Ian Eagle appears to have had a “woosh” moment during Friday’s game.
The veteran play-by-play man Eagle was on the call for Amazon Prime during Friday’s matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls. In the fourth quarter at United Center in Chicago, Ill., Eagle was speaking over an in-game highlight package of 76ers backcourt partners Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe.
During the highlight package, Eagle dropped a rather unfortunate line. “They’ve been edgemaxxing throughout the night,” said Eagle.
Here is the video.
Please, no one tell Ian Eagle about the other meaning of edgemaxxing… pic.twitter.com/UAseiTInLw
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Eagle was obviously making a pun about the last names of the talented Philadelphia teammates. But the term “edgemaxxing” is also a slang phrase for a sexual act, which created a level of real awkwardness on the air there.
Maxey (27 points, four rebounds, and eight assists) and the rookie Edgecombe (10 points, seven rebounds, and three assists) each continued their strong individual play on Friday. But in the end, it was the Bulls who pulled away for the 109-102 victory over the 76ers.
The 56-year-old Eagle is known as one of the best in the business andhas had viewers singing his praises with his many classic lines in the past. But that “edgemaxxing” line from Friday’s game probably will not be going into Eagle’s greatest hits collection.
