Who said it?
Jim Barach of WCHSTV in Charleston, W.Va., after Bo Jackson said if he had known about head injuries he wouldn’t have played football:
“So it turns out after all these years that Bo really didn’t know.”
Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, after Joel Imbiid said his 11-25 76ers “have a chance” of making the playoffs:
“Did they legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania and not tell us?”
RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, after Kansas basketball coach Bill Self said he didn’t know if Svi Mykhailiuk traveled during a controversial game-winning shot:
“Really? Assembling my IKEA dresser took fewer steps.”
Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle, on things he’d rather watch than “Thursday Night Football:
“My entire backlog of ‘Jeopardy!—the Art Fleming years.’”
Bob Molinaro in the Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, recalling when Chip Kelly was considered the smartest guy in the room:
“Either the room got a lot larger or Kelly shrunk.”
Comic Torben Rolfsen, on the Chargers moving to L.A.:
“Depending on freeway traffic, they should be there in time for the 2018 season.”
Bears guard Kyle Long, to the Chicago Tribune, on avoiding injuries next season:
“I’m just going to put those packing peanuts and bubble wrap all over myself next year. I’m going to look like the ‘Christmas Story’ kid.”