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NBA Prospect Kristaps Porzingis -- Learning Latvian Is A Waste Of Time! | TMZ Sports

Name: NBA Prospect Kristaps Porzingis -- Learning Latvian Is A Waste Of Time! | TMZ Sports
Uploaded: 2015-06-03T14:25:46+00:00
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Channel: Kristaps Porzingis
Description: In this brief TMZ interview recorded on June 3, 2015, NBA draft prospect Kristaps Porzingis talks about his excitement for the upcoming NBA draft, his…

3 Jun 2015 · 1 min

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In this brief TMZ interview recorded on June 3, 2015, NBA draft prospect Kristaps Porzingis talks about his excitement for the upcoming NBA draft, his plans for what to wear, his multilingual background, and his priorities after receiving his rookie contract. He confirms he speaks Latvian, Spanish and English, noting that Latvian is his native language and that learning it is not useful for others, joking that “nobody wants to learn Latvian.” He explains he learned Spanish in five‑six months and that English came naturally. When asked about his first use of the draft check, Porzingis says he will first take care of his family—potentially buying a car for them—rather than spending on himself. The tone is informal, light‑hearted, and enthusiastic about his future while emphasizing family responsibility.

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Congratulations, we're rooting for you in a few weeks, lottery pick. Thank you, man. How you doing, man? I'm good, how are you? Are you excited or what?
I'm excited, man. Today's my second day in New York, man. I can't wait for the draft.
What are you gonna wear to the draft? Do you know what you're gonna wear yet?
Not yet, actually.
Is anyone trying to give you like the suits and stuff to wear or what?
Huh?
Is everyone giving you suits and trying to tell you—
No, I'm gonna get a—
It's not a show on a helmet.
Yeah. Show and Justin.
Pretty cool. Do you know what you're gonna wear? Are you gonna wear a chain? Are you gonna wear a hat? Some kind of swag?
I'm gonna wear some big-ass teeth like this guy, what's his name? Mr. T? I'm gonna wear that thing.
That would be cool. You speak a lot of languages. Which language do you speak?
Latvian, Spanish, and English.
Which is the hardest?
Latvian. Really? No, but that's my language, so it's easy for me.
But is it hard to learn other languages like English and Spanish or, you know, or—
Oh no, it wasn't that hard actually. Like the first, I learned Spanish in like 5, 6 months. Really? Yeah.
Well, do you think you ever teach, like whatever team drafts you, will you teach them Latvian as a code so you guys can talk to each other?
Nobody wants to learn Latvian, man. Where are you gonna go with Latvian? You can speak only In Latvian, in Latvia. Nobody wants to go to fucking Latvia. All right, and one last thing. That's my country.
Once you get the check, obviously it's a huge deal, what's the first thing you want to treat yourself to? Is there one thing you really want to get as soon as you get the first check?
Nah, I just want to take care of the family first. Just buy something cool for my family. I'm not really thinking about myself yet. Maybe there's something, a car or something I want to buy, but at the moment, no.
Hope to see you in New York, my friend. Congratulations. Thanks, thank you, man. Good seeing you, brother. Thanks, buddy.