Jamal Crawford: Michael Jordan tried to trade for me

Jamal Crawford: Bro, this man was up at 6:00 in the morning, on the track. Then he’d have breakfast, then he’d be in the gym working out by 8:00 in the morning. After that, he’d have lunch and hit the weight room. Then, after a short break, he was back at it—getting shots up. He was working out three or four times a day. I’m like, ‘Damn, this is actually harder than I thought it was gonna be.’ So I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Man, I came here for this? I came here to get my ass kicked?’ You know what I’m saying? I thought he was just gonna show me a couple of hang dribbles. But no, it was enlightening to see someone like that work as hard as he did and make the game look so easy. Dudes like y’all, when you go back to the passing—bro, I’ve never seen somebody who’s really smart who couldn’t pass. And I’ve never seen someone who could really pass who wasn’t smart. -via YouTube / December 10, 2024