CBS Sports announcer Bill Raftery is one of the best in the business.
The longtime Turner Sports commentator is on the call of the NCAA Tournament first round game between No. 8 seed Ohio State and No. 9 seed TCU. The Horned Frogs got out to a big lead in the first half, taking a 15-point advantage into halftime. But the Buckeyes are looking to storm back in the second half.
Ohio State forward Devin Royal took a blow early in the second half, as he was poked in the eye by a TCU defender before the under-16:00 timeout. Raftery's comment on the foul quickly went viral.
"He got fingered!" Raftery proclaimed, repeating the word "fingered" several times before the commercial break.
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College basketball fans were quick to take to social media to weigh in on the comments by Raftery.
"Bill Raftery going out of his way multiple times to use the term “fingered” to describe someone getting poked in the eye was very strange lol," one fan wrote.
"Bill Raftery just said WHATTTTT," one fan added.
"Bill Raftery is already wildin out," one fan added.
"I never want to hear him use that word again," one fan added.
"Bill Raftery needs to chill," one fan added.
It hasn't been a very exciting game so far, as TCU is holding strong with its double-digit lead over Ohio State.
But the broadcasting crew featuring Ian Eagle, Grant Hill and Bill Raftery is doing what it can to provide some excitement.
