There was a meeting of legends backstage at the Super Bowl last night when play-by-play announcer Al Michaels had a conversation with rapper Eminem.
Apparently, the 49-year-old Slim Shady is a massive fan of Michaels, 77, who called Super Bowl LVI for NBC. In the video below, Eminem tells Michaels he is the “GOAT” and adds that he watches less-than-enticing games just to hear the five-time Sports Emmy winner broadcast the action.
Not stopping there, Em addresses the rumors that Michaels is retiring–“I’ll be somewhere,” Al responded–telling him he has plenty of time left.
This is an interaction we never would have expected to happen, but we’re glad it did.
As I wrote in today’s TRAINA THOUGHTS (https://t.co/wrb2pLeGRS), this was the single best thing that happened on Super Bowl Sunday. https://t.co/7GkJtRWtLw
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) February 14, 2022
Em’s hoodie is just as good as this exchange. https://t.co/11qHXDBii7
— Tim Ryan (@TheSportsHernia) February 14, 2022
This is wild!!! https://t.co/b0nMkwQYeA
— Mike Safo (@MikeSafo) February 14, 2022
The wholesome content we all need😍🥲 https://t.co/ZjQy8pPisN
— Ethan Wiles (@Ethan_Wiles10) February 14, 2022
Everybody wants to cover sports media https://t.co/8Rensjvp6w
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) February 14, 2022
This may be the best video you see all day. Two of the best in their respective crafts putting each other over https://t.co/COwUvsqD1r
— Jason Hagholm (@JHagholm1) February 14, 2022
-If you had Eminem is the investigative journalist that gets the exclusive that Al Michaels is leaving NBC but isn’t retiring, congratulations. You’re lying. 🤣 https://t.co/FGaLTwt8ym
— JC- The Former World Champion ⭕️ (@JoshCohenRadio) February 14, 2022
The way Eminem continues to praise Al Michaels after he just performed on the biggest stage there is while Al is trying to give him compliments shows a lot.
It takes no time or effort to recognize someone’s accomplishments or just letting them know you see them. Cool to see https://t.co/WUgryb2LG0
— Rap Ninja (@iammikeyp) February 14, 2022
That’s incredible. Not every day you get to see two masters of their respective crafts speak candidly like that.
As for Michaels stepping away from the mic, it doesn’t sound like Eminem has to worry about that yet. With his NBC contract up, Michaels is likely on the move, but he is expected to resurface somewhere, potentially Amazon.
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