Two High School Girls Basketball teams from Tennessee are
punished because both teams were trying to lose a game against each other.
What did they do wrong?
This small event in Tennessee made national news. For a
brief period in late Feb. 2015 this was a mainstream news story.
- It made CBS Morning Show & CBS News.com
- It made The Washington Post
- It made The New York Times ("They have a sports section?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because Obama plays basketball.")
- It made Deadspin.
The vitriol in the comments section of those pieces is particularly
interesting because it's so intense. Who knew people were so passionate about high school sports in states they don't live in?
I don’t know which side you, dear reader, are on, but if you’re on
the “What those girls did was wrong” side, pause for a movement before we move
forward. Clearly articulate in your head
your answer to this question “What, exactly did the girls do wrong?”
I’ll give you a few line breaks.
