The parting of ways between ESPN and Bill Simmons is definitely only going to get more interesting as we move towards his contract expiring this fall. It will be very interesting to see how Simmons handles things publicly now that he is definitely leaving the Worldwide Leader and whether or not ESPN will bother to let him continue writing through the contract expiration.
While the split has basically been called amicable, there is a rumor going around according to Deadspin that Simmons found out about ESPN moving on from him the same way the rest of us did, via Twitter.
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).
If true, this definitely points to things not being as smooth as ESPN has painted them thus far. It will be very interesting to see how this develops further and where Simmons winds up come the end of the year.