An explanation of the track SportsGrid has taken, and will continue to take, regarding Chris Broussard’s recent comments.

Chris Broussard is free to bash gay people, just as we are free to bash Chris Broussard. And we will, gladly.

The NBA trade deadline passed yesterday without major vibrations: J.J. Redick went to Milwaukee, Miami mercifully dumped Dexter Pittman for a pile of nothing, and Sacramento gave up on former 5th overall pick Thomas Robinson by shipping him off to Houston. Still, unfulfilled rumors were flying. What does this say about us?

ESPN’s Chris Broussard got Twitter buzzing yesterday with information he presented as his own.

ESPN is moving its NBA pregame show to LA, where its built a new studio for Kia NBA Countdown. Magic Johnson (and his considerable access to players and celebrities) will have an expanded role this year. Oh, and there’s no host!

Skip Bayless and Chris Broussard discussed race in the NBA, as they are wont to do. Today, their talk centered on the lack of a great white American player.

Yesterday, Skip Bayless basically said that Chris Broussard was a terrible journalist, to his face, on TV. Today, he apologized, also to his face, and also on TV.

At some point over the course of today’s First Take “debate,” someone said something about objectivity. Then this happened.