Is the Internet Destroying Sports Heroes?

Michael Jordan and Lebron James

flaws, as the game itself has never been more scrutinized from professional analyst to comment thread troll. The ability for a player to miss a clutch basket, and have it become the topic of conversation across as many as ten cable networks and thousands of internet outposts forces today’s star to have a leather hide, in comparison to his more mortal predecessors.

David Giles is a writer, graphic designer & musician hailing from Chicago, IL and currently residing in Brooklyn, NY.

[This article originally appeared at XHIBIT P]