Oscar Robertson is a well-respected legend of the sport, however Lou Williams remembers a time he gave a motivational speech for the Raptors which turned bitter.
“That is like the start of the season and often, you realize, a usher in like, a motivational speaker or any individual,” Williams stated on The Underground Lounge. “So Oscar Robertson – he was the speaker. And the speech was going properly. We was engaged, we was in tune after which he flipped the swap on us, bro. He simply goddamn began hating us out the blue. And the one factor I keep in mind is [he] stated one thing about Shaq like ‘Shaq couldn’t maintain Wilt Chamberlain bag’. So, that’s the primary time you heard the room rumble. So, we attempt to preserve it respectful although, it’s a f**king legend like Oscar Robertson up there speaking to us. However, we see now he’s not on our facet no extra. We began taking a look at one another like ‘What the f*** simply occurred?’ Like, he don’t like us in any respect. After which he stated ‘Chris Paul couldn’t be in the identical gymnasium with Bob Cousy.’ We misplaced it.”
Throughout Williams’ brief time with the Raptors, he received his first Sixth Man of the Yr award after averaging 15.5 factors and a couple of.1 assists in 25 minutes per recreation within the 2014-15 season.
Surprisingly, Toronto didn’t convey Williams again the subsequent yr and he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers and on the identical podcast, he defined why.
“The phrase was they didn’t re-sign me again to Toronto due to my way of life,” Williams stated. “They stated I used to be a nasty affect they usually simply stated my vibe wasn’t proper for what they was constructing on the market. Did you ever hear that?”
Williams thinks that the music Drake launched in 2015 referred to as 6 Man influenced the Raptors’ determination.
“Drake,” he stated. “It was the music, a thousand p.c.”
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