NBA – The former Heat player will commentate for TNT on his long-time team’s preseason match this evening against the Spurs.
His friend Dwyane Wade told him he was made for it, because of his “ personality “. This Friday evening, on the occasion of the Heat’s trip to the Spurs floor, Udonis Haslem will not put on his shorts, but will take the TNT microphone, alongside Steve Smith and Isiah Thomas, to comment on the meeting.
The new life of the Heat retiree begins. Why television? “ I have ideas about the game, I’m respected in the league and I’m going to be honest. People have often told me that this is something I should consider. […] I can’t wait to take on this new challenge. I’ve been so comfortable for so long. This is something that really takes me out of my comfort zone. », admits the 43-year-old retiree.
The three-time NBA champion promises to be frank, even if it concerns his lifelong team, which he left a few months ago. With a touch of nuance all the same due to the context: “ There was only one preseason game. For now, this is just speculation on what we think. So we can all speculate. It’s not difficult to do. But I still have relationships with these guys, I know how they work. »
It will be like this well put » to talk about the performances of this or that former teammate, even if almost the entire rotation is not playing tonight! Udonis Haslem had already warned CBS, where he appeared earlier in the month as an analyst and from whom he received an offer, that he knew how Floridians worked.
No more “us” that holds
« I know what they’re paying attention to. They pay attention to the headlines. Regardless of the changes we made over the summer, the Eastern Conference title still has to go to Miami at this point. It doesn’t matter what happens or what people have done. It’s always the same thing. People make transfers during the summer, they ignore Miami and you see what happens. It’s a bit of a vicious circle. ‘We’ are used to it
», says the former player, before returning to his slip: “ Actually, I can’t say ‘we’ because I’m not in this locker room right now. »
The Miami native could soon find himself on both television channels, while keeping in the back of his mind his desire to be part of the group of owners of the Florida franchise. Udonis Haslem already has examples of such dual activity at hand.
« Guys like Grant Hill, he’s on the broadcasts and I think he’s involved with the Hawks in one way or another. Dwyane did it when he was at Utah. So I’ve seen guys who are involved in franchises and doing television. Again, so far I’ve enjoyed it, I’ve loved it. It’s nice. It’s an opportunity to meet new people. It’s exciting to be able to challenge myself in another register », he appreciates.
2023-10-13 15:24:31
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