It’s just been a little over a full calendar year since Tom Benson died and current New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson is still having to answer questions about whether or not she will sell her NBA franchise, despite little evidence that should point anyone to believe she would ever entertain such an idea.
How and why does a false narrative get promoted, and worse, accepted so much by both members of the media and the general public?
For one, there is always some motivation from those who live in the land of major markets to paint pictures of doom for superstars playing in small markets just for the sake of disruption.