• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • WATCH NEWS
    • WHAT’S ON FOX
  • ABOUT
    • Meet Our Team
      • Our Journalists
      • Sales & Programming
      • Job Openings
    • Contact WSFX
      • Sales & Programming
  • Welcome Home
  • Go With The Pros
  • Medically Speaking
  • Wilmington Eats

Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

Wilmington, NC | Local news Weather and Sports

  • Local News
    • Unsung Heroes
      • Nominate an Unsung Hero
  • Coronavirus
  • Local Weather
  • National
  • Sports
    • Carolina Panthers
    • Panthers Game Schedule
  • Politics
    • NC Voter Information
  • Health
  • MORE…
    • Entertainment
      • What’s on TV?
    • Technology
    • Science
    • Lifestyle
    • What’s Happening Wilmington

Detroit Pistons’ Blake Griffin reveals comedy clubs make him more nervous than basketball

October 28, 2019 By Ryan Gaydos

DETROIT – Blake Griffin is a six-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA forward who has appeared in more than 50 playoff games in 11 seasons in the league.

When he’s not on the court, Griffin has attempted to go up on stage and face the bright lights as a stand-up comedian. He was seen at a few Hollywood comedy venues while he was with the Clippers and even made an appearance on Comedy Central in a “roast battle” against Jeff Ross.

NBA’S ADAM SILVER RESPONDS TO PENCE’S CRITICISM OF LEAGUE’S RESPONSE TO CHINA CRACKDOWN

But what makes him more nervous? Playing in front of sellout fans during high-pressure moments or trying to put on a comedy show in front of a club filled with roughly 200 guests?

NBA’S TALLEST PLAYER SUFFERS CONCUSSION IN FREAK ACCIDENT

“Definitely 200 people at a comedy club,” Griffin said Sunday night at the Forbes Under 30 Summit at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. “Basketball has been a part of my life forever, so it’s sort of something that comes second nature to me.”

The Detroit Pistons star was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 feature magazine last year. He was hailed for his success, both on the court with the Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers and for his emerging platform as a media mogul; his production company is set to remake “White Men Can’t Jump,” as well as another Disney film.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

“I think something I took away from comedy, and obviously in basketball too, is preparation,” Griffin said. “The more I’m prepared, the more go out to do jokes, the more I try new things, the better I feel. Obviously it’s the same with basketball. The more time you put in, the more practice the better you be. Comedy, basketball, anything; the more genuine time you put in the more you’re going to get out of it.”

Griffin’s 2019-20 season with the Pistons is just beginning. He missed Saturday’s game with an ankle injury.

Filed Under: Sports

Primary Sidebar

 

Follow Us On Facebook



TRENDING NOW

Here’s your chance to give back on #GivingTuesday

Brian Burns ranked no. 76 on NFL’s 2022 Top 100 list

Black media owner: We won’t have ‘true democracy’ until there’s ‘enough diversity in ownership’ of media

Putin tells Kim Jong-un that they will expand ‘constructive bilateral relations,’ North Korea says

Mar-a-Lago raid is further proof that the ruling class has gone ‘rogue,’ Levin says

Big Sunday Show reacts to Harris commenting on Mar-a-Lago raid: ‘She’s made a mark… a very bad mark’

Footer

PUBLIC FILE INFO

Individuals with disabilities who have questions about the content of our public file or website may contact Isabella Gano by phone at
(910) 343-8826 or by email at Isabella.gano@foxwilmington.com

 
 » WSFX FCC Public File
»EEO Report
»Closed Captioning

 

  • Home
  • WATCH NEWS
    • WHAT’S ON FOX
  • ABOUT
    • Meet Our Team
      • Our Journalists
      • Sales & Programming
      • Job Openings
    • Contact WSFX
      • Sales & Programming
  • Welcome Home
  • Go With The Pros
  • Medically Speaking
  • Wilmington Eats

 

  • Local News
    • Unsung Heroes
      • Nominate an Unsung Hero
  • Coronavirus
  • Local Weather
  • National
  • Sports
    • Carolina Panthers
    • Panthers Game Schedule
  • Politics
    • NC Voter Information
  • Health
  • MORE…
    • Entertainment
      • What’s on TV?
    • Technology
    • Science
    • Lifestyle
    • What’s Happening Wilmington

Copyright © 2022 · American Spirit Media LLC · WSFX TV · Wilmington NC · Terms of Service · Privacy Policy