It’s one of those occupational hazards for announcers who broadcast games at courtside. Before today’s West Virginia-Notre Dame game at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, Verne Lundquist and broadcast partner Jim Spanarkel were doing their last-minute broadcast prep when a loose ball bounced towards press row right at Uncle Verne and you can see what happened:
Verne was ok. And there didn’t appear to be any breaks to his glasses. Tayvon Myers of West Virginia quickly apologized, but it resulted in these great screengrabs:
WATCH OUT UNCLE VERNE pic.twitter.com/qnt1fVfNsa
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/brianmfloyd/status/843145167330824193
And of course, there’s this gif:
bonk pic.twitter.com/WfN8m26ITh
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) March 18, 2017
I await some photoshopped memes. You know some creative minds are working on them already. Sometimes you get a gem at the NCAA Tournament and this certainly qualifies.
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Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013.
He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television.
Fang celebrates the four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.