'Stephen Jackson Always Had The Best Weed' - John Salley On NBA Guys Who Smoked Being Better Players

[Eaze] – “It was a trip, because when I got in the NBA, I was experiencing different things – I would go to comedy stores as opposed to nightclubs and things like that – and there’s guys on the team that you know smoke weed,” Salley said. “And they hung together. As I got older, I realized those were always the better players on the team.”

Salley, who says he was firmly anti-marijuana until he first tried it during his final pro season in 2000, certainly played with some of the greats: his career included stints in Detroit, Miami, Toronto, Chicago, Greece (Panathinaikos), and Los Angeles (Lakers). Salley was careful not to name names, with one notable exception:

“It sounds crazy but like – Stephen Jackson, good friend of mine – Stephen Jackson, as you know, always had the best weed. Great ballplayer! And whenever he was traded to another team, they played better,” Salley said. “I heard some other player, I’m not going to say his name, but a (weed) container fell out of his car. And then he won two championships in a row.”

Well, who had Stephen Jackson as the guy with the best weed during his time in the NBA? I mean he had to be a heavy favorite, right? I mean perhaps it’s because of this story that Clem blogged about before, but there’s no doubt Captain Jack had great weed.

And as for the guy with the container that fell out of his car? Well:

Now, in all seriousness I do think this is an interesting topic not just in the NBA but around sports in general. We’re seeing the movement of making marijuana legal. Yet, there’s still suspensions and fines all that shit across the league.

What I do love is the fact that Salley is flat out saying the better players were the ones smoking weed. That and Captain Jack making every team better the moment he showed up. Also just flat out throwing Jackson’s name out there all willy nilly is some sort of move. He’s not going to name names but will throw out Jack like that. Probably because you know Jackson just doesn’t give a shit.

Stephen Jackson, good friend, great hooper, best weed guy. Put him in the Hall of Fame.