{"id":3380,"date":"2018-09-25T19:50:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T00:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=3380"},"modified":"2024-01-14T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:20:56","slug":"xavier-mcdaniel-forgotten-badass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/xavier-mcdaniel-forgotten-badass\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier McDaniel: Forgotten Badass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3598 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"472\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel.jpg 454w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-450x468.jpg 450w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-404x420.jpg 404w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-20x20.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3598 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel.jpg 454w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-450x468.jpg 450w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-404x420.jpg 404w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xavier-mcdaniel-20x20.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>There will always be one badass to rule them all; former NFL safety Chuck Cecil. But our hearts have room for more than one badass.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This article was born out of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green&#8217;s performance after hitting a meaningless three point shot against the Clippers that put them up by 29, then proceeding to taunt Blake Griffin by almost licking his shoulder:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrhpbBYMvt8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Imagine doing that to Charles Barkley, or any of the other enforcers that existed in every era of NBA basketball prior to <em>now<\/em>. I want retribution, I want a message to be sent!<\/p>\n<p>Which brings me to Xavier McDaniel, the X-Man. The 6-7 beast of a man ruled by intimidation. His bald head, his glare, the way he attacked the rim\u00a0&#8211; everything about him was ferocious. He genuinely loved conflict and sought it out.<\/p>\n<p>Get you a taste:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uHC0F2bBYAQ\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Xavier McDaniel took no junk. But McDaniel was productive which made him somehow even more scary. The former NBA All-Star averaged 20 &amp; 8 for his first five years of his career, retiring in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>What about the time in the 1992 <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/the-greatest-nba-playoff-upset-ever\/\">NBA Playoffs<\/a> against the Bulls when he physically abused Scottie Pippen so bad over a seven game series that Michael Jordan had to intercede? See if you can read MJ&#8217;s lips:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4917 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/xavier-mcdaniel-michael-jordan-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4917 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/xavier-mcdaniel-michael-jordan-gif.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Even in his final year in the league with the New <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/trae-young-jersey-and-net-worth\/\">Jersey Nets<\/a> as a 34-year-old veteran, he never lost his touch:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3599 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/xavier-mcdaniel-nba-choking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"547\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3599 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/xavier-mcdaniel-nba-choking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"547\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Like a true old school badass, Xavier McDaniel never relented even as he aged.<\/p>\n<p>If Blake Griffin was Xavier McDaniel, the only question is where would Draymond Green&#8217;s tongue have ended the night; on the floor of Oracle Arena, or in the X-Man&#8217;s pocket?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to Xavier McDaniel, #ForgottenBadass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will always be one badass to rule them all; former NFL safety Chuck Cecil. 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