1. Victor Wembanyama will get drafted by the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night with the first pick.
With the draft in New York City, the 7’3″ phenom took in Tuesday’s Yankees game and threw out the first pitch.
You may have seen Wembanyama get a lot of play on social media after he posted this photo on Instagram showing what a baseball looked like in his ridiculously large hands.
Wembanyama, however, did not post any video of his first pitch. Now, we’re not here to pick on a 19-year-old, but we do have an obligation to point out any and all first-pitch disasters. While “disaster” may be strong to describe Wembanyama’s effort, it wasn’t good. At all.
Victor Wembanyama's first pitch was a bit outside 😅 @yankees | @vicw_32 pic.twitter.com/4UXuHuN3Jr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 20, 2023
Here’s how you know it was bad. The Yankees never posted the video. Instead they opted for just a still photo.
Thanks to 2023 @NBA Draft Prospect Victor Wembanyama for throwing out tonight’s ceremonial first pitch 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ZRzPP67hTO
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 20, 2023
While Wembanyama’s first pitch was a fail, we have to give him credit for a solid quote. When asked by Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts during an interview on Wednesday’s show about bulking up, Wembanyama said others should “skinny up.”
Victor Wembanyama addresses concerns about handling the grueling NBA schedule:
"They can think that because they don't know my work ethic."
Robin: "When someone says bulk up?"
"Why? What for? You should tell others to skinny up." pic.twitter.com/KDU69z2bkm
— Josh Paredes (@Josh810) June 21, 2023
2. The best part about Kendrick Perkins falling for this tweet …
Moses Moody on Jonathan Kuminga having another growth spurt this past year:
“I’m not lying… he’s tall as f*** now.”
The 19 yr old Kuminga arrived in the Bay at only 6’7
20 yr old Kuminga now rumored to be 7’0 👀 pic.twitter.com/22lMOm24lJ
— Rackzz… -Offseason- 😴 (@Rackzz206) June 18, 2023
… isn’t that Kendrick Perkins fell for that tweet …
Kendrick Perkins fell for the viral Twitter joke that 6'7" Jonathan Kuminga has sprouted to 7'2". 💀 pic.twitter.com/frW5W9gLTx
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 21, 2023
… it’s that Perkins then blamed “the app” for his just taking a random tweet from a non-NBA account as fact.
I hate this damn app🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/oYPImLP15p
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 21, 2023
3. Can I interest you in watching a 514-foot home run? Los Angeles Triple A outfielder Jo Adell hit this three-run homer for the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday, and to say it was a majestic blast would be an understatement.
Jo Adell's 514-foot HR is the longest hit in both @MiLB and MLB this season. 😮
It's also longer than any MLB homer tracked by Statcast. pic.twitter.com/TdLs5jRIrm
— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2023
4. “Don’t bet teasers and parlays” should be added to this list.
The six "key rules" of NFL’s gambling policy:
DO NOT: ❌❌
Bet on the NFL
Gamble at team facility, while traveling for road game or staying at team hotel
Have someone bet for you
Share team "inside information"
Enter a sportsbook during NFL season
Play DFS football
— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkes22) June 21, 2023
5. In this week’s SI Media Mailbag, I answered your questions about Joe Buck and baseball; which network has the better NFL booths, CBS or Fox; which sports hosts could take over for Pat Sajak as Wheel of Fortune host; and much more. Check it out.
6. This week’s SI Media With Jimmy Traina features a conversation with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt.
The popular SportsCenter anchor, who is also ESPN’s main golf host, shared his thoughts on the PGA-LIV merger and tried to give us as much insight as possible on what it all means, despite the lack of information out there.
Van Pelt also revealed that he doesn’t plan to host SportsCenter for too much longer. When asked whether he’d be host in three years, he said, “Nah.”
• Other topics covered with SVP include:
• Pat McAfee’s joining ESPN
• The night he lost his voice on live TV
• The beauty of his “Bad Beats” segment
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on YouTube.
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Happy 44th birthday to Chris Pratt, who once gave us one of the great bloopers in TV history.
Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
