“Get Up” anchor Mike Greenberg was discussing the arrests of Portland Path Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Warmth guard Terry Rozier. He famous that, till not too long ago, sports activities playing “was one thing that networks like ESPN would keep far-off from” earlier than acknowledging, “These days are clearly lengthy behind us.”
Paradoxically, Greenberg made his level simply as a chyron studying “Wager $10, Get $100” for ESPN Wager, the community’s playing enterprise, appeared on the bottom-right nook of the display.
That’s, till the promo disappeared with out warning on the 24-second mark of the section.
ESPN declined to remark concerning the chyron, however the juxtaposition between the sports activities community overlaying a tough information story involving playing whereas additionally making an attempt to push its personal sports activities betting enterprise was simply too ironic for many individuals.
One observer famous the chyron solely disappeared when the “Get Up” hosts had been discussing the NBA scandal, and was there for the overwhelming majority of the episode.
And, sure, there was mockery.
ESPN has confronted different points whereas overlaying the playing scandal.
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