GLENDALE, Ariz. — CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson is a giant among interviewers, but she was dwarfed during her postgame chat with Purdue’s Zach Edey after the Boilermakers advanced to Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball title game.
Wolfson, who stands 5 feet, 2 inches, was the subject of memes and jokes as she interviewed the 7-foot-4 Edey, Sports Illustrated reported. So, the veteran journalist, who has worked with CBS Sports since 2004, took her interviewing skills up a step -- by using a stepladder to interview other athletes.
“Tracy, we just ordered you a ladder,” play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle teased Wolfson after finished her interview with the center, who led Purdue to a 63-50 victory against North Carolina State.
Wolfson took the suggestion to heart. When she interviewed 7-foot-2 Donovan Clinghan after Connecticut defeated Alabama 86-72 in Saturday’s second semifinal, Wolfson used a stepladder, according to Sports Illustrated.
Ian believed @tracywolfson needed a ladder... and a ladder she procured pic.twitter.com/W8As4KVkgF
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 7, 2024
“Tracy Wolfson now has a prop, and it’s an effective one,” Eagle said.
“That is right, Ian, you said I needed a ladder, I got myself a ladder,” Wolfson said, according to Deadline.
Naturally, the internet had a field day with the contrast in height. But Wolfson was able to rise above the jokes.
Tracy @ da grocery sto pic.twitter.com/Oz3KJIJ1ni
— iMentOs™ #D4L (@WiltDaCEO) April 7, 2024
Tracy Wolfson looks great pic.twitter.com/EWtJPcfuar
— Cavsin4 (@CleCavsIn4) April 7, 2024
Tracy Wolfson interviewing Zach Edey pic.twitter.com/mOvPtFCGqs
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) April 7, 2024
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