-You are known as a comedy fan.
I would also say you're known as a very funny comedian,
as well, in your own right.
I would say --Who is --
Who do you think the comedian equivalent of you is?
Who's at good at basketball as a comedian as you --
Is it Sandler? Is that the best we have to offer?
-I mean, I would take that in a heartbeat.
He's also a good basketball player.
-That's what I mean. So he has to be a comedian
who's as good at basketball
as you, a basketball player, are at comedy.
-Wow. Okay, I'll take that. I like that. Yeah.
I'll take it. Thank you.
-But I was seeing on Twitter there was --
Somebody showed up at a Nets' press conference
and asked Kevin Durant some questions,
and it turned out it was David Letterman.
-Yeah, I was --
I was walking the hall -- Media Day is just crazy.
Everybody's going everywhere.
I was walking the hallway to go to one of my next stations,
and this guy turns the corner.
I kind of look up. I don't even see his face or his profile.
He's just kind of walking ahead of me.
I'm like, "Boy, that looks like David Letterman."
But he has, like, a T-shirt and jeans on,
and he's walking by himself in the hallways of Barclays Center.
I'm like, "There's no way that's David Letterman."
So I go about my business. I get to the press-conference thing.
One of the reporters is like, "Did you see David Letterman?"
I was like, "Why?
Why is David Letterman here?"
And then it turns out
he, you know, interviewed K.D. a little bit.
-And were you -- were you bummed,
one, that no one got you?
I would feel like somebody should have been smart enough
to go get Blake Griffin if David Letterman was around.
-Yeah, honestly, it's been a point of contention
with the team.
Yeah, I would have loved to have met him,
but I'm glad K.D. got that moment.
That was pretty cool.
-You had another moment
with the dearly departed Norm Macdonald,
who you actually got to know over the years.
-I did. I did.
He -- He surprised me at a press conference.
I did -- He had a show on Comedy Central my rookie year,
so I did a part of his show,
and then I went to go see him do stand-up several times.
And he came to my charity event one year, and --
Funniest guy ever. -Funniest guy ever.
And then this -- I had not seen this,
but somebody posted it online, I think after --
And because David Letterman went to this press conference.
But this is right after --
This was you giving a press conference
having won Rookie of the Year. -Yes.
-And you did not know that Norm was in the press pit.
-I didn't. I didn't know he was --
Maybe I saw him, but I didn't think
he was gonna ask a question. There was just people there.
He was basically in the audience.
He wasn't even in the press row.
-It really is a perfect Norm Macdonald joke...
-Yeah.
-...to ask the reigning Rookie of the Year...
Let's take a look.
-It's a question from -- from Blake's good friend Norm.
[ Laughter ]
Blake, it's fun watching you this year. Wasn't it cool?
-Yeah. -Thank you.
-And I was wondering.
There's kind of a curse with Rookie of the Year.
Nobody's ever repeated it.
-Hmm. I didn't think about that.
Well, I'll try as hard as I can next year, but...
-All right, man. -I don't know. I don't know.
-So good. -It's perfect.
It's a perfect joke
that has been there for the taking forever.
Every time -- Ever since a sport had Rookie of the Year.
But what a nice moment. -He was great, man.
Like, when I met him, I was like --
I was so excited to meet him, and then, you know,
he does the thing where he starts talking,
and you're like, "Where are we going with this?"
-Yeah. -And then he just gets --
He always finds it somehow. He always finds it.
And, like, seeing that in person was like --
It was incredible for me. -Yeah. It was really nice.
It is fun to watch the clip, too,
and watch the people around also realize that's Norm Macdonald.
-And then some people, like --
He didn't get that big of a laugh.
-Right. -That's a really good joke.
I think people were so thrown off --
That's the perfect Norm Macdonald...
-Perfect. Absolutely. Perfect execution, perfect joke.
Last time we talked, we talked about your podcast,
"The Pursuit of Healthiness."
-Yes. -You just did a second season.
Are you still enjoying that? -I am. I am.
It's really fun to, like, have these conversations with people
who are leading their fields in health and wellness,
and I've got to talk to some really,
really interesting people, and I love that stuff,
so it's been a blast for me.
-Do you find when you're doing it
that it goes faster than you think it's going to go
when you're having the conversations?
-After a while, yes.
At first, I was so nervous, I was like --
I don't want to, like, bore them.
I don't want to do the thing
where I can't think of the next question.
So I was, like, constantly -- They'd be answering.
I'd constantly be, like, looking at my sheet,
but also trying to make eye contact at the same time.
But, like, yeah, as I did more and more,
like, the conversation would just flow more naturally,
and it was a little bit easier.
It's not easy interviewing people,
but I have a blast doing it.
-That's great. Well, congrats on that.
Best of luck in the upcoming season.
It's really nice to have you here in person.
-Thank you, man. I appreciate it.
-You guys, that's Blake Griffin.
His podcast, "The Pursuit of Healthiness,"
is available exclusively on Audible.
The NBA's 75th anniversary season tips off on Tuesday,
October 19th, with the Brooklyn Nets
facing the defending champs, the Milwaukee Bucks.