More About Those Floats From Frostop
On Friday, I made mention of this burger joint in Baton Rouge, La.
I visited Frostop during a break in filming for Kevin Durant’s upcoming movie “Switch.” What went unmentioned is that this is actually one of the locations you will see in the film.
In the movie, the high school kid (played by actor and current Nickelodeon star Taylor Gray) that receives Durant’s basketball skills is on a date at this joint. He’ll be sitting on the back of a truck with his young lady friend when Durant’s agent approaches him for the first time to inform him what has happened. It will be one of the critical scenes to the story’s plot.
So just remember. Frostop.
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Catching Up With Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant has every reason to smile this summer
BATON ROUGE, La. — After spending a day on the set of Kevin Durant’s upcoming movie “Switch” on Friday, today was media day, the day to ask Durant about his movie and any and everything else that’s been up with him this summer.
And that’s a tough job.
Try making a list of questions you’d like to ask Durant. Now try and trim that list to make sure you get the best ones in.
Because you’ve only got 10 minutes. After that, time’s up and you’re being shooed away so the next person on the circuit can come in and do it all over again.
But, we do our best. And all things considered, I actually covered a lot of ground with KD in a one-on-one interview this afternoon. Be sure to pick up The Oklahoman and stay on NewsOK.com in the coming days for a Q&A on a variety of topics. In the meantime, here’s some of the more significant tidbits that emerged from of our chat.
On The Set Of Switch With Kevin Durant
When they say "Quiet on the set," they want it quiet.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Rarely is there a night I lay in bed struggling to sleep. Not like this. Not because of anticipation of what’s to come the next day.
Thursday night brought that odd mix of delight and dread.
On Friday morning I would embark on a trip unlike any other I’ve taken during my five seasons covering the NBA. Though in some respects, it all felt the same. The early morning alarm. The drive to Will Rogers before the sun comes up. The freezing cold plane and crying baby in the neighboring seat. Even the arrival airport, New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International, was in my comfort zone. I’ve made the trek to this part of the Bayou 15 to 20 some odd times over the past six years.
But this time the arena I was about to step into was a completely different animal — and completely out of my comfort zone.
It all started when an email landed in my inbox Tuesday morning. It was from a PR firm. The subject read “Kevin Durant interview for upcoming movie release.” Nothing to fret there. I’ve known a Durant movie was coming. And I’ve interviewed Durant countless times. But somewhere in the body of the email was a bit about the studio, Warner Bros. Pictures, inviting media members to visit the set of the feature-length film Switch, which KD is the star of.
Sounds like a great opportunity, right?
Well after a 6:55 a.m flight out of OKC, with a connection in Houston and an hour drive from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, here I am, a wide-eyed rookie on the set of a major motion picture somehow starring the most down-to-earth basketball star I’ve come across in my time covering the league.
Here’s how it went.
