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ESPN Suspends Dan Le Batard Two Days For Trolling LeBron With Billboard

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  1. LAFIRMA22

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    #1 LAFIRMA22, Aug 7, 2014
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    Why would they suspend him for that?

    Whatever. His show is hilarious to me. His dad is awesome.
     
    #2 Pieman2005, Aug 7, 2014
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    My lingering memory of LeBatard will always that time Bilas erupted on his show after LeBatard tried to race-bait him with some questions on the NCAA Great White Hype of the time, maybe it was Adam Morrison or something.

    Whatever. It seems like ESPN's favorite pastime these days is finding new reasons to flog its sensationalist contributors. As if it weren't the motor driving the cog.
     
    #3 Spacemoth, Aug 7, 2014
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    Smart move. Gets attention for his show. Maybe this is really an ESPN plan.
     
    #5 Rip Van Rocket, Aug 7, 2014
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    Comic sans gives it a little something extra
     
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    So when the same concept was for a Newspaper Ads he was denying it and saying Cleveland media made the story up, but now he is claiming the Billboard??
     
    #7 spysta, Aug 7, 2014
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    This billboard will have significant meaning if Lebron doesnt win another chip...really...
     
    #8 sugrlndkid, Aug 7, 2014
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    The billboard will never have significant meaning. It was just a playful jab at LeBron.
     
    #9 Fyreball, Aug 7, 2014
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    He's just mad because he is no longer the guy, Lebron going to Miami helped his career more than anything else... He got a show cause of it
     
    #10 K-Low_4_Prez, Aug 7, 2014
  11. ferrari77

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    How is this worthy of a suspension but yet nothing S.A.Smith has said is worthy of a suspension? Nothing Skip Bayless has said(all the trash he spews about LeBron) is worthy of a suspension?
    A simple billboard, trolling or not, is apparently worthy of a suspension? FOH ESPN.
     
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    'all part of the plan'
     
    #12 Panda23, Aug 7, 2014
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    Uh...SAS just came back from a suspension.
     
    #13 Scarface281, Aug 7, 2014
  14. ferrari77

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    Oh he was actually suspended for his comments?
    I missed that. Thx for the update, much appreciated.
     
    #14 ferrari77, Aug 7, 2014
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    We've reached out to Le Batard for comment. If you have any information on the size and wood grain of the stick up ESPN's ass, email us: tips@deadspin.com.
     
    #15 xiki, Aug 7, 2014
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>On his suspension,Le Batard tells Herald columnist &amp; show contributor Greg Cote: &quot;I guess ESPN didn't find it all quite as funny as I did.&quot;</p>&mdash; Barry Jackson (@flasportsbuzz) <a href="https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/statuses/497502930548031489">August 7, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #16 J.R., Aug 7, 2014
  17. Sajan

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    comic sans....subtle but hilarious.
     
    #17 Sajan, Aug 7, 2014
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    It's also missing "Your" instead of "You're" to match.
     
    #18 afk, Aug 7, 2014
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    More or less.
     
    #19 Harrisment, Aug 7, 2014
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    -TF?

    :(
     
    #20 burnshroom, Aug 7, 2014
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