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Post-Game Interviews are footage of sports players being interviewed by reporters immediately following a competition. Online, many interviews containing shocking, humrous or confusing statements have circulated on various video-sharing sites.

Origin

The earliest known post-game interview to widely circulate on the Internet featured a rant delivered by basketball player Allen Iverson who repeated the phrase "We talking about practice" during a press conference in May 2002 (shown below).

Spread

On May 7th, 2010, YouTuber Shiv Maverick uploaded a clip of basketball player Dwight Howard becoming uncomfortable after being told he is wearing a "good color" (shown below, left). On January 27th, 2011, the ESPN YouTube channel uploaded a post-game interview in which New York Jets football player Bart Scott stretches his arms out as if he is flying over to interviewer Sal Polatonio (shown below, right).

On May 7th, 2012, Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Russell Westbrook told a reporter "no more questions for you bro" during a post-game press conference (shown below, left). On February 21st, 2013, Westbrook was interviewed after a game with the Utah Jazz in which he refused to answer a question about the game (shown below, right).

On September 21st, 2014, YouTuber Lauren Mickler uploaded an impassioned post-game interview with high school wide receiver Apollos Hester from Austin, Texas (shown below, left). Within five months, the video gained over 8.6 million views. On November 23rd, Seattle Seahawks football player Marshawn Lynch replied "Yea" to a series a questions during a post-game interview (shown below, right).

On January 16th, 2015, Westbrook repeated that he had a "good execution" for several questions during a post-game interview (shown below). In the first month, a YouTube upload of the video garnered upwards of 2.6 million views and 2,400 comments.

Notable Examples

Why You Heff to be Mad?

Why You Heff to be Mad? is a memorable quote uttered by Russian professional ice hockey goaltender Ilya Bryzagalov in response to a journalist's question about his fellow Anaheim Ducks teammate Chris Pronger during a post-game interview in 2006.

I Was Almost Coming

"I was Almost Coming" (Japanese: ほぼイキかけました, Hobo ikikake mashita) a catchphrase coined by the Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki. It became to a buzzword shortly after it was uttered in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Yao Ming Face

Yao Ming Face (sometimes referred to as “Fuck That Guy” or “Dumb Bitch”) is a rage comic-style contour drawing of the professional basketball player Yao Ming wearing a hearty smile. The drawing is based on a stillshot photograph of Yao Ming captured from a post-game press conference in May 2009.

Richard Sherman's Postgame Interview

Richard Sherman's Postgame Rant refers to televised taunts uttered by Seattle Seahawks' cornerback during an interview following his team’s 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in January 2014.

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