5Nov/075:15 PM

Grant Hill, Mom Battle It Out On NBA Family Feud

By Jen

Grant Hill and his mom, Janet (VP of a business consulting firm and sits on the board of Duke's business school) apparently loved Family Feud growing up. "It was our favorite show when Grant was a kid. When Grant was maybe from about 8-15 we would sit at dinner together every night and watch. We knew we could win Family Feud if we just had a big enough family. There are only three of us. Grant's an only child, I'm an only child and Calvin (Grant's former NFL player father) is an only child. So we kept talking about various friends of our we could expropriate and make them part of our family and win Family Feud."

Grant and his mom got to make their weird dream come true when they recorded the episode in September with 5 other NBA players and their moms. The episode isn't run until the week of November 12-16th.

"It was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be," Janet said.

Arizona Republic interviewed Janet Hill:

Q: What's a food Grant hated to eat as a kid?

Janet Hill: "That's a hard question. I can hardly name anything. I guess brussels sprouts, but even that he likes now. The kid eats everything."

Q: What was Grant's favorite subject in school?

Janet Hill: "I think it was history. HIs least favorite was mathematics. When he told me that he was going to major in history at Duke and maybe get out of Duke without taking any math, I was horrified because I was a mathematics major."

Q:If he hadn't pursued basketball, what might he have been?

Janet Hill: "I think he might have pursued an advanced degree and become a college professor. I also think he might have been a businessman, which he's doing simultaneously with playing. Right now he's heavily involved in commercial real estate, and I think he would have done that, also."

Q: Hillary Clinton is a good friend because….

JH: "Well, we were in the same class at Wellesley College, the class of 1969, and we met in 1965 when we were freshmen. We were both involved in student government. So we have been friends for a very long time. Let me just say that neither one of us looked the way we look now. And neither one of us was blond. She looks great as a blond today.

Q: Are you going to vote for her?

JH: "You know, I'm not. I am backing Obama. I believe he provides a better opportunity for the country going forward. And, frankly, with a country of 300 million people, I believe we can find someone not named Bush or Clinton who is very, very good. It's been a Bush or a Clinton for 20 years, and if she were elected for two terms then it would be 28 years."

Only time will tell, but I am betting the guys win the NBA family feud. I am also willing to bet there was some ass slapping and grabbing on their journey to victory.