Commentators spend 10 minutes talking about every detail of BTC but refuse to mention that their American record holder is not eligible to compete. If you didn’t follow running you'd have ZERO idea that this was the case. Not to mention the hypocrisy of Shalane openly bashing Rupp and Hasay during a major marathon.
Imagine if Tom Brady got suspended a week before the Super Bowl and the commentators didn’t mention it at all. Firmly believe that USATF (aka Nike) told them what they could and couldn’t say about the situation.
LRC note. the post is incorrect. While it may not have been mentioned on NBC. When they started the night's broadcast on NBC Sports, they basically almost led with it. IT was the first thing they talked about when the 1500 coverage began.