March Madness broadcaster urges producer not to show replay of UCLA star twisting ankle

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Brendan Haywood, a former NBA center who won a championship in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks, was heard urging his producer not to show a replay of a brutal ankle injury suffered by a UCLA player on Saturday night.

Bruins guard David Singleton got the inbounds pass from his teammate with about 23.3 seconds left in the game against Northwestern and landed awkwardly when he came to a jump stop. Singleton went down writhing in pain, and it appeared he had rolled his ankle on the play.

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UCLA guard David Singleton (34) is helped off the court during the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Northwestern in the men's NCAA Tournament in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)

Haywood was heard pleading with the TV producer not to show a replay.

"Please don’t show that again," the former North Carolina standout said before the broadcast showed the replay again.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin said after the game that Singleton suffered a bad sprain and avoided a break.

Singleton said he’s broken his foot before and knew what that felt like.

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UCLA guard David Singleton yells while being treated by the team trainer, as coach Mick Cronin joins them, during the second half of the team's second-round college basketball game against Northwestern in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

"I knew it wasn’t that bad," he said after the game. "I broke my foot before. I