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Brog: Timberlake’s Racist Joke Cut From ESPYs?
Published 7/22/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Markazi notes that host Justin Timberlake“was teasing Paul Pierce about his “injured” knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals during his opening monologue. In describing how quickly Pierce came back after being taken off on a wheelchair, Timberlake joked that Pierce was quickly back on the court, ’shucking and jiving.’ The comment, which was cut out of the broadcast that aired Sunday night , was met with silence from the crowd when the show taped on Wednesday before Timberlake transitioned into his next joke.” Apparently some of the suits at ESPN thought the joke was too racial ...

Timberlake Joke Removed From ESPY Telecast
Published 7/22/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... I know you're probably sick of the ESPYs stories, but there's just one more to pass along. According to Arash Markazi of SI, not every Justin Timberlake joke was well received last week (and no not because it just wasn't funny). Markazi was at the event and says that Timberlake used the term "shucking and jiving" when joking about Paul Pierce's NBA Finals injury and it was taken out of the tape delayed showing.... ...

ESPN Mum About Timberlake "Shuckin' And Jivin'" Comments [Espn]
Published 7/23/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Last Wednesday, when Justin Timberlake hosted the ESPY Awards, he received mostly positive reviews for his first-time hosting abilities. The entire event went off hitch-free and was perfectly entertaining for those who love watching sports figures and entertainers ham it up at pointless awards shows. However, a report from SI's Arash Markazi on Monday suggested that there was one "blemish" during the event, when Timberlake was joking around with The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce: ...