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ESPN claims on-air feud between Peter Burns, Benjamin Watson was planned ‘bit’

According to ESPN, an on-air feud between Peter Burns and Benjamin Watson was nothing more than a “performance bit.”

Viewers, including myself, aren’t so sure ESPN is being completely honest.

As you will see below, Burns cracked a joke about Watson’s wife that didn’t seem to go over well with Watson. When the show came back from commercial break, Burns and Watson were both off screen.



After the incident, Burns Tweeted that all is well now:

Watson’s reply didn’t really seem like a bit:

Here’s an explanation from ESPN, via the Outkick Twitter account:

Yeah…I’m not so sure that was a bit.

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