Absolutely not! But it was the only reported narrative, and it follows a path of logic, and it is no less credible than what Shams reported today. You’re privileging a statement from an anonymous Pelicans source with every bit as much conflict as those behind the earlier story, in order to give me shit about blogging…

Uhh, Windhorst was asked point blank by Rachel Nichols if the Pelicans were leaking the trade discussion in order to humiliate the Lakers, and he said, unequivocally, that that was the case. Then Magic Johnson openly accused the Pelicans of negotiating in bad faith. Now, exactly a month later, comes a report that an…

I’m glad he included the crying laughing emoji so we know he’s not mad and actually laughing. Would hate to think this really bothered him!

Billy yesterday: “Thankfully the soccer gods did not allow the devil that is VAR to ruin such an enormously important moment of beauty through the pedantic application of the rules in a way that would’ve completely gone against the spirit of the sport.”

No wonder he came in third.

You are there to answer some damn questions.

If Orange County and Anaheim were horse shit, you can bet Philly fans would be eating it.

So rather than focusing solely on one metric, you’re focusing solely on another and making baseless speculation about a third? Great.

“consistently more successful than Deadspin.”

Barstool isn’t more successful than Deadspin. As Drew mentions in the piece, Deadspin gets significantly more traffic. I can’t even find Barstool on any list of top sports sites by traffic. That’s how little they matter in terms of clicks.

I’ve seen more headlines here about Bill Simmons and Barstool than specific sports stories.

Is this a wild take though?

I realise the snarky crime prevention bit is likely a dig at Deeney having been to prison for assault, but I don’t think he’s saying is as black and white you’re alluding to.

This happens more than you'd think. More so among National League owners who refuse to employ designated hitters.

“So bye bye Let’s Remember Some Guys”

Let's see, check my receipts or move to Canada. Thanks for the practical alternative...

One could argue that attempting to deal with the Pelicans/Hornets has been the most damaging thing to the Lakers in the past decade,  between this and Chris Paul. 

They will get 0% of the zero top flight free agents they already weren’t getting. How will they recover?

• If you have small children with you, protect them by picking them up so they won’t panic and run.

I once had a cougar bite my dick but she apologized afterwards. Nevertheless, I backed slowly away.

“I’ve been there, Lavar. You went in with dreams that you’d be the architect of something grand, but now you’re feeling trapped and just aching to see your son go somewhere that will let him stretch his wings like you truly believe he can. I know that story, Lavar. I’ve lived it. So believe me when I tell you, one dad…