Marcus never told Michael that the man an acquaintance of Michael -- shot at him, only that the man tried to beat him up. "I really don't tell people that story because what would you say? But, mainly, he stayed with one of us. Michael became affiliated with the Bloods street gang and acted as if he had a death wish. Smart has only gone over this number in three games since returning to the lineup, but that was the only game with Brown out, like he is tonight. "He was so depressed. "I think about it every day, it's incredible," Marcus says. It was the same room where they would always put a hanger above the door in the shape of a basketball hoop and would join Todd in shooting balled up socks until Todd grew fatigued. But, yeah, thats just Ms. Mama Camellia. How far have you come with the anger issue? Come give me a hug. Its just funny because you like, Yall was just ready about to kill each other. But thats his son and thats just how Thats their relationship. Smart says the way he plays is a nod to his older brother, Todd Westbrook, a great shooter who was diagnosed with cancer at 15 and died at 33 in 2004. Why aint nobody trying to break it up?. And I'm still here.". DARKO estimates that Smarts true 3-point shooting ability is that of roughly a 36 percent shooter which, coincidentally, is right around what hes shot the past two seasons on just over 700 attempts. Picture that Keith Smart (right) sent to Jared Smart following his sons spectacular catch. The man did not duck, and they heard him get knocked to the ground. If hes in town, Ill buy a cheap ticket, Ill make my way down to the game and Ill see him. It was a heated game. Yes, that was Marcus Smart. We came back and won by three. Follow Jay on Twitter @byjayking. "He plays with a chip on his shoulder, not like a prima donna. Either way, Smart's ability to contribute in every category makes him worthy of a roster and starting spot in most league formats. If we climbed a tree, hed try to climb as high as he could and then just jump off. Looking back, that was the craziest thing. Smart posted 19 points (7-15 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal in 34 minutes during Monday's 109-94 loss to New York. You know? Fire pit tables provide heat and a place to set down food and drinks, making them great for outdoor entertaining. I can talk. And we were like, All right. Even the ref laughed. The first and most obvious victim is poor R.J. Barrett. Everyone seems to have a story about Smart, a humble McDonald's All-American who is almost universally respected among coaches and players. As of 2022, Smart's net worth is estimated at approximately $15 million. My dad comes in: What the fuck is going on? Todd returned that senior season despite playing with little more than one eye and helped Lancaster to a No. He was a very tough kid. The women in my family, theyre not scared. You kind of play dead and then boom! But problems were beginning to fester for Marcus, whose rage simmered. It was Adidas tournament and we were the Assault brand. And until he glanced back in the dimly lit roads, he did not know what object the man held in his hand: a loaded gun. 1M; So when I saw that I was like ok. For most of his career, outside shooting has been the biggest weakness for Smart. [6] He also played two seasons in France, and one in Venezuela.[2]. I feel like he is playing through me. I've learned that. On September 17, 2014, the Miami Heat announced they had hired Smart as an assistant coach. His first interview regarding his experience in a locked closet (basically) lands on Wednesday, on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast. She basically dragged him over there to their locker room. He wanted to see how he could either get away with stuff or, Whats the most dangerous thing I can do? He was a daredevil. I was seeing it. [12][13] Forte: I talk to Vonzell still to this day and he still says that was the wildest team that hes ever had to coach, parent-wise. Marcus and his friend leaped over the second-story railing, landing hard on the concrete below. She was going to talk. Thomas: We make it to the championship game, and thats when we was about to play Shabazz Muhammad again. When you fall, you pass them again. Contact us! But when Marcus looked again, all he saw was the bike. Web"It has to translate and I feel like Rudy in the playoffs didn't translate and Marcus Smart guards 1-4," Adebayo said in the interview. By the time Marcus would dribble a basketball all over the home in his boots, he had already heard all the stories from the 1980s that made him idolize Todd. 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. The kids were just walking to the van like nothing was happening, said Thomas. Grab rebounds. Marcus caught an elbow in the face and after the game, Marcus and their head coach kind of had some words. Marcus pulled out a pocketknife. "It feels like if you have a broken arm and you just want to scream," Marcus says of his anger. (The team) affected me because it showed me a different side of the world that I probably never would have seen if basketball wouldnt have come into my life. Marcus, just 10 years old, would sit close to Michael in the near darkness of their home and tell him, "Momma does not need a call at 2 a.m. telling her they found you in jail or six feet under. Marcus would see people walking around outside at night and instinctively flinch. People always say, you're a humble person, how are you so humble? We took our jerseys and our Adidas gear off. You cant just stack and everybody run away. This is something I had never thought about as a coach (in) 16 years. It's all on me. It's just not a pretty sight to try to imagine running, literally running for your life.". "When (Mom) looks at Marcus, it just brightens up her day. You never know who is watching and never know who is who. Now here we are, three presidential administrations later, and Smart is still getting the same question, still giving Marcus knew that if anyone was destined to play in the NBA, it was Todd, who shot 62 percent from the field one season as a guard for Lancaster High. Thomas: We had a situation one time where I was real frustrated. Police issue arrest warrant for top NFL draft prospect Jalen Carter in connection to fatal Georgia crash, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Freshman Marcus Smart%27s brother died from cancer in 2004 at the age of 33, Fellow freshman guard Phil Forte has been Smart%27s best friend since the third grade. To Smarts credit, hes pretty patient with Our Cousin at least at first who seems to have confused puns with trash talk. 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When we played in our own age group, we won pretty much every tournament. 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. Boren recalls one notable game against DC Assault when a female ref was being heckled by fans of Smarts team. Sometimes you see yourself in your kids when they do certain things. It takes different forms based on the situation but, as Smart toldThe Athletics Jared Weiss, its all about lulling the offensive player to sleep. And we had great parents. Phil Forte, teammate: The 2K games got more competitive than anything Ive ever seen on the court with our team. Keith, is currently an assistant coach with the New York Knicks, and spoke with KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello on Tuesday, confirming that he indeed sent Jared the comparison picture and must now come to terms that he is no longer the best leaper in the family. And he goes, Coach thats five. OK, you get one. Losing Todd was a blow the family struggled to endure. He deflects attention in an age when most crave it. Marcus Smart is a defensive dynamo, a vessel of suave and the Boston Celtics spirit animal. It was never Marcus fault. He has it all. And you turn and run back down the floor. Forte: We won the Super 64 back to back years. 35 years ago Smart came to New Orleans as a junior on the IU basketball team and hit the most famous shot in program history to You have to expand your vision and see. "And I think that might be the reason my brother. Now youre not even going to compete? Or if were driving a car, he might try to want to just jump out of a car and see if it hurts. 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In Saturday's game against Texas Tech, Marcus scored only three points but didn't care. He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year. To Marcus, his statistics are an afterthought; his teammates' statistics matter more. But he knew Todd barely flinched, telling the doctor, "Okay, what do we do next?". pic.twitter.com/maWhp5pfaz, Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) May 26, 2018. Marcus would be sitting in there, fucking McDonalds barbecue packets floating in there, and Big Phil (Fortes dad) is like, Shut up, just get in there. Him passing away, it was not him ending; it was him starting something new through me. Back in Camellia's suburban home, which is filled with Marcus' trophies, signed basketballs and Adidas shoes from the McDonald's All-American game, she walked to the fireplace and picked up a team picture of Todd from Lancaster's 1987-1988 season. Smart spoke at length with USA TODAY Sports' Eric Prisebell about his journey: On playing in college with his best friend, Phil Forte. When Camellia saw he was wearing sneakers with holes in the bottom to school, Marcus shrugged. "It's called a straight arrow. She was an amazing lady. I cant wait to play you. 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. It was just his second game since injuring his ankle on January 16th. After six NBA seasons and a thousand meme-able screenshots, the edges of his game and his on-court personality are pretty well defined. Wed steal Walmarts outside trash cans, completely disgusting. We loved it and everybody loved it cause they all talked noise. Marcus Smart started Thursday's Boston Celtics - Indiana Pacers game. Loveridge was out the game. If you don't learn things and understand things, this world can eat you up. We started throwing blows at each other. And I was like, Why did I just do that? Do what you do best. Smart considers many of his former teammates brothers and believes the relationships forged during those times possibly saved his life. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. When I needed information I would go to her. Marcus was bred in a close-knit family that rarely sulked despite tragedy. Marcus Smart, seemingly unfazed, plopped into the passenger seat of the teams van. Hes like, Coach Von, I just want you to know were going to walk in the championship game with our Nikes on. I say, Huh? He was like, Yeah. At one point, the principal called him into his office and told him he was to go to alternative school for 30 days. "Seriously, baby, what do you want?" Over the two previous seasons, Smart defended Walker for 77.8 possessions, holding him to assists 23 points, 2 assists and 4 turnovers. They had a kid named Jordan Loveridge. On the flip side, he finished with fewer than three assists for just the second time this season, so Smart's night could've been even better. They were a ragtag group that didnt look like much, but regularly won major tournaments and did so while bouncing from one altercation to the next. He aint lying about that. Camellia repeated. I didn't have a feel for it. He would throw knives and branches at people. Latest on Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Nobody wanted him. Every cuss word in the book. Egos, personalities, especially when you lose. They dont want to pass the ball and thats something that theyre going to learn., It caught me off guard for sure, Tatum said. Taylor Luster, teammate: I called Marcus Eddie Haskell because Marcus was always perfect. Boston's Smart, R. Williams exit win with injuries, Lowe's 10 things: Active volcano Luka Doncic, NBA card counters, and Marcus Smart nearing point perfection. But Marcus also had other images seared into his mind: his 19-year-old brother Michael, who had been a talented point guard at Lancaster High, spiraling into a world of gangs, drugs and guns. ", "I didn't let the gangs rob my other boys, and I was not going to let them rob Marcus," she says. I was like, Dude, what the fuck? "Thank God I had both parents and older brothers. Sitting in an Applebee's last week, Michael's eyes welled up as he reflected on Marcus, a younger brother he says he looks up to as if he were an older brother. That caught my eye with him. He uncorked much of his anger on the football field, but his greatest emotional release came from fighting. To protect himself, he says he had at least five firearms: "A .40 and .45 caliber, a TEC-9, an AK-47 and a 12-gauge shotgun.". Todd, a second father figure to Michael and Marcus, was its backbone. Forte: If youre around Marcus enough, you know how he is. Forte: It took him a while to get recognition over some of the top guys in the country just because he didnt shoot it great. (Bob DiChiara / USA Today). If I don't do this, I'm a coward.' So Im not leaving my family and stuff behind. He said, Oh no, OK you dont have to leave. The team won. In an appearance on the Old Man and the Three podcast with JJ Redick this week, Tatum opened up about his reaction to that criticism. / Links. The core, anchored around Smart, had been together since grade school. The Marcus Smart-Phil Forte (left) connection continued when the pair played at Oklahoma State. ", One day she sat Marcus down and talked. Taylor Luster: She was the queen of dominoes. Marcus Smart suspended one game for threatening language toward a game official Smart will serve his suspension on Wednesday night vs Charlotte By Keith P Smith WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for 2021-22 Panini Donruss Optic Marcus Smart White Sparkle Prizm Celtics at the best online prices at eBay! With my brother passing away, I really did not want to do anything to let his name go in vain, something he would not approve of, something that could ruin my family and my life. " Camellia asked. " It is what it sounds like. She taught him to, number one, never take shit from anybody, but at the same time she also taught him to be humble and never be disrespectful to people. Thats something I have always been working on, coming from my JUCO. Before the game even started, Clyde had to call his team over and go off on them. Forte: Were like, How does that work? Were the defending champs. It was a great talk actually. One of the best public tools we have for answering questions like this isKostya Medvedovskys DARKO system, a machine learning-driven basketball player box-score score projection system. Yeah, she used to let him have it. The coach looks over at me. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. She had to laugh, you know? He previously covered the team for MassLive for five years. We loved her cooking. Boren: The person that Marcus is today and the player is built by her. ", Camellia, tears rushing down her face, picked Marcus up and told him everything would be okay. In 2002, Smart finished the season as interim coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. How I carry myself is a reflection of how they raised me. And he liked it because it brought everybody together and he got to hang out with his boys. Marcus channeled his aggression in football and then in his primary sport, basketball. Still in disbelief, Marcus walked to the other side of the bed thinking Todd was merely sleeping. And in December 2003, when Camellia asked him what he wanted for Christmas, Marcus said one word: "Nothing.". But you still have questions. And he told gang members to leave Marcus alone or face Michael's wrath of bullets. Marcus fell. And more importantly, are the Boston Celtics among them? On the influence of his brothers and parents to keep him out of trouble. ESPN better not move Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler to Monday Night Football, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans finally have a uniform to be proud of, the shamrock and No. Thats just how it was. I was like, Oh shit. Smart is one of the leagues most tenacious defenders but the structure of this awards leaves only four guard spots to be meted out between both conferences. 3 at Oklahoma State, but was told it was unavailable because Dan Lawson, who died in the Oklahoma State plane crash of 2001, had worn it. "I knew I had to do something," she says. This is a cold world out here. Smart: Oh yeah. Start here and let the tsunami of funk wash over you. It was, he said, a nobody-should-bother-you-except-me type of deal.. Taylor Luster: Ill never call Marcus and bother him for tickets or anything like that. Life is not a game. He also co-hosts the "Anything Is Poddable" podcast. Dont sit there if you didnt want to play, you know that. He was like, Somebody got to break towards the rim. We won the national championship 93-78. Getty Images/Ringer illustration. STILLWATER, Okla. What distinguishes Oklahoma State freshman Marcus Smart from other elite players is his rarely seen approach to the game, a selfless style of play that wows coaches such as Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and Florida's Billy Donovan. The man closed to within 15 yards. Our video guy was Phillips dad. Smart: It was always family. You be different. We had fights, but again, they happened so often. But after losing Todd and nearly losing Michael, while surrounded by classmates flashing gang signs and guns on street corners, Marcus says, "I just felt really lost. He actually holds the record for most touchdowns by a high school player in the state of Texas for high school football. So I make him think, I can get to my move, I got him beat. Then out of nowhere, I strike.. He would get in three fights per week. He and friends would steal candy, food and soda from stores. 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. Taylor Luster: How far can I push this limit? That was (Smart). Todd, at 33 years old and after an 18-year battle with cancer, had died. And if you leave our team, man, youre done. I think all of us looked more forward to AAU than playing high school. Last year was a bit of a breakout, with him hitting 36.4 percent, but this years hes backslid to 34.8, albeit on far more attempts. He told her about the fights. Denise Pustevosky, Smarts high school teacher and tutor: He didnt want to disappoint her, I guess, would be the best way of saying it. Were never going to ask anything of you. It was all family. 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. Friends would have to tell him that it was just a man walking his dog. Though the cancer spread to his lungs, then his stomach, Todd always found enough resolve to mentor his brothers. We did fundraising. He wanted to see how he could either get away with stuff or, Whats the most dangerous I! Jerseys and our Adidas gear off an assistant coach from fighting always found enough resolve mentor... 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