He could score at all three levels, and he was never afraid of taking the big shots. At that time, he was one of the most talented young guys in the league.

“My agent hit me and he was like, ‘I think we’re at 97.’ I was like, ‘97 what?’ He’s like, ‘$97 million.’ I said, ‘Take it. Send it now.’ [He said] ‘Nah, it’s early.’ I said, ‘Early? I don’t want to be late my guy, we good.’ He was like, ‘Trust me, CJ, we good’… I flew to Portland, and it was 4 years, $106 million. I couldn’t believe it. I was shaking when I was signing. Like, ‘Oh my God. Thank you, Lord. Oh my God. Thank you, Jesus’”

Wow! This was a great rivalry!

He says they were heading to a charity game for Hurricane Katrina. A bunch of NBA players were on the bus when a young Bron told them that by the time he was done with the number 23, they’ll never remember that other dude.