The Secret Life of the Greatest Mascot in Sports
Pablo Torre Finds Out
Pablo Torre
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
For 33 years, he was paid by the Denver Nuggets not to speak but to entertain — with unparalleled vitality and virality — as Rocky the Mountain Lion. Now, Kenn Solomon breaks his silence, on the bloody, back-breaking work of a very private profession. Plus: Rocky's flu game, his beef with Russell Westbrook... and what it feels like to get knocked unconscious by Charles Barkley.
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| 0:32.2 | Welcome to Pablo Torre finds out. |
| 0:34.4 | I am Pablo Torre, and today we're going to find out what this sound is. |
| 0:39.8 | I broke my back one time, doing a dunk. |
| 0:44.6 | Right after this ad. |
| 0:47.6 | You're listening to Draft King's Network. So there are some other things. |
| 1:08.4 | So there are some episodes, Ken, that I've been wanting to do forever since before the show launched. |
| 1:09.9 | And this is one of them. |
| 1:12.2 | I've been chasing you. You know this. I want people is one of them i've been chasing you you know this i want people to appreciate this i've been chasing you for a while it's been over a year yeah |
| 1:17.9 | but i guess for people who don't know uh your alter ego ken solomon thank you for being here |
| 1:23.4 | in studio by the way my pleasure um how do you describe what you did for 33 years? |
| 1:30.6 | I told people for a long time that I played dress-up for a living. |
| 1:35.9 | I just found, by the way, the other day, I was going through some boxes. |
| 1:38.9 | I found my first credential. |
| 1:42.0 | It says, Ken Solomon, entertainment guy. |
| 1:45.9 | I just made stuff up all the time. I was having fun. |
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