As the Portland Trail Blazers hosted the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, forward Drew Eubanks was miked up for the local broadcast on Root Sports.
Eubanks was hyped to be featured in the contest and began the night by shouting out his wife and dogs at home. He was also seen dancing on the sideline area during a timeout and messing around with some of his teammates in other breaks.
A moment with John Butler Jr. may have been the best, though.
The two players were sitting on the bench and Eubanks was heard asking Butler if he’d take a charge on Giannis Antetokounmpo as he did earlier in the game. Butler immediately answered no, then changed his answer when he remembered Eubanks was wearing a microphone, via Rob Perez on Twitter.
Rookie John Butler Jr. remembers Drew Eubanks is mic’d uphttps://t.co/qFIcY2T9pY pic.twitter.com/QDYPBmOY4F
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 7, 2023
The announcing crew had a good laugh at the exchange after Butler quickly changed his tune. He likely remembered coach Chauncy Billups could have eventually heard that answer and made sure to let everyone know he’d do what was necessary for his team.
We don’t blame you, John.
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