“THIS LED ME TO DEPRESSION, ALCOHOLISM” F.D.S
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- On The 216th Of #FlipDaScriptPodcast The DUO sat down with Former Number # 1 in the Nation “Lenny Cooke” and for over 2 hours & 30 Mins they touch on a lot of topics, Childhood, Basketball, moving, family and not having the discipline to move in the right direction, Lenny talks on living with Debbie and not having discipline in his life, Lenny touches on his feeling on LeBron James and losing to him in the ABCD Camp, being approached by Mike Harrison, signing to him, getting upfront money and promised to be a Lottery Pick, and lied too. He expresses that he was used and felt after he didn’t win, he went into a deep depression and alcoholism. #PRESSPLAY
I like how Lenny admits and takes accountability ….not putting the work in .. having a big head and ego .. wishing this man many blessings
A young man being promised the world & lacks discipline
If lenny got to the league he woulda never took it seriously either…
Now what he needs to do is take accountability acting like LeBron owes him something. That's next. Lol
Learn from Lenny Cooke. No matter how good you think you are in something, hustle like your head is on fire. Never be stagnant and learn to say no to anything that drains your energy. There's always someone that wants what you have more and is working hard to get it on your day off. Be humble, keep your eye on the prize and put your ego to the side. Take accountability for your mistakes and try your best not to point fingers at others. Learn from the mistakes of other people to make yourself better. Great interview! Salute to QueenzFlip & DJ G Money!
Couldn't say it better bro! 🫡
@@russellshort810 Thanks for reading!
@KD SWAGGER I tell my son this everyday, he is a basketball superstar in my city. I tell him to humble himself and everyday to push to be greater than yesterday. He sometimes gets blinded by peers telling him how good he is, and I have to tell him that it’s much more levels to being a great player then where he is at now.
@@KASH.B59M You're doing the right thing. Hope your son goes far in basketball.
Having the world at your fingertips can be taken so quickly, but I think he will serve a greater purpose
Lenny is beyond one of the greatest examples we have of somebody that has been able to reflect on his potential greatness WITH evidence and a positive outlook. He continuously brings up how he wouldn’t been better than anybody now that he grew up with, he made specific mistakes that cost him everything, and most importantly he puts the blame on himself because he KNOWS the ball was in his court. Not too many people reflect like this while they’re still young
Yes it's good he takes the blame and seems adjusted but sometimes you have to look at it as being young and not having proper guidance. It's not totally his fault as a child.
Realtalk 💯
That is a documentary I have 2 watch sometimes 4 myself eventhough I don't play sports 2 keep me focused.Lenny talkin 2 his friends that were there when the oarty was goin on but then the music stops & they gone. His wife seeing how it eats at him still on his born day brother shed tears, but Lenny u here 4 a purpose bigger than u
I got a lot of respect for Lenny. He has owned all his mistakes. His stories are going to prevent many from taking the wrong path
I know he may not have all the riches n the world but he is serving a gr8ter purpose. That scene when he was talking 2 his younger self is something we all wish we could do
Was in Pleasantville one day with my boy he invites Lenny over I got to meet him real good dude but what I liked more about him is the talk he had with my 11yr old son priceless big ups to lenny..I see U boy
Lenny was a great talent I played at CardoZo a few years before he got on the scene but I seen him play played against him once or twice…. LeBron success had nothing to do with how his career turned out, he just didn’t do the right things his self, he got out of it what he put in… we all know the saying..:rather LeBron hit a shot or not that doesn’t change your status….. if LeBron lost that game he still would have been LeBron…. Abcd was an exposure camp…. It was all about what a player can do not who won the games
Facts bro
Melvin you already know hard work beats talent when talent don’t work hard
Or just Lebron sold his soul
Well said Mel rob
if Lebron lost that game he would still be Lebron no doubt but what would that win have done for Lenny none of us would ever know.. That situation could have affected the whole outcome..
Stunted growth on UA-cam had a good piece on Lenny cooke
So young & had the world at your feet.the scene when he was speaking 2 his younger self was everything. We all have that moment when we wish we could do that
This is shaheem we definitely had a good time
We all could have done a lot different
Lenny Is my brother for life
He will always go down as one of the greatest ever 💯
I see the talent but that lack of discipline & by the time Debbie came along it was 2 late. U being told u number 1 all your life & having a bunch of Yes Men n your corner can ruin everything. There's a scene of his born day & he was saying he was abandoned by friends after the party was over. We've all been there. I'm assuming u know Lenny personally so pass this message 2 him 4 me, he will serve. A gr8 purpose 2 the youth telling his story
Great interview saw Lenny play in is8. He showed up to the game and there was a issue I think with his sneakers and if I'm not mistaken the coach gave him his pair of sneakers to play in. He dropped 50 that game. That man was a beast
He had the talent & gift but lack of discipline
I wish lenny cooke all the best,a learning experience for everybody can't take your position or your blessings for granted
Common sense would tell you if somebody gives you a lot of money they want more back in the long run. Nothing in life is free
Bottom line is he wanted to be a bum!! You cannot have bums around you when you in pursuit of big dreams!!
Damn. I saw his documentary it was sad man. He did it to himself but I feel he didn’t have anyone there to keep him on the straight path.
Sometime u do have that 1 person. His was Mrs Debbie but by then the ego was outta wack
This interview is even better than the documentary because this puts everything in context.
Where can I find the doc bro?
Showtime
@@ubereats6071 what's it called
@@kendallwixon7792 Lenny Cooke documentary
UA-cam 2013 full video on UA-cam
That bag came & i took it! So many artist & athletes have been got that way
Very good interview! This is what accountability looks like! Shout out to him and pray he continues to get past the hurt.
The Karlton Hines story is just as sad as this as a matter of fact it’s sadder bc he was murdered RIP
I never heard of this brother until I saw the initial Queenzflip clip. Did my research and came across Lenny Cook's documentary. It was very entertaining and sad.
Crazy that you never heard of Lenny Cooke
GOT NO IDEA OF HOW GOOD AND HOW MUCH POTENTIAL HE HAD
Sad Asf that birthday scene when he turned 30 🥹
@@SeeSetJaeMiirTv can’t even lie that shit hit hard and deep .. BUT HE TOOK IT LIKE CHAMP AND NEVER BLAME ANYBODY
salute to Lenny for not blaming anyone but himself he's doing good things now and his son his a hooper and is really good to
So rare u hear some1 say IT WAS ME
1:52:19 Juan Dixon I remember watching A .I . cook his ankles 🤣🤣😂
Kyrie went to St. Patrick’s not Rice. AAU is DEFINITELY the way for these kids tho over HS Ball
I think he meant Kemba
Great story guys. Peace and blessing Lenny Cooke!🙏💯💪
I know they have tried but as someone who was near Lenny at this time all I have to say is that Lenny's story STILL needs to be told.
They asked the questions, he answered what he wanted. Respect to both parties involved.
Lenny and Omar Cooke are still among the greatest in my book.
Respect to Lenny Cooke, he took accountability for his actions and seems to be living a decent life.
NO disrespect cause I'm a Celtics fan, but I think that game w/Lebron was a TEST, they wanted to see how he would respond as a professional, not the high school ABCD star Lenny. Kind of like how they do the old vet NBA players by not playing them and seeing how they respond on their respective teams. Can you be a professional, suck it up, and still root for the team, or you going to sulk and react emotionally in the moment.
Sidebar: Flip that up top camera angle is WILD......don't DO THAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
THEY DIDNT PLAY LENNY AT ALL. BUT IN SUMMER LEAGUE LENNY AVERAG 18PPG. THAT WOULDA BEEN MOST HYPED GAME IN SUMMER LEAGUE HISTORY.
@@dopemoney23 Lenny Cooke did not average 18 in that summer league. Either you got some misinformation somewhere or you are Lenny himself trying to convince us.
@@KingJaffeJoffer my bad he might scored a decent amount the games prior and then he didn’t not play when cavs was up
Looks like a Desert Storm Chain...wow on Lenny Cooke neck
Dope interview! Much respect to Lenny Cooke his family from where I’m from in VA! Look up Bryant Stith from VA a legendary BBall player in the NBA he needs an interview
Bushwick's Own Lenny Cooke. Definitely had extreme talent but followed being a typical kid from Brooklyn and being a product of the environment you fall victim. Hope that kids that grow up in any inner city can learn from Lenny
He’s not from Brooklyn
lol he from Jersey
Nah we adopted him.
@@fuquan88 he was born in jersey …that’s about it …that nigga lived on the dark side … that nigga from brooklyn .. we all played ball together
Salute for telling his story. I think yall enabled dude because he was on ya'll show. Bro still fighting demons. Blaming people about shit he did. Putting it on his boy instead of saying Lebron beat me straight up. Who was also younger at the time. I think Cooke was like 2 years older then him. Which makes a big difference at that age. He really think not playing Bro in a preseason game sto[ped him from playing in the NBA is DUMB. He still chasing that 17 kid who had it all and blew it. He's never gonna come to grips with that from the way it looks. He did a skit in his movie saying. If the old Lenny could of talked to the young one. He said all the right things. But deep down it's all on him. The way he didn't want to listen to the guys at the camp showed he didnt have what it takes. He had the physical but not the mental is what it takes you to the next level
If only his parents would have cared about his basketball career just a bit..
no disrespect but this man hard headed
Shot out Lenny because he had to. Have went through hell and back mentally I’m glad he made it out and is still standing ❤
Lenny isn’t the sharpest knife in the dresser
Also those people that were around him weren’t really his friends they turned on him after he ain’t get drafted. Years later he stated they don’t fuck with him
I love that he can still enjoy life.
Y’all know David Stern passed right ? lol
Son a weirdo if he dont no stern dead son been dead for years…baffles me how they keep sayn call him like he up da block or sumthn
@@jayzee60 facts lmfaoooo
If you're really that guy the move to Va wouldn't have stopped any motion
Stop it. When your the number #1 guy in your state , why move?
That gta 2 camera angle is 🤣🤣🤣
Bless up to Brother Cooke.This brother was very talented.I just red his Bio.Good show.
Are u racist ???
Does he have a book
Salute to you 💯 🙏 flip and g money and Lenny this is one of the best for this year ending. You all are very very cool in my book of memory's and God bless 🙌, much success in the new year coming!!
It's so rare 2 hear some1 say IT WAS ME
Great interview! 💯
He keeps blaming other people for not being there, he just was too arrogant even for his own self. No one would’ve been able to stop him. He payed the price for being a hot head, and it’s no one fault but his own.
good interview flip... very insightful questions... Lenny doesnt know what happened to him, its true... No way he should not have been drafted. This is when the game changed.....The nba changed
This was around the time they stopped taking players outta high school right?
@@dominiquejones3805 yup
Underground Basketball Legend This A Goodie !
He a bum
REGARDLESS OF ALL THE EXCUSES LENNY DIDN’T MAKE THE NBA BECUZ HE WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH & NO OTHER REASON.
Lenny Was Suppose to be one of the greats
Nothing more than a HAS BEEN.
@@royalfreshness815 Shut up
He got so far off raw talent just imagine if he got n the gym & listened 2 coaches & kept those jar heads at a distance
@@royalfreshness815 don't disrespect Lenny Cooke
Once you become content at “Anything”, You gave up in that moment. You always gotta push today to be greater than yesterday while pushing harder today so your ready to be greater tomorrow.
He has to blame his parents and he will not do it…he was that good without there support imagine if they was there…they left him he could have been even bigger in VA.
Thats one of the Biggest Parts of everything that happen but i get it tho i wouldn’t publicly blame them either even if i really felt like that
MS DEBBIE WANTED HIM TO GO SCHOOL, PREP SCHOOL BECAUSE LENNY WAS TO OLD .
@@dopemoney23 Lenny said he ain't want to go to prep school. He probably would have went to st John's but idk if he qualified academically.
@@jman1562001 HE NEVER HAD THE GRADES LOL .. BUT HE WAS TO OLD THATS WHY He Shoulda Prep school get academics.. Together he outta control lol
I heard from some people who was at the game LeBron didn’t shut lenny down he was just missing shots while bron was hitting his .
@@dopemoney23 yeah losing that game wasn't the reason he ain't make the L.....missing a whole yr of ball and taking that fast money from the agent did him in. No way he was getting drafted with his track record.
Been waiting on this love hearing Lenny's story
Good interview 💪🏽💪🏽💯
really good interview
Kyrie went to st PATS kemba WENT TO RICE
No wayyyyy u thought u was going lottery n was in Harlem wit a chick… nahhhhh I’m not buying it
He was the number #1 player in high school , what do you mean he wasn’t going lottery 😂
1 thing about sports
You have to be coachable if not
You won't go far. So many good players
Got bested by coachable players. Malleable to what the coach suggests. That blackball thing is Real when you're not coachable.
Lesson Learned
That scene when he didn't wanna run drills or whatever said a lot. The reputation u have can make people not wanna deal with u & say u shaded some1 they r gonna get revenge when the ball is n their court.
Sometimes that calm person that may give push back on certain things but not being an outright a-hole can get an alley opp when they r down
Lenny would be ah good Junior College Basketball coach….
Let’s Gooo !!!! Been waiting for this !!
I just hate how his parents were great influences but couldn’t get involved in his life to help his career.
Kemba went 2 rice
1:36:53 Flip Just Asked This Man If Lebron made him thinking about Pulling A Rum Nitty “ Suicide “ 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️Im at Work crying
He should be an nba coaching In The g league at least
He said the director didn’t let him into editing room but the Safie brothers did “uncut gems “ with Adam Sandler the best movie of 2019 Adam Sandler should’ve won an Oscar & good time with Robert Patterson was fire to mad anxiety good movies
People that don't do film don't understand sometime what it takes 2 make a project sell & somethings need 2 b left on the cutting room floor
I think Michael Rappaport said Q-Tip gave him a tough time & u gotta take the wheel & get it done
Lenny was 3 years older than his grade level. At the HS level that physical maturity makes all the difference in the world. I think NBA Scouts realized that.
NBA scouts watched him do it against grown men at that age won mvp at Rucker and averaged 37 in semi pro league. No matter where he played he put up big numbers.
@EIB At the Rucker and in Semi Pro leagues.....there's a different level and you cant go by those numbers. There's no way to verify. Also I'm saying he was 3 years older than his competition, at that level especially it makes a huge difference. He could get away with shit at that level because of his maturity. Nba scouts realized numbers don't tell the whole story, he played against kids younger than him but didn't play for 18 months and they didn't get to see what he could do at the next level against guys his age as mature as him. He would've been a 21 year old freshman, for NBA GMs those years matter when looking at a player.
Lenny Cook was a Goat it’s crazy how back then a performance on the court will make you or break you NOW today that shit doesn’t even count crazy how shit changed bol🤦🏾♂️💯💯💯
That performance didn't make or break him he was still top 5 in the nation and killed in one of those hs all star showcases leading up to the draft. His attitude was his downfall.
PREPARATIONS,and the DISCIPLINE
If fumbling the bag had a face
If not swallowin and havin a 🤡🤡🤡 son
hating lebron james for 15 years is crazy
Just looked up those summer league stats...The lebron game was the first game for the Celtics. Lenny had a DNP for that game and the Celtics 2nd game. From what I see, the most he scored was 14 points that was the Celtics last game of the summer league. He had another game with 10 points in 8 minutes, and another game where played only 1 minute...there were only 6 game so i'm not buying into the whole conspiracy that they purposefully left him out the game. I need more evidence.
It’s definitely suspicious
Of course there was no conspiracy but there's obviously still alot of self delusion at play w/ Lenny Cooke. Even though he acknowledges his role in his circumstances, he still has to have someone else to share the blame with. Lebron James got dunked on by some random white guy in his first summer league game...but Adidas (who Lebron didn't sign with) via Sonny Vaccaro...conspired with the NBA to DNP Lenny Cooke to "protect" Lebron in a summer league game LOL. These are delusions of grandeur.
They say he got into it with staff
Its def weird cuz why WOULDN’T the Celtics want a lebron type talent? Im glad u said the context so its clear. Your analysis makes way more sense than a damn conspiracy. The celtics aint got shit to do with the cavs lol. And the STAFF made that decision not the NBA. I just wish lenny wouldve listened to the right people.
@@DJRashadHayes Factz! There's no conspiracy. Like you said, the Staff made that decision. There were probably more pro-ready players on ahead of him. He's undrafted out of high school competing against guys that played college ball and even overseas so it's understandable why might have not gotten much burn.
That's what's up he mentioned Pap,and Dozier both great basketball players 👍
Didnt know about the car accident, wheelchair 4 2yrs. Broken femur & tib basically means weight gain
Reminds me of ILL Will. 🇮🇪
1:10:07 wait wtf was goin on over there 😂😂😂
Incredible cautionary tale. He definitely would have been one of the greats.
Black parents never support they kids dreams then when they make it they now they the ones that push them lyin they ass off
At the 1 hour mark on the video I felt that…
Nah homie got the Desert Storm chain on lmao
hes down with clue silly
Atlantic City is like Philly a lot of Muslims
Even if I received an answer, I will never understand the birds eyes view camera angle that ya have going throughout this interview 😐 seeing the top of their heads on a PODCAST actually seems borderline on the spectrum to do
Yeah and that’s the problem with me and my oldest mom. You can’t put yo foot down when it comes to my son! A man a know what’s best for his boy 9 times outta 10. At least 8
Super talented, lacking accountability to this day.
He was never better than Lebron in that game he score 9 points Lebron had 22 he outplayed him win or lose if you watch the documentary
Yeah I don't get how he thinks he was ever better than Lebron lol. Lebron made his name off of outplaying him in that game. What he SHOULD be saying is "I was the man before Lebron"...which would be more accurate of a statement.
Right i think he’s running with the ranking over the skill. They was younger of course you were ahead and you reclassified on top of that.
And Lebron was 16 going into his junior year. That game was in the summer of 2001. Lebron was 16 & Lenny was 19-20 yrs old. Lenny was ruled ineligible due to his age in the winter of 2001. He declared for the draft in 2002. All facts.
Lebron had more minutes right stop dik ridin the Celtics wasnt tryin to draft him in the first place the nba was been plottin make the nba the face which he is now
He did outscore Melo and Amare though
1:14:05 this is how u know certain agenda are put into play Lebron was going to be the face of the NBA forever why play a guy who’s considered better 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
Lenny Cooke!! 👏🏾👑
Since he didn't get anything from the doc Lenny should link with lebron and do a movie it would be better then lebron's house party production
Amazing show
They need to get someone to make a "outro/close ya windows" compilation..niggaz 200 episodes deep now
Audio improved ! ❤
This is gonna go over y’all heads but LEON SMITH from Chicago is why Lenny Cooke didn’t go to the NBA.
Explain
@@youknowhowIPlay did u look up Leon Smith yet?
@@samhouston8773 False
@@samhouston8773 he a complete 💯 beast
Lies
what he said allen iverson told him pretty much explains what happened yall
Can shed some light on jersey. Interview some guys or women from there
Ppl dont get 355k at a young age and you never had that much ofc you spendin and you from poverty you gonna go crazy
Yoooo flip why would you have that as the title… he said more than that
Just seen the tape of him playing yeah he was good
28 per in summer league!? Smh! And never played a second on an NBA floor?....make it make sense G!
Been waiting on this.
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is this video old? because lenny and g money saying ask david stern like he still alive!
where can I watch doc ?
I know this feeling I stopped watching football for like 7 years hell I still can’t love it it the same
St Rayz Wuz A Bronx Power House As Well !!!