NEW YORK — One NBA team threw a strange line of questioning at Kentucky forward Kevin Knox during a pre-draft interview.
Knox told reporters on Wednesday that a team asked him at the NBA draft combine in Chicago whether he had a child.
Knox said he was surprised by the question and answered that he did not have a child. Knox said the team asked again, saying it had reason to believe that he indeed had a child.
Knox said he then asked for the child’s name, and the team backed off, admitting that the questions were asked in jest.
Potential draft prospects interview with executives and coaches from multiple teams at the combine in Chicago. Teams also interview players during pre-draft workouts at their facilities. Executives and coaches use the interviews as a tool to evaluate the prospect; some teams have been known to ask strange questions. Knox is the first player to relay this type of question from a pre-draft interview.
The team that asked the question is unknown.
Knox, a 6-foot-9 combo forward, is expected to be selected in the lottery during Thursday night’s NBA draft.
The New York Knicks, who select ninth, are among the teams who have Knox on their radar, per sources.
Source : ESPN