Jeff Van Gundy gives Buc-ee's a slam dunk of support on ESPN during Rockets game

Former Houston Rockets coach and current color commentator for NBA games on ESPN Jeff Van Gundy gave the Texas chain some love during the team’s recent victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Former Houston Rockets coach and current color commentator for NBA games on ESPN Jeff Van Gundy gave the Texas chain some love during the team’s recent victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Photo: ESPN Photo: ESPN Image 1 of / 23 Caption Close Jeff Van Gundy gives Buc-ee's a slam dunk of support on ESPN during Rockets game 1 / 23 Back to Gallery

Talk about free advertising.

Former Houston Rockets coach and current color commentator for NBA games on ESPN Jeff Van Gundy gave the Texas chain some love during the home team's recent victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

"All you non-Texans riding along with us are gonna get to witness the greatness of Buc-ee's, the greatest pit stop, supersized gas station known to man," he said, referencing the trip ESPN crews were going to make to San Antonio for their next broadcast. "Cleanliness, great food, cheap gas, everything. It's genius. Buc-ee's has taken over from the Panhandle through Texas."

"I love Buc-ee's," he said.

The former coach said others have tried to compare the beaver-loving pit stops to the 7-Eleven chain, to which he said there's no comparison.

"I will take a drive for an hour and 45 minutes just to go to Buc-ee's and turn around and come right back home to Houston," he said. "It's that good. If there were other Texans sitting around here, they'd be saying, 'Amen.'"

Amen.

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