If you’ve watched an NBA broadcast on TNT over the past decade, there’s no way to avoid “Bones,” which often comes on the network before their Thursday night showcase games. And if you’ve seen Bones, you’ve probably seen the actor Pej Vahdat, who plays Arastoo Vaziri on the show.
Vahdat, the son of refugees from the Iranian Revolution, is also a massive Bulls fan who is very active, and opinionated, on Twitter during the season, as you can see in this Q&A.
Vahdat took some time out of his filming schedule to chat with The Athletic about the origins of his Bulls fandom, his (softening) dislike of LeBron James, his thoughts on the future of the team and more.