Blake is our first baller we’ve had on the show and an absolute pleasure of a man. Being around a man like this, you can’t help but have questions. Was he born exceptional, or did he become exceptional? Does he miss the thrill of taking a big shot? Could he have gone pro in any of the other sports? Who’s the hardest guy he ever played against, in terms of fear? Did he ever use his sweat to his advantage in a game? Has he seen all of his teammates naked? And why are the locker room showers still built so the whole team can see everything? Why would it still be like this? We investigate all of these questions and more. Thanks for watching us talk to Blake. We respect you!

What happens:

0:00 intro

0:25 our first baller

2:10 was blake born exceptional

3:32 the number one fourth grader

4:08 lob city

4:41 does blake have demons

5:21 retiring after 9 surgeries

5:55 sleep anxiety

6:35 pregame rituals

7:35 the biggest thing that would impact a game

8:13 hack-a-deandre jordan

10:42 what's the deal with traveling

11:39 carrying

12:06 detroit blake griffin

12:47 nobody wanted to play for the clippers

13:07 worried about chairs

13:40 young blake in LA

14:21 parties before content

16:21 vibing on photography

17:50 injuring kareem abdul-jabbar

18:22 physical insecurities

18:54 non-physical insecurities

20:17 missing the high pressure moments

20:49 what if i can't do that again

22:37 pickup games

23:37 achilles anxiety

24:19 player beef

24:42 who would you least want to fight

26:46 after a win

27:40 proud giraffe

28:32 golf

28:54 football

29:14 does blake want his son to play

29:41 the elevator theory of trash talk

30:08 losing a big game

31:54 quarterly sad sessions

34:27 competitive as an analyst

35:26 sports psychologist voicemail

36:51 chris mullin ice buckets

37:26 playing hungover

38:14 playing high

38:45 kanye album deadlines

41:43 chuck shoot one at me

41:53 hardest guy to play against

42:38 tim duncan

43:52 falling in love in the stands

44:35 going against KG

45:18 sweaty guys

46:16 slimy guy

46:38 free throw scream

47:27 a line to cross with personal trash talk

48:14 chris paul locker room fight situation

48:59 pregame dj

49:32 locker room shower situation

51:58 can you shower at home

52:57 brand new pair of shoes every game

53:24 riding the bench

54:50 locker room guys

55:46 NBA players' diet

56:29 lil yachty's diet

57:17 yachty voice note

58:03 dave's diet

58:51 blake's diet

59:14 just an absolute pleasure of a man

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