A televised segment honoring military veterans was briefly interrupted by a phone notification while commentator Charles Barkley was delivering a message.
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A televised segment honoring military veterans was briefly interrupted by a phone notification while commentator Charles Barkley was delivering a message.
Kenny Smith didn’t quite send a drive into deep left field as Charles Barkley spoke about Veterans Day, but his phone similarly interrupted the solemn monologue. Charles Barkley's passionate Veterans Day message on "Inside the NBA" was interrupted when Kenny Smith's phone went off loud enough to announce the caller.
Yahoo Sports reported the story as "Charles Barkley stunned by Kenny Smith’s phone interrupting solemn Veterans Day message." Fox News reported the story as "Charles Barkley has heartfelt Veterans Day message interrupted on air by an untimely phone call."
3 sources have covered this story, including Fox News, Yahoo Sports and Awful Announcing. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 4 hours ago.
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- FirstYahoo SportsNov 12, 12:30 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +0mAwful AnnouncingNov 12, 12:30 PM ET · United StatesCenter
- +2h 37mFox NewsNov 12, 3:07 PM ET · United StatesRight
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 3 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.
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