Lou Williams has long been considered the best sixth man in the NBA and this season again with Clippers has been no different!

The player who has been in the NBA since 2005 is a veteran who demonstrates great energy on the court. And with so much time in the league, it’s only natural for Lou to talk about some funny stories from his long period as a professional player.

In a podcast with former players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson called “All The Smoke,” Lou Williams recovered a story of his year as an NBA rookie playing for the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, and Barnes. At that time, young Lou Williams never had anything to do with alcohol in his life, and his team veterans saw it as an opportunity for … business: an absurd bet involving beer!

“We made a bet that he had to drink a six-pack,” Barnes said around the 8:45-minute mark. “He didn’t drink at the time. He was fresh out of high school… It was 15,000.”

“They said I couldn’t drink a six-pack of beer before we got on the plane for 15 grand,” Williams confirmed.

Lou managed to win the bet but the scene was inevitable. Barnes says that he, Iverson and Chris Webber had to find a way to hide how drunk Lou Williams was to place him on the team flight:

“He kind of had his arm slumped on AI’s shoulder, and then me and C-Webb was kind of in front,” Barnes said. “He was still there, but he was—He handled himself well, but he was fucked up. You know what I mean? So, we had to kind of camouflage his ass up onto the plane.”

Lou Williams is one of the most experienced players in the NBA. With 33 years old and 14 of them playing in the league, the guard has already defended six different franchises and even considered retirement in 2017 after going through three teams in less than three months. Coach Doc Rivers was a big influence for Lou Williams to regain his confidence with his best basketball and today the player is an important piece on the Clippers roster.