:25,499 --> 00:51:27,959  just falling in line actually       didn't really help anything.       1367 00:51:28,001 --> 00:51:29,753       Like, it ain't just us, dog.  1368 00:51:29,795 --> 00:51:31,671    [Snoop] But--but--but you--but       you gotta say this to yourself:  1369 00:51:31,713 --> 00:51:35,217       if you, young KG, and you         in the league and you playing,    1370 00:51:35,258 --> 00:51:37,719     and you put in this position,              do you step out?           1371 00:51:37,761 --> 00:51:40,764    Because when the majority say,             "Nigga, we going."          1372 00:51:40,806 --> 00:51:42,349      You ain't making no money."     1373 00:51:42,390 --> 00:51:43,767        That's the first thing           they gonna throw in your face.    1374 00:51:43,809 --> 00:51:45,685       I would have had to go up           to Capitol Hill on my own.      1375 00:51:45,727 --> 00:51:47,437     I couldn't have just sat back    1376 00:51:47,479 --> 00:51:49,856      and just, what, did nothing             or chill at the crib?        1377 00:51:49,898 --> 00:51:51,274         It's an uncomfortable                conversation, Snoop.         1378 00:51:51,316 --> 00:51:52,692  It is!                              But, like--                        1379 00:51:52,734 --> 00:51:54,402         Niggas had--niggas--right!                     The whole shit!  1380 00:51:54,444 --> 00:51:55,612          You know what I'm saying?                              It's--  1381 00:51:55,654 --> 00:51:57,030                     We used to it,  1382 00:51:57,072 --> 00:51:58,365               because we always be        in uncomfortable situations.  1383 00:51:58,406 --> 00:51:59,574            We--our ears is trained                         to hear it.  1384 00:51:59,616 --> 00:52:00,784                It don't offend us.  1385 00:52:00,826 --> 00:52:01,910       But the average motherfucker                      hear that shit  1386 00:52:01,952 --> 00:52:04,287                 and get all rubbed                      the wrong way!  1387 00:52:04,329 --> 00:52:07,833      Man, let sports shut down.             Let products not move.        1388 00:52:07,874 --> 00:52:09,459        Let motherfuckers stop                    buying shit.             1389 00:52:09,501 --> 00:52:12,921       -Now it's a conversation!            -[Kevin] I'm saying, yo!       1390 00:52:12,963 --> 00:52:15,799         dramatic ambient music      1391 00:52:15,841 --> 00:52:20,804                                    1392 00:52:33,066 --> 00:52:34,818          [Jeanelle] Hey, KG,             you're not gonna remember me,    1393 00:52:34,860 --> 00:52:35,986           but I used to be                      your ball girl.           1394 00:52:36,027 --> 00:52:37,320                    That's what up.  1395 00:52:37,362 --> 00:52:38,488  Way back in the day.                It's good to see you again.        1396 00:52:38,530 --> 00:52:39,906       [Kevin] Good to see you, yo.  1397 00:52:39,948 --> 00:52:41,158            -How you doing?                -[Jeanelle] I'm doing well.     1398 00:52:41,199 --> 00:52:42,409    -You all right? You all right?              -I'm doing well.           1399 00:52:42,450 --> 00:52:43,994          I'm lead caretaker                   of all this stuff,          1400 00:52:44,035 --> 00:52:46,163    so if you need to know anything       about anything, I got you.      1401 00:52:46,204 --> 00:52:51,084                                    1402 00:52:52,961 --> 00:52:54,254           [Kevin]   You know,                    seeing George Floyd         1403 00:52:54,296 --> 00:52:56,173            in that situation,                      I saw myself.            1404 00:52:56,214 --> 00:53:00,844              I saw my son,                       I saw my friends.          1405 00:53:00,886 --> 00:53:02,762      This a shock to the world,      1406 00:53:02,804 --> 00:53:05,849          this ain't no shock                to no people of color.        1407 00:53:05,891 --> 00:53:11,104                                    1408 00:53:12,230 --> 00:53:14,524        This has always been like                   my sanctuary.            1409 00:53:14,566 --> 00:53:16,818                                    1410 00:53:16,860 --> 00:53:19,362              Two months,                  this will be frozen solid,      1411 00:53:19,404 --> 00:53:21,573          where you can drive                     a car on it.             1412 00:53:21,615 --> 00:53:25,202                                    1413 00:53:25,243 --> 00:53:28,538       You know, this is kind of              where I've collected         1414 00:53:28,580 --> 00:53:32,250     all of what I've accomplished          while being in Minnesota.      1415 00:53:32,292 --> 00:53:34,878           It makes me think              about the visions, the goals.    1416 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:37,297    This is a special room for me.    1417 00:53:37,339 --> 00:53:39,716    I call it the hall of memories.  1418 00:53:39,758 --> 00:53:42,677      I thought this was a pretty         cool picture of me and Timmy.    1419 00:53:42,719 --> 00:53:44,137       This pretty much sums up,                    you know,              1420 00:53:44,179 --> 00:53:47,015               him and I                           [chuckling]             1421 00:53:47,057 --> 00:53:49,142          in the early days,                  and the early antics.        1422 00:53:49,184 --> 00:53:52,687     The funny part about this is        I'm able to see people's faces,  1423 00:53:52,729 --> 00:53:54,231         and they're reacting                     to the game,             1424 00:53:54,272 --> 00:53:57,150     which is stuff you don't see               during the game.           1425 00:53:57,192 --> 00:54:00,737      I'ma tell y'all something.         Put countless hours into this.    1426 00:54:00,779 --> 00:54:03,907        Basically have no life.                This is your life.          1427 00:54:03,949 --> 00:54:07,244           And everything's                  totally circled around        1428 00:54:07,285 --> 00:54:10,872          you getting better              in basketball or you growing.    1429 00:54:10,914 --> 00:54:13,917     And that's all serious stuff.    1430 00:54:13,959 --> 00:54:16,628      When you're able to relax,              play amongst others,         1431 00:54:16,670 --> 00:54:20,966    joke, be yourself around others            being themselves,          1432 00:54:21,007 --> 00:54:24,552          that's what I miss                    about basketball.          1433 00:54:24,594 --> 00:54:26,763         This is what I miss.         1434 00:54:26,805 --> 00:54:28,598       energetic saxophone music     1435 00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:30,976            [sportscaster]                 For the first time since 1960,  1436 00:54:31,017 --> 00:54:34,729             the NBA Playoffs                 have hit the Twin Cities.      1437 00:54:34,771 --> 00:54:36,690            This is the scene                 outside the Target Center,     1438 00:54:36,731 --> 00:54:39,150        where Timberwolves fans                 are all geared up          1439 00:54:39,192 --> 00:54:43,238       for game number three of the          Western Conference Playoffs.    1440 00:54:43,280 --> 00:54:46,533      Was our first time that we         actually went to the playoffs.    1441 00:54:46,574 --> 00:54:49,119           We was up against                  a very veteran team,         1442 00:54:49,160 --> 00:54:50,870            and that being                    the Houston Rockets.         1443 00:54:50,912 --> 00:54:53,790         dramatic hip-hop beat       1444 00:54:53,832 --> 00:54:57,085                                    1445 00:54:57,127 --> 00:55:00,630        The city, which is usually                 a football town,          1446 00:55:00,672 --> 00:55:03,925             and now we have                  this new basketball energy     1447 00:55:03,967 --> 00:55:05,719        just erupting in the city.     1448 00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:08,388     [sportscaster]   You're seeing,          for these T-wolves, no quit.    1449 00:55:08,430 --> 00:55:10,932      You never know what can happen           at the end of a game.        1450 00:55:10,974 --> 00:55:12,600            Probably not gonna                    get this one done,         1451 00:55:12,642 --> 00:55:13,977           but it'll help them                      in the future.           1452 00:55:14,019 --> 00:55:16,896              -[horn blasts]                 -And that's your ball game.     1453 00:55:16,938 --> 00:55:21,109        The Houston Rockets sweep             the Minnesota Timberwolves     1454 00:55:21,151 --> 00:55:23,111           three games to none.        1455 00:55:23,153 --> 00:55:25,322        [Kevin]   Charles Barkley            pulled Steph and I at the end,  1456 00:55:25,363 --> 00:55:26,281        and I didn't even want                 to hear that shit.          1457 00:55:26,323 --> 00:55:27,782             I was livid.             1458 00:55:27,824 --> 00:55:29,951         He grabbed by my arm,                 and I jerked away.          1459 00:55:29,993 --> 00:55:31,661             He was like,                 "Hey, come here, god damn it!    1460 00:55:31,703 --> 00:55:34,539    "Listen! Y'all gotta take this       ass-whooping and learn from it.  1461 00:55:34,581 --> 00:55:36,416          "This is what gonna                   make you hungry.           1462 00:55:36,458 --> 00:55:38,293        "You gonna be back here                 a million times!           1463 00:55:38,335 --> 00:55:39,627           What you gonna do                when you come back here?"      1464 00:55:39,669 --> 00:55:42,756            And he walked off.         1465 00:55:42,797 --> 00:55:46,176        And that--and that echoed            in my head the whole summer.    1466 00:55:46,217 --> 00:55:50,180             peaceful music          1467 00:55:50,221 --> 00:55:52,140       I remember being in Jamaica.    1468 00:55:52,182 --> 00:55:53,600               I went there                      for the first time,         1469 00:55:53,641 --> 00:55:56,478       and I was just relaxing,              actually just chilling.       1470 00:55:56,519 --> 00:55:59,814         Got up, and remember                having a bowl of fruit.       1471 00:55:59,856 --> 00:56:01,191    And I had the fruit in my lap.    1472 00:56:01,232 --> 00:56:02,692      I whip up the "USA Today,"      1473 00:56:02,734 --> 00:56:05,195           and I open it up,               and in the sports section,      1474 00:56:05,236 --> 00:56:09,324             it had "Garnett                    rejects $103 million."       1475 00:56:09,366 --> 00:56:11,034       Kind of took me a minute.           I was like, "Garnett what?"     1476 00:56:11,076 --> 00:56:12,952             And I sat up.            1477 00:56:12,994 --> 00:56:15,163         And the bowl of fruit                 went on the paper.          1478 00:56:15,205 --> 00:56:17,290           I just remember,                     like, "God damn."          1479 00:56:17,332 --> 00:56:19,876    And I was reading standing up.    1480 00:56:19,918 --> 00:56:21,378       I read half the article.                       Pfft.                1481 00:56:21,419 --> 00:56:23,380              I was like,                     "Oh, no, no, no, no."        1482 00:56:23,421 --> 00:56:25,382                                    1483 00:56:25,423 --> 00:56:28,009           I got out of Jamaica              and got back to Minneapolis.    1484 00:56:28,051 --> 00:56:33,056         Found myself in, like, a           shitstorm of just negotiating.  1485 00:56:33,098 --> 00:56:37,185       It was the first time that I          had to speak on my business     1486 00:56:37,227 --> 00:56:39,562            without knowing                 the full of the business,      1487 00:56:39,604 --> 00:56:41,231           and it was super                      uncomfortable.            1488 00:56:41,272 --> 00:56:45,360     But, you know, it was what I        needed to go to the next step.    1489 00:56:45,402 --> 00:56:48,071     Because what I didn't know is        that I would be the bullseye.    1490 00:56:48,113 --> 00:56:50,323        Well, the surreal world                     of sports              1491 00:56:50,365 --> 00:56:52,117           got a little bit                  more insane this week.        1492 00:56:52,158 --> 00:56:54,786    [newscaster]   Kevin Garnett has         become the highest-paid player  1493 00:56:54,828 --> 00:56:56,788              in the history                   of professional sports.       1494 00:56:56,830 --> 00:56:58,373               [person]                         When KG's six-year,         1495 00:56:58,415 --> 00:57:00,583        $126 million contract hit                   at that time,            1496 00:57:00,625 --> 00:57:02,085          it was unprecedented.        1497 00:57:02,127 --> 00:57:03,753             This is a young                       high school kid           1498 00:57:03,795 --> 00:57:06,256              that just got                       over $120 million          1499 00:57:06,297 --> 00:57:07,340           to play basketball.         1500 00:57:07,382 --> 00:57:08,883     [Jelani]   Changed everything.     1501 00:57:08,925 --> 00:57:11,344         Changed the NBA, changed             what the deals look like.      1502 00:57:11,386 --> 00:57:13,054         It changed, you know,                  the transparency           1503 00:57:13,096 --> 00:57:16,099           of how much money             the owners were really making.    1504 00:57:16,141 --> 00:57:17,434          At the end of day,          1505 00:57:17,475 --> 00:57:20,270     if they could pay one person                 $126 million?            1506 00:57:20,311 --> 00:57:22,105         There's no max salary                     back then.              1507 00:57:22,147 --> 00:57:24,441      The concept doesn't exist,            the phrase doesn't exist,      1508 00:57:24,482 --> 00:57:26,234        the rule doesn't exist,       1509 00:57:26,276 --> 00:57:28,111           so the Timberwolves                    do what it takes.          1510 00:57:28,153 --> 00:57:31,614         They spent $126 million                    over six years           1511 00:57:31,656 --> 00:57:34,451             in an extension                    to keep Kevin Garnett.       1512 00:57:34,492 --> 00:57:35,660                                    1513 00:57:35,702 --> 00:57:38,163         The league flips out.        1514 00:57:38,204 --> 00:57:41,249     There are people here who are        enraged by the salary figure,    1515 00:57:41,291 --> 00:57:42,959         particularly because               he had turned down a deal      1516 00:57:43,001 --> 00:57:44,419           for 103 million.           1517 00:57:44,461 --> 00:57:46,171    Garnett's not a household name,            obviously, there.          1518 00:57:46,212 --> 00:57:47,797         -[commentator] Right.              -I mean, is he worth it?       1519 00:57:47,839 --> 00:57:50,258      There's no way this owner's            going to make any money       1520 00:57:50,300 --> 00:57:52,218    in the next five or six years.    1521 00:57:52,260 --> 00:57:55,305                [Scoop]                     Kevin Garnett and his team,     1522 00:57:55,346 --> 00:57:57,557      in turning down $103 million,    1523 00:57:57,599 --> 00:57:58,892           made a very smart                   business decision,          1524 00:57:58,933 --> 00:58:02,061         because they wound up                    getting 126.             1525 00:58:02,103 --> 00:58:03,771            And isn't that                  what America's all about?      1526 00:58:03,813 --> 00:58:05,732                Making                     the smartest business deal?     1527 00:58:05,773 --> 00:58:07,650         The racist tone they set                    with saying,            1528 00:58:07,692 --> 00:58:09,611          "Who the fuck are you,       1529 00:58:09,652 --> 00:58:13,823                nigga,                     to turn down $103 million?"     1530 00:58:13,865 --> 00:58:15,825        That was the narrative            that consistently was put out    1531 00:58:15,867 --> 00:58:17,494           when Kevin turned                    that money down.           1532 00:58:17,535 --> 00:58:19,954               [Howard]                      The league in '98 decides,     1533 00:58:19,996 --> 00:58:21,789         "We've gotta get control                     over this.             1534 00:58:21,831 --> 00:58:23,625     "We've got way too much money            going out to players,        1535 00:58:23,666 --> 00:58:25,960            "and sometimes,              in the case of a Kevin Garnett,  1536 00:58:26,002 --> 00:58:27,003        really young players."        1537 00:58:27,045 --> 00:58:28,963      So the leagues wants to create  1538 00:58:29,005 --> 00:58:31,341             what we now know                    as the max contract.        1539 00:58:31,382 --> 00:58:33,384       Obviously, this is not going              to be very appealing        1540 00:58:33,426 --> 00:58:35,220              to the players                   and the players' union,       1541 00:58:35,261 --> 00:58:36,721        so there's a shutdown.        1542 00:58:36,763 --> 00:58:39,766       It was a direct response            to Kevin Garnett's contract     1543 00:58:39,807 --> 00:58:42,310       that, "Okay, we're gonna               shut this thing down,        1544 00:58:42,352 --> 00:58:44,229        and we're gonna hold it               against the players."        1545 00:58:44,270 --> 00:58:46,856              The owners                     are almost forcing you        1546 00:58:46,898 --> 00:58:49,359       to look at Kevin Garnett                   and be like,             1547 00:58:49,400 --> 00:58:50,818            "You did this."                         [scoffs]               1548 00:58:50,860 --> 00:58:52,529         As players, we like,                     "Well, shoot,            1549 00:58:52,570 --> 00:58:55,990         "you have the ability             to pay this kid that much?      1550 00:58:56,032 --> 00:58:58,910    Well, what y'all making? What's      the value of this franchise?"    1551 00:58:58,952 --> 00:59:00,620        People don't never talk                about that, though.         1552 00:59:00,662 --> 00:59:02,330           These proposals,           1553 00:59:02,372 --> 00:59:05,792      combined with the totality             of our other proposals,       1554 00:59:05,833 --> 00:59:09,045        are simply unacceptable                     to them.               1555 00:59:09,087 --> 00:59:12,215    You know, under no circumstance     are we gonna fall on the sword,  1556 00:59:12,257 --> 00:59:14,467     and under no circumstance are        we gonna give away the house.    1557 00:59:14,509 --> 00:59:16,719      The negotiations are tough.     1558 00:59:16,761 --> 00:59:18,388               David Stern,                  as commissioner of the NBA,     1559 00:59:18,429 --> 00:59:19,889              Billy Hunter,            1560 00:59:19,931 --> 00:59:21,224            executive director                  of the players' union,       1561 00:59:21,266 --> 00:59:24,060      these guys are both willing              to go the distance          1562 00:59:24,102 --> 00:59:27,397      to defend their particular                 constituencies.           1563 00:59:27,438 --> 00:59:29,023       Now, you probably noticed      1564 00:59:29,065 --> 00:59:30,733             we don't have                   NBA highlights tonight.       1565 00:59:30,775 --> 00:59:32,485          They're still busy                     talking about,            1566 00:59:32,527 --> 00:59:33,820              let's see,                      Larry Bird exemption,        1567 00:59:33,861 --> 00:59:36,197        salary caps, soft caps,             hard caps, baseball caps,      1568 00:59:36,239 --> 00:59:38,449         league-mandated bonus            protection for those players     1569 00:59:38,491 --> 00:59:40,743    not held under the free agency              exemption program          1570 00:59:40,785 --> 00:59:43,204     based on the previous year's                   revenue,               1571 00:59:43,246 --> 00:59:45,081         but not covered under                the rookie salary cap        1572 00:59:45,123 --> 00:59:46,499          that was extended--         1573 00:59:46,541 --> 00:59:48,960                 Thank you so much.                Sound like a lawyer.  1574 00:59:49,002 --> 00:59:50,503              -Or worse.                           -[chuckles]             1575 00:59:50,545 --> 00:59:51,963  How's the weekend looking?         1576 00:59:52,005 --> 00:59:55,341         So the lockout lasts                  about 6 1/2 months.         1577 00:59:55,383 --> 00:59:57,885    The league got what it wanted.            It got max salaries.         1578 00:59:57,927 --> 01:00:00,054    But there was an absolute cap.    1579 01:00:00,096 --> 01:00:02,223     There was gonna be a new era                 for the NBA.             1580 01:00:02,265 --> 01:00:07,228          Why do you need me                  to be so scared?           1581 01:00:07,270 --> 01:00:10,648        [speaker]   It was a new                       franchise.             1582 01:00:10,690 --> 01:00:12,400             There were a lot                      of new NBA fans.          1583 01:00:12,442 --> 01:00:13,693            It's game time.           1584 01:00:13,735 --> 01:00:16,446               [speaker]                    And it was a youthful team.     1585 01:00:16,487 --> 01:00:20,617        But as I step in to the          Minnesota Timberwolves in 1999,  1586 01:00:20,658 --> 01:00:23,536      all of the best-laid plans          are starting to come undone.     1587 01:00:23,578 --> 01:00:25,788      [journalist]   Your contract                 for the time being         1588 01:00:25,830 --> 01:00:27,373        didn't have a lot of room                  for negotiation           1589 01:00:27,415 --> 01:00:28,916            'cause of the cap,         1590 01:00:28,958 --> 01:00:30,376         but looking at what's               happening on the market       1591 01:00:30,418 --> 01:00:32,795      right now, are you as blown          away as you rest of us are      1592 01:00:32,837 --> 01:00:34,297        with the kind of money                 that's being paid?          1593 01:00:34,339 --> 01:00:36,758              Yeah, I am.                I mean, it's out there for us.    1594 01:00:36,799 --> 01:00:39,886       I think that the players           who get that amount of money     1595 01:00:39,927 --> 01:00:42,555        are the great players.        1596 01:00:42,597 --> 01:00:44,974      [speaker]   We do not have as           much money in this franchise    1597 01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:47,560          as a New York or an LA                    or a Chicago.            1598 01:00:47,602 --> 01:00:48,936      It does mean we're going to     1599 01:00:48,978 --> 01:00:50,980            have to look at               the other players on the team    1600 01:00:51,022 --> 01:00:52,315             and how much                     we have to pay them,         1601 01:00:52,357 --> 01:00:54,817         and so it's all this                    tied together.            1602 01:00:54,859 --> 01:00:56,361              tense music            1603 01:00:56,402 --> 01:00:58,863        [Sean]   This is the next                 Stockton and Malone.        1604 01:00:58,905 --> 01:01:01,491       But you could tell something               just wasn't right          1605 01:01:01,532 --> 01:01:04,285          and Steph wanted out.        1606 01:01:04,327 --> 01:01:07,664          And one late night,                     he was gone.             1607 01:01:08,706 --> 01:01:10,291             [radio host]                    I'm still trying to digest     1608 01:01:10,333 --> 01:01:12,335        a massive, massive trade.      1609 01:01:12,377 --> 01:01:15,338         Stephon Marbury is going              back home to New Jersey,      1610 01:01:15,380 --> 01:01:17,048            the New York area.         1611 01:01:17,090 --> 01:01:17,882        [radio host]   It's going               to be interesting to see      1612 01:01:17,924 --> 01:01:19,550      how Kevin Garnett is motivated  1613 01:01:19,592 --> 01:01:21,678             without his pal,                      Stephon Marbury.          1614 01:01:21,719 --> 01:01:24,013          downbeat piano music       1615 01:01:24,055 --> 01:01:26,265      [Howard]   They'd become this              phenomenal young duo,        1616 01:01:26,307 --> 01:01:28,434         and they're on the rise,      1617 01:01:28,476 --> 01:01:31,521        but Garnett is up here                      in salary              1618 01:01:31,562 --> 01:01:33,606             and Marbury's                  gonna be just about here.      1619 01:01:33,648 --> 01:01:36,025       They were on the verge of      1620 01:01:36,067 --> 01:01:37,694               I think,                     doing something special.       1621 01:01:37,735 --> 01:01:39,320        But the way the salary cap                 was structured,           1622 01:01:39,362 --> 01:01:41,531           Steph not being able               to get that kind of money,     1623 01:01:41,572 --> 01:01:43,032      it threw a wrench in the plan.  1624 01:01:43,074 --> 01:01:45,201       But there's always gonna be                  the what-ifs,            1625 01:01:45,243 --> 01:01:47,620     how fun those guys could have          been to watch for years.       1626 01:01:47,662 --> 01:01:49,789    [Isiah]   The industry is set up    1627 01:01:49,831 --> 01:01:52,125             to pit teammates                     against each other         1628 01:01:52,166 --> 01:01:56,129       so we can write stories and           have another business entity    1629 01:01:56,170 --> 01:01:57,714       where we can all make money.    1630 01:01:57,755 --> 01:02:01,759       And unfortunately, it takes              advantage of the young       1631 01:02:01,801 --> 01:02:05,888       who are not equipped to deal           with the hegemonic forces      1632 01:02:05,930 --> 01:02:10,184         that's working them,              and they can't even see it.     1633 01:02:10,226 --> 01:02:11,853       [Kevin]   For a while, man,      1634 01:02:11,894 --> 01:02:13,396         I used to always wonder             what it would have been like    1635 01:02:13,438 --> 01:02:14,939       if Steph and I would've have           actually stayed together,      1636 01:02:14,981 --> 01:02:18,109       but that wasn't the plan.      1637 01:02:18,151 --> 01:02:21,237           [Sam]   So as tough                  as it was losing Steph,       1638 01:02:21,279 --> 01:02:25,533      it was the best thing for us,          because it brought clarity.     1639 01:02:25,575 --> 01:02:28,453    There was no more conversation           about who team it was.        1640 01:02:28,494 --> 01:02:30,747      There no more conversation                      about                1641 01:02:30,788 --> 01:02:32,457           who gets the ball                 at the end of the game.       1642 01:02:32,498 --> 01:02:36,586          Without a doubt, 100%,            this was Kevin Garnett's team.  1643 01:02:36,627 --> 01:02:40,256        [Kevin]   I get the name             of the names: the Big Ticket.    1644 01:02:40,298 --> 01:02:42,008         That mean there ain't            nothing else playing tonight.    1645 01:02:42,049 --> 01:02:43,593               -You it.                      -[cheers and applause]        1646 01:02:43,634 --> 01:02:45,261            [sportscaster]                   Duncan and Kevin Garnett!      1647 01:02:45,303 --> 01:02:47,597        what a matchup we're gonna          have tonight at power forward.  1648 01:02:47,638 --> 01:02:49,849         It was a special time                 for that position,          1649 01:02:49,891 --> 01:02:51,726            and I remember                 the power forward matchups      1650 01:02:51,768 --> 01:02:53,436      were some of the best matchups                 to watch.              1651 01:02:53,478 --> 01:02:54,729               [Howard]                     The power forward position,     1652 01:02:54,771 --> 01:02:57,106       especially in the Western            Conference at that time,       1653 01:02:57,148 --> 01:02:59,108        was absolutely stacked.       1654 01:02:59,150 --> 01:03:01,277       You had Chris Webber coming          west to the Sacramento Kings.    1655 01:03:01,319 --> 01:03:02,779         You had Rasheed Wallace       1656 01:03:02,820 --> 01:03:04,280               coming west                  to the Portland Trailblazers.    1657 01:03:04,322 --> 01:03:07,241            You had Tim Duncan                     with the Spurs.           1658 01:03:07,283 --> 01:03:09,577      These guys were all studs.      1659 01:03:09,619 --> 01:03:11,662        [Paul]   You think about             the power forward of the '90s    1660 01:03:11,704 --> 01:03:13,289             and early 2000s,          1661 01:03:13,331 --> 01:03:16,793      you think about these big,             strong, physical cats.        1662 01:03:16,834 --> 01:03:20,797       You ain't thinking about                no wiry, 7-foot...          1663 01:03:20,838 --> 01:03:23,758               [chuckling]                     skinny guy at the four.       1664 01:03:23,800 --> 01:03:25,510                [Matt]                     Traditionally, power forwards    1665 01:03:25,551 --> 01:03:27,345      are back-to-the-basket-type                     guys.                1666 01:03:27,386 --> 01:03:30,473      Down low, you and the five man             take turns eating.         1667 01:03:30,515 --> 01:03:32,683         But then KG comes along,                  and he's someone          1668 01:03:32,725 --> 01:03:35,603         that could really start            handling the ball like a guard  1669 01:03:35,645 --> 01:03:37,396           and making decisions                     like a guard,            1670 01:03:37,438 --> 01:03:38,981            and could put you                  in a blender down below       1671 01:03:39,023 --> 01:03:40,650          with that Kevin McHale                 footwork he learned,        1672 01:03:40,691 --> 01:03:42,318          and even stretching it                     out further.            1673 01:03:42,360 --> 01:03:43,820            [sportscaster]                     That'll work out fine.       1674 01:03:43,861 --> 01:03:45,822    [Paul]   When Kevin took the game             outside the paint,         1675 01:03:45,863 --> 01:03:48,658    it was like, "What's going on?       How we 'posed to defend this?"    1676 01:03:48,699 --> 01:03:50,493          Now this kid is coming                  with some finesse.         1677 01:03:50,535 --> 01:03:53,663         He's pump-faking me now,             putting it on the ground.      1678 01:03:53,704 --> 01:03:56,290       Big men can't move they feet                 with this guy.           1679 01:03:56,332 --> 01:03:58,125          [Metta]   KG changed                 the power forward position     1680 01:03:58,167 --> 01:03:59,669     with the flair and the style.    1681 01:03:59,710 --> 01:04:03,130      You started to see personality              in the position.          1682 01:04:03,172 --> 01:04:05,174             See how KG move,                      see how he bop,           1683 01:04:05,216 --> 01:04:06,634          you see his jab step?        1684 01:04:06,676 --> 01:04:08,761          That's all rhythm,                    that's all flow.           1685 01:04:08,803 --> 01:04:10,179               [speaker]                     Defensively, I don't know      1686 01:04:10,221 --> 01:04:12,849           if we really seen                    someone like him,          1687 01:04:12,890 --> 01:04:16,811      a guy that could switch one        through five and guard anybody.  1688 01:04:16,853 --> 01:04:19,146        And when I say anybody,                     anybody.               1689 01:04:19,188 --> 01:04:21,357       [Isiah]   "I can do it all.            I can bring it up the court.    1690 01:04:21,399 --> 01:04:23,067           "I can shake you,                     I can dish you,           1691 01:04:23,109 --> 01:04:24,569           "I can dunk on you,         1692 01:04:24,610 --> 01:04:26,988             "I can get back,                   I can block that shot.       1693 01:04:27,029 --> 01:04:28,739           "And guess what,                   I can go to the line         1694 01:04:28,781 --> 01:04:30,908       at the end, make two free         throws, if you need that, too."  1695 01:04:30,950 --> 01:04:34,078       He does whatever it takes            to win a basketball game.      1696 01:04:34,120 --> 01:04:35,955        He just a motherfucker.       1697 01:04:35,997 --> 01:04:37,248            Can I say that?                        [chuckles]              1698 01:04:37,290 --> 01:04:38,833        -[cheers and applause]                 -[Kevin inaudible]          1699 01:04:38,875 --> 01:04:40,126       [Matt]   Was there someone                   that you loved,           1700 01:04:40,167 --> 01:04:41,836  you knew that motherfucker          could back it up                   1701 01:04:41,878 --> 01:04:43,129  and he was gonna                    talk it to you?                    1702 01:04:43,170 --> 01:04:45,131       Believe it or not, y'all,                   Tim Duncan.             1703 01:04:45,172 --> 01:04:46,465              Tim Duncan.                      Shout out to Timmy.         1704 01:04:46,507 --> 01:04:48,217  [Matt] Mm, mm.                     1705 01:04:48,259 --> 01:04:50,636     Tim Duncan, people would not        see him verbally saying stuff,    1706 01:04:50,678 --> 01:04:52,889       because he wouldn't talk                   in sentences.            1707 01:04:52,930 --> 01:04:54,307              [laughter]              1708 01:04:54,348 --> 01:04:56,058    Timmy would hit you in phrases.  1709 01:04:56,100 --> 01:05:00,563     -"Got you." "Ooh." "Almost."                  -[laughter]             1710 01:05:00,605 --> 01:05:02,648      This the worst right here.      1711 01:05:02,690 --> 01:05:05,192             -"Nice try."                          -[laughter]             1712 01:05:05,234 --> 01:05:06,569            [sportscaster]                  Rebound Garnett, to Brandon.    1713 01:05:06,611 --> 01:05:09,530               Great pass.                  There's Malik for the necktie.  1714 01:05:09,572 --> 01:05:11,407         [Kevin]   Right before                   the trade of Steph,         1715 01:05:11,449 --> 01:05:14,160       Malik got cut from Detroit,              and we picked him up.        1716 01:05:14,201 --> 01:05:16,829         I had watched Malik when            he was younger at St. John's    1717 01:05:16,871 --> 01:05:18,247          and he was kind of one                of my favorite players       1718 01:05:18,289 --> 01:05:20,416        to watch in the Big East.      1719 01:05:20,458 --> 01:05:23,127          When we got Malik,                  we were all excited.         1720 01:05:23,169 --> 01:05:27,089         Never did I know that            the reason KG wore number 21     1721 01:05:27,131 --> 01:05:29,800         was because Malik Sealy               was his favorite player.      1722 01:05:29,842 --> 01:05:31,761            [sportscaster]                   Here comes Sealy. A three.     1723 01:05:31,802 --> 01:05:33,888             -[horn blasting]                 -[cheers and applause]        1724 01:05:33,930 --> 01:05:35,556     [sportscaster]   Oh! He got it!                Minnesota wins!           1725 01:05:35,598 --> 01:05:37,892             Minnesota wins!           1726 01:05:37,934 --> 01:05:39,518           I mean, we've had                  so many tough losses,        1727 01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:41,771         and we played so well                down towards the end,        1728 01:05:41,812 --> 01:05:43,564       it would have been a pity              to have not come away        1729 01:05:43,606 --> 01:05:45,232            with this win,                but we're happy with the win.    1730 01:05:45,274 --> 01:05:47,610     [Sam]   God put people in your             life for different times      1731 01:05:47,652 --> 01:05:49,028          and different reasons.       1732 01:05:49,070 --> 01:05:52,782               He taught KG                   how to embrace who he was.     1733 01:05:52,823 --> 01:05:56,243           KG life blossomed               when Malik joined the team.     1734 01:05:56,285 --> 01:05:59,288             Malik knocked it down!                        Enough said!  1735 01:05:59,330 --> 01:06:00,957             You ain't gotta ask me                  no more questions,  1736 01:06:00,998 --> 01:06:02,541                 'cause I ain't got                    no more answers!  1737 01:06:02,583 --> 01:06:03,626               Hi, Mom!               1738 01:06:03,668 --> 01:06:04,627         [cheers and applause]        1739 01:06:04,669 --> 01:06:06,128         My birthday was a blur.       1740 01:06:06,170 --> 01:06:08,464              Go to dinner,                     had a good time there,       1741 01:06:08,506 --> 01:06:09,966                 we left.              1742 01:06:10,007 --> 01:06:11,467       And we were just outside                  talking, like,            1743 01:06:11,509 --> 01:06:13,135     for, like, two, three hours.     1744 01:06:13,177 --> 01:06:15,888      And I just remember getting           home and just, you know,       1745 01:06:15,930 --> 01:06:17,306            the TV kind of                      took me to sleep,          1746 01:06:17,348 --> 01:06:18,975       and I turned the TV off.       1747 01:06:19,016 --> 01:06:20,434     It seemed like I had just hit          the pillow or something,       1748 01:06:20,476 --> 01:06:22,395               my aunt--                     my aunt kicked my door.       1749 01:06:22,436 --> 01:06:24,313                 Doom.                     She came in, she was like,      1750 01:06:24,355 --> 01:06:26,315             "Kev, get up.                      Get yo' ass up."           1751 01:06:26,357 --> 01:06:27,984           And I was kind of                 looking at her a while,       1752 01:06:28,025 --> 01:06:29,485                 like,                    "What are you talking about?"    1753 01:06:29,527 --> 01:06:31,195          She was like, "Man,             something happened to Malik."    1754 01:06:31,237 --> 01:06:32,780            [words echoing]              "Something happened to Malik."    1755 01:06:32,822 --> 01:06:34,865       Felt like a dream, 'cause            I could hear her echoing,      1756 01:06:34,907 --> 01:06:36,450           and I was, like,                   going back to sleep,         1757 01:06:36,492 --> 01:06:39,453        and I was like, "What?"       1758 01:06:39,495 --> 01:06:42,123          Timberwolves guard,               NBA veteran Malik Sealy,       1759 01:06:42,164 --> 01:06:44,750           died as a result                of a head-on car collision      1760 01:06:44,792 --> 01:06:46,794       in suburban Minneapolis.       1761 01:06:46,836 --> 01:06:49,463        His sports utility vehicle            was hit by a pickup truck      1762 01:06:49,505 --> 01:06:51,882      which was going the wrong way                 on a highway.            1763 01:06:51,924 --> 01:06:53,759       Blood tests show the driver     1764 01:06:53,801 --> 01:06:56,387        had a blood alcohol level                      of 0.19,              1765 01:06:56,429 --> 01:06:58,180      nearly twice the legal limit.    1766 01:06:58,222 --> 01:06:59,807           Sealy was returning         1767 01:06:59,849 --> 01:07:01,350      from teammate Kevin Garnett's                 birthday party           1768 01:07:01,392 --> 01:07:03,019        at the time of the crash.      1769 01:07:03,060 --> 01:07:04,979           pensive vocalizing        1770 01:07:05,021 --> 01:07:08,190      [Flip]   Someone who believed                 that, you know,           1771 01:07:08,232 --> 01:07:10,860        the team is more important               than the individual.        1772 01:07:10,901 --> 01:07:13,654     And I think that he stood for        what we were this past year.     1773 01:07:13,696 --> 01:07:16,699               And um...              1774 01:07:16,741 --> 01:07:20,036           he'll be missed,                   but never forgotten.         1775 01:07:20,077 --> 01:07:21,037               [softly]                              Sorry.                1776 01:07:21,078 --> 01:07:24,373                                    1777 01:07:24,415 --> 01:07:26,333                - Brave                             - Brave              1778 01:07:26,375 --> 01:07:29,712                 Brave               1779 01:07:29,754 --> 01:07:32,631         [cheers and applause]        1780 01:07:36,552 --> 01:07:38,304     [Kevin]   And all these things              start happening, man.        1781 01:07:38,345 --> 01:07:39,930               And I just--                   I just pumped the brakes.      1782 01:07:39,972 --> 01:07:41,307     I didn't want to necessarily     1783 01:07:41,348 --> 01:07:43,684         make any more friends                    on the team,             1784 01:07:43,726 --> 01:07:46,395        because it seemed like             everything was leaving me,      1785 01:07:46,437 --> 01:07:47,813       and so I became distant.       1786 01:07:47,855 --> 01:07:52,026          I wasn't the same.                I wasn't the same Kevin.       1787 01:07:52,068 --> 01:07:55,196          [Sam]   I don't know                if we ever really recovered.    1788 01:07:55,237 --> 01:07:57,907     It was always like there was            this hole in our heart        1789 01:07:57,948 --> 01:07:59,700           and in our soul.           1790 01:07:59,742 --> 01:08:04,538         That group, we just--                we couldn't close it.        1791 01:08:04,580 --> 01:08:06,207     [sportscaster]   Five seconds,                and that'll do it.         1792 01:08:06,248 --> 01:08:08,542             Congratulations                      to Gregg Popovich          1793 01:08:08,584 --> 01:08:10,419        and the San Antonio Spurs.     1794 01:08:10,461 --> 01:08:12,755           They have dismissed               the Minnesota Timberwolves.     1795 01:08:12,797 --> 01:08:14,590            [sportscaster]                   Garnett with the misfire,      1796 01:08:14,632 --> 01:08:16,092         and the Blazers have it       1797 01:08:16,133 --> 01:08:18,928          as Minnesota goes down                 in the first round.         1798 01:08:18,969 --> 01:08:21,180          [sportscaster]   The               supporting cast is not there.    1799 01:08:21,222 --> 01:08:23,015            [sportscaster]                           Nowitzki.              1800 01:08:23,057 --> 01:08:24,600            That should do it.         1801 01:08:24,642 --> 01:08:27,103       sportscaster]   That's it.                The Los Angeles Lakers       1802 01:08:27,144 --> 01:08:30,439         have captured their 13th            consecutive playoff series.     1803 01:08:30,481 --> 01:08:35,111              Kevin Garnett                 is just heartbroken right now.  1804 01:08:35,152 --> 01:08:38,114              [grunting]              1805 01:08:54,463 --> 01:08:55,506            [Kevin screams]           1806 01:08:59,510 --> 01:09:03,556     [Kevin]   What drives me crazy             at the end of the year,       1807 01:09:03,597 --> 01:09:07,434             is that I'm here                    working my butt off,        1808 01:09:07,476 --> 01:09:09,895      and it goes unappreciated,              you know what I mean?        1809 01:09:09,937 --> 01:09:12,815            [Kevin panting]           1810 01:09:13,941 --> 01:09:15,776          You know, I work hard,       1811 01:09:15,818 --> 01:09:19,113      so I expect the best results,                   you know?              1812 01:09:19,155 --> 01:09:20,781            Good work, Kev.           1813 01:09:20,823 --> 01:09:22,616           Good work, baby.                    Good fucking work.          1814 01:09:22,658 --> 01:09:23,951            I guess that's why                     I go so crazy...          1815 01:09:23,993 --> 01:09:25,452          Good fucking work.          1816 01:09:25,494 --> 01:09:26,996       When we don't really go far                 in the playoffs           1817 01:09:27,037 --> 01:09:30,833           or we have setbacks.        1818 01:09:30,875 --> 01:09:32,585       I'm working for you, 'Sota.     1819 01:09:32,626 --> 01:09:35,754         I'm working for you,                 I'm working for you.         1820 01:09:35,796 --> 01:09:38,632      I'm working for you, 'Sota!             I'm working for you!         1821 01:09:38,674 --> 01:09:41,594          tense downbeat music       1822 01:09:41,635 --> 01:09:43,304                                    1823 01:09:43,345 --> 01:09:45,431         [Sean]   Kevin Garnett              had been granted the nickname    1824 01:09:45,472 --> 01:09:46,974             the Big Ticket.           1825 01:09:47,016 --> 01:09:48,434         By the time I got there,      1826 01:09:48,475 --> 01:09:51,312       it had had that secondary             meaning attached to it,       1827 01:09:51,353 --> 01:09:54,481         because the contract                 had become a burden,         1828 01:09:54,523 --> 01:09:56,942      because the rules had changed                   around it.             1829 01:09:56,984 --> 01:09:59,361               So suddenly,                     the Big Ticket was now       1830 01:09:59,403 --> 01:10:00,654       preventing the Timberwolves     1831 01:10:00,696 --> 01:10:03,365            from adding pieces                       around him.             1832 01:10:03,407 --> 01:10:05,743            And I realized,              even as a very young announcer,  1833 01:10:05,784 --> 01:10:08,954         this Big Ticket thing                    is a problem.            1834 01:10:08,996 --> 01:10:10,289        [Kevin]   Getting put out                   of the playoffs           1835 01:10:10,331 --> 01:10:13,250           seven straight times                    was becoming...           1836 01:10:13,292 --> 01:10:14,877            [clicks tongue]                   Like this dark cloud.        1837 01:10:14,919 --> 01:10:18,756           I wanted it so bad,                 it just drove me crazy.       1838 01:10:18,797 --> 01:10:22,051               And I start                      challenging management       1839 01:10:22,092 --> 01:10:23,677         to have better players.       1840 01:10:23,719 --> 01:10:25,054                [Sam C]                     Michael Jordan was gonna buy    1841 01:10:25,095 --> 01:10:26,722           the Milwaukee Bucks.        1842 01:10:26,764 --> 01:10:29,683       The salary he wanted to cut                  was my salary.           1843 01:10:29,725 --> 01:10:31,727       Ernie Grunfeld, who was the           general manager of the team,    1844 01:10:31,769 --> 01:10:33,854       called me and said, "Listen,             I'm gonna make a move.       1845 01:10:33,896 --> 01:10:36,565      Could you play in Minnesota?"    1846 01:10:36,607 --> 01:10:38,192          So I get to Minnesota.       1847 01:10:38,234 --> 01:10:40,986            Couple days later,                 Flip called me and said,      1848 01:10:41,028 --> 01:10:43,239     "Sam, do you know Sprewell?"     1849 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:45,032    I'm like, "I do know Sprewell."  1850 01:10:45,074 --> 01:10:46,533             I call Spree.            1851 01:10:46,575 --> 01:10:49,245          I say, "Spree, man,              I'm in Minnesota right now.     1852 01:10:49,286 --> 01:10:50,913           You should come."          1853 01:10:50,955 --> 01:10:54,041    Couple hours later, trade done.  1854 01:10:54,083 --> 01:10:58,963            So now you got me,                      Spree, and KG.           1855 01:10:59,004 --> 01:11:02,091      [Kevin]   I met Sam and Spree          at a perfect time in my life.    1856 01:11:02,132 --> 01:11:04,093      If anybody knows Sam Cassell,                he's infectious.          1857 01:11:04,134 --> 01:11:05,594              In a good way,           1858 01:11:05,636 --> 01:11:08,097             he's gonna bully               his personality on top of you.  1859 01:11:08,138 --> 01:11:10,933    He used to do this little thing      that used to drive me crazy.     1860 01:11:10,975 --> 01:11:12,434     He used to always grab Spree                    and go,               1861 01:11:12,476 --> 01:11:14,228             " My buddy             1862 01:11:14,270 --> 01:11:18,440               My buddy,                      My buddy and me"           1863 01:11:18,482 --> 01:11:20,567    And Spree and him do that shit,      and everybody start laughing.    1864 01:11:20,609 --> 01:11:22,111         And he say, "Come on,                sing it, me and you."        1865 01:11:22,152 --> 01:11:23,654      And I'm like, "Man, I'm not          going with that shit, man."     1866 01:11:23,696 --> 01:11:25,155              And he used                      to come over there,         1867 01:11:25,197 --> 01:11:27,783     "I want a hug, motherfucker!                 My buddy! "            1868 01:11:27,825 --> 01:11:29,285      And the whole room be like,               "Ah, he got you!"          1869 01:11:29,326 --> 01:11:31,829        And I fucking hated it.       1870 01:11:31,870 --> 01:11:33,455         But he used to relax me.      1871 01:11:33,497 --> 01:11:36,417      He made me a better player           by making me uncomfortable,     1872 01:11:36,458 --> 01:11:38,252       do uncomfortable things.       1873 01:11:38,294 --> 01:11:40,045       I like to think that '03-'04    1874 01:11:40,087 --> 01:11:41,463            was the first time                       I got off of            1875 01:11:41,505 --> 01:11:43,799      being so stern and so serious    1876 01:11:43,841 --> 01:11:46,969     and started to actually enjoy                a little bit             1877 01:11:47,011 --> 01:11:50,264       and let go a little bit.       1878 01:11:50,306 --> 01:11:53,934  [David] It's the first time         that the Timberwolves              1879 01:11:53,976 --> 01:11:57,438  had the best record                 in the Western Conference.         1880 01:11:57,479 --> 01:12:00,607  The first time--                   1881 01:12:00,649 --> 01:12:04,111  the first time                      that the Timberwolves              1882 01:12:04,153 --> 01:12:06,822  had the Most Valuable Player        in the NBA.                        1883 01:12:06,864 --> 01:12:07,990         [cheers and applause]        1884 01:12:08,032 --> 01:12:10,367           Congratulations,           1885 01:12:10,409 --> 01:12:15,497          2003-2004 NBA MVP,          1886 01:12:15,539 --> 01:12:18,709            -Kevin Garnett.                  -[cheers and applause]        1887 01:12:18,751 --> 01:12:21,670       swelling orchestral music     1888 01:12:21,712 --> 01:12:25,507                                    1889 01:12:25,549 --> 01:12:27,217                [Kevin]                     I felt like I won that award    1890 01:12:27,259 --> 01:12:30,346       for everybody in that state          and everybody in those jerseys  1891 01:12:30,387 --> 01:12:33,265            and all those fans                 that was in those seats.      1892 01:12:33,307 --> 01:12:35,809               But I had                     a bigger goal in mind,        1893 01:12:35,851 --> 01:12:38,604          and it was the NBA                  Larry O'Brien Trophy.        1894 01:12:38,645 --> 01:12:41,774          upbeat hip-hop beat        1895 01:12:41,815 --> 01:12:44,026                [Sam C]                       2004 Western Conference,      1896 01:12:44,068 --> 01:12:46,195       we were the number one seed.    1897 01:12:46,236 --> 01:12:47,780           That was a big deal         1898 01:12:47,821 --> 01:12:49,698            for the Minnesota                 Timberwolves organization.     1899 01:12:49,740 --> 01:12:53,202      First time ever, you know,            they was number one seed.      1900 01:12:53,243 --> 01:12:56,538         For a expansion team,                that's--that's huge.         1901 01:12:56,580 --> 01:12:58,832      [Kevin]   Sam tell me before             we even start the series,      1902 01:12:58,874 --> 01:13:01,168            "We getting out                     the first round."          1903 01:13:01,210 --> 01:13:02,878            [sportscaster]                  Get out the cold beverages.     1904 01:13:02,920 --> 01:13:06,548         Minnesota's Timberwolves           are going to the second round    1905 01:13:06,590 --> 01:13:08,592             of the playoffs.          1906 01:13:08,634 --> 01:13:10,386         This year is totally             different from the past years    1907 01:13:10,427 --> 01:13:12,221            I've been here.                  This is bigger than me.       1908 01:13:12,262 --> 01:13:14,264    This is--this is for the city.    1909 01:13:14,306 --> 01:13:15,891          Sam Cassell, every day                in my ear, at dinner,        1910 01:13:15,933 --> 01:13:17,393          and when we at lunch,        1911 01:13:17,434 --> 01:13:19,228            when we chilling,                   whatever we're doing,        1912 01:13:19,269 --> 01:13:22,231      he's talking about winning            and this being the year,       1913 01:13:22,272 --> 01:13:23,941         and, "Fuck the past.                 I don't give a shit.         1914 01:13:23,982 --> 01:13:25,442           Nigga, I'm here.                         We here."              1915 01:13:25,484 --> 01:13:27,236         That's the first time                 I really felt like,         1916 01:13:27,277 --> 01:13:29,571     "wow, I'm--I'ma have a chance            to go to the Finals.         1917 01:13:29,613 --> 01:13:32,574          Fabolous' "Breathe"        1918 01:13:32,616 --> 01:13:37,704                                    1919 01:13:38,163 --> 01:13:40,916       The performance he put on                  in game seven            1920 01:13:40,958 --> 01:13:43,919          in the semifinals--                     it's classic.            1921 01:13:43,961 --> 01:13:45,504            [sportscaster]                    Hassell across the lane       1922 01:13:45,546 --> 01:13:48,257        -and out to Kevin Garnett.            -[cheers and applause]        1923 01:13:48,298 --> 01:13:51,176         [Sam C]   He did it all                 like the point guard,        1924 01:13:51,218 --> 01:13:54,263          he was the two guard,                 he was the rebounder.        1925 01:13:54,304 --> 01:13:55,764                                    1926 01:13:55,806 --> 01:13:58,058       [sportscaster]   Shot clock              is at eight for Garnett.      1927 01:13:58,100 --> 01:13:59,518     [sportscaster]   I can tell you    1928 01:13:59,560 --> 01:14:01,937            for Kevin Garnett,                     that feels good.          1929 01:14:01,979 --> 01:14:05,399       [Kevin]   Webber and I are            going at it, just mano a mano.  1930 01:14:05,441 --> 01:14:09,194      People know my favorite player        was Chris Webber, so it was,    1931 01:14:09,236 --> 01:14:12,823     like, an honor to have it be          on the stage at this level.     1932 01:14:13,532 --> 01:14:15,409    -[sportscaster]   Kevin Garnett!           -[cheers and applause]        1933 01:14:15,451 --> 01:14:16,827            [sportscaster]                      He just crossed over        1934 01:14:16,869 --> 01:14:18,954          and left Chris Webber                 standing in his wake.        1935 01:14:18,996 --> 01:14:21,415       Kevin Garnett is taking over                   this game!             1936 01:14:21,457 --> 01:14:23,959          He did it all from                  the big man position.        1937 01:14:24,001 --> 01:14:26,086            [sportscaster]                      Garnett way outside.        1938 01:14:26,128 --> 01:14:28,672             Oh, what a shot                      by Kevin Garnett!          1939 01:14:28,714 --> 01:14:30,299          The game was moving                      like this,              1940 01:14:30,340 --> 01:14:31,758       but I'm moving like this.      1941 01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:33,469            [sportscaster]                      Webber for the tie.         1942 01:14:33,510 --> 01:14:34,470             [horn blasting]           1943 01:14:34,511 --> 01:14:36,388      And the Minnesota Timberwolves  1944 01:14:36,430 --> 01:14:41,393             are going to the                 Western Conference Finals.     1945 01:14:41,435 --> 01:14:44,188         Jumped on the table.               "Yeah, we did this shit!       1946 01:14:44,229 --> 01:14:46,440                 Yeah!                      We finna win this bitch!"      1947 01:14:46,482 --> 01:14:47,983             God damn it!                          And it hit me.           1948 01:14:48,025 --> 01:14:50,652                "Shit."                  Came in there, and I collapsed.  1949 01:14:50,694 --> 01:14:53,155      We got in the locker room,            and he sat in the chair,       1950 01:14:53,197 --> 01:14:55,824    said, "Phew, I'm going to bed."               [chuckles]              1951 01:14:55,866 --> 01:14:57,784           suspenseful music         1952 01:14:57,826 --> 01:15:02,748    [sportscaster]   The opening tip           controlled by Karl Malone.     1953 01:15:02,789 --> 01:15:05,125        [Sam C]   We think we can                win the championship.        1954 01:15:05,167 --> 01:15:06,835               I'm healthy.                       I'm feeling good.          1955 01:15:06,877 --> 01:15:09,129       Nothing was gonna stop us          from winning the championship    1956 01:15:09,171 --> 01:15:10,506            but a injury--            1957 01:15:10,547 --> 01:15:12,341                a injury.              1958 01:15:12,382 --> 01:15:15,010     [sportscaster]   Cassell headed               to the locker room         1959 01:15:15,052 --> 01:15:17,137          with Minnesota trainer                    Gregg Farnam.            1960 01:15:17,179 --> 01:15:19,348      [Paul]   Once Sam went down,      1961 01:15:19,389 --> 01:15:21,058            I was like, "Man,                 they don't got no chance."     1962 01:15:21,099 --> 01:15:22,351          You gotta understand,        1963 01:15:22,392 --> 01:15:24,186              Shaq and Kobe                       was rolling then.          1964 01:15:24,228 --> 01:15:27,022      You needed all arms on deck          if you was gonna beat them.     1965 01:15:27,064 --> 01:15:29,399            [sportscaster]                 Bryant with a beautiful move!    1966 01:15:29,441 --> 01:15:32,861       Shaq and Kobe kept a lot           of great players at that time    1967 01:15:32,903 --> 01:15:35,113          out of the Finals.          1968 01:15:35,155 --> 01:15:38,158         sparse downbeat music       1969 01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:43,163                                    1970 01:15:47,501 --> 01:15:49,002                [Kevin]                       This picture right here,      1971 01:15:49,044 --> 01:15:51,964            I had over my bed                   for a very long time.        1972 01:15:52,005 --> 01:15:55,676        I heard someone say if you          wanted dreams to come to life,  1973 01:15:55,717 --> 01:15:56,885       then you have to actually                     see it,               1974 01:15:56,927 --> 01:15:58,512             be able to--                     you know what I mean?        1975 01:15:58,554 --> 01:15:59,805          So I had this made,         1976 01:15:59,846 --> 01:16:03,559       and I put this over my--                   over my bed.             1977 01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:06,562            Used to wake up                    to this every day.          1978 01:16:06,603 --> 01:16:09,147           Wake up, wake up,                and believe it, wake up,       1979 01:16:09,189 --> 01:16:10,566              look at it,                     believe it, wake up,         1980 01:16:10,607 --> 01:16:12,484     see it, believe it, wake up,                  ingest it,              1981 01:16:12,526 --> 01:16:15,696     believe it, wake up, wake up.                 Every day.              1982 01:16:15,737 --> 01:16:18,407                                    1983 01:16:18,448 --> 01:16:23,412          The Lakers series was               a very exhausting series.      1984 01:16:23,453 --> 01:16:26,456          And then the rumblings            from the management was like,    1985 01:16:26,498 --> 01:16:28,083             "Yeah, you know,          1986 01:16:28,125 --> 01:16:30,419       "that Spree and Sam Cassell                thing didn't work.         1987 01:16:30,460 --> 01:16:32,421        Sam's not durable enough."     1988 01:16:32,462 --> 01:16:34,923              It just turned                     into some bullshit.         1989 01:16:34,965 --> 01:16:36,300              Real quick.             1990 01:16:36,341 --> 01:16:38,760  Are you taking the full             responsibility for this?           1991 01:16:38,802 --> 01:16:39,845  Are you feeling--?                 1992 01:16:39,886 --> 01:16:42,014                     Got no choice.  1993 01:16:42,055 --> 01:16:45,892      -But it is what it is, yo.                  -[fidgeting]             1994 01:16:45,934 --> 01:16:48,353                                    1995 01:16:48,395 --> 01:16:50,188                Shit is killing me.  1996 01:16:50,230 --> 01:16:51,690    [Paul]   He let it all out, man.    1997 01:16:51,732 --> 01:16:53,525       You saw the frustration,            you heard the frustration,      1998 01:16:53,567 --> 01:16:57,070       that no matter how great             he was, it wasn't enough.      1999 01:16:57,112 --> 01:16:59,197                                    2000 01:16:59,239 --> 01:17:00,949         [Kevin]   Flip came in                      to a practice            2001 01:17:00,991 --> 01:17:03,118          and said he was fired.       2002 01:17:03,160 --> 01:17:04,953        My wife was telling me,                  like, you know,           2003 01:17:04,995 --> 01:17:08,123    "If they doing Flip like this,       like, you know, at some point,    2004 01:17:08,165 --> 01:17:10,459        "they probably gonna do              Kevin McHale like this,       2005 01:17:10,500 --> 01:17:12,961       and it's probably gonna--          you probably gonna be next."     2006 01:17:13,003 --> 01:17:16,423                                    2007 01:17:16,465 --> 01:17:18,258       We took a picture one time.     2008 01:17:18,300 --> 01:17:21,428      It's a black-and-white picture              of Glen Taylor,           2009 01:17:21,470 --> 01:17:25,390              Kevin McHale,                       and Flip Saunders.         2010 01:17:25,432 --> 01:17:28,393           And in the picture,                I sat on this wooden box.      2011 01:17:28,435 --> 01:17:30,228     You know, Glen's the shortest            one out of all of us,        2012 01:17:30,270 --> 01:17:32,814         so he needs to sit up           so it all looks symmetrically.    2013 01:17:32,856 --> 01:17:37,361      But when I look back on it,                 it did this.             2014 01:17:37,402 --> 01:17:39,279              I looked at it                       and I was like,           2015 01:17:39,321 --> 01:17:41,281        "This is how they see you.     2016 01:17:41,323 --> 01:17:43,617               "This is why                      all of the requests         2017 01:17:43,659 --> 01:17:45,285           "and all the things                that you're talking about      2018 01:17:45,327 --> 01:17:48,121      "or trying to get done--it          ain't being viewed the same,     2019 01:17:48,163 --> 01:17:50,624         because they view you                   on this level."           2020 01:17:50,666 --> 01:17:53,168      Management gave the call down                 from upstairs            2021 01:17:53,210 --> 01:17:55,629            that I didn't have                   permission to play,         2022 01:17:55,671 --> 01:17:57,923    because they wanted draft picks        and all this other shit.       2023 01:17:57,964 --> 01:17:59,257             Cops told me             2024 01:17:59,299 --> 01:18:00,926       I couldn't motherfucking                put the jersey on.          2025 01:18:00,967 --> 01:18:05,138    And that's my last time in a--       in a--in a Timberwolves jersey.  2026 01:18:05,180 --> 01:18:09,685                                    2027 01:18:09,726 --> 01:18:12,521     [speaker]   Watching him play,              year in and year out,        2028 01:18:12,562 --> 01:18:13,855         being in the West, like,      2029 01:18:13,897 --> 01:18:15,482             banging his head                     against the wall,          2030 01:18:15,524 --> 01:18:17,192        I, from afar, kept saying,     2031 01:18:17,234 --> 01:18:18,860           "Kevin needs to get                      out of there."           2032 01:18:18,902 --> 01:18:21,780         Now, I never thought,                in my wildest dreams,        2033 01:18:21,822 --> 01:18:24,366    getting out of there would mean          coming to the Celtics        2034 01:18:24,408 --> 01:18:26,451         and me coaching him.         2035 01:18:26,493 --> 01:18:28,370                [Sam M]                    If Kevin Garnett had his way,    2036 01:18:28,412 --> 01:18:30,205           he would have played              with the same group of guys     2037 01:18:30,247 --> 01:18:31,790          his entire career.          2038 01:18:31,832 --> 01:18:33,375       But I remember telling him,     2039 01:18:33,417 --> 01:18:35,293             "You don't want                   to be one of those guys       2040 01:18:35,335 --> 01:18:38,213          "labeled as one of the            greatest players to never win.  2041 01:18:38,255 --> 01:18:40,340       "You gotta give yourself                     a chance               2042 01:18:40,382 --> 01:18:43,218        to win a championship."       2043 01:18:43,927 --> 01:18:48,265      [Kevin]   I had Golden State,              Phoenix, I had Boston,       2044 01:18:48,306 --> 01:18:50,475          and I had the Lakers.        2045 01:18:50,517 --> 01:18:52,978            And then I talked                      to Danny Ainge,           2046 01:18:53,019 --> 01:18:56,148      and Danny Ainge had a vision.    2047 01:18:56,189 --> 01:18:58,108            Paul Pierce and I                  had played on AAU teams       2048 01:18:58,150 --> 01:19:00,485        when we were really young,     2049 01:19:00,527 --> 01:19:02,738              and the world                 I don't even think knew that.    2050 01:19:02,779 --> 01:19:04,906          [cheers and applause]        2051 01:19:04,948 --> 01:19:09,661     [Paul]   Being a Boston Celtic,         expectations is championships.  2052 01:19:09,703 --> 01:19:12,831         [cheers and applause]        2053 01:19:12,873 --> 01:19:14,416            We was on our way.         2054 01:19:14,458 --> 01:19:16,710          My fourth year, we was              in the Conference Finals.      2055 01:19:16,752 --> 01:19:19,212          And then we started                  taking steps back.          2056 01:19:19,254 --> 01:19:21,757            You know how long                    a rebuild can take?         2057 01:19:21,798 --> 01:19:24,384      There's teams out here that         been rebuilding for 25 years.    2058 01:19:24,426 --> 01:19:26,386      I don't got time for that.                   [chuckles]              2059 01:19:26,428 --> 01:19:27,429     Everything was really fragile    2060 01:19:27,471 --> 01:19:28,930              in Boston.              2061 01:19:28,972 --> 01:19:31,433         Was Doc Rivers was gonna                last another season?        2062 01:19:31,475 --> 01:19:35,103      Was Paul Piece going to last?                Was Danny Ainge?          2063 01:19:35,145 --> 01:19:37,564              All the people                    that we now look at as       2064 01:19:37,606 --> 01:19:39,608             these legendary                       Celtics figures           2065 01:19:39,649 --> 01:19:42,068             I think all had                    a pretty tenuous hold        2066 01:19:42,110 --> 01:19:44,154       on their existence in Boston                 at that time.            2067 01:19:44,196 --> 01:19:46,198         Can we curse on this?        2068 01:19:46,239 --> 01:19:47,032              [producer]                      Go right ahead, Perk.        2069 01:19:47,073 --> 01:19:48,325                  Oh.                 2070 01:19:48,366 --> 01:19:50,410       We the worst fucking team                 in the league.            2071 01:19:50,452 --> 01:19:54,873      We getting our ass kicked.           We lose 18 games in a row.      2072 01:19:54,915 --> 01:19:58,335             And we like,                   "What the hell is next?"       2073 01:19:58,376 --> 01:19:59,920      [speaker]   It was a horrible               start to my career.         2074 01:19:59,961 --> 01:20:02,339         To come into that season                and lose 18 straight        2075 01:20:02,380 --> 01:20:04,132       was a big, big shock for me.    2076 01:20:04,174 --> 01:20:05,801       A lot of people came to the          game with bags on their heads,  2077 01:20:05,842 --> 01:20:07,594           yelling, "Fire Doc."        2078 01:20:07,636 --> 01:20:09,513       And the direction it seemed            like the team was going--      2079 01:20:09,554 --> 01:20:12,724     it wasn't in a hurry to kind        of win at that particular time.  2080 01:20:12,766 --> 01:20:14,476          Just a heartbreaking loss                 for this club, Tom.  2081 01:20:14,518 --> 01:20:15,811  Well, get used to it.              2082 01:20:15,852 --> 01:20:17,062       I guess you would call it                   rock bottom             2083 01:20:17,103 --> 01:20:18,480       if you were a Celtic fan.      2084 01:20:18,522 --> 01:20:19,981          That's where they had                     just about hit           2085 01:20:20,023 --> 01:20:21,483       with the long losing streak               and everything else.        2086 01:20:21,525 --> 01:20:23,819           So Danny once again                   became Trader Danny.        2087 01:20:23,860 --> 01:20:25,320          That's his reputation                   around the league.         2088 01:20:25,362 --> 01:20:27,823         Anybody on the roster              is possible to be traded,      2089 01:20:27,864 --> 01:20:29,574     and that includes draft picks            and everything else.         2090 01:20:29,616 --> 01:20:30,951           We have a trade.           2091 01:20:30,992 --> 01:20:33,954         The Boston Celtics trade                  Wally Szczerbiak          2092 01:20:33,995 --> 01:20:36,998             and Delonte West                 to the Seattle Supersonics     2093 01:20:37,040 --> 01:20:39,835          for Ray Allen and the              draft rights to Glen Davis.     2094 01:20:39,876 --> 01:20:41,586               [Howard]                    Now you've got a second star.    2095 01:20:41,628 --> 01:20:43,672       You're not a contender yet,     2096 01:20:43,713 --> 01:20:45,173         but you've really set                   the groundwork            2097 01:20:45,215 --> 01:20:47,509      to try to get Kevin Garnett               out of Minnesota.          2098 01:20:47,551 --> 01:20:50,637          [Doc]   That moment,                   Danny's target was KG.       2099 01:20:50,679 --> 01:20:53,515       The problem is we traded            all the players to Seattle,     2100 01:20:53,557 --> 01:20:55,308         so there was no deal.        2101 01:20:55,350 --> 01:20:58,812          Kevin McHale, myself,             and Danny Ainge went to golf.    2102 01:20:58,854 --> 01:21:01,565         I remember Kevin McHale                       saying,               2103 01:21:01,606 --> 01:21:04,401         "I just want the best            young big man in the league."    2104 01:21:04,442 --> 01:21:06,862     And that's the moment I knew            we were gonna get him.        2105 01:21:06,903 --> 01:21:09,030           'Cause Al Jefferson                      was absolutely           2106 01:21:09,072 --> 01:21:11,700          the best young big man                      coming up,             2107 01:21:11,741 --> 01:21:14,244          so we gave them Al                      and the team.            2108 01:21:14,286 --> 01:21:15,871         [Rajon]   It was, like,             a seven-player deal for Kevin.  2109 01:21:15,912 --> 01:21:17,914         And that's when I think                  I realized, like,          2110 01:21:17,956 --> 01:21:19,541        the impact of who he was,      2111 01:21:19,583 --> 01:21:23,003    'cause it was-it was my entire         team going for one person.      2112 01:21:23,044 --> 01:21:24,713       [emcee] The newest member             of the Boston Celtics,        2113 01:21:24,754 --> 01:21:27,924            -Kevin Garnett.                  -[cheers and applause]        2114 01:21:27,966 --> 01:21:30,218          [Howard]   The second                  that the Celtics unite       2115 01:21:30,260 --> 01:21:33,221            those three guys,                   create this superteam,       2116 01:21:33,263 --> 01:21:36,975       this was one of those tremor          kind of moments for the NBA.    2117 01:21:37,017 --> 01:21:38,393          Shaq and Kobe were                      a great team,            2118 01:21:38,435 --> 01:21:39,811    but there wasn't a third star.    2119 01:21:39,853 --> 01:21:41,897     You had Duncan and Robinson,     2120 01:21:41,938 --> 01:21:45,400      but you didn't have three guys         all still in their prime,      2121 01:21:45,442 --> 01:21:49,237        all Hall of Fame-caliber,                united on one team.         2122 01:21:49,279 --> 01:21:51,698        We hadn't seen anything             like that in a long time.      2123 01:21:51,740 --> 01:21:55,744     Initially, I had no interest             in leaving Minnesota.        2124 01:21:55,785 --> 01:21:57,245        I thought this was my--       2125 01:21:57,287 --> 01:21:59,748     probably my best opportunity              at winning a ring,          2126 01:21:59,789 --> 01:22:04,377        so I took the big steps            to make those adjustments,      2127 01:22:04,419 --> 01:22:05,962           and here we are.           2128 01:22:06,004 --> 01:22:08,548               [Howard]                       Kevin Garnett and Boston      2129 01:22:08,590 --> 01:22:10,592        were star-crossed lovers.      2130 01:22:10,634 --> 01:22:12,260        You know these stories                    about couples            2131 01:22:12,302 --> 01:22:14,888      that find each other--they          had worked in the same place,    2132 01:22:14,930 --> 01:22:16,264            they had lived                    in the same building,        2133 01:22:16,306 --> 01:22:18,600     maybe bumped into each other             in the laundry room,         2134 01:22:18,642 --> 01:22:21,102      but it never really clicked             for whatever reason?         2135 01:22:21,144 --> 01:22:22,812                And then,              2136 01:22:22,854 --> 01:22:24,773      when Boston and Kevin Garnett             finally got together,        2137 01:22:24,814 --> 01:22:26,274             they both looked                    at each other, like,        2138 01:22:26,316 --> 01:22:27,817         "Where have you been                    my whole life?"           2139 01:22:27,859 --> 01:22:29,736      [Danny]   KG transformed us.      2140 01:22:29,778 --> 01:22:32,489      I mean, Paul and Ray obviously          are Hall of Fame players      2141 01:22:32,530 --> 01:22:35,617            and unbelievable,               but KG was that missing piece    2142 01:22:35,659 --> 01:22:38,286    and that energy that just gave    2143 01:22:38,328 --> 01:22:39,955      everybody in the franchise,     2144 01:22:39,996 --> 01:22:41,790        everybody in the city,        2145 01:22:41,831 --> 01:22:45,418      this hope that they hadn't had              for a long time.          2146 01:22:45,460 --> 01:22:48,922                                    2147 01:22:48,964 --> 01:22:51,383      [Kevin]   When you come into           the Celtics practice facility,  2148 01:22:51,424 --> 01:22:54,719       it's banners everywhere.       2149 01:22:54,761 --> 01:22:58,223               It's history                     right in front of you.       2150 01:22:58,264 --> 01:23:01,142          This is the fraternity              that you're a part of now.     2151 01:23:01,184 --> 01:23:02,310            [sportscaster]                     Bill Russell goes in.        2152 01:23:02,352 --> 01:23:04,562               He dunks it!                          That did it!            2153 01:23:04,604 --> 01:23:06,648                  95-85!               2154 01:23:06,690 --> 01:23:08,942        The first Celtic he met                 was Bill Russell,          2155 01:23:08,984 --> 01:23:12,821         who gave him the jersey            and said, "Welcome to Boston."  2156 01:23:12,862 --> 01:23:15,448  I always said you                   my favorite player to watch.       2157 01:23:15,490 --> 01:23:17,492     -Always? I don't know, you...           -You never disappoint.        2158 01:23:17,534 --> 01:23:19,494       Crack so many jokes, I don't         know if that's real or not.  2159 01:23:19,536 --> 01:23:22,497            -Oh, it's real.                   -I'm joking. Joking.         2160 01:23:22,539 --> 01:23:25,458  -And you never disappointed me.                -Thank you.              2161 01:23:25,500 --> 01:23:26,835                         Thank you.                     Hey, [murmurs].  2162 01:23:26,876 --> 01:23:28,503  And you finally got on              the right uniform.                 2163 01:23:28,545 --> 01:23:31,006      -I finally got the right--                   -[laughter]             2164 01:23:31,047 --> 01:23:32,507          It was like talking                to my grandfather, man.       2165 01:23:32,549 --> 01:23:34,634      It was like getting jewels                   from, like,             2166 01:23:34,676 --> 01:23:36,094         the jeweler himself.         2167 01:23:36,136 --> 01:23:37,721       Was talking about battles                   with Wilt,              2168 01:23:37,762 --> 01:23:40,849        and the Black movement,            you know, and civil rights.     2169 01:23:40,890 --> 01:23:43,143           Man, Bill Russell                   was another level.          2170 01:23:43,184 --> 01:23:46,354       And I felt like I needed            that part to really cement      2171 01:23:46,396 --> 01:23:48,773            being in Boston              and what it meant to be there.    2172 01:23:48,815 --> 01:23:50,191         I needed that piece.         2173 01:23:50,233 --> 01:23:52,318       Doc gave us a great team                  symbolism word            2174 01:23:52,360 --> 01:23:54,362    to unify us, which was   ubuntu.    2175 01:23:54,404 --> 01:23:56,948       It meant to give your own          to the next guy, next to you,    2176 01:23:56,990 --> 01:24:00,118              so that he                     or she could be better,       2177 01:24:00,160 --> 01:24:03,038    and that it comes back to you,                 to and fro.             2178 01:24:03,079 --> 01:24:04,289        [imitating Doc Rivers]              "Kevin, I got 15 minutes       2179 01:24:04,330 --> 01:24:05,373           "for this shoot.                   I gotta get in here.         2180 01:24:05,415 --> 01:24:06,541          You know--you know,                   my tee time is"--          2181 01:24:06,583 --> 01:24:07,959            I already know.           2182 01:24:08,001 --> 01:24:09,377          You got a tee time                      you going to?            2183 01:24:09,419 --> 01:24:11,379       -Oh, shit, what up, Doc?           -I got a tee time every day.     2184 01:24:11,421 --> 01:24:13,048         -How you doing, bro?             -[Doc] What's up, my brother?    2185 01:24:13,089 --> 01:24:14,215    -[Kevin] Good to see you, man.            -[Doc] How you doing?        2186 01:24:14,257 --> 01:24:15,383          -[Kevin] I'm good.                    -[Doc] Oh, good.           2187 01:24:15,425 --> 01:24:16,885  My man looks good.                  Can you play still?                2188 01:24:16,926 --> 01:24:18,553             -[Kevin] Who?                            -You.                2189 01:24:18,595 --> 01:24:19,888      -[Kevin] 'Bout ten minutes.         -You can't play ten minutes.     2190 01:24:19,929 --> 01:24:21,723     [Kevin] Solid. Not this shit.    2191 01:24:21,765 --> 01:24:25,185      You know, every time I've ever          been in Doc's presence,       2192 01:24:25,226 --> 01:24:28,855     I've always picked his brain,        I've always been inquisitive.    2193 01:24:28,897 --> 01:24:32,400      He knows I'm almost, like,                 the eighth kid,           2194 01:24:32,442 --> 01:24:34,736    or the--how many kids you got?                 Nine? Ten?              2195 01:24:34,778 --> 01:24:36,071             Stop it, man.                          Stop it.               2196 01:24:36,112 --> 01:24:37,489       I'm like the bastard kid                    over here,              2197 01:24:37,530 --> 01:24:38,406      -you know what I'm saying?              -He's the fifth kid.         2198 01:24:38,448 --> 01:24:39,532                He is.                      But he's more than a kid.      2199 01:24:39,574 --> 01:24:40,742               [laughs]               2200 01:24:40,784 --> 01:24:42,077        Man, it's just amazing.       2201 01:24:42,118 --> 01:24:44,829  When you win it with a team,       2202 01:24:44,871 --> 01:24:46,664  it's like you've had                a blood transfusion.               2203 01:24:46,706 --> 01:24:48,708  For the rest of your life,          you're connected.                  2204 01:24:48,750 --> 01:24:52,837  You can never take                  our bond away. You just can't.     2205 01:24:52,879 --> 01:24:56,549            Celtic Pride and   ubuntu                  are very parallel.  2206 01:24:56,591 --> 01:24:59,052            Celtic Pride, believing      in something, giving your all.  2207 01:24:59,094 --> 01:25:00,553             And when he said that,  2208 01:25:00,595 --> 01:25:03,098              it couldn't have been          more powerful in the room,  2209 01:25:03,139 --> 01:25:06,768          'cause we had a room full      of young beasts and young egos  2210 01:25:06,810 --> 01:25:07,936                      and everybody                  feeling they self,  2211 01:25:07,977 --> 01:25:09,604          but we all came together.  2212 01:25:09,646 --> 01:25:12,107    And then everybody had to learn          they own definition of it.  2213 01:25:12,148 --> 01:25:15,401            Ubuntu   is in your heart.             He pulled it out of us.  2214 01:25:15,443 --> 01:25:16,903        [Doc]   I had the rookies                    introduce it.            2215 01:25:16,945 --> 01:25:18,071            They were amazing.         2216 01:25:18,113 --> 01:25:19,447            I was shocked.            2217 01:25:19,489 --> 01:25:21,991         Big Baby in particular.                    He had tears.            2218 01:25:22,033 --> 01:25:25,120          I mean, he was talking                 in passionate ways.         2219 01:25:25,161 --> 01:25:28,289      And right when he finishes,                Kevin yells...            2220 01:25:28,331 --> 01:25:30,291       -[Kevin] One, two, three!                 -[all]   Ubuntu!            2221 01:25:30,333 --> 01:25:31,918       [Doc] Y'all go to dinner!             I'll pay for all y'all.       2222 01:25:31,960 --> 01:25:33,336                 Yeah!                2223 01:25:33,378 --> 01:25:34,796        [speaker]   I was kind of                   that guinea pig.          2224 01:25:34,838 --> 01:25:36,422           I did everything.          2225 01:25:36,464 --> 01:25:38,716          And I would present             that word   ubuntu   to the team.    2226 01:25:38,758 --> 01:25:40,718             We used that                    everywhere where went.        2227 01:25:40,760 --> 01:25:43,930       Even if we were out there           clubbing, we would   ubuntu.      2228 01:25:43,972 --> 01:25:45,306       Popping bottles,   ubuntu.       2229 01:25:45,348 --> 01:25:47,559              [laughing]                    You know what I'm saying?      2230 01:25:47,600 --> 01:25:49,686       Like, that's how it was.       2231 01:25:49,727 --> 01:25:52,188         -[sneakers squeaking]                  -[whistle blows]           2232 01:25:52,230 --> 01:25:56,109            Fuck-ass nigga!                       Fuck, nigga!             2233 01:25:56,151 --> 01:25:59,279    [Doc] I don't want to hear it.          I am not listening to it.      2234 01:25:59,320 --> 01:26:00,488  Now, I know--                      2235 01:26:00,530 --> 01:26:01,656                  That's fire, man.  2236 01:26:01,698 --> 01:26:02,907  No, it's a difference.             2237 01:26:02,949 --> 01:26:04,325             -That's fire.                     -It's a difference.         2238 01:26:04,367 --> 01:26:05,994           -I was composed.                           -No.                 2239 01:26:06,035 --> 01:26:07,996                [Sam M]                       I'm coaching in Toronto.      2240 01:26:08,037 --> 01:26:09,664           Doc Rivers calls me.        2241 01:26:09,706 --> 01:26:11,833         "Hey, man, I need you            to talk to KG for a minute."     2242 01:26:11,875 --> 01:26:16,337           And he goes into how             relentless KG is in practice,    2243 01:26:16,379 --> 01:26:20,341        and that he feels like KG            is trying to prove to them.     2244 01:26:20,383 --> 01:26:21,926    And I stopped him in his track.  2245 01:26:21,968 --> 01:26:23,803     I said, "Wait a minute, Doc.     2246 01:26:23,845 --> 01:26:28,141          "If you're thinking                 this is fake, uh-uh.         2247 01:26:28,183 --> 01:26:31,186        It's real." And I said,            "Let me tell you what else.     2248 01:26:31,227 --> 01:26:33,313         "Don't try to get him                  to tone it down,           2249 01:26:33,354 --> 01:26:35,732      "because before it's over,      2250 01:26:35,773 --> 01:26:39,235     "every player in that locker        room is gonna be just like him.  2251 01:26:39,277 --> 01:26:41,821    "And when every player in that         locker rooms starts acting      2252 01:26:41,863 --> 01:26:43,281      "like he acts in practice,      2253 01:26:43,323 --> 01:26:45,366           you're gonna win                     a championship."           2254 01:26:45,408 --> 01:26:46,618           -[Kevin] Celtics!                     -[all] Hoo-rah!           2255 01:26:46,659 --> 01:26:48,328       -[Kevin] One, two, three!                 -[all]   Ubuntu!            2256 01:26:48,369 --> 01:26:50,997           -[announcer]   KG!                  -[cheers and applause]        2257 01:26:51,039 --> 01:26:53,291         KG turned the TD Garden                  into the Coliseum,         2258 01:26:53,333 --> 01:26:55,668         -and he was Maximus.                -[cheers and applause]        2259 01:26:55,710 --> 01:26:58,504     [Doc]   I've never seen a team,             maybe in NBA history,        2260 01:26:58,546 --> 01:27:02,508       play as hard as that team           played for an entire year.      2261 01:27:02,550 --> 01:27:04,719  People call me Jesus.               That's the Ticket.                 2262 01:27:04,761 --> 01:27:07,055         -And this The Truth.                      -The Truth.             2263 01:27:07,096 --> 01:27:08,223     It's like the Justice League.    2264 01:27:08,264 --> 01:27:10,225           We all sat here,                 we all had a superpower,       2265 01:27:10,266 --> 01:27:12,644       and I chose to play defense               on a nightly basis.         2266 01:27:12,685 --> 01:27:14,520               This is what                      I'ma hang my hat on.        2267 01:27:14,562 --> 01:27:16,856        It was an incredible level     2268 01:27:16,898 --> 01:27:19,400              of intense,                    solid team basketball.        2269 01:27:19,442 --> 01:27:20,902            [sportscaster]                 Pass deflected by Eddie House.  2270 01:27:20,944 --> 01:27:23,863          Picked off by Pierce.                Ray Allen for the game!       2271 01:27:23,905 --> 01:27:26,991                 Got it!                            At the buzzer!           2272 01:27:27,033 --> 01:27:30,578      [Kevin]   We viewed ourselves                as road warriors.          2273 01:27:30,620 --> 01:27:32,956      We'll beat your fucking team's          ass, and we out of here.      2274 01:27:32,997 --> 01:27:35,250           Wherever we went,                    we was rockstars.          2275 01:27:35,291 --> 01:27:38,503     [sportscaster]   Boston Celtics         have swept the Texas triangle!  2276 01:27:38,544 --> 01:27:40,421                [Kevin]                     When you win a championship,    2277 01:27:40,463 --> 01:27:42,257          you have a little bit                  of luck and timing.         2278 01:27:42,298 --> 01:27:44,175         [indistinct chatter]         2279 01:27:44,217 --> 01:27:46,678              When PJ Brown                   and Sam Cassell joined us,     2280 01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:48,805              I felt like                    we were super complete.       2281 01:27:48,846 --> 01:27:50,807          [sportscaster]   The                Boston Celtics reminding you    2282 01:27:50,848 --> 01:27:55,311          this is the best team                 in the NBA in '07-'08.       2283 01:27:55,353 --> 01:27:57,105     [producer]   Brian Scalabrine.     2284 01:27:57,146 --> 01:27:59,357      [Brian]   I get a phone call,                   and it's KG.            2285 01:27:59,399 --> 01:28:02,151         He's like, "Yo, Red!         2286 01:28:02,193 --> 01:28:03,778        -Get yo' ass in shape!"                   -[hand slaps]            2287 01:28:03,820 --> 01:28:04,946       And he hangs the phone up      2288 01:28:04,988 --> 01:28:06,614              [laughing]                     and that's all he said.       2289 01:28:06,656 --> 01:28:11,077     That is my first interaction        with my teammate Kevin Garnett.  2290 01:28:11,119 --> 01:28:12,912                    Slow down these                     pick and rolls.  2291 01:28:12,954 --> 01:28:15,456         They don't want to play no                 pick and roll game.  2292 01:28:15,498 --> 01:28:17,208                     Be aggressive!  2293 01:28:17,250 --> 01:28:19,460    [Brian]   This team was--we were            a little psycho, right?       2294 01:28:19,502 --> 01:28:21,796     And we were into competition,            we were into boxing,         2295 01:28:21,838 --> 01:28:23,715           we'd shoot dice,                     we played cards.           2296 01:28:23,756 --> 01:28:25,633          Like, we were nuts.         2297 01:28:25,675 --> 01:28:28,594         For whatever reason,                arm wrestling comes up.       2298 01:28:28,636 --> 01:28:30,471       And we've all established                who the champ is.          2299 01:28:30,513 --> 01:28:32,473        No one's beating Big Baby.     2300 01:28:32,515 --> 01:28:35,101        He's big, he's strong,               he's a little bit nuts.       2301 01:28:35,143 --> 01:28:37,437           Leon and Big Baby                  got to shit-talking.         2302 01:28:37,478 --> 01:28:39,522       They was like, "Whatever.           What's--what's--what's up?"     2303 01:28:39,564 --> 01:28:42,066     Big Baby Davis and Leon Powe     2304 01:28:42,108 --> 01:28:43,526    are arm wrestling on the plane.  2305 01:28:43,568 --> 01:28:45,820             I had already                      beaten Leon Powe.          2306 01:28:45,862 --> 01:28:47,780      Have you ever seen Leon arms?    2307 01:28:47,822 --> 01:28:49,824       Them look like two hippos                  going at it.             2308 01:28:49,866 --> 01:28:52,201        When they smack hands,              and Baby was slobbering,       2309 01:28:52,243 --> 01:28:54,454    and talking crazy, just trying            to really intimidate.        2310 01:28:54,495 --> 01:28:57,081       And he slammed him--boom!               Slammed his hands.          2311 01:28:57,123 --> 01:29:00,209             We was like,                 "Damn! Like, what the fuck?"     2312 01:29:00,251 --> 01:29:02,628          Everybody gassing.                    First, it's Paul.          2313 01:29:02,670 --> 01:29:05,715       And Paul was like, "Shit!           Bet you can't beat Ticket!"     2314 01:29:05,757 --> 01:29:07,508     Like, "Man, get the fuck out.           I ain't arm wrestling.        2315 01:29:07,550 --> 01:29:09,635         Nigga, we got a game,             you know what I'm saying?"      2316 01:29:09,677 --> 01:29:10,970      You know, I'm a strong guy,     2317 01:29:11,012 --> 01:29:14,098        so I know I beat Leon,                 I can beat Ticket.          2318 01:29:14,140 --> 01:29:16,267           I was like, "Man,              sit your little fat ass down.    2319 01:29:16,309 --> 01:29:18,603      "Ain't nobody trying to arm        wrestle your little ass, nigga.  2320 01:29:18,644 --> 01:29:19,979            "You ain't even                    that strong, nigga.         2321 01:29:20,021 --> 01:29:21,689          "I actually saw you                  grabbing the table.         2322 01:29:21,731 --> 01:29:23,316           "You ain't really              the strongest nigga in here.     2323 01:29:23,358 --> 01:29:24,525           You know, relax."          2324 01:29:24,567 --> 01:29:25,943           All of a sudden,                   Paul Pierce comes up.        2325 01:29:25,985 --> 01:29:29,280              He's like,                   "I got $2,000 on Garnett."      2326 01:29:29,322 --> 01:29:31,866            And right away,                 everyone was like, "Bet!"      2327 01:29:31,908 --> 01:29:33,201           And niggas like,                  "I'm going with Baby!"        2328 01:29:33,242 --> 01:29:34,702            And I heard T,               "I'm with Baby! I'm with Baby!    2329 01:29:34,744 --> 01:29:35,870          Oh, I'm with Baby!"         2330 01:29:35,912 --> 01:29:37,121    I kind of looked at everybody,                    like,                2331 01:29:37,163 --> 01:29:40,500      "Damn, this how y'all feel?     2332 01:29:40,541 --> 01:29:42,502                 Mm."                            [clicks tongue]           2333 01:29:42,543 --> 01:29:44,045           Threw my hand up.                         "Yeah."               2334 01:29:44,087 --> 01:29:46,339       And they say, "Oh, shit!"      2335 01:29:46,381 --> 01:29:47,882             We hit. Boom!            2336 01:29:47,924 --> 01:29:49,384      Okay, cool, I'ma show him.      2337 01:29:49,425 --> 01:29:50,802     They're going back and forth.    2338 01:29:50,843 --> 01:29:53,679        They are just muscles,                 sweating, bulging.          2339 01:29:53,721 --> 01:29:55,556            [both shouting]           2340 01:29:55,598 --> 01:29:57,767     And he just--I'm letting him               gas his self out.          2341 01:29:57,809 --> 01:29:59,394       Big Baby starts sweating.      2342 01:29:59,435 --> 01:30:01,104          And he gets, like,               all these fucked up faces.      2343 01:30:01,145 --> 01:30:03,272          Like--and he's like                        uhhhh--               2344 01:30:03,314 --> 01:30:04,732               Uhhhhhh!               2345 01:30:04,774 --> 01:30:07,110       All of a sudden, KG does,               like--he does that.         2346 01:30:07,151 --> 01:30:09,362      When his hand start moving,               I go, "Oh, shit."          2347 01:30:09,404 --> 01:30:11,572              [chuckling]                 He just going too hard, bro.     2348 01:30:11,614 --> 01:30:13,282         I didn't want nobody                     to get hurt.             2349 01:30:13,324 --> 01:30:15,076         The minute I get wind                 that he gassed out,         2350 01:30:15,118 --> 01:30:17,203             I feel his--                 I feel his hand start moving.    2351 01:30:17,245 --> 01:30:20,206       And when he saw it move,       2352 01:30:20,248 --> 01:30:23,501          you could see all,              like, the goosebumps get on.     2353 01:30:23,543 --> 01:30:25,837       Kevin goes down a little,                   comes back.             2354 01:30:25,878 --> 01:30:28,089            He kept going.                  "You ain't gonna beat me.      2355 01:30:28,131 --> 01:30:31,050          Oh, fuck no! Fuck!                You ain't gonna beat me!"      2356 01:30:31,092 --> 01:30:32,885                 Boom!                    "Fuck wrong with you, nigga?"    2357 01:30:32,927 --> 01:30:37,014         Takes off his shirt.               Drenched! Drenched sweat!      2358 01:30:37,056 --> 01:30:38,766        And then starts hitting                     himself.               2359 01:30:38,808 --> 01:30:41,060      "I'm the fucking silverback                on this team."            2360 01:30:41,102 --> 01:30:42,937          "I'm the silverback                 on this motherfucker!        2361 01:30:42,979 --> 01:30:44,188        You understand, nigga?"       2362 01:30:44,230 --> 01:30:46,107           Bread everywhere.                  Money go in the air.         2363 01:30:46,149 --> 01:30:48,860      Everyone's like, "Aww, man,         I can't believe he did that."    2364 01:30:48,901 --> 01:30:51,112         Big Baby's devastated                    on the table.            2365 01:30:51,154 --> 01:30:53,281              I'm smart.              2366 01:30:53,322 --> 01:30:56,617     We're not gonna hurt Ticket.                   [laughs]               2367 01:30:56,659 --> 01:30:58,286     Paul grabbed me from the back             and start choking.          2368 01:30:58,327 --> 01:31:01,122        I get up. I pick P up.             "Fuck wrong with them, P?"      2369 01:31:01,164 --> 01:31:03,958        So me and P like this.            "What's wrong with them, P?"     2370 01:31:04,000 --> 01:31:07,587      And that told me right then         and there who this dude was.     2371 01:31:07,628 --> 01:31:09,422     'Cause he didn't give a damn.    2372 01:31:09,464 --> 01:31:13,468            And it made him                 the leader of this team.       2373 01:31:13,509 --> 01:31:16,512         KG always said this.              "I can't get into a fight,      2374 01:31:16,554 --> 01:31:19,474          because if I lose,             they're gonna have to kill me."  2375 01:31:19,515 --> 01:31:22,477       And I--I actually really             believed him on that one.      2376 01:31:22,518 --> 01:31:25,646        Like, I really believe           that when he plays basketball,    2377 01:31:25,688 --> 01:31:27,565           it is win or die.          2378 01:31:27,607 --> 01:31:29,859          [sportscaster]   The               Boston Celtics have completed    2379 01:31:29,901 --> 01:31:33,654        the biggest single-season            turnaround in NBA history--     2380 01:31:33,696 --> 01:31:37,408           24 wins a year ago,                      66 this year.            2381 01:31:37,450 --> 01:31:38,659      Now Kevin Garnett and company    2382 01:31:38,701 --> 01:31:42,413           are looking forward                     to the playoffs.          2383 01:31:42,455 --> 01:31:45,666  And just touch the top.             Little clapper.                    2384 01:31:45,708 --> 01:31:47,793          soft dramatic music        2385 01:31:47,835 --> 01:31:49,337         How about that, huh?         2386 01:31:49,378 --> 01:31:51,130          So you kept thinking,                 as the season went on,       2387 01:31:51,172 --> 01:31:53,841    "Well, maybe. Maybe they really     are gonna win the whole thing?    2388 01:31:53,883 --> 01:31:55,343    Can they win the whole thing?"    2389 01:31:55,384 --> 01:31:57,261      You know, 'cause you just--             it had been so long.         2390 01:31:57,303 --> 01:31:59,305            [sportscaster]                      Three on two. Smith!        2391 01:31:59,347 --> 01:32:01,974         [cheers and applause]        2392 01:32:02,016 --> 01:32:03,351     [Jackie]   So they play Atlanta              in the first round,         2393 01:32:03,392 --> 01:32:05,019              and you think,                "Well, this is gonna be fine."  2394 01:32:05,061 --> 01:32:07,188            But it wasn't.                 And you started to wonder,      2395 01:32:07,230 --> 01:32:09,815       "Oh my gosh, are they gonna            lose in the first round?"      2396 01:32:09,857 --> 01:32:11,526        Of course, they didn't.               They got through it.         2397 01:32:11,567 --> 01:32:14,153      [Glen]   We went seven games                   with Atlanta.            2398 01:32:14,195 --> 01:32:15,530       It was really, really tough.    2399 01:32:15,571 --> 01:32:20,201       And then the next series,              you got LeBron James.        2400 01:32:20,243 --> 01:32:22,703           Game seven again.                How did we get here, dog?      2401 01:32:22,745 --> 01:32:24,497            [sportscaster]                    Rondo, lead for Pierce.       2402 01:32:24,539 --> 01:32:26,207        Sets around Delonte West.      2403 01:32:26,249 --> 01:32:28,584       Right-hand dribble, LeBron.           Again strong in the middle.     2404 01:32:28,626 --> 01:32:30,378      Puts it up with the left hand                  and scores.             2405 01:32:30,419 --> 01:32:32,880       It became an epic battle       2406 01:32:32,922 --> 01:32:35,550            between Pierce                      and LeBron James.          2407 01:32:35,591 --> 01:32:37,969    [Doc]   He almost singlehandedly              beat us that night.         2408 01:32:38,010 --> 01:32:40,054            That was one of                  the great game sevens.        2409 01:32:40,096 --> 01:32:42,014            [sportscaster]                   The Celtics are going back     2410 01:32:42,056 --> 01:32:43,891        to the Eastern Conference                       Finals               2411 01:32:43,933 --> 01:32:48,479      for the first time since 2002.  2412 01:32:48,521 --> 01:32:51,232       On Tuesday, we're exactly                where we thought           2413 01:32:51,274 --> 01:32:54,151        we would be--game one,              at home, against Detroit.      2414 01:32:54,193 --> 01:32:55,528         [cheers and applause]        2415 01:32:55,570 --> 01:32:56,904            [sportscaster]                   Pierce ahead of the pack.      2416 01:32:56,946 --> 01:32:59,699      Back to Garnett for the slam!    2417 01:32:59,740 --> 01:33:03,578         We was like, "Oh, no,           we not letting this go seven."    2418 01:33:03,619 --> 01:33:04,870                [chuckles]             2419 01:33:04,912 --> 01:33:06,414                [Kevin]                         We came to Detroit,         2420 01:33:06,455 --> 01:33:08,416      and if anybody knows anything                 about Detroit,           2421 01:33:08,457 --> 01:33:12,753          they got these little,              like, closet locker rooms.     2422 01:33:12,795 --> 01:33:14,589         And I think they had              two locker rooms in there.      2423 01:33:14,630 --> 01:33:16,757       I think we could have had             the bigger locker room,       2424 01:33:16,799 --> 01:33:19,427            and they put us                   in a real small one.         2425 01:33:19,468 --> 01:33:21,554            And Doc was like,                    "You know what, man?        2426 01:33:21,596 --> 01:33:22,763            "We should beat                     these niggas here          2427 01:33:22,805 --> 01:33:24,432       just 'cause they gave us                this little-ass--"          2428 01:33:24,473 --> 01:33:26,934        [chuckling] He was just             picking from everywhere.       2429 01:33:26,976 --> 01:33:30,146      [sportscaster]   The Celtics            going back to the NBA Finals    2430 01:33:30,187 --> 01:33:33,608      for the first time since 1987.  2431 01:33:33,649 --> 01:33:37,028                 And now,                    it's on to face the Lakers.     2432 01:33:37,069 --> 01:33:38,738    [Doc]   I do remember walking in                the locker room           2433 01:33:38,779 --> 01:33:41,073      with the silver ball and said,               "Wrong color."           2434 01:33:41,115 --> 01:33:43,367             "This is not                    what we're playing for.       2435 01:33:43,409 --> 01:33:45,119            "We're playing                     for the gold ball,          2436 01:33:45,161 --> 01:33:46,203         not the silver ball."        2437 01:33:46,245 --> 01:33:48,080               Doc said,                    "No one touch the trophy.      2438 01:33:48,122 --> 01:33:49,457     That ain't what we here for."    2439 01:33:49,498 --> 01:33:51,792        [all] Beat LA! Beat LA!       2440 01:33:51,834 --> 01:33:54,920        [Kevin]   Then P started,                 "Beat LA! Beat LA!"         2441 01:33:54,962 --> 01:33:57,298               Ooh-whoo!              2442 01:33:57,340 --> 01:33:59,634              That's when                    the real smoke started.       2443 01:33:59,675 --> 01:34:02,553    That's when you ain't sleeping             for real, for real.         2444 01:34:02,595 --> 01:34:05,389         orchestral music fades      2445 01:34:07,933 --> 01:34:09,894         pensive dramatic music      2446 01:34:09,935 --> 01:34:11,812        It's like that bully that            you go to school every day,     2447 01:34:11,854 --> 01:34:13,981        and you know when you get             out your mom's or dad car,     2448 01:34:14,023 --> 01:34:15,316        you know you gotta see him     2449 01:34:15,358 --> 01:34:16,984         soon as you walk through                  the front doors.          2450 01:34:17,026 --> 01:34:19,195        And he'll be sitting there                 with his feet up          2451 01:34:19,236 --> 01:34:21,989        waiting on you to pat your            pockets and mess with you.     2452 01:34:22,031 --> 01:34:23,699        And then it's like one day               you say to yourself,        2453 01:34:23,741 --> 01:34:26,202             "You know what?                  This is gonna stop today."     2454 01:34:26,243 --> 01:34:29,038         [cheers and applause]        2455 01:34:29,080 --> 01:34:30,498    [Howard]   The idea that we were    2456 01:34:30,539 --> 01:34:33,501       going to get Celtics-Lakers                   ever again,             2457 01:34:33,542 --> 01:34:35,503            that this rivalry                      could be reborn,          2458 01:34:35,544 --> 01:34:37,672         you don't have to be                a Celtics or Lakers fan       2459 01:34:37,713 --> 01:34:39,298       to even appreciate this.       2460 01:34:39,340 --> 01:34:43,427       That rivalry was part of          basketball immortality, right?    2461 01:34:43,469 --> 01:34:44,470            You think about                     the great players          2462 01:34:44,512 --> 01:34:46,347      that played for each team.      2463 01:34:46,389 --> 01:34:48,432    [Mike]   In the '80s, I think of         Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.    2464 01:34:48,474 --> 01:34:51,644      You go way back, and you think       of Bill Russell, Elgin Baylor.  2465 01:34:51,686 --> 01:34:54,021       And now, all of a sudden,            there was this new group.      2466 01:34:54,063 --> 01:34:56,691           It was Kevin Garnett             and Ray Allen and Paul Pierce,  2467 01:34:56,732 --> 01:34:59,860         and you got the matchup                  with Kobe Bryant.          2468 01:34:59,902 --> 01:35:01,362                [Paul]                     The Celtics versus the Lakers?  2469 01:35:01,404 --> 01:35:03,030           Are you kidding me?         2470 01:35:03,072 --> 01:35:06,367       This is the rivalry that            got me watching basketball,     2471 01:35:06,409 --> 01:35:08,202     that got me loving basketball    2472 01:35:08,244 --> 01:35:11,372        growing up in Inglewood          down the street from the Forum,  2473 01:35:11,414 --> 01:35:13,541           watching Larry Bird,                  Magic in the Finals         2474 01:35:13,582 --> 01:35:15,334          all through the '80s.        2475 01:35:15,376 --> 01:35:17,211        This is why I fell in love                  with the game.           2476 01:35:17,253 --> 01:35:21,090        -Now, I'm a part of it!              -[cheers and applause]        2477 01:35:21,132 --> 01:35:25,052            [Doc]   Game one,                  the atmosphere was insane.     2478 01:35:25,094 --> 01:35:28,389      And the level of intensity               is what stood out.          2479 01:35:28,431 --> 01:35:30,891            [sportscaster]                    Garnett has to go back.       2480 01:35:30,933 --> 01:35:32,226        Able to save it to Brown,      2481 01:35:32,268 --> 01:35:34,061               so it wasn't                     a backcourt violation.       2482 01:35:34,103 --> 01:35:36,105           Cassell a jumper.                       Pops it in!             2483 01:35:36,147 --> 01:35:38,023        Big play by Kevin Garnett!     2484 01:35:38,065 --> 01:35:40,317             Posey for three!          2485 01:35:40,359 --> 01:35:43,195            Back of the rim--                    Garnett on the slam!        2486 01:35:43,237 --> 01:35:48,033      And Boston goes up two-nothing             in the NBA Finals.         2487 01:35:48,075 --> 01:35:49,869      [Kevin]   Everybody know why             we're going to LA, right?      2488 01:35:49,910 --> 01:35:51,996         -This ain't no vacation.              -[person]   Hell, nah.         2489 01:35:52,037 --> 01:35:53,414     [Kevin]   We're going out here                 to get us a win.          2490 01:35:53,456 --> 01:35:56,292        Keep that in mind now.                    Straight up.             2491 01:35:59,086 --> 01:36:00,004        -[person] You're home.                     -All right.             2492 01:36:00,045 --> 01:36:01,922     Back at the house, baby, LA.     2493 01:36:01,964 --> 01:36:04,258      Know we gotta get this win.                 Let's do it.             2494 01:36:04,300 --> 01:36:05,593          [cheers and applause]        2495 01:36:05,634 --> 01:36:07,261            [sportscaster]                   Celtics really struggling.     2496 01:36:07,303 --> 01:36:09,597        One of nine from the field               and three turnovers.        2497 01:36:09,638 --> 01:36:11,557         [sportscaster]   Well,               it's a nightmare for Boston,    2498 01:36:11,599 --> 01:36:14,894         but a spectacular start                    for the Lakers           2499 01:36:14,935 --> 01:36:16,937              as they finish                  with the largest lead ever     2500 01:36:16,979 --> 01:36:20,441            after one quarter                   in an NBA Finals game.       2501 01:36:20,483 --> 01:36:23,861           [Sam C]   Game four                 was a strange game early.      2502 01:36:23,903 --> 01:36:25,780         We couldn't make a shot.      2503 01:36:25,821 --> 01:36:27,823         We couldn't throw a rock                   in the ocean.            2504 01:36:27,865 --> 01:36:29,784      And the Lakers was throwing             every rock they found        2505 01:36:29,825 --> 01:36:31,118             in the ocean.            2506 01:36:31,160 --> 01:36:32,661  Come on, guys!                     2507 01:36:32,703 --> 01:36:34,789            Keep fighting!                Keep fighting! Keep fighting!    2508 01:36:34,830 --> 01:36:38,584        [Doc]   The message was,               "Hey, let's get it to 18."     2509 01:36:38,626 --> 01:36:40,544             Got it to 18.                    "Let's get it to 14."        2510 01:36:40,586 --> 01:36:42,379             Got it to 14.            2511 01:36:42,421 --> 01:36:43,798         [Kevin]   Defensively,                    we were all trying         2512 01:36:43,839 --> 01:36:45,674       to just wear the Lakers down                 at some point,           2513 01:36:45,716 --> 01:36:47,551      but then, at the same time,                 still score.             2514 01:36:47,593 --> 01:36:50,346     All right, we're right there!             We're right there!          2515 01:36:50,387 --> 01:36:52,681             Doc was like,                    "Hey, if you believe,        2516 01:36:52,723 --> 01:36:53,849     "get your ass in this huddle.    2517 01:36:53,891 --> 01:36:56,018            "If you don't,                  go on to the locker room.      2518 01:36:56,060 --> 01:36:58,854    'Cause we ain't gonna come out        of this unless you believe."     2519 01:36:58,896 --> 01:37:00,731  Do you believe?                     All right, let's go.               2520 01:37:00,773 --> 01:37:02,066         [Tom] Keep fighting!         2521 01:37:02,107 --> 01:37:03,400       [Celtic] One. Two. Three.                  [all]   Ubuntu!            2522 01:37:03,442 --> 01:37:06,237          We knew what we had                 to rely on--   ubuntu.         2523 01:37:06,278 --> 01:37:07,780       Like, we need each other.      2524 01:37:07,822 --> 01:37:10,074     I'll never forget, Sam always          in my ear in the huddle.       2525 01:37:10,115 --> 01:37:12,576     "Cut it to 15. Get it to 10."    2526 01:37:12,618 --> 01:37:14,328          "We gonna cut this                      motherfucker,            2527 01:37:14,370 --> 01:37:16,288     point by point, bit by bit."     2528 01:37:16,330 --> 01:37:18,916         And you could see us               kind of like, "Ugh, man.       2529 01:37:18,958 --> 01:37:21,293    No, we ain't gonna let this go.                Come on."              2530 01:37:21,335 --> 01:37:24,839       Here come P. "Here we come!           Here we come! Here we come!"    2531 01:37:24,880 --> 01:37:26,966       Next thing, we looked up,               that shit was tied.         2532 01:37:27,007 --> 01:37:28,008            [sportscaster]                      And the Celtics have        2533 01:37:28,050 --> 01:37:30,094      their first lead of the game.    2534 01:37:30,135 --> 01:37:32,179        [Doc]   Our belief system                   was challenged,           2535 01:37:32,221 --> 01:37:33,973         and we never wavered.        2536 01:37:34,014 --> 01:37:35,683            [sportscaster]                       And it's official.         2537 01:37:35,724 --> 01:37:39,687        The Celtics have come back             from a 24-point deficit.      2538 01:37:39,728 --> 01:37:41,689     [sportscaster]   And they go up               three games to one         2539 01:37:41,730 --> 01:37:44,567            and have a chance               to wrap it up in Los Angeles.    2540 01:37:44,608 --> 01:37:46,318         That's when you hear                the classic Paul Pierce       2541 01:37:46,360 --> 01:37:48,946             come up like,                    "One more! One more!"        2542 01:37:48,988 --> 01:37:51,323          One more! Let's go!         2543 01:37:51,365 --> 01:37:54,451        That 24-point comeback                    was historic,            2544 01:37:54,493 --> 01:37:56,996          and exciting a game               as I've been involved in.      2545 01:37:57,746 --> 01:38:00,666       [Kevin]   We thought we was             gonna beat they ass in LA,     2546 01:38:00,708 --> 01:38:03,210           then we shit the bed                       game five.             2547 01:38:03,252 --> 01:38:04,211         [sportscaster]   Bounce             to the left high post to Pau.    2548 01:38:04,253 --> 01:38:06,213           Left corner to Kobe.                        A three.              2549 01:38:06,255 --> 01:38:09,383        He buries it off-balance!      2550 01:38:09,425 --> 01:38:10,342            [sportscaster]                      And Kobe looks like         2551 01:38:10,384 --> 01:38:11,719        he's on a mission tonight.     2552 01:38:11,760 --> 01:38:13,804            [sportscaster]                  Bryant--hits a three, again!    2553 01:38:13,846 --> 01:38:15,556            [sportscaster]                       Another hot start          2554 01:38:15,598 --> 01:38:18,058            just like they did                      in game four.            2555 01:38:18,100 --> 01:38:21,312          Kobe and Kevin were                very similar creatures.       2556 01:38:21,353 --> 01:38:22,813              Just kill.              2557 01:38:22,855 --> 01:38:24,732               [laughs]                   And that's just both of them.    2558 01:38:24,773 --> 01:38:26,025         They're both killers.        2559 01:38:26,066 --> 01:38:27,401               [Jackie]                    There was a lot of drama here.  2560 01:38:27,443 --> 01:38:29,403            Kobe Bryant wanted                      so desperately           2561 01:38:29,445 --> 01:38:31,572           to separate himself                  from Shaquille O'Neal        2562 01:38:31,614 --> 01:38:34,491    and to prove that he could win          without Shaquille O'Neal.      2563 01:38:34,533 --> 01:38:37,536    And that was driving him very,               very strongly.            2564 01:38:37,578 --> 01:38:40,956        [Kevin]   '08, Kob wanted               that more than anything.      2565 01:38:40,998 --> 01:38:42,374               Told him,                     "You ain't got enough!        2566 01:38:42,416 --> 01:38:45,502      "You out here by yourself!              Better go get Diesel.        2567 01:38:45,544 --> 01:38:47,171       You know you can't win it                without Diesel."           2568 01:38:47,212 --> 01:38:50,466            You could tell                  that Kobe had the Lakers:      2569 01:38:50,507 --> 01:38:53,427         "Hey, we ain't trying           to befriend any of these guys."  2570 01:38:53,469 --> 01:38:55,304              Kevin had us:            2571 01:38:55,346 --> 01:38:57,514      "We're not trying to be close             to any of those guys."       2572 01:38:57,556 --> 01:39:00,726           There was hatred              in that series, in a good way.    2573 01:39:00,768 --> 01:39:02,811            [sportscaster]                      And that will do it.        2574 01:39:02,853 --> 01:39:07,650       The series is going back to          Boston, as the Lakers survive.  2575 01:39:07,691 --> 01:39:10,861           suspenseful music         2576 01:39:10,903 --> 01:39:13,948       We get up in the morning                      to fly.               2577 01:39:13,989 --> 01:39:15,282    The Lakers took off before us.    2578 01:39:15,324 --> 01:39:17,451               We got to                    the airport before them.       2579 01:39:17,493 --> 01:39:20,371    They plane, like, right there.        We could see out the window.     2580 01:39:20,412 --> 01:39:21,914          We delayed like two                    or three hours.           2581 01:39:21,956 --> 01:39:23,791        We think something up.        2582 01:39:23,832 --> 01:39:25,960     I'm like, "What's going on?"     2583 01:39:26,001 --> 01:39:29,296     The pilot comes on and says,           "We have something wrong       2584 01:39:29,338 --> 01:39:32,967            with the plane,                  and we can't take off."       2585 01:39:33,008 --> 01:39:36,512       They bring another plane.              We get on this plane.        2586 01:39:36,553 --> 01:39:38,681         This plane is broke.         2587 01:39:38,722 --> 01:39:41,600       So the Lakers' two planes                 took off great.           2588 01:39:41,642 --> 01:39:44,979     We're in LA, and now, our two           planes aren't working.        2589 01:39:45,020 --> 01:39:46,271        And I was going at it.        2590 01:39:46,313 --> 01:39:48,565             Fortunately,                     the owner of the team        2591 01:39:48,607 --> 01:39:51,610              had a plane                  for the family and friends.     2592 01:39:51,652 --> 01:39:53,821    I had to go on the family plane  2593 01:39:53,862 --> 01:39:58,784        and kick off the wives             and some of all the owners,     2594 01:39:58,826 --> 01:40:00,536     and we were gonna commandeer                  that plane,             2595 01:40:00,577 --> 01:40:02,621          and they were gonna                  find another plane.         2596 01:40:02,663 --> 01:40:05,666         [Sam C]   Get to Boston                  like 10:00 at night.        2597 01:40:05,708 --> 01:40:08,961     We got a game the next night.               The next night!           2598 01:40:09,003 --> 01:40:10,671          I never bought into                   any conspiracies           2599 01:40:10,713 --> 01:40:12,798    about the plane not taking off,  2600 01:40:12,840 --> 01:40:14,008        but with Phil Jackson,                     you just--              2601 01:40:14,049 --> 01:40:15,426      you just never know, right?     2602 01:40:15,467 --> 01:40:17,428            Like, I'd watch                 a documentary about that.      2603 01:40:17,469 --> 01:40:18,721                [Kevin]                      I didn't sleep that night,     2604 01:40:18,762 --> 01:40:20,848          so I went to the gym.                     I worked out.            2605 01:40:20,889 --> 01:40:23,183       I had a kid, a newborn kid,                  and all that.            2606 01:40:23,225 --> 01:40:25,477       It was just haunting me.          I went and got a whole workout.  2607 01:40:25,519 --> 01:40:29,356       Got about 1,000 shots up.                   500 makes.              2608 01:40:29,398 --> 01:40:31,191           Went to the crib               and just stayed off my feet,     2609 01:40:31,233 --> 01:40:32,860          hyperbaric chamber,         2610 01:40:32,901 --> 01:40:35,696        and just thought about               what I'ma do game six.        2611 01:40:35,738 --> 01:40:37,156     Before the game, I walked in,    2612 01:40:37,197 --> 01:40:38,782     and I was a little concerned                that we thought           2613 01:40:38,824 --> 01:40:41,035          we may not be ready                 because of all that.         2614 01:40:41,076 --> 01:40:44,955      And I actually said, "This           is our last game this year,     2615 01:40:44,997 --> 01:40:48,000     and we're not gonna just win,            we're gonna win big."        2616 01:40:48,042 --> 01:40:51,879      I just remember, game six,                  Doc saying...            2617 01:40:51,920 --> 01:40:53,213      [imitating Doc] "Uh, guys,      2618 01:40:53,255 --> 01:40:54,840          "I don't have a lot                    to say tonight,           2619 01:40:54,882 --> 01:40:57,551    "uh, but I just want to say...    2620 01:40:57,593 --> 01:40:59,511      [normally] "You don't beat              this team by 25, 30,         2621 01:40:59,553 --> 01:41:01,096             you shouldn't                  want to show up tonight."      2622 01:41:01,138 --> 01:41:03,849           Let's go get it.                     It's right there!          2623 01:41:03,891 --> 01:41:05,726         I just remember being                 in the locker room,         2624 01:41:05,768 --> 01:41:08,395       just--and I'm just, like,               hearing the crowd.          2625 01:41:08,437 --> 01:41:11,899              "Beat LA."                   Oh, man, it gave me chills.     2626 01:41:11,940 --> 01:41:13,901             It was like,                 "This the moment right here."    2627 01:41:13,942 --> 01:41:16,361          Been the best team              all year long. All year long!    2628 01:41:16,403 --> 01:41:17,696          Let's go out there                   and show them why.          2629 01:41:17,738 --> 01:41:18,614              -Let's go!                       -[person] Let's go.         2630 01:41:18,655 --> 01:41:19,615              -Showtime!                         -[all] Hoo-rah!           2631 01:41:19,656 --> 01:41:20,866              -Showtime!                         -[all] Hoo-rah!           2632 01:41:20,908 --> 01:41:21,950              -Showtime!                         -[all] Hoo-rah!           2633 01:41:21,992 --> 01:41:23,285           -One, two, three!                     -[all]   Ubuntu!            2634 01:41:23,327 --> 01:41:25,412        Right before jump ball,                I just dapped Pau.          2635 01:41:25,454 --> 01:41:28,290                "Hey, man,                      this ain't personal."        2636 01:41:28,332 --> 01:41:30,084            [sportscaster]                     Garnett against Gasol.       2637 01:41:30,125 --> 01:41:31,502            The high release.          2638 01:41:31,543 --> 01:41:33,087            Attack! Attack!           2639 01:41:33,128 --> 01:41:34,171            [sportscaster]                     Pierce to the basket.        2640 01:41:34,213 --> 01:41:35,589             Out to Garnett.           2641 01:41:35,631 --> 01:41:37,508              Good open look                      for Kevin Garnett.         2642 01:41:37,549 --> 01:41:41,428         Embarrassing the Lakers.                  Garnett inside.           2643 01:41:41,470 --> 01:41:43,889               Banks it in!                          And a foul!             2644 01:41:43,931 --> 01:41:47,017               What a play                       from Kevin Garnett!         2645 01:41:47,059 --> 01:41:50,687              We went out                   and played unbelievable.       2646 01:41:50,729 --> 01:41:51,855             Relax, baby.             2647 01:41:51,897 --> 01:41:53,107         [Sam C]   At halftime--        2648 01:41:53,148 --> 01:41:54,608            Tom Thibodeau was                      our defense guy.          2649 01:41:54,650 --> 01:41:56,276         He's ready to go over               some defensive things,        2650 01:41:56,318 --> 01:41:58,403       and Doc just stopped him,                    and say,               2651 01:41:58,445 --> 01:42:02,449          "Uh-huh. Keep doing              what the fuck y'all doing!"     2652 01:42:02,491 --> 01:42:05,119          The third quarter,                    we was doing it.           2653 01:42:05,160 --> 01:42:08,080           upbeat funky music        2654 01:42:08,122 --> 01:42:10,791            [sportscaster]                      Ray Allen for three.        2655 01:42:10,833 --> 01:42:12,292           Pierce, left-handed.        2656 01:42:12,334 --> 01:42:14,461         Pretty play from Pierce.      2657 01:42:14,503 --> 01:42:16,672                Pau Gasol.                         And a jump ball.          2658 01:42:16,713 --> 01:42:20,634       Kevin Garnett, the Defensive              Player of the Year.         2659 01:42:20,676 --> 01:42:23,178      All year long, we searched          for the perfect game to play,    2660 01:42:23,220 --> 01:42:24,805             on both ends.            2661 01:42:24,847 --> 01:42:27,641    In search of the perfect game,            we finally played it,        2662 01:42:27,683 --> 01:42:29,309              and it came                     at the right moment.         2663 01:42:29,351 --> 01:42:30,477            [sportscaster]                       It's just a matter         2664 01:42:30,519 --> 01:42:33,564        of the clock winding down.     2665 01:42:33,605 --> 01:42:35,399      [Doc]   I had a whole quarter                   to sit back             2666 01:42:35,440 --> 01:42:38,152          and look at the crowd                    and take it in.           2667 01:42:38,193 --> 01:42:40,112        That was the first time            that whole year I was able      2668 01:42:40,154 --> 01:42:41,280         to take something in.        2669 01:42:41,321 --> 01:42:43,615              I hugged Paul.           2670 01:42:43,657 --> 01:42:45,159           Next thing you know,                     they grab me.            2671 01:42:45,200 --> 01:42:48,579            And I think it was                 their way of telling me       2672 01:42:48,620 --> 01:42:50,956       they know I've been through            a lot, too, in my career,      2673 01:42:50,998 --> 01:42:52,499       as a player and a coach.       2674 01:42:52,541 --> 01:42:55,836        They wanted me to know               that I was a champion,        2675 01:42:55,878 --> 01:42:58,130        and I wanted them to know             that they were a champion.     2676 01:42:58,172 --> 01:43:00,966      It was like we were giving             it back to each other.        2677 01:43:01,008 --> 01:43:02,426       When I came out the game,             he grabbed me, he said,       2678 01:43:02,467 --> 01:43:03,969            [imitating Doc]                    "Didn't I tell you?         2679 01:43:04,011 --> 01:43:05,137    "Didn't I tell you we was gonna         win this motherfucker?        2680 01:43:05,179 --> 01:43:06,638          Didn't I tell you?"                 I was like--[laughs]         2681 01:43:06,680 --> 01:43:08,640       That's when Paul grabbed               the Gatorade bucket.         2682 01:43:08,682 --> 01:43:10,517     It was like two minutes to go        in the game when he did that.    2683 01:43:10,559 --> 01:43:12,060                [Paul]                      "Man, give me the Gatorade.     2684 01:43:12,102 --> 01:43:13,353      "'m about to pour it on Doc."    2685 01:43:13,395 --> 01:43:14,688      This ain't never been done                   in the NBA.             2686 01:43:14,730 --> 01:43:16,356     They do it in football. Look.    2687 01:43:16,398 --> 01:43:18,984          [imitating splashing]                 Aw, man, Doc loved it.       2688 01:43:19,026 --> 01:43:21,195               [laughs]               2689 01:43:21,236 --> 01:43:23,697            [sportscaster]                  And after a 22-year absence,    2690 01:43:23,739 --> 01:43:26,533        the Boston Celtics are              NBA champions once again.      2691 01:43:26,575 --> 01:43:29,494         Hell yeah! Hell yeah!        2692 01:43:29,536 --> 01:43:32,706          Banner number 17 soon              to be raised to the rafters.    2693 01:43:32,748 --> 01:43:35,375       dramatic orchestral music     2694 01:43:35,417 --> 01:43:37,336                                    2695 01:43:37,377 --> 01:43:39,129    [Sean]   There was no better way                for the Celtics,          2696 01:43:39,171 --> 01:43:42,049       who were a wire-to-wire team                   that year.             2697 01:43:42,090 --> 01:43:45,844           The biggest one-year               turnaround in NBA history.     2698 01:43:45,886 --> 01:43:48,388          This was the only way                    they could win,           2699 01:43:48,430 --> 01:43:51,475      not just by beating a team,           but by beating a team up.      2700 01:43:51,516 --> 01:43:54,144              Oh, my God!             2701 01:43:54,186 --> 01:43:56,897              I got you. I got you.  2702 01:43:56,939 --> 01:43:59,566     "Just won a NBA championship.         Boy, anything is possible."     2703 01:43:59,608 --> 01:44:01,568         Anything's possible.         2704 01:44:01,610 --> 01:44:03,904       I just yelled that shit.              "Anything's possible!"        2705 01:44:03,946 --> 01:44:08,242         Anything's possible!         2706 01:44:08,283 --> 01:44:10,077      And it came from the heart.     2707 01:44:10,118 --> 01:44:12,746      [Wolf]   The NBA championship                  is going down.           2708 01:44:12,788 --> 01:44:14,289             And I'm at home                       the day before.           2709 01:44:14,331 --> 01:44:16,041      I've seen game one, game two.    2710 01:44:16,083 --> 01:44:17,626         Every game he's played,                    I'm watching,            2711 01:44:17,668 --> 01:44:19,211      I'm watching, I'm watching.     2712 01:44:19,253 --> 01:44:20,754    Then to get that phone call day        before the game and say,       2713 01:44:20,796 --> 01:44:24,216                "Coach,                     I need you at the game."       2714 01:44:24,258 --> 01:44:26,969            I said, "Damn.                  You need me at the game.       2715 01:44:27,010 --> 01:44:29,429       So I guess you know where           I'm gonna be then, right?"      2716 01:44:29,471 --> 01:44:32,933       And to have him go out there          and perform the way he did,     2717 01:44:32,975 --> 01:44:34,726             I felt so good.           2718 01:44:34,768 --> 01:44:37,771       And he said, "I got my ring.               I finally did it."         2719 01:44:37,813 --> 01:44:39,356             And I'm like,                  "That's the championship       2720 01:44:39,398 --> 01:44:41,733          that we didn't get                   the chance to get."         2721 01:44:41,775 --> 01:44:45,362         [exuberant clamoring]        2722 01:44:45,404 --> 01:44:47,572           Me and KG stayed                    in the locker room          2723 01:44:47,614 --> 01:44:49,616        till like 3:00 or 4:00                   in the morning.           2724 01:44:49,658 --> 01:44:51,952      All the champagne is gone,            so now we drinking brews.      2725 01:44:51,994 --> 01:44:53,578               [laughs]               2726 01:44:53,620 --> 01:44:55,956        And we just like, "Man,            can't believe this, right?      2727 01:44:55,998 --> 01:44:57,457           Feel like a dream."         2728 01:44:57,499 --> 01:45:00,127             Made it, Ma!                       Top of the world!          2729 01:45:00,168 --> 01:45:01,962     [Paul]   I mean, the last time                  we teamed up,            2730 01:45:02,004 --> 01:45:04,464          we won the tournament                       in Vegas,              2731 01:45:04,506 --> 01:45:06,633      we won in the Mickey D's game.  2732 01:45:06,675 --> 01:45:09,052      I mean, we were undefeated                  as teammates.            2733 01:45:09,094 --> 01:45:10,637       Like, what if we had have                teamed up sooner?          2734 01:45:10,679 --> 01:45:12,639     What if we had have teamed up             from the beginning?         2735 01:45:12,681 --> 01:45:14,808           [exhales deeply]           2736 01:45:14,850 --> 01:45:17,269    Man, y'all know how it go, boy.                  Whew.                2737 01:45:17,311 --> 01:45:18,770             Thank you all                     for being patient.          2738 01:45:18,812 --> 01:45:21,523                 Man.                                 Phew.                2739 01:45:21,565 --> 01:45:24,318            Man, man, man.                      [exhales deeply]           2740 01:45:24,359 --> 01:45:27,863          [journalist] Scoop,            in the back, under the camera.    2741 01:45:27,904 --> 01:45:29,323               -[Scoop]                     Scoop Jackson, espn.com.       2742 01:45:29,364 --> 01:45:30,657         Scoop, I'm here, son.        2743 01:45:30,699 --> 01:45:31,992                [Scoop]                  That's what I was about to say.  2744 01:45:32,034 --> 01:45:33,201            -Made it, dog!                 -[Scoop] That's I'm saying.     2745 01:45:33,243 --> 01:45:34,661       -Y'all, they don't know--                   -I'm here!              2746 01:45:34,703 --> 01:45:35,829                [Scoop]                     That's--they don't know.       2747 01:45:35,871 --> 01:45:37,456              We go back.                    So I just want to know,       2748 01:45:37,497 --> 01:45:41,501       how does it finally feel             to finally let this out?       2749 01:45:41,543 --> 01:45:44,212    'Cause you been holding this in            for a long time.           2750 01:45:44,254 --> 01:45:45,464      And I don't know if anybody                  in the room             2751 01:45:45,505 --> 01:45:47,215            knows how long                   you been holding it in.       2752 01:45:47,257 --> 01:45:48,967      At the time, I was with ESPN.    2753 01:45:49,009 --> 01:45:51,887              And as KG was                 answering questions, I'm like,  2754 01:45:51,928 --> 01:45:54,348         "Not one media member        2755 01:45:54,389 --> 01:45:56,266       "in this room covered him      2756 01:45:56,308 --> 01:45:57,768     "when he was in high school.     2757 01:45:57,809 --> 01:46:02,189        "Nobody here, you know,       2758 01:46:02,230 --> 01:46:04,358      knows what this feels like                    for him."              2759 01:46:04,399 --> 01:46:07,861      You know, him sitting up here              with this NBA trophy        2760 01:46:07,903 --> 01:46:10,989       was so much more than him         just winning the championship.    2761 01:46:11,031 --> 01:46:12,366             Explain to them                      what it feels like         2762 01:46:12,407 --> 01:46:15,702           to finally let this                    out of your soul.          2763 01:46:15,744 --> 01:46:17,704                [sighs]               2764 01:46:17,746 --> 01:46:19,206        You ever go to school,        2765 01:46:19,247 --> 01:46:21,166     and you have that bully mess              with you every day?         2766 01:46:21,208 --> 01:46:24,211    And you sort of kind of shook,           'cause, you know what,        2767 01:46:24,252 --> 01:46:25,962    you just knocked the bully out,  2768 01:46:26,004 --> 01:46:27,881          and you don't know                   he gonna come back.         2769 01:46:27,923 --> 01:46:30,050         So the next morning,                   when you come in,          2770 01:46:30,092 --> 01:46:33,553           and he not there,               it's like a sigh of relief.     2771 01:46:33,595 --> 01:46:35,555                                    2772 01:46:35,597 --> 01:46:37,474               Every year,                    it can only be one winner.     2773 01:46:37,516 --> 01:46:39,393             Only one winner.          2774 01:46:39,434 --> 01:46:41,103      Each year, you hit the bottom                and come back up          2775 01:46:41,144 --> 01:46:42,479         to climb this mountain,       2776 01:46:42,521 --> 01:46:46,149          in takes a little air                      out of you.             2777 01:46:46,191 --> 01:46:48,485           Like, "God damn."                         [sighs]               2778 01:46:48,527 --> 01:46:52,072      So the bully was all those            years of busting my ass,       2779 01:46:52,114 --> 01:46:55,534      and getting my ass kicked,              and getting in shape,        2780 01:46:55,575 --> 01:46:58,120       and just, just grinding,                grinding, grinding,         2781 01:46:58,161 --> 01:46:59,579              playoff series                     after playoff series        2782 01:46:59,621 --> 01:47:01,248           after playoff series                 after playoff series,        2783 01:47:01,289 --> 01:47:04,251      these guys, these guys, this--         all this shit--all of it!      2784 01:47:04,292 --> 01:47:07,087                  Ah!                 2785 01:47:07,129 --> 01:47:09,047     And it will make you question            what you're doing...         2786 01:47:09,089 --> 01:47:10,090               Oh, shit.              2787 01:47:10,132 --> 01:47:13,176         Why you going this hard.      2788 01:47:13,218 --> 01:47:15,262           [exhales deeply]           2789 01:47:15,303 --> 01:47:17,389         But as much as it kicks                      your ass,              2790 01:47:17,431 --> 01:47:22,102          it also re-instills                  that energy in you.         2791 01:47:22,144 --> 01:47:24,771         And then you start over,                   on the bottom,           2792 01:47:24,813 --> 01:47:25,772             and you have to                       climb this hill.          2793 01:47:25,814 --> 01:47:27,691                                    2794 01:47:27,732 --> 01:47:29,734           You know, it's like                getting rid of the bully.      2795 01:47:29,776 --> 01:47:32,612     -I knocked the bully ass out.                 -[laughter]             2796 01:47:32,654 --> 01:47:36,158     I knocked his ass clean out.          That's what it feels like.      2797 01:47:36,199 --> 01:47:39,661             I got my own.                     I got my own, man.          2798 01:47:39,703 --> 01:47:43,206      Thought about everybody who's         been with me on this journey.    2799 01:47:43,248 --> 01:47:44,749           Top of the world.                      Made it, Ma.             2800 01:47:44,791 --> 01:47:47,752              music fades            2801 01:47:47,794 --> 01:47:49,296           [campfire crackling]        2802 01:47:53,258 --> 01:47:55,385          When I was younger,            I used to love to build fires.    2803 01:47:55,427 --> 01:47:58,430    We used to have a big-ass fire,              like, stove,             2804 01:47:58,472 --> 01:48:01,516     and I used to have to build           these things and all that.      2805 01:48:01,558 --> 01:48:02,809             Country boy.             2806 01:48:05,979 --> 01:48:08,064         As you evolve in, like,                   your profession,          2807 01:48:08,106 --> 01:48:11,610        and you being a master                   of your craft,            2808 01:48:11,651 --> 01:48:13,403       you get to a point where                    physically,             2809 01:48:13,445 --> 01:48:15,989     your body starts to tell you     2810 01:48:16,031 --> 01:48:18,116           that we can't go                 at this certain velocity,      2811 01:48:18,158 --> 01:48:20,494            or you can't go                     at this certain--          2812 01:48:20,535 --> 01:48:24,247          this certain speed,                 or this certain rage.        2813 01:48:24,289 --> 01:48:25,832         You can't--you know?         2814 01:48:25,874 --> 01:48:29,920       And that was hard for me,          'cause all I know is all-out.    2815 01:48:31,880 --> 01:48:34,841      Because I've always felt like           I can go to another level.     2816 01:48:34,883 --> 01:48:36,301         I used to say that shit.      2817 01:48:36,343 --> 01:48:37,761        "Take it to another level,                       Kev.                2818 01:48:37,802 --> 01:48:39,638        "This nigga can't hold you                    out here.              2819 01:48:39,679 --> 01:48:43,183    Take it to another level, Kev.       You the best in the building."    2820 01:48:45,685 --> 01:48:47,270            This my first time                      going through            2821 01:48:47,312 --> 01:48:48,813               any of this                       Hall of Fame stuff.         2822 01:48:48,855 --> 01:48:50,941       And they asked me, you know,    2823 01:48:50,982 --> 01:48:53,902        if I could choose someone                   to present me            2824 01:48:53,944 --> 01:48:55,362       or bring me out or whatever,    2825 01:48:55,403 --> 01:48:57,322           and it's only right                    that I ask someone         2826 01:48:57,364 --> 01:48:59,658        who I felt like helped me                   get to a point           2827 01:48:59,699 --> 01:49:02,285         to where I could make           a strong decision on my future    2828 01:49:02,327 --> 01:49:03,703         when I was so young.         2829 01:49:03,745 --> 01:49:05,247        And if you would consider,                    you know,              2830 01:49:05,288 --> 01:49:07,707        possibly introducing me               and bringing me out?         2831 01:49:07,749 --> 01:49:11,419      I would be honored to stand           on the stage next to you       2832 01:49:11,461 --> 01:49:13,880     and let the basketball world     2833 01:49:13,922 --> 01:49:18,051           and the community                 just see Kevin Garnett.       2834 01:49:18,093 --> 01:49:21,179           That's what's up.              Zeke, I appreciate that, man.    2835 01:49:21,221 --> 01:49:22,973          And I look forward             to seeing you and hugging you.    2836 01:49:23,014 --> 01:49:27,143          And when I hug you,               if I start crying, just--      2837 01:49:27,185 --> 01:49:28,895      just don't think I'm soft.                    [laughs]               2838 01:49:28,937 --> 01:49:32,983            No. Hey, look,                     you far from that.          2839 01:49:33,024 --> 01:49:35,235           We all know you far                     from that, man.           2840 01:49:35,402 --> 01:49:37,070      [switch clicks and echoes]      2841 01:49:37,112 --> 01:49:38,446                [Kevin]                      You know, a lot of times,      2842 01:49:38,488 --> 01:49:41,408            I think about what                   if I didn't go play?        2843 01:49:41,449 --> 01:49:43,994          What if I went down to            Roosevelt's Boys & Girls Club    2844 01:49:44,035 --> 01:49:47,664      and just got some shots up            and just wanted to think?      2845 01:49:47,706 --> 01:49:48,915            You know, what if                  I never went to the gym       2846 01:49:48,957 --> 01:49:51,710        and Jordan let me come in                     and hoop?              2847 01:49:51,751 --> 01:49:55,589         What I never seen Zeke?            What if none of that happened?  2848 01:49:55,630 --> 01:49:57,215             dramatic music          2849 01:49:57,257 --> 01:49:59,884            It would have been                 what it would have been.      2850 01:49:59,926 --> 01:50:01,595            But at that moment                  that I went in there,        2851 01:50:01,636 --> 01:50:04,723       and those things did happen,                 like anything,           2852 01:50:04,764 --> 01:50:07,225            opportunity comes                 when you least expect it.      2853 01:50:07,267 --> 01:50:11,313      It's what you gonna do with          that opportunity, you know?     2854 01:50:11,354 --> 01:50:13,940       And do you have the guts and          do you have the work ethic?     2855 01:50:13,982 --> 01:50:15,609           You got the strength                to be able to go through      2856 01:50:15,650 --> 01:50:17,027         what you talking about?       2857 01:50:17,068 --> 01:50:19,112                                    2858 01:50:19,154 --> 01:50:20,947          It's all possible.          2859 01:50:20,989 --> 01:50:25,452                                    2860 01:50:25,493 --> 01:50:27,787     [emcee]   Anything Is Possible:                 Kevin Garnett.           2861 01:50:27,829 --> 01:50:29,956              [applause]              2862 01:50:29,998 --> 01:50:31,541                                    2863 01:50:31,583 --> 01:50:33,960              I told them                  I wanted to go first, man,      2864 01:50:34,002 --> 01:50:35,462         'cause I know we got                   the OGs in here.           2865 01:50:35,503 --> 01:50:36,963      I know y'all got a bed time               in a minute, so.           2866 01:50:37,005 --> 01:50:38,965              [laughter]              2867 01:50:39,007 --> 01:50:40,425    To the city of Chicago, I want        to thank you for adopting me     2868 01:50:40,467 --> 01:50:42,302          and bringing me in                   as one of your own.         2869 01:50:42,344 --> 01:50:44,971      To the city of Minneapolis,     2870 01:50:45,013 --> 01:50:46,598            I look forward                     to rebuilding you.          2871 01:50:46,640 --> 01:50:50,477       -To the Boston Celtics...             -[cheers and applause]        2872 01:50:50,518 --> 01:50:55,440       Danny Ainge, your vision,          Doc Rivers, your leadership,     2873 01:50:55,482 --> 01:50:57,317           helping me be not                  only a better player,        2874 01:50:57,359 --> 01:50:59,778         but a better person.         2875 01:50:59,819 --> 01:51:02,322     I played the game just hard.     2876 01:51:02,364 --> 01:51:04,324            Played the game                      with a passion.           2877 01:51:04,366 --> 01:51:07,619      Um, I wanted to say, Timmy,                thank you, man.           2878 01:51:07,661 --> 01:51:09,663    Congratulations to you and Kob.  2879 01:51:09,704 --> 01:51:11,623       Congratulations, Vanessa.      2880 01:51:11,665 --> 01:51:15,502     I love y'all. That's my time.        Thank you guys. I love y'all.    2881 01:51:15,543 --> 01:51:18,171         [cheers and applause]        2882 01:51:18,213 --> 01:51:21,174              upbeat music           2883 01:51:21,216 --> 01:51:26,137                                    2884 01:51:34,479 --> 01:51:35,772             I'm immortal.            2885 01:51:35,814 --> 01:51:37,857             Hall of Fame.                     Y'all, holla at me.         2886 01:51:37,899 --> 01:51:42,862                                    2887 01:53:35,016 --> 01:53:37,185       So KG, man, I'm so happy                that you here, dog.         2888 01:53:37,227 --> 01:53:38,394             -Big Ticket!                            -Right.               2889 01:53:38,436 --> 01:53:39,938       The motherfucking thang.       2890 01:53:39,979 --> 01:53:41,481    I don't know what color jacket               they give y'all           2891 01:53:41,523 --> 01:53:43,149           for making it to               the Basketball Hall of Fame,     2892 01:53:43,191 --> 01:53:44,984      but my nigga, you damn sure              going up in there.          2893 01:53:45,026 --> 01:53:46,653    -You deserve to be up in there.             -Appreciate it.           2894 01:53:46,694 --> 01:53:48,738       And just 'cause you going up                           in there,  2895 01:53:48,780 --> 01:53:51,407         I made space for you            to get your plaque on the wall.  2896 01:53:51,449 --> 01:53:52,992  [Kevin] And let me say              something to you.                  2897 01:53:53,034 --> 01:53:54,619            [Snoop] I'm putting the         KG plaque on the wall, cuz.  2898 01:53:54,661 --> 01:53:56,162              I'm sorry.                   Hey, listen, I'ma say this.     2899 01:53:56,204 --> 01:53:57,413          Ain't nobody coming down.      I'm just making space for you.  2900 01:53:57,455 --> 01:53:58,665      [Kevin] I was about to say,     2901 01:53:58,706 --> 01:54:00,124            you cannot take                     nobody down here.          2902 01:54:00,166 --> 01:54:01,000        No, no. No. Nah, nigga,             ain't nobody coming down.      2903 01:54:01,042 --> 01:54:02,669       I'm just gonna make space                    for you.               2904 01:54:02,710 --> 01:54:04,295  Look, I appreciate that.           2905 01:54:04,337 --> 01:54:05,171      [Snoop] I'm putting you up            there 'cause you my guy.       2906 01:54:05,213 --> 01:54:06,673      And a little birdie told me     2907 01:54:06,714 --> 01:54:08,258                   that the Celtics           gonna retire number five?  2908 01:54:08,299 --> 01:54:09,342  [Kevin] Yeah, yeah.                 They gonna put the five up.        2909 01:54:09,384 --> 01:54:10,343                -Cinco?                          -[Kevin] Right.           2910 01:54:10,385 --> 01:54:11,511                    In the rafters?  2911 01:54:11,553 --> 01:54:13,346  [Kevin] In the rafters with P.      And Bird.                          2912 01:54:13,388 --> 01:54:14,681            -With Russell.                    -[Kevin] And Russell.        2913 01:54:14,722 --> 01:54:16,182             Bird, McHale.            2914 01:54:16,224 --> 01:54:17,350        -[Kevin] Facts. Facts.                       -Cousy.               2915 01:54:17,392 --> 01:54:19,185         "Havlicek stole the ball."  2916 01:54:19,227 --> 01:54:20,854            -Facts. Facts.                     -Quit playing, man.         2917 01:54:20,895 --> 01:54:22,689     They gonna put the knick knack               paddy whack up there?  2918 01:54:22,730 --> 01:54:24,649     -They gonna put it up there.                 -Come on, KG.            2919 01:54:24,691 --> 01:54:26,234                       What about--                now, look here, man.  2920 01:54:26,276 --> 01:54:27,318             If they gonna do that,  2921 01:54:27,360 --> 01:54:29,696               Minnesota got to put                    that 21 up, man.  2922 01:54:29,737 --> 01:54:31,489         -They play too much.              -Yeah. Minnesota different.     2923 01:54:31,531 --> 01:54:33,199       Quit playing, Minnesota.                 21 reasons, man.           2924 01:54:33,241 --> 01:54:34,701  Minnesota--Minnesota different.     They different.                    2925 01:54:34,742 --> 01:54:36,953           Hey, I love when you got                 to the mountaintop.  2926 01:54:36,995 --> 01:54:38,997       And I say this all the time,                            because,  2927 01:54:39,038 --> 01:54:40,498          when real ones get there,  2928 01:54:40,540 --> 01:54:41,958              you don't give a fuck            what team they play for,  2929 01:54:42,000 --> 01:54:43,042                 'cause we all play                  for the same team.  2930 01:54:43,084 --> 01:54:44,544  Right.                             2931 01:54:44,586 --> 01:54:46,212            And when I seen you get                 to the mountaintop,  2932 01:54:46,254 --> 01:54:48,047              and you finally said,            "Anything's possible..."  2933 01:54:48,089 --> 01:54:49,340  Facts. I felt that.                2934 01:54:49,382 --> 01:54:51,134        -I knew your struggle.                       -Facts.               2935 01:54:51,175 --> 01:54:52,886       'Cause I ain't just gonna              hook up with anybody.        2936 01:54:52,927 --> 01:54:54,721         It's got be a killa.         2937 01:54:54,762 --> 01:54:57,056  I tried to come out here.           Kob wouldn't pick the phone up.    2938 01:54:57,098 --> 01:54:58,308  Couldn't get Kob on the phone.     2939 01:54:58,349 --> 01:54:59,726        -Come on, man. [laughs]                   -I shot this.            2940 01:54:59,767 --> 01:55:01,853  There's a picture--it's a           famous picture of Kob and I        2941 01:55:01,895 --> 01:55:03,313  on the free throw line,             chopping.                          2942 01:55:03,354 --> 01:55:05,398  We in the Finals.                   I finally get to the Finals.       2943 01:55:05,440 --> 01:55:06,691            I'm in Boston.            2944 01:55:06,733 --> 01:55:08,902           And he go, "Man,                what number you call, man?      2945 01:55:08,943 --> 01:55:10,570     You sure you called?" I said,        "Man, get the fuck out here.     2946 01:55:10,612 --> 01:55:11,821         "I don't want to hear                     that shit.              2947 01:55:11,863 --> 01:55:13,323  "I don't want to hear               that shit.                         2948 01:55:13,364 --> 01:55:14,741           -[Snoop laughing]              -"Get your ass out of here."     2949 01:55:14,782 --> 01:55:16,743      "Two months, dog? How long             you gonna be in China?"       2950 01:55:16,784 --> 01:55:19,579    [Snoop] You know, we miss him.                   We sad.               2951 01:55:19,621 --> 01:55:22,206        But just when we bring            his name up, it's fun times.     2952 01:55:22,248 --> 01:55:24,459    I'm listening to you talk about        when you first seen him,       2953 01:55:24,500 --> 01:55:26,044      and how y'all battle, like,     2954 01:55:26,085 --> 01:55:27,754            and it's just--                    it's those memories         2955 01:55:27,795 --> 01:55:30,256       of what he brought to us.              He brought that joy,         2956 01:55:30,298 --> 01:55:32,926      either the competitiveness            or either just the drive       2957 01:55:32,967 --> 01:55:34,969      to want to be just as good,              if not better than.         2958 01:55:35,011 --> 01:55:37,305     -Right. 'Cause he did music.                    -Yeah.                2959 01:55:37,347 --> 01:55:39,057    Kob thought he could do it all.  2960 01:55:39,098 --> 01:55:41,059      And then he got to rhyming.          We was in an All-Star Game      2961 01:55:41,100 --> 01:55:43,770      one time, he got to rhyming              in fucking Italian.         2962 01:55:43,811 --> 01:55:45,229                   [Snoop laughing]  2963 01:55:45,271 --> 01:55:46,397            And them niggas                   was laughing at him.         2964 01:55:46,439 --> 01:55:47,941              He's like,                   "See, them niggas laughing?     2965 01:55:47,982 --> 01:55:49,400      He don't know I just dissed           everybody in the joint."       2966 01:55:49,442 --> 01:55:51,361  Like, "What the fuck?"             2967 01:55:51,402 --> 01:55:54,280          upbeat hip-hop beat        2968 01:55:54,322 --> 01:55:59,285                                    2969 01:56:02,830 --> 01:56:06,626  D.O.C. is probably one of my        favorite artists of all time.      2970 01:56:06,668 --> 01:56:08,878      That's crazy you said that,          'cause D.O.C. is my sensei.     2971 01:56:08,920 --> 01:56:13,091       When I got on Death Row,              I was dope freestyling,       2972 01:56:13,132 --> 01:56:16,594            and I was dope                just writing dope-ass verses.    2973 01:56:16,636 --> 01:56:18,471             I ain't know                      how to make a song.         2974 01:56:18,513 --> 01:56:19,931              This nigga                  showed me how to make a song.    2975 01:56:19,973 --> 01:56:23,393       He showed me how to take                this long-ass rap,          2976 01:56:23,434 --> 01:56:25,395       break it down to 16 bars,      2977 01:56:25,436 --> 01:56:28,022      take this piece right here,               make it the hook,          2978 01:56:28,064 --> 01:56:29,857        and to put a little bit               of flow in your shit,        2979 01:56:29,899 --> 01:56:33,528      and not just rap like this,            but some of that shit--       2980 01:56:33,569 --> 01:56:34,821          It's the capital S,                 oh yes, and fresh          2981 01:56:34,862 --> 01:56:36,114           N, double-O, P           2982 01:56:36,155 --> 01:56:37,490            Shit like that.                 And you know what saying?      2983 01:56:37,532 --> 01:56:39,075         Follow me, follow me,              follow me, follow me         2984 01:56:39,117 --> 01:56:40,702         Shit like that where              it's, like, challenging me.     2985 01:56:40,743 --> 01:56:42,662    Like, "Nigga, I'm your teacher.  2986 01:56:42,704 --> 01:56:44,914    I'm finna show you some karate        that these niggas don't got."    2987 01:56:44,956 --> 01:56:46,916       And the blessing about me            and his relationship was       2988 01:56:46,958 --> 01:56:50,920          he lost his voice,                 so I became his spirit.       2989 01:56:50,962 --> 01:56:53,047           -[Kevin] Oh, wow.                -You get what I'm saying?      2990 01:56:53,089 --> 01:56:54,215  [Kevin] Yeah, right, right.        2991 01:56:54,257 --> 01:56:55,591          [imitating D.O.C.]                    Nah, Doggy Dogg,           2992 01:56:55,633 --> 01:56:57,010      take that part right there            and put it right there."       2993 01:56:57,051 --> 01:56:58,261  [Kevin] Right, right, right,        right, right.                      2994 01:56:58,302 --> 01:57:01,347              Or, "Nigga,                 that's a motherfucking hit."     2995 01:57:01,389 --> 01:57:02,515           You get what I'm saying?  2996 01:57:02,557 --> 01:57:04,684          Either confirmation                   or clarification.          2997 01:57:04,726 --> 01:57:07,353                 -Mmm.                      -But you need them both.       2998 01:57:07,395 --> 01:57:09,814            [phone ringing]           2999 01:57:09,856 --> 01:57:11,983         -[D.O.C.]   Doggy Dogg!              -[Snoop] What's up, cuz?       3000 01:57:12,025 --> 01:57:13,860                 [Kevin] Ooh, shit,         he got D.O.C. on the joint.  3001 01:57:13,901 --> 01:57:15,820              [chuckles]              3002 01:57:15,862 --> 01:57:18,197               [D.O.C.]                      [indistinct] The gangstas,     3003 01:57:18,239 --> 01:57:21,284         the real gangstas, like,                [indistinct] real--         3004 01:57:21,325 --> 01:57:24,203         So what you saying, nigga?      We ain't real gangstas, nigga?  3005 01:57:24,245 --> 01:57:26,039                [laughter]             3006 01:57:26,080 --> 01:57:27,707           -KG, cuz, D.O.C.                  -[Kevin] That's crazy.        3007 01:57:27,749 --> 01:57:30,960  Oh, shit.                           He got the real D.O.C. on here.    3008 01:57:31,002 --> 01:57:34,422  What's up, man?                     Pleasure. Pleasure. Right.         3009 01:57:34,464 --> 01:57:37,383                 Come on.                         Come on, KG, man.          3010 01:57:37,425 --> 01:57:38,468  I was telling Dogg, man,           3011 01:57:38,509 --> 01:57:40,261  you is, like,                       my favorite artist, man.           3012 01:57:40,303 --> 01:57:42,764             -Real love, KG.                 -[Kevin] Real shit, man.       3013 01:57:42,805 --> 01:57:44,015             -Real love, bro.                   -[Kevin] Real shit.         3014 01:57:44,057 --> 01:57:45,850           Bro, I ran with you         3015 01:57:45,892 --> 01:57:49,812           even though you beat                   the Lakers, nigga.         3016 01:57:49,854 --> 01:57:50,980                   He talking about                  on the video game.  3017 01:57:51,022 --> 01:57:52,315        Right. Oh the video--?        3018 01:57:52,356 --> 01:57:54,150      Niggas ran with you, nigga.                 Yeah, nigga!             3019 01:57:54,192 --> 01:57:56,194           -[Kevin laughing]                  -Quit playing, nigga!        3020 01:57:56,235 --> 01:57:58,112  How you living, man?               3021 01:57:58,154 --> 01:57:59,530               [D.O.C.]                     I'm good, man. I'm blessed.     3022 01:57:59,572 --> 01:58:00,782               Too blessed                       to be stressed, bro.        3023 01:58:00,823 --> 01:58:02,325  [Kevin]                             Facts. Facts. That's what up.      3024 01:58:02,366 --> 01:58:04,702        Now, it's just hanging out                  with my family           3025 01:58:04,744 --> 01:58:05,745                and shit,                       just kicking it, bro.        3026 01:58:05,787 --> 01:58:06,913  [Kevin] Oh, okay, okay.            3027 01:58:06,954 --> 01:58:09,248         You coming tomorrow?         3028 01:58:09,290 --> 01:58:10,666                 Yeah, I'll be in LA                            tomorrow.  3029 01:58:10,708 --> 01:58:12,335            I'll get there tomorrow.  3030 01:58:12,376 --> 01:58:14,754             And I'll probably be at            Dre house tomorrow night.  3031 01:58:14,796 --> 01:58:17,256                      I'ma pull up.                         I'm coming.  3032 01:58:17,298 --> 01:58:19,217  [Kevin] That's what's up, man.      Pleasure meeting you, man.         3033 01:58:19,258 --> 01:58:20,676  That's what's up.                   Thank you, Snoop.                  3034 01:58:20,718 --> 01:58:23,096  I appreciate that, man.             All right.                         3035 01:58:23,137 --> 01:58:26,099          -Death Row, nigga.                        -[laughs]              403430

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