Because Ted Cruz is a human head attached to a writhing mass of intertwined snakes.

You have to be able to compartmentalize and when a player commits a transgression that makes it impossible to do so, it can be rather jarring and disappointing.

If he didn't still have a desire to play, he'd have told the league to fuck off and retired.

Ruptured scrotum. Never forget.

Whatever the opposite of "a guy who pokes somebody just to get a reaction and then follows it up with 'just joking around man, why u mad lol' horseshit" is?

I never said you were a Duke fan. You are apparently a troll, though.

I'm not even a basketball fan. I just like Burneko's writing. Same way I'm not a football fan, but Drew's Why Your Team Sucks series lured me in.

Pictured: you, reading his post.

Hey, everyone! Look at the butthurt Duke fan!

The problem with using the "well, you wouldn't feel that way if it was happening to YOU or YOUR family" logic is that if it was happening to you or your family, you couldn't (or wouldn't be expected to) be objective, rational or pragmatic about the situation. You'd be emotionally reacting from the gut, which, well...