Cameraman under fire for risqué close up on Louisville cheerleaders
Saturday’s Miami-Louisville college football game has gone viral, and not because of the No. 6 Hurricanes’ 52-45 victory over the hometown Cardinals.
ESPN cameramen have been alternately criticized and criticized by fans for a bizarre close-up of Louisville cheerleaders at a crucial moment of the game.
As the Cardinals drove late in the fourth inning, fans got an up-close look at the back of the Louisville dance team as they performed for the crowd at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
“That’s someone’s daughter!” wrote a critic on X in response to the clip.
Many of the other responses focused on thanking ESPN for the up-close perspective.
Saturday’s Miami-Louisville college football game went viral, but not because of the game
“Cameraman is clearly a trained professional,” one fan added.
It was actually a big week for eagle-eyed cameramen with questionable motives.
In the New York Knicks’ preseason finale against the Wizards, cameras from MSG Network in Washington captured the awkward moment when a couple began arguing in the crowd.
As MSG Network studio host Bill Pidto read a promo as the broadcast returned from commercial, a man and woman wearing Knicks replica jerseys appeared in the crowd at Capital One Arena.
Only instead of popcorn or a large drink, they had an intense conversation with the people in their immediate environment.
A man sitting in a row behind the two Knicks fans was noticeably eavesdropping as the woman became increasingly irritated, turned her head away from her acquaintance and wiped a tear from her eye.
A man sitting behind the two Knicks fans was noticeably eavesdropping as the woman became irritated, turned her head away from her acquaintance and wiped a tear from her eye.
“Homie in the background just wanted to watch some hoops, now he has to listen to this,” one fan wrote on X.
Interestingly, as the woman became more emotional, the man seemed to withdraw and began to stare into the distance when the game returned after a timeout.
A large number of comments focused on MSG Network’s decision to stick with the feuding couple during what could have been a more private moment.
“Why are they keeping the camera on him?” one fan asked online.
“That’s not cool having the camera on them like that,” another added.