SportsCenter got a little trippy Tuesday night following Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals when Neil Everett blissfully lost himself on a trip to the wonderful world of Oz. Mark Stein wants to talk basketball—the sole purpose of their existence at this exact moment in time—but Everett travels deep into a world where words are not your friend and flammable scarecrows are a metaphor for life.

It’s like the scarecrow in Oz. If you get too close to the fire, eventually you’re going to get burned and….

It is magical and innocent and the envy on Stein’s face is clear as Everett takes a brief journey down the Yellow Brick Road,

After a moment—about 10 seconds—of silence, Neil returns just as the scarecrow did—with a brain. Welcome back, Neil. There’s no place like home.