Sports journalism needs a reboot. Zach Lowe, one of my absolute favorite podcasters and columnists was let go by ESPN, and the networks have more and more former players who possess an axe to grind or some self-serving agenda to push. It’s dumb and makes us actively dumber.
And now this?
Marcus Hayes of The Philadelphia Inquirer has been just about as “anti-Process” as any voice on the beat for a long, long time. Locals know that. The Crown Jewel of The Process, as Brett Brown used to refer to Joel Embiid, has been an absolute lightning rod for criticism over his career.