NBA Today follows Pat McAfee Show in major broadcasting change caused by ESPN’s PGA Championship coverage
ESPN host Pat McAfee’s self-titled show wasn’t the only program affected by ESPN’s coverage of the PGA Championship.
NBA Today and The Pat McAfee Show didn’t come on the air on Friday as the network aired the iconic golf tournament instead.
GettyNBA Today wasn’t aired on Friday due to the PGA Championship being on ESPN[/caption]
X/@PatMcAfeeShowThe Pat McAfee Show didn’t air on Thursday and Friday because of the iconic golf tournament[/caption]
With the NBA playoffs in full force, ESPN made the stunning decision to not find a slot for NBA Today on Friday.
The popular NBA show is hosted by Malika Andrews along with numerous analysts including Kendrick Perkins and Chimey Ogwumike.
NBA Today airs from 3 to 4 pm ET.
McAfee’s show, meanwhile, didn’t air on Thursday or Friday because of the PGA Championship airing on ESPN.
The program also went completely off-the-air for two days during The Masters last month.
While McAfee’s show being on the air for two days come as a surprise, the program dives mostly into NFL talk and the professional sport is in the offseason.
However, NBA Today being off-air comes at a time when the New York Knicks will play the Indiana Pacers in a Game 6 matchup on Friday night.
The Knicks are up 3-2 in the series as Jalen Brunson put up an outstanding performance in Game 5, scoring 44 in the New York win.
The popular show also could’ve discussed the Minnesota Timbwerwolves’ rout of the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Minnesota beat the Nuggets 115-70 in Game 6 and forced a Game 7 in Denver on Sunday.
But the talk of the day on Friday was about the world’s No. 1 golfer, Scottie Scheffler and his stunning arrest.
The spectacle delayed the start of the day’s First Take as the golf star was detained by cops after allegedly trying to drive past them on the way to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.
A fatal accident had occurred earlier in the morning and police were directing traffic at the time.
Scheffler was handcuffed and transported to Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections.
ESPNKendrick Perkins (far right) is among the usual NBA Today panelists[/caption]
The 27-year-old was released and able to gear up for his 10:08 am ET tee time in the second round of the PGA Championship.
However, Scheffler is still facing four charges, per a police report.
Scheffler broke his silence following his arrest on his Instagram Story.
“This morning, I was proceeding as directed by police officers,” he wrote. It was a very chaotic situation, understandably so considering the tragic accident that had occurred earlier, and there was a big misunderstanding of what I thought I was being asked to do.
“I never intended to disregard any of the instructions. I’m hopeful to put this to the side and focus on golf today.”
Through two rounds, Scheffler is -9 and three strokes behind the leader Xander Schauffele.
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