Derik Queen Jose Alvarado interview

    by Emeka Q Rossi: Queen

    After wrapping up his rookie season, Derik Queen asked Jose Alvarado for some advice. The response was blunt: shut up and listen. Queen then wondered if that meant he had been bad, and Alvarado admitted that sometimes he was.

    Transcript (en)

    What's some advice you give me now that I finish my rookie year? Yo, chill out, bro. Chill, chill. Yo, stop, bro. Come on. Some advice I would give you, shut up and listen. That was bad? Sometimes you learn from the moments. You wasn't a kid that wasn't trying to think he knew it all. And just be yourself. You got an important year coming up. I tell you this all the time. So you better have a great summer, and I'm happy for you. Let me ask you a question. What was your favorite moment between me and you in New Orleans? I was like, I made like a bad play and then you left my head up. When we was in Miami, man, you went out to eat. And it was just good vibes. Yeah, I respect that. My God, man, I appreciate you.