Give Charles Berkley points to be honest at least.
The former NBA superstar TV announcer is currently part of the CBS coverage of the NCAA Tournament, where colleague Ernie Johnson asked him about his “big takeaway from the first half” during halftime of a Friday night game between No. 6 Illinois and No. 11 Xavier.
Berkley replied honestly.
“Well, I think that's a good question,” Berkley said.
Barkley clearly did not analyze the game any further. This entertained the other members of the show, including Johnson and Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg.
Smith laughed, “That's his job. Did Ernie expect him to not ask you anything?”
Berkley then offered an explanation and said his attention was elsewhere: Bryant v. Michigan.
“You know the game I'm watching,” Berkley said. “I'm looking at Bryant against MSU.”
He said, “I know Ernie, I'm not going to lie. I was paying attention to Bryant's score, so chase after Clark and Kenneth.”
Kellogg called Berklee's response “valuable” and Johnson remained stubborn.
“It's the first,” Johnson said. “'I wasn't looking.' That's the first. ”
He's a lot of first guys, by the way,” Kellogg said.
Bryant took on a second-seeded Michigan state, dragging just five points before he was ultimately short on 87-62 in the first round match.
Illinois defeated Xavier 73-86 and continues dancing with No. 3 Kentucky in the second round
