Jeff Van Gundy Doesn’t Know His Celebrities
Athletes and Celebrities, ESPN, Video June 11th. 2008, 8:45amIn the third quarter last night, ABC’s sleep-deprived announcer Jeff Van Gundy made a pretty glaring error when he mixed up two celebrities who share a similar last name, but look nothing alike: Alyssa Milano (whom he mentioned) and Vanessa Minnillo (whom he meant to mention). It’s understandable that JVG would confuse the two; there’s the whole ending-in-an-o thing and Milano’s chronic love for athletes could be confused with Minnillo, who once dated Derek Jeter. How do we know he meant to say Minnillo? Because he went on to mention Nick Lachey, whom Minnillo has been dating for a couple years. Don’t mock us for knowing that – come on, the photos of this C-list couple getting hot a heavy in a public hot tub made the internet rounds last year.
While we’re here: Mark Jackson, enough with the hyperbole. Please.
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June 11th, 2008 at 9:05 am
He always completely butchered the pronunciation of Lachey’s last name which was a massive slap in the face to 98 Degrees fans everywhere. I was also made dumber for having to listen to Van Gundy & Jackson discuss barber shops and the price of haircuts for balding men. Oh, there’s a basketball game going on? Who knew?!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:10 am
He’s bald!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:14 am
You get the impression JVG and Mark Jackson really do not like each other right now…
June 11th, 2008 at 9:20 am
A completely forgivable offense. Well, other than he felt the need to point out a D-list parasite.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Wow, it just got mean in here.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Someone, anyone, needs to hire him immediately.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:26 am
You know what? I really don’t want my basketball announcers to know every peripheral celebrity’s name. JVG is awesome.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:32 am
A gym rat basketball coach doesn’t know the name of some D-list celebrity, so you went back and Red Lassoed his gaffe? Yikes. I think you need fewer obsessions, TBL.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Jimmy Traina would like a word with you.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:04 am
shocked that nobody has mentioned the hilarious lachey link in there. those o-faces are priceless
June 11th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Love the analysis. Am I the only one who thinks JVG looks like that guy from the movie Ghost that says “GET. OFF. MY. TRAIN!”
http://www.ruggedelegantliving.com/a/images/Vincent.Schiavelli.actor.jpg
June 11th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Those of us with jobs, when offered a link that contains the phrase “sex-pics-revealed,” tend to pass.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Commando was on last night so maybe JVG had Alyssa Milano on his mind. The Governator was kicking ass to save his daughter.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:22 am
He does, it’s a bizarre hybrid of train guy from Ghost and Uncle Fester. Van Gundy’s skin goggles are out of control, guy needs some serious rest.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I’d prefer to say he looks like the stoner dude that slept on the sofa in Half-Baked.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Looked like Lachey was hitting that from all different angles. I thought i saw an O face