Scoop B: The NBA Draft Is A Red Carpet Literally… It Takes Me Back To A Convo With Tina Cervasio

The 2017 NBA Draft was red carpet spectacular at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

It was quite a show within a show, actually. Why? It’s all about the fashion!

Philadelphia 76ers’ Markelle Fultz wore basketball-themed shoes, Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell’s sock game was proper as he paid homage to his Cardinals origins. Hey, the lining of Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox was decorated with ribbons commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness.

The NBA is a well kept brand within a brand. It was only right that they had a red carpet last night. Seeing that red carpet took me back to a conversation I had with veteran broadcaster, Tina Cervasio on Scoop B Radio.

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Cervasio and I discussed breaking into television news and other entertainment assignments besides sports. She also talks about the backlash that women face from executives as they get older in the sports reporting game. We specifically discussed entertainment assignments outside of sports interesting her. I told her: I feel like working in the NBA is like working a red carpet.

Cervasio, a host at Sirius/XM radio, had quite an appropriate response that is still relevant. “Oh yeah and just the NBA alone especially at Sirius XM and I’ve only been there’s since November,” Tina Cervasio told me on Scoop B Radio.

“So I’m kind of like the new person but people are like, the off season is almost here; it could be here in three days. So yeah I’m going to explore some ideas with them so ideas and creativity and I’ve met so many wonderful people I would not have been able to meet.”

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Brandon Robinson

Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson is a managing editor and columnist at RESPECT Magazine. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopB and Instagram: @Scoop_B. As a 12 year old, he was a Nets reporter from 1997-1999, co-hosting a show called Nets Slammin' Planet with former New Jersey Net Albert King and Nets play-by-play man Chris Carrino. He's also been a writer and radio host at CBS and a staff writer at The Source Magazine. He's a graduate of both Eastern University and Hofstra University. You can catch him daily on the Scoop B Radio Podcast. Visit ScoopBRadio.com to listen. For inquiries and to contact Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson visit ScoopB.com