He may wear an NBA championship ring around his finger, but Boston Celtics guard Eddie House is about to be outdone. . . by his eight-year-old son. Jaelen House is already known for his constant presence on the court during Celtics' home games, and The Cartoon Network is now filming his day-to-day life for My Dad Is a Pro, to air this fall. Babble sat down to talk with Eddie House, a player known for being a dad first, about how his family is just like any other. . . with a few extra perks. — Jeanne Sager
We hear your son is a big fan of the Cartoon Network?
He's a fan of the Cartoon Network, all that stuff. He watches a bunch of them. He has them all TiVo'd on his Direct TV box!
So how did this opportunity to star on one of their shows come about?
They asked if it was something I'd be interested in doing [as part of a partnership between the NBA and the Cartoon Network], and I asked him if he'd be interested in doing it. He said, "Yeah!"
Jaelen goes to public school. How do his classmates react knowing who his dad is?
I don't know — he really doesn't talk to us about that. You get the looks and the waves 'hi' when you go pick him up, but besides that I think it's really normal for him.
What about you — how do you carve out the family time with three kids and eighty-two games a year plus practices?
You have to juggle responsibilities, take care of your responsibility at work and then come home and take care of your home responsibilities. You just figure a way out.
How does being so family-centered affect you as a player?
It gives you motivation. When you look and see your kids in the stands or when you leave and they say, "Have a good game!," it's extra motivation to go out and perform to show the best of your capabilities.