Fellow analyst Greg Anthony made a face after Gottlieb’s remark and Kenny Smith said he had “jumped right into it.”
Gottlieb was still on set Thursday night and unavailable for comment, but issued a statement through CBS.
“It was not a smart thing to say and I apologize,” he said.
Fellow analyst Charles Barkley stood by Gottlieb on the broadcast during a break in the games later in the night.
“I know this has nothing to do with the game; I want to say something about Doug Gottlieb,” Barkley said. “He made a joke earlier tonight and people are going crazy. All those idiots on Twitter, which I would never ever do, all you people at home who’ve got no life and are talking bad about Doug Gottlieb, get a life. It’s over with. It’s no big deal.”
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