1:1 with Eddie House
Hi, I’m Zaza, and I got to cover The Straight Game podcast live show in Phoenix! The podcast has three hosts who are all basketball legends with ties to Arizona. One of them is Eddie House—an incredible NBA shooter and Arizona State legend. He even won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, and now he talks about basketball on TV because he knows the game so well.
Zaza: You played for ASU and dropped 61 points in a game. Insane. How did that feel?
EH: “That’s the game that got me drafted, to be honest with you. And I never liked Cal because they didn’t give me a letter.”
Zaza: Favorite career highlight?
EH: “The championship on the Boston Celtics… it was like a one-off. I never had another opportunity to win one.”
Zaza: What’s your favorite memory with the Suns?
EH: “Besides winning the championship with the Celtics, the Suns were the most fun I ever had with a team. Everybody was cool with each other. Just being around those guys and sharing that season was one of my favorite experiences ever.”
Zaza: I’m 10. When you were 10, what did you want to be when you grew up?
EH: “I thought I was going to be Rickey Henderson, a baseball player. I played left field and pitched. But then my father told me, ‘We don’t have money for college, you’ll need a scholarship.’ The easiest path was basketball, because I could work on my game alone. Baseball needs other people, but basketball… you can go to the park, imagine whatever you want, and just work. That’s why I switched.”
Zaza: How about the podcast?
EH: “We’re able to share knowledge, swap stories, and have fun. I love doing it, and love the guys.”
Zaza: Thank you, Eddie! Go Devils.
EH: “Go Devils!”
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