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CNBC asking Tony Hawk about the NCAA scandal was radically pointless

900s > bribes.

James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Tony Hawk was invited on CNBC to talk about sweet 900s the NCAA basketball scandal, and it went about as well as you might expect.

“I ... I haven’t really been following that story but I do feel like there is a ... you know, machine, that is the team sports. Especially in college — and it’s more like you’ve got to fit into that pattern in order to be successful, and it may not be that the kids are enjoying it along the way. And I feel like you can’t let them lose that passion for it.”

Credit where it’s due to Tony for powering through, because he clearly had absolutely no idea what’s been going on. Lets see where this is going. So Tony Hawk is known for being an amazing skater, and his video game — so he must know about esports, right?

Oh no. Poor Tony. Poor, poor Tony.

h/t @maxwelltani

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