Mark your calendar for Mediaweek, October 29-30 in New York City. We’ll unpack the biggest shifts shaping the future of media—from tv to retail media to tech—and how marketers can prep to stay ahead. Register with early-bird rates before sale ends!
ESPN Radio host Dan Le Batard was suspended for two days following a public jab at Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James.
The sportswriter and radio host drew ire from his superiors after buying space on an Akron, Ohio, billboard for an image of two Miami Heat championship rings alongside the words, “You're welcome, LeBron. Love, Miami.” Le Batard carried out the stunt after The Plain Dealer—Cleveland’s largest newspaper—rejected a similar full-page print ad.
As tweeted Wednesday by Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, ESPN suspended Le Batard after taking exception to the stunt.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in