NBA All-Star Nate Robinson Braves the Snow to Dunk
Kryptonate stopped by the Sony PlayStation Players' Lounge to pick up a custom PSP
Dallas – Nate Robinson braved the snow to perform in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest and go for a record third title. Before wowing the crowd at the American Airlines Center during All-Star Saturday Night, Robinson was getting his videogame on at the Sony PlayStation Players’ Lounge inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Robinson talked about his own gaming prowess, gaming in the NBA and the chances on the Knicks getting All-Star LeBron James next season in this exclusive interview.
Nate, are you a big gamer?
Oh, everybody knows that—of course!
What kind of games do you like to play?
All games. I do a videogames section in Hoops magazine—it’s pretty cool. They send me games, I test them out, and give feedback. It’s awesome. I play Madden, I play games that guys probably wouldn’t even think about playing, some games people sleep on. But it’s cool—I’m a big gamer, and the whole world has my gamer tag.
Are some of your teammates also big gamers?
Yes, it’s kind of funny. My whole team two years ago, I went to their house, hooked up their Xbox Live, created their names and I made them play the game. I think it’s awesome—I have five or six guys who play the game.
Who wins, usually?
Usually me! But, guys are stepping up their game. Marty Collins beat me a couple of times in Madden. We have tournaments every road trip, so we play a lot.
Have you seen your computer likeness in NBA 2K10 yet?
It’s awesome! I played earlier today, and it’s cool!
What’s your signature move?
My hezzie. I do my hezzie with the floater, little layups. I might dunk—it depends on who’s under the hoop.
What’s your favorite dunk?
The windmill—it’s kinda hot. The tip dunk—they have the new tip dunk now, so if the ball comes off the rim, you can tip dunk it back. I think that’s pretty hot.
You and Dwight Howard have teamed up for the All-Star Games. What do you two have cooking up for this year’s?
I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m ready for whatever. It’s going to be pretty fun with the new arena in Dallas--I think that’s going to be kinda hot.
Bookmark/Search this post with
About the Author
John Gaudiosi
Editor-in-Chief
John Gaudiosi has been covering videogames for the past 20 years for outlets like The Washington Post, CNET, Wired Magazine and CBS.com. He has focused on the convergence of entertainment and videogames for outlets like Video Business, Home Media Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Gamerlive.TV and is also a freelance game columnist for Reuters and writes for outlets like Forbes.com, NVISION, Official PlayStation Magazine, EGM Now, Geek Monthly, PrimaGames.com, and Yahoo! Games. John also serves as the video game expert for NBC in Washington D.C. and has produced videogame documentaries for The History Channel and Starz Entertainment. John was named one of the Top 50 Game Journalists in the world by Next-Gen.biz in 2007. He is the co-author of Scholastic Books' How to Get into Videogames, Prima Publishing's Madden: Twenty Years of Videogame Football and Electronic Arts: The Official History.
Poll Question
GamerLive.TV newsletter
Like us on Facebook
Related Articles
- Nate Robinson Beats DeMar DeRozan in NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, Both Major Gamers (133.3%)
- NBA All-Star: DeMar DeRozan Wins “Slam Dunk-In,” Plays God of War 3 To Get Ready (133.3%)
- Sony Offers NBA All-Stars Custom PSPs in Snowy Dallas (133.3%)
- Dallas' Record Snowfall Creates Interesting NBA All-Star 2010 Weekend (133.3%)
- 2K Sports Performs Mega Update To NBA 2K12 Roster (100.0%)
- Dirk Nowitzki Leads Dallas Mavericks Past Miami Heat 105-95, Wants Better Haircut in NBA 2K12 (100.0%)
Popular content
Today's:
Latest Videos
