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By Arthur Weinstein on

The Utah Jazz had a big game Monday night against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Yet fans who tuned in to the team’s radio network to hear the start of the game must have been surprised it was not being broadcast.

Veteran Jazz broadcaster David Locke shared some bad news at game time. Turns out a fan in Denver’s Ball Arena had spilled beer “all over” the broadcast control board.

“Apologies a guy just spilled a beer all over our radio engineers controls and so we are unable to start with the game on the broadcast. Hopefully up shortly,” Locke posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Inquiring minds had many questions. For starters, how did this happen? Surely, pregame is too early for someone to be that inebriated. Maybe they’re just clumsy by nature.

Also, just imagine that awkward conversation between the clumsy fan and radio engineer.

The broadcast finally got on the air late in the first quarter.

Locke is in his 15th year of broadcasting Jazz games. He works alongside former ABA/NBA star and Utah basketball legend Ron Boone, who began broadcasting Jazz games in 1988.

It’s likely their first-ever delay for spilled beer.

Fans spilled their thoughts on the situation.


[David Locke, Utah Jazz]

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Arthur spends his free time traveling around the U.S. to sporting events, state and national parks, and in search of great restaurants off the beaten path.

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