KG calls ESPN.com poll 'distasteful'

• rusty weathers

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  Joking about blowing out Tom Brady's knee, on the other hand:  totally appropriate.

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  • tdaloisio

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    While ESPN's joke was distasteful...and shouldn't have been published, rusty weathers joke is somehow classic.

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• truthaboutit

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  I agree...I'm definitely not a fan of the Boston sports scene, but to put that as an option in the poll? Forget about distasteful, it would just seem like bad karma. How would whomever at ESPN made the decision to post the poll feel if KG really did get hurt?

  Now if you want a reason to hate the Patriots.....

  http://www.truthaboutit.net/2007/12/reason-to-hate-new-england-patriots-181.html

  C'mon, a couple Tom Brady dislocated fingers on his thowing hand? Who'd complain then?

   

   

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  • Ben Q. Rock

    +2

    Who'd complain then?

    Not I.  

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ESPN Has No Class, Part 2
Published 12/8/2007 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... I figured KG’s response to this deserved its own post. Wow, that’s really distasteful, man. Man, I mean, that’s my life, my career. You don’t joke about something like that.” Garnett then leaned toward the nearest door - made of wood, naturally - and rapped his knuckles on it, before asking a team official to contact ESPN to register his dismay. “That’s classless,” Doc Rivers said. “I know it’s a joke, but you should never wish for someone’s injury. That’s all I have to say about that, but it’s ...

KG Does Not Share ESPN's Sense of Humor
Published 12/8/2007 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Celtics, Boston, The Word, ESPNWhat does Kevin Garnett have in common with a definite contingent of the blogosphere? Anger at ESPN. From the Boston Herald: A poll on ESPN.com's Page 2 yesterday may have been intended as edgy humor, but one of the poll's subjects - Kevin Garnett - called this entry "distasteful." The poll, drawing on the sports world's current enmity toward Boston, asked users to vote for the event they would rather see happen - the Steelers beating the ...

Today’s Links 12/8
Published 12/8/2007 by FLCeltsFan at Celtics247.com
Herald    Celtics deliver another dino-mite performance    Can’t get no satisfaction       As good as they look, Green  want to be better    KG calls ESPN poll distasteful       Globe     Wrapped up early          Mitchell a great judge of greatness      Posey is a villain in Chicago       MetroWest Daily   Another C’s clampdown     Celtics Blog    Q&A with Matt from Blog a  Bull   Celtics.com   Post ups notebook - in game notes     LOY’s Place   ...

ESPN takes "joke poll" too far?
Published 12/8/2007 by Alessandro at Parquet Wishes and Leprechaun Dreams
If you've ever visited the Page 2 section of ESPN.Com (sports.espn.go.com), you know that their humor tends to be a bit on the "edgy" side of things ... I have no problem with that, but yesterday's poll (poking fun at all the recent success that the Boston sports teams have had and the jealousy this has stirred up in the rest of the country) may have crossed a line: ...

Random Rundown for 12/8
Published 12/8/2007 by Bryan Maguire at MVN Outsider
... - Kevin Garnett calls an ESPN poll “distasteful,” in which it asked fans if they would like to see Kevin Garnett blow out his knee among other options to Boston based franchises.  [Boston Herald] ...

The Top Five for 12/8
Published 12/8/2007 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... KG’s not happy with ESPN poll. In a recent poll on ESPN.com, users were asked which of the following they’d rather see: the Steelers beating the Patriots, Johan Santana being traded to a team besides the Red Sox, or KG blowing out his knee. Today, Garnett responded to the poll by saying, “Wow, that’s really distasteful, man. Man, I mean, that’s my life, my career. You don’t joke about something like that.” The 16-2 Celtics face Chicago tonight. Boston Herald Report | MVN Celtics 4. Olsen-less Wildcats beat ...

KG : Page 2 Sucks
Published 12/9/2007 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Given that he’s been wearing Celtic green for less than 3 months, it seems a little unfair for Kevin Garnett to be targeted so soon by a sporting populace sick to death of Brady/Belichick/BoSox/Bill Simmons/Dickie Barrett. That didn’t stop the smart-alecks at ESPN.com, however, much to the Boston center’s chagrin, as the Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy explains. ...

Garnett Furious at Stupid ESPN Poll
Published 12/10/2007 by KC at Sports of Boston
From the Boston Herald: A poll on ESPN.com’s Page 2 yesterday may have been intended as edgy humor, but one of the poll’s subjects - Kevin Garnett - called this entry “distasteful.” The poll, drawing on the sports world’s current enmity toward Boston, asked users to vote for the event they would rather see happen - the Steelers beating the Patriots [team stats], Johan Santana being traded to any team but the Red Sox [team stats], or Garnett blowing out his knee. That’s right, blowing out his knee. Garnett, his mouth ajar ...

The Roundup: ESPN’s Barry Melrose Ventures into Newark, Kevin Garnett Feels Disrespected by ESPN Poll, Vick Sentencing Day!
Published 12/10/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... story … pretty funny commercial from the early 80s … at what point does David Eckstein worry about the Mitchell Investigation? … it’s been awhile since we’ve dropped the R word around here, but to all of you still in denial about it … old, but definitely worth a look: Mark Kotsay’s wife … ESPN’s Barry Melrose ventures into Newark, gets the business from the fans. (CBS TV) Page 2 with a massive screw-up - a poll asking if readers would like to see KG blow out his ...

Monday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Published 12/10/2007 by Jamie Mottram at Mr. Irrelevant
... vote for him anyway. Bonus links: Arnie hawks ciggies … Hochuli conceals his weapons … Mangino makes a friend … T.J. Ford’s headband fashion … Mercury Morris is an actor … Mid-’80s Rangers commercials … KJ could jam … Improving the NBDL … The latest from Ray Hudson … The latest from Gil … Keith Foulke gets flashed … KG is mad at ESPN

ESPN Asks the Tough Dumb Questions
Published 12/10/2007 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
After it ran some idiotic poll on its website, and the Celtics caught wind of it, ESPN apologized. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2007. | Permalink | 6 comments Add to Tough Dumb Questions"> ...

Sorry, KG!
Published 12/16/2007 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
... Humor geht anders, keine Frage. Deshalb wurde die Umfrage bereits wenige Stunden nach ihrer Veröffentlichung deaktiviert. KG nannte den Poll wenig später geschmacklos. Und ESPN hat sich inzwischen ...

Jemele Hill Suspended
Published 6/19/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... . It's not that I agree with her comments. I just hate the current climate. The witch hunts, apologies, suspensions, firings, and everything else. Meanwhile, between Hill's column and the Kevin Garnett "blow out his knee" poll you have to admit that ESPN has shown a lack of judgment of late. And this is for a network that prides itself on being squeaky clean and seemingly looking down on those who are not. I'm sure someone is even working on a "ESPN hates the Celtics" angle. Back to the issue at hand. I'm not arguing for racist, misogynistic, or hateful programming or articles. ...