John Thompson Time Out with Isaiah Rider

[@CDZ67]

I came here from NBA on TNT. Ernie Johnson mentioned this interview. RIP Mr. Thompson

[@steeze635]

Yup

[@chr1sj151]

Same and also a Cowboy fan lol

[@kbiino7938]

Ditto.

[@smarioredd]

facts

[@Oughtsidaking]

Tnt brought me here today RiP John Thompson

[@dusk6159]

Forever, thanks coach

[@alexandercoffman8319]

R.I.P. J0hn Th0mp$on, Legends Live 4-Eva And Eva.

[@nicholasmcnealey5607]

👑 Thompson didn't hold any punches our community will truly miss him

[@dune310la]

For those that doesn't know John Thompson,He is a hardass for a good reason.His biggest pet peeve is to see good talent go to waste so when he pose the question "why aren't you in the nba" is because John Thompson's feelings are hurt to see Rider took his promising NBA career for granted!John Thompson is such a great coach he cares more about his athletes than the game itself!

[@TRJ2241987]

Exactly. John Thompson was definitely one of the good people in basketball.

[@TRJ2241987]

That said, they don't let this type of truth fly anymore. John Thompson is flatly telling the guy it's all over, and he just isn't getting it. If you did this interview to a young guy in 2020, he'd probably go kill himself after.

[@MMA-VET170]

R.I.P JOHN 😭

[@blackwallstreet6610]

He should have kept that same energy for AI... Ivo shitted on all his chances and in the interview they're buddy buddy, but with JR it's I don't believe you. That, don't sit right with me, if JT cared like he said he does he would have grilled AI about practice, arguing with coaches and complaining about minutes...

[@DB10887]

@@blackwallstreet6610 get over it bruh. You on here replying you're Jr Rider himself.

[@michaelwhite9288]

JR sweating as soon as he said, “I don’t believe you!”

[@TechnoloG84]

RIP John Thompson.

[@lilbru]

John Thompson was the best inteviewer of players...he ask important questions as well as was blunt, raw & straightforward

[@360dagod1]

That OG pressure that's missed in the black community😪....

[@charljack]

Yes sir...and we been blaming other people ever since. My old man stayed on my a## and I appreciate him for it every day.

[@RawDogJenkins]

That quote needs to be repeated. "That OG pressure that's missed in the black community". Well said

[@Bigg_Looch]

🎯

[@mrmartywaring]

💯💯

[@Blodia1990]

❤❤💯💯

[@Neffect371]

Our community will miss this man, Mr. John Thompson. RIP RI Heaven SIR

[@mjjumps]

All you have to do is look at how much his players and the people he was around loved John Thompson and it tells you how special he was.

[@hmrhuang]

Only someone with Thompson's reputation and clout can ask those questions to a player like Rider and get open, honest answers. RIP Coach Thompson. You will be missed sir.

[@Ninerfan4life]

John Thompson dressed Rider down! He was and is 1000% right!

[@mahlonthomas1775]

True shit

[@blackwallstreet6610]

He should have used that same energy with his boy AI when he was skipping practice and arguing with coaches... But since they buddies he enabled him to fuck up his way out the league while he shitted on JR but whatever yall keep praising him...

[@DeepCover757]

Black Wall Street how do you know he didn’t? You sound stupid.

[@nomadwriter8589]

@@blackwallstreet6610 that's not true bro, far from it. Allen, 6 inches shorter than Isaiah, maximized his potential 3-fold in comparison to JR, by the time they got close to being blackballed from the league. JR mostly shared the same mistakes as AI too. Without a solid father figure, longevity & discipline is hard to attain.

[@blackwallstreet6610]

@@nomadwriter8589 Why don't you guys, listen to the interview he had with AI when he got cut from the Grizzlies before passing judgment. The tone of the interview was entirely different as AI was fighting for his reputation and employment. He never gave AI that same energy, the whole interview was buddy buddy

[@wadjay1117]

John Thompson is the man.

[@kebirbenkaccem726]

Isaiah, my boy !!!!! I used to sit by your lovely mom and watch your brother baseball.....isaiah , you were special player in baseball and basketball. Everybody saw greatness in you and nba was at your feet to display your god given talents...nba and its stars were in awe of your magical skills....the world of sports and basketball will always miss your full potential....i pray you find peace and harmony and may all blessings be yours and your family. Jahan father

[@Authentic1874]

Talkin to John Thompson is like talkin to dad 😅 rip to that man

[@SEE.E.O]

need a followup on whether they ever changed the battery in that smoke alarm

[@missayawk]

The REAL Papa John!!! R.I.P JT.

[@obie788]

Fun Fact: When the tape first rolled for this interview, the first thing Coach Thompson said to JR was: "Boy, what the fuck is wrong with you". That part was obviously cut from television. Coach Thompson shares this event in his autobiography "I Came As A Shadow". RIP Coach Thompson.

[@alexandercoffman8319]

Very Interesting!!

[@marlonlozada3048]

one of the realest interviews

[@mrstanbmw]

loved his game

[@lavertnero2505]

I'm here because I will always be a fan of Coach John Thompson. RIH Big Guy!

[@krlm2280]

Rip mr john Thompson and John was a man's man kept it 💯

[@Game6Sports]

John Thompson is a savage interviewer lol

[@Phillygoat1983]

Real ass dude

[@biggeeQ]

" When I waz born my momma & daddy shouldve named me Isaiah cuz Ima Rider " E-40

[@ballthemblack]

I remember this so well. @4:55 and through out Coach Thompson got real and serious and Isaiah felt it

[@andrewbean24.2]

Coach thompson :) I was excited to see he interviewed iverson for obvious reasons. When john went into coach mode with him during the talk, yiu can see iverson get a warm feeling for obvious reasons. Seeing this one, im glad im just a fan

[@oaklandsoldier8520]

I wish I could have heard Charles and Kenny's take after the interview

[@figo007tv]

They talked about today. 8/31/2020

[@MrChelcy1]

JR needed a man like that in his life many years before the NBA.

[@GGHaj12]

I think John Thompson did. a great job interviewing Ryder. He called Ryder out for all of the excuses he made how he messed up and blew a golden opportunity.

[@beatstreetsportsblast7207]

The reality check John gave him was classic.

[@lifewithgthemac161]

I watched this live on tnt back in the day and he never got back into the league

[@blackwallstreet6610]

Thompson really messed up Isiahs chances, by saying he doesn't believe him... That resonated around the league and nailed the coffin on his career

[@alexandercoffman8319]

@@blackwallstreet6610 Probably So.

[@1D4ever]

Yes this sealed the coffin shut

[@LonghornsLegend]

JR Rider was ultra talented, he was a joy to watch

[@klewis564]

This is a great interview.. I would have loved to play for John Thompson

[@raymondjones5909]

Straight OG interview by the John Thompson this was like talking to Mr Clark from Lean on Me

[@feereel]

Ernie said to watch this

[@stony446]

Coach is tough....He will be missed!!! R.I.P.

[@01vicon3s]

One of the best raw talents the nba has seen. With the proper tools he could have been a hall of famer

[@kaerosfentis746]

this guy was a beast in college and also when he came into the nba, then he made bone head decision after bone head decision, such a waste of talent, the guy was big and strong for a 2 guard and can jump up the building.

[@irishwood3846]

Yah still haven't seen another player like JR Rider. He had so much potential. He was so cool and fun to watch at times when he was in college and early in MN.

[@Trinx323]

Lance Stephenson would be the closet

[@artaviadonald9174]

I wonder if he got a chance again, John is tough

[@blackwallstreet6610]

@@artaviadonald9174 no John fucked him over by throwing him under the bus on national television...

[@manimal9871]

Rest in peace John.

[@HotTakeHQ]

rip legend

[@JMDogg]

Thompson - "What the hell is wrong with you?"

[@llcoolray3000]

4:55 I don't trust you. I don't believe a word you just said. Thompson grills him. Awesome. It is sad Rider's career went the way it did. Credit to him: he sat there and took the heat.

[@Dare2BeDifferent34]

John Thompson is real lol

[@artaviadonald9174]

John is what we all need

[@7thStreetProductions]

one of my favorites

[@iancardillo]

that interview breaks my heart.

[@runningwithjones9296]

Rip 😞

[@Mistachill]

Definition of an enigma. Intelligent, articulate, a ton of personality - at the same time he was an immature knucklehead who didn't come into the league young (four year college senior). I suspect a vet wouldn't have been able to influence him to do the right thing early in his career.

[@JimBrownski]

Shame is he got kicked out of college- HIS SENIOR YEAR! Who does that shit!wait til your 4th year to fuck up. Like you said he was one of the MANY enigmas of the mid 90s-early 00s. League is full of guys with HOF talent that coasted just being goodish and being slackass. Jr playing halfass was still better than 70% the league. So ye was frustrating as fuck to great coaches and gms like Thompson for not maxing himself and being professional

[@gotjuice9]

Ernie looks so damn young lol

[@relivec]

Great talent, made mistakes, wrong choices, looking for redemption, Big John went to help him, talk to him like a man, like a father and give him essentially a mock interview with a GM and Jr Rider sittin up there chewing a piece of gum the whole time.

[@petegriffin555]

RIP Mr Thompson

[@SuperStrik9]

Rider was a sick dunker! Too bad he couldn't keep his shit together. He was dope on the T-Wolves and Hawks!

[@jaymichael1590]

Rip mentor

[@bguddafool]

i used to be a true jr rider fan no lie he was talented

[@nystagmus]

i think he handed this interview not so well. He showed a wall of pride. If he just humbled himself in this interview , i bet you someone would have picked him up

[@Blodia1990]

Agree 100%

[@MrFuchew]

when it's all gone a person would do anything to get it back

[@justinmcclain4663]

What a shame enjoyed watching him play he would kill it these days its not the same game

[@mc10330]

kinda look like Ray J a little!

[@Blodia1990]

Indeed

[@91booboo]

mc10330 not a little alot 😂

[@jaxjr121]

Putting in some major work on that bubble gum!!😁

[@pki1989]

@Mr01Dantana he won a ring in 2001 with the lakers but was kept off the playoff roster

[@Bigg_Looch]

I'm here because I just finished reading John Thompson's book.

[@dabbydabby6484]

Yup....you miss those checks

[@FlipTrojan]

John Thompson was 100% truth, no time or room for any if Rider's bull in this interview. It's ironic, but I went to the game in '93-'94 when JT brought his Hoyas to play UNLV and Rider lit them up in blowout win for the Rebels. For the interview, at this point in his career, Rider had been given so many opportunities. As a Laker fan, I was excited when they signed him. He'd be a force in the triangle playing alongside either Kobe or Fisher, or both of them with moving Kobe to the wing. But -- aside from a hella opening game @ Portland -- messed that up with his entire unprofessional attitude and wasn't even on active roster for the playoffs.

[@thomashakim8877]

May Allah almighty bless the soul of our Bro John R. Thompson

[@PawelzLublina]

JR in Denver verry rare only 10 games

[@TommieBarnes-l2y]

Definitely Tru jr Rider is tuff and play game

[@dcott7071]

BOY’S N GIRLS, 7:12 IS WHY YOUR’RE TOLD NOT TO CHEW TO CHEW GUM AT AN INTERVIEW.. He needs his ASMR royalties 😂

[@ellismarcelle5645]

Played nine seasons and only AFTER his demise he wants to give his mother the chance to come to a game?!?!?! I loved his game, but his character is questionable, unfortunately.

[@Icecold185]

Rider just got called out

[@texascyclone89]

Coach had him in the hot seat lol

[@pitbull64]

Damn. jR Rider could have been great. Noticed that he did the step back before James Harden.

[@croweziec]

It is disrespectful and unprofessional for Rider to chew gum while being interviewed by John Thompson.

[@ripperduck]

Because he's an immature idiot....

[@antoniomontana9517]

A very talented player who had opportunities to be a star in Nba. Too bad he had drugs problems

[@TechnoloG84]

More than weed?

[@1970sBestMusic]

Weed

[@kurtcometa4818]

Kobe end his career on a 1 on 1 game in laker practice

[@EdgarHernandez-jx7jp]

Inside the NBA brought me here and to see him in an interview with John Thompson and he couldn’t lose the gum?.....smh

[@1D4ever]

That's what made him so angry

[@Dare2BeDifferent34]

Coach Thompson played no games man lol . This is hard to watch

[@fakeascanbe423]

"It's not about money. I'm good for the rest of my life."... but still hasn't replaced the battery in that smoke detector

[@Intellectually_Ignorant]

Fam had game.. nobody is perfect and he even said he made some bad choices and i would chew gum and do a interview if it makes me comfortable shit its 7 years later wish he would have won a ring

[@alexandercoffman8319]

He did win a ring I do believe with thee L.A. Lakers..

[@Intellectually_Ignorant]

@@alexandercoffman8319 You are correct he did

[@Dantana773]

Damn Bro you left a comment on here 9 years ago and nobody liked it LMAO

[@ShudrodWatts]

i admit..he kept his composure and stayed humble in the interview..john thompson came at him strong... he couldnt choked the shit out of him.....some people cant handle critizism.

[@csd8204]

Uh...he was gonna choke the shit out of Big John? I'on't know 'bout all that. JT got that old man strenf!

[@krlm2280]

U crazy if u think he could choke mr john Thompson every black baller would go after jr there's a reason mr Thompson is interviewing rider cause everyone respect big john Thompson rip sir

[@ShudrodWatts]

@@krlm2280 true

[@ShudrodWatts]

@@csd8204 probably

[@BrBenning]

I know it looks like John Thompsan is givin rider alot of heat but thats an interviewers job. they want to get as much emotion out of the talent as they can. look at bob costas interviews.

[@tallcanlistening]

Sports In Crime podcast brought me here

[@danielchukwu4212]

Mr Rider, if you still love 🏀 and feels good to play then explore other leagues in other countries other than the NBA, like the Chinese league.

[@iloveyoumadhuri]

JR Rider was a great player who became a lost talent. His unprofessionalism and troubles escalated in Atlanta despite his most successful career run in Portland - the 1999 NBA Playoffs, but they hit rock bottom with no ability to co-exist with Shaq and Kobe in 2001 despite averaging nearly 8 points off the bench and while having the ability to play small forward or opposite Kobe in the backcourt. Lack of willingness to regularly show up in Denver sealed his career.

[@exterminator_1986]

too late JR too many F;ups Buddy, you had your chance..

[@seanprenter7967]

Well like Bob Whitsett said when JR played for Portland ..."Big game,big shot..Isaiah would take it and make it."NBA fans seemingly give Jason Kidd a pass when it comes to his transgressions.People including John Thompson RIP good man..come down hard on Rider.They both played High School ball near Oakland on the island of Alameda.Kidd had great court vision,passing ability,rebounds, and steals.Yet we should keep in mind that JR Rider was the second leader scorer in the nation at 29 ppg.JR Rider could shoot the rock better than Kidd,had a strong body, and could jump out of the gym.Yeah Rider made some mistakes, but he sounds intelligent enough to me. MJ told Rider that the league could be his one day.

[@stampscapes]

Monster talent. Maybe not All Star talent but borderline and could have had a nice -solid- 12 year run in the league. That entire era was the era of the primadona in the league though. Just way too much expansion in the league to where rookies could be the best players on their team and maybe making more money on the team than veterans *and* the coaches (pre-current CBA). The leauge was to blame for a lot of this. Pre-expansion even great rookies would probably come off the bench.

[@Treny5000]

Change that 9v battery first then you can change your life. 💯

[@lovelife-hw2og]

ha -- damn -- JOHN THOMPSON is 1 CRANKYAZZ OLD GUY!!

[@SYNASTRYASTROLOGY]

I miss coach. believe him or not, JR was forthright

[@BigToombs]

Someone was chewing the hell out of that gum.

[@Malaki727]

Kobe made sure no one called him back to nba.

[@jameslittles8016]

I love the last answer he gave.

[@malexander2147]

Crying and chewing gum at the same time....

[@KGE1977]

Are we ignoring the smoke detector.

[@metaldr7925]

33

[@KANSASIOUX]

I heard the smoke alarm beep. He’s lying clearly.

[@cortezforever]

Yeah for real i could imagine him in American Football or Baseball cats would get shut down, to much tenacity.

[@tellthetruthg]

to be more compassionate toward him I don't know his whole story. But a couple of guys who came from the same area J kidd , Payton , Hook Mitchel. Two made it one won the Ring whats the difference? Kidd and Payton cared more and appreciated the God given talent they were given.

[@cognitivedisability9864]

you gotta ask the hard questions

[@oaklandsoldier5920]

@HEAT1996 thats 100% facts

[@tellthetruthg]

hmmm I shoot dice on the streets get robbed forget to pay child support, or wake up go to practice be a good team mate. Hmmm lets see what else I just F'd off a zillion dollars.

[@coldthugz]

sucks he never played again

[@walkwithme]

of course..... look at birdman

[@drummajor]

Do you miss the checks..? Pride goeth before the fall.

[@justinmcclain4663]

A shame???? He could have been talent