<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Bill Simmons' suspension ends at midnight. According to is Instagram page, he'll be back working at 12:01am. <a href="http://t.co/HE4u7C8Mtx">http://t.co/HE4u7C8Mtx</a></p>— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/522038625060794368">October 14, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="2" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding-bottom:55%; padding-top:45%; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="position:relative;"><div style=" -webkit-animation:dkaXkpbBxI 1s ease-out infinite; animation:dkaXkpbBxI 1s ease-out infinite; background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-44px; width:44px;"></div><span style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; font-style:normal; font-weight:bold; position:relative; top:15px;">Loading</span></div></div><p style=" line-height:32px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; padding:0; text-align:center;"> <a href="https://instagram.com/p/uIwsQoidKG/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none;" target="_top"> View on Instagram</a></p></div><style>@-webkit-keyframes"dkaXkpbBxI"{ 0%{opacity:0.5;} 50%{opacity:1;} 100%{opacity:0.5;} } @keyframes"dkaXkpbBxI"{ 0%{opacity:0.5;} 50%{opacity:1;} 100%{opacity:0.5;} }</style></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>
Smart move by Simmons to turn the expiration of his suspension into an event. In the end, the suspension was a huge net positive for Bill. He basically just got three weeks off to golf and hang out at the beach, he ends up drumming up more excitement for his and Jalen's NBA preview, and with his suspension, he probably won back a few fans that had given up on him because they felt he had becoming too much of a corporate shill. I don't see a real downside.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bGSfpy7Zk-Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gbND8jF10DQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Give the peeeeoplllllle whaaat they waaaaant!
Don't get suspended Bill! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>What Mike and Mike did today was absolute garbage. I would say I lost respect for that show, but I never had it. <a href="http://t.co/LRd8YzFfO8">http://t.co/LRd8YzFfO8</a></p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/530419979255308288">November 6, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>For an ESPN Radio show to pull an interview out of context from another ESPN Radio show, then play the moral authority card, is disgusting.</p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/530420487751729153">November 6, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Have the balls to call me to discuss it on the show. Don't pull it out of context just because you need fodder for a segment. Pathetic.</p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/530420703393484800">November 6, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>But hey - I'm just a guy who can't evolve, right? <a href="http://t.co/XJ0GWbc5gJ">http://t.co/XJ0GWbc5gJ</a></p>— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/530421724081569792">November 6, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Thanks for jinxing Julius Randle, Bill! (Or maybe Julius did it to himself, with the bad karma incurred from faking an injury pre-draft to induce his fall to the Lakers...)
I think more suspension might be coming for Bill Simmons. But if so, it would have to be for both him and Mike Golic, right? Golic DID take his interview out of context. There seems to be a lot of hate between former-jock guys at ESPN such as Mike Golic and internet-based/fan-centric Bill Simmons. This confrontation between these two is just the tip of iceberg.
Mike Go license and little Mike are mouthpieces for the NFL, too long part of the establishment. You go Bill Simmons, don't let the two idiots bully you.
