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The Chicago Bulls entered Madison Square Garden on Friday night as one of the worst defensive teams in the NBA.
The Bulls’ defense is allowing 121.6 points per game this season, the third-most in the association, and that was a topic of conversation for New York Knicks legend-turned-broadcaster Walt “Clyde” Frazier.
But apparently he had an interesting choice of words when discussing the Bulls to others.
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MSG Network announcer and former New York Knicks great Walt Frazier stands on the court before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 2023. (Eric Hartline/USA TODAY Sports)
“Mike, I was talking to my friends, man, and I was talking about ‘eradicated,’ ‘wiped out,’ ‘destroyed,'” Fazier said as the game tipped off.
“They thought I was talking about Iran. But I was talking about the Bulls.”
Play-by-play man Mike Breen couldn’t help but say, “Oh yeah.”
Former NBA player and Basketball Hall of Fame member Walt Frazier is seen during Game 2 of the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York on May 8, 2024. (Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports)
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Iran, of course, has been a war zone since late February, after the United States and Israel launched a joint military campaign against the country that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials.
Frazier noted that the Bulls had given up 145 points to the Indiana Pacers, 157 to the Philadelphia 76ers and averaged about 135 during their five-game losing streak.
“Oh jeez. Is that how you start a broadcast?”
New York Knicks color commentator and former player Walt Frazier broadcasts before a game between the New York Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on November 24, 2017. (Brett Davis/USA TODAY Sports)
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The five-game average was par for the field for Chicago, which allowed 136 to the Knicks in a 40-point loss.
Chicago is 29-48 and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference as they will soon find out their fate in the NBA Draft lottery.
