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Sacramento Kings media day Monday apparently came with some off-the-record player reviews that accidentally went on the record.
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In candid comments overheard during a hot-mic moment on a media day livestream, reporters called two Sacramento Kings players “hella fine” but also made disparaging remarks.
The incident, first reported by Barstool Sports, took place during a KCRA livestream of the NBA media day event in Sacramento. The station stopped and deleted the first livestream that captured the comments, then began a new one, Barstool Sports reported.
Reporters commented that players Ben Simmons and Zach LaVine are “hella fine,” but one called Simmons “cringe.”
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Some of the media members not realizing they’re on a hot mic. Calling Ben Simmons cringe but “hella fine”, one also says LaVine is “hella fine” before one interjects saying his personality is annoying and a prick. pic.twitter.com/FIsoqgnUYC
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Another commented that LaVine has an “annoying” personality and called him a “prick,” according to a recording of the livestream.
“Lucky so fine. He’s like a looking dude. I didn’t notice like his skin’s like so smooth. I was like, damn, no tattoos,” one speaker says about Simmons.
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The speakers also rated Simmons above LaVine in terms of looks.