ESPN Analyst Collapses On-Air, Sends Live Broadcast Into Panic

One of the absolute joys and advantages of viewing live television programming is the unshakable sense that anything could happen next. But that’s also the double-edged sword of live programming. Anything — even the…

IJR SyndicatedJul 25, 20233 min read

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Thomas provided an update later on, and it was mostly “good news.”

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“As it stands, it’s good news. He’s conscious, he’s talking. I think he’s a little embarrassed about it all. He’s apologized profusely. Not a man who likes people to make a fuss of him,” Thomas said during the broadcast. “Obviously, far too early to make any sort of diagnosis.

“But the important thing is that Shaka’s conscious and we spoke to his family as well because you can imagine seeing that happen live, there can’t be many more things that could scare you amongst the family. But fortunately, we spoke to his wife and things are looking OK.”

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One wrinkle that arose from Hislop’s shocking collapse is that internet sleuths quickly latched onto the retired Soccer star’s pro-COVID-19 vaccination stances.

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Here’s a video clip of Hislop urging people to get vaccinated back in August 2021:

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There is no evidence that Hislop’s vaccination status had anything to do with Sunday’s collapse.

But that hasn’t stopped vaccine critics from speculating about it.

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Late Sunday, ESPN described Hislop’s current status as “conscious and recovering.”

He joined the network in 2008 and has been a regular contributor since.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.