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Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:30 am EST

An awkward four minutes with Kyle Korver

By J.E. Skeets

KUTV news anchor Shauna Lake went one-on-one with Utah Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver last week. It is without doubt one of the most awkward interviews I have ever seen. I loved it!

(Note: This is where I'd normally embed the video, but KUTV -- Utah's source for breaking news, weather and sports! -- has included some weird script code in the video that won't allow me to post it here. Computers, man. I give ‘em three more years. Tops. Anyway, click here to watch the interview.)

Lake grills Korver on anything and everything. She asks him about moving to Salt Lake City, his religious ties, his favorite music (Linkin Park, Pearl Jam, Incubus), his three brothers, and whether he's comfortable being considered a sex symbol. (Nope.) Korver clutches a pillow to his chest throughtout the interview.

And then Lake's four-year-old son shows up to hand Korver a squished peanut butter and jelly sandwich from her purse. Seriously. It's wild.

Just watch it, if only for the ridiculously awkward banter between Lake and another host before and after the interview. Cable television is the best.

(Thanks to the My Utah Jazz blog for the tip.)

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  1. Odenized
    1. Posted by Odenized Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    "My brothers and I can talk now." What?! All his family has the same initials!? Even the dog!?
  2. Odenized
    2. Posted by Odenized Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    She definitely was hitting on Korver. -- I mean who makes jelly?
  3. Odenized
    3. Posted by Odenized Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:57 pm EDT

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    She definitely was hitting on Korver. -- i mean who makes the interviewee homemade jelly?
  4. maihtab2
    4. Posted by maihtab2 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:03 pm EDT

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    lol, she asked him if he was a sex symbol
  5. stryder_12
    5. Posted by stryder_12 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    susan- you can date fishes on your website? Sick. What kind of a freak are you?
  6. TheDullCPA
    6. Posted by TheDullCPA Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    JE Skeets. It appears that you are an uniformed person who should not be blogging. That was not an awkward interview, its not cable news. It was just a normal conversation.
  7. mcwelk
    7. Posted by mcwelk Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    He don't use jelly … he uses vaseline.
  8. Casey H
    8. Posted by Casey H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    In defense of unembeddable video, it's a little unfair to cheat the creators of said video out of the page views by embedding a video clip. That's especially true for news sites that would, in theory, like you to view other stories after watching the video.
  9. J.E. Skeets
    9. Posted by J.E. Skeets Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:13 pm EDT

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    Good point, Casey. And it works, too. I already added KUTV to my digital TV bundle.
  10. khandor
    10. Posted by khandor Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    #7 ... I agree with you 100%.
    Skeets, man ... on this one ... you missed the boat, completely.
    That's a solid job by K. Korver.
  11. Matt
    11. Posted by Matt Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:18 pm EDT

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    I thought you were joking about him clutching the pillow...strange
  12. khandor
    12. Posted by khandor Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    #7 ... i agree with you 100%.
    skeets, man ... on this one ... you missed the boat, completely.
    that's a solid job by k. korver.
  13. Jason
    13. Posted by Jason Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    Who makes jelly? Mormon women. All the time.
    So did his parents choose their boys' names because of that K2 church? Or did Kyle start going there because it matched his name?
  14. The VZA
    14. Posted by The VZA Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Yeah, this was not really that awkward or funny. Just a regular local tv interview. Skeets, you may be becoming a bit too desperate for posts with ones like these. Somebody not getting enough attention at home?
  15. Tim Dennis
    15. Posted by Tim Dennis Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    it wasn't that awkward really!
    The Marbury interview was awkward! that was just mild compared to his interview!
  16. Mister Sparkle
    16. Posted by Mister Sparkle Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    Wasn't too weird but you can easily tell she was hitting on him lol.
  17. Casey H
    17. Posted by Casey H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    Who brings their kid to a television interview? That in and of itself is a little odd.
    You'll be happy to added that channel to your cable package Skeets. After 11 p.m. it flips to a softcore porn station. Salt Lake City citizens like their skin.
  18. DAX C
    18. Posted by DAX C Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    I must say, I have more respect for Korver now. I really respect the fact that he wants to be remembered as a basketball player is cool.
  19. tupark82
    19. Posted by tupark82 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    why did i watch that? it was so lame. thank for the false hype dude.
  20. sodo_mojo
    20. Posted by sodo_mojo Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT

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    This is an awkward conversation?!? Are you kidding me? It may not be the perfect interview in the world, but it's a simple conversation-style interview. Who does Skeets think he is? Is he in journalism?
  21. anayasdad
    21. Posted by anayasdad Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    That was retarded - 4 mins of my life I'll never get back. That wasn't interesting or awkward - just a boring interview... This guy
  22. jk
    22. Posted by jk Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    I don't know what funky expectations Skeets has for an interview - i thought it was great - i suppose J.E. likes the typical not-so-respectable athlete . Korver seemed comfortable though humble - too bad there aren't more pro athletes like him - caring about others, interested in service, and not wrapped up in one's ego.
  23. Nick
    23. Posted by Nick Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    lol the mic says KJIZZ
  24. HD
    24. Posted by HD Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    that little kid wants kyle to be his new daddy.

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