The X-Man - Xavier McDaniel Fight Documentary (Rare Footage)

foreign they call me X avier McDaniel thanks man when I throw the ball I try to rip the rim down you got the bigger bag being in the post I have a reputation who am I yeah just who exactly is Xavier Maurice McDaniel uh I would say a furious competitor who likes to win uh who does anything that it takes to win to get that you know the win um just go out and just play as hard as I can feel any pressure not really I think a lot of people write about it but I don't worry about it I mean you know uh the Phoenix Suns are playing to where we're playing now we don't need anyone anyhow I don't think there's one player or one person that's being missed I think these guys would have this type of record if I wasn't here air is cold intentional prisoners mentioned their name Xavier McDaniel more often than not the very next word is Intimidator if uh things happen through the course of the game I can't back down I got to let this guy know hey this is my spot this is my domain I'm the man around here I need a man who's worth my wow Sam please come back I've got I don't go for that do you feel like you have to play up to that reputation or is that just the way you play that's the way I play you know it's just something that that happened natural it's not something that I plan to go out there and say hey I'm gonna punch this guy out I'm gonna help you just like a hero X-Men always comes through it's like this right [Music] just like the Valley of the Sun where McDaniel stands ready to achieve his dream of an NBA championship behold here comes the dreamer the dreamer you know life is funny sometimes I bet you never thought that you'd end up being a dishwasher an All-American and now be here in Phoenix with a chance to win an NBA title well it's just a dream and uh I I didn't think things are going to be the way they are now you know you're still dreaming don't want to wake up wake up what will become of his dreams well the Garden on Sunday well sometimes they should not jump in and then you see how many guys talk and see how many guys I just let the guy slap another guy inside the head and then you'll see how many guys back up there he won't see that that as much so I mean guys know they they're officially going to come in and so that gives them an opportunity to talk but then you know and then they know it's a fight you're surprised but just imagine the league didn't have a fine you'll see all the tough guys I guarantee that you will see all of them it's difficulties on the road trip oh look out LaSalle Thompson waving the ball smashing with Xavier McDaniel and the foul is going that's no act more of the blood coming out of Xavier's eye area is looks serious [Applause] Xavier is noticeably cool and under control considering that unnecessary elbow swinging by Thompson although he is now glaring in the direction of Thompson and words are now being exchanged see if Thompson was wise marvina go over and apologize to the guy and he's not being belligerent but he's not doing anything I mean when you open a guy's face up like that and blood's pouring out it's wise say you're sorry I mean that's terrible that's trainer Mike Saunders will accompany Xavier McDaniel back to the dressing room and well with all the discussion but as you can see is uh wearing the Band-Aid over the right eye and as a Danny Lee Bonner X-Man ow leave me alone Steve mom 's got the ball Michael Williams whoa Michael Williams got hot well you're going to see some people being a little reluctant to go into the paint against the this man there it is they call it a flagrant foul and I don't believe that was a flagrant foul it would have to the ball and hit him in the head [Music] look there's been no penetration everything has been on a perimeter like this Chambers hits though and now Cooper and McDaniel Tangled [Applause] [Music] Cooper had his problems with sleepy Floyd in the previous series with two plays ago two plays ago and McDaniel will just knock you down a very physical player and Cooper said I don't like that whatsoever and players are like elephants they don't forget look at Koopa coming back at him you know the Lakers talked about this in their meeting about what could be Magic Johnson and Xavier McDaniel [Applause] [Music] and Ellis [Music] shove each other Mike Mathis trying to settle them down for territory take your hands off me and you know right here you want to see it on the left of your screen trying to get positioned so that they can control a tip area on the court and Ellis is saying I had to spot first but Mugsy right there again in the midst of everything oh wow Larry Johnson leveled Xavier McDaniel and now more may break out I predicted this was going to be a touch Curry and Johnson clears McDaniels out and guard go one on one rare Miss for Detroit here on the second and the loose ball foul on Robin this is first a little brush fire with Rodman and McDaniel dick favetta the official jumping right in there to prevent it well whatever keep it alive and he's pushed by McDaniel and we have the first words of the afternoon between these two ball clubs that's the way the series has gone Dennis Rodman did not like the shove from Xavier McDaniel as Dennis Rodman is chasing the ball down McDaniel comes in late realizes he has no chance just gives a little hip in body and sends Dennis into the front row the VIPs seats these two guys have been hustle him down loose balls the entire series by both teams starts for three oh Mason kept it alive Thomas was down and he and McDaniel has to be separated and it's Patrick Ewing looking to settle the X-Man down because of defensive rotation having to go after the X-Men and there you see the takedown and after it the words take place but both remain smart enough and under Eisen McDaniel will have no part of it he continued to uh point at Thomas and would not accept the words from Isaiah in a very very physical game already this early in the afternoon from shoves exchange yeah that's just kind of like a statement made [Music] thank you thank you foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music]

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Length: 12min 16sec (736 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 09 2021