Ex-Spurs forward Bruce Bowen was recently let go from his job as an analyst for Fox Sports West. The move was reportedly done as a result of his comments towards Kawhi Leonard and his trade request earlier this summer.
Although the reason was speculation at the time of his abrupt firing, Bowen confirmed the reports via Uproxx.
Bowen was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show and mentions:
“Oh yeah, it was, well, basically, ‘We don’t view your views that way and because of your comments of Kawhi Leonard, we are choosing to go a separate way,’”
This is an unfortunate situation that led to Bowen’s termination. Media’s job is to analyze the sport and constructively criticize players and teams and they shouldn’t be punished for doing so. All media personnel may have to be weary on how hard they criticize players that could potentially be big free agents for the 2019 NBA Summer.
Flip the page for video of Bowen’s appearance on the Dan Patrick show, where he explains how the Clippers informed him of his termination.