As I was reading this, I was reminded immediately of Isaiah Thomas' farewell letter to Boston when we has traded from the Celtics that I read a few months back (https://www.theplayerstribune.com/isaiah-thomas-trade-celtic...). Then I googled it and realized that was also hosted on The Players' Tribune.

So I guess this is a thing now, writing long-form farewell letters for fans when you are traded or cut. Honestly, I kind of like it. I've never liked IT more than when I read his farewell. And while I'd never heard of Doublelift or TSM before, and don't really know anything about League of Legends, I enjoyed reading this article too. Sports are more interesting when you know more about what the players are thinking.

I dream of a day when 120 character tweets by celebrities and presidents are behind us, and long form content is back in style.