Relax.
Its not what you think.
The New York Knicks and Gus Jeezy have officially parted ways after 16 years. Johnson was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Knicks since 1998, but based on the wording in this article, it seems as if Johnson wanted more money than the Knicks were willing to spend. Either that, or the Knicks were fed up with his side gigs -- we all know about his work with college basketball for CBS and the Big Ten Network, but he also does play by play for the NFL on CBS and MMA on Showtime.
Whatever the case, this is potentially great news for us, the college hoops fan: Gus Johnson just had some time during college basketball season open up. If CBS -- or, hell, why not ESPN? -- is smart, they've already made the call and thrown the stack of cash at Johnson.
And why shouldn't they? What other announcer could actually have a song made out of their calls:
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Gus Johnson has been 'Rise and Fired'!!! |
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Typical dolans they put together a crappy nba team crappy nhl team keep people from seeing the nfl or mlb playoffs and now deprive the few knick fans who watch from hearing gus johnson announce a few games.
For a limited time, download a free ringtone from sportscaster Gus Johnson – Rise and Fire!
http://gusjohnson.bandcamp.com/track/rise-and-fire-haha
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