NBA Q&A: Kyrie Irving

Courtesy of Dime

Dime: So how long will you be in the makeup chair today, and does it get any easier?
Kyrie Irving: Four hours. And not at all.

Dime: That’s about as long as a Byron Scott practice.
KI: (Laughs). Yeah.

Dime: This time will you be in the same Uncle Drew character is will he get a makeover to throw people off?
KI: I’m the exact same character this time, yeah.

Dime: I know last time you shot the Uncle Drew ad were near your family home in New Jersey shooting, but this time where are you going?
KI: We’re out here in Ohio now.

Dime: With Uncle Drew, the first time you shot, did you get a sense that people knew they were being tricked by a character instead of an old man?
KI: I think they figured it out probably three quarters of the way through, seeing how I was moving and how a 70-year-old man can’t move. They just couldn’t figure out who I was!

Dime: When they figured out the joke was on them, were any players making guesses to you as to who you were?
KI: No one did, and I was a little surprised by that.

Dime: Then, once it came out were you surprised by how popular the video got online?
KI: It was surprising to me about how quickly it took off. But it was nice because we put a lot of effort and time into it.

Dime: Is this your chance to try out any new moves on these guys before you try it in a practice or game?
KI: Nope, because everything I do is instinctive out there. I don’t think there’s any move I can do I haven’t done.