Kelly Oubre Jr embraces biking culture as an NBA standout

In the NBA, you have so much downtime and, you know, part of your job is really staying out of trouble. Downhill mountain biking is a serious sport. You know, there's people that compete at a high level. Coming out here, facing that fear of being out here alone. Now I'm here, I'm comfortable. I come here a lot and it's like my getaway and I have fun. What's up, loved ones? It's Kelly Oubre Jr. here, professional basketball player. Come check out my day off. North Carolina just has beautiful scenery. Look right behind you. You know, when you're outside in nature, man, anything can happen. So, you know, I've been out here two years. I've come here a lot actually and you know I just kind of get outside away from everything I'm out here by myself a lot pretty much enjoying that that blissfulness that peace and quiet and getting lost in nature today I'm just gonna kind of I'm just happy to be back out here I haven't been out here in a week biking is a workout I use it to get my cardio and I used to get my legs stronger my core stronger and to pretty much be in a zen state that's my day off now it's just probably doing one thing with my family and then trying to find some time to fill my cup up to you have to be locked in and so you have to really be engaged mentally, physically, and pretty much spiritually because you're going downhill and you know there are obstacles on the lines where you have to either jump over, you have to time them, calculate them. I've always had a bike, I've always had a skateboard. I've always been a rocket-powered kid who just loves to do like I guess NASCAR stuff. He kind of messed my little flow up but it's all good. We're welcome to the wilderness. They have single track trails where you can follow the lines. They have dope jumping trails where you that's kind of what my bike specialized in it's more fun because i have to focus more i have to engage more muscles and it's it's more of a workout but it's also you know it's more challenging the black one matte black purple handlebars it's my vibe that's the suspension the travel oh the suspension really helps out with this bike because it's super plush man and you can even lock it out in case you're going to a pump track or something so it's super dope and if you know you're going to do I guess some hard really hardcore riding you know you lock the suspension to where it's like you have no travel I went to a pump track one time and you know I took this bad boy and I had to lock out the suspension I didn't know I learned something new but good cardio workout this is what I go to and I'm 6'6 so I needed like the biggest size that they sold and for the electric bike you just have to charge it of course so you have three modes you have eco mode trail right if you're going down the trails and you're not trying to hit high speeds you hit trail and the turbo which is my favorite and bikers might know what i'm talking about you know you guys got to you know ride my bike with me but i also love fashion too so you know y'all come shop with me at the thrift store and you know i'll take y'all through my day off on a typical off day i would get into a city and you know make some plans like as soon as i touched down you know and a lot of times i was going to the consignment stores going to thrift stores and you know not going back to the hotel until it was time to go to sleep this is what i I wear on an off day. My aesthetic now is like IDGAF grunge. It's all about the symbolism with the T's, you know? I support peace, music, you feel me? I'm from New Orleans, so, you know, I grew up watching, you know, people kind of wear like the crazy boots, the hats, like the suits and stuff. And I didn't really have money to go buy designer and stuff. So I had to like kind of figure out how I could look good and still, you know, not spend like hella money. So I used to go to the thrift store. You ain't gotta have a stylist or wear designer clothes to have style. Ooh, they're going crazy with this one, babe. Rage your dad vibes. So if I pick out a shirt? I will wear it. Really? That's a first. This must be a special day. I mean, I got a camera in front of me. I don't ever have any expectations coming through at the thrift store. I learned that through experience. I just try to keep it smooth. Just wear what makes me feel good, not whatever everybody else is wearing. Just gotta come in here with an open mind and just like let the store shop you, you know. As of this year in my life, I've been playing basketball for 20 years. Training is training. Obviously on the team, on the inside environment, you know, you have to flow with the next guy. Y'all have to work together in a tandem to succeed. If I'm gonna do something, I'll just go all in. Now I'm not just going out there with no destination and you know, going just to do things to do things. And you know, you don't come in here and just go balls to the wall. You start sprinting and you know, now you have to kind of just take it slow, feel it out and get away from you know what the norm is getting out here man being able to just mentally be free you can't think about much when you're riding because you have to be in the moment I was outside a lot as a kid and you know I just I'm grateful for that and I'm grateful to reconnect with that nature and just kind of be a kid again outside and I get to just breathe and just kind of really just let the nature speak to me which I know is God talking you know and kind of just recharging my my my inner self and kind of let the air and the sun and the elements kind to take over man you'll feel so much better so I think everybody should be outside more it teaches you a lot it teaches you how to like face fear head on it teaches you discipline you know it teaches you like discipline when you're fatigued and when you're fighting your your emotions are super high and it's easy to lose yourself and you can't be effective obviously with your strength so it teaches you like to when to go hard when to relax and when to you know breathe extra hard when you're tired to make sure that you can continue to go smoothly and you don't get hurt so it teaches you a lot of things mentally right it's more mental than physical you know it teaches you pretty much to just go out there man you know whatever let whatever happen happen and um you know flow thank you guys for checking out my day off please like and subscribe for more but i'm not done shopping so i'm gonna keep looking around