Nothing Black and White About Reporting of Brown Firing
Chris Broussard, Chris Mannix, Dan Gilbert, David Stern, LeBron James, Marc Stein, Mark Cuban, Mike Brown, Ric Bucher, Suns News | (0)
by Milton KentFiled under: 76ers, Bulls, Cavaliers, Suns, NBA Coaches, Sports Business and MediaWithin hours after Mike Brown's Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the NBA playoffs, a report from arguably the most recognized name in sportswriting surfaced that the coach had been fired.
And minutes after those reports emerged, a reporter from the most visible entity in sports broadcasting vociferously refuted the original story, only to report Brown's firing in the overnight hours of Monday, 10 days after the first piece.
Both reporters, Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix and ESPN's Ric Bucher, were likely right, which speaks volumes about the state of sports ...