Kansas (-12) is a popular pick to go all the way in the Men’s NCAA tournament. They might not be the best squad on paper Bill Self has ever coached, but they could cut down the nets.
And even if Kansas weren’t a No. 1 seed, you would think that a television network would do its due diligence and put the bare minimum effort into presentation. You know, like when it’s time to highlight some of the top players on one of the top teams in the country.
There are two general rules to follow:
- First, if you’re going to call people out by name, you pronounce their names correctly. Done. Easy.
- Second, in what is undeniably just as important, if you’re going to display graphics of said players, you make sure your photos (or Photoshops) resemble the people they’re supposed to represent.
Someone did not pass along the second memo to CBS during Kansas’s game with Creighton. During one of the first commercial breaks, the network showed a graphic with Ochai Agbaji on the left, Christian Braun on the right, and someone who definitely isn’t Remy Martin in the middle.
Former Jayhawk Landen Lucas took issue with the Photoshop fumble on Twitter.
Lol that’s not Remy? @CBS you alright? pic.twitter.com/oFLaKuK6VR
— Landen A. Lucas (@LandenLucas) March 19, 2022
In fairness: I’m sure whoever this young man that isn’t Martin is still nice and kind. But, anyway, graphic design is my passion, too.
The official Kansas Men’s Basketball account then weighed in on the snafu once Lucas blew the graphic up.
uhhhhhh @CBS we gotta talk lol https://t.co/RVUg3Szftk
— Kansas Men’s Basketball (@KUHoops) March 19, 2022
Normal face, find a new slant. pic.twitter.com/lRLuUOxiYM
— Blake Schuster (@Schustee) March 19, 2022
At this time, there is no word on whether CBS is aware of who Remy Martin is. But relevant authorities assure us: They will provide updates accordingly as they come. My advice for next time would be to do a more extensive Google search when typing in “Remy Martin.” I’m still confused, but I won’t pry any further.
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