ESPNer Charms Cop After Being Pulled Over

Doug Gottlieb had quite an interesting radio interview with “The Program” on 810 AM WHB Wednesday. The ESPN college basketball announcer got pulled over for speeding in Stillwater, Oklahoma—where he announced Tuesday’s Oklahoma State-Baylor game—while on air, and the entire incident was captured for your listening pleasure.

According to sportsgrid.com, Gottlieb announced he had been pulled over, and the interviewer didn’t skip a beat, continuing to play a game of true or false:

“The Fighting Illini is not a tourney team—I don’t care.”

Gottlieb reiterated he’d been pulled over, and the interviewer continued his indifference as he repeated to ask about Illinois’ tournament qualifications multiple times. The ESPN announcer answered the question as the police officer approached his car (Illinois is, apparently, a tournament-worthy team) before leaving his bluetooth earpiece on so listeners could hear the glorious conversation with the cop.

The police officer quickly recognized Gottlieb, and he began to inquire about how long the announcer was in town and how he enjoyed living in Connecticut. For his part, Gottlieb, a former Oklahoma State basketball player, turned on the charm by telling the cop he’d rather be living in Stillwater.

The cop thought that was doggone swell, and the conversation quickly turned to Oklahoma sports before the officer said goodbye without giving Gottlieb a ticket (“You were only going, like, 7 over”), and the former Cowboys hoops star seemed mighty pleased with himself for not dropping his name.

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