One suspects that Mister Skipper's "issue" is not an isolated one within the once great and now crumbling ESPN.
If I’m on the Disney board I am duty bound to protect the shareholders by asking if this information was unknown during the last round of contract talks ie Skipper re-upped recently. I am also duty bound to ask if Skipper will be compensated, how much and for how long if he voluntarily steps down but especially for medical issues. In other words, he may have a clinical problem but blaming addiction may keep him (more) in the money.