Kobe at 17, Sandlot With Michael Jackson & Getting Found at Taco Bell with Ced Ceballos

Kobe's cousin and 1995 All-Star Cedric Ceballos pulls up on ALL THE SMOKE. Ced wasn't supposed to make it: he barely played in high school, got discovered working at a Taco Bell, and went from the 48th pick to leading the Lakers in scoring. He takes Matt and Stak inside the '93 Finals, the night Charles Barkley showed up for him, and what a 17-year-old Kobe told him the first time they talked. Hear what Jordan did the morning of a Finals game, why Steph would've gotten touched up in the 90s, and how Ced survived the ICU and three heart attacks. This one is a reminder of what the NBA brotherhood looks like. 0:00:00 - Ced turns down credit for Stak's NBA career 0:02:52 - Compton Dominguez 0:08:24 - Making music with Warren G & hanging with Eazy E 0:10:32 - Playing in the Space Jam bubble & UCLA pickup runs 0:16:24 - Junior college route 0:18:49 - Drafted by Suns 0:31:30 - Charles Barkley 0:35:07 - Shawn Kemp & Gary Payton 0:41:25 - AD Break: DraftKings Sports, Street Fighter, Golden State Warriors Nellie Night, Manscaped 0:43:51 - Sitting out of 1993 NBA Finals 0:46:08 - Traded to the Lakers 0:49:30 - Being Kobe’s cousin & calling out the haters 0:56:24 - Shaq’s locker room antics 0:58:43 - Wilt Chamberlain 1:00:41 - Dennis Rodman 1:02:44 - Isiah Thomas 1:04:20 - Moses Malone 1:07:57 - AC Green 1:10:24 - Watching Sandlot with Michael Jackson 1:13:49 - Health scares 1:20:03 - Quick Hitters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices