ESPN has single handedly destroyed every sport it has touched.
While Bob Costas with NBC was a condescending sociopath with his lectures, the entire ESPN network took politics the the highest level of militancy in order to literally destroy sports.
I pray every sport loses billions this year due to boycotts.
You speak deep truth about the “ESPN effect.” Every sport they choose to bless with heavy coverage is systematically deconstructed and reimagined as a neutered, sterile and woke clone of the original. Sad fate for what used to be called sports.