Probably, but a lot of that has to do with handling it. Now that the punishment has been announced the story will wind it’s way to the back pages and gone completely (at least until the next owner’s meeting or lawsuits get filed). With players threatening strikes if nothing was done this story could have kept at a high profile for a long time, not to mention costing them games. In the end the commissioner’s job is to protect the shield, he needs to short circuit bad press, not worry about whether the bad press is legitimate.
I agree with that. To me, if a fast food franchise owner was secretly recorded as telling his mistress that he didn’t want her to eat 80% of the product they sell in public, what the heck is that company supposed to do? It’s not even a good analogy because the actual food they sell can’t threaten to boycott and ruin your most important time of the year.
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