800-pound ‘guerilla’ in room at ESPN

I just finished a book about how the Allies’ World War II D-Day landings were aided by info provided by French and Belgian “guerrilla” fighters.

And every time I read “guerrilla” my blood boiled.

I couldn’t shake the reality — the ongoing disgrace — of ESPN for firing veteran tennis analyst Doug Adler after complimenting Venus Williams’ “guerilla” tactics — ruined him, destroyed him, defamed him as a racist for something that was so logically contextually and conspicuously untrue: calling Williams “a gorilla.”

And that got me thinking. What do top ESPN execs, those who could rescue, better late than never, Adler from this hideous injustice, when they come across the word “guerilla.” Does ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro feel shame? Regret? Remorse? Uneasy? Nothing?

Does Disney boss Bob Iger stop to consider the career-ending, reputation-destroying decision to which Disney sentenced an innocent man?

The public sports figure most known for calling an opponent “a gorilla” based on racial ridicule was when Muhammad Ali taunted Joe Frazier as “a gorilla.” ESPN then established the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award.

➤ Yankee infielder Josh Donaldson says he’s eager to get started, improve on last season’s hitting. That shouldn’t be too hard, just cease playing Aaron Boone Baseball — be on second base instead of first, and on first instead of back in the dugout.

➤ The NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, all under the care of their current leaderships, have allowed their sports’ All-Star games to become valueless.

Reader/author Doug Branch: “Why do they have officials in NBA All-Star Games?”

➤ The Harlem Globetrotters, who have worn red, white and blue uniforms since their founding in 1929, have recently added a black uniform.

➤ Wait’ll you see what Rob Manfred has in store for the 11th inning! And in keeping with his active sense of leadership, it has nothing to do with baseball!