Apparently Jim Rome does not just pick on band kids. The man has a problem. No one should make a living at the expense of others. Check out his Wikipedia bio... Rome gained notoriety for an incident in his ESPN2 show Talk2 in 1994 when his guest was NFL quarterback Jim Everett. Rome had previously referred to Everett as Chris (after Chris Evert, the female tennis player), suggesting that Everett shied away from getting hit. Appearing as a guest on the show, Everett warned Rome about repeating the insult. Rome continued his taunt, causing Everett to overturn the table between them and shove Rome to the floor while still on the air. This situation never resulted in a lawsuit for either party. Rome considers this event one of his early career mistakes.[8] In 1997, hockey legend Gordie Howe announced an attempt to play a shift with the International Hockey Leagues Detroit Vipers, which would allow Howe to claim having played professional hockey in six decades. Rome challenged the 69-year-old ex-hockey star, offering a bounty of $3,000 to any player on the team playing against the Vipers to take Howe out of the game permanently by saying, Putting this old fool back to reality. Rome clarified that the statements were a joke.[9] In 2012, Rome was involved in a controversy with NBA Commissioner David Stern. During an interview, Rome asked Stern about the conspiracy theories that the NBA Draft Lottery was fixed in favor of the New Orleans Hornets, and he asked, Was the fix in for the lottery? Stern replied with two answers: Number one, no; and a statement, shame on you for asking. He then proceeded to ask Rome, Have you stopped beating your wife yet? and accused Rome of making a career out of cheap thrills. This led to a heated exchange between Rome and Stern, ending when Stern said he had to go call someone important like Stephen A. Smith.[10] In 2015, Rome sent out a tweet that stated, Is there anyone not in a marching band who thinks those dorks running around with their instruments are cool? After a backlash, he later deleted the tweet and issued an apology. The incident also inspired the hashtag #MarchOnRome.[11]
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