Ibou Badji Media Availability | Portland Trail Blazers | January 4, 2024

Ibou Badji Media Availability | Portland Trail Blazers | January 4, 2024

Baji thinking back like the beginning of your journey would you ever thought you’d be a starter in the NBA first of all I thank God for that I never like that was a dream but like I never I never thought like that’s going to become like so far like five game

That was my I don’t know like I can tell no can you can you go one more time I’m tripping right now one more time okay no problem your time the beauty of not being live right good all right got the start the other night like again beginning of your

Journey could you have ever imagined it first of all I thank God for that I was happy I was waiting for the moments but like I I didn’t think that that would come like so fast but like I can’t explain I can’t explain right now I’m so

Happy and like proud of me proud of my work yeah I know you said you can’t explain it but if you could try for me hearing your name name I mean what was that experience like I don’t know how to explain that but I’m about to try okay try first happy

Humble and like I’m sure like my family and all of my friends they proud of me right now so I have to keep going did you speak to your family and what did they think of it every day every day yeah I know you’re a very humble guy but

You also have this self-confidence as well where does that come from from my teammate first of all from my teammate cuz like I can say like they help more a lot like Jeremy gra I got help me a little W like all my teammate and my my trainer

Ike I think Ike for a lot and Michael all of the stuffff for Blazer I think all of you you have a lot in com common with Ike can you tell us a little bit about your relationship Ike is like my brother it’s my trainer but it’s like my

Brother cuz like we came from the like same side Nigeria Africa we brother I know this last loss to Dallas was tough how do you guys bounce back because you play them right again we coming back Friday s yeah we got what time is the game tomorrow I believe it’s

7: anyone 7 7:30 yeah yeah we kind back strong need to win we need to read on this one back to back game we lost the first one we have to come back strong play together same energy that’s it that all we need I know it wasn’t exactly planned but coach

Called for practice today how did it go good that’s good cuz like we don’t we play good but like not really good yesterday so we need to practice be ready for uh tomorrow that’s it that all we need okay random brick question I always have one when did you start dying your hair

Blonde and why last season yeah cuz I I come here like in United St like three times for the draft that didn’t call my name so have like I tell like my family I have to go like a new look so they told me to

Kill my hair so that’s why I doubt it I going to cry I love you oh that was so good thank

Ibou Badji reflects on recent games and his journey to get here.

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