Interview Smush Parker. Grew up in Brooklyn and went to Newtown High School in Queens. After attending Southern Idaho and Fordham he signed as a free agent with Cleveland and played in Greece. Upon his return to the NBA he ended up in LA, signed as an emergency guard for Phil Jackson's Lakers. Smush surprised and shocked the world when he earned the Laker starting role. He started 162 games playing in the back court with Kobe Bryant.