Whew.What a way to start July.
You never know where this job's gonna take you.Head on a swivel at all times!The beef stemmed from an incident last weekend during the Travelers Championship.
Striewski saw Chan at a local coffee shop, and recognized her from her very-active social media account.Sahith Theegala of the United States and girlfriend Juju Chan celebrate with the trophy after winning during the final round of the Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa on Sept.17, 2023, in Napa, California.
(Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)VIKTOR HOVLAND STUNS SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER WITH PLAYOFF BIRDIE TO WIN THE TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIPChan has 47,000 followers on Instagram, another 69,000 on TikTok, and posts often.Anyway, according to Striewski, the SportsCenter host sat next to Chan while Theegala was ordering the coffees, and simply whispered to her, "Has anyone spotted you yet?"She responded, tersely, by saying, "I guess now."Take a look:"That was weird," he said of the interaction."Again, I understand, people want to be left alone, people don't want to be bothered.
But, if you are a person that outwardly lives your life on social media, and somebody recognizes you on social media ...it was weird."So, that's one side of this story.
Obviously, Chan responded with her side, which is starkly different.She called Striewski "extremely unprofessional," and said he was painting a false narrative with his version of the events.Elle Duncan and Gary Striewski speak during the live taping of "The Elle Duncan Show" at the 2024 espnW New York Summit at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge on May 9, 2024, in Brooklyn, New York.
(John Lamparski/Getty Images)CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I was uncomfortable with the comment, but I was also trying to laugh it off," she said in a TikTok."The interaction that he's explaining did not happen the way he's saying it did.
To me, what he said was weird.I responded light-heartedly and laughed as I said, 'I guess now.'"That was ...