Over the Fourth of July weekend, Jason Pierre-Paul had an accident with fireworks that ultimately resulted in the Giants defensive end having a finger amputated.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter not only spread word of Pierre-Paul’s amputation via his Twitter account, he also included a photo of Pierre-Paul’s medical records. Shortly after, many were questioning why Schefter would choose to make that information public. Also, HIPAA became a hot topic and whether its laws apply to the media. They do not. However, Schefter received a decent amount of criticism for his decision.
As far as the reasoning behind posting the image, Schefter spoke with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch and shed some light on the subject.