NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You know you’ve hit rock-bottom when you’re getting passed over for bowling — celebrity bowling.
ESPN announced on Wednesday night that it will not air the Knicks-Lakers matinee on Super Bowl Sunday. Understandable, as the ‘Bockers are a league-worst 7-36 and the Lakers are 12-31.
But what is the network replacing the NBA matchup with, you ask?
None other than a celebrity bowling event, the New York Post reports.
Seriously.
According to the newspaper, this marks the seventh time this season that ESPN/ABC has decided not to broadcast a previously-scheduled Knicks game.
The celebrity bowling event will be hosted by Clippers point guard Chris Paul.
“They’ve been looking at pulling that Super Bowl game for a while — more the Knicks than the Lakers,” a source told the newspaper.
The New York Post also reports that TNT has pulled next week’s (Jan. 29) Knicks-Pacers game.
New York snapped its franchise-worst 16-game losing streak this past Monday when it beat the Pelicans, then made it two in a row with a victory over the lowly 76ers on Wednesday.
The Knicks will host the Magic at Madison Square Garden on Friday night and then take on the Hornets in Charlotte on Saturday.
ESPN announced on Wednesday night that it will not air the Knicks-Lakers matinee on Super Bowl Sunday. Understandable, as the ‘Bockers are a league-worst 7-36 and the Lakers are 12-31.
But what is the network replacing the NBA matchup with, you ask?
None other than a celebrity bowling event, the New York Post reports.
Seriously.
According to the newspaper, this marks the seventh time this season that ESPN/ABC has decided not to broadcast a previously-scheduled Knicks game.
The celebrity bowling event will be hosted by Clippers point guard Chris Paul.
“They’ve been looking at pulling that Super Bowl game for a while — more the Knicks than the Lakers,” a source told the newspaper.
The New York Post also reports that TNT has pulled next week’s (Jan. 29) Knicks-Pacers game.
New York snapped its franchise-worst 16-game losing streak this past Monday when it beat the Pelicans, then made it two in a row with a victory over the lowly 76ers on Wednesday.
The Knicks will host the Magic at Madison Square Garden on Friday night and then take on the Hornets in Charlotte on Saturday.
They'd never pull this kinda of shyt with the NFL.
