And that was just two minutes of their talk with Boone. This went on for an entire segment between the eight and four-minute TV timeouts.
It became excruciatingly painful down the stretch. While they waited for a dead ball, Boone was asked about every question imaginable until they reached, “How are you spending the holidays?” The segment concluded with the former ESPN color analyst giving an uncomfortable, albeit emphatic description of a deep Quade Green three.
The gimmicks didn’t end there.
When the game really got out of hand, ESPN producers sent the sideline reporter outside to report in the snow.