She chose the wrong words.
You know…the thing is…even if the sideline reporters didn’t make up the shit the coaches “said,” then all that means is that the coaches made up the shit that the coaches said.
Lost in the media coverage of this is the fact that sideline reporters don’t actually ever say anything of value anyway, apart from injury reports – which nobody needs a sideline reporter for.
Sideline reporters aren’t reporters. They’re showbiz, and the big sin committed here is openly acknowledging that sideline reporters are useless.