Celtics player Gordon Hayward snapped a leg in his season-opening game for the team. Granted, anytime someone snaps a leg (bone), it's a little hard to watch. However, calling it graphic and gruesome and telling people they should be prepared just to watch the replay?
Granted what happened to Hayward is tragic from a team stand-point. He just signed an outrageous contract, and now the Celtics are getting bullshit for their investment. I'd be crying, too, over that financial hit. But, calling the video nearly unwatchable and graphic?
Dudes, I've suffered more graphic and dramatic injuries while rollerskating. I've had surgeries that pale the impact of the television feed from the game. I've seen more sickening footage during the opening credits of Wide, Wide World of Sports (that frigging "agony of defeat").
You want to see horrific injuries and hear bones snapping? Watch rugby. Watch arm wrestling. Watch UFC. The only graphic Celtic bone-crunching I've seen is in Celtic football.
I agree that Hayward's injury sucks eggs, and nobody wants to break any bone, especially a bone that is directly attached to one's wallet. But, please, ESPN, when it comes to New England sports, could you please get a frigging hold on your damn selves? The video of Hayward's big fuck-up is no more horrifying than your persecution of Tom Brady during Deflategate. Get. A. Grip.
Your "reporters" are about as full of integrity as the pile of dog crap I saw on the sidewalk last week: Dried up and smelling faintly of manure.
Personally, I hope Gordon Hayward recovers in a matter of weeks and is back on the court.
That's just called "another day at the office." Grow a set and stop shrieking like a bunch of amateurs ... unless, of course, that is exactly what you are.
