Anyone know how common this is (particularly in high-profile cases)? 

What’s with the unnecessary comma yo?

Yeah man, was waiting for at least one person to say this. I don’t read the ringer and I’ve never really followed Simmons, so I’m not anywhere near defending them... But he didn’t just innocently ask for a trade. He did it publicly within a short span of the trade deadline and took away a lot of leverage from his…

a simple trade request in private.

But then how could they connect it to Bill Simmons, the guy who did not write the article they object to, but who also really, really must drive clicks.

This actually happens to me. The insides of my palms turn orange if I have anything with vitamin C. 

Every one of these “why didn’t the Pels give AD to the team he wants to be on” posts should mention this, and virtually none of them do. 

Totally agree. Player empowerment is great but the NBA already has fantastic salary guarantees compared to other major sports (and normal jobs, really) and he signed a contract. 

That ship sailed when the Pelicans decided to spend the pre-deadline period basically trolling the Lakers instead of replying in good faith to what could still very well wind up being the best trade offer out there.

Looks like the Ravens were able to make a potential quarterback controversy vanish into thin air.

Nobody cares what the #2 news team says, buster

We do not require a reason but seeing as there is not a Grand Slam going on at the moment, a tennis writer needs to write about something.

My now 15 year old daughter’s lacrosse team handed matching “ninja head bands” two seasons ago.  This is not earth-shattering from a sports-fashion perspective.

Exactly. My daughter & her teammates have been wearing these for at least two years now.

I’ll bet the whole staph came running!

They never should have covered him with a government-issued blanket.

He actually resigned several weeks ago, but he didn’t think he had to report it to the school.

The proper counter is to hatchet-throw the bat at the opposing pitcher, kick the catcher backwards, pick up the ball and run from third to first to home to second. This unlocks unlimited-dingers mode.

I just find it fascinating that people who have rightfully chastised the #notallmen people are now defaulting to that very position when their own self-interests are under scrutiny.