ButterB: Welcome back to 2KIB!! A lot has happen since our last interview a year ago haha. You went to training camp with The NBA G-league team, the Mad Ants, and then ended up signing a contract to play pro ball in Ireland. Can you walk us thru how that came to be and the whole process

Kason: Well right after I got released from the mad ants, I was right back in the lab grinding and not even a week later, the coach from Killester basketball club in Dublin, Ireland (Brian O’Malley) gave me a call and said they were interested. I prayed on it, and discussed it with my family and agent, and I decided to go there and play. It was a really fun experience and being able to travel was amazing. The people there were really nice and helpful and my teammates and coaches were all amazing. The competition was really good, and my club was playing very well until COVID postponed and ultimately cancelled the rest of our season. All glory to God for giving me the chance to do something that I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid and I’m grateful for the opportunity  

ButterB: What was the main thing you learned from playing in Ireland that you will be able to take with you and what is the most obvious difference so far from playing college ball to professional ball?

Kason: Well the physicality is the main difference. They don’t call as many fouls as they do in the US, which really makes you have to become tougher real quick. The one thing I learned from Ireland which I was able to take home is to never get satisfied. There’s always people out there working so you have to refuse to get outworked by anyone. My mentality right now being home is that I may not be the most talented or the most athletic or the fastest, but no one will outwork me 

ButterB: So as we all know 2020 has been crazy and what some people would describe as a “roller coaster” How did Covid effect you? I know earlier you said it ended your season early but if you can just go a little more in depth

“It was lowkey a blessing in disguise as weird as that sounds”

Kason: Man, I had a plan of going to the gym like 3-4 times a day when I came home. And literally, the day after I came home, our governor shut down the state of PA so we weren’t allowed to go anywhere. I was miserable, bored, and just anxious to get back at it. But honestly, it made me go back to my roots, which was hoop in my backyard, my shooting machine, and countless hours of just grinding. My neighbor had a weight set so I was lifting at his place like 3-4 times a week, and everyday I was getting shots up outside. Days it rained, I was in the garage doing ball handling and doing conditioning on my stationary bike in my house. I was doing anything I could to stay fresh and to get better. It also gave me a chance to dig deeper into my bible and continue to get closer to God through prayer and studying his word. And as always, I was on my 2k grind as well. COVID made me tougher and more hungry so it was lowkey a blessing in disguise as weird as that sounds. With that being said, prayers to everyone affected by it and my thoughts are with you.

ButterB: You recently played current college basketball prime-time player Jared Godfrey in 2k20 in for the “2k Crown” and won.. Can you describe the game and how big of victory that was for you

Kason:  Well, I wouldn’t consider it a crown game because he’s not even the best on his team in Fort Wayne right now in my opinion. But, we played twice. The first game was kind of close until late in the 4th when I started pulling away. And then the second game was a blowout from start to finish. I got both W’s which was cool and he hasn’t tried to play me since so I hope I didn’t scare him away. First game I was the rockets and he had the clippers. 2nd game I had the bucks and he had the Lakers

ButterB: Speaking on that team in Fort Wayne (Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons) , You were on a pretty special team in 2015-16 that won 24 games. What is you’re best memory from that Team?

Kason: My best memory was being able to witness my bot Max Landis drop 44 on USD. It was easily one of the best games i ever saw and he is one of the best players i had the pleasure of learning from and watching play

ButterB: Have you ever been on a horse?

Kason: I used to ride horses when i was little but i would like to get on one again sometime soon.

ButterB: You’re “Keep It Butter” question is about the NBA bubble. It recently came out that there is a hotline that people in the bubble can call to report other people or players that are not following the Covid-19 guidelines . Some reporters have dubbed it the ‘Snitch Hotline”. It also Came out that someone called the hotline and told on Lakers center Dwight Howard, So my question to you is, if you were in the bubble would you use the hotline and who do you think told on Dwight?

Kason:  I would use it because people need to start listening instead of doing whatever they want and putting people at sick. I think the ones who used it are being responsible and the ones who aren’t are being soft.  And honestly, if I had to guess, it was probably pat bev

ButterB: haha… not a terrible guess. Thanks for interview and Keep it Butter!

Kason: Always a pleasure Butter  Thanks for having me