Is Taylor Swift Costing Al Michaels His Job?

The Valenti Show

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4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Here is a conspiracy theory you might be able to get behind.

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0:00.0	Okay, hey RICO real quick and we get back into the football, Odyssey.com
0:07.2	rewind we did the spinal chair to the pistons to open and what you can do about it as a fan if you want it.
0:16.1	I want to pitch a conspiracy and you tell me what you want to do with it.
0:22.0	Al Michaels has been stunningly taken off of NBC's playoff coverage in a move that he quote
0:29.0	did not see coming.
0:31.0	All right?
0:32.0	This is not Amazon on Thursday night where, I don't know, he clearly is not enjoying the games.
0:39.8	But conspiracies floating around.
0:43.0	Taylor Swift is behind this.
0:47.0	What?
0:48.0	Remember when Michael's famously said
0:51.0	that the Amazon broadcasts will not cater to the Swifties.
0:55.0	Remember how he's kind of chided the Taylor Swift coverage?
0:59.0	Well, now that her and Kelsey are a true item, he's made comments saying you can't make a
1:07.2	side show of the show. He now again. He did not like the distraction the Taylor Swift was to the
1:19.6	broadcast. He's old school. He's a grizzled vet.
1:23.0	Do you think Taylor pushed a button on Al Michaels?
1:27.0	Hmm.
1:28.0	Come on for a minute.
1:30.0	No, no, no, no.
1:31.0	She's one of the most powerful people.
1:33.0	We're about powerful man, powerful woman.
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