VIDEO: DJ Khaled's Intro for Pat Connaughton at Dunk Contest Was Embarrassing
By Adam Weinrib
Is it too much to ask that we get hosts for NBA All-Star Saturday Night who are alert, aware, and know the game? About an hour and a half after Isiah Thomas slurred his way through some non-rehearsed nonsense, DJ Khaled claimed he had no idea how to pronounce one of the...four names he needed to know to set the Dunk Contest off right. Pat Connaughton, we are so, so sorry.
DJ Khaled's intro for Pat Connaughton... ? pic.twitter.com/l0KPCRreOC
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 16, 2020
And, of course, he pronounced the name properly after already getting the embarrassment out of the way ahead of time. Thanks, Khaled.
Planet Pat surely deserved better -- the Notre Dame star, former Baltimore Orioles prospect, and real estate magnate is making his bones for the best team in the NBA.
Connaughton was a 4th round pick by the Orioles in 2014 and signed for over $400K -- he could have signed for more if he agreed to give up basketball but well, he wanted to keep playing hoops at Notre Dame for another year
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) February 16, 2020
(good call, Pat)
Everyone else in the building can say his name. Say his name, DJ!