The "We Believe" Golden State Warriors utilized unconventional ways to build their chemistry. The team would go out for dinner, watch movies, and party together.
While partying was mostly a fun undertaking, there was one time when they almost got in trouble because of it. Warriors co-captain Stephen Jackson enthusiastically talked about that incident during his recent appearance on Jeff Teague's Club 520 podcast.
"We in Houston on New Year's," recalled "Stak." "We had just beaten the Rockets. So this is a typical night for us. We in the club, it's about club like an hour or two from being closed. By this time, our whole team was drunk, so everybody had a role. So I passed out the bandanas. So everybody got a red bandana; I don't know why."
According to "Stak", every time they partied, his job was to look after Baron Davis because BD was usually the guy who got them in trouble. That night, Davis was coming off a game where he led all scorers with 23 points to lead the Warriors to a 112-95 win over the Rockets at Toyota Center, so he had reason to be extra confident.
Jackson then said he may have drank too much because he uncharacteristically lost track of BD.
The next thing he knew, one of his homies told him that Davis was headed to the DJ's booth. Thinking that Baron would make a scene, "Stak" raced to get his co-captain. Unfortunately, he was too late.
"So he grabbed the mic, stopped the music," continued Jackson. "'Hey we the Warriors. We come to your city, we come take y'all bitches, we beat y'all team. We gang bang. And we sell drugs."'
When they went home, Jackson said that they were met by members of the Houston Police Department who were waiting for them outside the bar. But instead of explaining their side to the officers, Stephen said that BD continued with his madness.
"Stand down, I am an honorary captain," "Stak" recalls Baron telling the police. "'I have this under control. Stand down'. This nig** told HPD to stand down. 'I am an honorary captain.' We were dying out there, dog. That was one of the best nights."
The "We Believe" Warriors were one-hit wonders who were not able to replicate their 2006-07 success in the next years. Despite that, most - if not all of them, would agree that being on that team was the best time of their lives and it's hard to argue with that.
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