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Fred Katz

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1536 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I watch a lot of basketball. I have ruined my life with the amount of basketball that I watch. I don't do anything. I have to say no to weddings because a game is on, you know, like I don't I don't.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I watch a lot of basketball. I have ruined my life with the amount of basketball that I watch. I don't do anything. I have to say no to weddings because a game is on, you know, like I don't I don't.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I watch a lot of basketball. I have ruined my life with the amount of basketball that I watch. I don't do anything. I have to say no to weddings because a game is on, you know, like I don't I don't.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

to anything that is a personal choice Fred but okay it is it is a personal choice but that's my point it's ruining me and I think part of it is just like this dude is brilliant he thinks on another level his mind is his superpower and I think that's part of it I do think he's really obsessive. You know, a note that I had in the story is that like, so Christian Brown is a huge hoops head.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

to anything that is a personal choice Fred but okay it is it is a personal choice but that's my point it's ruining me and I think part of it is just like this dude is brilliant he thinks on another level his mind is his superpower and I think that's part of it I do think he's really obsessive. You know, a note that I had in the story is that like, so Christian Brown is a huge hoops head.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

to anything that is a personal choice Fred but okay it is it is a personal choice but that's my point it's ruining me and I think part of it is just like this dude is brilliant he thinks on another level his mind is his superpower and I think that's part of it I do think he's really obsessive. You know, a note that I had in the story is that like, so Christian Brown is a huge hoops head.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

And when I talk to guys who are huge hoops heads, I like noting that in stories when necessary, because I think people on the outside often think, oh, you're in the NBA. You must watch basketball all the time. I talk to players and I'm not going to throw anyone under the bus, but I talk to players all the time who just like never watch basketball.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

And when I talk to guys who are huge hoops heads, I like noting that in stories when necessary, because I think people on the outside often think, oh, you're in the NBA. You must watch basketball all the time. I talk to players and I'm not going to throw anyone under the bus, but I talk to players all the time who just like never watch basketball.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

And when I talk to guys who are huge hoops heads, I like noting that in stories when necessary, because I think people on the outside often think, oh, you're in the NBA. You must watch basketball all the time. I talk to players and I'm not going to throw anyone under the bus, but I talk to players all the time who just like never watch basketball.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

Just never watch. Just don't even follow the league. And still they'll, they'll watch the, the film that their assistant coaches send them leading into games and stuff.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

Just never watch. Just don't even follow the league. And still they'll, they'll watch the, the film that their assistant coaches send them leading into games and stuff.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

Just never watch. Just don't even follow the league. And still they'll, they'll watch the, the film that their assistant coaches send them leading into games and stuff.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I'm not saying they don't, they don't work at that kind of stuff and they refuse to do the minimum amount of work, but it's just like, it's a Wednesday night and there's a, you know, seven 30 games on league pass and the 10 o'clock games on league pass. And they're just like, don't even have a league pass subscription. You know, like they're just not even it's just not what they care to do.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I'm not saying they don't, they don't work at that kind of stuff and they refuse to do the minimum amount of work, but it's just like, it's a Wednesday night and there's a, you know, seven 30 games on league pass and the 10 o'clock games on league pass. And they're just like, don't even have a league pass subscription. You know, like they're just not even it's just not what they care to do.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I'm not saying they don't, they don't work at that kind of stuff and they refuse to do the minimum amount of work, but it's just like, it's a Wednesday night and there's a, you know, seven 30 games on league pass and the 10 o'clock games on league pass. And they're just like, don't even have a league pass subscription. You know, like they're just not even it's just not what they care to do.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

They don't watch. And that describes like a lot of NBA players, like a lot of NBA players, because I think when it's your job and I think we can all relate to this in some way because it's our job, too. When it's your job, it starts to feel like work. And you're like, I need, I need a break. I might love basketball, but I need a break from work. I need a night off. I need a break from work.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

They don't watch. And that describes like a lot of NBA players, like a lot of NBA players, because I think when it's your job and I think we can all relate to this in some way because it's our job, too. When it's your job, it starts to feel like work. And you're like, I need, I need a break. I might love basketball, but I need a break from work. I need a night off. I need a break from work.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

They don't watch. And that describes like a lot of NBA players, like a lot of NBA players, because I think when it's your job and I think we can all relate to this in some way because it's our job, too. When it's your job, it starts to feel like work. And you're like, I need, I need a break. I might love basketball, but I need a break from work. I need a night off. I need a break from work.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I've been doing basketball all day. I got to do something else at night. And then there are the guys like Kevin Durant who go home every day. And you met Dave, you mentioned John Wall. John was like this, who just go home. And if there is a basketball game on, I don't care if it is a third grade youth league game that just happens to be televised and it's in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Wolves over Lakers? + The Jokic Bump

I've been doing basketball all day. I got to do something else at night. And then there are the guys like Kevin Durant who go home every day. And you met Dave, you mentioned John Wall. John was like this, who just go home. And if there is a basketball game on, I don't care if it is a third grade youth league game that just happens to be televised and it's in Des Moines, Iowa.