NBA commentator Kristian Palotie is already looking forward to the New Year with his family.
Kristian Palotie is a basketball all-rounder. Jenni Gästgivar
Kristian Palotie know that iron must be struck while it’s hot.
And the NBA at Christmas really is.
Ruutu, which manages the Finnish television rights, will broadcast five matches live on Wednesday the 25th. The job starts at 19:00 at Madison Square Garden, where the local Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs.
After that, it’s Mavericks–Timberwolves (9:30 p.m.), Celtics–76ers (00:00), California’s hegemony match Warriors–Lakers (03:00) and Suns–Nuggets (05:30).
37-year-old Palotie is the father of two children, but at the same time he is the voice of Ruutu channel.
At Christmas, he is especially the latter.
– This is familiar. On Christmas Day, there is a narration marathon, which means 13 hours will be spent there in the booth. It’s already a tradition, says Palotie.
– We are going to celebrate Christmas with the family on Sunday morning, and I will return to work on the evening of Christmas Day. And after all, we will have the New Year together. Family life revolves around this vacation like any other working person.
Basketball fills a large part of Palotie’s life. because he is also the responsible coach of Lahti Basketball. The Christmas break of the team, which is making a strong return to the Korisliiga, will end on the 27th, when “CoachPalotie”, also known from social media, will naturally lead the training sessions.
And on the next day, the narration tasks await again with the domestic Korisliiga.
– The family knows that this is my job.
Next Saturday, the domestic divari continues again. Lahti travels to Tampere as Rahola Pyrkivä’s guest. Palotie’s team has won every match so far.
– I claim that some Korisliiga players may have a much more hectic Christmas than I do. Of course, that one bit of narration is pretty wild, but otherwise the pace of work is moderate.