Check it out for yourself to get in a few chuckles ahead of todays big game and lets hope the Raptors go back to their anti-vaxxer ways with all those missed shots. Jump balls go be an athlete, go up and grab it. Him passing away, it was not him ending; it was him starting something new through me. Anger boiled while confronting a neighborhood south of Dallas he called a war zone amid duplexes. Teams, players profiles, awards, stats, records and championships. Since coming back from an injury and a second bout with COVID-19 on January 23, 2022 in a road game against the Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics veteran point guard Marcus Smart has been playing some truly amazing basketball for a team making moves up the Eastern Conference standings. Taylor Luster: We used to play this game in the neighborhood. Yeah, she used to let him have it. And I guess thats a testament to growing up without brothers and then having sons. He flew away.". Taylor Luster: Shed have the best little fish fries or just team meals. "My life was almost taken," Marcus says. "The worst pain you can ever think of, that's exactly how angry I felt. Camellia repeated. I could trust him to have my back on and off the court. Who won more championships? From some stupid decision I decided to make, one stupid decision that I felt was good, that I felt was fun, it could have easily taken my life. Marcus Smart Over 5.5 Assists (+100 at BetMGM) Marcus Smart has been working to reintegrate himself into the first-unit offense for the Celticsthat should be easier tonight with Jaylen Brown out. You be different. You look at Marcus. When you go through things like I have, there's only one way for you to be. I went to Flower Mound and Red Oak and wore No.3. 1M; 0:23. Then his son runs out to the court and hes screaming. The effect on Marcus was unmistakable. Were walking out. ", Camellia, tears rushing down her face, picked Marcus up and told him everything would be okay. Smart played a major role in limiting Lillard to just 39.1 percent shooting overall during the contest five percentage points below his season average on a game-high 23 shot attempts. Thomas: We had a situation one time where I was real frustrated. Smart has a long history with Musselman both as a player with the Rapid City Thrillers and Florida Beachdogs and as an assistant coach on Musselmans staff with the Golden State Warriors. Marcus watched Michael springboard in that life and nearly drown. If we climbed a tree, hed try to climb as high as he could and then just jump off. She basically dragged him over there to their locker room. Mar 16, 2022. ", "I didn't let the gangs rob my other boys, and I was not going to let them rob Marcus," she says. Smarts team did not like seeing the DC group receive preferential treatment from Adidas. I think the thing with us is we dont ever want to use Marcus. And I think a lot of guys in that class that we played against, like, Justin Anderson, hell tell you how tough I was. It was bound to happen for a time. I wasnt flashy, dumping on everybody every single time. I got to leave. I just had that feeling. "Ever see 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'?" Your mom and them, everybody come up here. And Im like, Yeah. Thats the thing that separated us from most. I know how I would like to be treated, so I treat others like that. The women in my family, theyre not scared. Marcus Smart is controlled chaos. Fueled by adrenaline and fear, Marcus sprinted faster than he ever had on the football field or basketball court, zigzagging through alleyways to an adjacent complex, The Meadows. 3. "Just imagine him that close to you with a chainsaw, that's how close he felt. In that stretch, the Flower Mound native has put up 11.9 His heart pounding and soaked in sweat, he breathed so uncontrollably he felt like his lungs were locked in a vise. They disrespected us. Its not always used to attack an opposing ball-handler lazily advancing the ball, but that is certainly the most dramatic scenario. When a relative offered to buy him Nikes, he pointed to other $19 sneakers instead. Still in disbelief, Marcus walked to the other side of the bed thinking Todd was merely sleeping. And I was like, Why did I just do that? That's how bad the anger was and exactly how bad I wanted to release it. Smart: We was crazy with the best of them. Pelicans vs. Blazers: Start time, where to watch, what's the latest, Magic vs. And not just verbally. Boren: The little engine that shouldnt have, but did. Boren: I remember Camellia standing up telling everyone like, Every one of you need to shut the hell up, quit bitching and play. It was a fight every game, every day.. The Timberwolves had been hoping a Marcus Smart extension would not happen in Boston, sources say, so as to be able to trade for Smart. Everybody was always welcome. He just kicks everyones butt whos ranked ahead of him. And eventually he moved up the ladder. She is still on that same penny slot machine. I was taller, but he let it be known he would not let anyone walk all over him. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart told reporters recently that he still isnt running particularly well after suffering a calf strain against the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. I got fucking four hours to drive home. Were driving in our parents rental cars. Big Phil Forte asked if Smart wanted to transfer to his sons school, Marcus High, in Flower Mound. He would throw knives and branches at people. Shortly after Westbrooks death, Smarts older brother Michael, who was living a fast life of drugs and gang activity, landed in the hospital as a result of his cocaine use. Smart, who is the son of Indiana basketball legend Keith Smart, who hit the game winning shot for the Hoosiers in the 1987 National Championship said that his father When you fall, you pass them again. Oh, OK, you think this? 12 LSU in Baton Rouge. Like he is out there with me. They put us in a pool that we had to qualify to get to the championship bracket. But he knew Todd barely flinched, telling the doctor, "Okay, what do we do next?". Just a big kid, loves to joke around. Our parents paid for everything. Taylor Luster: We were walking the Strip in Vegas. Cowboys teammates can tell you that after Le'Bryan Nash totaled six points in a Jan.5 loss to Kansas State, Smart blamed himself for not helping Nash score more. "I ask God to bless me and my family to be together for Christmas.". She just pulled me to the side and said, Coach Von, you know I love you. I said, I love you too, Ms. Camellia. She said, But you know you soft as hell. I said, Huh? She said, You being real soft and thats not a good look for a man like you. She said, If something like this bothers you or get under your skin, you will never be successful in this game.. Forte: Johnathan Gray ended up going to Texas. Start here and let the tsunami of funk wash over you. Eight years ago. That was a big part in us being successful and continuing to mature and staying together as brothers. Thomas: We were playing a team from Utah. The Knicks rookie had Smart as his primary defender for just over 32.4 possessions this season, on which New York mustered just 23 points (71.0 points per 100 possessions). Behind Marcus, the footsteps and menacing voice grew louder. This is what I love., Boren: (In Vegas) one night, the kids had got done playing, the adults are going out, its probably 11, 12 midnight. Marcus was also interested in wearing the No. Marcus Smart: I dont know how else to say it, but Im finally in the right position that fits me and helps the team., I would just like to play basketball, Smart said in November when asked about the Celtics late-game offense. I said, 'Baby, why haven't you told me this before?' "I knew I had to do something," she says. [15] You cant just stack and everybody run away. This is something I had never thought about as a coach (in) 16 years. We got reversible jerseys, we bought our own stuff and it was like, I thought we were supposed to be with Adidas. Not only that, but were winning the tournament. We just really enjoy playing with each other. Smart later played in the Philippines, with the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA, in the 1989 Reinforced Conference, where he played through an injury and was eventually replaced by Ennis Whatley after only five games. Whats wrong with you? He just tested his limits on us because he knew he was stronger than us and could just bully us. I had just lost my brother. I got my first tattoo when I was a freshman, and it has "Rest in Peace" with a basketball and Todd's name. With tough love, non-stop pranks and rough edges, the players, coaches and parents of Texas Assault were forever on the verge of a spat, but built unbreakable friendships. Well go home.. The Cobra Strike is Smarts signature defensive move. Johnathan Gray, teammate: I like to say we were the toughest guys in the state, probably in the country. Marcus knew he no longer was the generous kid who as a 4-year-old gave a homeless man his coveted $20 bill, no longer the innocent child who pedaled his bike in cowboy boots to McDonald's for free burgers. Marcus fell. On May 31, 2013, the Kings fired Smart with one year remaining on his contract. Smart: It was just a sense of this is a forever thing with us. "I do remember the look in Marcus' eyes," Michael says. We were in a timeout, and the other team was in the baseline out of bounds. Thats something I have always been working on, coming from my JUCO. I was seeing it. "Seriously, baby, what do you want?" Smart spoke at length with USA TODAY Sports' Eric Prisebell about his journey: On playing in college with his best friend, Phil Forte. My dad comes in: What the fuck is going on? Marcus now could sit on the family's back porch without hearing gunshots or fighting. Sign up for the Celtics Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player. He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game that gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 7473 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen. You see that stuff on the news and play the [video] games, and it's like a video game. Marcus did not know that the man was a member of the Bloods street gang. Hes going to let you know about it whenever he has that chance to play you. Land of Basketball is a fan website, for official NBA information visit National Basketball Association's website. You got to give me more offensive rebounds.. Controllers being thrown around. The man closed to within 15 yards. Austin had just elbowed Smart in the lip when Smart responded with the dunk, which set off a fight between the two. White came up short of breaking Smarts mark as the second-year guard with the Celtics finished hitting 8-of-14 shots from beyond the arc en route to a regular-season career-high 33 points. Taylor Luster: She was the queen of dominoes. That just sat big with me, because it was me, my mom, my dad and stuff. As you climb the ladder, you pass those guys. He uncorked much of his anger on the football field, but his greatest emotional release came from fighting. Thats just how it was. Youd think we were going to lose by 20, but wed win by 20. Smart fell just three points shy of matching his season-high output in the scoring column and posted just his third multi-block game of the season, displaying his ability to contribute on both ends of the floor. Smart led the unranked Razorbacks to a thrilling 65-58 victory over No. For most of his career, outside shooting has been the biggest weakness for Smart. I definitely changed.". His mom knew that. I know what is wrong and right. I've learned that. He has it all. Marcus Smart is just the second Celtic in history to win Defensive Player of the Year (Kevin Garnett, 2008). This is a cold world out here. Todd, a second father figure to Michael and Marcus, was its backbone. Kenny Boren, one of Smarts high school coaches and a regular on the AAU circuit: In Vegas, in between games wed go to Walmart and Im not going to say steal, because we put them back. Who averaged more points in playoffs? That caught my eye with him. We want Marcus to know that nothings changed. Then we had to go out there and show them that, Yall just made the biggest mistakes of yall lives., Taylor Luster: I think Winston (Shepard, a top-35 recruit who went to San Diego State) was trying to attempt to dunk on Marcus. We were in my dads room one year in Kansas City. "When (Mom) looks at Marcus, it just brightens up her day. Forte: My dad comes down, this is just natural, and starts yelling, You guys dont want to play? Smart, Kornet connect on dazzling alley-oop. In Todd's hospital room, among crying relatives still trying to speak to Todd, Marcus walked to the foot of the bed, slowly knelt and touched Todd's foot. ", As a 9-year-old, nothing meant more to Marcus than family. When there was problems, and she knew it was affecting me, she would pull me to the side and basically put me in my place. Forte: Were like, How does that work? Were the defending champs. I actually heard that team arguing about whos not going to hold Marcus. Marcus would see people walking around outside at night and instinctively flinch. As of 2022, Smart's net worth is estimated at approximately $15 million. He also co-hosts the "Anything Is Poddable" podcast. It was insane. The coach was a real big guy, probably 400-something (pounds). "Momma, I don't want anything," Marcus answered. We said were going to keep these fuckers together. The torch has been passed according to hoops legend Keith Smart after his son Jared impresses with vertical leap for @HawaiiFootball https://t.co/ts49y4VCgx @LaneyCollegeFB #HawaiiFB #GoBows // https://t.co/9oZimTcj6b pic.twitter.com/MXP9TKqPwU. I always wore No.3 because all my brothers wore it, including Todd. There was his mom, Camellia Smart, 58, who goes to dialysis three times a week and who has lived with one kidney since, she says, "a kidney stone ate up the other one" two decades ago. Smart: We always played two grades up. He knew he had devolved into something else, a lost soul perhaps with just seconds left to breathe. Marcus knew that when doctors found a tumor behind Todd's eye at 15 years old, his mom felt like "someone took a knife and split my chest in two." He and friends would steal candy, food and soda from stores. [12][13] Please check your email for a confirmation. Then as soon as they said break, Marcus took a charge. He called himself a bully, preying on the weak and strong. Marcus shook him and yelled, "Todd, wake up! "It's called a straight arrow. So Big Phil comes down at halftime. Im your son. Losing Todd was a blow the family struggled to endure. [4] He then played for the Youngstown Pride and was traded to the Halifax Windjammers in March 1991. "I have never felt something so cold and so hard in the human body before. After six NBA seasons and a thousand meme-able screenshots, the edges of Big Phil Forte asked if Smart wanted to transfer to his sons school, Marcus High, in Flower Mound. January 29, 2022. I had to tell her like, Oh Mom, whats up? I didn't know how to express it beyond fighting.". His cousin, Keith Smart, played two games for the San Antonio Spurs following a national championship at Indiana in the 1980s and went on to coach in the league for 20 years, including stints as head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. Jim Davis/Globe Staff Celtics guard Marcus Smart is questionable for Game 2 of the conference semifinals against the Bucks Tuesday because of a quadriceps contusion he suffered in Game 1. Marcus came over to me and said, Hey, Loveridge, he got a tech in the first half, right? I said, Yeah. He said, Coach, we are not going to win this game unless I get him out of the game. Loveridge steals the ball, races down court, dunks it. 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