WEBVTT - Coat Check | Christ Koumadje

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Matt Murphy. Very excited about this week's episode, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy to introduce our next guest. He is the

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand, nineteen twenty NBA G League Defensive Player of

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<v Speaker 1>the Year with the Delaware Blue Coats, Chris Kumaji. We

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<v Speaker 1>are recording this on June twenty fifth, fresh off of

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<v Speaker 1>the award, literally a week to the day of when

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<v Speaker 1>the award was announced. Chris, I'll start with this, what

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<v Speaker 1>has the support been like since winning the award? It

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like everybody was showing you love, seventy sixers players,

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Harris, Josh Richardson, a lot of your Florida State

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<v Speaker 1>teammates as well, really everybody. So what's that support been like? Oh? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely got a lot of law from my teammates, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, especially the awns from College, also family members

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<v Speaker 1>and a few vents from the Sixers. Tobias give me

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<v Speaker 1>a shout out. I think Josh Richardson and also Kylo

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<v Speaker 1>Quinn did too so and uh chimmate like Sha moved

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<v Speaker 1>reach style. A bunch of my guys from G League

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<v Speaker 1>also reached out. So it was really I mean a

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<v Speaker 1>lot really too, you know, I have those guys reached

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<v Speaker 1>out and like, congratulate you. That's awesome. And just a

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<v Speaker 1>quick rundown for our listeners out there, we will touch

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<v Speaker 1>on your rookie season this year in the G League.

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<v Speaker 1>We will do, of course, our Healthy Lifestyle segment ended

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<v Speaker 1>From there, we'll get into a little bit of your

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<v Speaker 1>background for anybody who wants to know more about your upbringing.

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<v Speaker 1>We did do a we had a conversation a few

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<v Speaker 1>months ago in April. They can find that on the

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<v Speaker 1>Bluecoats website, which has a little bit more detail about

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<v Speaker 1>your upbringing and background, but we will touch on that

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<v Speaker 1>before are at the buzzer questions. At the end, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>have a little fun talk about soccer and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>other fun topics. But let's start with this season in Delaware,

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<v Speaker 1>your rookie year, first player in Delaware franchise history to

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<v Speaker 1>win G League Defensive Player of the Year honors. What

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<v Speaker 1>does being recognized in that way mean to you? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>It definitely means a lot. You know, from the point

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<v Speaker 1>that I started playing basketball. I can just remember, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, five six years ago, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at this point, to get better commission and

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<v Speaker 1>you see your other words, just you know, you see

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<v Speaker 1>the result of your hot work. It just means a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And also for like my people back home,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you know, everybody's kind of very happy for me.

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<v Speaker 1>They're very inspired. The young young people really looking up

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<v Speaker 1>to me, So that that definitely means a lot as

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie and your seven foot four For those who

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<v Speaker 1>don't already know that, or for those who might not

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<v Speaker 1>have seen you play, you led the G League in

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<v Speaker 1>block shots per game. Four per game is incredible. You

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<v Speaker 1>led the league in total block shots one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three, which was a single season record for the

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<v Speaker 1>Delaware franchise. What were some of the factors that contributed

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<v Speaker 1>such to such a strong transition from college to the

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<v Speaker 1>pros for you this year. I think it's just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the work and also the experience, you know, expirits that

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<v Speaker 1>I had in camp. A lot of from from the

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<v Speaker 1>coaching stuff on just like you know, being being active,

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<v Speaker 1>being you know, using my advantage my height, and also

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<v Speaker 1>just uh you know, you know, being just being vocal,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, being a defensive presidence, you know, altering shots,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, also working on my time. It's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff that you know, coming come and play, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the ones that I can remember. I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>just like, uh, you know, just the stuff that I

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<v Speaker 1>learned with the coaching stuff on not fouling, you know, verticality.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the biggest thing that I had to really

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<v Speaker 1>get better from college ship to the GROS. And you

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<v Speaker 1>reference camp. Of course, you were in training camp in

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<v Speaker 1>Summer League with the Philadelphia seventy six ers. But let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about a specific game from the G League regular

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<v Speaker 1>season February first at Erie. That's the Triple Double Game

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen points, twenty rebounds, twelve blocks, which was a G

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<v Speaker 1>League season high for block shots in a game this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Take us through what was going through your mind during

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<v Speaker 1>that game with the twelve blocks and the triple double. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know I had to I'm in the rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>and blocks. I was just you know, I was just

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<v Speaker 1>had the energy. I was just you know, running around

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<v Speaker 1>blocking shots. Uh. I mean, I definitely know I had

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<v Speaker 1>more than ten rebounds, but I didn't know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when we when we won the game, and then coach

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<v Speaker 1>kind of say that in the locker room. So that

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<v Speaker 1>was definitely that was definitely a really really great moment

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<v Speaker 1>for me. Uh, exciting game. I had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>energy that game. I wasn't really thinking. I was just

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<v Speaker 1>just playing. Are you ever thinking, like when you have

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<v Speaker 1>a game where you get to three, four or five blocks, like,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you thinking after each block shot that you

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<v Speaker 1>rack up? Honestly, after five, I don't think any player

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<v Speaker 1>can really come because after five, just like the first

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<v Speaker 1>two years, okay, I got two blocks or something, but

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<v Speaker 1>like after that is just you lose cover. Well pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much every game you had like two blocks, So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure it was hard to keep track for you, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and we covered this before, but for any of our

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<v Speaker 1>new listeners, where does your celebration after blocking the shots

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<v Speaker 1>when you do a thumb or thumbs down? Where does

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<v Speaker 1>that celebration come from? I think Ibaca used to do

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<v Speaker 1>it with one hand, yeah, and then in college I

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<v Speaker 1>sawt of doing it and then I was like, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I should be double Tom down and like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>switch it up with something. Well, it definitely worked for

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<v Speaker 1>you this year, and I think the fans and your

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<v Speaker 1>teammates and the staff got a lot of enjoyment out

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<v Speaker 1>of seeing that celebration. We have done the healthy Lifestyle

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<v Speaker 1>segment before, so I'll try to gear the questions in

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a different direction. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>time for our Healthy Lifestyle segment, presented by Christiana Care

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously this segment's all about doing things for the

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<v Speaker 1>love of health. As we record this, you're coming off

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<v Speaker 1>or as yesterday, you're coming off a workout. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>working out daily during this time. What types of workouts

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<v Speaker 1>have you been doing recently? A lot of on court,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just to get you know, stay in that

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<v Speaker 1>basketball shape. Also lifting, you know, just to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>tune your body up, you know, like the react type

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<v Speaker 1>of lift mobility and that's flosive type of lift. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>mostly just a lot of on core conditioning. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>picked up any new workouts or training methods, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>even dating back to the start of quarantine when you

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<v Speaker 1>were mostly in the house, did you try anything new.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a little bit like like like just body weights,

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<v Speaker 1>but I feel like everybody kind of did that. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's something I've never really been before. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of like, you know, I mean, push offs

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<v Speaker 1>is you know, part of it, but like also stuff

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<v Speaker 1>like bibbs, a lot of other stuff. You can have

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<v Speaker 1>fun with it. So I saw, I saw, I saw

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<v Speaker 1>looking more into that. How is the meditation going if

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<v Speaker 1>you're still doing Oh? I used the calm the Calm

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<v Speaker 1>app and it really really has going to help me,

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<v Speaker 1>especially before going to bed. I gotta try that. Somebody

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<v Speaker 1>told me to download that, so I think I'm gonna start.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you should you should put the language in French

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<v Speaker 1>because this is very suiting when he's in French, just

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<v Speaker 1>just says the voice. See. Maybe I'll try it. We'll see,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll report back. Let's touch a little bit on your

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<v Speaker 1>background here for those who don't know you. You grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in Chad in the capitol city for for most

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<v Speaker 1>of your childhood, and you grew up playing soccer before

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<v Speaker 1>you literally outgrew the sport as you got taller, and

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<v Speaker 1>you started playing basketball at age sixteen. And you've obviously

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<v Speaker 1>developed over the years during your career from Montvert Academy

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<v Speaker 1>in Florida to Florida State and now the pros. But

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<v Speaker 1>what were some of the low points along the way

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<v Speaker 1>that made you stronger on and off the court. The

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<v Speaker 1>low points definitely, Uh, the situation back home and living here.

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<v Speaker 1>I know I was gonna get a better opportunity anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with basketball with school definitely, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>coming here, I just have to focus on that party,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting good grades and also working hard on

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<v Speaker 1>the courts. And also my days a month very you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't really you know, I was just not picking

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<v Speaker 1>up the game. So that was some of my worst

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<v Speaker 1>days with basketball because I was just not moved to

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<v Speaker 1>the game and I could have keep up with the

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<v Speaker 1>guys there, and that was some of my worst days

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<v Speaker 1>in basketball. I would see, Well, I do want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about Mott Verd for a second. Here because there

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<v Speaker 1>are for our listeners, there are Sixers and Blue Coats.

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<v Speaker 1>Connections obviously from your high school days. Who were some

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<v Speaker 1>of your teammates on that team? Ben Simmons was there

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<v Speaker 1>the two years that I was there from uh I

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<v Speaker 1>think fourteen and fifteen. Yep, it was good. He graduated.

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<v Speaker 1>I DeAngelo Russell was also in the mix. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you played with him, Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>was done my June. And then Dural Moore as well,

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<v Speaker 1>who you were teammates with in Delaware this past season.

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<v Speaker 1>So connections all around. Oh yeah, I got you, I

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<v Speaker 1>got you. What traits like, what kind of traits skill wise,

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<v Speaker 1>workout wise, whatever it might be. Did did Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>have even back then? That kind of stood out to you?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was just an efficiency and how consistent

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<v Speaker 1>he was with his work, Like he knew exactly well

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<v Speaker 1>he needed to work on. So when he getting you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some guys would be there for like, you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>hour lifting, but he just knewbody needed to do. So

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<v Speaker 1>he's just like intense and then you know, you just

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<v Speaker 1>get it done. That's something that I've noticed with him,

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<v Speaker 1>just efficiency. So a lot of what we talked we

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<v Speaker 1>have talked about Chris, kind of it's all pointing in

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<v Speaker 1>the direction of the NBA. I mean, you have some

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<v Speaker 1>NBA experience at Summer League training camp, you had a

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<v Speaker 1>great season as a rookie in the G League, So

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of arrows are pointing to the m b A.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think your family say to you if

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<v Speaker 1>you are able to become the first player from Chad

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<v Speaker 1>to see the floor in a regular season NBA game. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>my mom definitely just meant the ward to her because

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<v Speaker 1>you know she can just remember, you know, me leaving

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<v Speaker 1>Senegal in the situation that we was in, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was just meant a lot for her. You know, like

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<v Speaker 1>she in college, she didn't really know much about basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>but now that she's very invested in because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of like keep her, keep her in touch

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<v Speaker 1>with the sport and stuff like that. So she definitely

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<v Speaker 1>meant a lot for her. My uncle's my host family

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<v Speaker 1>here and i'd been you know, being with me this

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<v Speaker 1>whole time. Me just a lot for them, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just see them smile. We'll have more with Chris Kumachi

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<v Speaker 1>coming up, but first, the more Sports Medicine believes that

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<v Speaker 1>at moores dot org slash pt. All right, Chris, now

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<v Speaker 1>it's time to round things out with our at the

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<v Speaker 1>Buzzer segment. Just some fun questions. I've kind of themed

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<v Speaker 1>these out over the past couple episodes, and the first

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<v Speaker 1>one is about travel. You're definitely a well traveled person

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of thinking in terms of this past season

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<v Speaker 1>in the G League. What was your favorite road city

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<v Speaker 1>that you played in this season and why? I think

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<v Speaker 1>it was one one to play the Toronto G League team.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just niceier, you know, going to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>there for for the first song. And also Toronto was

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<v Speaker 1>a really nice city. Diversity. I didn't know it was

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<v Speaker 1>not diverse, it was. It was really nice to set. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Terry Harris said the Raptors trip as well. You said

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<v Speaker 1>that was your first time in Canada. Yeah. Nice, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a good choice. I would say there are some

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<v Speaker 1>unique stops on that schedule, but that was only a

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<v Speaker 1>player favorite this year. How about your jersey number, and

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<v Speaker 1>it could be either of these. What's the story behind

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<v Speaker 1>your current jersey number twenty or your all time favorite

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<v Speaker 1>jersey number if it's not twenty. I used to wear

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one, twenty one in high school. Where does that

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<v Speaker 1>come from? I don't, I don't know. I just I

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<v Speaker 1>just maybe something just a superstition. But I never really

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<v Speaker 1>thought about it, you know, to like, uh like he

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<v Speaker 1>really doesn't have any any deep meaning behind it. But

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<v Speaker 1>I just liked the number twenty one, and I liked

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<v Speaker 1>that range from like twenty to twenty one. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's just, uh, you know, it's just that I

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<v Speaker 1>think I lost you a little bit there at the end.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was twenty one taken on the Blue coats

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I should know that, but I can't. You

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<v Speaker 1>were twenty, I was twenty because I mean when I

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<v Speaker 1>was at camp, I couldn't. I couldn't wear Oh you're saying,

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying he couldn't wear twenty one with the sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder why that is? No, I could. I could

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty. So it was just I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, ho twenty deaths, so it would just

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<v Speaker 1>be easy having twenty on the on the blue coach. Gotcha,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get you out of here with this one. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>this is like the fun fact theme question. You listed

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<v Speaker 1>your your hidden talent as soccer this year, and anybody

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<v Speaker 1>who has read about you know is that soccer was

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of your journey. So maybe it's not

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<v Speaker 1>a hidden talent to them, but we saw you break

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<v Speaker 1>out the skills the soccer skills um on media day.

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<v Speaker 1>How good are you at juggling a soccer ball? Like?

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<v Speaker 1>How many times in a row? Or how long could

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<v Speaker 1>you go for? Man? I used to I used to

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<v Speaker 1>go longer, maybe maybe for like two minutes. But now

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<v Speaker 1>the longest I can go maybe I don't know, a

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<v Speaker 1>minute seconds. I lost that. We'll have to do a

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<v Speaker 1>video follow up or something at some point where juggle

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<v Speaker 1>as soccer ball at some point, but that's gonna do it. Chris,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for giving me some time. Congrats again

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<v Speaker 1>on Defensive Player of the Year. And I know you

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<v Speaker 1>have a birthday coming up pretty soon in July. Happy

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<v Speaker 1>early birthday to you, Man. Thanks as always to our listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, he is the first NBA G League Defensive

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<v Speaker 1>Player of the Year in Delaware franchise history. Chris Kumaji

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm Matt Murphy. Until next time, take it or

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<v Speaker 1>leave it at the coach check