(CRAFT)[KG NEVER JAWED WITH ME.]

More than anything, Kevin was a competitor and wanted to win. He knew that when he talked crap to some guys, it would faze them out of their game. And he knew that when he talked smack to others, they would level up. I fit in the latter category, and he knew that, so he never directed one word of trash talk to me.

In the 2008 Finals, KG and Kendrick Perkins had some success talking a bunch of trash to Pau. They tried it again in 2010, but I wasn’t having it. I challenged them back, and Pau, to his credit, did the same thing. Metta World Peace also took a stand. That was a game-changer for us.