‘Please don’t show that again!’: Announcer BEGGS his TV producer to avoid replaying nasty looking injuries on March Madness… only to have slow motion shown seconds later
Former NBA player turned analyst Brendan Haywood pleaded with TNT producers to avoid reproducing a nasty-looking injury suffered by a UCLA player against Northwestern at March Madness, only to have his plea fall on deaf ears.
With 23.3 seconds remaining in the second half of Saturday’s second-round matchup in Sacramento, Calif., David Singleton immediately fell to the ground after spraining his ankle.
As the UCLA guard lay in excruciating pain at the Golden 1 Center, home of the Sacramento Kings, Haywood urged and pleaded with his production team not to show again the highlights of what appeared to be a severe sprain in ankle.
“I think he hurt his ankle,” said Haywood, who won an NBA ring with Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. “Oh my gosh. Oh no, that looked like his leg.
‘Please don’t show that again. Please don’t show that again, if that’s what I think it is. Don’t show it.
UCLA guard David Singleton, 24, sprained his ankle with 23.3 seconds left against Northwestern
Singleton reacted by lying down in pain, after what many feared was a broken ankle at first.
Regardless, the game’s broadcast team immediately showed a replay, despite initially fearing Singleton may have broken his ankle.
Fortunately, the 24-year-old was able to get back on his feet and made it off the pitch with the help of his teammates. He was later seen again on the Bruins’ bench, in time for the usual late-game handshakes.
Whether Singleton could appear in the Sweet 16 round of the tournament remains to be seen. The UCLA senior was named to the starting lineup for the Bruins’ final regular season game on March 2.
Singleton has started for the Bruins in every game since (6), including two at March Madness. Before facing Northwestern, UCLA defeated the University of North Carolina Asheville in the first round of the tournament.
Singleton has been a prolific 3-point shooter during his five years in college, shooting more than 43 percent from beyond the arc for the Bruins in 163 games. This season, the guard started 15 of a possible 36 games for his school.
He is also currently averaging 9.1 points per game and 2.8 rebounds.
Singleton was carried off the court by his teammates and is now a doubt for UCLA’s Sweet 16 game