Rasheed Wallace's Hilarious "Welcome to the NBA" Story

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    Don't care what anyone says, I like Sheed. Still have the lunch box on display.
     
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    Haha! I compile each year's tax documents in my Sheed Jiffy Lube lunch box

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    I never really got to know Sheed. He hated the media so much taht he was just flat out rude to all of them. One night I told him "good game" and he ignored me.
     
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    Here is the full interview. I set the link to jump past the first 20 mins before they bring Sheed out.

    IT'S F'ING AWESOME! Great stories. He even tells the full Yellow Hummer story.

    10/10 GuaranSheed Must Listen!



     
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    Got a headband from Sheed once. Was so sweaty it melted the paper head on a stick I was carrying it with: into the garbage.
     
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    Do you still have it? With Sheed DNA you could clone him!
     
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    I just found one at a thrift store today and saved it from the eventual landfill.

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    I didn't like his antics in general, and I thought he was a shitty teammate to Sabonis. Talks shit about Walton.

    He was a spoiled baby.

    Fuck Sheed.
     
    Phatguysrule, May 23, 2025
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    It's like what someone said about Barkley: "Most people are assholes who want you to think they're nice. Charles is a nice guy who wants you to think he's an asshole".

    Nowadays Sheed would get called "neurodivergent".
     
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    Watched some of full interview and will watch rest on TV. Sheed has the rare ability to laugh at himself.

    BTW didn't know his marriage ended. I imagine being married to him could be trying.
     
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    Fun to listen to the full interview. Sounds like a funny and cool guy.

    But sill think he's one of the most overrated players by portland fans.
     
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    Sheed doing color commentary for our broadcasts would be fucking awesome. The stories along with real understanding of the game.
     
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    Only problem would be the colorful language. Could he get through a game without cussing? Doesn't bother me but broadcast rules.
     
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    I love him. Sheed is my favorite Blazer of all time regardless. I got a lot of techs as a kid because of him.
     
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    Remember how fans would bitch about him taking 3s like he was wasting his talent? Sheed was an excellent player while a Trailblazer. Team oriented and efficient on offense and a versatile solid defender. But there were always better Bigs and players in general during his era. Even at his peak I never thought he was a top 10 talent in the league. Some fans talked about him as if he had that sort of potential, but I never really saw that. I grew up in Winston-Salem rooting for Wake Forest. I remember Sheed coming to UNC being the country's #1 rated recruit and then watching him getting his ass handed to him by the least hyped Freshman in Wake's 4 man class. Sheed was really really good but that 17 year old unknown from the Virgin Islands was clearly a level above.

    So warts and all I viewed him as very very good... basically the borderline AS that he was. In the 20+ years since Wallace was a PTB only LaMarcus approached his level of impact as a forward though Deni is coming

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    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    He was quite a role model for the youth
     
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    Loved listening to the interview! One of my favorite players to watch of all time.
     
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    Same.

    minus the lunch box
     
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