This might not come as hard-hitting news, but here it is anyway: People in sports tend to overreact. To Everything.
I still remember the night Jarome Iginla got hurt during a game in town when I was still a Calgary Sun beat writer. The panic was instant. The game became meaningless. The story numbers shot up, all related to the injured captain.
There was a banner across four or more pages screaming, “Red Alert: Iggy’s Hurt” and every word written was about the injury in spite of the fact not a lot of info was really available.