Steve Francis in May 2003 Stuff Magazine

I got this in the mail today. Tyra Banks and two other chicks are on the cover. Theres a small interview with Steve Francis on page 63.

He talks about:
- the Utah "Cheaters"
- John "Cockton"
- the worst gift hes ever gotten
- the best gift hes ever gotten
- what kind of condoms he recommends
- pot, whether or not he smokes the doja
- Rockets players sleepin with groupies
- him and Chamique Holdsclaw dating
- stealing as a youngster
- and Yao's english

 

Steve Francis
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Should Utah give the Jazz name back to New Orleans, now that they have a team again?

SF: I think they should. But what can Utah change their name to? Maybe the Utah Cheaters. They've got a lot of dirty players.

On that note: John Stockton or John ****ton?

SF: Hmmm...John Cockton. He digs in you and never gets the call. It's ridiculous. That's why I call them the cheaters.

What's the worst gift a fellow NBAer has ever given you?

SF: I live in Houston, so probably some leather fur gloves. It's 79 degrees. What do I need goves for? I should've re-given them, but I didn't. I still have them somewhere.

And the best gift?

SF: I got a Rolex when I went back to college. One of my business managers gave it to me. There aren't diamonds in it or anything. It's just a plain watch. I wear it occasionally.

What kind of condom do you recommend?

SF: Magnum. I like the gold packaging. Makes something like that look a little classier. As classy as it can be, I guess.

Pot: Pass the bowl, or that's not how you roll?

SF: That's not how I roll, man. Don't do it. [Its presence in the NBA is] not as bad as [Charles] Oakley says it is. And when he said that [60 percent of players smoked pot], he was probably high himself.

Which Rockets have slept with the same girls?

SF: I'm sure it happens a lot, but nobody ever talks about it. In situations with [groupies], you gotta be real careful. You can always just walk away. That's the first option. Or text-message a friend and get him to come get your back.

Chamique Holdsclaw: Did you put the W* in her WNBA, so to speak?

SF: No, no, no. I mean we did date. But...uh...I'm lucky to have her as a friend now. It's cool. We're still tight.

Ever stolen anything?

SF: Oh, yeah. Man, I grew up in the 'hood. We'd steal all types of things in convenience stores. You know, wear big jackets with lots of pockets and have a couple of your boys distract the clerk.

Do you ever screw around with Yao Ming as far as inaccurate English translations are concerned?

SF: Nah. You know, Yao knows a lot more English than the journalists think he does. He's always got his translator speaking for him, but he's learned a lot. When Rudy [Tomjanovich] is swearing, his translator never translates "f*ck" or "sh*t" or anything like that, but Yao will tell us afterward that he knew exactly what [the coach] was saying.

Any request a girl might make in the sack that you'd say no to?

SF: "Get out of bed and go make me something to eat."
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*In this case, the W stands for - tee-hee! - weiner.