It’s not that the callous corporate suits that made the decision to lay off Celtics sideline reporter Abby Chin didn’t know how good she became at her job, how respected she is by the team’s players and personnel, or how well-liked she is by NBC Sports Boston viewers.
It’s even colder than that. They probably didn’t know who she is at all.
Maybe it’s too late for them to find out, and maybe they would be unmoved once they did. But if common sense and social media reaction can both be used as gauges, it’s that NBC Sports Boston executives should be doing everything they can to reverse this decision and keep Chin around for seasons to come.