Sounds like the degree of drunkenness has increased in this latest telling.
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Yeah. The Sixers backed out. It was going crazy for two weeks so I knew it would come down to Portland, [the] Lakers or Phoenix. So I get a call from my agent one morning and he said, “Philly has traded you to the Lakers.” So I went to lunch and started drinking. I’m f---ing so excited that I am going to the Lakers. Three hours later I get a f---ing phone call from my agent saying that the Sixers backed out of the deal. I said, “Oh, s--t, I’m feeling pretty good right now.” So I went out and played that night.
How did you play?
I played pretty well. I wasn’t blasted, just a couple of drinks at lunch. I mean, I was excited to get the hell out of Philly.
the other night, although he made it seem like he was pretty wasted, and didn’t remember anything from the game. He could have been embellishing for comic effect, though.
It reminds me of a story about Larry Bird. The night before a game in Indy, Bird walks into a bar where a bunch of Pacers cheerleaders were hanging out, so they repeatedly sent him drinks all night. The next night, he torched the Pacers for like 40 points, and after hitting a 3 pointer, ran past the cheerleaders and said, “Thanks, ladies”! Bird was the best.
How did you play?
I played pretty well. I wasn’t blasted, just a couple of drinks at lunch. I mean, I was excited to get the hell out of Philly.
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It reminds me of a story about Larry Bird. The night before a game in Indy, Bird walks into a bar where a bunch of Pacers cheerleaders were hanging out, so they repeatedly sent him drinks all night. The next night, he torched the Pacers for like 40 points, and after hitting a 3 pointer, ran past the cheerleaders and said, “Thanks, ladies”! Bird was the best.