San Antonio Radio Goes Imus on Iverson

Last week, two San Antonio sports-talk hosts thought it would be fun to clown those Thuggets. KTKT-AM's Jeff Vexler and Walter Pasacrita went for the jugular, conducting an interview with a fake Iverson. Sounds harmless enough, right?

According to the San Antonio Express-News, these radio professionals pushed it past the limits of decency:

According to people who heard the skit - reportedly written by one of the station's producers - the fake Iverson said he and Carmelo Anthony had given the Spurs something from their "special stash" to make them lethargic in Game 1. The phony interview also included the Iverson impersonator firing a gun and hitting a homeless person.

Yeah guys, that's totally okay in 2007. Here's where things get interesting: KTKT hosts Popovich's weekly program. Vexler and Pasacrita are involved in the pre- and postgame festivities. And both are credentialed for all games. So in this post-Imus world, the Spurs had to move fast to save face. Which they did, pulling Pop's show and removing the two miscreants for their official broadcast-ishy duties. For some reason, though, Vexler and Pasacrita have been allowed to keep their credentials.

The victim in this case summed things up best himself, saying that "It shows what type of class (the Spurs) have as an organization (for canceling Popovich's show). And for the guys that did that, it shows what type of class they got." I totally agree. Say what you will about the Spurs, but they're not afraid to do the right thing. Even if it means standing a stand against their own fan culture. Now if only they'd lose as part of the deal.