Ric Bucher

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Ric Bucher is an NBA analyst for ESPN and ESPN.com. Bucher is also a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and a columnist for ESPN.com. He's a 1983 graduate of Dartmouth College, where he played four years on the varsity soccer team and was a member of Alpha Delta fraternity. He lives in California with his wife and two children.

Bucher has covered the NBA since 1992-93, and has been a professional writer for 22 years. He was a beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News and the Washington Post before joining ESPN. He frequently attends Golden State Warrior games as he lives in the Bay Area.


During a radio broadcast on April 16, 2008, Bucher opined that the Utah Jazz are strong at home because of the team's "vicious", "Mormon" fans:[1]

"It is the most intimidating place to play because of the configuration of the arena... and, let's be honest... they are Mormon. They are in Salt Lake, and there's nothing up there. [Mormons] gotta smile and be happy all the time... and this is the one opportunity for people to get vicious in a fair arena. And the fans seem to take full advantage of it."[1]

Bucher later apologized for the remarks.[2]

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  1. ^ a b ESPN Commentator Says Jazz Fans Are 'Mormon' And 'Vicious'. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
  2. ^ ESPN commentator apologizes for anti-Mormon comments. Retrieved on 2008-04-21.
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