A lot of NFL fans were stunned at what the ‘Inside the NBA’ crew did when the Boston Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers after Game 7 of the first-round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. That crew loves to talk about teams going fishing for the summer.
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Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll takes in practice during the Titans Rookie Camp Day 2 at Vanderbilt Health Football Center in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, May 2, 2026.
One of the most stunning things about the picture with the Celtics players on the boat was that the crew included New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and former NFL reporter Dianna Russini. Well, the Inside the NBA crew must have known something beforehand about the situation because TMZ Sports reported on Wednesday that Russini was seven months pregnant in 2021. To go along with that report, she was on a boat with Vrabel at the time before the baby arrived.
NFL Fans Praise the Inside the NBA Crew For Latest Boat Reports Involving Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel
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May 31, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Ernie Johnson interviews Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle after game six of the eastern conference finals against the New York Knicks for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images
Many NFL fans gave credit to the ‘Inside the NBA’ crew about the picture of Vrabel and Russini on the boat together. This is what some of them about that picture on Twitter:
How did Inside the NBA know?!?!?! pic.twitter.com/S7tGLPT5Ff
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 6, 2026
Inside the NBA knew https://t.co/Sbfgc9INIP pic.twitter.com/rMJszDYava
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) May 6, 2026
ESPN’s Inside the NBA somehow knew…
We have never seen anything like this 🫣 https://t.co/CpjXeXcBOt pic.twitter.com/hTZrei9A9L
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 6, 2026
‘INSIDE THE NBA’ KNEW ABOUT MIKE VRABEL AND DIANNA RUSSINI BOAT SCANDAL DAYS BEFORE IT GOT LEAKED.
THIS IS INSANE 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/Pz67jAlOcO
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) May 7, 2026
shoutout to the inside NBA crew of shaq, chuck, kenny and ernie figuring this out before everyone 💀💀💀 https://t.co/FnWuhXTNWB pic.twitter.com/RApPUK2vyf
— Chief (@chiefflips) May 6, 2026
The ‘Inside the NBA’ crew is no doubt one of the best TV sports shows in the business. They knew the script about Russini and Vrabel before anyone else did apparently.
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