The memorial service for the late great Muhammad Ali will be available for the public to pay their last respects to the champ. The sendoff will livestream at 3 PM EST/ 2Pm CST from Louisville, Kentucky.
Please join us at that time for a live blog of the service that promises to provide the most in-depth coverage of the legacy of Muhammad Ali as he’s honored by those that knew him the best.
We will be providing commentary and updates on Facebook , Twitter and on this site throughout the livestream. Please click the link below to view the service.
UPDATES5:08
– Mike Tyson reportedly left the building…likely in boredom..they’re literally closing with bad poetry
5:06 – The crowd grows restless and is actually told to sit down…
5:04 – A moment of silence…as the stage looks like it’s filled with the Village People…
5:02 – What’s the over/under that people drop dead from old age before this thing wraps up?
5:00 – World’s longest memorial service…
4:54 – Bill Clinton speaks like he’s contemplating having a stroke.
4:52 – Former President Bill Clinton just woke up and took the stage…
4:50 – Gumbel drops truth bombs “This time our champion will not get up, not ever again” OUCH…
4:48 – Bryant Gumbel is curing the audience’s insomnia.
4:42 – Billy Crystal takes subtle swipe at Donald Trump, “Life is best when you build bridges between people, not walls”
4:31: A CELEB SIGHTING! Billy Crystal takes the stage!
4:30 – Did Bill Clinton just wake himself up with his own snoring?
4:16 – Teen girl gives most moving speech of the evening to date.
4:14 – Three adorable tween girls give a class presentation…er, I mean a eulogy.
4:12 – Ali’s other daughter looks like Janet Jackson.
4:10 – Bill Clinton looks like he’s day dreaming about food, I swear he looked over his shoulder to see if a concessions vendor was near.
4:08 – Stand back everybody, Ali’s daughter is attempting poetry…
3:57 – It’s rather unfortunate that Lani’s oversized hat makes her look like Darth Vader.
3:53 – Lani Ali takes the stage, widow to speak
3:47 – “Ali WAS America” says Obama’s letter…
3:43 – Jarrett claims to be reading a letter penned by Obama.
3:42 – President Obama’s avatar to the funeral is Valerie Jarrett…that won’t be controversial.
3:36 – Is this a eulogy or an Oscar acceptance speech? Can we cue the orchestra to wrap it up?
3:33 – Woman dressed like a medieval queen takes the podium, not sure if a costume or a time traveler…
3:30 – Monks seem to have bored themselves to sleep…wait, no, they’re back at it.
3:26 – Buddhist monks take out what look like giant ping pong paddles and begin banging them together as they chant…if only one of them was Keanu Reeves it could’ve been really interesting.
3:20 – Mike Tyson sighting in the crowd!
3:19 – We’re informed that they’re saving the best for last, the last of the no name speakers is wrapping up soon…bring on the celebrity eulogies!
3:11 – Audio resumes.
3:08 – Audio difficulties interrupt livestream broadcast.
3:00– Angry Rabbi panders to Clintons in planned applause line, hints at Hillary Clinton as future president, Bill Clinton smiles in front row.
2:37 – Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah takes the stage for eulogy. Senior Republican, proving crowd is a true bi-partisan affair.
2:21 – The crowd erupts in a chant of Ali! Ali!
2:18 – FINALLY! We’re live and streaming from the Muhammad Ali memorial!
2:12 – The livestream still hasn’t started, sources stating the funeral procession to the memorial service has been overwhelmed with mourners, causing delays.
1:05 – The start of the ceremony has been OFFICIALLY pushed back to 3 PM EST/ 2 PM CST
12:50 – Livestream has commenced, a prepared video presentation is being unfurled as an introduction to the service. The memorial service will presumably start on time.
12:00 PM – We have UNCONFIRMED reports that the start of the memorial service may be pushed back an hour.
10:30 AM – A star studded procession is already underway for the Muhammad Ali funeral. Anyone from former President Bill Clinton to Will Smith, along with fellow boxing heavyweights Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis have been spotted in attendance, it has become a who’s who in Louisville this morning.
