"We have watched the company buy a competitor with hundreds of sportswriters and weigh decisions about the future of sports coverage at The Times without, in many instances, so much as a courtesy call, let alone any solicitation of our expertise."
“Lazarus has been leading the division on an interim basis since Pete Bevacqua left the network last month to take a role at the University of Notre Dame.”
“The best thing, honestly, was to lean on as many people as I could, and they were all willing to offer as much advice as possible since I was willing to listen.”
"In that moment, I needed Will Smith to appear I need him to walk up to the broadcast booth and go, 'Keep Bill Russell's name out your f--king mouth!' And slap the both of them."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."