Dan pushes back against any criticism of the coverage of Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s injury last night. The social media backlash decrying cameras in the tunnel and the heavy focus on an obviously hurting player who couldn’t possibly be enjoying the attention as he was writhing in pain is misguided. This, as well as any injury to a marquee player, is a news story and is being covered appropriately. Nobody is using Tatum’s pain and suffering for profit.
Dan Patrick: “When people said, ‘Aw, you shouldn’t be showing this;’ it’s fair game! It’s a huge story. You have to cover the story. This is news, that you have to cover…that’s what you do if you’re a news organization. You have to cover this. Yes, it’s sports, but it’s news. And I know there were some people saying there was a lack of sensitivity here, and I disagree with that.”