There is perhaps no less trustworthy source for sports rumors than talk radio hosts, who often throw things against the wall and then bleat about getting credit on the rare occasion something sticks.
In the same universe are TV personalities, who are no more credible but only slightly less annoying due to far less frequent rumormongering.
So load up on several grains of salt when you read that Kevin Harlan, TNT's beloved play-by-play announcer, tried his hand at breaking news about Luka Doncic in a KNBR appearance on Thursday.
“I hear he’s sick today,” Harlan said on Greg Papa and John Lund's show.