JALEN BRUNSON: Sundae Conversation with Caleb Pressley

0:00 Jalen Brunson Are you a thibral?

0:05 [laughter]

0:05 Am I a thibral?

0:06 [music]

0:06 You consider yourself a thibral?

0:08 That's a loaded question.

0:09 Be comfortable.

0:10 We want you to be comfortable with us.

0:11 I'm [music] comfortable.

0:12 Go ahead and give him a blanket.

0:13 Here, you want a blanket?

0:14 I'll take a blanket.

0:15 We want you to be yourself.

0:16 Appreciate it.

0:16 People want to see you come out of your shell.

0:18 I'm here.

0:19 People want to see you scream.

0:22 [laughter]

0:25 Uh I should have been there now then.

0:26 I mean, you're the king of New York City.

0:28 No.

0:27 You're the king of New York City.

0:29 No.

0:29 You could probably walk in any restaurant [music] in New

0:31 York City and get a reservation on the spot.

0:33 That's that's self that's self-centered.

0:35 Do you mind if we do a new segment presented by White Claw?

0:38 Sure.

0:38 Here's the segment.

0:38 I'm going to call one of the nicest

0:40 restaurants in New York [music] City right now.

0:42 Okay.

0:42 Keens Steakhouse.

0:43 Great steakhouse.

0:43 You've ever ate there?

0:44 Actually haven't, but I've heard a lot of very good things.

0:46 Cuz you couldn't

0:46 the top of every list.

0:47 Can [music] you get a res?

0:48 We're going to call Keens Steakhouse right now.

0:51 Okay.

0:50 And I just want you to talk to them

0:52 and see if you can get a reservation for tonight.

0:54 You and two of your buddies.

0:56 Okay.

0:56 And I have a script for you.

0:57 All right.

1:03 Keens Steakhouse, good evening.

1:05 How are you doing?

1:06 This is uh Jalen Brunson and I'm wondering if I

1:09 could get a table tonight with two of my teammates.

1:11 Table for two tonight?

1:13 Table for three.

1:17 For three tonight, I we can do I want to say uh 7:45.

1:21 Want six.

1:23 Actually, is it possible can we can we do six or 6:30?

1:28 Uh Yeah, thing is uh we're pretty busy at the start tonight.

1:31 The Rangers play at the Garden.

1:33 Go to the next line.

1:35 [laughter]

1:39 So, was that a a yes for six or no for six?

1:41 Yes, one will work.

1:42 Yeah, just give me a second.

1:43 Let me check.

1:44 Okay, thank you.

1:45 Just practice it on mute.

1:46 Did you not hear me,[ __]

1:50 [laughter]

1:50 Yeah, sorry about that.

1:51 It's going to have to be 7:45, sir.

1:53 7:45?

1:55 Yeah.

1:54 Even for the king of New York?

1:57 Uh

2:00 [laughter]

2:01 Give me one second, please.

2:05 [laughter]

2:07 You know, they just bought him They just bought the flag that draped

2:09 Abraham Lincoln's coffin while he at his funeral for like 100 grand.

2:12 Yeah, he Thank you so much for holding.

2:14 You're looking to book for party of three tonight for Jalen Brunson?

2:19 Yes.

2:21 Okay.

2:21 And how many of you is that?

2:22 Uh is 6:00 was the desired time?

2:25 The mutton chops ready to go.

2:26 Uh 6:00 or 6:30.

2:28 Okay.

2:28 What's your phone number?

2:30 Can't tell you.

2:30 I can give you my manager's cell number.

2:33 Yeah.

2:33 One second, here he is.

2:34 Yeah, any number.

2:35 Yeah, sorry.

2:35 Hey, I'm Jalen's everyday manager.

2:37 My name is Glenn.

2:37 You can put the reservation under [music] me.

2:39 It's 516.

2:45 mutton chops

2:46 And make sure the mutton chops are ready.

2:47 He's hungry.

2:47 He's been dying [music] for them.

2:50 dying Hot damn it.

2:54 [laughter]

2:57 You have great balance.

3:00 Yeah.

2:59 Were you raised in a windy neighborhood?

3:04 I mean,

3:05 [music]

3:05 part of my life, maybe.

3:06 Tell me about your playing style.

3:07 How would you describe your playing style?

3:08 I don't know, unique.

3:10 [music]

3:11 Mhm.

3:10 A little different from your average-looking NBA player.

3:14 Luka, Jokic, Austin Reaves.

3:18 [music]

3:18 This Jalen Brunson guy doesn't look like those guys.

3:22 Yeah.

3:21 What do you say to people who say

3:23 Jalen Brunson's like a Muggsy Bogues that can't dunk?

3:25 [music]

3:26 A Muggsy Bogues?

3:27 That's Jalen Brunson.

3:28 What do you say to people who are saying that?

3:30 [music] Thank you.

3:31 What advice do you have for the kids out

3:33 there who want to grow up and be like you,

3:35 but they're worried they might not be able

3:37 to because [music] their parents are both tall?

3:44 They can be better than me.

3:46 They can be taller than me.

3:49 Let's talk tampering.

3:50 Okay.

3:50 [music]

3:50 You don't know what tampering is?

3:51 I what tampering is.

3:53 You had a coach who's been [music] accused of improper relations with you.

3:59 Attending youth basketball games, buying you sneakers, candy.

4:04 [music]

4:03 He's doing a good job of raising his son.

4:05 Is he your dad?

4:06 Yes, he's my dad.

4:07 When you and your dad [music] ride to practice,

4:09 do you ride in the front or back?

4:12 No, I drive.

4:12 He He's in the backseat.

4:14 [music]

4:14 When you ask him a question at practice, does he make you ask your mom?

4:20 No.

4:20 They say the final step of every man's [music] journey is to fight their dad.

4:25 Why didn't DeVon fight your dad?

4:29 [laughter]

4:28 Why doesn't he get his own dad?

4:31 It was a very emotional emotional event.

4:33 Get your own dad.

4:35 He has a great dad.

4:37 Do you like to pass the ball?

4:40 Yeah.

4:39 We talked to some of your teammates and they said he doesn't like it.

4:43 Okay.

4:42 Do you mind if we do a new segment presented by White Claw?

4:46 Sure.

4:46 You're going to teach [music] us how to pass.

4:48 All right.

4:48 This segment's called hot potato.

4:52 Okay.

4:52 Everyone's going to have an opportunity to pass a potato.

4:54 Before you pass it to somebody, you have to give them a compliment.

4:58 Okay.

4:57 The music's going to go for 1 minute.

4:59 [music] Whoever's left holding the potato

5:01 at the end of 1 minute gets a punishment.

5:05 Uh yes, I'm ready.

5:09 You surround yourself with great people.

5:12 Thanks.

5:12 You have really nice hair.

5:14 Taller in person.

5:16 Great mustache.

5:17 Loved you on the Mavs.

5:20 [laughter] Nice shoes.

5:21 Thanks.

5:22 Loved you on UNC.

5:23 Your whole body looks the same color.

5:26 Thanks.

5:26 [laughter] __] You have great tan.

5:29 Great tan.

5:33 Aren't you inside all the time playing?

5:34 Great [music] tan.

5:35 I honestly thought someone would say it to me and I just wanted to get it off.

5:38 I've been getting a lot of tan compliments recently.

5:39 So I don't look like Luka or Jokic or Austin Reeves.

5:43 I have a great tan.

5:44 mouth shut here.

5:45 I think he should do the punishment.

5:47 But now you're Let's just move on.

5:50 Let's move on.

5:51 I just don't want to get into any territory

5:52 where we're going to have to get in trouble with

5:54 Oh, okay.

5:55 with uh

5:56 with uh

5:56 your people that you brought.

5:57 My people.

5:58 [laughter] No, I didn't MEAN LIKE THAT.

6:01 I MEANT your man

6:03 PR

6:03 Okay, we're in trouble now.

6:04 No, we're keeping that.

6:06 That was worse than mine.

6:06 We're keeping this.

6:07 I meant the people who represent you to the press.

6:09 do a punishment now.

6:10 That was worse than mine.

6:11 I was trying to remember her name and I forgot the name.

6:13 My people.

6:14 All right, this segment was just not our best.

6:17 I'm blushing now.

6:19 [laughter] You've been blushing.

6:20 Let's move on.

6:20 I like these though.