Former Boston Celtic Brian Scalabrine is taking advantage of his 6-foot-8 wingspan in his media career, even in his retirement from playing in the NBA.
Coronavirus outbreak or not, he’s still going to get the story.
The NBA issued a joint statement with the United States’ four other active major leagues, temporarily banning anyone who isn’t a player or essential staff from the locker rooms as precaution until the outbreak is controlled. It’s raised major questions about the league’s next steps if the pandemic doesn’t relent over the next few weeks. But for now, interviews are set up in designated areas.
During Scalabrine’s regular pregame interview with Brad Stevens for NBC Sports Boston before Boston takes on the Indiana Pacers, the forward-turned-broadcaster kept the Celtics head coach at arms length.
Reporters like Amanda Pflugrad, Chris Forsberg and Scott Agness uploaded visuals of the hilarious scene to Twitter.
Pregame with Stevens and @Scalabrine pic.twitter.com/S3BdCP8O1M
— Amanda_Pflugrad (@Amanda_Pflugrad) March 10, 2020
No caption necessary. pic.twitter.com/hUJ0hqcBKl
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) March 10, 2020
Good thing @Scalabrine has elite reach. pic.twitter.com/sX4LktWVW5
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 10, 2020
As it turns out, Scalabrine’s basketball knowledge isn’t the only reason he’s good at his job.
