Bob Costas' eye surgery rumors seems to be the newest development in the #SochiProblems fad, afte the TV host opened NBC's first primetime broadcast of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics with a very obvious eye afflication.
Bob Costas' eye surgery quickly became the talk of the town hours later, with many social media users pointing out that Costas was obviously suffering from pink eye.
While Bob Costas did not admit to having eye surgery or suffering from pink eye, he did immediately address his obvious eye affliction at the start of the broadcast.
According to Costas, he woke up to discover his eye was swollen shut and "just about as red as the old Soviet flag," he said. He didn't directly say he had pink eye nor did Bob Costas mention eye surgery, but he nailed the simile.
"According to NBC doctors here, it's some kind of minor infection which should resolve itself by the weekend," Costas said, while explaining that he'll be wearing glasses for the next few days.
Putting aside Bob Costas' eye surgery rumors, his affliction became the talking point of the primetime broadcast centered on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Costas became an overnight Twitter sensation, with a parady account for his eye produced almost instantaneously.
Costas' eye quickly became the talking point of the primetime broadcast. He was a trending topic on Twitter — a parody account for his eye spawned almost instantaneously. Thousands of tweets were flying left and right connecting his eye to all the issues Sochi visitors are dealing with. Was it the water, people wondered?
During Friday's primetime broadcast, NBC is scheduled to air an interview between Costas and President Barack Obama that was recorded Thursday. So you can bet people will keep talking about Costas' eye.
Bob Costas' eye surgery rumors were repeatedly denied by a rep from NBC.
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