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No joke: Jovial, lean Beck shows glimpses of ‘big’ potential

Birima Seck is serious about getting better at basketball.

His life around that mission is a little more laid back.

“Honestly, I’m a comedian. And everybody knows that about me,” Seck told the Journal in an interview last week at the UNM Lobo men’s basketball team’s media day. He was asked who the funniest player on the team is.

“I be making all of them laugh all the time. It’s because of the way that I’m talking and my English. I have this accent. I’m not from here. And on top of that, I’m friendly. So, I be making people laugh all the time.