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One ESPN announcer may have saved himself before making a career-ending mistake while on air.
On Tuesday, Joey Chestnut won his 16th 4th of July Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog eating contest.
Not even a weather delay can stop Joey Chestnut 😤
He downs 62 hot dogs to claim his 16th Mustard Belt 🏆 pic.twitter.com/PbcOkt1gVc
— ESPN (@espn) July 4, 2023
After the contest ended, one of the ESPN guys tried to compare Chestnut’s accomplishment to the late great Bill Russell, who recently passed away at 88.
Before finishing his sentence, the ESPN announcer noticed his mistake and stayed silent before his partner picked up where he left off.
That guy was about to compare Chestnut to Bill Russell and stopped himself lmao
— 𝕏 – Ross (@RossInBergen) July 4, 2023
LMAO at the ESPN dude backtracking so hard on the Bill Russell slander real quick#nathansfamous
— David In Austin (@DavidInAlief) July 4, 2023
Here’s the video of how the awkward exchange went down.
ESPN guy tried to compare Joey Chestnut to Bill Russell, immediately knew he made a mistake lol pic.twitter.com/qh8ovi3OR4
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 4, 2023