JR Interview with Marcus Smart

JR sport ratio right here with you on CBS sports radio year, the NFL season is underway, but we are going to blanket we will be right back to NBA basketball plenty still going on in the world right now we are being joined by right now, this minute, this second, the reigning defensive player of the year.

He's a former Oklahoma State cowboy. He is a Boston Celtic is my main man Marcus smart marcasite dobro government thanks, no doubt about it. I know you were a different type of cowboy in college, man, and I know you're a fan of the Cowboys, not the Metroplex. First question can you play quarterback as I think Jerry might be one man oh man will Jerry needs one of those to what you think what you think the Cowboys will look like the rest of you may not look good. I was going to Cowboys persons operating our expectations on how you Marcus Morris deal with the man we know were getting ready for new season in the NBA. We saw with the Celtics that you want defensive player of the year y'all went to the NBA finals were coming into a new season. It seems like we snap our fingers and boom will already here.

What is that experience. What can you and the rest of the squad sick from that experience last year and this comes mentally draining training style multiple times. Everything so you know you go and I think this will not talk about even the change last season. You talk about more the T-ball starting November we saw how your starter off the new year always finals. Now you add someone like Malcolm Brogdon who was very complimentary of you. Your IQ and how you play what you have to say to an addition like him what he can bring to the team see as much so as All-Star just awesome how great your body Marcus Morris you with this reigning defensive player of the year in the NBA man I know you even stop all work out earlier so we can go ahead and have this chat what you added to your game you not the same players as is when you came and what have you been working on this summer.

What have you seen from any of the other players on the team as well.

Each and every year will get better for me that last year will be really being able to suggest watching a slave to help you know guys like Jason just really all the skills of being a leader on the court becoming more we know Jason is a great score is also been working on his top spots were scored and also working on working all things that we think we should work on things that we are great just continues almost as soon Marcus, you talk about being more polished point guard when you want the first player of the year.

One of my favorite folks in a real nice guy's a funny guy to rip the hell out of you GP Gary Payton connecting you with with with that award. A.

Were you shocked that you received were used to seeing big men defensive player of the year award and what was the first thing GP told you how you will say so. They do a lot and also is this is guard short contribution blocks are big to get the shot should invest we got chased down and finally we do a lot you not only that GP man himself. The last guard to do it for himself was in itself useful just talk and talk, waging war finally did find out.

Q: so that meant a lot, especially you said you Marcus Martin see with us JR sport ratio CBS sports radio year manner. GP is the best the last one is almost 20+ years ago is guard just never talk to GP about those nine this conversation is never been of a positive don't do that now that it Marcus you talk about GP. One of the greatest point guards ever adjust your style of play your tenacity and this is something amazing that you doing right now. One of the key reasons that you play ball the way that you do this because your family and you are working on a great cost to spread awareness right now would be the match and also for athletic explained to the folks why you play ball so hard and what your connection would be the matches explain up the people listen right now so the floorboards three of so I'm fine.

Not one but 234 at a time so when I called the court for me is if I can find my brothers every day score off the court record. So let's talk about my mom and she's the most is to have four boys and still demand that respected nursing as a mother takes more than so sad. It wasn't like a baby from our course you didn't know, so the court say that comes and then on top of also, four years ago to cancer, bone loss, my brother a while back about 14 to 15 years ago.

Lung cancer and so part of Aflac and be the match to be able to help bring awareness, cancer, and sickle-cell and other related diseases, something that has hit home for me personally I think something that goes hand in hand and the way that Aflac continues to. Greg Alberts really really close that gap fight the fight help find you think it's going to cool no matter what God's will continue to sign Marcus Martin see with us JR sport ratio CBS sports radio encourage everyone to go ahead and check out be the matching we know when it comes down to sickle-cell and even blood disorders and diseases, and cancers. Unfortunately these these things disproportionately affect African Americans think it's a matter of one, 365 of black Americans will be affected by by such men talk about the importance of just some of the health inequities that we see we know we used to toughen it out just like this is a little bit of pain with this is just a minor thing and you keep going until you find out that something larger talk about the importance of just getting checked out.

Yes, you know what the technology we have now. We can catch a lot earlier than we which obviously will help Stiles, but this finding so you know people don't really know and understand very educated about something such as sickle-cell dinners makes it last.

More know to one or someone ago said, you know, what can I change the change, such as being able to go and be enjoined out and swap the registry option for you know so is tough but you don't know and ask questions go to check. Find out how I'm going to check because you never know. Are you doing saving a life lives across absolutely Marcus Martin joining us, JR sport ratio CBS sports radio as we wrap things up. That's for our own health. I think it's also important for healthcare providers, doctors and nurses will also be open-minded that people come from different backgrounds and different places.

We got a lot of people who listen. Working in the hospitals working in the field send in the patient's what message would you share to healthcare providers about being open minded and also listening to people from different backgrounds about the weather say there everybody deserves a chance to think that not everybody deserves a chance to be able to testify with you no matter what color you are, no matter what you I appreciate that Marcus expands our year every body without agreeing with that white only expecting another run to the finals. I mean this will be tough in the easement what you gotta say some folks is good Boston Celtics grant.

We never expected expected to be no dig it, Marcus. I encourage everyone what's on the checkout be the match working to keep up with you Mr. defensive player of the year to bogeyman dating to see me out. The city of Malaga city some CSX so comment regarding our denominator in real estate game changer prompts Marcus Mark everything that is going on the basketball court and also in the community, making sure that you can use your profile help other people make their lives a little bit easier.

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