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1. Tsk, tsk, tsk, ESPN. Is it really necessary to be this petty? Did you really think you wouldn't be called out for such nonsense?

It seems the World Wide Leader may still have some issues with former employee Bill Simmons. The man who now runs The Ringer, interviewed NBA commissioner Adam Silver last week at a conference. One particular clip, in which Simmons and Silver discuss NBA players being unhappy and Silver putting the blame on social media, got a lot of pick up across the Internet. 

Even ESPN picked it up Wednesday. However, when the network aired the snippet of video on Get Up, the clip was edited to zoom in so tight on Silver's face that you didn't see Simmons at all. It was like Silver was being interviewed by a ghost and it looked completely ridiculous, as you'll see below.

This piece of chicanery did not get lost on Simmons, who took to Twitter to voice his displeasure.

I reached out to ESPN for a comment, but so far have not heard back.

UPDATE: An ESPN spokesperson has given this statement to SI.com: "There is absolutely nothing to this. It’s a non-story. We ran  clips of Adam Silver with Bill Simmons on ESPN shows/platforms."

In fact, ESPN did show the full clip of the interview with both Silver and Simmons in the shot on Monday's edition of The Jump. So this incident does seem like it was just the work on one Get Up producer and not an ESPN plot.

2. Speaking of ESPN, Mark Jackson had harsh words for Rajon Rondo on Wednesday night when the Lakers guard was seen seated far away from his teammates at the end of the Lakers' blowout loss to the Nuggets.

3. The latest Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features an interview with author, writer, and podcast host Jim Miller. Topics covered with Miller, the man who wrote the book on ESPN, include what ESPN plans to do for its Monday Night Football announcing team, how Jason Witten handled his departure from ESPN, Jessica Mendoza's new "conflict of interest," how sports fans will be affected by the changes at Turner Sports/Bleacher Report, an update on Adnan Virk, and much more. You can listen to the podcast below or download it on iTunes or Spotify.

4. The Chicago Tribune is very salty that LeBron James passed Michael Jordan on the all-time scoring list.

5. It's hard to have more poise, class, and dignity while announcing tragic news than Alex Trebek showed when he let the world know he has pancreatic cancer.

In honor of Trebek, let's remember the Jeopardy! episode last year when he went savage on contestants who knew absolutely nothing about football.

6. For all the wrestling fans out there, here's a treat. SI's wrestling reporter, Justin Barrasso, is doing a five-part podcast series on iconic WrestleMania moments. Part I just launched and his guest is the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels.

7. RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE DAY: Thursday is National Cereal Day. When I saw that, I immediately thought of this Seinfeld scene.

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IN CLOSING: Antonio Brown in Oakland will be a beautiful disaster.