"All I wanted to do with my life was to write about sports and I never imagined it would take me this far. The team with me is second to none. Now, we ball."
The controversy surrounding O'Keefe's departure follows allegations made by 16 staffers in a letter dated February 6, accusing O'Keefe of being "outright cruel" to members of the group and becoming a "power-drunk tyrant."
"All I wanted to do with my life was to write about sports and I never imagined it would take me this far. The team with me is second to none. Now, we ball."