Berry Tramel was on the Sports Animal this morning and he was hilarious. Of course much of the talk centered around his ‘Next Question’ routines with Russell Westbrook.
To Tramel’s credit he readily admitted no one really on the national NBA circuit knew of him all that much before because in essence he’s made his career covering college sports in Oklahoma. Tramel admits the opposite is now true because of his post game side shows with Russell Westbrook not answering questions while Little Nick Gallo guarded the face of the Thunder franchise.
So did Tramel just troll Westbrook to gain some attention and maybe get some hits for his newspaper?
I would say probably to a certain extent. I mean none of the questions Tramel ever asked really had anything attached of any real significance if you follow basketball at all. Not one question did I hear which in reality would be one I would have asked.
But still it was great comedic theatre in the age of the internet where let’s be frank anyone will do anything to get or attract hits.
Someone on the morning show asked Tramel if he planned on attending Westbrook’s first presser in Houston.
My response would be, ” Go for it.” Give your readers some entertainment because they’re not going to get all that much in the next eighty-two games where things stand now.
Take Little Nick Gallo along as the puppet prop he genuinely is and go full bore with it and see what happens with the numbers and the clicks.
Why not?