Rick Pitino had a hilarious response to NBA's waning popularity
Asked about the NBA's decline compared to college basketball's growth, Rick Pitino joked that it can be attributed to the Red Storm's resurgence.
Rick Pitino has worked wonders in his three years at St. John's, and the Red Storm are on the cusp of their first Elite Eight trip since 1999 when they face top-seeded Duke on Friday night in the Sweet 16. The 73-year-old legendary coach has proven he still has the ability to coach at an elite level, but he has also retained his sense of humor.
During a Thursday press conference ahead of the Duke showdown, Pitino ā who coached stints in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks ā was asked about the NBA's waning popularity amid college basketball's growth. Pitino didn't miss a beat in attributing a cause for that discrepancy. "I think the resurgence of St.
John's," he said with a wry smile. I asked Rick Pitino, who coached in the NBA near the height of the league's popularity, why college basketball's popularity is at an all-time high while interest in the NBA is declining. "The resurgence of St.
John's. " pic. twitter.