Carry on when your nonsense
Google “withdraws Miami Open.”
Sure enough. Players did withdraw. Big names.
Raphael Nadal withdrew. Why?
“I need to make that transition step by step,” Nadal said when explaining moving over from the hard courts in America to preparing for the French Open on clay in April.
Oh. So not COVID then, or vaccines.
Serena Williams withdrew. That hurts. She is amazing, and fans want to see her. Plus, she calls Miami home.
“I am disappointed to withdraw from the Miami Open due to a left knee injury,” Serena said in a statement. “It was an amazing experience to play at the Hard Rock Stadium this year and would like to thank the Miami Open for putting on an amazing event.”
So, not COVID then, or vaccines.
They also lost Roger Federer. Another big star.
“Roger Federer is withdrawing from this month’s Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to ‘work his way back out on tour,'” his agent told The Associated Press.
“The 20-time Grand Slam champion has not competed in more than a year after having two operations on his right knee during last season.”
The tournament also lost No. 1-ranked men’s player Novak Djokovic and it is COVID related.
He pulled out of the Miami Open citing coronavirus restrictions.
But here is the juiciest part. The screaming headline and the accusations that the media is hiding the truth is that supposedly all of these withdrawals and failure to show, were due to complications from the vaccine.
Djokovic is unvaccinated. He doesn’t fit the conspiracy theory narrative.
His complications are due to his having a set of rules for himself, as he has a right to, and the tournament having a different set of rules, as is their right as well.
Mark Twain said a lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on in the morning.
Everyone of us, media or not, is responsible to put on our big person pants and check out the most sensational stories for ourselves.