Bruce Pearl cracks Dead Sea joke ahead of Auburn Basketball trip to Israel

Bruce Pearl is bringing his sense of humor with him along for the ride as his Auburn squad takes a trip to Israel.

It’ll be a heck of a journey for Pearl and company, as the Tigers will visit the City of David, the Western Wall, the Garden of Gethsemane, the holocaust museum Yad Vashem, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dead Sea, according to Tom Green of AL.com.

Alas, Pearl imparted some words of wisdom as his thinks ahead to his team making their way to the Dead Sea, which he shared with Green and the rest of the world.

“Hopefully they’ll be smart enough to not splash or fart, because both would be painful,” said Pearl, per Green.

Perhaps all travelers entering the Dead Sea should heed the warning from Bruce Pearl, who obviously has done his research on the possible outcomes. As long as he’s in-charge of Auburn, there will never be a dull moment for the Tigers — especially when they’re on a worldwide tour.

More on Auburn Tigers, trip to Israel

Continuing, the SEC Network is set to televise the Auburn Tigers’ basketball games during their foreign tour to Israel in August, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. The news is major for Auburn basketball fans and their program.

Under the guidance of their head coach Bruce Pearl, the Tigers ascended to No. 1 in America for much of the 2021-2022 college basketball season. The top-ranking in college basketball was the first time the school accomplished the feat in program history.

Auburn’s preseason trip to Israel from July 31st to August 10th, per the press release on the team’s website. They will play three games during the 10-day span in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The Tigers’ will also face the Israeli U-20 National Team twice on Aug. 2nd and August 6th, as well as the Israeli Senior National Team on August 8th.

The NCAA allows teams to make an international trip once every four years. The basketball team previously went to Italy in the summer of 2017.