An NBATV Reporter Became A Meme During Summer League

There’s an old saying in the broadcast world that if you’re on-air long enough, you’re going to eventually say something you’ll regret. That’s what happened to NBATV reporter Kristen Ledlow at Summer League in Las Vegas on Friday when she was speaking about Isaiah Thomas and her comments suddenly and effortlessly took a sharp left turn off the vertiginous cliffs of Freudian innuendo.

Ledlow immediately realized how viewers would inevitably seize up on the double entendre in that statement, and the expression on her face afterward said it all. No matter how photogenic you normally are – and the on-air talent in the sports media world tend to be very camera-friendly – every now and then we all get caught at a bad angle, especially in uncomfortable moments like these.

Thankfully, she has a good sense of humor about it.

Nonetheless, it was more than enough for Twitter to have a field day with it. One fan was particularly taken aback by the uncanny resemblance to comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield, who like Ledlow in this situation, can’t get no respect.

It was off to the races from there, with user after user adding their own personal touch to social media’s newest meme.

https://twitter.com/highkin/status/885994356150116352

https://twitter.com/Uri_Koz/status/885999553606025216

https://twitter.com/theAlanLy/status/885998526878015488

https://twitter.com/Im_VelvetJones/status/885996806357737472

And Dangerfield’s classic expression wasn’t the only one they saw similarities with.

It can’t be emphasized enough that Ledlow deserves major props for recognizing her slip-up in the moment and allowing the world of social media to have a little harmless fun with it.