It was emotional certainly, but...it kind of reminded me of when I was 16. Not okay for grown up uber-professionals!

Thank you. I now feel less crazy. The Rose Garden was the exact moment the Ms. and I said "Nope. We're done." and turned it off.

After a re-read I see what you are getting at, but seriously, you expect me to believe that anybody would ever write that they were fortunate "as a basketball junkie" to work with Jon Barry because of his experience as a player?

The idea of a Magic-Simmons beef seems unlikely to me, but what has been curious is that Simmons hasn't said word one about Wilbon and Wilbon managed to give a statement that mentioned every person who has ever worked on the show with him - with special thanks to Jon Barry(!) - except for Simmons.So even if the full…