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 herald like, a motivational speaker or someone,” Williams mentioned 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 change on us, bro. He simply goddamn began hating us out the blue. And the one factor I keep in mind is [he] mentioned 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 maintain it respectful although, it’s a f**king legend like Oscar Robertson up there speaking to us. However, we see now he isn’t on our aspect 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 mentioned ‘Chris Paul couldn’t be in the identical gymnasium with Bob Cousy.’ We misplaced it.”
Throughout Williams’ brief time with the Raptors, he gained his first Sixth Man of the Yr award after averaging 15.5 factors and a pair of.1 assists in 25 minutes per sport within the 2014-15 season.
Surprisingly, Toronto didn’t deliver Williams again the following 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 mentioned. “They mentioned I used to be a foul affect they usually simply mentioned my vibe wasn’t proper for what they was constructing on the market. Did you ever hear that?”
Williams thinks that the tune Drake launched in 2015 known as 6 Man influenced the Raptors’ determination.
“Drake,” he mentioned. “It was the tune, a thousand p.c.”
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