Do you ever remind him that you finished your career at Michigan State with more points than him?TK:(Laughs) No, I didn't, but mostly because he played on a couple of not great teams while he was there. I know one season he was moving up to forward and back to defense, and things like that. I'm pretty sure they only won two games one year, so I would never do that.
Do you guys still keep in touch during the season?TK:Oh yeah, all the time. We text back and forth, see how each other is doing. He had a baby, so I'm always checking in to see how his family is doing.
Jeff comes off as a very shy person. Since you know him really well, is he like that when you guys hang out together?TK:Not with me. He definitely was when we would meet new people. When I brought him to meet my wife for the first time, he was shy. He's definitely very shy, but he opens up. When we're together, we're always quoting movies and acting like idiots.
Do you guys spend time together during the summer? What do you do when you're just hanging out?TK:Yeah, we do. I spend most of my time out here in Boston, but when I do go back I always make a point of going to visit him and his wife and baby. He's got a pretty cool house in Michigan on a lake, so it's nice to go see him. I always see him at Michigan State's Pro Camp. We spend that whole week together, which is great, too.
In college, it was more playing video games, watching movies and things like that - quoting movies and just trying to be funny. Now, it's more about relaxing and just hanging out on his lake, drinking some wine and having some laughs.
We've heard that you were Jeff's best man at his wedding and he was yours when you tied the knot. Was it an easy decision to make on your part?TK:I actually wasn't the best man, but I was in the wedding. We both stood up at each other's weddings. I think it just speaks volumes about our relationship. It was nice to be a part of it. We're going to be keeping in touch for the rest of our lives. Those are the type of people you want to have standing up with you at your wedding. It was an easy decision for both of us.