While making fun of the corporate-whorish NBA TV/Nike “24 Hours of LeBron” to celebrate LeBron James’ 24th birthday, TT6 jokingly stated that the next Hornet birthday, She’d top that. January 13th is James Posey’s birthday. And TT6 is a woman of her word. Check out the rest of the silliness here.
This is the transcript of a maybe real interview of James Posey by NBATV’s Rick Kamla, from last night, after the Knicks-Hornets game.
Rick: [In the studio] So I’m here with James Posey, one of the key 6th men in the NBA this year or any other. How are you Pose?
Pose: [Headphones on somewhere in the Hive] Cold. [Shivers.] I moved here for the warmth, man. The warmth. What, it’s like 42 degrees up in this, um, piece.
Rick: Posey, as many of you know was instrumental in the NBA Championship runs during 2 of the last 3 years, first with Miami and then with Beantown. How do you do it, Mr. Posey?
Pose: I’m like the Robert Horry of the Eastern Conference.
Rick: Well, you’re in the Western Conference now. Dominant still?
Pose: Of course, of course.
Rick: If you had signed with my T-Wolves this year instead of the Hornets, do you think my Wolves would be playing in June this year?
Pose: No doubt. And McHale would be GM of the year.
Rick: Right. Ha, great to hear, man. I would’ve loved that. But onto this year with the Hornets, you are looking great and have been hitting clutch shots and game-winners all year!
Pose: Was that a question?
Rick: Nope, just saying you’re the man.
Pose: That’s right.
Rick: But now onto last night. In New Orleans, playing the lowly Knicks, and you were only 1-4 overall and 0-2 from deep. What’s up with that?
Pose: I had five rebounds and a steal, man, you see that?
Rick: I did, but I also saw you getting run around by Wilson Chandler. Do you feel like you’ve lost a step, or were you just maybe looking past this game and ahead to the upcoming road trip?
Pose: …..
Rick: Not trying to bust on you, just wondering how a good defensive team like the Hornets struggled against the Knicks?
Pose: [Pulls off headset and steps off camera.]
Rick: Um, are we having a technical problem here? Is James still there? [Holds hand to his earpiece.] Well folks, we’re not sure what happened to — [eyes go wide in shock] — what the?!?
Pose: [In the NBATV studio Posey commits a Flagrant 2 Foul on Rick Kamla, knocking him from his seat and onto the floor.] How you like my defense now? [The cameras switch and we can see Rick on his back, Posey standing over him.]
Rick: [In shock] How the hell did you get from New Orleans to Atlanta in just seconds?!
Pose: [Looking angry] I can travel instantaneously through a little thing I call the Dark Dimension. Did you say I lost a step?
Rick: [Still on his back] No way. Quick as ever. Plus, you’re defintely the baddest player in the NBA, James Posey.
Pose: Yeah. You better remember that when you cover my Bees on this road trip. [Fakes head bob toward Rick, who flinches.] Or I’ll be back.
Rick: Definitely won’t forget.
Pose: [Steps into suddenly appearing Dark portal and enters another dimension.]
Rick: [Climbs back into his seat and adjusts his mic. The camera returns to the normal studio angle.] Well, there you have it. James Posey. Straight from the Dark Dimension. One hell of a defender, who is not afraid to put his critics on their backs. We’ll return after a short commercial break and some treatment on my back.
