[NEXT DAY] Thread 66 / 82 Kings at Devils, Saturday, March 14, 2026

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2. I wish they’d stop picking Jack for the post-game interviews. He comes off as so unlikeable and rude. He was pretty normal or even frinedly in a lot of the post-Olympics interviews, despite answering the same questions over and over about his teeth/how it felt to win etc. I thought maybe he’d bring that energy back to the local broadcast, but last night was particularly bad. Props to Rachel for just smiling through it. We all have that one coworker we just have to fake it with but thankfully most of us don’t have to do it on live tv.

   I also dont really understand Jack’s motivations for acting this way. Is he trying to shame the reporters into asking better questions? Does he walk away from them thinking “that went well”?

   I get doing interviews is probably unpleasant, especially when you’re super tired and coming off a tough game, but it’s like 3 minutes of time spent talking to a nice, pretty lady whose job is to throw you softball questions to make you look good. Is it really asking for that much for a little effort and kindness?

   Clearly this has triggered something in me lol

3. I know people think the wins are meaningless and want better draft position, but I just have to look at their faces, especially Nico and Jack last night, to know that winning isn’t meaningless to *them* which is why I hope they finish strong. You can tell how frustrated they are and it sucks. Anyway incredible game for Nico. I was still thinking about Jack’s post game with Rachel. Holy awkward! Jack must have heard some rumblings about him being C material, panicked, and said I’m going to give the most patented Jack Hughes weird post game interview to quiet that shit right down!