The three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year, Lou Williams, recently recalled one wild incident involving the 1964 NBA MVP, Oscar Robertson. The Cincinnati Royals (now relocated to the Sacramento Kings) legend compared the players from the modern generation, including Shaquille O’Neal and Chris Paul, with the stars from his era.
In his recent appearance on The Underground Lounge, Williams revealed that the six-time NBA assists leader claimed Shaq would have struggled against Wilt Chamberlain. Robertson also allegedly ridiculed Chris Paul in a comparison with Bob Cousy.
On the podcast, Williams said, “This is like the beginning of the season and usually, you know, a team bring in like motivational speaker or somebody. So Oscar Robertson – he was the speaker. And the speech was going well. We was engaged, we was in tune and then he flipped the switch on us, bro.”
“He just goddamn started hating us out the blue. And the only thing I remember is [he] said something about Shaq like ‘Shaq couldn’t hold Wilt Chamberlain bag’. So, that’s the first time you heard the room rumble. So, we try to keep it respectful though, it’s a f**king legend like Oscar Robertson up there talking to us.”
“But, we see now he is not on our side no more. We started looking at each other like ‘What the f*** just happened?’ Like, he don’t like us at all. And then he said ‘Chris Paul couldn’t be in the same gym with Bob Cousy.’ We lost it.”
Lou Williams Blames Drake’s Song For His Raptors Exit In 2015
Williams is among the best sixth men in NBA history, winning the honor thrice in 2015, 2018, and 2019. In his 17-year NBA career, Williams played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and Los Angeles Clippers.
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He played the 2014-15 season at the Raptors, winning his first Sixth-Man title. However, the Canada-based franchise traded him the next season, and Williams blamed rapper Drake’s song “6 Man.”
In the same podcast, he said, “The word was they didn’t re-sign me back to Toronto because of my lifestyle. They said I was a bad influence and they just said my vibe wasn’t right for what they was building out there. Did you ever hear that? Drake. It was the song, a thousand percent.”
Williams started 1,001 games from the bench and scored 13,396 points, an NBA record for the most career points off the bench. In those games, he also made 3,262 assists, another NBA record.
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