'Breaks Twitter': Bill Walton just took a bite out of a cupcake and a lit candle on live TV

Former college NBA basketball player turn sportscaster Bill Walton is prone to doing crazy things while on the air.

So on Saturday night, he ate a cupcake and a lit candle.

.@BillWalton ate the cupcake — CANDLE AND ALL ? pic.twitter.com/pz512G6DbF

— ESPN (@espn) February 10, 2019

Why?

Because he’s Bill Walton.

Bill Walton is just the best. I can’t stop laughing. https://t.co/UbIJ0RkiCD

— Ryan Fagan (@ryanfagan) February 10, 2019

A lit candle doesn’t even rank in the Top 10 weird things Bill Walton has eaten this year. I guarantee it

— James Dator (@James_Dator) February 10, 2019

Another Saturday night where Bill Walton breaks twitter https://t.co/XGyncI1eiz

— Jody Jackson (@Jody_Jackson) February 10, 2019

This is the most amazing Bill Walton moment ever among a vast ocean of amazing Bill Walton moments. https://t.co/pDbvdzKQ97

— Mike Selinker (@mikeselinker) February 10, 2019

Bill Walton is a national treasure https://t.co/Aiw1kmX8Qo

— Kavitha A. Davidson (@kavithadavidson) February 10, 2019

Bill Walton IS a lit candle. https://t.co/YVltgWphXT

— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) February 10, 2019

To be fair, the announcer calling the game with Walton, Dave Pasch, dared him to eat it while the candle was lit.

So he did.