From Deseret News archives:
Utah Jazz: Heartthrob status doesn't suit 'Thinker' Korver
How does he feel about being an NBA heartthrob?
His eyes almost roll back into his head. He pauses and sighs, his shoulders slumping in surrender, and then he plows ahead, offering the same practiced answer he's repeated a thousand times.
"I just don't know how to answer that question," he says. "I don't know how I'm supposed to respond. It's very awkward."
Touche. The reporter hates asking the question, and Korver hates answering it but there's no ignoring it, either. Korver, the string-bean swingman for the Jazz, enjoys a rare level of popularity, even by NBA standards, especially by females.
On any night in EnergySolutions Arena, there are enough signs to fill the Republican Convention, most of them held aloft by women. Kyle, we love you. Kyle, will you marry me? From two young girls: Kyle, will you wait for me? From two older women: Why go for two when you can go for three?
At a recent charity event, Jazz players were enlisted to sign autographs and have their photos taken with fans. Korver's was the longest line, snaking its way back from the bowels of the ESA out onto the court, and many female fans asked to sit on Korver's lap.
Korver's female fans are different than what you might expect from the NBA arena. For the most part, these are not groupies in provocative, come-hither clothing. These are grandmas, housewives, grade-school kids and teens, ranging in age from 7 to 60 (to wit, the sign in the ESA: My grandma thinks you're hot.").
TV stations and newspapers have already produced several in-depth profiles about Korver, and he's only been with the team for four months. The media honeymoon is on for Korver. Veteran TV newscasters like Shauna Lake are reduced to asking fawning questions like this one: "What did your mom do to raise a guy like you?"
"There have been a lot of articles lately," Korver says. "It's embarrassing."
There also are dozens of Kyle Korver Web sites, none of which belong to Korver himself. Some of them have such accurate information about him that he calls it "creepy."
Recent comments
Kyle was raised with high morals and a love for God. He is the...
Kathy | June 22, 2008 at 6:25 p.m.
o.k. i have seen so many girls fall for him. and i'll admit i am not...
Janet Krisp | June 16, 2008 at 12:59 p.m.
How do you contact Kyle Korver?
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