Michael Beasley should never stick to sports.
If the NBA partnered with Dos Equis (not that it would) and gave out a "Most Interesting Man" award, the new Knicks forward might've sewn it up before the season even begins after his most recent interview with SportsNet New York reporter Taylor Rooks.
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In 38 minutes, Beasley covered his history of marijuana use, why he's comfortable wearing a dress, the N-word and how much of their brains humans actually use.
The 6-9, 235-pounder was the No. 2 overall pick behind former MVP Derrick Rose in the 2008 draft and selected ahead of the likes of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love. Once projected to be a perennial All-Star, the ninth-year pro never made his immense potential kinetic amid a career hampered by several issues with marijuana, including an infamous incident during the NBA's Rookie Transition Program, a stint in rehab and a 2013 arrest for suspicion of possession.
But that's all behind him. Beasley appears all grown up now and more than willing to address his less-than-stellar reputation as well as any other topic that arises.
Here are some gems from his talk on "Timeout with Taylor Rooks."
On how much humans use their brains: Uh ... just watch the clip below.
From Michael Beasley podcast...we debated & disagreed about this (& much more) for at least 15 min. WHO IS RIGHT? 😂https://t.co/2Bess1WpN2 pic.twitter.com/VrnggG7Bk1
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) September 26, 2017
On his reputation as a weed head: "Once I got trouble with the perception of weed and everything else, I took it upon myself to just run. I just told you I just moved from Tennessee. I was there for about seven years, six years and my town population was 300 people. So, literally, I just ran from all things media — from all things. So, if I see you, and say you're just drunk, just belligerent, just blasted today and that's my first recollection of you. If I don't see you again for seven years, the first thing I'm going to say is, 'Bro, remember you was ... (laughing).'
"It's my part, I got in trouble and I take that blame and I've owned up to it. I've taken the responsibilities and the ridicule, but I haven't given you anything else to think about it."
On why he paints his nails: "The idea came from a bossy four-year old (his daughter). I go to the nail shop with her and all my daughters and we sit there and I teach them how to get dolled up and look pretty, and they teach me how to get dolled up and look pretty. If anybody gotta problem with what I do with my daughters, I got a problem with you. I feel like dads should come more into their feminine side."
On rapper Young Thug inspiring his fashion sense: "He'll put on a dress and beat up whoever don't like it. That right there is the manliest thing you can do. He made me wear a dress before."
On who gets to use the N-word: "We (black people) made it such a word to where everybody should be able to say it. Like literally, we made it an endearing term. It's a word that we get hung up on. We don't even know if it means what we think it means."
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Peep the podcast in its entirety below.