Two-time Grammy Award nominee Cam’ron mastered the artwork of hip-hop for over 30 years, and now it appears as if the 48-year-old used ex-Boston Celtics ahead Glen “Large Child” Davis to grasp the artwork of manipulation.
Davis sat down with Cam’ron lately to dump his emotions of resentment towards Doc Rivers, and accomplish that inappropriately. The 39-year-old washed-up has-been, at present serving his 40-month jail sentence for scamming the NBA’s healthcare plan, claimed Rivers overused his energy as head coach and president of basketball operations throughout his seven-year run with the Los Angeles Clippers.
It was an odd chit-chat contemplating Davis’ major grievance was when Rivers benched him throughout a 2014 matchup with the Houston Rockets, however Cam’ron, too, has been overly essential of Rivers prior to now.
“First issues first, who offers a (expletive) what Doc Rivers says? He ain’t gained a championship since 2008,” Cam’ron mentioned on the “It Is What It Is” podcast in 2023. “He had the entire Clippers over there. He had Blake Griffin, you had Chris Paul, he had De’Andre Jordan after which he introduced his son (Austin Rivers). Doc, you ain’t win since ’08. Your credibility is operating out.”
Cam’ron added: (Boston) traded you, (expletive). How a coach get traded? Which is loopy.”
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The Celtics traded Rivers to the Clippers in change for a second-round draft choice in 2013, however Cam’ron’s context is totally misworded.
Boston had simply undergone a first-round tumble to Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks, which sparked the dismantling of the Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett period. Danny Ainge, the staff’s president of basketball operations on the time, traded Rivers, not due to his efficiency as a coach, however due to Boston’s rebuild. Rivers wished out, the Celtics weren’t going to contend for the following few years and Boston employed Brad Stevens from Butler to take over as head coach.
That’s not the identical factor as getting fired for poor job efficiency.
Cam’ron’s meet-and-greet with Davis wasn’t a good-faith interview. It was a microphone hand-off that allowed Davis to talk his thoughts irresponsibly and pelt Rivers, a revered head coach of 24 seasons, with racial insults. Davis already crossed the road with the league by making an attempt to panhandle its healthcare program for years — regardless of pocketing $36.4 million all through his mediocre eight-year profession.
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“I by no means left him on the altar,” Davis advised Cam’ron on the “Discuss With Flee” podcast. “Since a rookie, I used to be there. I used to be the one rookie there. I used to be a rookie on that staff for 3 years as a result of each different rookie (on the Celtics) was getting reduce or not enjoying anymore.”
Davis lasted two seasons with the Clippers, enjoying his last 97 NBA video games with the franchise earlier than the time got here to retire. The previous position participant returned to the basketball court docket to play for rapper Ice Dice’s BIG3 match earlier than turning to a lifetime of crime and getting caught by Johnny Legislation.
It gained’t be for some time till Davis can return to society and certain proceed opening his mouth to whoever’s prepared to hear.
