Earlier this week, a clip from Paul George’s show, Podcast P, featuring Mikal Bridges gained attention.
In the clip, Bridges expressed his strong support for Ben Simmons and his belief that Simmons will be a valuable asset to the Nets next season. Bridges used colorful language to emphasize his point, which should have been censored if aired on television. Surprisingly, the clip was aired unedited on NBA Today, including some uncensored F-bombs at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
This led to a humorous moment when the program returned to the studio, and Malika Andrews made a clever remark while Ramona Shelburne and Marc Spears looked surprised.
“I’ve got big faith, big confidence in [Simmons] this year,” Bridges said on an episode of Paul George’s ‘Podcast P.’
“His back was messed up and him actually going through getting x-rays and [doctors] telling him, ‘You need surgery,’ I think it kinda felt good for him. I think people didn’t believe him. He was kind of the little boy who cried wolf sometimes. I think he’s in a good place, like, we’re close. He’s talking in the chat all the time. I think he just feels that like, he has a f—ing lot of friends and we all f–k with him.”
Those f-bombs were probably supposed to be censored. Whoops. pic.twitter.com/gAUzeEbUiK
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 26, 2023
Although incidents like this happen, it’s amusing to see the reaction from the studio hosts, although the control room must have been less composed as they tried to figure out how it happened. What makes it even funnier is that it wasn’t just one F-bomb that slipped through, but two in a row.
While podcast clips may receive more scrutiny in the future, the idea of an uncensored ESPN can be entertaining, as it would make games more lively without muting the rim microphones after every possession.
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