Bill Simmons canned from ESPN

[EricaLubarsky]

..and he potentially got the news via Twitter

That Bill Simmons’s 14-year run at ESPN has come to an end isn’t actually all that surprising. The relationship between Simmons and the brass in Bristol been rocky for some time now, and Simmons recently lost the support of his greatest champion, ESPN president John Skipper. What is surprising is the way in which it went down. This doesn’t look like a mutual parting, but rather an outright firing.

http://deadspin.com/why-espn-fired-b...ons-1703103609

Four sources tell us there’s a rumor going around ESPN and Grantland that Simmons found out about the move via Twitter. (A fifth source denies this.) “Cold-hearted/hilarious,” one person says. “Guy is a massive d---head. But he’ll just land at Fox Sports with Horowitz now for the same money. Yay.”

http://deadspin.com/espners-bill-sim...ter-1703112625