Jared Dudley, BC ’07, keeps walking onto courts he’s not supposed to.

On Jan. 27, Enes Kanter of the New York Knicks tweeted a picture of the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker with the caption “Hold that ‘L’ kid. Talk to me nice or don’t talk to me at all…” in response to Booker pushing him during the Phoenix Suns’ loss to the Knicks. Dudley, the ever-tweeting teammate replied, “You talking like you in the playoffs bruh!!! You not Westbrook bruh!! Don’t let that Knicks hype fool you! We know what you are a fake tough guy who like twitter! We already saw Lebron son you!” To which Kanter replied, “Get on the treadmill before you talk bro. You got the retirement body.”

Despite Kanter’s criticism, Dudley will be back for a 12th year in the NBA, where the average playing career is only around four. At 33, Dudley still has a baby face, which he consistently frames with a sweatband. His body is best described by absence—absence of Blake Griffin’s biceps and LeBron’s pecs; his calves aren’t like Ray Allen or Dwight Howard’s; and I can’t comment on his abs. But the journeyman has managed to stay alive in many different NBAs, beating his quicker, stronger, jacked-er opponents by sheer force of will and flexing of his on-court IQ.

Dudley is one of the few NBA players that BC has produced who has league stamina and prominence. The story of how he got there is unlikely.