LIZ: LOOK AT OUR GRAPHICS
DEPARTMENT.
HOW COOL IS THAT.
HOURS WAY WE ACCOUNT DOWN HAVE A
VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL
AND BASKETBALL?
SPORTS FANS ARE GETTING PUMPED
UP TO BELLY UP TO THE COUCH TO
WATCH FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL AT
NOTE THE TV.
DETROIT KICKS IT OFF TONIGHT AS
THE DETROIT PISTONS BATTLED THE
HOUSTON ROCKETS.
KEEP AN EYE ON NBA ALL-STAR AND
PISTON GIANT LAKE GRIFFEY AND
HIS REACHING WELL BEYOND
BASKETBALL TO BUSINESS NOW.
GRIFFIN HAS SIGNED ON TO PARTNER
WITH THE NATIONS LIVE TV SPORTS
PREDICTION PLATFORM.
PREDICTING ALMOST ANYTHING CAN
HAPPEN IN THE GAMES LIKE WHO
WILL WIN THE TIP OFF?
WILL ORIGINAL PISTONS BATBOY AND
ISAIAH THOMAS IN THE AUDIENCE
AND IT'S ALL IN REAL-TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TO THE
END OF THE GAME TO SEE IF HE
WON.
GOING TOTALLY VIRAL.
HIS MOST RECENT VIDEO POSTING ON
IT ALREADY HAS NEARLY A MILLION
HAD AS FANS FLOCK TO SEE THE
2011 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR SHOW OFF
BOTH HIS DRY HUMOR AND HOW WINS
THE WORKS.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> HERE'S A QUESTION.
IF ALL THE PLAYERS FOULED OUT IN
THE MASCOT CHECKED INTO THE GAME
BECAUSE HE'S ALREADY WEARING THE
JERSEY, DO YOU THINK HE COULD
PLAY?
YEAH, TECHNICALLY ON THE TEAM.
LIZ: YES, OF COURSE.
YOU CAN DO IT.
GRIFFIN READY TO CAPITALIZE ON
HIS AS MS. ABBY.
HE WAS JUST NAMED TO "FORBES" 30
UNDER 30 LESS.
AS THE NBA, NFL RUSH TO MAKE
SPORTS BETTING DEALS I GOT TO
SIT DOWN ONE-ON-ONE WITH GRACE
AND TO FIND OUT WHY HE'S MAKING
A BET ON WHEN VIEW.
>> I WAS FIXING A GENERALLY CARE
ABOUT AND I LIKE IT ARE REALLY:
THE SENTIMENTAL BUT NEEDS FOR
ME.
SITTING ON PREDICTING THINGS
TRYING TO TEST OR A KEY WITNESS
COMBINES ALL ABOUT AND GIVES YOU
A LITTLE SATISFACTION WHEN YOU
GET THE ANSWER.
LIZ: IS HE GOING TO GET A FOUR
POINTER GOING TO MISS COMMITTED
A FOUL.
>> I.
>> IS.
>> IS FITTED, MUCH GIVES UP MY
BROTHER IN THE 22nd AT WHO
GAVE IT A SHOT SOMEWHERE.
NOT TO HAVE IT ALL IN AND OUT IN
REAL-TIME IS MUCH EASIER.
TREE INTO WHY IS THIS A GOOD
CAREER MOVE FOR YOU?
>> I THINK JUST THE WAY SPORTS
IS GOING.
IN THE NBA ON THING TO BE A PART
OF WHAT I CONSIDER AN OBVIOUSLY
I'M BIASED IN TERMS OF TRY AND
EXTENDING INTO DIFFERENT AREAS.
THIS IS HUGE.
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ON MY
FRIENDS FIRM -- IT'S JUST HARD
TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THINGS AND I
AM USING THE PLATFORM.
LIZ: THIS WEATHER IS TO ANSWER
ANY OTHER TEAM IS A BRINKER
DIVERSEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS
THAT.
YOUR MIND IS THINKING ABOUT THAT
BY HOOKING UP WITH WHEN VIEW.
YOU'VE MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
ALREADY AT YOUR YOUNG AGE.
YOU INVEST ONLY DO YOU LOOK AT
THE POINT WHERE PRO BALLPLAYERS
DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE
LONGER SHELF LIFE.
THE BAR IS REALLY LOW WITH
NEWSCASTERS ANYWAY.
THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN YOU
DON'T OR CANNOT PLAY ANYMORE.
WHAT KIND OF INVESTMENT DO YOU
DO?
>> OVER THE YEARS WHEN I FIRST
CAME IN THE LEAGUE AND YOU DO
THESE ENDORSEMENT DEALS COMMENTS
ALWAYS PRETTY MUCH
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
AS YOU GET OLDER YOU REALIZE IF
I GET INVOLVED WITH THIS AND I
REALLY BELIEVED IN US, LET ME ON
PART OF IT.
IT IS VERY LOW TO START OUT.
DRINK YOU LIKE?
>> A LITTLE BIT.
BUT A LOT OF BONDS, LOT OF
THINGS LIKE THAT.
AS YOU GET OLDER IT'S A LITTLE
MORE FUN TO TAKE SOME RISK AND
SET ASIDE SOME MONEY TO PLAY
WITH ON YEAR-ROUND WITHOUT
ALWAYS LANDING ON OTHER PEOPLE.
AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER I'VE GOTTEN
TO TAKE A FEW MORE RISKS, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME IT'S ALWAYS NICE.
LIZ: IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON
BASKETBALL.
YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT
DECIDED WHETHER TO HIKE RATES.
>> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO
LOOK AT ALL OF THAT.
TRADE TO LISTEN, GOOD LUCK WITH
THE PISTONS.
IT'S ALMOST LAID THE ISAIAH
THOMAS ERA, THE BAD BOYS OF
BASKETBALL.
>> WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THEM
BACK IN HER OWN WAY.
TRADE TO MAKE YOUR PREDICTION.
PISTONS AT THE END OF THE
REGULAR SEASON.
BLAKE GRIFFIN, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
HE'S ABOUT A FOOT TALLER.
THERE IS BLAKE GRIFFIN.
I'M
LIZ: HIGH-FIVE HIM, BUT I'LL
TELL YOU SOME INCOME HE HAS
STRUCK SOME OTHER DEALS SOME
OTHER DEAL UP WITH LEVI'S AS
WELL.