The Orlando guard scored 25 points in the game against the Detroit Pistons on Monday night
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NEED TO KNOW
- Desmond Bane had an interesting interaction with Howie Mandel
- The comedian crashed the Orlando guard’s postgame interview on Monday night
- “You’ve got talent!” Mandel said to a confused-looking Bane
For Desmond Bane, game barely recognized game when Howie Mandel crashed his interview on Monday night.
The Orlando Magic guard was giving an interview following his team’s 123-107 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Monday, April 6 when the America’s Got Talent judge interrupted the proceedings to show his appreciation — and Bane looked like he had no idea who he was.
In a hilarious video of the interaction, the former Memphis Grizzlies star — who had 25 points and three blocks in the game — stood stock still as Mandel commandeered the interview.
“You’ve got talent!” Mandel, 70, said to Bane, pointing at him for emphasis. “Who am I to judge?”
"That was amazing! That was Magic!"@howiemandel crashes the postgame interview with Desmond Bane 😂 pic.twitter.com/Hh71HZA0vY
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“Thank you, brother, thank you,” Bane, 27, replied before dapping up the comedian.
“That was amazing, that was magic!” Mandel then said, before leaving Bane to finish the interview.
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Sensing his seeming confusion, the interviewer then tried to give Bane an assist.
“Howie Mandel, America’s Got Talent. He’s impressed by you. That’s a good thing, right?” he said.
Bane smiled and replied: “For sure, for sure, that’s wassup.”
The interview capped a 25-point performance for the former TCU standout, who was traded to the Magic last summer in a blockbuster deal that sent Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and four first-round draft picks to the Grizzlies.
Bane is averaging a career-high 20.5 points a game this season, while shooting 39.4% from beyond the arc.
The Magic, buoyed by the play of Bane, Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs, are 43-36 and in the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference, and currently positioned for a spot in the Play-In tournament later this month.
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