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You'll notice that Bryant Gumbel never once used the s-word in his criticism of David Stern last night. His extended analogy called the players "hired hands," which ought to put the lie to any suggestion that actual, literal slavery was being evoked. That hasn't stopped the usual backlash that comes up whenever anyone even goes near that third rail of American everything. ("If he's saying NBA players are slaves," reads the highest-rated comment on Pro Basketball Talk, "bring back the plantations and i'll sign right up.") More »
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"His moves are intended to do little more than show how he's the one keeping the hired hands in their place." [The Basketball Jones, via Pro Basketball Talk] More »
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Jay Glazer just Tweeted this photo of him and training partner Chuck Liddell menacing Bryant Gumbel, who's in Los Angeles to film a segment for Real Sports. (Are they profiling Liddell, still the face of UFC and its best chance for a crossover star? Nah, they're profiling Glazer.) We're more taken with Gumbel's expression, smiling, as if he's a normal person who wears baseball caps and jeans, and tucks his thumbs into his waistband, and takes funny photos with friends, and has friends. More »
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According to sources at HBO, at a production meeting last week, staffers were informed that former Sec. Of State Condoleezza Rice's agent had inquired about her joining Bryant Gumbel's "Real Sports" reporting team. More »
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What better way to spend New Years than trying to figure out if it was really Bryant Gumbel that you heard belching during last night's Redskins/Giants game? At a couple of points during the broadcast, some miscellaneous belches were heard coming from the booth. Pro Football Talk (those guys are thorough) has the .mp3s, which you can listen to. Or you can just belch yourself for the same effect (grape soda makes this more fun). More »
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We have no inherent dislike of Bryant Gumbel, but sometimes we think there's some sort of slow gas leak in his home. Greg Gumbel's wacky brother has really done it this time, angering his NFL overlords (he was hired to do play-by-play on eight NFL Network games this season) when he made a rude comment about Gene Upshaw on his HBO show. Something about how Paul Tagliabue should show his successor (Roger Goodell) "where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash." Wait, here's the quote: More »
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A Deadspin reader points us to and bristles about a story posted on liberal media watchdog site Newsbusters.org which picks apart a quote from Bryant Gumbel's most recent Real Sports closing remarks. The quote appears to be just throw-away Gumbel soap-boxing, but the post implies that it may be borderline inflammatory. Of course they do. However...: More »
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