Mark Jackson could very well end up with a job as an NBA head coach by the time the 2016-2017 regular season starts, which would be great for his career, but disappointing to the millions of basketball fans that tune in to ESPN and ABC broadcasts. From “hand down, man down” to “welcome to the block party,” Jackson’s basketball-isms have ruled the commentary game since he returned to his announcer post in 2014.
Add this one to the list. After Stephen Curry was ruled out of the Warriors’ Game 4 contest against the Houston Rockets, they went on to blow Houston out, a considerable feat without the soon-to-be-named MVP running the offense. Mark Jackson believes that’s worthy of some respect, or, as he so hilariously put it, “put some respeck on their name!,” a slick reference to Birdman‘s viral abrupt departure from his Breakfast Club interview on Friday.
