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Old 04-25-2008, 07:53 AM
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Default Re: More News on Sonics Lawsuit

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Originally Posted by Nathaniele View Post
Why would the top legal guy of espn flat out say that this case is in favor of Seattle?
Why? Because they're just like every other 24x7 news station. Ratings. Nasty, costly litigation between butthurt billionaires and seemingly slighted cities is just too lucrative for them. If there wasn't a fight, there would be no news and they'd go back to reciting stats and discussing the draft. So they'll prolong it. The mainstream press does the same thing with stories that aren't really stories. They've gotten more mileage out of bird flu than should be legal. Lightning kills more people. Hell...LAWNMOWERS kill more people.

I'm not saying that the lawsuit is going to fail or succeed, but sports media will milk it for more than it's worth and it's in their best interest to make a mountain out of a molehill...So don't be shocked when their "experts" take statements out of context and leave entire sentences out of quotes to make their point more valid. CNN, Fox, and MSNBC do it all day, every day.
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