KSR 2026-01-26- KSR - Hour 2
Jan 26, 2026
James Sandlin, local Eastern Kentucky play-by-play announcer and retired state trooper, recounts a chaotic middle-school championship game and the tasing that followed. He describes the sequence of events leading up to the on-court melee. Short, vivid storytelling and calm narration highlight how a local broadcast went viral.
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Local Incident Goes National
- The hosts traced the tasing to a school resource officer and noted the announcer and Ryan were locally well-known figures.
- After the clip spread, national shows like Inside the NBA and the Today Show picked it up.
Championship Tensions Escalated Quickly
- James explained the game context: it was the Knox County grade-school basketball championship with a prior fight early in the first quarter.
- He described fast escalation: officials ejected players, administration and resource officers intervened, and parents got involved.
Experience Shapes Calm Commentary
- James' law-enforcement background (25 years with state police) explained his calm, procedural broadcast tone during chaos.
- That experience let him treat unexpected events as part of the job rather than sensationalize them.