SiriusXM Moves Quickly To Can Mark Lye
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Former player and longtime Golf Channel analyst-turned-PGA Tour Radio commentator Mark Lye was fired by SiriusXM after a strange characterization of the WNBA. In an apparent defense of how much better he finds the LPGA than he did a decade ago, Lye trashed the WNBA while talking to co-host Kraig Kann, former LPGA Communications head.
Nick Piastowski of Golf.com reports that Lye apologized in the following segment for his comments but was fired by SiriusXM the next day.
“You know, the LPGA Tour to me is a completely different tour than it was 10 years ago,” Lye said. “… You couldn’t pay me to watch. You really couldn’t. Because I just, I couldn’t relate at all. It’s kind of like, you know, if you’re a basketball player — and I’m not trashing anybody; please, don’t take it the wrong way — but I saw some highlights of ladies’ basketball. Man, is there a gun in the house? I’ll shoot myself than watch that.
At this point, a co-host interjected: “Good luck getting some WNBA stars to come play for you.”
“Yeah, I know, I know,” Lye said. “I’m off their list. I’m sorry about that.”
The clip caught by a listener and shared on Twitter:
