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They go that yard.
They said, "You know what?
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I'm going to come at your head
every opportunity I get."
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"The most athletic point guard
any of us has ever seen."
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Height of egomania.
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When I watch Russell Westbrook,
I go from
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the best player who ever lived,
to the next play,
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you can't win
a championship with this guy.
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He's a pit bull,
and you can't tell
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a pit bull to be a chihuahua.
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He is the convertible
sports car of the NBA.
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He's glamorous.
He's sexy. He's iPod.
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He is pure evil.
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He is ferocious.
He will take you out.
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[static flourish]
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[child babbling]
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[child babbling]
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Come here. You better
not be running in the house.
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Come here. You better
not be running in the house.
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What's up, man?
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Huh?
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I run too fast.
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You ran too fast?
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Yeah. I ran too far.
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You going to come watch the
game tonight, watch daddy play?
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I might get go in the game.
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Okay. Yeah,
we're going to go to the game.
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You going to hang with nana and
papa, and I'll see you later?
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Okay. All right. High five.
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You ready, bro?
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You've been crying?
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You going to cry.
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He ain't gone cry.
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[ambient chatter]
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[crowds cheering]
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I think people...
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don't really
understand who I am.
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And a lot of that is
because of what
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I let people see
and what I don't let them see.
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[man] They're all here for you.
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[man] They're all here for you.
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Oh no. It's just a few people.
That's cool. Ain't that long.
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Oh no. It's just a few people.
That's cool. Ain't that long.
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They're waiting for the bus.
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They're waiting for you.
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I think in the sports world,
I am the bad guy.
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I think in the sports world,
I am the bad guy.
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I am the guy that's easy
target because of
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the way I play the game,
with a passion and emotion.
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Westbrook sees an opening
and throws it down.
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There's that
nuclear athleticism
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of Russell Westbrook.
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The way I compete,
I think I'm an easy target
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to be able to throw shit on.
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[crowd cheering]
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The lob. Westbrook! Oh, my.
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He's his own worst enemy.
He wants it too much.
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He plays too hard.
He tries too hard.
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He plays too hard.
He tries too hard.
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To other people, the normal
person on the street,
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I could be an asshole
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because of what they hear,
and what they see.
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REPORTER: Are you upset
with something?
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I just don't like you.
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He's volatile.
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Westbrook's arguing
with fans, children,
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media, coaches, rivals.
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Nobody wants to play with Russ.
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Early in my career, there were
a lot of made up narratives,
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Early in my career, there were
a lot of made up narratives,
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a lot of negative things said
about my character, who I was.
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a lot of negative things said
about my character, who I was.
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And that was fuel for me
to be able to be the best.
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And that was fuel for me
to be able to be the best.
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I know who I am.
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And I understand
what I bring and understand...
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what I do.
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I'm Russell.
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Sometimes my emotions
can take control of me,
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but I think when you're
authentic to who you are,
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everything else
will fall in place.
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["Grinding All My Life"
by Nipsey Hussle]
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[whistles blaring]
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All my life,
been grindin' all my life
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Sacrificed,
hustle paid the price
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Want a slice?
Got to roll the dice
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That's why, all my life,
I been grindin' all my life
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Legendary baller,
like Mike, like Wilt
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I say self made,
meanin' I designed myself
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All my life,
been grindin' all my life
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[static]
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[static]
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[crowds cheering]
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[crowds cheering]
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-[whistles blaring]
-ANNOUNCER: The game ends.
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The Lakers have won it, again.
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[cheering]
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[crowds hooting]
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And the world champions
are the Lakers.
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I come from a place
where I ain't never
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even think about the NBA.
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I didn't think about
nothing about
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making it to the pros.
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[police sirens blaring]
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[police sirens blaring]
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REPORTER: This is Los Angeles,
a city with many claims
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on America, including this one.
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It is now the gang capital
of the nation.
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It is now the gang capital
of the nation.
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A lot of people don't
make it where I'm from.
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A lot of people don't
live past 20-25 years old,
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where I come from.
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REPORTER: Police and residents
here link the shooting spree
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to an ongoing turf war
between rival drug gangs.
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Get over here.
Let me see your hands.
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Get your hands on your head.
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Showtime!
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It's simple.
You grow up in the inner city.
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You gang bang. You sell drugs.
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Those come hand and foot.
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So, I did that.
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REPORTER: Why do the youngsters
in these neighborhoods
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continue to join up?
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They're a symptom of
a lot of root problems like
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poverty
and dysfunctional families.
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poverty
and dysfunctional families.
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Ninety percent
of my friends was in it.
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So, you pick up those habits.
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And you pick up those habits
and okay, now you learn.
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You go to prison
and you will learn.
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I was about 25,
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stayed three and a half.
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And I always said to myself,
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"If I'd ever have any kids,
they're going to do better."
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Simple as that.
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[funky twanging]
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Growing up in LA
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really shaped me
to who I am today.
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really shaped me
to who I am today.
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And I think that's
a huge part of
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And I think that's
a huge part of
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where I get a lot of
my emotions and passion from.
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-What's up, bro?
-What's the deal, yo?
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What's up, buddy?
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-How you doing, man?
-Calling it.
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Appreciate it, bro. Yes, sir.
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Hey, Russel!
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What's up, baby?
All right, bro? Yes, sir.
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Aw, oh, thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
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Appreciate it.
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We had some
fun times over here.
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-13643, Moly Avenue.
-The Moly Avenue.
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Apartment 212.
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Yeah, this street
was always quiet.
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It really wasn't
a loud type of street.
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It really wasn't
a loud type of street.
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It was just quiet all the time.
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You could catch people
walking to the store
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and bringing their kids.
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Well, it wasn't
quiet all the time.
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Yeah. It wasn't quiet
all the time. Not all the time.
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It's Sunday right now. Yeah,
you're right. That's right.
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That's a police badge
right there.
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Yeah, that'll show you
right there it ain't quiet.
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Yeah, that'll show you
right there it ain't quiet.
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I'm pretty sure those days
my dad went through that,
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he made sure I didn't
have to go through with it.
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Wasn't in gangs
or street violence.
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And that's something
that I stayed away from.
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I was shy when I was younger.
I was a shy kid,
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and kinda stayed to myself.
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He never was the type to be
around a whole bunch of people.
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He kept his circle real small.
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He's a kid, man. You know?
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He pretty much wanted
to do his own thing.
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Never been a follower.
He was always smart.
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I was a good student
when I was younger.
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I was an honor roll student
and that's
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something that I wanted to do
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not for myself, but
to set example for my brother.
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Yeah, me and my brother,
we're two years apart.
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He's my best friend,
my road dog, my ACE,
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He's my best friend,
my road dog, my ACE,
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whatever you want to call it.
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That's my go-to guy.
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He stays on my ass,
but that's cool. I like that.
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And my parents always
emphasized that to me,
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that your
brother's always watching.
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And I felt like it was
my duty to be and make sure
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that I set the tone.
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He told on me a lot too,
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so I guess you could
say he was a snitch, too.
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Whatever. Just being honest.
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You know me. But...
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Well, this used
to be it right here.
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[clapping] Hike one, hike two.
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Hike one, hike two?
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-Ain't nobody saying that, man.
-Ain't nobody saying that?
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No. You used to run up
and down here, Russ.
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Crack people, boy.
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You grow up in
a gang environment,
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that don't mean
you have to go that way.
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You still have your own choice
of what you want to do.
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You still have your own choice
of what you want to do.
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Football was my first love,
I would say,
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just in sports, in general.
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I like contact
and wanted to hit.
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And I wanted to be in the mix
and go fuck somebody up.
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That simple.
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He was
the skinniest kid out there.
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But when he get in them lines,
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he becomes just
this enormous person.
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he becomes just
this enormous person.
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Once they start playing
football, I'd give them a name.
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Once they start playing
football, I'd give them a name.
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Hawk was Rey.
The Warrior was Russell.
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One, two, three, oh boy.
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Watch out, watch out!
Watch out!
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-Watch out!
-Got to the tree.
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Got to the tree.
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Oy, watch out.
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That's what I do.
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That's what I do.
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See that right there?
That's what I do.
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It's what I do.
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That's what I do.
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Was he emotional and passionate
like that as a kid?
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-No?
-No. He didn't show
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any expression.
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For a kid to have four tubs
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and everybody in the stadium
is yelling your name, and...
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no response.
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It was serious,
serious with him.
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It was serious,
serious with him.
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He didn't laugh.
He didn't giggle.
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He didn't clown off.
He didn't brag.
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After the game,
he would go sit in the stands
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while all the other kids
was running around the field.
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He wouldn't celebrate.
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When he was younger,
he was more focused on
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getting out there, giving
110% and winning that game.
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getting out there, giving
110% and winning that game.
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Now, if we bombed now,
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he would be sad if we lost,
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it bothered him if we lost.
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Now, that
is always been in him.
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He hates losing.
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Basketball entered the picture
for me around the same time.
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RUSSELL:
I just was doing it for fun,
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keep the sports flowing,
keep me active,
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keep me out of trouble,
honestly.
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He just seemed like
he was a competitive young man.
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He just seemed like
he was a competitive young man.
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Played hard, like all
the other kids on my team.
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But I'm not going to say
and say, "Oh, he was destined.
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I knew he was going to the
NBA." No, I did not see that.
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If Russell
put up a shot or three,
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it would be like,
"Oh no, don't do it."
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I wouldn't want him to shoot.
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Russell was little.
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So, what was instilled in him
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was outplay your opponent,
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outlast your opponent,
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by running hard,
playing defense hard.
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Play non-stop,
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Play non-stop,
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both sides of the court,
no matter what.
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His first coach,
Reggie Hamilton, he said,
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"Can I yell at him?
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It seemed like
that makes him go,
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when you yell at him."
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Because I'd be on
the side like,
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"Russell, let's go, let's go.
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Let's go, Warrior. Let's go."
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His dad always kept it real
with his son, with Russell.
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He never sugar-coated anything.
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He was very firm,
very aggressive
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in how he talked to him.
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I used to keep stats
for both my kids.
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And I think that was
motivational for him
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to come home and say,
"Daddy, what'd I do?"
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to come home and say,
"Daddy, what'd I do?"
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My dad always pushed me
to be the best I can be,
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My dad always pushed me
to be the best I can be,
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not just telling me
to do things,
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but talking me through
and giving me an explanation on
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why he thought this is
what I should be doing,
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on why he thought
this was best for my brother,
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on why he thought
this was best for my brother,
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or why he thought
this was best for me.
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His mom was always there.
Always there.
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He was kind of like
a mama's boy.
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If I needed something
out of Russ,
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all I had to do was go
to Shannon and it was a wrap.
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all I had to do was go
to Shannon and it was a wrap.
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All of the kids
didn't have that.
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All kids don't have
that foundation
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to allow them
to pursue their dreams.
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to allow them
to pursue their dreams.
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You want to be
a father that's there
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because you know
what happened to you,
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what could have
happened to you.
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There was one incident where
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one gang went
to fight another gang.
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I come down there,
and I'm like,
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"What are
you guys fighting for?
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Y'all know each other."
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They go, "Yeah, Russell,
you right, big homie.
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You right. Blah blah blah."
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But one of my friends,
that's maybe about
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five years younger than me,
but he looked up to me,
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I shook his hand, dapped him,
told him I love him.
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He said,
"I love you too, big homie."
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All you hear is a pop pop.
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By the time I let go of
his hand and turned this way,
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turn back,
I'm watching you fall.
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So, I go up there
the next day and I
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look at the house behind me.
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I knock on the lady door
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and say, "Three bullets
came right here."
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Now, that's directly behind me.
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And that
is a changing point in my life.
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Believe me, that right there.
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It's just God, bro.
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It brings tears to my eyes
every time I bring it up.
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It brings tears to my eyes
every time I bring it up.
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And bro, it really do.
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It really do because
I could have been gone.
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They could have
been without a daddy.
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My first year of high school,
I kind of messed up.
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My dad, he told me to make sure
I try out for the varsity team.
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My dad, he told me to make sure
I try out for the varsity team.
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And I didn't listen.
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I went and only tried out
for the freshman team.
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I'm 14 at the time,
going to a new school
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I'm 14 at the time,
going to a new school
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and basically said,
"I'm going to just
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try to take the easy way out."
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And I made the freshman team.
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And then when I got home,
he was asking me,
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And then when I got home,
he was asking me,
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"How the trials go?"
I said, "It went great.
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I'm on the freshman team."
He's like, "The freshmen team?
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What do you mean
the freshman team?"
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00:14:01,131 --> 00:14:02,967
I was like, "That's what
I made. The freshman team."
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He said, "Did you try out
for varsity?" I was like, "No."
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So, he was pissed.
He was upset,
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basically in his own words
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00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:11,684
telling me "That ain't
going to get you through life.
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That's not going to cut it."
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The things that
I wanted to do, I didn't do.
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So, how do you get
your children to do it?
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You make them
not afraid of doing it.
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You make them
not afraid of doing it.
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Fear no one.
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My dad told me that
when I was young kid.
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Fear no man but God.
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This means
you ain't scared of nobody.
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You fear no man, but God.
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You don't even fear your dad.
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So, you take that.
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Anything that you do in life,
you take that, so you fearless.
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[static]
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Big daddy is in the house!
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00:14:55,102 --> 00:14:56,520
Hold up, Russell Westbrook,
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00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:58,480
number four,
has entered the building.
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00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:03,527
When you're looking at
high school basketball players,
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the ones that are usually
the most physically gifted
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are the ones
who are best at early ages.
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The guys who are the biggest,
the strongest, the fastest.
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The guys who are the biggest,
the strongest, the fastest.
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00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,000
But where Russell stood apart
was the intangibles of
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But where Russell stood apart
was the intangibles of
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being smart and also being
just tenacious and competitive.
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00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,421
being smart and also being
just tenacious and competitive.
378
00:15:22,463 --> 00:15:25,049
Russell's a real laid back
and relaxed guy.
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00:15:25,090 --> 00:15:27,927
But when he steps onto to the
floor and he starts playing,
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00:15:27,968 --> 00:15:30,000
another attitude or
another mind state comes in,
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another attitude or
another mind state comes in,
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00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:34,000
and that's what
being a competitor is.
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and that's what
being a competitor is.
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I don't like losing.
I don't like being the second.
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Always want to be at the top.
I don't want to be at,
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00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:41,106
in the middle
or the bottom average.
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00:15:41,148 --> 00:15:42,775
I just want to always
be the top and
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00:15:42,816 --> 00:15:44,485
just try to strive
for the best.
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00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:48,906
He was, like,
extremely physical
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00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:51,784
with the kids that were
way bigger and way older.
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00:15:51,825 --> 00:15:53,410
And he went right at them.
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00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:55,245
And you could just tell,
he was going to be
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00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:58,123
tenacious and always have
a chip on his shoulder.
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00:15:58,165 --> 00:15:59,750
REPORTER:
Westbrook's teammates agree
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00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,168
that his alter ego appears
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00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:04,088
as soon as his feet
hit the hardwood.
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00:16:04,129 --> 00:16:06,298
We call him
Mighty Russ or whatever,
398
00:16:06,340 --> 00:16:08,008
because when he be
in the game or whatever,
399
00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,843
or even when we practice,
when he get the ball,
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00:16:09,885 --> 00:16:11,345
it's like it's go time.
It's go time.
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00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:13,931
ANNOUNCER:
Pressure, with the-- Whoa!
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00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,933
He always took chances
in high school
403
00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:17,977
and sometimes,
Coach Morris would
404
00:16:18,018 --> 00:16:20,187
pull them out the game because
he was taking too many chances.
405
00:16:20,354 --> 00:16:22,147
But a lot of
the chances paid off.
406
00:16:22,564 --> 00:16:24,566
ANNOUNCER: And the
bucket on the pass off
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00:16:24,608 --> 00:16:26,276
to Russell Westbrook,
sophomore.
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00:16:27,945 --> 00:16:30,000
He had something that
he was driving for.
409
00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,031
He had something that
he was driving for.
410
00:16:32,616 --> 00:16:34,743
You say, "Well,
where did that come from?"
411
00:16:36,286 --> 00:16:38,163
That is a part of Khelcey.
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00:16:38,205 --> 00:16:40,416
Khelcey was that same attitude.
413
00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:46,338
Khelcey,
my childhood friend that
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00:16:46,380 --> 00:16:48,507
grew up right across
the street from me,
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00:16:51,885 --> 00:16:54,000
an amazing basketball player.
416
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:54,847
an amazing basketball player.
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00:16:54,888 --> 00:16:57,349
One of my best
friends growing up.
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00:16:57,391 --> 00:17:00,519
Khelcey Barrs was 6'6"
in the ninth grade,
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00:17:00,561 --> 00:17:03,188
had lots of physical gifts
and attributes.
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00:17:03,230 --> 00:17:05,107
ANNOUNCER: For Barrs,
it's an offensive rebound.
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00:17:05,149 --> 00:17:07,317
And it will count.
And he is fouled.
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00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,000
Khelcey Barrs
with the put back.
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00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:10,112
Khelcey Barrs
with the put back.
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00:17:10,154 --> 00:17:11,363
He was the whole package.
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00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:14,533
He could shoot, dunk.
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00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,036
Woohoo!
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00:17:17,077 --> 00:17:18,787
Beautiful, beautiful.
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00:17:18,829 --> 00:17:20,497
Khelcey and Russell had
a special relationship.
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00:17:20,539 --> 00:17:23,125
They were like brothers,
kinda in a way.
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00:17:23,167 --> 00:17:24,960
ANNOUNCER: Going to
go with Khelcey Barrs
431
00:17:25,002 --> 00:17:26,503
and they will
simply tip it up again.
432
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:28,255
And we will get underway.
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00:17:28,297 --> 00:17:30,174
Him and Russell had similar
qualities as far as
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competitive nature and just
who they are as a person.
435
00:17:33,010 --> 00:17:35,721
Khelcey had
very ferocious dunks.
436
00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:37,681
He was very loud
and aggressive.
437
00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:39,641
ANNOUNCER: Khelcey Barrs!
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00:17:39,683 --> 00:17:42,394
[Reggie] They always went at
each other, always competing.
439
00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:44,480
When both of them were
playing at the same time,
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00:17:44,521 --> 00:17:46,899
they was like Kobe and Shaq.
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00:17:47,941 --> 00:17:51,236
And we'd sit there
and watch them be dominant.
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00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:53,655
ANNOUNCER: Being recognized
by every basketball authority
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00:17:53,697 --> 00:17:56,000
in Southern California as
one of the premier players.
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00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:56,408
in Southern California as
one of the premier players.
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00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:58,494
His sophomore year,
he was becoming
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00:17:58,535 --> 00:18:00,162
a nationally known player.
447
00:18:00,204 --> 00:18:02,748
UCLA, all the big schools
reached out to him.
448
00:18:02,790 --> 00:18:04,458
He was somebody
that immediately,
449
00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,668
we all thought,
he was going to the NBA.
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00:18:06,710 --> 00:18:09,463
He would for sure
go to the NBA.
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00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:11,298
PRODUCER: He was
that much better than you?
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00:18:11,340 --> 00:18:13,217
He was that much better
than everybody.
453
00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:14,718
ANNOUNCER: Khelcey Barrs.
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00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:20,000
[cheering]
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00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,058
[cheering]
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00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:23,560
After the season was over,
we used to go play
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00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:25,687
pickup basketball
at LA Southwest College.
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00:18:25,729 --> 00:18:28,000
May 11th, 2004,
we took Khelcey over.
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00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,691
May 11th, 2004,
we took Khelcey over.
460
00:18:29,733 --> 00:18:32,000
Russell was there also,
a few other teammates.
461
00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:32,528
Russell was there also,
a few other teammates.
462
00:18:32,569 --> 00:18:35,405
You playing against college
guys, junior college guys.
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00:18:35,447 --> 00:18:37,825
We were winning
every single game.
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00:18:37,866 --> 00:18:39,243
Khelcey stood out.
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00:18:39,284 --> 00:18:41,620
That was as good
a day that he'd ever had
466
00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:44,000
and everything was normal.
He was cracking jokes.
467
00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:44,373
and everything was normal.
He was cracking jokes.
468
00:18:44,414 --> 00:18:46,125
And all of a sudden,
he fell back
469
00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:48,794
and his eyes rolled
to the back of his head.
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00:18:48,836 --> 00:18:52,000
Tried to sit up
and he looked around,
471
00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:52,297
Tried to sit up
and he looked around,
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00:18:52,339 --> 00:18:56,000
then all of a sudden
just went back to the floor.
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00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:56,468
then all of a sudden
just went back to the floor.
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00:18:56,885 --> 00:19:00,000
From there, the paramedics came
and rushed him to the hospital.
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00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:00,556
From there, the paramedics came
and rushed him to the hospital.
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00:19:00,597 --> 00:19:03,392
But they pronounced
him dead shortly after.
477
00:19:03,433 --> 00:19:04,852
So...
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00:19:04,893 --> 00:19:06,478
REPORTER:
He was fast becoming one of
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00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,564
the best basketball players
in the country
480
00:19:08,605 --> 00:19:11,024
but tonight,
Khelcey Barrs is dead
481
00:19:11,066 --> 00:19:13,235
after collapsing on the court.
482
00:19:13,277 --> 00:19:15,154
The sudden death of
the Southern California
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00:19:15,195 --> 00:19:17,990
high school star has
stunned family and friends.
484
00:19:18,031 --> 00:19:21,034
I just remember sitting
in my living room,
485
00:19:21,076 --> 00:19:25,289
just staring and crying
and sitting on the floor,
486
00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:28,667
kind of having
this numb feeling of,
487
00:19:28,709 --> 00:19:30,502
how could this happen?
488
00:19:30,544 --> 00:19:34,000
You could see, uh...
489
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,007
You could see, uh...
490
00:19:35,048 --> 00:19:38,000
his-- my son's
expression on his face.
491
00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:38,135
his-- my son's
expression on his face.
492
00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:40,721
My son broke down.
He broke down.
493
00:19:40,762 --> 00:19:42,181
He broke down for a while.
494
00:19:43,807 --> 00:19:46,000
Just 16 years old, a
very promising basketball star.
495
00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,186
Just 16 years old, a
very promising basketball star.
496
00:19:47,227 --> 00:19:49,313
Colleges were already
looking at him.
497
00:19:49,354 --> 00:19:51,190
And even
some people in the NBA.
498
00:19:51,231 --> 00:19:52,858
We still don't know
the cause of his death
499
00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:55,527
but his family
and friends are mourning.
500
00:19:55,569 --> 00:19:57,362
He had an enlarged heart.
501
00:19:57,404 --> 00:19:59,323
It was something that
maybe could have been caught,
502
00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:01,325
but it wasn't.
503
00:20:01,366 --> 00:20:03,118
He was young.
504
00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:06,000
So, you get these questions
that need to be answered.
505
00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,331
So, you get these questions
that need to be answered.
506
00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:10,000
I was confused on
why it happened
507
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:10,167
I was confused on
why it happened
508
00:20:10,209 --> 00:20:11,877
and how it happened.
509
00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:13,670
And when it happened.
510
00:20:13,712 --> 00:20:15,964
He lost a bit of,
probably innocence that day,
511
00:20:16,006 --> 00:20:17,966
just like the rest of us did,
512
00:20:18,008 --> 00:20:21,720
knowing that somebody could be
with you, and then at the very
513
00:20:21,762 --> 00:20:23,388
next moment, they're not there.
514
00:20:23,430 --> 00:20:25,599
And you've got to give it
all that you have because
515
00:20:25,641 --> 00:20:27,601
who knows what's going
to be taken from you?
516
00:20:27,643 --> 00:20:30,000
Two years ago,
we were here with Khelcey.
517
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:30,062
Two years ago,
we were here with Khelcey.
518
00:20:30,103 --> 00:20:32,231
Last game of the year.
519
00:20:32,272 --> 00:20:34,399
You got to play it like
you don't have any more left.
520
00:20:34,441 --> 00:20:36,902
He's supposed to be
here with us now.
521
00:20:36,944 --> 00:20:39,905
It changed him a lot,
put him in a different space
522
00:20:39,947 --> 00:20:42,000
that you could be here today
and gone tomorrow.
523
00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:42,032
that you could be here today
and gone tomorrow.
524
00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:45,744
[cheering]
525
00:20:48,956 --> 00:20:51,208
ANNOUNCER: Let's see
how they start up
526
00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:53,752
after that long intermission
for the retirement ceremony.
527
00:20:53,794 --> 00:20:55,754
Well, that's
a good way to start,
528
00:20:55,796 --> 00:20:57,673
with Westbrook
shooting the ball.
529
00:20:57,714 --> 00:21:00,000
He kind of turned it up a notch
530
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:00,509
He kind of turned it up a notch
531
00:21:00,550 --> 00:21:02,177
on the court because he knew
532
00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:03,929
how Khelcey wanted to play,
you know?
533
00:21:03,971 --> 00:21:05,430
And he played
as if he was there.
534
00:21:05,472 --> 00:21:07,057
ANNOUNCER:
Penetration by Westbrook.
535
00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:09,101
And he leans in and scores.
536
00:21:09,142 --> 00:21:10,894
He's supposed to be
going to college,
537
00:21:10,936 --> 00:21:14,000
playing university games,
but they're gonna make it.
538
00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:14,648
playing university games,
but they're gonna make it.
539
00:21:15,649 --> 00:21:16,942
And I know
they're going to always
540
00:21:16,984 --> 00:21:18,610
continue to play for Khelcey.
541
00:21:22,155 --> 00:21:25,284
ANNOUNCER: What a move
by Westbrook for three!
542
00:21:25,826 --> 00:21:28,000
Russell's junior year, he
became the MVP of our league.
543
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,079
Russell's junior year, he
became the MVP of our league.
544
00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,956
Westbrook goes to the hole.
545
00:21:30,998 --> 00:21:33,125
Westbrook puts it up and in.
546
00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:35,752
Senior year was so special.
547
00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:38,130
Just the way Russell played
was very similar
548
00:21:38,171 --> 00:21:39,631
to how Khelcey played.
549
00:21:39,673 --> 00:21:41,133
He was able to score.
550
00:21:41,174 --> 00:21:42,801
He was able to defend
at a high level,
551
00:21:42,843 --> 00:21:44,136
ANNOUNCER: Rebound pass
stolen by Westbrook.
552
00:21:44,177 --> 00:21:45,971
Westbrook goes around.
553
00:21:46,013 --> 00:21:47,681
He was putting up 30.
554
00:21:48,223 --> 00:21:50,142
They didn't take him out,
he was killing.
555
00:21:50,183 --> 00:21:51,852
He was killing.
556
00:21:51,893 --> 00:21:53,979
ANNOUNCER: That's Westbrook
with the spin move.
557
00:21:54,021 --> 00:21:55,731
He was doing
everything that day.
558
00:21:58,525 --> 00:22:01,320
ANNOUNCER: Here he comes,
flying in with a slam dunk.
559
00:22:01,361 --> 00:22:03,613
One of Russ' coaches
had me fill the score book.
560
00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:06,000
And I'm there filling the score
book and they're saying 51.
561
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:06,158
And I'm there filling the score
book and they're saying 51.
562
00:22:06,199 --> 00:22:08,493
I was like, "Yo, 51? All right.
563
00:22:08,535 --> 00:22:10,579
-You talking about Kobe."
-Westbrook, Overbrandt,
564
00:22:10,620 --> 00:22:12,247
come on, join us here
for a quick second.
565
00:22:12,289 --> 00:22:14,333
Yeah. Come on.
Russell Westbrook.
566
00:22:14,374 --> 00:22:16,335
Well, I was close.
Sorry about that.
567
00:22:16,376 --> 00:22:19,171
What kind of thoughts does
the team have right now?
568
00:22:19,212 --> 00:22:22,000
Well, we want to come
to practice tomorrow,
569
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:22,174
Well, we want to come
to practice tomorrow,
570
00:22:22,215 --> 00:22:25,510
practice hard and try to
get this win on Thursday
571
00:22:25,552 --> 00:22:28,013
so we have a good chance
of making the playoffs.
572
00:22:28,055 --> 00:22:29,348
ANNOUNCER: Westbrook
puts it up and in.
573
00:22:29,389 --> 00:22:30,807
Count it.
574
00:22:30,849 --> 00:22:32,517
I didn't know
what was going on.
575
00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:34,186
I'm like, every time
we go through the mailbox.
576
00:22:34,227 --> 00:22:36,229
Letters, letters,
posters of Russ,
577
00:22:36,271 --> 00:22:38,065
the rings from
all these colleges.
578
00:22:38,106 --> 00:22:40,025
I'm like,
"Yo, bro, this is crazy.
579
00:22:40,067 --> 00:22:41,526
You about to make it."
580
00:22:41,568 --> 00:22:43,653
I didn't want
to go far away from home.
581
00:22:43,695 --> 00:22:45,197
I love being around my family
582
00:22:45,238 --> 00:22:47,199
and I didn't want
to lose that connection.
583
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:51,745
And UCLA came at the last,
last possible moment.
584
00:22:51,787 --> 00:22:53,372
It's crazy
how everything transpired
585
00:22:53,413 --> 00:22:55,207
because everything
that happened for Russell
586
00:22:55,248 --> 00:22:57,042
was what people
envisioned for Khelcey.
587
00:22:57,084 --> 00:22:59,544
I just want to thank God
for giving me this opportunity.
588
00:22:59,586 --> 00:23:03,298
And I think my mom,
my dad, my little brother,
589
00:23:03,340 --> 00:23:05,300
my coach,
590
00:23:05,342 --> 00:23:08,000
and all my family members
and friends for coming out,
591
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:08,553
and all my family members
and friends for coming out,
592
00:23:08,595 --> 00:23:10,055
see me going to college.
593
00:23:11,598 --> 00:23:15,060
It's just a crazy
turn of events, man,
594
00:23:15,102 --> 00:23:16,561
because this is what
he wanted to do.
595
00:23:16,603 --> 00:23:18,313
This is what we talked about.
596
00:23:18,355 --> 00:23:21,233
I never imagined that
to be happening for me.
597
00:23:24,694 --> 00:23:26,905
[Donnell] It was almost
like Khelcey's spirit
598
00:23:26,947 --> 00:23:29,241
jumped into Russell.
599
00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:32,000
For sure, he carries
his soul with him, 100%.
600
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:35,080
For sure, he carries
his soul with him, 100%.
601
00:23:35,122 --> 00:23:37,416
Russell still
keeps him in his heart
602
00:23:37,457 --> 00:23:38,917
and he keeps him in his hands,
603
00:23:38,959 --> 00:23:40,794
keeps him in the ball
and his shoe.
604
00:23:41,837 --> 00:23:43,713
PRODUCER:
Are you playing for him?
605
00:23:43,755 --> 00:23:45,215
Definitely.
606
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,800
That's the reason
why he's on my shoes.
607
00:23:46,842 --> 00:23:48,802
I write him on my shoes
every single game.
608
00:23:50,470 --> 00:23:54,975
I wear a wristband every day,
609
00:23:55,016 --> 00:23:58,353
on my chains, everywhere.
610
00:23:59,646 --> 00:24:02,107
I...
611
00:24:02,149 --> 00:24:06,319
make sure I honor him
in any way that I can,
612
00:24:06,361 --> 00:24:07,988
every time I step on the floor,
613
00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:12,000
because I know
he would have been...
614
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:12,242
because I know
he would have been...
615
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:14,119
right with me, right in the--
616
00:24:14,161 --> 00:24:16,288
in the NBA for sure.
617
00:24:25,505 --> 00:24:27,215
[static rustling]
618
00:24:27,257 --> 00:24:28,717
[ambient chatter]
619
00:24:28,758 --> 00:24:30,886
ANNOUNCER:
Westbrook takes it inside.
620
00:24:30,927 --> 00:24:32,929
Big move by the freshman.
621
00:24:32,971 --> 00:24:36,000
He's a good size, 6'3",
18 years of age.
622
00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,184
He's a good size, 6'3",
18 years of age.
623
00:24:39,186 --> 00:24:40,770
He was very raw.
624
00:24:40,812 --> 00:24:42,898
You can't really see
his skillset right away.
625
00:24:42,939 --> 00:24:45,567
You saw that he was a big
guard, he was athletic,
626
00:24:45,609 --> 00:24:47,319
but no one saw
627
00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,321
that he was going to be able
to put it together.
628
00:24:49,362 --> 00:24:52,365
I was a late freshmen
and I was basically a walk on.
629
00:24:52,407 --> 00:24:56,536
I was a last minute
kind of decision because
630
00:24:56,578 --> 00:24:57,996
that position
was already filled.
631
00:24:58,038 --> 00:24:59,539
I was just kind of there.
632
00:24:59,581 --> 00:25:01,208
I didn't play much,
averaged about two
633
00:25:01,249 --> 00:25:03,084
or three minutes of game.
634
00:25:03,126 --> 00:25:06,000
I remember one practice, I
had made a move to the basket.
635
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,380
I remember one practice, I
had made a move to the basket.
636
00:25:07,422 --> 00:25:10,000
And then he rises up and then
he swatted that thing so hard.
637
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,760
And then he rises up and then
he swatted that thing so hard.
638
00:25:11,801 --> 00:25:14,000
He said,
"Get that-- out of here."
639
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,013
He said,
"Get that-- out of here."
640
00:25:15,055 --> 00:25:16,806
The gym was quiet
because it was like,
641
00:25:16,848 --> 00:25:19,518
okay, you just said that.
642
00:25:19,559 --> 00:25:21,269
You did that to him.
643
00:25:21,311 --> 00:25:24,105
That's when you kind of knew
that this is Russ.
644
00:25:24,147 --> 00:25:26,358
You know what I mean?
That was his mentality.
645
00:25:26,399 --> 00:25:28,026
He was going to compete
against anybody
646
00:25:28,068 --> 00:25:29,694
and he was going to talk trash.
647
00:25:29,736 --> 00:25:32,000
And every day in practice,
we would go at it.
648
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:32,197
And every day in practice,
we would go at it.
649
00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:34,533
[cheering]
650
00:25:34,574 --> 00:25:37,035
My first thought of him was,
651
00:25:37,077 --> 00:25:39,079
he's incredibly determined.
652
00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:44,000
He's so competitive
and no matter who we faced,
653
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:44,209
He's so competitive
and no matter who we faced,
654
00:25:44,251 --> 00:25:46,878
he was going to give it
everything that he had.
655
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:49,172
I would see him on the other
side of the court stretching.
656
00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:51,466
I'm stretching.
I'm looking like, all right,
657
00:25:51,508 --> 00:25:53,927
yeah, this is about to go down.
658
00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:56,000
And that's
the relationship that we had
659
00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,013
And that's
the relationship that we had
660
00:25:57,055 --> 00:25:59,224
and we knew it was
going to be intense.
661
00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:01,059
ANNOUNCER:
That's going to do it.
662
00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:03,353
We're going to have
this Florida team
663
00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,772
looking for more history
on Monday night.
664
00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:08,000
RUSSELL: My freshman year,
we lost the Final Four.
665
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:08,817
RUSSELL: My freshman year,
we lost the Final Four.
666
00:26:08,858 --> 00:26:11,486
ANNOUNCER: Good night, UCLA.
667
00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:13,238
I went straight
to the weight room.
668
00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,490
I didn't miss a day
from that day.
669
00:26:15,532 --> 00:26:17,492
I probably put on...
670
00:26:17,534 --> 00:26:20,000
hm, 10-15 pounds,
just lifting every day,
671
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,080
hm, 10-15 pounds,
just lifting every day,
672
00:26:22,122 --> 00:26:23,707
getting my body
all worked out every day.
673
00:26:23,748 --> 00:26:25,875
I didn't go home that summer.
674
00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:29,421
You make me feel so light
675
00:26:29,462 --> 00:26:31,506
I met Russell at UCLA.
676
00:26:31,548 --> 00:26:33,258
I was a recruit, actually.
677
00:26:34,384 --> 00:26:36,595
The women's coach at the time,
678
00:26:36,636 --> 00:26:39,264
she used to use me
to be able to make sure
679
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:41,600
the recruits were cool
because I was chilling.
680
00:26:41,641 --> 00:26:44,000
I don't know if she thought
I was a ladies man or what.
681
00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:44,394
I don't know if she thought
I was a ladies man or what.
682
00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:46,938
But I wasn't mad at it.
683
00:26:46,980 --> 00:26:49,524
I wasn't mad at that.
I wasn't mad at that.
684
00:26:49,566 --> 00:26:52,000
I will tell you, he was
very different in college.
685
00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,612
I will tell you, he was
very different in college.
686
00:26:53,653 --> 00:26:56,000
He was very shy. I thought that
was funny because I wasn't.
687
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,282
He was very shy. I thought that
was funny because I wasn't.
688
00:26:57,324 --> 00:26:59,951
Our first date, I used to order
689
00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:02,829
the crab wontons
from Cheesecake Factory.
690
00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:04,456
I was like, here,
you should try it.
691
00:27:04,497 --> 00:27:06,291
And I told her I was
allergic to shellfish.
692
00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:08,627
And she's like...
693
00:27:08,668 --> 00:27:10,503
-No, you're not.
-I'm, like,
694
00:27:10,545 --> 00:27:12,255
trying to make sure
the date goes well,
695
00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:14,174
trying to make sure
I do all the right things.
696
00:27:14,215 --> 00:27:17,469
And he did, he tried it.
He had allergic reaction.
697
00:27:17,510 --> 00:27:20,000
We had a go get Benadryl,
his throat is itching.
698
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,514
We had a go get Benadryl,
his throat is itching.
699
00:27:21,556 --> 00:27:23,892
And he is like [grunting],
doing all of that.
700
00:27:23,933 --> 00:27:26,144
I'm like,
don't eat the shellfish.
701
00:27:26,186 --> 00:27:28,563
I don't know what to tell you.
702
00:27:28,605 --> 00:27:29,939
I was definitely
rolling the dice
703
00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:32,000
when I put
the wonton in, for sure.
704
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:32,359
when I put
the wonton in, for sure.
705
00:27:33,526 --> 00:27:36,000
What attracted me
to Russell is,
706
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:36,321
What attracted me
to Russell is,
707
00:27:36,363 --> 00:27:40,000
he was just focused on
doing his own thing.
708
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:40,241
he was just focused on
doing his own thing.
709
00:27:40,283 --> 00:27:43,161
He would have a test coming up
and he'd be like, "Okay,
710
00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:46,498
I'll see you tomorrow, or in
a couple days, I got to study."
711
00:27:48,291 --> 00:27:51,795
It was like
a perfect match, honestly.
712
00:27:51,836 --> 00:27:54,000
I was never really into
distractions or...
713
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,008
I was never really into
distractions or...
714
00:27:57,050 --> 00:28:00,000
being--
I never really had a wild...
715
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:00,679
being--
I never really had a wild...
716
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,389
phase or anything like that.
717
00:28:02,430 --> 00:28:06,601
And Russell was the same,
we kind of were family,
718
00:28:06,643 --> 00:28:09,354
at school, you know, focused.
719
00:28:11,064 --> 00:28:14,000
You saw glimpses of him being
a really, really good player.
720
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:14,109
You saw glimpses of him being
a really, really good player.
721
00:28:14,150 --> 00:28:16,111
It was just a matter of him
putting it all together.
722
00:28:16,152 --> 00:28:19,989
And I think his
sophomore year off season,
723
00:28:20,031 --> 00:28:22,784
when he started playing
pickup more and more
724
00:28:22,826 --> 00:28:27,205
against the pros was when he
was really going to take off.
725
00:28:28,748 --> 00:28:31,042
During the summertime,
a lot of pros
726
00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:34,000
would come in and you play
in the mans gym of UCLA,
727
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:34,754
would come in and you play
in the mans gym of UCLA,
728
00:28:34,796 --> 00:28:37,340
and they let the college kids
play that went to UCLA.
729
00:28:37,382 --> 00:28:39,467
I wanted to
take full advantage.
730
00:28:39,509 --> 00:28:41,010
He was there every day
in the summer,
731
00:28:41,052 --> 00:28:43,304
competing against those guys.
732
00:28:43,346 --> 00:28:45,390
Everything kind of
turned a notch for me,
733
00:28:45,432 --> 00:28:47,350
and I was at a level
where I felt like,
734
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:49,060
okay, maybe I
can play with these guys.
735
00:28:50,770 --> 00:28:53,398
Every stage
that you take a step up,
736
00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,900
whether it be
high school to college,
737
00:28:55,942 --> 00:28:57,819
college to the NBA,
738
00:28:57,861 --> 00:29:00,000
guys are just going
to get that much better.
739
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:00,071
guys are just going
to get that much better.
740
00:29:00,113 --> 00:29:04,000
And it was, obvious that
he could play at that level.
741
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:04,033
And it was, obvious that
he could play at that level.
742
00:29:04,075 --> 00:29:07,036
I said, "Wow, this guy's
going to be special."
743
00:29:07,078 --> 00:29:09,205
I remember one time
Kobe came up there
744
00:29:09,664 --> 00:29:12,000
and obviously the gym
is packed, wall to wall.
745
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,376
and obviously the gym
is packed, wall to wall.
746
00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:15,712
Every student is in there,
you can't move.
747
00:29:16,212 --> 00:29:19,132
And my first thing was like,
"I got Kobe."
748
00:29:19,174 --> 00:29:21,009
He did a solid job on Kobe.
749
00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:22,969
I mean, nobody can stop Kobe,
but, you know,
750
00:29:23,011 --> 00:29:24,971
you talk about a guy
that's going to be a sophomore
751
00:29:25,013 --> 00:29:26,806
in college doing a solid job,
752
00:29:26,848 --> 00:29:29,017
on one of the best two guards
to ever play the game.
753
00:29:29,058 --> 00:29:30,769
I remember him just
telling me like,
754
00:29:30,810 --> 00:29:33,855
you going to be all right
because you came... at me.
755
00:29:33,897 --> 00:29:36,649
And of course, yeah,
I was getting torched,
756
00:29:36,691 --> 00:29:39,778
but I can live with that.
757
00:29:44,866 --> 00:29:48,000
He was playing
like it was the finals.
758
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:48,119
He was playing
like it was the finals.
759
00:29:48,161 --> 00:29:50,288
It wasn't like
he was taking this off.
760
00:29:50,330 --> 00:29:52,957
He wasn't messing around
and shooting BS shots.
761
00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:56,000
He was playing a game as if he
wasn't going to play tomorrow.
762
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:56,294
He was playing a game as if he
wasn't going to play tomorrow.
763
00:29:58,004 --> 00:30:00,298
He created this mentality
in my mind, like,
764
00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:02,467
this is
what greatness looks like.
765
00:30:02,509 --> 00:30:04,135
This is what
you need to do every day.
766
00:30:04,177 --> 00:30:05,470
Every time you step
on this floor,
767
00:30:05,512 --> 00:30:07,305
every time you pick a ball up,
768
00:30:07,347 --> 00:30:09,474
you need to play like you
ain't going to play no more.
769
00:30:09,516 --> 00:30:11,643
And that's the mentality
that I've been able
770
00:30:11,684 --> 00:30:13,812
to kind of take with me
771
00:30:13,853 --> 00:30:15,230
to this day.
772
00:30:16,856 --> 00:30:20,652
I think that sophomore year
is where he took a leap.
773
00:30:20,693 --> 00:30:22,487
ANNOUNCER: The senior
from Jackson, Mississippi.
774
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:24,447
Westbrook
hurries to the other end.
775
00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:26,616
And everything just
clicked for me, my athleticism.
776
00:30:26,658 --> 00:30:28,117
ANNOUNCER:
Seven point footer down.
777
00:30:28,159 --> 00:30:30,453
In the lane,
off the glass and in it.
778
00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:32,121
Speed.
779
00:30:32,163 --> 00:30:34,040
ANNOUNCER: And there's
a steal by Westbrook.
780
00:30:34,082 --> 00:30:36,376
He takes it all away.
781
00:30:36,417 --> 00:30:40,004
At that time, if you had
height, you were 6'3", 6'4",
782
00:30:40,046 --> 00:30:42,507
you had to be a two guard and
you couldn't be a point guard.
783
00:30:42,549 --> 00:30:44,175
ANNOUNCER: Here's Westbrook.
784
00:30:44,217 --> 00:30:46,845
He is extraordinary.
785
00:30:46,886 --> 00:30:50,000
So for him to play in a point
guard position and really well,
786
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,182
So for him to play in a point
guard position and really well,
787
00:30:51,224 --> 00:30:53,017
was an eyeopener
for a lot of people.
788
00:30:53,059 --> 00:30:55,937
[crowd chanting]
Russell Westbrook!
789
00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:57,730
He kind of changed
that whole dynamic.
790
00:30:57,772 --> 00:31:01,276
[crowd chanting]
Russell Westbrook!
791
00:31:01,317 --> 00:31:04,195
ANNOUNCER:
He's got such quickness.
792
00:31:04,237 --> 00:31:06,781
He reads. He's a step ahead.
793
00:31:06,823 --> 00:31:10,000
[cheering]
794
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:10,159
[cheering]
795
00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:12,036
You know
you wanna see that, baby?
796
00:31:12,078 --> 00:31:14,038
That's what I'm talking about.
You know you wanna see it.
797
00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:15,665
You know, this way, that way.
798
00:31:15,707 --> 00:31:17,500
He's a champion,
Pac-10 tournament champion,
799
00:31:17,542 --> 00:31:19,335
Russell Westbrook, and
defensive player of the year.
800
00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:21,713
You got to be very,
very satisfied with that honor.
801
00:31:21,754 --> 00:31:23,506
Man, I'm satisfied.
802
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:25,341
I mean, throughout start
of the year, coach told me,
803
00:31:25,383 --> 00:31:27,385
he wanted me to be the
best defender in the country.
804
00:31:27,427 --> 00:31:29,220
That's what I tried to do
throughout the whole year
805
00:31:29,262 --> 00:31:30,763
by stopping
the other team's best player.
806
00:31:30,805 --> 00:31:33,099
It feels real good going
to an tournament.
807
00:31:33,141 --> 00:31:34,851
Mr. Momentum.
808
00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,185
ANNOUNCER: All right,
Greg, a partisan crowd,
809
00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:37,770
17,000, here in Anaheim.
810
00:31:37,812 --> 00:31:39,731
So close to the campus
in the UCLA Bruins.
811
00:31:39,772 --> 00:31:42,400
The number one seed
against number 16,
812
00:31:42,442 --> 00:31:45,278
Mississippi Valley State
Delta Devils.
813
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,697
March Madness is about
the longer you win,
814
00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,741
the more people see you.
815
00:31:49,782 --> 00:31:52,000
-ANNOUNCER: Look at this.
-Oh my.
816
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:52,702
-ANNOUNCER: Look at this.
-Oh my.
817
00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:55,246
I'm going to make sure
that I show the world
818
00:31:55,288 --> 00:31:56,789
and show the people
from my neighborhood
819
00:31:56,831 --> 00:31:58,458
that you can watch me on TV.
820
00:31:58,499 --> 00:32:00,418
That I'm gonna
leave on the line,
821
00:32:00,460 --> 00:32:02,045
I'm representing
where I'm from.
822
00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:03,671
ANNOUNCER: Hello.
Take down the collar right now.
823
00:32:03,713 --> 00:32:05,715
Westbrook. Unbelievable.
824
00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:09,260
And the UCLA Bruins win it.
825
00:32:09,302 --> 00:32:11,804
76-57.
826
00:32:13,056 --> 00:32:16,000
We were playing Texas A&M
and we about to lose.
827
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:16,100
We were playing Texas A&M
and we about to lose.
828
00:32:16,142 --> 00:32:18,061
We down the whole game,
I probably played
829
00:32:18,102 --> 00:32:20,939
the worst half of
my college career at the time.
830
00:32:20,980 --> 00:32:24,000
ANNOUNCER: They have cut
a 21 point deficit to six.
831
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:24,442
ANNOUNCER: They have cut
a 21 point deficit to six.
832
00:32:24,484 --> 00:32:25,944
Because I was kind of
down on myself
833
00:32:25,985 --> 00:32:27,779
throughout the whole game.
834
00:32:27,820 --> 00:32:29,781
Like, damn, it's going
to be my fault that we lose.
835
00:32:29,822 --> 00:32:31,616
It's going to be
my fault that we go home.
836
00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:33,451
I'm not gonna be able
to go to the NBA.
837
00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:35,328
I'm about to lose it.
I'm about to lose it.
838
00:32:36,663 --> 00:32:38,498
And I remember that moment
just saying like,
839
00:32:38,539 --> 00:32:41,084
man, we in the moment,
live in the moment.
840
00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:42,794
The whole world is watching.
841
00:32:42,835 --> 00:32:45,004
This is your time to shine.
This is your moment.
842
00:32:45,046 --> 00:32:46,631
And don't fuck it up.
843
00:32:46,673 --> 00:32:48,424
ANNOUNCER: And one
strips it from behind.
844
00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:51,970
Westbrook, finally scores.
845
00:32:52,011 --> 00:32:56,000
As time went on and
that meteoric rise in college
846
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,141
As time went on and
that meteoric rise in college
847
00:32:57,183 --> 00:32:59,602
just continued upward,
848
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,437
I wasn't surprised.
849
00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:03,022
ANNOUNCER:
Alison on the dribble,
850
00:33:03,064 --> 00:33:05,733
with the block shot
and Westbrook taking it
851
00:33:05,775 --> 00:33:08,000
the other way for
the exotic exclamation point.
852
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,154
the other way for
the exotic exclamation point.
853
00:33:10,196 --> 00:33:11,948
What a great win!
854
00:33:11,990 --> 00:33:14,000
Something within him,
and you still see it today,
855
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,994
Something within him,
and you still see it today,
856
00:33:16,035 --> 00:33:17,495
is just driving him.
857
00:33:17,537 --> 00:33:19,831
ANNOUNCER:
The final four is underway.
858
00:33:19,872 --> 00:33:21,457
Whether it was his upbringing,
859
00:33:21,499 --> 00:33:23,960
losing a best friend
when he was young,
860
00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:25,837
you know, big Russ.
861
00:33:25,878 --> 00:33:28,000
All of that, just kind
of initiates the flame for him.
862
00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,175
All of that, just kind
of initiates the flame for him.
863
00:33:31,217 --> 00:33:33,011
ANNOUNCER: Westbrook.
864
00:33:33,052 --> 00:33:35,013
This kid has come on
so big time his sophomore year.
865
00:33:35,054 --> 00:33:37,098
I remember one time we
were talking about like, "Man,
866
00:33:37,140 --> 00:33:39,475
what would it be like if
we all made the NBA and
867
00:33:39,517 --> 00:33:42,000
what do we want when we get
there, if we do get there?"
868
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:42,979
what do we want when we get
there, if we do get there?"
869
00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:44,397
And his one comment,
870
00:33:44,439 --> 00:33:46,315
and I'll never forget
to this day was,
871
00:33:46,357 --> 00:33:48,651
he was like, "You know what?
If I ever make it,"
872
00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:50,987
he was like, "I just want
to be able to, like,
873
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,488
take care of my family."
874
00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:54,157
He didn't want to make it
just for himself.
875
00:33:54,198 --> 00:33:55,825
He wanted to make it
so he could provide
876
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,326
for everybody around him.
877
00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:58,703
That's what
kind of build his fire.
878
00:34:01,748 --> 00:34:04,000
I feel like God blessed me
with an opportunity to be able
879
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:04,917
I feel like God blessed me
with an opportunity to be able
880
00:34:04,959 --> 00:34:07,295
to take full advantage of it,
to be able to take care of
881
00:34:07,336 --> 00:34:08,504
the people that I love
882
00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:09,839
and the people that have been
883
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,591
taking care of me
my whole life.
884
00:34:11,632 --> 00:34:14,052
Once I made the decision
to build to go to the draft,
885
00:34:14,093 --> 00:34:17,013
from then on my mind
and mentality
886
00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,891
was in the space that
I couldn't get distracted.
887
00:34:19,932 --> 00:34:21,684
I was going to class every day
888
00:34:21,726 --> 00:34:23,352
and I was preparing for
draft in the afternoon,
889
00:34:23,394 --> 00:34:24,854
I would come back
and go to class.
890
00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,647
I remember people
used to be like,
891
00:34:26,689 --> 00:34:28,483
"Man, what are you doing here?
What are you doing?"
892
00:34:28,524 --> 00:34:30,318
I'm like, "Listen,
this is what I need to do."
893
00:34:30,359 --> 00:34:31,819
Just because I didn't know,
894
00:34:31,861 --> 00:34:33,404
I didn't know
what was gonna happen.
895
00:34:33,446 --> 00:34:35,073
I wasn't going to be like,
"I'm not going
896
00:34:35,114 --> 00:34:36,574
to school no more.
I don't need education."
897
00:34:36,616 --> 00:34:38,910
Ultimately, he just decided
898
00:34:38,951 --> 00:34:42,000
it was time for him to go
because he had done well.
899
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:42,246
it was time for him to go
because he had done well.
900
00:34:42,288 --> 00:34:44,749
And this could be
a good opportunity for him,
901
00:34:44,791 --> 00:34:47,293
but he was definitely
very nervous about it.
902
00:34:50,004 --> 00:34:54,000
[static rustling]
903
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:54,842
[static rustling]
904
00:34:56,302 --> 00:34:57,762
ANNOUNCER: You know who
the first two picks
905
00:34:57,804 --> 00:34:59,222
-are gonna to be.
-ANNOUNCER: Clearly,
906
00:34:59,263 --> 00:35:00,890
much has been made
about the fact
907
00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:02,725
that this is basically
a two-player race for
908
00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,019
the number one overall pick,
Derek Rose, Michael Beasley.
909
00:35:05,061 --> 00:35:07,355
The first time my family,
all of us traveled on
910
00:35:07,396 --> 00:35:09,899
an airplane to go to New York,
we never been there.
911
00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:12,819
Never really experienced that.
912
00:35:12,860 --> 00:35:15,029
I mean, we were sitting
in first class. I was like,
913
00:35:15,071 --> 00:35:16,489
"This is exciting."
And you know,
914
00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:18,366
forget the draft.
We get to chill.
915
00:35:18,407 --> 00:35:20,785
We go to the room, they
got stuff in the room for us.
916
00:35:20,827 --> 00:35:22,370
I'm like, man, this is cool.
917
00:35:22,411 --> 00:35:24,038
We got free clothes,
we doing all that stuff.
918
00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:25,706
I'm just like,
I'm just happy to be there.
919
00:35:25,748 --> 00:35:27,375
That's just me.
I'm just happy to be there.
920
00:35:27,416 --> 00:35:30,545
Welcome to the 2008 NBA draft.
921
00:35:30,586 --> 00:35:33,923
Just looking forward to
get this old way, good times.
922
00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:35,716
It happened so quick, man.
923
00:35:35,758 --> 00:35:37,635
And two years earlier,
I'm graduating high school.
924
00:35:37,677 --> 00:35:39,303
Two years later,
925
00:35:39,345 --> 00:35:40,888
you say,
"Hey, we getting ready to go
926
00:35:40,930 --> 00:35:42,390
to NBA draft."
Whoa, whoa, what?
927
00:35:42,431 --> 00:35:43,975
What is happening?
What is happening?
928
00:35:44,016 --> 00:35:45,893
REPORTER:
Take us back two years.
929
00:35:45,935 --> 00:35:48,000
What kind of prospect were
you known as in media circles?
930
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,148
What kind of prospect were
you known as in media circles?
931
00:35:50,189 --> 00:35:52,108
Nobody knew who I was.
932
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,860
Nobody knew who I was.
933
00:35:53,901 --> 00:35:55,611
I mean, I like it like that.
934
00:35:55,653 --> 00:35:57,864
Now, I remember
before the draft,
935
00:35:57,905 --> 00:35:59,657
we all stand on the stage.
936
00:35:59,699 --> 00:36:01,492
We got to take
a little pre-draft picture
937
00:36:01,534 --> 00:36:04,000
with the commissioner.
938
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:04,245
with the commissioner.
939
00:36:04,287 --> 00:36:05,913
And I remember
just looking down
940
00:36:05,955 --> 00:36:08,000
and kind of going
and scanning the room like...
941
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:08,207
and kind of going
and scanning the room like...
942
00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:11,419
All these players ahead
of him were highly ranked
943
00:36:11,460 --> 00:36:14,797
in high school and in college.
944
00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:17,800
And I remember he told me, he
said, one thing about the NBA,
945
00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:19,886
is that ranking stuff
don't mean nothing no more.
946
00:36:19,927 --> 00:36:22,346
You have people talk
and they go, "Russell will go
947
00:36:22,388 --> 00:36:24,599
number 13, number 14."
948
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,642
And I asked my husband like,
so what do that mean?
949
00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:28,477
Is he going to get
a lot of money now?
950
00:36:28,519 --> 00:36:30,104
I didn't know.
951
00:36:30,146 --> 00:36:33,191
With the fourth pick
in the 2008 NBA draft,
952
00:36:33,232 --> 00:36:36,000
the Seattle SuperSonics select
Russell Westbrook from UCLA.
953
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,322
the Seattle SuperSonics select
Russell Westbrook from UCLA.
954
00:36:39,363 --> 00:36:41,282
What? I'm like, what, what?
955
00:36:43,534 --> 00:36:46,120
I don't
think anybody anticipated
956
00:36:46,162 --> 00:36:49,040
he would get drafted
as early as he did.
957
00:36:49,081 --> 00:36:50,708
Here's one of the
interesting things about him.
958
00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:52,460
This guy was a late bloomer.
959
00:36:52,501 --> 00:36:55,546
He did not even start
in his high school team
960
00:36:55,588 --> 00:36:57,131
until his junior season.
961
00:36:57,173 --> 00:36:58,716
Oh man, this is crazy.
962
00:36:58,758 --> 00:37:02,637
I'm just all smiles, man.
I'm just so happy.
963
00:37:02,678 --> 00:37:06,349
I see my mom and dad,
my brother, I'm just ecstatic.
964
00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:07,934
I was just shocked.
965
00:37:07,975 --> 00:37:09,936
I just couldn't believe it.
966
00:37:09,977 --> 00:37:12,897
And right now today, I'm like
"Our whole life finna change."
967
00:37:12,939 --> 00:37:14,607
-ANNOUNCER: Kevin Durant there.
-[woman] Hi, Kevin.
968
00:37:14,649 --> 00:37:15,900
ANNOUNCER:
He's like, thank you.
969
00:37:15,942 --> 00:37:17,735
Thank you. Thank you.
970
00:37:17,777 --> 00:37:20,988
Durant, the NBA rookie
of the year, this past season
971
00:37:21,030 --> 00:37:23,532
welcomes Russell Westbrook
into the fold.
972
00:37:23,574 --> 00:37:26,000
Once I got drafted to Seattle,
973
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:26,035
Once I got drafted to Seattle,
974
00:37:26,077 --> 00:37:27,912
but soon to be
Oklahoma City Thunder.
975
00:37:27,954 --> 00:37:29,914
I was like, damn, I'm about
to play with Kevin Durant.
976
00:37:29,956 --> 00:37:32,416
I'm like, man,
this could be special.
977
00:37:32,458 --> 00:37:34,085
I don't want to mess this up.
978
00:37:40,383 --> 00:37:43,761
It's a nice city,
979
00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:46,013
but there's nothing
to do out there.
980
00:37:46,055 --> 00:37:48,557
Coming from inner city LA,
981
00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:50,059
big city,
982
00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:52,937
a lot of lights,
traffic, big buildings.
983
00:37:52,979 --> 00:37:55,106
I get to Oklahoma City,
984
00:37:55,147 --> 00:37:56,899
and there was none of that.
985
00:37:56,941 --> 00:37:59,193
It probably was
a little culture shock.
986
00:37:59,235 --> 00:38:02,071
I just think that was
the best place for him,
987
00:38:02,113 --> 00:38:03,447
coming into the NBA.
988
00:38:03,489 --> 00:38:05,783
It helped him
grow up into a man.
989
00:38:05,825 --> 00:38:07,743
We had so many young players.
990
00:38:07,785 --> 00:38:09,412
We had Royal Ivey at the time
991
00:38:09,453 --> 00:38:11,455
and he used to call him
the Toys R Us crew.
992
00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:16,794
The Toys R Us crew.
993
00:38:16,836 --> 00:38:18,629
That's our group.
994
00:38:20,464 --> 00:38:22,133
I rolled my eyes
at them sometimes,
995
00:38:22,174 --> 00:38:24,051
because it was just
like, kids, man. You know?
996
00:38:24,093 --> 00:38:26,971
But Kevin set the tone,
I think, by...
997
00:38:27,013 --> 00:38:29,807
being someone who put in a ton
of work on his individual game.
998
00:38:29,849 --> 00:38:32,000
And Russell came in,
I think he saw
999
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:32,310
And Russell came in,
I think he saw
1000
00:38:32,351 --> 00:38:35,479
how Kevin worked and
wanted to work just as hard.
1001
00:38:36,063 --> 00:38:37,690
He has a unique game.
1002
00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:39,483
What he does is different than
1003
00:38:39,525 --> 00:38:41,319
a lot of just straight
pick and roll point guards.
1004
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,571
I think if you look back
at the game, you have guys
1005
00:38:43,612 --> 00:38:46,073
like Oscar Robinson,
Magic, John Stockton.
1006
00:38:46,115 --> 00:38:48,826
If you average 10-6, you
are considered a point guard.
1007
00:38:48,868 --> 00:38:51,996
And then evolution like
Barron Davis, Steve Francis
1008
00:38:52,038 --> 00:38:55,082
kind of changed it to a little
more of a scoring point guard.
1009
00:38:55,124 --> 00:38:57,668
For me, when I came to league,
I wanted to be able to score,
1010
00:38:57,710 --> 00:38:59,754
pass, rebound,
be able to do everything.
1011
00:38:59,795 --> 00:39:02,000
There are guys who,
you draft a guy and it's like,
1012
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:02,757
There are guys who,
you draft a guy and it's like,
1013
00:39:02,798 --> 00:39:05,134
"This guy is like
a 'natural point guard,'
1014
00:39:05,176 --> 00:39:07,720
so to speak
and really sees the game."
1015
00:39:07,762 --> 00:39:09,055
And that wasn't
what Russell did best
1016
00:39:09,096 --> 00:39:10,473
when he first got here.
1017
00:39:10,514 --> 00:39:12,308
ANNOUNCER:
He's out of the pack.
1018
00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:14,101
Here's Westbrook racing
up the floor, coast to coast
1019
00:39:14,143 --> 00:39:16,020
and he throws it down.
1020
00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:18,439
His game wasn't refined.
1021
00:39:18,481 --> 00:39:20,900
He just tried to, like,
kill the guy in front of him.
1022
00:39:20,941 --> 00:39:23,152
ANNOUNCER: Off the backboard!
1023
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,029
Not many players in
the league can do that.
1024
00:39:25,071 --> 00:39:26,697
Some of the stuff
he'd do would be wild.
1025
00:39:26,739 --> 00:39:28,824
He tried to throw it off
the backboard to himself,
1026
00:39:28,866 --> 00:39:30,826
like in game, things like that.
1027
00:39:30,868 --> 00:39:33,954
Made a ton of mistakes, and
I think, learned from those.
1028
00:39:33,996 --> 00:39:35,456
Ooh. One more try.
1029
00:39:35,498 --> 00:39:37,041
But I love the energy.
1030
00:39:37,083 --> 00:39:39,377
[cheering]
1031
00:39:39,418 --> 00:39:41,045
Kevin Durant is
the face of the franchise.
1032
00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:42,755
He's everything you could
want in a ball player,
1033
00:39:42,797 --> 00:39:44,840
but it's also hard to find
a point guard built like
1034
00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:46,634
an NFL defensive back.
1035
00:39:46,675 --> 00:39:48,135
If you could call him
a point guard.
1036
00:39:48,177 --> 00:39:50,179
ANNOUNCER: Oh, Westbrook.
1037
00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:51,722
It's always been a struggle.
1038
00:39:51,764 --> 00:39:53,557
I was trying
to figure out when to score,
1039
00:39:53,599 --> 00:39:55,976
when to shoot, when do
the right things on the floor.
1040
00:39:56,018 --> 00:39:57,561
But the way
I played the position,
1041
00:39:57,603 --> 00:40:00,000
it's like nobody else.
1042
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:00,064
it's like nobody else.
1043
00:40:00,106 --> 00:40:02,566
ANNOUNCER: Westbrook.
Pulling the trigger.
1044
00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:07,655
There's been a lot of
really young promising teams
1045
00:40:07,696 --> 00:40:10,000
in the league, but they don't
really break through
1046
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:10,741
in the league, but they don't
really break through
1047
00:40:10,783 --> 00:40:12,576
to really win playoff series
1048
00:40:12,618 --> 00:40:14,537
and really compete
at a young age.
1049
00:40:14,578 --> 00:40:17,039
And I think the reason we did
that is because Russ's tone
1050
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,250
was like, "We're here to win,"
and the way he would just
1051
00:40:19,291 --> 00:40:20,918
go at it fearlessly,
1052
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:22,628
it brought
the whole team with him.
1053
00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:25,423
He's more
than Kevin Durant's sidekick.
1054
00:40:25,464 --> 00:40:28,092
He has
an NBA presence of his own.
1055
00:40:28,134 --> 00:40:30,261
He has entered star status.
1056
00:40:30,302 --> 00:40:34,000
Russell Westbrook, slam dunk
contest commercial, take 11.
1057
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:34,140
Russell Westbrook, slam dunk
contest commercial, take 11.
1058
00:40:34,181 --> 00:40:35,975
Everything changed.
1059
00:40:36,016 --> 00:40:39,895
He was in the NBA
and I was living on campus,
1060
00:40:39,937 --> 00:40:41,939
going to school.
1061
00:40:41,981 --> 00:40:44,000
Then he would come into town
and stay in my dorm with me.
1062
00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,318
Then he would come into town
and stay in my dorm with me.
1063
00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:47,945
That was really embarrassing.
1064
00:40:47,987 --> 00:40:49,655
It was really weird for me.
1065
00:40:49,697 --> 00:40:51,282
PRODUCER: Why?
1066
00:40:51,323 --> 00:40:53,534
Just because he got
too much attention.
1067
00:40:53,576 --> 00:40:56,203
I don't really want
that kind of attention,
1068
00:40:56,245 --> 00:40:58,747
but it was convenient.
1069
00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:05,212
A lot of people
mentioned Oklahoma City,
1070
00:41:05,254 --> 00:41:06,797
as all market.
1071
00:41:06,839 --> 00:41:08,382
"You can't do anything
in a small market,
1072
00:41:08,424 --> 00:41:10,217
you can't get endorsement
in a small market.
1073
00:41:10,259 --> 00:41:11,760
You can't do this
in a small market."
1074
00:41:11,802 --> 00:41:14,000
I was like, "Watch this."
1075
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:14,472
I was like, "Watch this."
1076
00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:16,557
Your boy's staying fresh
1077
00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:20,060
He's looking at my moves
1078
00:41:20,102 --> 00:41:22,605
It's called geek chic.
1079
00:41:22,646 --> 00:41:23,981
REPORTER: I love the glasses,
1080
00:41:24,023 --> 00:41:25,483
when did you come up
with that style?
1081
00:41:25,524 --> 00:41:26,984
I see better without them.
1082
00:41:27,026 --> 00:41:28,986
It's funny
now looking back on it,
1083
00:41:29,028 --> 00:41:31,322
Russ single handily basically
destroyed the NBA dress code.
1084
00:41:31,363 --> 00:41:33,115
Look at Russell Westbrook.
1085
00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:35,326
You got to be a hell of player
to wear that outfit.
1086
00:41:35,367 --> 00:41:37,828
I appreciated it because
they couldn't really enforce
1087
00:41:37,870 --> 00:41:40,000
me not wearing the right shoes
when Russell's walking in
1088
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:41,665
me not wearing the right shoes
when Russell's walking in
1089
00:41:41,707 --> 00:41:44,000
with his shirt undone,
bare chested.
1090
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:44,543
with his shirt undone,
bare chested.
1091
00:41:44,585 --> 00:41:46,670
Son, my son ripped it.
1092
00:41:46,712 --> 00:41:48,297
Reinventing himself
1093
00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:49,882
and establishing fashion
trends by the game.
1094
00:41:49,924 --> 00:41:52,000
He doesn't express himself
verbally a ton.
1095
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,719
He doesn't express himself
verbally a ton.
1096
00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:56,000
So I think, if you just pay
attention to what he's got on,
1097
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:57,890
So I think, if you just pay
attention to what he's got on,
1098
00:41:57,932 --> 00:42:00,000
you'll get a little insight
into how he's feeling that day.
1099
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:01,519
you'll get a little insight
into how he's feeling that day.
1100
00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,000
I believe everyone
knows why I wear this.
1101
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:04,104
I believe everyone
knows why I wear this.
1102
00:42:04,146 --> 00:42:08,000
Sometimes, he will just
have on normal sweat pants.
1103
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,193
Sometimes, he will just
have on normal sweat pants.
1104
00:42:09,235 --> 00:42:12,000
And sometimes it's like,
he is so loud
1105
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:13,197
And sometimes it's like,
he is so loud
1106
00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:15,699
and we can be going
to the same place.
1107
00:42:15,741 --> 00:42:18,369
He looks like he's going on
vacation in Hawaii somewhere,
1108
00:42:18,410 --> 00:42:21,288
and I look like
I'm going to a dinner party.
1109
00:42:21,330 --> 00:42:24,000
And I'm always trying
to coordinate with Russell.
1110
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:24,041
And I'm always trying
to coordinate with Russell.
1111
00:42:24,083 --> 00:42:25,709
"Can we please look
like we're going to
1112
00:42:25,751 --> 00:42:27,211
the same place tonight?"
1113
00:42:27,253 --> 00:42:29,838
Barneys threw a party
in honor of him
1114
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,048
and his clothing line.
1115
00:42:31,090 --> 00:42:32,591
Yeah, he had the full mink.
1116
00:42:32,633 --> 00:42:34,385
He was killing me
with that one.
1117
00:42:34,426 --> 00:42:36,387
I want one of those coats,
but as a fashion king,
1118
00:42:36,428 --> 00:42:38,097
he going to bring
something new out every day.
1119
00:42:38,138 --> 00:42:40,224
Here's you coming to the game,
1120
00:42:40,266 --> 00:42:42,101
and everyone just thought
that you were stealing.
1121
00:42:42,142 --> 00:42:46,397
[all laughing]
1122
00:42:46,438 --> 00:42:48,399
Just saying, man, come on.
1123
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,568
RUSSELL: Yeah. I mean, I guess
he's copying me. It's true.
1124
00:42:50,609 --> 00:42:53,028
As with all things
with Russell,
1125
00:42:53,070 --> 00:42:54,863
he was like,
"I'm going to be me.
1126
00:42:54,905 --> 00:42:57,074
So this is just what I'm
wearing and I'll make it cool."
1127
00:42:57,116 --> 00:43:00,000
And that's kind of how
he approaches life, I think.
1128
00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:00,286
And that's kind of how
he approaches life, I think.
1129
00:43:00,828 --> 00:43:03,414
REPORTER:
People call you a style icon.
1130
00:43:03,455 --> 00:43:04,999
I mean, how do you take that?
1131
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:06,375
What does that mean to you?
1132
00:43:06,417 --> 00:43:07,751
It's a blessing.
1133
00:43:07,793 --> 00:43:09,587
I do this on my own,
no stylist.
1134
00:43:09,628 --> 00:43:11,839
And I just kind of go
and have my own swag
1135
00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:13,591
and I think that's the
greatest part about it.
1136
00:43:13,632 --> 00:43:16,677
I never grew up thinking
I would be famous,
1137
00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:20,598
never grew up thinking I'm
going to have a lot of money.
1138
00:43:21,807 --> 00:43:24,518
My parents always taught me,
stay grounded,
1139
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,104
stay humble
and understand who you are.
1140
00:43:27,146 --> 00:43:30,000
So when it started to happen,
I wasn't phased by it,
1141
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:30,107
So when it started to happen,
I wasn't phased by it,
1142
00:43:30,149 --> 00:43:31,942
because I
was true to who I was.
1143
00:43:31,984 --> 00:43:33,569
He just like me.
I don't look at
1144
00:43:33,611 --> 00:43:35,279
another person
to see what they're wearing
1145
00:43:35,321 --> 00:43:38,000
and try to put,
I put it together myself.
1146
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:38,240
and try to put,
I put it together myself.
1147
00:43:38,282 --> 00:43:39,617
I don't ask for nobody opinion.
1148
00:43:42,953 --> 00:43:44,288
Let me see.
1149
00:43:44,330 --> 00:43:47,374
You got... No, let me see.
1150
00:43:49,835 --> 00:43:52,000
I want some slouch socks,
you got slouch socks?
1151
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:52,796
I want some slouch socks,
you got slouch socks?
1152
00:43:52,838 --> 00:43:54,965
No slouch socks?
1153
00:43:55,007 --> 00:43:56,800
No. I said show me.
I didn't know they still
1154
00:43:56,842 --> 00:43:58,344
had it going on like this.
They're still
1155
00:43:58,385 --> 00:44:00,429
-cracking though, Mom?
-Oh, it's nice.
1156
00:44:00,471 --> 00:44:02,222
Get a little sweat suit.
1157
00:44:03,432 --> 00:44:05,142
We used come here--
1158
00:44:05,184 --> 00:44:06,477
How often do we come here, Mom?
1159
00:44:06,518 --> 00:44:08,479
-Every other weekend.
-Yeah.
1160
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:10,522
At least every other weekend.
We couldn't come all the time.
1161
00:44:10,564 --> 00:44:12,191
We had to make sure
we could afford it,
1162
00:44:12,232 --> 00:44:13,776
before we come here
and get everything.
1163
00:44:13,817 --> 00:44:16,000
My mom's greatest impact
on me that she has
1164
00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,821
My mom's greatest impact
on me that she has
1165
00:44:17,863 --> 00:44:20,000
when I was younger
until now is...
1166
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:21,116
when I was younger
until now is...
1167
00:44:21,158 --> 00:44:23,827
being very level-headed
1168
00:44:23,869 --> 00:44:25,287
through all the chaos.
1169
00:44:25,329 --> 00:44:26,455
Check it out, check it out.
1170
00:44:26,497 --> 00:44:28,457
Check it out, check it out.
1171
00:44:28,499 --> 00:44:30,292
SHANNON: It's where
they got the t-shirt set.
1172
00:44:30,334 --> 00:44:31,585
RUSSELL: Oh, right here.
1173
00:44:33,045 --> 00:44:36,000
We shopped here so many times
and I've gotten school clothes,
1174
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:36,006
We shopped here so many times
and I've gotten school clothes,
1175
00:44:36,048 --> 00:44:38,592
jerseys, hats,
beanies, socks, drawers.
1176
00:44:39,843 --> 00:44:42,012
Oh yeah. That's what I need.
1177
00:44:42,054 --> 00:44:43,514
Hello.
1178
00:44:43,555 --> 00:44:45,724
She always kept
everything together
1179
00:44:45,766 --> 00:44:47,851
and a lot of stuff,
I don't know.
1180
00:44:47,893 --> 00:44:49,853
And a lot of stuff I've learned
as I've gotten older,
1181
00:44:49,895 --> 00:44:52,564
of taking me to school,
taking my brother to school,
1182
00:44:52,606 --> 00:44:55,192
picking my dad up from work,
then going to work,
1183
00:44:55,234 --> 00:44:56,360
doing different things.
1184
00:44:56,402 --> 00:44:58,028
There's so much going on.
1185
00:44:58,070 --> 00:44:59,863
I could never tell that
that was happening.
1186
00:44:59,905 --> 00:45:02,000
And that's something that I
1187
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:02,908
And that's something that I
1188
00:45:02,950 --> 00:45:05,744
can always reference to
when I feel like
1189
00:45:05,786 --> 00:45:07,413
there's something,
I have so much going on.
1190
00:45:07,454 --> 00:45:09,915
I have this,
that and the other.
1191
00:45:09,957 --> 00:45:12,710
-Haha.
-This is it.
1192
00:45:12,751 --> 00:45:14,712
Hold on Keith, I got action.
1193
00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:18,000
These sweats,
extra large in gray?
1194
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:18,674
These sweats,
extra large in gray?
1195
00:45:18,716 --> 00:45:20,509
Because I haven't
been here so long.
1196
00:45:20,551 --> 00:45:22,636
Just like a kid in
the candy store running around,
1197
00:45:22,678 --> 00:45:24,722
just trying to grab
everything that I can.
1198
00:45:24,763 --> 00:45:26,515
Oh yeah. I know the beanie.
1199
00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:28,183
How you doing?
1200
00:45:28,225 --> 00:45:30,227
Two for five, or $3 each.
1201
00:45:30,269 --> 00:45:32,229
Oh, my.
1202
00:45:32,896 --> 00:45:37,526
She was always the one
that kept me in the loop of--
1203
00:45:37,568 --> 00:45:41,989
of fashion,
always kept me trendy.
1204
00:45:42,030 --> 00:45:44,575
Always making sure
that whatever that
1205
00:45:44,616 --> 00:45:47,578
we could afford,
she would make sure that I had.
1206
00:45:47,619 --> 00:45:48,746
How much for Lysol?
1207
00:45:48,787 --> 00:45:49,913
[indistinct response]
1208
00:45:49,955 --> 00:45:51,582
Oh, okay. Thank you.
1209
00:45:51,623 --> 00:45:53,459
And just keep going as
you go around. Huh?
1210
00:45:53,500 --> 00:45:55,085
How much for Lysol?
1211
00:45:55,127 --> 00:45:56,879
[indistinct]
1212
00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:58,130
Bargain shopping is the best.
1213
00:45:58,172 --> 00:46:00,716
My mom always taught me that.
1214
00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:03,135
Just understanding where you
don't have to buy everything
1215
00:46:03,177 --> 00:46:07,806
at a high price, but also you
can bargain and still be fresh.
1216
00:46:07,848 --> 00:46:10,100
I might go to the high
end stores every now and then.
1217
00:46:10,142 --> 00:46:11,769
Mostly he's like,
"Mommy, you want to go there?"
1218
00:46:11,810 --> 00:46:13,353
"Yeah, we can go."
1219
00:46:13,395 --> 00:46:15,105
If I see something,
he going to buy it.
1220
00:46:15,147 --> 00:46:17,107
I'm like, okay, we're going
to buy it. I'll take it.
1221
00:46:17,399 --> 00:46:22,000
I told Ray, we going to go to
the Wienerschnitzel after this.
1222
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:22,196
I told Ray, we going to go to
the Wienerschnitzel after this.
1223
00:46:22,237 --> 00:46:24,948
I don't know.
Is it still over there?
1224
00:46:24,990 --> 00:46:26,784
You done got three for three.
1225
00:46:26,825 --> 00:46:28,577
There's these
Michael Jordan shoes
1226
00:46:28,619 --> 00:46:30,704
that came out, Jordan 9's.
1227
00:46:30,746 --> 00:46:33,123
My mom stood in line
for hours and hours
1228
00:46:33,165 --> 00:46:36,710
to make sure that
I had these shoes.
1229
00:46:36,752 --> 00:46:39,963
And to me that was...
1230
00:46:40,005 --> 00:46:42,132
something I would never forget
1231
00:46:42,174 --> 00:46:44,760
because it wasn't about
the shoes. It was more about,
1232
00:46:44,802 --> 00:46:46,386
she knew that I had an interest
1233
00:46:46,428 --> 00:46:47,971
in fashion
and understanding about
1234
00:46:48,013 --> 00:46:49,807
the world of fashion,
understanding
1235
00:46:49,848 --> 00:46:51,558
this is something
that I was passionate about.
1236
00:46:57,689 --> 00:46:59,817
I got to a point
in my career where
1237
00:46:59,858 --> 00:47:01,819
I was playing
1238
00:47:01,860 --> 00:47:04,822
at a high level and playing
at a level where
1239
00:47:04,863 --> 00:47:07,950
Jordan and MJ recognized that.
1240
00:47:07,991 --> 00:47:09,868
And the brand
came to me like, "Listen,
1241
00:47:09,910 --> 00:47:12,079
we want to give you your own
signature basketball shoe."
1242
00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:13,789
I'm like, "Whoa, wait."
1243
00:47:13,831 --> 00:47:15,874
And I'm like,
"Damn, this is crazy."
1244
00:47:15,916 --> 00:47:17,459
Now this is a different level.
1245
00:47:17,501 --> 00:47:18,877
I remember having that meeting
1246
00:47:18,919 --> 00:47:20,379
at my agent's office
at the time.
1247
00:47:20,420 --> 00:47:24,000
And I remember everybody
just kind of...
1248
00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:24,091
And I remember everybody
just kind of...
1249
00:47:24,132 --> 00:47:26,093
clearing out the room.
1250
00:47:26,134 --> 00:47:29,179
And I remember sitting there
just like this, just like damn.
1251
00:47:31,557 --> 00:47:33,559
My own basketball shoe,
that's crazy.
1252
00:47:36,311 --> 00:47:38,021
I remember getting the boxes.
1253
00:47:39,189 --> 00:47:42,000
Whoosh! One big delivery.
I'm like, wow.
1254
00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:42,609
Whoosh! One big delivery.
I'm like, wow.
1255
00:47:42,651 --> 00:47:44,695
I remember going through
every single box.
1256
00:47:44,736 --> 00:47:46,363
Like, what are these?
Damn, what is this?
1257
00:47:46,405 --> 00:47:47,656
What is this? What is this?
1258
00:47:47,698 --> 00:47:50,000
Crying just by myself, because
1259
00:47:50,000 --> 00:47:50,367
Crying just by myself, because
1260
00:47:50,409 --> 00:47:52,870
I just remember the struggle
my parents had to endure.
1261
00:47:52,911 --> 00:47:55,163
I'm literally thinking
like, damn,
1262
00:47:55,205 --> 00:47:58,000
this is a blessing
on many levels, but, like...
1263
00:47:58,000 --> 00:47:58,041
this is a blessing
on many levels, but, like...
1264
00:47:58,083 --> 00:48:01,211
I was like,
I ain't going to mess this up.
1265
00:48:02,588 --> 00:48:08,000
[static rustling]
1266
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:09,261
[static rustling]
1267
00:48:09,303 --> 00:48:11,096
ANNOUNCER:
Congratulations, Kevin.
1268
00:48:11,138 --> 00:48:13,515
You've had a great run
and hope it continues for you
1269
00:48:13,557 --> 00:48:15,142
in the NBA finals.
1270
00:48:15,183 --> 00:48:17,019
Here are your
Western Conference Champions
1271
00:48:17,060 --> 00:48:20,000
heading to the NBA finals,
The Oklahoma City Thunders.
1272
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:21,064
heading to the NBA finals,
The Oklahoma City Thunders.
1273
00:48:21,106 --> 00:48:23,400
That season
was unbelievable, man.
1274
00:48:23,442 --> 00:48:27,112
We was really connected
on so many levels.
1275
00:48:27,154 --> 00:48:28,947
We all in,
we want to win a championship
1276
00:48:28,989 --> 00:48:30,908
regardless of stats,
regardless of the numbers,
1277
00:48:30,949 --> 00:48:33,285
regardless of the accolades,
we want to win a championship.
1278
00:48:33,327 --> 00:48:35,662
And we feel like we have
enough in this room to do it.
1279
00:48:35,704 --> 00:48:39,082
And the rise to
the finals was quick.
1280
00:48:39,124 --> 00:48:42,336
FAN: Are you ready
for the NBA finals?
1281
00:48:42,377 --> 00:48:44,421
-[all cheering]
-And in the finals against
1282
00:48:44,463 --> 00:48:47,341
the LeBron and Bosch
and Wade another team
1283
00:48:47,382 --> 00:48:49,092
with experience
that was ready to win.
1284
00:48:49,134 --> 00:48:52,000
A Miami team that's just lost
in the finals last year.
1285
00:48:52,000 --> 00:48:52,596
A Miami team that's just lost
in the finals last year.
1286
00:48:52,638 --> 00:48:55,098
And they get
to the finals again,
1287
00:48:55,140 --> 00:48:56,767
we got home court advantage.
1288
00:48:56,808 --> 00:49:00,000
ANNOUNCER: The Chesapeake
Energy Arena is alive,
1289
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:00,187
ANNOUNCER: The Chesapeake
Energy Arena is alive,
1290
00:49:00,228 --> 00:49:03,649
as these fans are delirious
about their thunder.
1291
00:49:03,690 --> 00:49:08,000
We was young, it was a sense of
like arrogancy, but confident.
1292
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:08,278
We was young, it was a sense of
like arrogancy, but confident.
1293
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,614
But also we know
we got this room
1294
00:49:10,656 --> 00:49:13,158
and we never really care
who the matchup was.
1295
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,118
ANNOUNCER: Westbrook
season opening. Westbrook.
1296
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,038
Splits plus hand,
he touched the net and a foul.
1297
00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:22,334
Ties the game with 16.4
to play here on the third.
1298
00:49:22,376 --> 00:49:25,837
One game won and felt like
1299
00:49:25,879 --> 00:49:27,506
we got a really good shot
to win this.
1300
00:49:27,547 --> 00:49:29,591
ANNOUNCER: Russell Westbrook
was magnificent,
1301
00:49:29,633 --> 00:49:31,969
burning with a triple double.
1302
00:49:32,010 --> 00:49:33,679
Us winning the first game
was the worst thing
1303
00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:35,347
that happened to us.
1304
00:49:35,389 --> 00:49:37,224
OKC swarm them,
1305
00:49:37,265 --> 00:49:38,684
once they get going,
1306
00:49:38,725 --> 00:49:40,185
the other team gets back
on their heels
1307
00:49:40,227 --> 00:49:41,853
and OKC just
keeps coming at you.
1308
00:49:41,895 --> 00:49:44,000
There's about three days
before the next game.
1309
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:44,356
There's about three days
before the next game.
1310
00:49:44,398 --> 00:49:46,483
And there's a whole
three days, two days,
1311
00:49:46,525 --> 00:49:48,443
all you hear the media
talking about is...
1312
00:49:48,485 --> 00:49:50,320
A lot of Durant,
a lot of Westbrook,
1313
00:49:50,362 --> 00:49:52,072
a lot of second half.
1314
00:49:52,114 --> 00:49:53,657
Durant and Westbrook
went sonic boom
1315
00:49:53,699 --> 00:49:55,117
on the Heat all by themselves.
1316
00:49:55,158 --> 00:49:57,828
The Thunder,
Heat, Thunder, Heat.
1317
00:49:57,869 --> 00:49:59,496
Why did the Heat
struggle to contain
1318
00:49:59,538 --> 00:50:00,998
Russell Westbrook so much?
1319
00:50:01,039 --> 00:50:03,000
He can do it off the dribble.
1320
00:50:03,041 --> 00:50:06,128
He's an explosive athlete, and
he never lacks for confidence.
1321
00:50:06,169 --> 00:50:08,422
I remember being at home
and I'm like mentally,
1322
00:50:08,463 --> 00:50:10,632
I got to turn
this shit off, because...
1323
00:50:10,674 --> 00:50:12,634
every media person across
the world is talking about
1324
00:50:12,676 --> 00:50:15,929
how this young team can beat
a LeBron James and the Heat
1325
00:50:15,971 --> 00:50:17,931
and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
1326
00:50:17,973 --> 00:50:20,000
The Thunder, not the Heat are
the favorites in these finals.
1327
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:20,684
The Thunder, not the Heat are
the favorites in these finals.
1328
00:50:20,726 --> 00:50:23,353
That started to seep
into our locker room.
1329
00:50:23,395 --> 00:50:25,188
Like, damn, okay.
1330
00:50:25,230 --> 00:50:27,190
We got to fight through this.
1331
00:50:27,232 --> 00:50:29,359
We got to fight this temptation
and not letting this seep in
1332
00:50:29,401 --> 00:50:31,194
because they were a hungry team
and they didn't want
1333
00:50:31,236 --> 00:50:33,196
to get back to the finals
and lose again.
1334
00:50:33,238 --> 00:50:35,866
Especially to some young guns
that just got here.
1335
00:50:35,907 --> 00:50:38,702
And... we was
feeling ourself too much.
1336
00:50:42,205 --> 00:50:44,207
COMMENTATOR:
The Heat have come out
1337
00:50:44,249 --> 00:50:46,585
with a vengeance
here on the first quarter.
1338
00:50:46,626 --> 00:50:48,211
A 17-point lead.
1339
00:50:48,253 --> 00:50:51,214
I believe that it made
the Heat more aggressive
1340
00:50:51,256 --> 00:50:53,050
and also believe it made us...
1341
00:50:53,091 --> 00:50:55,719
relax and felt like
we had things under control,
1342
00:50:55,761 --> 00:50:57,596
which we clearly didn't.
1343
00:50:57,637 --> 00:50:59,264
COMMENTATOR: Westbrook.
It's inside, back to Perkins,
1344
00:50:59,306 --> 00:51:00,891
mishandles it.
1345
00:51:00,932 --> 00:51:02,559
Ibaka tried to get it,
Wade takes it away
1346
00:51:02,601 --> 00:51:04,352
and throws it down.
1347
00:51:04,394 --> 00:51:06,354
Pull up jumper from Westbrook
rattles in and out.
1348
00:51:06,396 --> 00:51:10,000
Westbrook dives again,
gets inside, missed it.
1349
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:10,150
Westbrook dives again,
gets inside, missed it.
1350
00:51:10,192 --> 00:51:13,528
And he's off to a tough start
shooting the ball.
1351
00:51:13,570 --> 00:51:16,406
They came and beat us
the second game on our court.
1352
00:51:16,448 --> 00:51:18,575
And I knew going to Miami
going to be difficult.
1353
00:51:21,036 --> 00:51:24,000
We were young
and we were in Miami.
1354
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:24,414
We were young
and we were in Miami.
1355
00:51:24,456 --> 00:51:27,250
A lot going on in the city,
1356
00:51:27,292 --> 00:51:29,586
a lot going on outside of
the basketball court
1357
00:51:29,628 --> 00:51:31,296
that can distract us.
1358
00:51:31,338 --> 00:51:35,550
COMMENTATOR: A devastating
defeat for Oklahoma City.
1359
00:51:35,592 --> 00:51:36,760
Now it's two one.
1360
00:51:36,802 --> 00:51:38,428
Third straight game,
1361
00:51:38,470 --> 00:51:41,098
hanging in the balance
in the final minute.
1362
00:51:41,139 --> 00:51:44,000
And Battier knocks it away
and they foul Chalmers.
1363
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:44,309
And Battier knocks it away
and they foul Chalmers.
1364
00:51:44,351 --> 00:51:46,311
Why are they fouling?
1365
00:51:46,353 --> 00:51:48,522
A poor decision
from Russell Westbrook.
1366
00:51:49,815 --> 00:51:52,000
And now they'll be facing
elimination on the road.
1367
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:52,901
And now they'll be facing
elimination on the road.
1368
00:51:52,943 --> 00:51:55,112
They had a lot of experienced
guys that played in
1369
00:51:55,153 --> 00:51:56,988
many deep playoff games,
we didn't.
1370
00:51:57,030 --> 00:51:58,573
And I think that's where
1371
00:51:58,615 --> 00:52:00,492
they kind of had
their advantage over us.
1372
00:52:00,909 --> 00:52:03,203
Now, boom, they're celebrating
on the quarter, final's over.
1373
00:52:03,245 --> 00:52:06,206
COMMENTATOR:
It's a bitter disappointment,
1374
00:52:06,248 --> 00:52:08,208
but they had a remarkable run.
1375
00:52:08,250 --> 00:52:11,711
And it happened that fast, like
damn, it happened so quick.
1376
00:52:11,753 --> 00:52:15,048
I was very disappointed
in Russell Westbrook.
1377
00:52:15,090 --> 00:52:17,300
That was the worst point guard
1378
00:52:17,342 --> 00:52:20,000
in a championship finals
I've ever seen.
1379
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:20,303
in a championship finals
I've ever seen.
1380
00:52:20,345 --> 00:52:23,056
That was difficult to take
for many reasons because
1381
00:52:23,098 --> 00:52:24,641
Magic was a player that I...
1382
00:52:24,683 --> 00:52:28,000
Somebody, I kind of
looked up to at the time.
1383
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:29,312
Somebody, I kind of
looked up to at the time.
1384
00:52:29,354 --> 00:52:32,000
One of my favorite players
at the time.
1385
00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:33,024
One of my favorite players
at the time.
1386
00:52:33,066 --> 00:52:35,360
And I was like, okay.
1387
00:52:35,402 --> 00:52:37,863
Darren Collison I can't imagine
as a player you see one of
1388
00:52:37,904 --> 00:52:40,000
the best point guards to ever
play the game, if not the best.
1389
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:40,490
the best point guards to ever
play the game, if not the best.
1390
00:52:40,532 --> 00:52:43,493
Imagine them making
a comment on your game.
1391
00:52:43,535 --> 00:52:46,288
I mean,
you could feel really low,
1392
00:52:46,329 --> 00:52:49,499
especially in the biggest stage
of the NBA, the finals.
1393
00:52:49,541 --> 00:52:52,000
For my parents,
for people that look up to me,
1394
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:52,502
For my parents,
for people that look up to me,
1395
00:52:52,544 --> 00:52:54,838
for people around the world,
that's listening,
1396
00:52:54,880 --> 00:52:56,298
because it's Magic Johnson,
1397
00:52:56,339 --> 00:52:58,049
people take
what he say seriously.
1398
00:52:58,091 --> 00:52:59,634
The worst point guard
1399
00:52:59,676 --> 00:53:02,000
in a championship finals
I've ever seen.
1400
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:02,179
in a championship finals
I've ever seen.
1401
00:53:02,220 --> 00:53:03,930
And for me, I'm like...
1402
00:53:03,972 --> 00:53:06,000
bullshit. Did I play bad?
1403
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:07,017
bullshit. Did I play bad?
1404
00:53:07,058 --> 00:53:08,935
There's a possibility
I could've played bad.
1405
00:53:08,977 --> 00:53:10,353
MAGIC JOHNSON: He was too wild.
1406
00:53:10,395 --> 00:53:11,855
He was taking
off balance shots.
1407
00:53:11,897 --> 00:53:14,000
I believe that the stage
that we were on
1408
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:15,192
I believe that the stage
that we were on
1409
00:53:15,233 --> 00:53:18,000
kind of magnified my play,
magnified the mistakes I made.
1410
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:18,528
kind of magnified my play,
magnified the mistakes I made.
1411
00:53:18,570 --> 00:53:21,615
Got to come out and
set the tone with Kevin Durant.
1412
00:53:21,656 --> 00:53:25,785
He's learning this stuff in the
most pressure filled moments.
1413
00:53:25,827 --> 00:53:28,705
And when the stakes are
at the highest,
1414
00:53:28,747 --> 00:53:30,832
when everybody's watching on TV
1415
00:53:30,874 --> 00:53:32,876
and then the next day
everyone's talking about it
1416
00:53:32,918 --> 00:53:36,004
all day to fill the space of
the talk shows all day long.
1417
00:53:36,046 --> 00:53:40,258
Second half, James Harden
who was on had two shots.
1418
00:53:40,300 --> 00:53:42,385
Kevin Durant
couldn't find the ball.
1419
00:53:42,427 --> 00:53:44,054
You're Russell Westbrook,
1420
00:53:44,095 --> 00:53:46,556
you're averaging 27 points
in the NBA finals.
1421
00:53:46,598 --> 00:53:48,558
But my concern is
1422
00:53:48,600 --> 00:53:51,770
that's what that seems to be
what he's most concerned about.
1423
00:53:51,811 --> 00:53:53,438
I just think
there was a lot of things
1424
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:56,775
that were said about him
that was just unfair.
1425
00:53:56,816 --> 00:53:59,361
The level of selfishness
1426
00:53:59,402 --> 00:54:01,863
that I saw
in game two last night
1427
00:54:01,905 --> 00:54:03,615
was so alarming.
1428
00:54:03,657 --> 00:54:05,951
Said a little bit
about who I was.
1429
00:54:05,992 --> 00:54:10,000
Russell Westbrook has a huge
ego and a small basketball IQ.
1430
00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:10,330
Russell Westbrook has a huge
ego and a small basketball IQ.
1431
00:54:10,372 --> 00:54:14,000
They were disrespecting...
1432
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:14,042
They were disrespecting...
1433
00:54:14,084 --> 00:54:16,711
me, disrespecting our family.
1434
00:54:16,753 --> 00:54:19,381
He is egregious.
He is unconscionable.
1435
00:54:19,422 --> 00:54:21,174
He is unconstitutional.
1436
00:54:21,216 --> 00:54:23,927
He is asinine, ten,
eleven and twelve.
1437
00:54:23,969 --> 00:54:26,000
They raised me.
They know who I am.
1438
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:26,596
They raised me.
They know who I am.
1439
00:54:26,638 --> 00:54:29,766
But this is
the biggest stage in sports.
1440
00:54:29,808 --> 00:54:31,726
People watch the finals
all across the world.
1441
00:54:31,768 --> 00:54:34,000
And they're hearing these
things said about their son.
1442
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:35,647
And they're hearing these
things said about their son.
1443
00:54:37,440 --> 00:54:40,000
It completely put me
in a place of rage.
1444
00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:41,569
It completely put me
in a place of rage.
1445
00:54:41,611 --> 00:54:43,363
Now, are
you upset with something?
1446
00:54:43,405 --> 00:54:45,782
You shouldn't be upset.
1447
00:54:45,824 --> 00:54:47,158
I just don't like you.
1448
00:54:47,200 --> 00:54:48,743
-You don't?
-No.
1449
00:54:48,785 --> 00:54:51,788
Every day
there's something new about me.
1450
00:54:51,830 --> 00:54:53,123
It's like
the good looking girl,
1451
00:54:53,164 --> 00:54:54,332
nasty personality.
1452
00:54:54,374 --> 00:54:55,667
She'll say anything.
1453
00:54:55,709 --> 00:54:56,835
She'll do anything.
1454
00:54:56,876 --> 00:54:58,420
But she looks good.
1455
00:54:58,461 --> 00:54:59,796
The big media narrative
was probably just
1456
00:54:59,838 --> 00:55:01,589
not a pure point guard.
1457
00:55:01,631 --> 00:55:04,217
He'd take a lot of shots.
He's got Kevin on his team.
1458
00:55:04,259 --> 00:55:06,511
And if a game where Kevin
didn't get enough shots
1459
00:55:06,553 --> 00:55:08,847
and Russ took a bunch of shots
1460
00:55:08,888 --> 00:55:10,390
and we lost, it would be,
1461
00:55:10,432 --> 00:55:12,058
he's shooting too much,
he's not passing.
1462
00:55:12,100 --> 00:55:13,226
Those type of things.
1463
00:55:13,268 --> 00:55:15,562
These dynamic point guards,
1464
00:55:15,603 --> 00:55:16,896
they got to give the ball up.
1465
00:55:16,938 --> 00:55:18,773
Westbrook doesn't.
1466
00:55:18,815 --> 00:55:20,442
The media's like, no,
because you're a point guard,
1467
00:55:20,483 --> 00:55:22,152
you can't take over the game.
1468
00:55:22,193 --> 00:55:23,737
You have to make this play
1469
00:55:23,778 --> 00:55:26,000
and you have to give it
to this player.
1470
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:26,489
and you have to give it
to this player.
1471
00:55:26,531 --> 00:55:28,491
What do you say
to people who question
1472
00:55:28,533 --> 00:55:30,160
whether or not
they say a point guard
1473
00:55:30,201 --> 00:55:32,078
is supposed to
be passing the ball.
1474
00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:35,165
This guy shouldn't be shooting
more than you in any game.
1475
00:55:35,206 --> 00:55:38,000
The narrative was like,
you take away from Kevin.
1476
00:55:38,000 --> 00:55:38,001
The narrative was like,
you take away from Kevin.
1477
00:55:38,043 --> 00:55:40,295
And regardless of what
that takeaway may be,
1478
00:55:40,337 --> 00:55:41,963
whether it's you're doing good,
you're doing bad.
1479
00:55:42,005 --> 00:55:43,631
It was like, no,
you shouldn't be doing this.
1480
00:55:43,673 --> 00:55:45,300
You should be
a prototypical point guard.
1481
00:55:45,342 --> 00:55:46,509
He's inflexible.
1482
00:55:46,551 --> 00:55:48,303
His personality's inflexible.
1483
00:55:48,345 --> 00:55:49,929
His game is inflexible.
1484
00:55:49,971 --> 00:55:52,000
A ball-centric, delusional,
1485
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,309
A ball-centric, delusional,
1486
00:55:54,351 --> 00:55:56,353
undisciplined wreck.
1487
00:55:56,394 --> 00:55:58,188
Mentally,
it was difficult for me.
1488
00:55:58,229 --> 00:56:01,399
I would go home and...
1489
00:56:01,441 --> 00:56:03,693
figure out like,
man, am I tripping?
1490
00:56:03,735 --> 00:56:05,278
Is it my fault?
1491
00:56:05,320 --> 00:56:07,113
Because I don't want
to be the reason why
1492
00:56:07,155 --> 00:56:09,032
somebody don't feel like
they can get
1493
00:56:09,074 --> 00:56:11,117
the best out themselves because
of something I was doing.
1494
00:56:11,159 --> 00:56:13,036
I don't know what
the media is doing out here,
1495
00:56:13,078 --> 00:56:15,663
but everybody needs
to just lay off Russell.
1496
00:56:15,705 --> 00:56:17,999
Yeah, that's
a bad little dude, man.
1497
00:56:18,041 --> 00:56:20,502
He's got the same type
of dog that I had in me.
1498
00:56:20,543 --> 00:56:24,000
I remember
the conversations of,
1499
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:24,172
I remember
the conversations of,
1500
00:56:24,214 --> 00:56:27,967
if I was a ball-hog,
I wasn't passing.
1501
00:56:28,009 --> 00:56:29,677
I was like, okay,
1502
00:56:29,719 --> 00:56:31,888
well, I'm going to lead
the league in assists.
1503
00:56:31,930 --> 00:56:35,558
So I do that again,
and again, and again.
1504
00:56:35,600 --> 00:56:39,020
COMMENTATOR: Russell continues
to pileup those assists.
1505
00:56:39,062 --> 00:56:40,313
That's not a thing anymore.
1506
00:56:40,355 --> 00:56:41,898
It's like, okay, well...
1507
00:56:41,940 --> 00:56:43,650
I'm going to show you
that I'm the best...
1508
00:56:43,691 --> 00:56:46,069
rebounding guard ever.
1509
00:56:46,111 --> 00:56:48,696
COMMENTATOR: There's not
a better rebounding guard
1510
00:56:48,738 --> 00:56:49,906
in the league.
1511
00:56:49,948 --> 00:56:52,000
Shocker there, it's Westbrook.
1512
00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:53,076
Shocker there, it's Westbrook.
1513
00:56:53,118 --> 00:56:55,745
Just because I played
the game like nobody else
1514
00:56:55,787 --> 00:56:58,081
and leave it on the line
with passion
1515
00:56:58,123 --> 00:57:00,708
and aggression and energy,
1516
00:57:00,750 --> 00:57:03,336
don't mean that...
1517
00:57:03,378 --> 00:57:05,880
I'm a bad teammate,
or I'm selfish,
1518
00:57:05,922 --> 00:57:08,000
or I'm not a good guy,
or uncoachable.
1519
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:08,967
or I'm not a good guy,
or uncoachable.
1520
00:57:09,008 --> 00:57:11,928
And it was getting
so crazy because
1521
00:57:11,970 --> 00:57:14,139
the fans started listening.
1522
00:57:14,180 --> 00:57:15,682
I hear the boo's for Westbrook.
1523
00:57:15,723 --> 00:57:17,851
This is what we came
to see right here.
1524
00:57:17,892 --> 00:57:19,811
I was getting booed
in every arena.
1525
00:57:19,853 --> 00:57:21,563
And I just say, I'm done.
1526
00:57:21,604 --> 00:57:23,982
I'm done talking about it.
I'm done entertaining it.
1527
00:57:24,023 --> 00:57:27,152
So next time when the
media asks me, they will get...
1528
00:57:27,193 --> 00:57:29,112
B.S. answers from me.
1529
00:57:29,154 --> 00:57:31,948
Did you guys lose this game
or did the Jazz win this one?
1530
00:57:31,990 --> 00:57:33,867
What?
1531
00:57:33,908 --> 00:57:35,535
I need to strip.
1532
00:57:35,577 --> 00:57:37,203
Because I'm not about
to even involve myself in
1533
00:57:37,245 --> 00:57:39,456
no dumb stuff like that.
But next question, man.
1534
00:57:39,497 --> 00:57:41,082
Part of a basketball
player's job is to
1535
00:57:41,124 --> 00:57:42,709
answer questions at
the press conference.
1536
00:57:42,750 --> 00:57:44,377
It's not between me and you.
Next question.
1537
00:57:44,419 --> 00:57:46,212
-It's a legitimate question.
-Next question.
1538
00:57:46,254 --> 00:57:48,089
To do this on
a day to day basis.
1539
00:57:48,131 --> 00:57:50,133
Next question, next.
To this guy.
1540
00:57:50,175 --> 00:57:52,719
To me is a little selfish,
a little childish as well.
1541
00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:54,220
Next question. Next question.
1542
00:57:54,262 --> 00:57:55,472
Next question.
1543
00:57:55,513 --> 00:57:57,223
No more questions for you, bro.
1544
00:57:57,265 --> 00:57:58,808
Could I handle it
differently with the media?
1545
00:57:58,850 --> 00:58:00,477
Probably, so.
1546
00:58:00,518 --> 00:58:03,021
Do I regret some of the things,
how I handled it?
1547
00:58:04,772 --> 00:58:07,775
Maybe some of them,
but most of the time
1548
00:58:07,817 --> 00:58:10,570
I didn't talk to them,
or I gave them...
1549
00:58:10,612 --> 00:58:12,405
attitude because
1550
00:58:12,447 --> 00:58:15,241
I was very aware of
the things that was being said.
1551
00:58:15,283 --> 00:58:17,202
He's intense on the court.
1552
00:58:17,243 --> 00:58:20,000
When he feels a like he's
being attacked he's intense.
1553
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:20,163
When he feels a like he's
being attacked he's intense.
1554
00:58:20,205 --> 00:58:23,583
If someone was on TV,
talking crazy about him
1555
00:58:23,625 --> 00:58:26,127
the night before, and he sees
him in real life the next day,
1556
00:58:26,169 --> 00:58:28,838
and they ask him a question,
like everything is all good.
1557
00:58:28,880 --> 00:58:31,591
He's not going to answer
like everything's all good.
1558
00:58:31,633 --> 00:58:33,426
We heard you, we saw you.
1559
00:58:33,468 --> 00:58:35,178
And then
he gets painted the bad guy
1560
00:58:35,220 --> 00:58:36,930
because he's not okay with
1561
00:58:36,971 --> 00:58:39,015
people trashing him on TV.
1562
00:58:39,641 --> 00:58:41,643
It was a turning point.
1563
00:58:41,684 --> 00:58:44,000
It made me think about, okay,
I got a lot of things to prove.
1564
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:44,187
It made me think about, okay,
I got a lot of things to prove.
1565
00:58:44,229 --> 00:58:46,481
Russell Westbrook presenting
his first reading room
1566
00:58:46,523 --> 00:58:48,525
for Oklahoma City
public schools.
1567
00:58:48,566 --> 00:58:51,361
There we go.
There we go. There we go.
1568
00:58:51,402 --> 00:58:53,029
Magic.
1569
00:58:53,071 --> 00:58:55,698
Russell has
a polarizing personality.
1570
00:58:55,740 --> 00:58:57,951
On one end he's dancing,
the other end he's angry.
1571
00:58:57,992 --> 00:59:00,000
But he gets totally
misunderstood about who he is.
1572
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:02,205
But he gets totally
misunderstood about who he is.
1573
00:59:02,247 --> 00:59:04,499
So what you want?
1574
00:59:04,541 --> 00:59:06,167
Let me see.
No, don't just pick anything.
1575
00:59:06,209 --> 00:59:07,335
What you like to read?
1576
00:59:07,377 --> 00:59:09,879
Oh, this is Lego Star Wars.
1577
00:59:09,921 --> 00:59:11,506
Let me see.
1578
00:59:11,548 --> 00:59:14,000
His personality may
be misunderstood at times
1579
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:15,134
His personality may
be misunderstood at times
1580
00:59:15,176 --> 00:59:17,345
with the attitude
he may have in the media,
1581
00:59:17,387 --> 00:59:19,180
because they may have
rubbed him the wrong way
1582
00:59:19,222 --> 00:59:21,766
by saying something
that he didn't appreciate.
1583
00:59:21,808 --> 00:59:26,000
But no, Russell's not like
that outside of basketball.
1584
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:26,187
But no, Russell's not like
that outside of basketball.
1585
00:59:26,229 --> 00:59:28,314
You're going to read it?
You sure?
1586
00:59:28,356 --> 00:59:30,316
Okay. Now you got to keep it
and take it home.
1587
00:59:30,358 --> 00:59:32,151
It's your first book.
So you got to get it
1588
00:59:32,193 --> 00:59:33,820
and come back
and get another one.
1589
00:59:33,861 --> 00:59:36,000
I never jumped about
being in this position.
1590
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:36,781
I never jumped about
being in this position.
1591
00:59:36,823 --> 00:59:38,616
Never jumped about
being in the NBA,
1592
00:59:38,658 --> 00:59:41,744
but I understand that
me being in this position
1593
00:59:41,786 --> 00:59:43,663
allows me to be able to connect
1594
00:59:43,705 --> 00:59:45,748
and reach so many people
across the world.
1595
00:59:45,790 --> 00:59:48,000
And my parents always
told me to be humbled
1596
00:59:48,000 --> 00:59:49,043
And my parents always
told me to be humbled
1597
00:59:49,085 --> 00:59:52,000
and be thankful and be
gracious of what you have,
1598
00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:53,590
and be thankful and be
gracious of what you have,
1599
00:59:53,631 --> 00:59:55,425
but also remember
where you come from.
1600
00:59:55,466 --> 00:59:57,927
And I think that's a huge part
of just how I operate.
1601
00:59:57,969 --> 01:00:00,000
I was in the same position
as some of these kids
1602
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:00,388
I was in the same position
as some of these kids
1603
01:00:00,430 --> 01:00:02,432
and I grew up in
the Boys and Girls Club.
1604
01:00:02,473 --> 01:00:04,934
Now I'm just honor to blessed
for be in a position I am now
1605
01:00:04,976 --> 01:00:06,936
to be able to give back
and do something like this
1606
01:00:06,978 --> 01:00:08,104
for different families
and kids.
1607
01:00:09,272 --> 01:00:10,940
You never know who's watching,
1608
01:00:10,982 --> 01:00:12,525
something that
my dad always taught me.
1609
01:00:14,235 --> 01:00:16,946
Could have been that kid
that grew up in the hood
1610
01:00:16,988 --> 01:00:19,157
of Oklahoma City
and had one ticket
1611
01:00:19,198 --> 01:00:20,825
in that particular night,
if I didn't bring it
1612
01:00:20,867 --> 01:00:23,119
and I feel like I was
letting that kid down.
1613
01:00:23,161 --> 01:00:25,830
Fuel me to constantly
bring what I had every day,
1614
01:00:25,872 --> 01:00:29,792
fueled me to be able to
make sure that I left the game
1615
01:00:29,834 --> 01:00:31,461
changing somebody's
perspective of me.
1616
01:00:31,502 --> 01:00:32,629
Hello, hello, hello everyone.
1617
01:00:32,670 --> 01:00:34,255
How you guys doing?
1618
01:00:34,297 --> 01:00:36,090
I want to thank Edwards
Elementary School.
1619
01:00:36,132 --> 01:00:37,925
Thank you for letting me open
my fourth Reading Room
1620
01:00:37,967 --> 01:00:39,302
here in Oklahoma City.
1621
01:00:39,344 --> 01:00:41,471
[cheering]
1622
01:00:41,512 --> 01:00:44,000
A lot of people give money,
but I want to be the guy that
1623
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:44,182
A lot of people give money,
but I want to be the guy that
1624
01:00:44,223 --> 01:00:46,100
you can touch,
you can relate to,
1625
01:00:46,142 --> 01:00:47,685
a guy that you can understand.
1626
01:00:48,186 --> 01:00:50,480
Get one. We won't going
to give you nothing, homie.
1627
01:00:54,359 --> 01:00:58,363
God has giving me a special
gift to be able to...
1628
01:00:58,404 --> 01:01:00,573
hold a lot of weight and do
a lot of different things
1629
01:01:00,615 --> 01:01:03,159
and have my hands in
so many different things.
1630
01:01:03,201 --> 01:01:05,161
I feel like He...
1631
01:01:06,704 --> 01:01:08,915
put this on me, it's 'cause
he knows I can handle it.
1632
01:01:08,956 --> 01:01:11,668
The school, the organization
1633
01:01:11,709 --> 01:01:14,000
has really stepped up
and reached out to families.
1634
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:14,003
has really stepped up
and reached out to families.
1635
01:01:14,045 --> 01:01:17,340
So many grants for families
that weren't working.
1636
01:01:17,382 --> 01:01:19,133
-Mm-hmm.
-The organization was
1637
01:01:19,175 --> 01:01:21,469
helping with that.
And they still need supplies.
1638
01:01:21,511 --> 01:01:23,346
They still need things.
1639
01:01:23,388 --> 01:01:26,000
He will literally be upset
because he feels like he's not
1640
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:27,725
He will literally be upset
because he feels like he's not
1641
01:01:27,767 --> 01:01:30,000
doing enough all the time.
1642
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:31,187
doing enough all the time.
1643
01:01:31,229 --> 01:01:32,855
And I think it's the weirdest,
craziest thing.
1644
01:01:32,897 --> 01:01:36,651
I'm like, you're doing plenty,
just chill.
1645
01:01:36,693 --> 01:01:38,695
The Community Assist Award
really goes to that player
1646
01:01:38,736 --> 01:01:41,322
who really gives back
to the community
1647
01:01:41,364 --> 01:01:43,241
and cares about the community.
1648
01:01:43,282 --> 01:01:46,000
And there hasn't been a player
more representative of that,
1649
01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:46,244
And there hasn't been a player
more representative of that,
1650
01:01:46,285 --> 01:01:47,745
than Russell this year.
1651
01:01:47,787 --> 01:01:49,372
I'm in a process
of sealing and dealing,
1652
01:01:49,414 --> 01:01:52,208
sealing and dealing,
wheeling and dealing.
1653
01:01:52,250 --> 01:01:56,379
There's not one day
I wake up and be like, damn,
1654
01:01:56,421 --> 01:01:59,215
I got too much to do.
I got too many people...
1655
01:01:59,257 --> 01:02:01,259
in my ear,
I got too much going on.
1656
01:02:01,300 --> 01:02:03,386
Because...
1657
01:02:03,428 --> 01:02:06,000
I know that
I'm the person that's
1658
01:02:06,000 --> 01:02:07,306
I know that
I'm the person that's
1659
01:02:07,348 --> 01:02:08,766
supposed to take care of it.
1660
01:02:14,772 --> 01:02:17,984
[static rustling]
1661
01:02:18,025 --> 01:02:19,902
COMMENTATOR: For the
second time in three years,
1662
01:02:19,944 --> 01:02:21,571
and the fourth time
in the past six,
1663
01:02:21,612 --> 01:02:23,239
the Thunder in the Western
Conference finals.
1664
01:02:23,281 --> 01:02:25,908
13 at Oklahoma city takes
on record-setting
1665
01:02:25,950 --> 01:02:29,328
73-win defending
NBA champion, Golden State.
1666
01:02:29,370 --> 01:02:31,581
We had gone to
the finals in '12
1667
01:02:31,622 --> 01:02:33,583
and I think we thought
we would be back.
1668
01:02:33,624 --> 01:02:36,127
We didn't get there in '13.
We didn't get there in '14.
1669
01:02:36,169 --> 01:02:37,795
Everybody was hurt in '15.
1670
01:02:37,837 --> 01:02:39,547
We didn't have appreciate
for how hard that was
1671
01:02:39,589 --> 01:02:41,299
going to be to get back.
1672
01:02:41,340 --> 01:02:44,000
And so I think we cherished
that opportunity
1673
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:44,093
And so I think we cherished
that opportunity
1674
01:02:44,135 --> 01:02:45,928
a lot more than
we did the first time.
1675
01:02:45,970 --> 01:02:47,597
COMMENTATOR: Loser of
two consecutive games,
1676
01:02:47,638 --> 01:02:50,266
Oklahoma city summons
all it has for game seven
1677
01:02:50,308 --> 01:02:51,934
on the road tonight.
1678
01:02:51,976 --> 01:02:53,644
There's a short amount
of time in your career
1679
01:02:53,686 --> 01:02:55,438
where you have a chance
to win a championship.
1680
01:02:56,981 --> 01:02:58,941
[cheering]
1681
01:02:58,983 --> 01:03:00,943
It's not something
that you wake up
1682
01:03:00,985 --> 01:03:02,570
and you're like, oh yeah,
1683
01:03:02,612 --> 01:03:03,821
I'm great,
so I'm a winning championship.
1684
01:03:03,863 --> 01:03:05,072
No, it doesn't work that way.
1685
01:03:08,493 --> 01:03:10,077
Number one,
you got to stay healthy.
1686
01:03:10,119 --> 01:03:11,579
You got to have a good team.
1687
01:03:11,621 --> 01:03:13,790
You got to have
a good organization.
1688
01:03:13,831 --> 01:03:15,792
Good coaching.
You got to be lucky.
1689
01:03:15,833 --> 01:03:17,210
It's a lot of things that have
1690
01:03:17,251 --> 01:03:18,878
to go your way
to be able to win.
1691
01:03:18,920 --> 01:03:20,379
COMMENTATOR: He fires!
1692
01:03:20,421 --> 01:03:23,925
[cheering]
1693
01:03:23,966 --> 01:03:26,000
COMMENTATOR: That's the score
here at [indistinct] Arena.
1694
01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:29,514
COMMENTATOR: That's the score
here at [indistinct] Arena.
1695
01:03:35,812 --> 01:03:38,000
I'm pissed. I'm livid.
1696
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:38,856
I'm pissed. I'm livid.
1697
01:03:38,898 --> 01:03:40,608
I felt like...
1698
01:03:40,650 --> 01:03:42,652
we let that
opportunity slip away.
1699
01:03:42,693 --> 01:03:45,029
And that to me was the...
1700
01:03:45,071 --> 01:03:48,366
biggest, just, kind of
upsetting thing about it,
1701
01:03:48,407 --> 01:03:49,826
which really pissed me off.
1702
01:03:51,661 --> 01:03:54,000
And I was just like...
1703
01:03:54,000 --> 01:03:54,372
And I was just like...
1704
01:03:54,413 --> 01:03:56,457
if we have the same team,
we can do it again.
1705
01:03:56,499 --> 01:03:58,000
Anthony Slader with Oklahoma.
Kevin, you know,
1706
01:03:58,042 --> 01:03:59,836
the loss is still fresh,
but you have kind of
1707
01:03:59,877 --> 01:04:02,000
an unknown future
coming over the next month.
1708
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:02,296
an unknown future
coming over the next month.
1709
01:04:02,338 --> 01:04:04,257
How do you expect
that to play out?
1710
01:04:04,298 --> 01:04:05,967
And when you'll start
thinking about it.
1711
01:04:06,008 --> 01:04:08,052
I mean, it's, we just lost
like 30 minutes ago.
1712
01:04:10,638 --> 01:04:13,015
Myself and Kevin had
a unique situation,
1713
01:04:13,057 --> 01:04:15,643
because Kevin was really,
really good early.
1714
01:04:15,685 --> 01:04:16,978
I wasn't that great.
1715
01:04:17,019 --> 01:04:18,521
Kevin was
always getting better,
1716
01:04:18,563 --> 01:04:20,022
and getting better,
getting better.
1717
01:04:20,064 --> 01:04:22,024
My evolution happened
pretty quickly
1718
01:04:22,066 --> 01:04:26,112
to where we never was equal,
1719
01:04:26,153 --> 01:04:27,989
but we were pretty damn close
1720
01:04:28,030 --> 01:04:31,200
of being able to hold our own
and run the organization
1721
01:04:31,242 --> 01:04:35,830
and to do things that
can change the game.
1722
01:04:35,872 --> 01:04:39,375
A very active Kevin Durant
and Russell Westbrook,
1723
01:04:39,417 --> 01:04:41,878
obviously in disagreement.
1724
01:04:41,919 --> 01:04:43,713
They both...
1725
01:04:43,754 --> 01:04:47,091
were trying to establish
who they were in this league.
1726
01:04:47,133 --> 01:04:51,220
And there were times
where late in games,
1727
01:04:51,262 --> 01:04:53,514
one guy wants the shot,
the other one gets the shot.
1728
01:04:53,556 --> 01:04:56,000
But I think there was always
a respect and an understanding.
1729
01:04:56,000 --> 01:04:56,183
But I think there was always
a respect and an understanding.
1730
01:04:56,225 --> 01:04:57,852
Internally we would
try to figure out how to
1731
01:04:57,894 --> 01:05:00,000
make each other better,
how to evolve.
1732
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:00,688
make each other better,
how to evolve.
1733
01:05:00,730 --> 01:05:02,398
KEVIN DURANT: There's times
where Russell comes to me
1734
01:05:02,440 --> 01:05:05,401
on the court and gets in
my face and tells me,
1735
01:05:05,443 --> 01:05:06,736
you should have shot the ball,
1736
01:05:06,777 --> 01:05:07,904
you should have
passed the ball.
1737
01:05:07,945 --> 01:05:09,780
Stuff like that.
1738
01:05:09,822 --> 01:05:12,158
And as a player and as a person
that wants to get better,
1739
01:05:12,199 --> 01:05:14,285
I can't always be
defensive about it.
1740
01:05:14,327 --> 01:05:16,370
I got to be a guy
that's willing to learn.
1741
01:05:16,412 --> 01:05:18,748
We talk all the time
as teammates.
1742
01:05:18,789 --> 01:05:21,250
Was able to get some things off
our chest about each other,
1743
01:05:21,292 --> 01:05:25,671
which I think
was very beneficial because
1744
01:05:25,713 --> 01:05:27,840
it allowed us to
see some of the things
1745
01:05:27,882 --> 01:05:29,717
that he didn't like
about myself.
1746
01:05:29,759 --> 01:05:31,928
It allowed me to see some
things I didn't like about him.
1747
01:05:31,969 --> 01:05:33,763
Kevin Durant Russell was a guy
that's aggressive forward.
1748
01:05:33,804 --> 01:05:35,765
So he has a chip on his
shoulder, like everybody says,
1749
01:05:35,806 --> 01:05:37,433
and people think that's
hurting me as a player.
1750
01:05:37,475 --> 01:05:39,060
And I think
I've gotten better, actually.
1751
01:05:39,101 --> 01:05:40,519
I don't see
what the problem is.
1752
01:05:40,561 --> 01:05:41,854
I enjoy playing with Russell.
1753
01:05:41,896 --> 01:05:43,230
We've grown to be
like brothers.
1754
01:05:43,272 --> 01:05:44,607
And that's
the best thing about it.
1755
01:05:44,649 --> 01:05:45,900
Coming to work
with your brother.
1756
01:05:45,942 --> 01:05:48,000
We had it pretty damn packed,
1757
01:05:48,000 --> 01:05:48,194
We had it pretty damn packed,
1758
01:05:48,235 --> 01:05:50,196
because nobody could stop
from what we were doing
1759
01:05:50,237 --> 01:05:51,906
for many years.
1760
01:05:51,948 --> 01:05:54,000
But the outside noise
of people, the media,
1761
01:05:54,000 --> 01:05:54,784
But the outside noise
of people, the media,
1762
01:05:54,825 --> 01:05:56,786
creates a problem.
1763
01:05:56,827 --> 01:05:58,788
If you're not strong mentally
to be able to withstand it.
1764
01:05:58,829 --> 01:06:01,248
I feel sorry for Kevin Durant,
1765
01:06:01,290 --> 01:06:04,752
he is stuck
with Russell Westbrook.
1766
01:06:04,794 --> 01:06:07,672
This team will never
win a championship
1767
01:06:07,713 --> 01:06:10,000
with Russell Westbrook
as the primary decision maker.
1768
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:12,009
with Russell Westbrook
as the primary decision maker.
1769
01:06:18,516 --> 01:06:20,643
The news again,
coming in moments ago,
1770
01:06:20,685 --> 01:06:23,396
Kevin Durant heading to
the Golden State Warriors.
1771
01:06:23,437 --> 01:06:25,314
He didn't feel he could
win a championship
1772
01:06:25,356 --> 01:06:26,899
with Russell Westbrook.
1773
01:06:26,941 --> 01:06:29,068
I can't play
an entire career with a guy
1774
01:06:29,110 --> 01:06:32,113
who thinks he's better than me,
when he's clearly not.
1775
01:06:32,154 --> 01:06:34,156
I start laughing instantly.
1776
01:06:34,198 --> 01:06:36,784
I'm like this can't be true.
1777
01:06:36,826 --> 01:06:38,619
It's like, no.
1778
01:06:38,661 --> 01:06:40,913
No way he would go to
that team, they just beat us.
1779
01:06:40,955 --> 01:06:42,957
Did the fact that
not only Kevin left,
1780
01:06:42,999 --> 01:06:46,000
but it was to Golden State, did
that make it sting even more?
1781
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:46,002
but it was to Golden State, did
that make it sting even more?
1782
01:06:46,043 --> 01:06:47,336
Sting for who?
1783
01:06:49,046 --> 01:06:50,506
It was already conversations of
1784
01:06:50,548 --> 01:06:52,174
if I was good enough,
1785
01:06:52,216 --> 01:06:55,344
or if I can hold my own team,
or if I could...
1786
01:06:55,386 --> 01:06:57,179
do things alone without Kevin.
1787
01:06:57,221 --> 01:07:00,000
You better have hope in OKC,
1788
01:07:00,000 --> 01:07:00,016
You better have hope in OKC,
1789
01:07:00,057 --> 01:07:02,852
Westbrook continues to pass
more than shoot,
1790
01:07:02,893 --> 01:07:04,937
and they can get past
the first round.
1791
01:07:04,979 --> 01:07:06,355
I'll be lying to say that
1792
01:07:06,397 --> 01:07:08,733
it didn't affect me,
didn't affect...
1793
01:07:08,774 --> 01:07:10,443
my thought process.
1794
01:07:10,484 --> 01:07:11,944
It did. It made me...
1795
01:07:11,986 --> 01:07:13,195
pissed off.
1796
01:07:13,237 --> 01:07:14,905
It made me more...
1797
01:07:14,947 --> 01:07:17,908
competitive,
made me want to go out and...
1798
01:07:17,950 --> 01:07:20,369
and do things that
nobody's ever seen,
1799
01:07:20,411 --> 01:07:22,538
that been done before.
1800
01:07:25,958 --> 01:07:27,543
His pride.
1801
01:07:29,420 --> 01:07:31,297
His pride as a superstar.
1802
01:07:31,338 --> 01:07:33,049
That's where
he getting that from.
1803
01:07:36,093 --> 01:07:38,846
He came back like, I'm the face
of this organization now,
1804
01:07:38,888 --> 01:07:40,890
and I need to lead this team.
1805
01:07:40,931 --> 01:07:43,851
It was an opportunity to go, be
all he could be on the court.
1806
01:07:43,893 --> 01:07:45,394
COMMENTATOR: Here's Westbrook
1807
01:07:45,436 --> 01:07:46,896
racing up the court,
coast to coast.
1808
01:07:46,937 --> 01:07:48,230
And he throws it down.
1809
01:07:48,272 --> 01:07:50,691
[cheering]
1810
01:07:50,733 --> 01:07:52,359
That's rude, folks.
1811
01:07:52,401 --> 01:07:54,320
Oh, do you believe that guy?
1812
01:07:54,361 --> 01:07:56,363
It's just sick.
1813
01:07:56,405 --> 01:07:59,742
I had so much...
built up rage and, like,
1814
01:07:59,784 --> 01:08:01,827
every opportunity
I had to go out
1815
01:08:01,869 --> 01:08:03,496
and do whatever I need to do,
1816
01:08:03,537 --> 01:08:05,706
I would make sure that
it was done in a way that
1817
01:08:05,748 --> 01:08:08,250
people would be like,
damn, why are you so mad?
1818
01:08:08,292 --> 01:08:10,586
Russell was not going
to let anybody
1819
01:08:10,628 --> 01:08:12,713
take his head off without him
going down swinging.
1820
01:08:12,755 --> 01:08:14,924
And that's just his mentality.
1821
01:08:15,758 --> 01:08:17,885
It's almost like
a character flaw.
1822
01:08:17,927 --> 01:08:20,346
KEVIN LOVE: He's always looking
for the smallest slight
1823
01:08:20,387 --> 01:08:22,306
to get to that next level.
1824
01:08:22,348 --> 01:08:25,017
COMMENTATOR: Westbrook sees
an opening and throws it down.
1825
01:08:25,059 --> 01:08:27,728
Russell will hold onto
something from five years ago
1826
01:08:27,770 --> 01:08:30,000
and still let it trigger his
competitive nature to this day.
1827
01:08:30,000 --> 01:08:31,398
and still let it trigger his
competitive nature to this day.
1828
01:08:31,440 --> 01:08:34,000
COMMENTATOR: Jail break.
What a pass, what a pass.
1829
01:08:34,000 --> 01:08:34,568
COMMENTATOR: Jail break.
What a pass, what a pass.
1830
01:08:34,610 --> 01:08:36,362
He nutmegged Corey Joseph--
1831
01:08:36,403 --> 01:08:38,072
He had so many
big shots that year.
1832
01:08:38,114 --> 01:08:40,908
COMMENTATOR:
Back out, Westbrook.
1833
01:08:40,950 --> 01:08:42,451
Russell Westbrook!
1834
01:08:42,493 --> 01:08:43,911
The triple double
thing was fun.
1835
01:08:43,953 --> 01:08:45,746
Seeing those
every single night.
1836
01:08:45,788 --> 01:08:47,289
COMMENTATOR: Rebound deflected.
Taken by Westbrook.
1837
01:08:47,331 --> 01:08:49,250
Throws ahead.
What a pass to Oladipo.
1838
01:08:49,291 --> 01:08:51,293
And a triple double
for Russell Westbrook.
1839
01:08:51,335 --> 01:08:52,878
What a year he's having.
1840
01:08:52,920 --> 01:08:54,964
No thanks, but...
To the man above, man.
1841
01:08:55,005 --> 01:08:56,966
So thankful to be able
to play the game I love.
1842
01:08:57,007 --> 01:08:58,759
And I was happy we got the win.
1843
01:08:58,801 --> 01:09:01,137
I was just doing what
I had to do for us to win.
1844
01:09:01,178 --> 01:09:02,638
That's really how I felt.
1845
01:09:02,680 --> 01:09:04,765
The game always
will tell me what to do.
1846
01:09:04,807 --> 01:09:06,934
And If it's passing,
then it's passing.
1847
01:09:06,976 --> 01:09:08,561
If it's rebound,
then it gets rebounded.
1848
01:09:08,602 --> 01:09:10,312
If you're scoring,
then it's that.
1849
01:09:10,354 --> 01:09:12,356
If it's all three,
then you need to do all three.
1850
01:09:12,398 --> 01:09:13,858
COMMENTATOR: Westbrook
with the rebound.
1851
01:09:13,899 --> 01:09:15,484
Here we go.
1852
01:09:16,277 --> 01:09:18,863
Russell driving,
Russell scoring!
1853
01:09:18,904 --> 01:09:20,906
Westbrook with
the triple double.
1854
01:09:20,948 --> 01:09:24,076
20 triple doubles
for Westbrook.
1855
01:09:24,118 --> 01:09:25,411
Three in a row.
1856
01:09:25,452 --> 01:09:27,746
Do you think you
he can maintain
1857
01:09:27,788 --> 01:09:30,833
this triple double average
for the entire season?
1858
01:09:30,875 --> 01:09:33,169
I think if he puts
his mind to it, yes.
1859
01:09:33,210 --> 01:09:35,754
You know, for so many years
we talked about him.
1860
01:09:35,796 --> 01:09:37,256
He's doing too much.
He's doing this.
1861
01:09:37,298 --> 01:09:38,674
So now for the first year
1862
01:09:38,716 --> 01:09:39,842
he's getting
everybody involved,
1863
01:09:39,884 --> 01:09:41,343
making his teammates better,
1864
01:09:41,385 --> 01:09:43,012
and he is playing
beautiful basketball.
1865
01:09:43,053 --> 01:09:46,000
I get to triple double about,
you know, 35, 36.
1866
01:09:46,000 --> 01:09:47,516
I get to triple double about,
you know, 35, 36.
1867
01:09:47,558 --> 01:09:49,685
The road crowds
and home crowds,
1868
01:09:49,727 --> 01:09:51,145
they start keeping count.
1869
01:09:51,187 --> 01:09:53,189
So now it becomes a thing.
1870
01:09:53,230 --> 01:09:54,940
And it's hard to not
think about it
1871
01:09:54,982 --> 01:09:56,817
because people are talking
about it all the time.
1872
01:09:56,859 --> 01:10:00,154
Russell is in Russell heaven
without Kevin Durant.
1873
01:10:00,196 --> 01:10:02,156
And never seen
anything like it.
1874
01:10:02,198 --> 01:10:04,033
This is your seventh
straight triple double.
1875
01:10:04,074 --> 01:10:05,868
Number 41 on this season.
1876
01:10:05,910 --> 01:10:08,000
You're now 16 assists
from averaging a triple double.
1877
01:10:08,000 --> 01:10:09,705
You're now 16 assists
from averaging a triple double.
1878
01:10:09,747 --> 01:10:11,999
This is the MVP!
1879
01:10:12,041 --> 01:10:14,460
I've been so long
of people booing me
1880
01:10:14,501 --> 01:10:15,878
and talking crazy to me.
1881
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:17,713
And I was in shock because
1882
01:10:17,755 --> 01:10:20,341
every arena
was cheering for me.
1883
01:10:20,382 --> 01:10:22,092
I ain't used to none of this.
1884
01:10:22,134 --> 01:10:23,844
COMMENTATOR:
And another three Westbrook.
1885
01:10:23,886 --> 01:10:25,429
Why not? Why not?
1886
01:10:25,471 --> 01:10:27,932
And the running man,
Russell Westbrook.
1887
01:10:27,973 --> 01:10:30,000
We're watching something that
hasn't happened since 1962.
1888
01:10:30,000 --> 01:10:30,851
We're watching something that
hasn't happened since 1962.
1889
01:10:30,893 --> 01:10:32,728
The triple double
has been folklore forever.
1890
01:10:32,770 --> 01:10:35,606
I hate betting against the guy
because every time I say,
1891
01:10:35,648 --> 01:10:37,441
well, he's not going to do it,
he's doing it.
1892
01:10:37,483 --> 01:10:39,526
But it's got to catch up
with him at some point.
1893
01:10:39,568 --> 01:10:42,000
I remember everybody,
my mom, dad,
1894
01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:42,571
I remember everybody,
my mom, dad,
1895
01:10:42,613 --> 01:10:43,781
wife was like,
1896
01:10:43,822 --> 01:10:45,366
this is not sustainable.
1897
01:10:45,407 --> 01:10:47,743
But in my mind,
I was like, I'm crazy.
1898
01:10:47,785 --> 01:10:49,578
My mind made up that...
1899
01:10:49,620 --> 01:10:51,205
it ain't nothing going to stop
1900
01:10:51,247 --> 01:10:52,998
me from what's about to happen.
1901
01:10:54,875 --> 01:10:56,919
COMMENTATOR:
Thunders out of time outs.
1902
01:10:56,961 --> 01:10:58,671
Adams gives it back to Russ.
1903
01:10:58,712 --> 01:11:00,589
He shot it. Get it!
1904
01:11:00,631 --> 01:11:02,174
[cheering]
1905
01:11:02,216 --> 01:11:07,263
What a perfect ending
to a historic day.
1906
01:11:07,304 --> 01:11:09,223
Russell Westbrook
1907
01:11:09,265 --> 01:11:12,000
stands with one of
the greatest in NBA history.
1908
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:12,268
stands with one of
the greatest in NBA history.
1909
01:11:12,309 --> 01:11:14,353
KEVIN DURANT: I got to give
a huge shout out, man,
1910
01:11:14,395 --> 01:11:16,105
to the Brody, man,
Russell Westbrook,
1911
01:11:16,146 --> 01:11:18,065
man, on
his historical season, man.
1912
01:11:18,107 --> 01:11:20,192
It's just certain things
that you never think
1913
01:11:20,234 --> 01:11:22,403
you going to see or never think
that's going to be broken.
1914
01:11:22,444 --> 01:11:23,946
ANNOUNCER:
The only other player
1915
01:11:23,988 --> 01:11:26,000
to ever take
triple double in a season,
1916
01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:26,407
to ever take
triple double in a season,
1917
01:11:26,448 --> 01:11:30,000
please give a warm Oklahoma
welcome to Lester Robertson.
1918
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:32,121
please give a warm Oklahoma
welcome to Lester Robertson.
1919
01:11:32,162 --> 01:11:35,457
It kind of hit me like, this
is history, not just for me,
1920
01:11:35,499 --> 01:11:38,294
but this is way
bigger than even myself.
1921
01:11:38,335 --> 01:11:41,005
I think that what he has done
has been historic in nature.
1922
01:11:41,046 --> 01:11:43,299
He's played with
passion and pride.
1923
01:11:43,340 --> 01:11:47,469
I only have
one more thing to say. MVP!
1924
01:11:47,511 --> 01:11:49,972
[crowd cheering]
1925
01:11:50,014 --> 01:11:52,975
And the winner of the 2017 NBA
1926
01:11:53,017 --> 01:11:55,144
Most Valuable Player
award is...
1927
01:11:55,185 --> 01:11:56,812
Russell Westbrook.
1928
01:11:56,854 --> 01:12:00,482
[applause]
1929
01:12:00,524 --> 01:12:02,568
It was a special year,
just overall,
1930
01:12:02,609 --> 01:12:06,000
because I truly
felt accomplished.
1931
01:12:06,000 --> 01:12:06,113
because I truly
felt accomplished.
1932
01:12:06,155 --> 01:12:10,000
I want to thank my family.
Without you guys,
1933
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:10,576
I want to thank my family.
Without you guys,
1934
01:12:10,617 --> 01:12:13,746
I don't know where I would be.
Your support, your sacrifice,
1935
01:12:13,787 --> 01:12:15,497
everything
you guys have done for me.
1936
01:12:15,539 --> 01:12:18,000
I told myself
I ain't going to cry, but...
1937
01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:20,336
I told myself
I ain't going to cry, but...
1938
01:12:20,377 --> 01:12:24,000
[applause]
1939
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:24,006
[applause]
1940
01:12:24,048 --> 01:12:25,758
We didn't win
the championship, no.
1941
01:12:25,799 --> 01:12:27,801
We didn't get out the
first round, no. But...
1942
01:12:27,843 --> 01:12:30,012
to be able to share
with my family
1943
01:12:30,054 --> 01:12:31,847
and my teammates and
1944
01:12:31,889 --> 01:12:34,000
show my support to the city
of Oklahoma, felt like...
1945
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:35,559
show my support to the city
of Oklahoma, felt like...
1946
01:12:35,601 --> 01:12:37,519
we proved
a lot of people wrong.
1947
01:12:37,561 --> 01:12:39,897
And well, our point was made.
1948
01:12:43,901 --> 01:12:46,000
I'm very, very thankful
and a blessed man to go out
1949
01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,196
I'm very, very thankful
and a blessed man to go out
1950
01:12:47,237 --> 01:12:50,000
and compete, man. And like
I've said many, many times.
1951
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:50,574
and compete, man. And like
I've said many, many times.
1952
01:12:50,616 --> 01:12:52,534
So, I don't take
this game for granted.
1953
01:12:52,576 --> 01:12:54,703
I don't take going on the floor
and competing for granted.
1954
01:12:54,745 --> 01:12:56,914
And God got something
planned for me, man,
1955
01:12:56,955 --> 01:12:59,875
nobody can stop it. I always
continue to follow His faith
1956
01:12:59,917 --> 01:13:02,000
and stay faithful
and just stay strong
1957
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:02,419
and stay faithful
and just stay strong
1958
01:13:02,461 --> 01:13:04,046
and continue to do
what I'm doing.
1959
01:13:04,088 --> 01:13:06,965
Nothing in my life
would be possible.
1960
01:13:07,007 --> 01:13:08,133
The things
I'm able to accomplish
1961
01:13:08,175 --> 01:13:09,968
wouldn't be possible.
1962
01:13:10,010 --> 01:13:13,055
Me sitting here talking
wouldn't be possible. Me...
1963
01:13:14,431 --> 01:13:16,392
doing things
to help other people,
1964
01:13:16,433 --> 01:13:18,394
having a platform
wouldn't be possible
1965
01:13:18,435 --> 01:13:20,562
without me having faith in God.
1966
01:13:20,604 --> 01:13:24,000
That's the most important thing
about this entire journey.
1967
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:24,233
That's the most important thing
about this entire journey.
1968
01:13:24,274 --> 01:13:26,527
COMMENTATOR: Here it is.
1969
01:13:26,568 --> 01:13:28,904
20, 20, 20 game.
1970
01:13:28,946 --> 01:13:32,000
First time since 1968.
1971
01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:32,991
First time since 1968.
1972
01:13:33,033 --> 01:13:35,702
That's for his God.
He really hustle.
1973
01:13:35,744 --> 01:13:40,000
It allows me to go
and do things on the court,
1974
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:41,792
It allows me to go
and do things on the court,
1975
01:13:41,834 --> 01:13:44,000
off the court, play with
a passion, play with the edge,
1976
01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:46,213
off the court, play with
a passion, play with the edge,
1977
01:13:46,255 --> 01:13:49,925
play with a sense of really
not caring what happens
1978
01:13:49,967 --> 01:13:52,594
because I know
win, lose, or draw
1979
01:13:52,636 --> 01:13:54,596
that I'm covered
by the man above,
1980
01:13:54,638 --> 01:13:56,265
regardless of any result.
1981
01:13:56,306 --> 01:13:59,810
COMMENTATOR: Spins.
Kicks Adams. Another slam.
1982
01:13:59,852 --> 01:14:02,000
We just watched history here.
1983
01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:02,563
We just watched history here.
1984
01:14:04,148 --> 01:14:05,983
Is he the king
of the triple double?
1985
01:14:06,024 --> 01:14:08,527
-Of this generation, yes.
-Of this. Okay...
1986
01:14:08,569 --> 01:14:10,529
But when you talk about
the king of triple doubles,
1987
01:14:10,571 --> 01:14:12,865
there's three guys ahead
of him. Jason Kidd being
1988
01:14:12,906 --> 01:14:14,533
the next guy in line,
then Magic Johnson.
1989
01:14:14,575 --> 01:14:16,118
-Buck, buck.
-And then the big O.
1990
01:14:16,326 --> 01:14:18,287
Russell Westbrook could
never be the king of the triple
1991
01:14:18,328 --> 01:14:20,622
double, because the king
put up a score that was so high
1992
01:14:20,664 --> 01:14:22,583
that nobody could take it down.
1993
01:14:22,624 --> 01:14:26,000
[static]
1994
01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:27,588
[static]
1995
01:14:27,629 --> 01:14:30,000
[muffled chatter]
1996
01:14:30,000 --> 01:14:31,758
[muffled chatter]
1997
01:14:31,800 --> 01:14:34,000
[cameras clicking]
1998
01:14:34,000 --> 01:14:34,553
[cameras clicking]
1999
01:14:34,595 --> 01:14:37,306
And I'm pleased
to welcome Russell Westbrook
2000
01:14:37,347 --> 01:14:39,600
and his wonderful family
to Houston.
2001
01:14:39,641 --> 01:14:41,643
He plays with an energy,
a passion,
2002
01:14:41,685 --> 01:14:43,312
a will to win that I think
2003
01:14:43,353 --> 01:14:45,272
is really unparalleled
in the league.
2004
01:14:45,314 --> 01:14:47,983
To have that on
our bench now is incredible.
2005
01:14:48,025 --> 01:14:50,152
JOURNALIST: So Russell,
what can you say that
2006
01:14:50,194 --> 01:14:53,489
those of us have only seen
you as an opponent don't know
2007
01:14:53,530 --> 01:14:55,491
about you? Something that
you'd like for people to know.
2008
01:14:55,532 --> 01:14:57,284
That I'm a nice guy.
2009
01:14:57,326 --> 01:14:59,119
[man chuckling]
2010
01:15:01,246 --> 01:15:03,790
COMMENTATOR: There's
a little fatigue with Russell
2011
01:15:03,832 --> 01:15:05,834
in the triple double.
Once he did it, Skip,
2012
01:15:05,876 --> 01:15:08,837
the luster has gone away.
Well, I don't know why,
2013
01:15:08,879 --> 01:15:11,507
why are you getting numb to it?
Because who's doing it?
2014
01:15:13,008 --> 01:15:15,928
I was getting to a point where
I was like, man, you know,
2015
01:15:15,969 --> 01:15:17,429
it's getting difficult.
2016
01:15:17,471 --> 01:15:19,973
You felt like he was
having to fight
2017
01:15:20,015 --> 01:15:24,102
public perception inside
of his own home, basically.
2018
01:15:24,144 --> 01:15:26,688
I think he went from
Mr. Triple Double
2019
01:15:26,730 --> 01:15:28,815
to Mr. Nothing but Trouble.
2020
01:15:28,857 --> 01:15:30,943
The fans got in his head,
2021
01:15:30,984 --> 01:15:33,153
the press got in his head.
2022
01:15:33,195 --> 01:15:34,947
He's got to get it together.
2023
01:15:36,907 --> 01:15:39,952
I was feeling like
it was starting to control
2024
01:15:39,993 --> 01:15:42,538
who I was becoming as a person,
2025
01:15:42,579 --> 01:15:43,956
how I was playing.
2026
01:15:43,997 --> 01:15:46,000
And I wasn't in
a space mentally,
2027
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:47,167
And I wasn't in
a space mentally,
2028
01:15:47,209 --> 01:15:50,000
to continue in Oklahoma city.
2029
01:15:50,000 --> 01:15:51,547
to continue in Oklahoma city.
2030
01:15:55,467 --> 01:15:57,469
You want me to tell you
what I normally tell you?
2031
01:15:59,763 --> 01:16:01,890
What? That I got my chest out?
2032
01:16:01,932 --> 01:16:03,892
Why do you got
your titties all out?
2033
01:16:03,934 --> 01:16:06,395
Well, because if
you're not, you got to show.
2034
01:16:06,436 --> 01:16:08,981
I'm going to show
my date. Okay, okay.
2035
01:16:09,022 --> 01:16:10,440
Don't start.
2036
01:16:10,482 --> 01:16:12,526
It's like the first day
of school.
2037
01:16:12,568 --> 01:16:15,112
I know!
2038
01:16:15,153 --> 01:16:17,114
You look good, Russell.
2039
01:16:17,155 --> 01:16:19,241
[speaking indistinctly]
2040
01:16:19,283 --> 01:16:21,243
Okay, okay.
2041
01:16:22,119 --> 01:16:24,496
You got your ratchet brown
lunch bag.
2042
01:16:24,538 --> 01:16:26,582
[laughing]
2043
01:16:26,623 --> 01:16:28,208
I got my lunch bag. I'm ready.
2044
01:16:28,250 --> 01:16:29,751
Go give Momma a kiss.
2045
01:16:29,793 --> 01:16:32,000
[laughing]
2046
01:16:32,000 --> 01:16:34,673
[laughing]
2047
01:16:37,217 --> 01:16:40,000
[sneakers squeaking]
2048
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:46,000
[sneakers squeaking]
2049
01:16:46,000 --> 01:16:46,018
[sneakers squeaking]
2050
01:16:51,565 --> 01:16:54,000
I'mma always have faith in
whatever is happening,
2051
01:16:54,000 --> 01:16:54,526
I'mma always have faith in
whatever is happening,
2052
01:16:54,568 --> 01:16:56,028
because we all got
put on this Earth
2053
01:16:56,069 --> 01:16:57,237
for a particular reason.
2054
01:16:57,279 --> 01:17:00,000
And it's not just a easy ride.
2055
01:17:00,000 --> 01:17:00,907
And it's not just a easy ride.
2056
01:17:00,949 --> 01:17:03,452
When you're able to be yourself
and be who you are,
2057
01:17:03,493 --> 01:17:05,120
everything else
will fall in place.
2058
01:17:07,289 --> 01:17:09,875
REPORTER: China has more
than 200 confirmed cases
2059
01:17:09,916 --> 01:17:11,543
of Coronavirus, it's called,
2060
01:17:11,585 --> 01:17:14,000
which produces
pneumonia-like symptoms.
2061
01:17:14,000 --> 01:17:14,171
which produces
pneumonia-like symptoms.
2062
01:17:14,212 --> 01:17:16,465
SECOND REPORTER: The mysterious
virus now reaching Europe,
2063
01:17:16,506 --> 01:17:20,385
with confirmed cases in France
and nine other countries.
2064
01:17:20,427 --> 01:17:22,429
It's going to disappear
one day. It's like a miracle.
2065
01:17:22,471 --> 01:17:23,972
It will disappear.
2066
01:17:24,014 --> 01:17:26,308
Coronavirus officially
hitting the US.
2067
01:17:26,350 --> 01:17:29,770
World Health Organization has
officially declared a pandemic.
2068
01:17:29,811 --> 01:17:31,396
Alarming news tonight about
the coronavirus,
2069
01:17:31,438 --> 01:17:33,148
devastating at every level.
2070
01:17:33,190 --> 01:17:34,483
REPORTER:
A sudden jump in infections.
2071
01:17:34,524 --> 01:17:35,817
Tragic new numbers
on the pandemic.
2072
01:17:35,859 --> 01:17:37,319
One million deaths.
2073
01:17:37,361 --> 01:17:38,820
-The virus raging.
-Morgues overflow.
2074
01:17:38,862 --> 01:17:40,405
It's time to cancel everything.
2075
01:17:40,447 --> 01:17:42,074
-Stay at home.
-Stay at home.
2076
01:17:42,115 --> 01:17:43,450
REPORTER: Stay at home,
lock yourself inside
2077
01:17:43,492 --> 01:17:44,826
and don't come out.
2078
01:17:48,872 --> 01:17:51,416
[dramatic music]
2079
01:17:51,458 --> 01:17:54,000
[static]
2080
01:17:54,000 --> 01:17:56,338
[static]
2081
01:18:04,638 --> 01:18:10,000
[child babbling]
2082
01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:13,230
[child babbling]
2083
01:18:16,108 --> 01:18:17,693
It's a lot of cars.
2084
01:18:17,734 --> 01:18:19,319
Yeah, you got a lot of cars.
2085
01:18:20,362 --> 01:18:23,865
Daddy got a lot of cars too.
2086
01:18:23,907 --> 01:18:26,000
Daddy do got a lot of cars too.
2087
01:18:26,000 --> 01:18:26,076
Daddy do got a lot of cars too.
2088
01:18:26,118 --> 01:18:27,869
We got
the same thing in common.
2089
01:18:27,911 --> 01:18:29,454
The first thing
you think about is
2090
01:18:29,496 --> 01:18:31,915
make sure my family was fine.
2091
01:18:31,957 --> 01:18:34,000
My mom, my dad,
brother, my wife, kids,
2092
01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:34,835
My mom, my dad,
brother, my wife, kids,
2093
01:18:34,876 --> 01:18:37,796
and making sure
that they were... fine
2094
01:18:37,838 --> 01:18:39,339
and making sure
that they were okay,
2095
01:18:39,381 --> 01:18:41,007
and they had everything
that they need
2096
01:18:41,049 --> 01:18:42,718
moving forward, because
I felt like it was going
2097
01:18:42,759 --> 01:18:44,511
to get very, very serious where
2098
01:18:44,553 --> 01:18:46,847
you may not be able
to leave the house.
2099
01:18:46,888 --> 01:18:48,473
Taking you out this seat.
2100
01:18:48,515 --> 01:18:50,308
-What do you want me to do?
-To push you.
2101
01:18:50,350 --> 01:18:51,810
You got to use your muscles if
2102
01:18:51,852 --> 01:18:53,729
you want to get me
out the seat. One.
2103
01:18:54,187 --> 01:18:58,817
Not playing for three months,
actually personally,
2104
01:18:58,859 --> 01:19:02,738
I like it. I like to rest.
I think resting and being able
2105
01:19:02,779 --> 01:19:05,949
to sit back and gather
my thoughts. Get healthy.
2106
01:19:05,991 --> 01:19:08,000
Hang with the family.
2107
01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:08,368
Hang with the family.
2108
01:19:08,410 --> 01:19:09,745
I don't mind it one bit.
2109
01:19:11,246 --> 01:19:13,457
What's wrong with you?
2110
01:19:13,498 --> 01:19:15,208
Tired?
2111
01:19:16,376 --> 01:19:18,295
I'm more happy than they are.
2112
01:19:18,962 --> 01:19:24,000
[yelling]
2113
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:24,843
[yelling]
2114
01:19:24,885 --> 01:19:26,887
What's my name?
2115
01:19:26,928 --> 01:19:28,805
-Dada.
-There you go.
2116
01:19:28,847 --> 01:19:31,641
To my family, I'm just Russell.
I'm the guy that,
2117
01:19:31,683 --> 01:19:33,185
you know, loving, caring.
2118
01:19:33,226 --> 01:19:36,000
I want to make sure
my family is good.
2119
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:36,021
I want to make sure
my family is good.
2120
01:19:36,062 --> 01:19:38,648
Make sure my friends is good.
Make sure the people around me,
2121
01:19:38,690 --> 01:19:40,400
my close ones
are taken care of.
2122
01:19:40,442 --> 01:19:42,944
And that's all
that really matters to me.
2123
01:19:42,986 --> 01:19:45,864
Russell's very
much a routine person.
2124
01:19:45,906 --> 01:19:48,000
But with kids you can't really
have too much of a routine,
2125
01:19:48,000 --> 01:19:50,285
But with kids you can't really
have too much of a routine,
2126
01:19:50,327 --> 01:19:52,370
depending on how present
you want to be.
2127
01:19:52,412 --> 01:19:54,831
And Russell wants
to be very present.
2128
01:19:56,166 --> 01:19:57,959
So he shifted everything.
2129
01:19:58,001 --> 01:20:00,462
It's like, okay, so
now I have to do what's best
2130
01:20:00,504 --> 01:20:04,299
for the kids and the family.
2131
01:20:05,258 --> 01:20:07,385
You go pee pee in the potty?
2132
01:20:07,427 --> 01:20:09,596
Pee pee in the...
2133
01:20:09,638 --> 01:20:12,808
Good job, Jo-Jo. My daughters
has taught me how to love more.
2134
01:20:12,849 --> 01:20:14,976
As a father,
when you have girls,
2135
01:20:15,018 --> 01:20:16,645
I think it's just natural.
2136
01:20:18,313 --> 01:20:20,524
Cash! I just made it.
2137
01:20:20,565 --> 01:20:22,192
You got to get the rebound.
2138
01:20:22,234 --> 01:20:26,530
And my son has taught me
patience on all levels.
2139
01:20:26,571 --> 01:20:28,365
Both arms.
2140
01:20:29,866 --> 01:20:32,000
-[yells]
-You'll be all right.
2141
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:32,118
-[yells]
-You'll be all right.
2142
01:20:36,665 --> 01:20:38,792
Did you let him go by himself?
2143
01:20:38,834 --> 01:20:40,377
Um, um...
2144
01:20:40,418 --> 01:20:42,796
No, no.
He didn't go by himself.
2145
01:20:42,838 --> 01:20:44,381
INTERVIEWER: His life's
going to be very different
2146
01:20:44,422 --> 01:20:46,550
than yours growing up.
Do you think about that?
2147
01:20:46,591 --> 01:20:48,176
All the time,
2148
01:20:48,218 --> 01:20:52,000
but I think about it
in a positive way.
2149
01:20:52,000 --> 01:20:52,347
but I think about it
in a positive way.
2150
01:20:52,389 --> 01:20:54,224
Woohoo!
2151
01:20:54,266 --> 01:20:56,393
-I did it.
-You did it, buddy.
2152
01:20:56,434 --> 01:20:58,436
The different things
that my dad went through,
2153
01:20:58,478 --> 01:21:00,355
he didn't want
to see me go through.
2154
01:21:00,397 --> 01:21:02,899
I've been blessed and
thankful do be in this position
2155
01:21:02,941 --> 01:21:04,860
and have the means to
be able to do the things
2156
01:21:04,901 --> 01:21:07,320
that I want to do.
My job is to make sure,
2157
01:21:07,362 --> 01:21:09,489
and my wife's job is
to make sure, that we...
2158
01:21:09,531 --> 01:21:11,491
raise our kids the best way
that we can raise them
2159
01:21:11,533 --> 01:21:13,493
and make sure they understand
2160
01:21:13,535 --> 01:21:16,000
that this wasn't just given
to us, it was--
2161
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:17,205
that this wasn't just given
to us, it was--
2162
01:21:17,247 --> 01:21:20,000
you had to work for it and make
sure they understand that.
2163
01:21:20,000 --> 01:21:20,041
you had to work for it and make
sure they understand that.
2164
01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:42,000
Basketball, it's going to be
a short time in my life,
2165
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:42,397
Basketball, it's going to be
a short time in my life,
2166
01:21:42,439 --> 01:21:45,066
but during that short time
I'd like to take advantage
2167
01:21:45,108 --> 01:21:47,402
of each and every opportunity
that's given to me.
2168
01:21:47,444 --> 01:21:50,000
[music shuffling]
2169
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:50,238
[music shuffling]
2170
01:21:50,280 --> 01:21:54,000
[hip hop music]
2171
01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:54,451
[hip hop music]
2172
01:21:58,955 --> 01:22:04,000
[pinball dropping]
2173
01:22:04,000 --> 01:22:04,920
[pinball dropping]
2174
01:22:04,961 --> 01:22:06,838
Oh, you better move
2175
01:22:06,880 --> 01:22:10,000
Oh, you better move
2176
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:12,844
Oh, you better move
2177
01:22:12,886 --> 01:22:14,596
Oh, you better move
2178
01:22:14,638 --> 01:22:17,057
You better move,
you better move
2179
01:22:17,098 --> 01:22:18,934
Come on!
2180
01:22:18,975 --> 01:22:20,852
[Indistinct].
2181
01:22:20,894 --> 01:22:24,189
Being at home and resting
and hanging out, that's my jam.
2182
01:22:24,230 --> 01:22:27,025
For Russell,
I don't think he realizes
2183
01:22:27,067 --> 01:22:29,444
how much it's not his.
2184
01:22:29,486 --> 01:22:32,280
I think he enjoys
spending time with us
2185
01:22:32,322 --> 01:22:34,950
and the kids and his family,
2186
01:22:34,991 --> 01:22:38,000
but I could see him getting
antsy and ready to work out
2187
01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:39,120
but I could see him getting
antsy and ready to work out
2188
01:22:39,162 --> 01:22:42,000
and started picking up how many
times a day he was working out,
2189
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:42,123
and started picking up how many
times a day he was working out,
2190
01:22:42,165 --> 01:22:45,418
and so I think that
he's really happy now.
2191
01:22:45,460 --> 01:22:47,587
No, you can't cuff me,
baby let me loose
2192
01:22:47,629 --> 01:22:50,000
The way that I live,
baby, that's a ruse
2193
01:22:50,000 --> 01:22:50,006
The way that I live,
baby, that's a ruse
2194
01:22:50,048 --> 01:22:52,509
When I'm at home,
I don't have to pound my chest,
2195
01:22:52,550 --> 01:22:53,969
jump up and down and scream,
2196
01:22:54,010 --> 01:22:55,637
I can turn it down
a little bit.
2197
01:22:55,679 --> 01:22:57,847
But at the same time,
I still have my edge.
2198
01:22:57,889 --> 01:22:59,349
[sneakers squeaking]
2199
01:22:59,391 --> 01:23:00,642
I won!
2200
01:23:01,142 --> 01:23:06,000
And basketball, you're able
to express and scream and yell.
2201
01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:06,147
And basketball, you're able
to express and scream and yell.
2202
01:23:06,189 --> 01:23:08,483
All these emotions come up.
2203
01:23:10,527 --> 01:23:13,238
He's just on a hundred all the
time when he's on the floor.
2204
01:23:13,279 --> 01:23:16,000
He just becomes that
larger than life personality
2205
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:16,908
He just becomes that
larger than life personality
2206
01:23:16,950 --> 01:23:20,000
and character, and that escape
allows him to have
2207
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:20,161
and character, and that escape
allows him to have
2208
01:23:20,203 --> 01:23:23,456
all that energy
there on the court
2209
01:23:23,498 --> 01:23:25,458
Finished. Fuck you.
2210
01:23:25,500 --> 01:23:28,000
In my early years in Oklahoma
City, I had so much going on.
2211
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:28,837
In my early years in Oklahoma
City, I had so much going on.
2212
01:23:28,878 --> 01:23:32,000
All this shit is happening
in your brain and around you.
2213
01:23:32,000 --> 01:23:32,465
All this shit is happening
in your brain and around you.
2214
01:23:32,507 --> 01:23:34,134
I had to figure out
how to channel it.
2215
01:23:34,175 --> 01:23:36,344
Had to figure out
how to use it.
2216
01:23:36,386 --> 01:23:40,000
REPORTER: There is so much
unknown here for these players.
2217
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:42,392
REPORTER: There is so much
unknown here for these players.
2218
01:23:42,434 --> 01:23:44,644
COMMENTATOR: I think as far
as the racial injustice,
2219
01:23:44,686 --> 01:23:47,022
I think that's where
a lot of the struggle is
2220
01:23:47,063 --> 01:23:49,357
for a lot of athletes,
and a lot of our hearts
2221
01:23:49,399 --> 01:23:50,650
are with our people.
2222
01:23:50,692 --> 01:23:52,485
No justice, no peace!
2223
01:23:52,527 --> 01:23:54,029
Listen, it's not
an ideal situation.
2224
01:23:54,070 --> 01:23:57,699
We're trying to find a way
to our own normal
2225
01:23:57,741 --> 01:23:59,868
in the middle of a pandemic,
2226
01:23:59,909 --> 01:24:01,578
and now with
enormous social unrest.
2227
01:24:01,619 --> 01:24:04,205
Really what's being
asked of these players now,
2228
01:24:04,247 --> 01:24:08,501
help us get back to the normal
that we've enjoyed,
2229
01:24:08,543 --> 01:24:10,879
largely at your expense.
2230
01:24:10,920 --> 01:24:12,630
As we work through
these issues,
2231
01:24:12,672 --> 01:24:15,717
I can understand
how some players may feel
2232
01:24:15,759 --> 01:24:17,761
that it's not for them.
2233
01:24:18,219 --> 01:24:23,058
I mean, it will entail
enormous sacrifice.
2234
01:24:23,099 --> 01:24:27,145
[ball bouncing]
2235
01:24:28,688 --> 01:24:30,065
Hey!
2236
01:24:36,404 --> 01:24:38,990
REPORTER: The NBA season
is set to resume July 31st
2237
01:24:39,032 --> 01:24:41,576
in Orlando, Florida.
Unfortunate timing.
2238
01:24:41,618 --> 01:24:44,000
COVID-19 cases
continue to mount
2239
01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:44,454
COVID-19 cases
continue to mount
2240
01:24:44,496 --> 01:24:47,916
in the state of Florida
at an alarming rate.
2241
01:24:47,957 --> 01:24:49,375
[lights click]
2242
01:24:51,252 --> 01:24:53,379
I was used to him
leaving every couple of days
2243
01:24:53,421 --> 01:24:55,131
and then coming back,
2244
01:24:55,173 --> 01:24:58,000
but I'm definitely not excited
about him being gone
2245
01:24:58,000 --> 01:24:58,885
but I'm definitely not excited
about him being gone
2246
01:24:58,927 --> 01:25:00,762
for the remainder
of the season.
2247
01:25:00,804 --> 01:25:05,809
I think it's crazy, actually,
and I'm not as supportive.
2248
01:25:05,850 --> 01:25:08,853
But I don't want
to further upset him,
2249
01:25:08,895 --> 01:25:11,856
so I voice
my opinions sparingly,
2250
01:25:11,898 --> 01:25:14,000
because I already know
it's hard for him, so.
2251
01:25:14,000 --> 01:25:14,275
because I already know
it's hard for him, so.
2252
01:25:15,985 --> 01:25:17,737
I want to go on
the airplane too.
2253
01:25:17,779 --> 01:25:20,281
I wanna come after breakfast.
2254
01:25:20,323 --> 01:25:23,118
I know. You can't come
with me this time, buddy.
2255
01:25:24,410 --> 01:25:26,955
Daddy got to go
play basketball.
2256
01:25:26,996 --> 01:25:29,124
You can watch me on TV.
2257
01:25:29,165 --> 01:25:31,126
I have no idea
what's going to happen.
2258
01:25:31,167 --> 01:25:32,877
I'm nervous about COVID.
2259
01:25:32,919 --> 01:25:35,380
I'm nervous about how
2260
01:25:35,421 --> 01:25:39,592
you know, all the guys are
gonna just be gone for so long.
2261
01:25:39,634 --> 01:25:41,219
Noah, you want to take a break?
2262
01:25:41,261 --> 01:25:42,971
Come give daddy
a hug before I go bye-bye?
2263
01:25:43,012 --> 01:25:45,306
-Yeah.
-Okay.
2264
01:25:45,348 --> 01:25:47,642
Big squeeze. Big squeeze.
2265
01:25:47,684 --> 01:25:49,602
[inaudible]
2266
01:25:49,644 --> 01:25:51,980
I want a big squeeze, that's
why. Can I get a big squeeze?
2267
01:25:52,021 --> 01:25:54,649
[baby crying]
2268
01:25:54,691 --> 01:25:58,000
[kids crying]
2269
01:25:58,000 --> 01:25:59,154
[kids crying]
2270
01:25:59,195 --> 01:26:01,489
I'll miss you. I love you.
2271
01:26:01,531 --> 01:26:02,991
Sugar, are you ready?
2272
01:26:03,032 --> 01:26:04,409
Yeah.
2273
01:26:07,203 --> 01:26:09,205
Are you excited?
2274
01:26:10,790 --> 01:26:12,417
Am I excited to do what?
2275
01:26:12,458 --> 01:26:14,169
NINA:
To see all your teammates.
2276
01:26:14,210 --> 01:26:16,254
I'm gonna be with them
for three months.
2277
01:26:16,296 --> 01:26:18,173
NINA: So, you're
not excited to see them?
2278
01:26:18,214 --> 01:26:22,000
I don't mind seeing them,
but, you know, I'm not like...
2279
01:26:22,000 --> 01:26:23,011
I don't mind seeing them,
but, you know, I'm not like...
2280
01:26:23,052 --> 01:26:24,971
jumping up and down, and shit.
2281
01:26:25,013 --> 01:26:26,848
You're not very excited.
2282
01:26:26,890 --> 01:26:29,142
Just a little excited.
2283
01:26:29,184 --> 01:26:33,146
I feel like we were forced
to grow up very quickly,
2284
01:26:33,188 --> 01:26:37,025
so a lot of the things that
most people might not
2285
01:26:37,066 --> 01:26:40,320
think about
or worry about at age 19,
2286
01:26:40,361 --> 01:26:44,532
we had to think
about those things.
2287
01:26:44,574 --> 01:26:46,868
Especially Russell.
2288
01:26:46,910 --> 01:26:50,000
He's constantly been someone
that needed to have boundaries
2289
01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,831
He's constantly been someone
that needed to have boundaries
2290
01:26:51,873 --> 01:26:54,000
and have his walls up,
so that, in turn, I feel like,
2291
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:56,878
and have his walls up,
so that, in turn, I feel like,
2292
01:26:56,920 --> 01:26:59,881
made him shift
and change his focus inward
2293
01:26:59,923 --> 01:27:02,217
with his close circle.
2294
01:27:02,258 --> 01:27:04,677
Are you at least
going to miss us?
2295
01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:07,513
I know you see us
all the time, but...
2296
01:27:07,555 --> 01:27:08,973
Go.
2297
01:27:09,015 --> 01:27:10,767
-Oh, my gosh.
-You drive--
2298
01:27:10,808 --> 01:27:12,769
You talk about the people
on the freeway, you the one!
2299
01:27:12,810 --> 01:27:14,979
Why are you in such
a hurry to get rid of me?
2300
01:27:15,021 --> 01:27:17,690
Don't you want
to cherish our time together?
2301
01:27:18,608 --> 01:27:20,235
Depends.
2302
01:27:22,862 --> 01:27:25,365
Of course. Of course, I do.
2303
01:27:25,406 --> 01:27:27,242
Okay, good.
You better change your tone.
2304
01:27:27,283 --> 01:27:29,285
Better yet, actually,
take your time. No rush.
2305
01:27:29,327 --> 01:27:32,000
Thank you. You better change
your tone, that's for sure.
2306
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:33,414
Thank you. You better change
your tone, that's for sure.
2307
01:27:33,456 --> 01:27:36,000
My wife, she is, one word...
2308
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:38,670
My wife, she is, one word...
2309
01:27:41,214 --> 01:27:43,591
Selfless.
2310
01:27:43,633 --> 01:27:45,927
She's sacrificed more than
2311
01:27:45,969 --> 01:27:48,000
anybody that I know because of
2312
01:27:48,000 --> 01:27:48,846
anybody that I know because of
2313
01:27:48,888 --> 01:27:51,099
the basketball life I'm in.
2314
01:27:51,140 --> 01:27:53,935
Hi, I'm here to drop off...
2315
01:27:53,977 --> 01:27:56,000
She sacrificed her goals that
she wanted to do to be able to
2316
01:27:56,000 --> 01:27:58,106
She sacrificed her goals that
she wanted to do to be able to
2317
01:27:58,147 --> 01:28:00,400
share my dream, and for me,
2318
01:28:00,441 --> 01:28:03,945
I never ever
take that for granted.
2319
01:28:04,529 --> 01:28:07,323
She's my personal driver.
2320
01:28:07,365 --> 01:28:09,826
You know what, next time,
guess what you're going to do,
2321
01:28:09,867 --> 01:28:11,411
you're going to take an Uber.
2322
01:28:11,452 --> 01:28:12,912
Clearly
I'm better than an Uber.
2323
01:28:12,954 --> 01:28:14,580
I can't hear you,
the plane is too loud.
2324
01:28:14,622 --> 01:28:15,748
Bye.
2325
01:28:21,838 --> 01:28:24,000
I want to make it
known to her that
2326
01:28:24,000 --> 01:28:24,716
I want to make it
known to her that
2327
01:28:24,757 --> 01:28:27,343
her sacrifices are
well worth it for our family,
2328
01:28:27,385 --> 01:28:29,304
and I want to make sure
that I do
2329
01:28:29,345 --> 01:28:31,639
everything in my power
to make sure that
2330
01:28:31,681 --> 01:28:34,142
I'm the best at what I do.
2331
01:28:36,853 --> 01:28:39,480
REPORTER: First, how eager are
you to get back on the court
2332
01:28:39,522 --> 01:28:40,982
with your teammates
and get back to playing
2333
01:28:41,024 --> 01:28:42,483
after such a long layoff?
2334
01:28:42,525 --> 01:28:43,943
RUSSELL: Man, very eager.
2335
01:28:43,985 --> 01:28:46,000
I'd be lying
if I wouldn't say I was.
2336
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:46,279
I'd be lying
if I wouldn't say I was.
2337
01:28:46,321 --> 01:28:50,000
[sneakers squeaking]
2338
01:28:50,000 --> 01:28:51,326
[sneakers squeaking]
2339
01:28:51,367 --> 01:28:54,000
The thrill I get off competing,
to me, it's unmatched.
2340
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:54,746
The thrill I get off competing,
to me, it's unmatched.
2341
01:28:55,330 --> 01:28:58,000
We live for those moments.
We live for them.
2342
01:28:58,000 --> 01:28:58,833
We live for those moments.
We live for them.
2343
01:28:58,875 --> 01:29:01,419
There ain't no bigger fan
of Russell Westbrook than me.
2344
01:29:01,461 --> 01:29:04,088
This dude is an assassin.
One of the most violently
2345
01:29:04,130 --> 01:29:05,923
competitive basketball players
2346
01:29:05,965 --> 01:29:07,884
in the National
Basketball Association.
2347
01:29:07,925 --> 01:29:10,136
He doesn't cheat you,
never with effort
2348
01:29:10,178 --> 01:29:11,429
and never with greatness.
2349
01:29:11,471 --> 01:29:13,222
Here's the question,
2350
01:29:13,264 --> 01:29:15,016
you going to win?
2351
01:29:15,058 --> 01:29:16,684
COMMENTATOR: We hold Westbrook
to a very high standard,
2352
01:29:16,726 --> 01:29:18,561
because we see the talent.
2353
01:29:18,603 --> 01:29:22,000
My attitude never changes.
It never will.
2354
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:22,315
My attitude never changes.
It never will.
2355
01:29:22,357 --> 01:29:23,941
I'm just playing my ass off
2356
01:29:23,983 --> 01:29:25,485
and leaving everything
I got on the floor,
2357
01:29:25,526 --> 01:29:29,030
not taking a night off,
a play off,
2358
01:29:29,072 --> 01:29:30,740
not taking a game for granted.
2359
01:29:32,992 --> 01:29:34,577
I just go all out.
2360
01:29:34,619 --> 01:29:36,454
And I think, for me,
2361
01:29:36,496 --> 01:29:40,000
it's become my biggest strength
and my biggest weakness,
2362
01:29:40,000 --> 01:29:40,249
it's become my biggest strength
and my biggest weakness,
2363
01:29:40,291 --> 01:29:42,377
because at times
it could look reckless,
2364
01:29:42,418 --> 01:29:45,671
it can look out of control,
it can look...
2365
01:29:45,713 --> 01:29:47,131
like I don't know
what I'm doing.
2366
01:29:47,173 --> 01:29:48,549
It can look selfish.
2367
01:29:48,591 --> 01:29:50,218
COMMENTATOR: There it is,
the pull up.
2368
01:29:50,259 --> 01:29:51,636
And Westbrook one for five.
2369
01:29:51,677 --> 01:29:53,513
He's taken half of
the shots so far.
2370
01:29:53,554 --> 01:29:55,890
I think there is consequence
sometimes to feeling like,
2371
01:29:55,932 --> 01:29:57,725
I can do it alone.
I can make the play.
2372
01:29:57,767 --> 01:30:00,019
I can be Superman
in this moment.
2373
01:30:00,061 --> 01:30:02,480
And I think he learned that
as his career went on.
2374
01:30:02,522 --> 01:30:05,358
COMMENTATOR: Westbrook
out of control. Turns it over.
2375
01:30:05,400 --> 01:30:09,404
To try to bring that back
a little bit has been, I think,
2376
01:30:09,445 --> 01:30:12,740
one of the things he's been
working on his entire career,
2377
01:30:12,782 --> 01:30:15,743
trying to control
that level of fire,
2378
01:30:15,785 --> 01:30:18,000
and that level of intensity.
2379
01:30:18,000 --> 01:30:18,579
and that level of intensity.
2380
01:30:18,621 --> 01:30:21,582
But it's hard because
when he's in his mindset,
2381
01:30:21,624 --> 01:30:25,795
when he's going full steam
ahead, he only knows one way.
2382
01:30:26,295 --> 01:30:29,590
I think it's a feeling, a mode,
that he's got to balance,
2383
01:30:29,632 --> 01:30:30,925
right, because in games where
2384
01:30:30,967 --> 01:30:32,885
he'll try
to get people involved,
2385
01:30:32,927 --> 01:30:34,887
he will all of
a sudden feel like,
2386
01:30:34,929 --> 01:30:36,097
"I'm losing my Russness."
2387
01:30:36,139 --> 01:30:38,141
Without that, he's not Russ,
2388
01:30:38,182 --> 01:30:39,809
and we're not that team.
2389
01:30:39,851 --> 01:30:41,477
There are games
where I'm all over the place
2390
01:30:41,519 --> 01:30:43,438
and it may not be so good.
2391
01:30:43,479 --> 01:30:46,000
COMMENTATOR: That won't go.
Westbrook out of control.
2392
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:46,232
COMMENTATOR: That won't go.
Westbrook out of control.
2393
01:30:46,274 --> 01:30:49,110
Westbrook really struggling.
That's another turnover.
2394
01:30:49,152 --> 01:30:51,863
But, there are games
where I'm all over the place
2395
01:30:51,904 --> 01:30:54,000
and it's the best thing
that ever happened.
2396
01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:54,157
and it's the best thing
that ever happened.
2397
01:30:54,198 --> 01:30:56,617
COMMENTATOR: Explosive speed
is not diminished.
2398
01:30:56,659 --> 01:30:59,537
I have so much pride
in wanting to see,
2399
01:30:59,579 --> 01:31:02,000
in wanting to be successful,
in wanting to be the best,
2400
01:31:02,000 --> 01:31:02,623
in wanting to be successful,
in wanting to be the best,
2401
01:31:02,665 --> 01:31:04,959
sometimes it takes
control of me,
2402
01:31:05,001 --> 01:31:07,378
but it all comes
from a great place.
2403
01:31:11,674 --> 01:31:14,000
COMMENTATOR: LeBron James and
the Lakers one win away from
2404
01:31:14,000 --> 01:31:15,261
COMMENTATOR: LeBron James and
the Lakers one win away from
2405
01:31:15,303 --> 01:31:17,054
getting back to
the Conference Finals,
2406
01:31:17,096 --> 01:31:19,307
as they've won the last
three games in this series
2407
01:31:19,348 --> 01:31:22,000
and have a 3-1 lead
as we get set for game five.
2408
01:31:22,000 --> 01:31:22,185
and have a 3-1 lead
as we get set for game five.
2409
01:31:25,229 --> 01:31:27,982
I don't want to come off
as like an alkie
2410
01:31:28,024 --> 01:31:30,318
or anything like that,
2411
01:31:30,359 --> 01:31:32,862
but I know how
to make a martini.
2412
01:31:32,904 --> 01:31:34,864
COMMENTATOR: The Lakers were
so impressive in game four,
2413
01:31:34,906 --> 01:31:36,324
the Rockets just the opposite.
2414
01:31:36,365 --> 01:31:37,783
It was
a disappointing performance.
2415
01:31:37,825 --> 01:31:39,827
James Harden
only had 21 points.
2416
01:31:39,869 --> 01:31:41,829
But another guy that's got to
be better is Russell Westbrook.
2417
01:31:41,871 --> 01:31:43,998
He's got to be better
for this team to survive,
2418
01:31:44,040 --> 01:31:46,167
and it starts with tonight.
2419
01:31:46,209 --> 01:31:49,378
Even though he's playing,
he's a little bit injured,
2420
01:31:49,420 --> 01:31:53,174
he doesn't like to talk
about it and make it a thing,
2421
01:31:53,216 --> 01:31:55,343
because he doesn't like
people feeling sorry for him,
2422
01:31:55,384 --> 01:31:57,303
or whatever the case may be.
2423
01:31:57,345 --> 01:31:59,430
But he's still
struggling with that.
2424
01:32:02,975 --> 01:32:06,000
I'm just been hoping
he can get in a rhythm
2425
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:06,145
I'm just been hoping
he can get in a rhythm
2426
01:32:06,187 --> 01:32:09,106
and just have fun. I think
that's when he's at his best.
2427
01:32:10,191 --> 01:32:14,445
COMMENTATOR: The last time
Westbrook and James
2428
01:32:14,487 --> 01:32:16,989
were in Miami, and they were
going into the locker room...
2429
01:32:17,031 --> 01:32:20,000
MAN: I knew they was going
to bring that up. Got to.
2430
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:20,284
MAN: I knew they was going
to bring that up. Got to.
2431
01:32:20,326 --> 01:32:23,079
COMMENTATOR: They'll be back.
They'll win championships.
2432
01:32:25,206 --> 01:32:27,792
The players sometimes are
the last ones to understand...
2433
01:32:27,833 --> 01:32:30,000
He's still at the peak
of his career in the NBA.
2434
01:32:30,000 --> 01:32:32,046
He's still at the peak
of his career in the NBA.
2435
01:32:34,966 --> 01:32:38,000
Take one game at a time.
That's all we can do.
2436
01:32:38,000 --> 01:32:38,344
Take one game at a time.
That's all we can do.
2437
01:32:38,386 --> 01:32:41,055
Come on, Russ. Move.
2438
01:32:41,097 --> 01:32:42,765
Man.
2439
01:32:42,807 --> 01:32:45,059
Russ ain't scoring.
2440
01:32:45,101 --> 01:32:46,227
I ain't worried
about his scoring.
2441
01:32:46,269 --> 01:32:47,728
I'm talking about scoring.
2442
01:32:47,770 --> 01:32:49,355
I'm talking about
everything, though.
2443
01:32:49,397 --> 01:32:51,107
He got to do everything,
and he know that.
2444
01:32:51,148 --> 01:32:53,651
Just do that other stuff.
2445
01:32:59,115 --> 01:33:00,449
You have games like this.
2446
01:33:00,491 --> 01:33:01,909
This is the NBA.
2447
01:33:01,951 --> 01:33:03,578
If you're not a superstar,
2448
01:33:03,619 --> 01:33:05,246
you can't have
a game like this.
2449
01:33:05,288 --> 01:33:07,498
So he's a superstar player.
2450
01:33:07,540 --> 01:33:09,166
He knows how to come back
2451
01:33:09,208 --> 01:33:11,419
and bounce back
and help his team win.
2452
01:33:11,460 --> 01:33:13,588
You gotta do better, homie.
2453
01:33:13,629 --> 01:33:15,506
Way better.
2454
01:33:15,548 --> 01:33:17,258
Do something, bro.
2455
01:33:21,137 --> 01:33:24,000
Basketball is an up and
down game. It's about rhythm.
2456
01:33:24,000 --> 01:33:24,265
Basketball is an up and
down game. It's about rhythm.
2457
01:33:24,307 --> 01:33:26,017
We didn't have enough rhythm,
2458
01:33:26,058 --> 01:33:29,103
and my son was
a part of that rhythm.
2459
01:33:29,145 --> 01:33:32,000
His rhythm was
a little off today, so...
2460
01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:32,773
His rhythm was
a little off today, so...
2461
01:33:32,815 --> 01:33:34,525
I think he's okay.
2462
01:33:34,567 --> 01:33:38,279
I just think he just needs
to find himself again,
2463
01:33:38,321 --> 01:33:40,615
and once he find himself,
he'll be okay.
2464
01:33:40,656 --> 01:33:42,742
COMMENTATOR: Now the Rockets
will just dribble it out
2465
01:33:42,783 --> 01:33:44,785
and the Los Angeles Lakers
2466
01:33:44,827 --> 01:33:47,455
are back in the Western
Conference Finals as they
2467
01:33:47,496 --> 01:33:50,291
eliminate the Houston Rockets
in five games.
2468
01:33:50,333 --> 01:33:52,126
And the final score
for tonight's game...
2469
01:33:52,168 --> 01:33:56,000
[static]
2470
01:33:56,000 --> 01:33:59,675
[static]
2471
01:33:59,717 --> 01:34:02,000
[light piano music]
2472
01:34:02,000 --> 01:34:03,596
[light piano music]
2473
01:34:03,638 --> 01:34:06,000
MAN: Its being reported
that Russ wants out of Houston
2474
01:34:06,000 --> 01:34:06,098
MAN: Its being reported
that Russ wants out of Houston
2475
01:34:06,140 --> 01:34:08,559
because he wants a bigger role.
2476
01:34:13,481 --> 01:34:15,232
COMMENTATOR:
He's a force of nature,
2477
01:34:15,274 --> 01:34:17,610
but he needs the ball and
he needs to be the lead dog,
2478
01:34:17,652 --> 01:34:19,320
and if he can't be lead dog...
2479
01:34:19,362 --> 01:34:20,821
SECOND COMMENTATOR:
Russell Westbrook, at times,
2480
01:34:20,863 --> 01:34:22,657
is the reason why
his team doesn't win.
2481
01:34:22,698 --> 01:34:24,408
COMMENTATOR: There's
no way he's gonna win a ring.
2482
01:34:24,450 --> 01:34:25,910
I'm not even
sure what his future in
2483
01:34:25,951 --> 01:34:27,620
this league is right now.
2484
01:34:27,662 --> 01:34:29,288
COMMENTATOR: I don't
see him as a missing piece
2485
01:34:29,330 --> 01:34:30,998
of a championship team.
2486
01:34:31,040 --> 01:34:32,667
COMMENTATOR: I think
he plays in a tunnel that,
2487
01:34:32,708 --> 01:34:34,502
"This is what I do
and I'm gonna do it
2488
01:34:34,543 --> 01:34:36,253
and I'm not gonna change it."
2489
01:34:36,295 --> 01:34:38,339
COMMENTATOR: That kind
of embrace me personality.
2490
01:34:38,381 --> 01:34:44,000
[commentators
talking over each other]
2491
01:34:44,000 --> 01:34:45,888
[commentators
talking over each other]
2492
01:34:51,602 --> 01:34:54,000
RUSSELL: I still play with
the same edge, the same rage,
2493
01:34:54,000 --> 01:34:55,856
RUSSELL: I still play with
the same edge, the same rage,
2494
01:34:55,898 --> 01:34:58,000
but internally I am at
a place of peace because
2495
01:34:58,000 --> 01:35:00,403
but internally I am at
a place of peace because
2496
01:35:00,444 --> 01:35:03,072
I understand there are
2497
01:35:03,114 --> 01:35:05,199
so many more
important things in life.
2498
01:35:07,326 --> 01:35:10,000
INTERVIEWER: Do you think
you're a better player now
2499
01:35:10,000 --> 01:35:10,162
INTERVIEWER: Do you think
you're a better player now
2500
01:35:10,204 --> 01:35:12,540
that you have
this peace inside of you?
2501
01:35:14,125 --> 01:35:17,336
I'm a better person, and that's
what's most important to me.
2502
01:35:17,378 --> 01:35:20,000
The player is...
people are going to scrutinize,
2503
01:35:20,000 --> 01:35:22,174
The player is...
people are going to scrutinize,
2504
01:35:22,216 --> 01:35:24,218
they're going to love,
they're going to hate,
2505
01:35:24,260 --> 01:35:26,971
but the person is
who I'm more concerned with
2506
01:35:27,012 --> 01:35:28,848
and that's me being myself.
2507
01:35:28,889 --> 01:35:33,310
And there are times where
I felt like I was losing that
2508
01:35:33,352 --> 01:35:36,397
because I was trying so hard
to prove everybody wrong.
2509
01:35:37,732 --> 01:35:41,861
And now I'm in a position
and a space in my mind
2510
01:35:41,902 --> 01:35:44,780
where mentally
I don't need to do that.
2511
01:35:45,239 --> 01:35:47,825
COMMENTATOR: Let's go through
the monster deal
2512
01:35:47,867 --> 01:35:50,000
from the NBA last night,
the Rockets and the Wizards.
2513
01:35:50,000 --> 01:35:50,911
from the NBA last night,
the Rockets and the Wizards.
2514
01:35:53,456 --> 01:35:55,541
Next time somebody touch my go,
2515
01:35:55,583 --> 01:35:57,084
that's going to be
their you know what.
2516
01:35:57,126 --> 01:35:59,128
Here we go, come on. Now.
2517
01:35:59,170 --> 01:36:01,297
Move! Move!
2518
01:36:02,840 --> 01:36:04,049
Oh, shit!
2519
01:36:04,091 --> 01:36:06,469
[speaking indistinctly]
2520
01:36:06,510 --> 01:36:08,179
I'm happy to be back
with Coach Brooks.
2521
01:36:08,220 --> 01:36:10,848
Him being my, I would say,
first second coach,
2522
01:36:10,890 --> 01:36:13,517
he kind of seen me grow up
in Oklahoma City.
2523
01:36:13,559 --> 01:36:15,895
We've always stayed tight.
2524
01:36:15,936 --> 01:36:18,000
[crowd cheering]
2525
01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:20,858
[crowd cheering]
2526
01:36:20,900 --> 01:36:24,000
One thing that I always
remember from Coach Brooks that
2527
01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:24,111
One thing that I always
remember from Coach Brooks that
2528
01:36:24,153 --> 01:36:27,198
been sticking with me since...
2529
01:36:27,239 --> 01:36:29,450
day one of him taking over
2530
01:36:29,492 --> 01:36:31,410
is that we had
conversations about
2531
01:36:31,452 --> 01:36:33,954
how angry
and how intense I was.
2532
01:36:33,996 --> 01:36:36,000
[shouting]
2533
01:36:36,000 --> 01:36:37,124
[shouting]
2534
01:36:37,166 --> 01:36:40,000
How he felt like I was so
uptight and wanted to win
2535
01:36:40,000 --> 01:36:41,712
How he felt like I was so
uptight and wanted to win
2536
01:36:41,754 --> 01:36:44,000
so, so bad.
He always told me...
2537
01:36:44,000 --> 01:36:44,632
so, so bad.
He always told me...
2538
01:36:44,673 --> 01:36:46,592
to smile. Very simple.
2539
01:36:46,634 --> 01:36:49,386
To this day, that's something
that I catch myself doing,
2540
01:36:49,428 --> 01:36:52,000
just taking a second to, okay,
let's just smile a little bit
2541
01:36:52,000 --> 01:36:52,139
just taking a second to, okay,
let's just smile a little bit
2542
01:36:52,181 --> 01:36:54,099
just to calm my ass down.
2543
01:36:54,141 --> 01:36:56,560
COMMENTATOR: This is
all improvisation by Russell.
2544
01:36:56,602 --> 01:36:59,146
I don't hear
any music playing, Kenny.
2545
01:36:59,188 --> 01:37:01,148
Obviously he hears
a different drummer.
2546
01:37:01,190 --> 01:37:03,526
Keeps the game fun, and
you always want to make sure
2547
01:37:03,567 --> 01:37:05,319
you're having
fun while playing.
2548
01:37:05,361 --> 01:37:07,279
Obviously, you want
to win, you want to compete,
2549
01:37:07,321 --> 01:37:09,323
but you want
to have fun while doing it.
2550
01:37:09,365 --> 01:37:11,158
COMMENTATOR: You look
at his numbers, Clyde,
2551
01:37:11,200 --> 01:37:13,285
his 151 career triple doubles.
2552
01:37:13,327 --> 01:37:16,000
He has five this season
with the Wizards.
2553
01:37:16,000 --> 01:37:16,038
He has five this season
with the Wizards.
2554
01:37:16,080 --> 01:37:17,623
SECOND COMMENTATOR:
The way he's playing right now,
2555
01:37:17,665 --> 01:37:19,458
and this run that he's had
down the stretch,
2556
01:37:19,500 --> 01:37:22,294
he could go for now
the record by Oscar Robinson
2557
01:37:22,336 --> 01:37:25,047
for the most triple doubles
in NBA history.
2558
01:37:25,089 --> 01:37:27,716
If anybody says they saw
this coming, they're lying.
2559
01:37:27,758 --> 01:37:29,552
Ain't nobody saw this coming.
2560
01:37:29,593 --> 01:37:32,000
I mean, he makes
triple doubles like
2561
01:37:32,000 --> 01:37:32,304
I mean, he makes
triple doubles like
2562
01:37:32,346 --> 01:37:34,014
it's like a regular stat.
2563
01:37:34,056 --> 01:37:35,683
When I had
my first triple double,
2564
01:37:35,724 --> 01:37:37,518
I think I had
my family dinners and parties
2565
01:37:37,560 --> 01:37:39,979
and it was like a big thing.
You know what I'm saying?
2566
01:37:40,020 --> 01:37:43,190
So he does this,
like, every single game.
2567
01:37:43,232 --> 01:37:45,192
MAN: I'm just glad
we didn't go into overtime
2568
01:37:45,234 --> 01:37:47,820
because Russell was about
to get quadruple double.
2569
01:37:47,862 --> 01:37:50,447
Teams are game planning
for him every single night
2570
01:37:50,489 --> 01:37:52,867
and he's still getting it done,
and to do it night in
2571
01:37:52,908 --> 01:37:56,000
and night out and
average it for a whole season,
2572
01:37:56,000 --> 01:37:56,161
and night out and
average it for a whole season,
2573
01:37:56,203 --> 01:37:58,205
and then do it again,
and break all time records
2574
01:37:58,247 --> 01:38:00,207
and continue to set
all time records,
2575
01:38:00,249 --> 01:38:03,168
I think it blows
a lot of people's minds.
2576
01:38:03,210 --> 01:38:05,713
COMMENTATOR: And there it is,
Russell Westbrook
2577
01:38:05,754 --> 01:38:08,000
has just surpassed
Oscar Robertson.
2578
01:38:08,000 --> 01:38:08,591
has just surpassed
Oscar Robertson.
2579
01:38:08,632 --> 01:38:10,843
It lasted 47 years,
2580
01:38:10,885 --> 01:38:14,346
and now Russell Westbrook
stands there all alone.
2581
01:38:14,388 --> 01:38:16,932
I mean, 182. I had five.
2582
01:38:16,974 --> 01:38:18,767
I had five in my career.
2583
01:38:18,809 --> 01:38:20,686
[cheering]
2584
01:38:20,728 --> 01:38:22,980
He relentless.
2585
01:38:23,022 --> 01:38:24,523
That's it. He relentless.
2586
01:38:24,565 --> 01:38:26,442
COMMENTATOR: How do we put him
2587
01:38:26,483 --> 01:38:28,986
into some sort of
historical perspective?
2588
01:38:29,028 --> 01:38:32,000
MAN: You can no longer
tell the story of basketball
2589
01:38:32,000 --> 01:38:32,364
MAN: You can no longer
tell the story of basketball
2590
01:38:32,406 --> 01:38:34,658
-without Russel Westbrook.
-Without including Russel.
2591
01:38:34,700 --> 01:38:37,745
-That's right.
-He is Mr. Triple Double,
2592
01:38:37,786 --> 01:38:39,914
and that will be his legacy.
2593
01:38:39,955 --> 01:38:41,916
Even if he goes on
to win a ring,
2594
01:38:41,957 --> 01:38:44,000
he will still be more known
for averaging a triple double
2595
01:38:44,000 --> 01:38:46,337
he will still be more known
for averaging a triple double
2596
01:38:46,378 --> 01:38:48,213
in four seasons,
2597
01:38:48,255 --> 01:38:50,215
than for winning
a championship.
2598
01:38:50,257 --> 01:38:52,051
It's really hard to
win a championship.
2599
01:38:52,092 --> 01:38:55,262
I've been to four finals,
and we won one. It gets tough.
2600
01:38:55,304 --> 01:38:57,932
But I do think legacy-wise,
2601
01:38:57,973 --> 01:39:00,059
it means a lot to people,
2602
01:39:00,100 --> 01:39:02,937
but it's not what defines
Russell Westbrook.
2603
01:39:02,978 --> 01:39:04,730
Russell has been able
to do things
2604
01:39:04,772 --> 01:39:06,565
that are historic
in the game of basketball.
2605
01:39:06,607 --> 01:39:09,151
And we all teach kids
when you play,
2606
01:39:09,193 --> 01:39:11,320
how can you impact the game?
2607
01:39:11,362 --> 01:39:14,000
And most kids just think, I can
impact the game by scoring.
2608
01:39:14,000 --> 01:39:15,157
And most kids just think, I can
impact the game by scoring.
2609
01:39:15,199 --> 01:39:17,076
I think there
should be more players
2610
01:39:17,117 --> 01:39:18,911
that have well-rounded games.
2611
01:39:18,953 --> 01:39:21,830
He can definitely leave
the game with his head high
2612
01:39:21,872 --> 01:39:26,000
and be counted as one of
the greatest guards
2613
01:39:26,000 --> 01:39:26,418
and be counted as one of
the greatest guards
2614
01:39:26,460 --> 01:39:28,253
that ever played.
How could you not,
2615
01:39:28,295 --> 01:39:31,256
when you're mentioned
with Oscar Robinson, right?
2616
01:39:31,298 --> 01:39:34,000
That MVP thing,
they can't take it away.
2617
01:39:34,000 --> 01:39:34,051
That MVP thing,
they can't take it away.
2618
01:39:34,093 --> 01:39:35,511
Say what
they want to about you,
2619
01:39:35,552 --> 01:39:37,429
but they cannot take it away.
2620
01:39:37,471 --> 01:39:40,849
This ring he give me, this
is his first championship ring
2621
01:39:40,891 --> 01:39:44,645
in the Olympics.
I still wear it every day.
2622
01:39:44,687 --> 01:39:46,397
Every day.
2623
01:39:46,438 --> 01:39:49,566
Because it reminds me of
what he did, how he did it.
2624
01:39:49,608 --> 01:39:52,569
MAN: He inspires so many
kids who come from
2625
01:39:52,611 --> 01:39:54,154
where he comes from.
2626
01:39:54,196 --> 01:39:56,907
If he could do it,
then I could do it.
2627
01:39:56,949 --> 01:39:59,910
We proud of him around here,
whether he win one or not.
2628
01:40:01,161 --> 01:40:04,000
[city din]
2629
01:40:04,000 --> 01:40:06,417
[city din]
2630
01:40:06,458 --> 01:40:09,920
COMMENTATOR: Draft night
just got a lot more exciting.
2631
01:40:09,962 --> 01:40:13,298
Russell Westbrook
is going to be a Laker.
2632
01:40:13,340 --> 01:40:16,135
For a Southern California kid,
this is a dream come true.
2633
01:40:16,176 --> 01:40:18,053
To go back,
play for the Lakers,
2634
01:40:18,095 --> 01:40:20,973
and now partner up with
Anthony Davis and LeBron James.
2635
01:40:21,015 --> 01:40:22,891
What do you mean?
2636
01:40:22,933 --> 01:40:26,000
Okay, whatever. That's what.
2637
01:40:26,000 --> 01:40:26,061
Okay, whatever. That's what.
2638
01:40:26,103 --> 01:40:29,606
NINA: I'm going to celebrate
and it's going to be wild.
2639
01:40:30,190 --> 01:40:33,485
INTERVIEWER:
You seem kind of in disbelief.
2640
01:40:33,527 --> 01:40:36,000
He gets into these zones.
It's funny.
2641
01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:37,031
He gets into these zones.
It's funny.
2642
01:40:37,072 --> 01:40:40,000
When he gets his mind
set on something...
2643
01:40:40,000 --> 01:40:41,535
When he gets his mind
set on something...
2644
01:40:41,577 --> 01:40:44,000
Laker Nation need to stand up
right now. You know why?
2645
01:40:44,000 --> 01:40:45,164
Laker Nation need to stand up
right now. You know why?
2646
01:40:45,205 --> 01:40:48,000
Because they're moving on up
like the Jeffersons right now.
2647
01:40:48,000 --> 01:40:48,584
Because they're moving on up
like the Jeffersons right now.
2648
01:40:48,625 --> 01:40:50,544
I'm telling you.
2649
01:40:50,586 --> 01:40:55,090
It's a crazy feeling. I was
just trying to figure out...
2650
01:40:55,132 --> 01:40:56,800
everything, being back home.
2651
01:40:56,842 --> 01:40:58,635
But the only thing
I can think about is, like,
2652
01:40:58,677 --> 01:41:04,000
growing up in LA,
watching the Lakers,
2653
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:05,225
growing up in LA,
watching the Lakers,
2654
01:41:05,267 --> 01:41:08,000
Kobe. That's the first thing
that came to mind, honestly.
2655
01:41:08,000 --> 01:41:08,020
Kobe. That's the first thing
that came to mind, honestly.
2656
01:41:08,062 --> 01:41:11,065
All those memories and all
those things come back to play
2657
01:41:11,106 --> 01:41:15,027
and come back full circle. It's
just opportunity in itself.
2658
01:41:15,069 --> 01:41:16,904
Obviously
it's big for everybody else,
2659
01:41:16,945 --> 01:41:19,698
but just internally, for myself
2660
01:41:19,740 --> 01:41:23,410
and our family,
we just very grateful.
2661
01:41:28,957 --> 01:41:31,710
It'll be crazy though.
2662
01:41:31,752 --> 01:41:33,128
REPORTER:
Russell, do you feel like
2663
01:41:33,170 --> 01:41:34,755
you have anything to prove?
2664
01:41:34,797 --> 01:41:37,591
Uh, no, I don't.
2665
01:41:38,217 --> 01:41:41,929
When I got drafted, that was
me proving people wrong.
2666
01:41:41,970 --> 01:41:44,000
When I was able to go
to UCLA from the inner city,
2667
01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:44,098
When I was able to go
to UCLA from the inner city,
2668
01:41:44,139 --> 01:41:45,933
that was me
proving people wrong.
2669
01:41:45,974 --> 01:41:47,768
Just making it out the hood,
was proving people wrong.
2670
01:41:47,810 --> 01:41:49,436
I don't need
to do that anymore.
2671
01:41:49,478 --> 01:41:51,897
He's at a point in his life
right now to where
2672
01:41:51,939 --> 01:41:54,441
it doesn't even matter
2673
01:41:54,483 --> 01:41:55,901
what people think.
2674
01:41:55,943 --> 01:41:58,000
No one's perfect.
2675
01:41:58,000 --> 01:41:58,028
No one's perfect.
2676
01:41:58,070 --> 01:42:00,614
You're doing a great job.
Continue to do it.
2677
01:42:00,656 --> 01:42:04,618
For all that's gone on
in his life up to this point,
2678
01:42:04,660 --> 01:42:08,622
he's still able to maintain
not only a sense of peace,
2679
01:42:08,664 --> 01:42:11,041
but an understanding
of who he is.
2680
01:42:11,083 --> 01:42:13,877
Being yourself is
the best thing you can do,
2681
01:42:13,919 --> 01:42:16,213
because there are
so many things
2682
01:42:16,255 --> 01:42:18,715
that can be said about you that
2683
01:42:18,757 --> 01:42:20,634
you can let
take control of your life,
2684
01:42:20,676 --> 01:42:23,470
and I feel like when
you're authentic,
2685
01:42:23,512 --> 01:42:25,305
those things can't bother you.
2686
01:42:25,347 --> 01:42:28,600
Things that people say
or do doesn't affect you.
2687
01:42:28,642 --> 01:42:32,521
What you see
is what you get with Russell.
2688
01:42:32,563 --> 01:42:34,356
There's no sugar-coating.
2689
01:42:34,398 --> 01:42:36,692
There's no gimmicks.
2690
01:42:36,733 --> 01:42:38,318
He's not trying to pretend.
2691
01:42:38,360 --> 01:42:40,487
He's not trying
to please anyone.
2692
01:42:40,529 --> 01:42:42,281
This is who he is.
2693
01:42:42,865 --> 01:42:45,367
Russell going to play his game
how he want to play it,
2694
01:42:45,409 --> 01:42:48,954
and the NBA know and all
the players know on every team.
2695
01:42:49,621 --> 01:42:53,167
There's no time where
nobody can see me as like,
2696
01:42:53,208 --> 01:42:55,043
"Russ is being...
2697
01:42:55,085 --> 01:42:57,546
Russ is being...
2698
01:42:57,588 --> 01:43:00,048
Russ." And that's...
2699
01:43:00,090 --> 01:43:03,844
how my whole
either career and my life is,
2700
01:43:03,886 --> 01:43:06,000
because there's really nobody
to compare, in my opinion.
2701
01:43:06,000 --> 01:43:07,181
because there's really nobody
to compare, in my opinion.
2702
01:43:07,222 --> 01:43:10,000
You can't really say,
"Russ is being like. uh...
2703
01:43:10,000 --> 01:43:11,310
You can't really say,
"Russ is being like. uh...
2704
01:43:11,351 --> 01:43:14,000
Russ," and that's just
how I like to keep it.
2705
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:14,563
Russ," and that's just
how I like to keep it.
2706
01:43:16,398 --> 01:43:17,482
Cool.
2707
01:43:17,524 --> 01:43:20,000
[upbeat music]
2708
01:43:20,000 --> 01:43:24,031
[upbeat music]
2709
01:44:04,988 --> 01:44:08,000
Let me apologize to Russell
Westbrook, because
2710
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:08,784
Let me apologize to Russell
Westbrook, because
2711
01:44:08,825 --> 01:44:12,000
in game four he was
off the charts. 43 points.
2712
01:44:12,000 --> 01:44:12,162
in game four he was
off the charts. 43 points.
2713
01:44:12,204 --> 01:44:14,206
He put on a show.
2714
01:44:14,248 --> 01:44:17,376
I see now that he has
to play this way, Michael,
2715
01:44:17,417 --> 01:44:19,586
for the Thunder
to have a chance to win.
2716
01:44:19,628 --> 01:44:22,589
So stay with playing that
aggressive, offensive game.
2717
01:44:22,631 --> 01:44:24,675
He's not
a traditional point guard.
2718
01:44:24,716 --> 01:44:26,885
Just do your thing, Russell.
Don't listen to Magic Johnson.