Kevin Harlan's wild ‘wet' and ‘dirty' call stuns NBA fans everywhere
Kevin Harlan experienced a wild sequence of events during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Towards the end of the third quarter during Friday's game between the Knicks and Pacers, star point guard Jalen Brunson dove into the TNT broadcast table while going for a loose ball, and Harlan managed to narrate all of it.
'Brunson, oh look out he's coming in, he falls into our lap, ball the other way, [Josh] Hart the other way,' Harlan said during the broadcast.
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After the dust finally settled, Harlan broke down what happened to him along the sidelines, where the longtime commentator had some choice words to explain the events.
'I'm wet, I'm dirty, stuff all over the place!' Harlan said while Reggie Miller laughed.
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It sounded like something spilled on the table and the footage showed Harlan jumping up in his seat.
Brunson, 28, managed to keep the ball in play for the Knicks, dishing it to Hart as he went all the way for an open layup to give the team the lead.
The Pacers immediately answered with forward — and ex-Knick — Obi Toppin scoring a layup off of a full-court inbounds pass.
3 Jalen Brunson falls onto the scorers table saving the ball from out of bounds during the third quarter.
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3 Jalen Brunson handles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Game 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on May 23, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
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This is not the first time Harlan has shown off his off-the-cuff capabilities on the mic, with the 64-year-old experiencing a similar instance during the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
During a March Madness game between North Carolina and Mississippi, Harlan tipped a loose ball away from the broadcasting table, while also commenting what was happening to perfection.
3 Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan pose for a photo during the game between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons during Round 1 Game 3 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
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'Knocked out of bounds, deflected by me, and off to the side,' Harlan said.
The Knicks ultimately lost Game 2 114-109 despite a 36-point performance from Brunson.
Pacers forward Pascal Siakam was the game's leading scorer, putting up 39 while shooting 65 percent from the field.
With Friday's loss, the Knicks are down 2-0 in the series, with Game 3 set for Sunday at 8 p.m. in Indiana.
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