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ESPN's *Inside the NBA* featured Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel in its 'Gone Fishing' graphic for the eliminated Boston Celtics. The graphic included notable figures from Boston's sports and pop culture after the Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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ESPN has generally been very careful to cover the saga involving NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel. But TNT Sportsâ Inside the NBA production crew wasnât afraid to go there in its first season with the Worldwide Leader.
After the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday, Inside the NBA followed on ESPN (the game was on ABC). At the end of the program, Inside the NBA aired its âGone Fishingâ segment, which mocks teams eliminated from the playoffs. The âGone Fishingâ graphics always show stars from the team that has been eliminated, and they frequently include notable figures from the sports and pop culture worlds relating to that teamâs city.
Well, the Boston Celtics were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs in a Game 7 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. And the Inside the NBA âGone Fishingâ graphic included Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Bill Simmons, John Krasinski, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Good Will Hunting form⊠and Russini and Vrabel.
The graphic featured Vrabel holding (who worked at ESPN from 2015 to 2023) at the front of the boat as her arms stretched out a la the .
Dianna Russini was included in the graphic as part of a humorous segment that features notable figures related to teams eliminated from the playoffs.
The Boston Celtics were eliminated by the Philadelphia 76ers in a Game 7 loss during the NBA playoffs.
The graphic included Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, as well as celebrities like Bill Simmons, John Krasinski, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck.
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Usually, the Inside the NBA crew isnât afraid to speak its mind. But Charles Barkley, Shaquille OâNeal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson didnât know what to do with this one.
âYou guys areâŠâ Barkley said, likely referring to the production crew that put the graphic together.
âOur buddy Bill Simmons is in there, John Krasinski, Mark Wahlberg,â Johnson said.
âWho are the two people at the front?â Smith said, surely trying to bait Barkley or Shaq into addressing it. âI donât know them.â
âStop it,â Barkley responded. âStop it.â
âBen Affleck and Matt Damon on there, Tatum and Brown,â Johnson continued. âThatâs all I see on that boat. I donât see anything else.â
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