ESPN soccer analyst Shaka Hislop collapsed live on air, falling into colleague Dan Thomas.
“Shak! Shak! We need some help!” Thomas yelled, calling for medical.
An update on Hislop’s health was given during halftime.
“As you can see, my mate Shaka, is not here. But as it stands, it’s good news,” Thomas said.
He continued, “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.”
“Obviously far too early to make any sort of diagnosis,” Thomas noted.
“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.”
Reporting from The Blaze:
It remains unclear what happened to Hislop. ESPN has not issued any public remarks about the incident. TheBlaze reached out to ESPN for comment, but the network did not respond. Weather data for Pasadena shows it was not unusually hot. Though the high temperature was 91 F on Sunday, it was 86 F just minutes before the game began with humidity at a comfortable level.
