Cedric Ceballos Talks Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Playing With Rex -03:00: Surviving COVID -05:30: Where his drive to be good came from -06:30: Early on, he was not a good basketball player at all, but made sure to sit near coaches to learn -09:00: His brother being good is what pushed him to want to be good at basketball -11:15: Growing up on a block that drugs were constantly being sold on -16:30: Working at a Taco Bell in junior college and how it led to his basketball career -19:00: Why he decided to go to CS-Fullerton -24:00: Ced being drafted by Phoenix and his first stint with the Suns and the advice the vets gave him about scoring that was helpful -30:30: The first time Ced played against Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and playing with the philosophy that every game that could be your last -34:00: Going back to their days as teammates in Phoenix -36:00: The best in-game dunks during his first stint with Phoenix and his strong off-balance skills -41:30: Knowing Warren G and going to high school with a member of N.W.A. and having a passion for music -44:30: Being part of the "bridge" Lakers teams between the Showtime era and Shaq/Kobe -50:00: How Ced ended up back in Phoenix and recalling an early season game Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices