Washington Capitals’ defenseman Mike Green isn’t feeling well this morning, and he let all of his Twitter followers know:
Mike Green Gets Blue on Twitter
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↵J.P. of Japers’ Rink gives his thoughts on the tweet and whether this level of sincerity from pro athletes is a good thing or not:
↵↵But it gets right to the heart of the conflict sports leagues and teams are facing as they try to figure out how best to handle their employees’ new-found voices. Part of the beauty of some of the increase in coverage referenced above is that it’s coming from the athletes themselves - unfiltered, warts and all. So do we, as fans, want more of “Mike Green being Mike Green,” or do we want a censored, PG-rated version? My guess is that what we want and what the team (@WashCaps) and League (@NHL) want are not one in the same.
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