Site founder and creator Bill Simmons didn’t wait to blast ESPN for their decision to part was with his baby, Grantland.
I loved everyone I worked with at G and loved what we built. Watching good/kind/talented people get treated so callously = simply appalling.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) October 30, 2015
The site’s future became questionable after ESPN president John Skipper last May fired Simmons. Simmons now has a super-rich deal at HBO that includes a digital extension and TV show, with several Grantland staffers following him out the door.
High profile writers such as Wesley Morris joined the New York Times and Rembert Browne went to New York magazine. Zach Lowe’s next move is sure to be watched closely, if his phone isn’t ringing off the hook already.
Zach Lowe's phone right now. pic.twitter.com/MM73DhOdmK
— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) October 30, 2015
By Glenn Erby
