 Hey everybody, welcome into another yes, we're here segment. It's Julianne Vianne brain at my house the New York liberty analyst And I'm joined by Liberty all-star Key and nurse from her quarantine position and first off Kia. Where are you at? It looks like you're in your closet or something and how are you feeling right now? I Am currently in my bedroom in Hamilton, Canada Spending some time with the family and it's been a roller coaster of emotions But we're all we're all right. We're all healthy and well, and that's all that matters right now Has this been the biggest break you've had in years? Maybe since you've been a little girl because I was thinking about it and I know as a former player It means you went from overseas work to literally right into the WNBA season and you go non-stop So this has to be a little bit strange Yeah I think one of the benefits of playing in Australia is that it's a short season So you get that extra month a month and a half off where you can kind of let your body Kind of get back into the swing of things before you start WNBA season So do I think this part of the month is gonna happen? Yes this extended period that I feel like we're gonna have off That's it hasn't been like that in a long time I feel like I haven't been in my house like this in a long time and around my family like this So it's good kind of on that sense getting able to catch up with them and see them more often But it's very I get very antsy in the house Like wanting to get out and do something. Oh Yeah, no doubt about it. You and I both okay. Well, let's get into some of your positives of your playing career a little bit I want to rehash maybe Something you can talk to us about your best memory in terms of a game or an inside Moment that you can share with people that maybe aren't as familiar with you I mean, we all know that you had a tremendous playing career at UConn and you now you're Considered a pro at the pro level. You're no longer rookie. You've got a couple years under your belt So do you have a special moment that you can share? Um, I would say Like most recently with the WNBL in Australia That last game-winning shot that I hit in the championship series So for me that was kind of one of those moments where after all of the years of like disappointment from both final fours my junior and senior year To a lot of close games along the way that we hadn't won That was one where I was like, oh, we finally got it Like we finally got it in the close game and that was really exciting and for me to have hit that shot That was a big confidence boost. So I think of a little bit more believe myself now that's interesting you say that because You know kind of piggybacking off of that. How has that made you a better player given you're playing these different roles on Different teams throughout your career. How's that made you maybe a more versatile player? Yeah, it's been huge for my development. I think now more than ever I've got a lot more confidence in my offensive game than I had before and I think that was a big part of being in Australia and being in a situation where my coach told me like go out there and be aggressive and we need you to score and I hadn't been in that situation in a long time so I think that was big for me coming back from Australia after my first year and Coming back to the WNBA season and feeling like this is a shot that I can take and make Because I'd practiced it so many times in Australia And I think this I was riding another wave of momentum coming off of this season in Australia, obviously a little bit awkward now But I think it's made all the difference in me being able to understand different roles based on what team I'm on Or who's around me and how to work with that All right, Keo, what's the best advice that you've ever gotten as a pro player or just personally? I mean, I know you played for a legendary coach like, you know, Ari, I know we've asked you this in the past But maybe for people who haven't heard you answer this. I'd love to hear Since you played even more basketball since then what's the best advice you've ever gotten? Um, I would say two things. One is be yourself in whatever situation that you're in Have confidence in that person that you know you can be because it'll help you Be all the better and it'll help you understand that no matter what situation you're in no matter who your teammates are If they're new if it's a new kind of system that you have to get yourself into if you stick to being true to who you are As a player, you'll continue to grow and get better But definitely understand that comes along with the good things about you as a player But also the bad things that you know are your weaknesses and you have to address Um, and then I think the second thing is that it's a business, right? You're a professional athlete and that's what it is Um, you know, don't take things too personally everybody's in it trying to make sure that they keep their job every single day So they're gonna fight and they're gonna claw at you in practice So go out there and do the same thing and make sure that you have a job at the end of the day Yeah, you got that thick skin. I know it. I know it I also know you come from an insanely insanely athletic family lineage and I won't even get into it Just yeah, I'm gonna let you describe that to people that are maybe listening and For people who don't know maybe how athletic your bloodline is I want you to get into that because it's it's pretty fascinating to me You must have gotten good advice from your siblings from your uncle from from various people Yeah, it's really interesting because somebody always messes up my family line somewhere like somebody that's a cousin's always a Sister or some kind of that and I'm like, all right, I'll just go for you. Um, so if we go for my immediate family There's me and then I have an older sister Tamika who played at the University of Oregon and the University of Bowling Green Basketball, I have an older brother who was a year older than me. He was drafted Seventh overall in the NHL draft and he plays for the Edmonton Oilers currently Then there's my mother who was a basketball player for the University of McMaster here in our hometown Then my father Richard was a CFL player for six years For the Hamilton Tiger Cats My uncle is Donovan McNabb who played for Philadelphia Eagles majority of his career He's married to my dad's sister my auntie rocks who Played basketball for the University of Syracuse And then we have my cousin Sarah who is a woman's hockey player She has a silver medal from the last Olympics playing for team Canada And her brother Isaac is currently in the OHL as the captain of the Hamilton Bulldogs And I think I didn't miss anybody. That's incredible Are any of you locally there with you? So you've got some people you can talk to about this quarantining situation They they all understand that you're probably going to start creating Yeah, um, my cousins are definitely here in Hamilton Obviously I have my parents here at the house My sister comes in and out because she doesn't live at this house But she's in Hamilton Toronto area and then my brother's a constant FaceTime obviously with his season And the NHL and the uncertain same uncertainty that every other pro leagues in He's kind of where he is in Edmonton and camping out there for a little bit So he's like a double FaceTime call every single day, which is fun But lots of lots of people around that have just they understand it They don't really question why I'm going outside for hours to do a workout You know, that stuff's interesting. My neighbors on the other hand, they're funny They're like, oh, you can't get a get away from it, huh? I don't have a choice That's my job All right, key a couple more fun facts and fun questions before we wrap it up And I mean, I just want to know if you could have dinner with three famous people Dead or alive Who would it be? Beyonce Oh, tell us why I love it. I just always loved Beyonce. I always wanted to be like queen of the beehive I always want to be a backup dancer. Not sure why I went to her concert And when we were in New York last summer, I'm on my life. She was like right there Yeah, I don't know why I just like I've always loved her Yeah, like I like the way she handles things too, like you don't see her in the media all the time She doesn't do a bunch of stuff like but you know who she is. I like that about her um I would like to couple Barack Obama and Michelle Obama together as one person because like we should just have a family dinner, basically I I loved the experience of going to the White House and meeting Obama for two years with Yukon Um, I was always like maybe Michelle will pop up today. This might be the moment Um, and it didn't happen. So I need to have that that dinner to end that um And then the third one, I would definitely say Kobe Bryant Like I would just love to continue to pick his brain and and have a conversation with him I thought he had like the best grasp on life and basketball And I think that's something that I would love to keep talking to him about No, that's great stuff and my last question for you and maybe you already mentioned one of them But were any of those people your childhood idol or do you have another childhood idol that you can tell? Um, my sister was Michael Jordan to me because that's who I saw all the time My parents were both coaching when I was born So we would always be in the gym watching her play. She's like eight years older than me So I got eight years of that um, and I just wanted to be everything that she was and then it was Later in my life when I watched ESPN to really get ESPN Canada For the first time and my memoir was on a new con and that's when I was kind of like I would like to go there and I would like to be like her. So she became the inspiration after that Incredible choices. Well, thank you so much. Kia. I mean, I am so excited to see you back on the hardwood Really soon and as always stay healthy everybody be safe and quarantine All right next time. Thank you. See you soon. Hopefully