Boston Celtics Archives - Awful Announcing

Charles Barkley questions Celtics-Knicks Game 3 start time: ‘That should be a Saturday night’ in New York City

"Man, why are they playing that game at 3:30?"

"Another embarrassing performance at Home"

"That's an abomination, an abomination offensively to play the way they played."

"I think it was the 7 o'clock start. 7 o'clock on a Monday."

"Reggie Miller not exactly putting on a broadcasting clinic in these final minutes."

"I'm pretty sure Derek said, 'One last question.'"

"I’m gonna have to keep the volume down on First Take"

"The Knicks don't belong in the same gym with us."

"This is a superstar series...this is a Brunson, a Katt Williams game"

"We had to understand the whistle was gonna head in their direction after what has been said."

"He's so good, so early, I must admit, I'm not ruling that out. Not yet."

The early-season panic around NBA viewership has given way to a reality that numbers are even if not up over last season.

"I think his nickname should be 'The Password' because he is commonly forgotten..."

"Thanks for that promo on TNT. Appreciate that."

Tirico is getting ready for his new role as one of the voices of the NBA on NBC by calling two NBA games this week.

"The simple fact of the matter is that Antoine Walker is a punk."

"It’s about 8 decades of the Celtics, the NBA, Boston and America."

The game will still air on TNT, truTV and Max as originally planned.

"I don’t watch NBA games. I’m just as much of a problem as everyone else."

The Timberwolves' broadcast team wasn't prepared for Jaylen Brown's hot start.

"Unbelievable. Coming into this game, literally, I would give him that shot."

"Cam has to get in the lab to work on his offensive moves. I get in the lab for metaphors."

“There’s no story quite like the Boston Celtics."

"It's amazing what this world has become and how Perkins thinks this is the best way to approach this."