Knicks rookie power forward Kristaps Porzingis has been hitting the interview circuit a lot over the past year or so, which isn't unusual when you're a Latvian-born player trying to increase your profile in the U.S. Generally, rookie interviews tend to be bland: Say you're dedicated to working hard, you love your new city, love your teammates, and call it a day.
Porzingis' interviews? Anything but bland.
Aside from professing his love of the movie Friday and telling strangers in Las Vegas that he's 8 feet tall, Kris Porzingis gave us another gem in a recent interview with Bleacher Report:
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Wait—Melo refers to himself as "Me7o" over texts? This is amazing information.
For all the negative press Carmelo Anthony receives due to being the best player on a horrible team in the nation's largest market, nobody can say he isn't great at branding. Responding with "This is Me7o" as opposed to simply saying "Carmelo" is a savvy veteran move, especially since the man's website URL is thisismelo.com.
Get your customs ready!
[via Bleacher Report]
