I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, BEFORE WE 
BEGIN.
YOU PREFER KYRIE?
OR KYRIE?
>> KYRIE, PLEASE. 
>> Jimmy: IS IT IRVING OR VING?
>> IRVING. 
>> Jimmy: OKAY, GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
THANKS FOR COMING, IT'S GREAT TO
HAVE YOU HERE.
CHARLES BARKLEY WAS HERE LAST 
NIGHT, TALKING ABOUT THE 
ALL-STAR GAME.
THIS IS YOUR FIFTH ALL-STAR GAME
WHICH IS GREAT, CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: CHARLES SAID THAT THE 
GUYS DON'T PLAY HARD DURING THE 
GAME.
AND IF THEY DO PLAY HARD, 
THEY'RE IDIOTS.
WHICH CAMP DO YOU FALL INTO ON 
THAT?
>> WELL, I HAVE A DEEP AND 
COMPETITIVE SPIRIT.
WHEN I GO OUT THERE, IN SPECIFIC
MATCHUPS YOU WANT TO GO AT, YOU 
WANT TO BE KIND OF PREPARED AS 
BEST YOU CAN.
SO IT'S BEST TO GET YOUR SLEEP 
THE NIGHT BEFORE. 
>> Jimmy: REALLY, SO YOU'RE 
TAKING IT SOMEWHAT SERIOUSLY?
>> SOMEWHAT, SOMEWHAT.
HAVING SOME FUN AT THE SAME 
TIME.
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE 
THAT "I WANT TO DESTROY YOU" 
ATTITUDE, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET 
EMBARRASSED. 
>> Jimmy: THEY'RE DOING IT 
DIFFERENTLY THIS YEAR.
IN THE PAST, EAST VERSUS WEST.
NOW THEY'VE PICKED TWO CAPTAINS.
LeBRON AND STEPH CURRY ARE THE 
CAPTAINS.
LeBRON PICKED YOU TO BE ON HIS 
TEAM.
STEPH CURRY HAS HIS TEAM.
AND FIRST OF ALL, WERE YOU 
HAPPY/SURPRISED THAT LeBRON 
PICKED YOU?
>> I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A GREAT 
CHOICE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT 
NUMBER YOU WERE PICKED?
I WOULD IMAGINE IN YOUR WHOLE 
LIFE YOU'VE NEVER BEEN PICKED 
ANYTHING MORE THAN NUMBER ONE.
SCHOOL SPORT OR ANYTHING LIKE 
THAT.
DO YOU KNOW?
BECAUSE I KNOW KEVIN DURANT 
THINKS HE WAS PICKED NUMBER ONE.
>> YEAH. 
>> Jimmy: BY LeBRON.
ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THAT HE 
KNOWS THAT I THINK HE MAY 
JUSTING SAYING IT. 
>> IN MY MIND I WANT TO SAY I 
GOT PICKED NUMBER ONE.
IN ACTUALITY, PROBABLY NO.
I'M FINE WITH THAT, I'M FINE 
WITH THAT. 
>> Jimmy: YOU DIDN'T ASK 
LeBRON -- DO YOU TALK TO HIM AT 
ALL?
>> WE'VE TALKED, YEAH. 
>> Jimmy: DO YOU SEE YOURSELF --
ANY CHANCE THAT ONE DAY YOU GUYS
WILL BE ON THE SAME TEAM?
NOT JUST IN THE ALL-STAR GAME, 
FOR REAL?
>> I MEAN, IN PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW.
YOU NEVER KNOW. 
>> Jimmy: I DO ARE YEAH, OKAY.
INTERESTING WAY TO ANSWER THAT.
ARE YOU ENJOYING BEING IN 
BOSTON?
>> YEAH, IT'S NEW FOR ME. 
>> Jimmy: WHAT'S NEW ABOUT IT?
>> WELL, MY ROLE.
JUST GETTING THE UNDERSTANDING 
OF WHERE I WANT TO BE GOING 
FORWARD WITHIN OUR TEAM.
MY LEADERSHIP ROLE.
MOVING TO A NEW CITY.
I HAD TO UPROOT MYSELF, SIX 
YEARS IN CLEVELAND, THEN GOING 
TO BOSTON.
END OF THE SUMMER WHILE SHOOTING
A MOVIE, "UNCLE DREW."
A LOT OF NEWNESS GOING ON. 
>> Jimmy: IS THAT SOMETHING THAT
YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, MAKE A 
MOVIE?
I KNOW THIS CHARACTER, UNCLE 
DREW, STARTED IN A SERIES OF 
PEPSI COMMERCIALS.
THEN HOW DID IT BECOME A MOVIE 
FROM THAT?
I DON'T THINK THIS HAS 
HAPPENED -- DO YOU REMEMBER 
"ERNEST GOES TO CAMP"?
>> NO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I 
RECOMMEND IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SECONDLY, ERNEST, HE DID CAR 
COMMERCIALS HERE IN THE SOUTH 
LAND.
THEN SOMEBODY SAID, HEY, YOU'D 
BE GREAT IN A MOVIE.
AND THEY WERE RIGHT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
>> WELL, IT STARTED IN MY 
HOMETOWN, BLOOMFIELD, NEW 
JERSEY.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SHAUTOUT TO BLOOMFIELD, NEW 
JERSEY.
A FAMILY ORIENTED PEPSI SPOT, 
PEPSI MAX.
THEN WE GOT ABOUT FOUR CHAPTERS.
AND THEN LIONSGATE APPROACHED 
ME, THE WRITER AND DIRECTOR.
IT GOT GOING, TWO-YEAR PROCESS.
I GUESS YOU CAN SAY I HAVE 
"ACTOR" ON MY -- 
>> Jimmy: YOU SURE DO.
SHAQ IS ONE OF MY COSTARS.
IS IT INTIMIDATING TO ACT 
ALONGSIDE ONE OF THE GREATS?
HE WAS IN "KAZAM."
>> I TOOK SOME NOTES FROM HIM.
TOOK SOME NOTES BACK. 
>> Jimmy: WE HAVE A CLIP IN THE 
MOVIE "UNCLE DREW," WHICH COMES 
OUT JUNE 29th.
♪
>> OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
NEW RULE, YOUNGBLOOD.
NONE OF THIS RABBITY HIPPITY-HOP
NONSENSE. 
>> THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S CALLED, 
IT'S CALLED HIP-HOP. 
>> MY CALL, MY VERSION.
TALKING ABOUT STYLING.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I CAN TELL YOU 
DON'T HAVE STYLE, YOU ALWAYS GOT
ON JOGGING SUITS. 
>> TALKING FROM THE HUSTLE WITH 
THE FAKE CHAINS. 
>> THESE ARE REAL, I GOT THESE 
FOR MY BIRTHDAY. 
>> YEAH, RIGHT. 
>> THREE CHECKS. 
>> THOSE COST 50 CENT APIECE. 
>> THREE CHECKS. 
>> MY TEETH COST MORE THAN THAT.
>> Jimmy: IS THAT A CUSTOM VAN?
BY THE WAY, YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO
WEAR MAKEUP WHEN YOU DO THESE 
MOVIES, YOU LOOK VERY OLD IN 
THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. 
>> Jimmy: THAT WAS A FUN THING 
TO DO, EXCEPT FOR THE MAKEUP, 
WHICH IS PROBABLY TERRIBLE. 
>> IT WAS AWESOME.
THE COMMITMENT AND SACRIFICE TO 
BE AN ACTOR.
I NEVER KNEW.
I SAW IT FROM PLAYING 
BASKETBALL.
THAT WAS SOMETHING I WENT INTO 
JUST -- JUST SO -- IT WAS JUST 
SO AMAZING TO EXPERIENCE.
JUST BEHIND THE CAMERA, IN FRONT
OF THE CAMERA, THE LONG HOURS.
MY FINAL SHOOTING DAY, I DIDN'T 
STOP SHOOTING UNTIL ABOUT 12:00 
P.M. THE NEXT DAY.
STARTED AT 4:00 P.M., ENDED 
12:00 P.M. THE NEXT DAY. 
>> Jimmy: KOBE IS NOMINATED FOR 
AN OSCAR FOR A SHORT MOVIE HE 
MADE. 
>> "DEAR BASKETBALL."
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, RIGHT. 
>> I'M EXCITED FOR HIM. 
>> Jimmy: HE'S VERY EXCITED 
ABOUT IT TOO.
YOU ARE -- I READ THIS ABOUT 
YOU, I THINK IT'S VERY 
INTERESTING.
A LOT OF THE GUYS WERE TALKING 
ABOUT WHAT MUSIC THEY LISTENED 
TO IN HIGH SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE GUYS SAID EMINEM, 
OUTKAST, YOU SAID YOU LISTEN TO 
MUSICALS.
WHAT MUSICALS DO YOU LISTEN TO?
>> MY FAVORITE IS "RENT."
>> Jimmy: "RENT" IS YOUR 
FAVORITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'LL TRY TO 
PLAY IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND TRY 
AND GET THE GUYS GOING?
>> I'VE TRIED.
I'VE TRIED.
I GET THE SAME USUAL STARES.
>> Jimmy: NOT INTO IT?
>> NOT INTO IT. 
>> Jimmy: 8,000 -- 8,526 
MINUTES?
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M NOT A STATS GUY.
YOU HAVE A TATTOO, CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE 
I'M NOT, OF THE "FRIENDS" 
TELEVISION SHOW LOGO ON YOUR 
BODY. 
>> YES, I DO. 
>> Jimmy: WHERE IS THE TATTOO?
>> LEFT FOREARM RIGHT HERE.
>> Jimmy: OH, YEAH, THERE IT IS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS?
>> I MEAN -- I MEAN, ONE, WHO 
ISN'T A "FRIENDS" FAN?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: YOU REALLY ARE A 
"FRIENDS" FAN. 
>> AND THEN SECONDLY, ONE OF MY 
BEST FRIENDS, TWO OF MY BEST 
FRIENDS, WE HAVE TATTOOS 
TOGETHER. 
>> Jimmy: ARE YOUR BEST FRIENDS 
NAMED JOEY AND --
>> NO, NO, NO.
>> Jimmy: ARE THESE REAL FRIENDS
OR IMAGINARY?
>> NO, NO.
I HOPE THEY'RE NOT IMAGINARY. 
>> Jimmy: YOU'RE ASKED ABOUT 
THIS A MILLION TIMES BUT I'M 
PARTICULARLY INTERESTED.
YOU WENT ON A PODCAST, YOU SAID 
YOU BELIEVE THE EARTH WAS FLAT.
DO YOU ACTUALLY -- DO YOU WANT 
TO REEL THAT?
OR STILL BELIEVE THE EARTH IS 
FLAT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'VE ALWAYS 
TRIED TO COME BACK, TAKE THE 
STATEMENT BACK.
>> Jimmy: YEAH. 
>> THAT PODCAST, I WAS REALLY 
LIKE, MAN, WHAT'S GOING ON 
WITHIN OUR WORLD?
JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF TRUTH AND 
CONSPIRACY, I WAS JUST LIKE, 
WHOA, THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I COME OUT AND SAY THAT.
THEN, WHOO!
THE REACTION IT GO. 
>> Jimmy: YEAH. 
>> THE REACTION IT GOT. 
>> Jimmy: PEOPLE THINK MAYBE 
YOUR BRAIN COLLAPSED OR 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
>> NO, IT DIDN'T.
>> Jimmy: IT DIDN'T?
>> NO. 
>> Jimmy: YOU SEEM LIKE A PRETTY
BRIGHT GUY.
I GAVE YOU THIS.
MAYBE AT WORK YOU CAN LOOK AT 
THIS.
THIS IS A GIFT FOR YOU.
IT'S ONE OF A KIND THERE.
>> WOW. 
>> Jimmy: YOU CAN JUST PONDER 
THE POTENTIAL REALITIES OF THE 
WORLD AND ITS POSSIBLE 
ROUNDNESS.
>> YEAH.
SPINNING.
IT'S SPINNING.
JUST SPINNING.
>> Jimmy: TRY TO WORK THAT INTO 
THE GAME ON SUNDAY.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YO
