Because of a bureaucratic quirk in how votes from the media are tabulated by the league for its All-NBA teams, Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum lost millions of dollars of potential contract earnings.
Beyond that, there are even further ethical implications of sports media having the ability to financially impact the future of the players they cover on a day-to-day basis, and while the travails of millionaire athletes may not touch a chord with all, these are not minor issues for the NBA nor Jayson Tatum. On the latest episode of the CLNS Media podcast “The Ryan and Goodman Show”, the eponymous hosts dive into this thorny mess to get at why exactly the St. Louis native did not win the honors.
Some of it is that voting issue, perhaps some his play, and the related issues make for quite an interesting conversation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA6P8C_4DqQ
Watch the video embedded above to get their take on these issues, and what it means for Tatum and his team moving forward.
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