Blake Griffin: Narrow World of Sports (via NarrowWorld)
Blake Griffin is a very funny dude. Check out this interview. Best line: "I would cry myself to steep. Why did I have to be half-white. Why couldn't I just be guaranteed to be in the NBA."
A half a hat tip to Citizen Cliptakular, who kind of posted this, but couldn't quite master the link or the embed.
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Steve Perrin
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Wonder how much of those lines were his...
But anyway, Here’s my favourite:
What do you do between practices?
… Get something to eat, nap, sleep. Nap and sleep are different you know…
I could totally see some NBA veteran taking a rookie under his wing:
“You know son, the most important to things in an NBA season are Nap and Sleep. Nap and sleep are different you know” and keep that same straight face Blake just made.
by eelcova on Aug 30, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think they were his lines...
But obviously the goal going in to the interview was to have this deadpan, serious take on silly things. When Mehlman asks him about the playboy mansion, he loses it for a second, and then they redo the question and he gives the deadpan answer. So it was a plan for how to conduct the interview, but he totally nailed it, which is an accomplishment.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Aug 30, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice work
Yeah, he was nailing it, up until the Playboy Mansion thing.
Don’t know that I’ve ever seen Mehlman before, but he did a great job. Really funny, great questions, great set-ups. Liked the one-on-one stuff too: that was funny.
Griffin seems bright, like he gets the joke, knows how to do the deadpan thing and he really took to it—it seemed like he felt it was refreshing to take that attitude, after being such a role model and paragon of virtue and going at everything straight on. “I really don’t care about my family now,” or whatever he said exactly, was funny. The spirit of the whole thing was great.
Nice work by Mehlman, and BG gets a chance to break out a little bit and show smarts, some comedy chops, and expands his presence.
by citizen zhiv on Aug 31, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very well done.
Reminded me of Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars schtick.
by banandy on Aug 31, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the greatest one..
“Wow, he’s got really nice knees”.. lmbo…. comedy! Blake is legit. He and DeAndre will save the face of the franchise along with Gordon and Baron ; )
by Takebb909 on Aug 31, 2009 5:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Game du Mehlman
StevieP,
Mehlman’s game is reminiscent of yours. When he went around his back, I was sure it was you in your Professor Irwin Corey Halloween outfit. He did appear to have my hops, though.
by timmyt on Sep 1, 2009 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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