“The grassroots basketball development will probably put 5 YEARS on your body…” Matt Barnes discusses AAU, sports specialization and the recent trend of Achilles injuries across the NBA. Watch the latest episode of ALL THE SMOKE Unplugged on YouTube!

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@Matt_Barnes22 Okay but @KingJames played 22 consecutive seasons and went to 8 consecutive NBA Finals. Maybe the league should adopt Bron’s regimen and make it the standard‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

@Matt_Barnes22 I don't agree to the amount of play. If you look at international players for football (soccer) they are playing way more games from a really early age and they play all year around in the professional leagues. It has to be something within our food that is breaking down the body

@Matt_Barnes22 Makes me appreciate LeBron even more, he went from AAU and HS to the Pros, 22yrs later he’s still playing at a high level 🐐

@Matt_Barnes22 Lack of high tops?

@Matt_Barnes22 Stop wearing low shoes

@Matt_Barnes22 Not buying Matt Barnes’ explanation. Dude, it’s the low tops. They don’t provide protection for the Achilles tendon like the high tops. In addition, with most players not properly or even wrapping their ankles, look for more Achilles injuries.

@Matt_Barnes22 The game has only grown globally. The game was more popular here in America when the score was 90-82. People like to see some kind of resistance. It has to be the shoes and the tape around the ankles . All the players who caught it had on long tops starting with Kobe .

@Matt_Barnes22 We do wanna see the 82-81 scores with physical defense that slows the game down and forces offenses to execute plays. Thats basketball. 100 threes in a game ain’t fun to watch if u really love basketball.

@Matt_Barnes22 Ty its unchecked and unfettered AAU culture. My sister played 100 games in 2 months of summer ball….. in 2018