Larry David blows the whistle on March Madness
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Vice President Kamala Harris was among the very few to correctly pick Oakland’s upset of third-seeded Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Meanwhile boxing legend Evander Holyfield thinks UConn will repeat as national champs by beating Duke in the final. And as for actor Ryan Reynolds, he envisions North Carolina topping Purdue for the Tar Heels’ seventh title.

But there is at least one celebrity who refuses to indulge the fascinated public by revealing their March Madness brackets to the masses: Seinfeld co-creator and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David.

‘You know what, can I make an admission here,’ David, a lifelong New York sports fan, told NFL Network’s Rich Eisen. ‘This tournament — how much can I follow in sports? I’m supposed to know who’s on Drake? I mean, this is crazy — crazy.’

David has a point. There are 68 teams in the tournament, many of whom hail from mid-major conferences like the Horizon League or Missouri Valley with little-known rosters populated by largely anonymous players.

Occasionally a small school has a breakout star, like Division II transfer Jack Gohlke, who scored 32 points on 10 3-pointers for Oakland in Thursday’s stunning upset of Kentucky. But going into the tournament, Gohlke was an unknown nationally.

There is at least one celebrity who refuses to get into the spirit of March Madness: Larry David

There is at least one celebrity who refuses to get into the spirit of March Madness: Larry David

There is at least one celebrity who refuses to get into the spirit of March Madness: Larry David

Seinfeld co-creator Larry David discusses March Madness on the Rich Eisen Show

Seinfeld co-creator Larry David discusses March Madness on the Rich Eisen Show

Seinfeld co-creator Larry David discusses March Madness on the Rich Eisen Show

David continued, dropping the name of a tiny Catholic school in northern Indiana – albeit one that didn’t actually qualify for the tournament.

‘Valparaiso?’ David added. ‘I know names on Valparaiso? This is insane. I don’t know anything. Maybe I’ll watch the semifinal, but that’s it. What can I do?’

David isn’t shy about discussing his love for his favorite professional teams in New York, but without his alma mater, Maryland, in the NCAA men’s tournament, he really doesn’t have much of a rooting interest.

‘I’ve got the Rangers, I’ve got the Knicks; I can’t follow all these teams,’ he said. ‘How do people do it? How do they do it?’

Eisen then made a comparison between Long Beach State coach Dan Monson, who has continued to coach the team since his firing at the end of the regular season, miraculously guiding them to a Big West Conference title and a tourney berth.

Monson’s story is similar to David’s experience at Saturday Night Live, where he famously quit as a writer only to return to the studio the following day as if nothing had happened.

‘I quit,’ David said. ‘And then I came back on Monday morning and pretended it never happened. That was my neighbor Kramer’s [idea], the real Kramer.’

The Kramer mentioned by David was the real-life basis for the famed Seinfeld character.

‘You know what? I thought it could work,’ he continued. ‘I thought it was a great idea. I thought I had nothing to lose.’

Washington State defeated Drake in the first round on Thursday, not that Larry David cared

Washington State defeated Drake in the first round on Thursday, not that Larry David cared

Washington State defeated Drake in the first round on Thursday, not that Larry David cared 

But while he isn’t following the tournament closely, David did take some joy in Monson’s story while questioning the mere existence of the Southern California university.

‘Good for him,’ David said. ‘Where is he, Long Beach State? That’s a college?

‘There’s so many. How can there be so many athletes? How can so many people play these games? Look at all these colleges and high schools; they all have teams.

‘Let’s go to the colleges, there are really good people playing on these teams. How could there be so many great players?’

The first round of the NCAA women’s and men’s basketball tournaments are currently underway, with their championship games slated for April 7 and 8, respectively.

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