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Dave Portnoy lashed out at ESPN “Pardon The Interruption” host Mike Wilbon after he labeled retiring Auburn coach Bruce Pearl a “divisive” person who he hoped had been pushed out. “What an idiotic comment from Wilbon,” Portnoy posted Monday night to X in a quote tweet of Wilbon’s comments. “[Tony] Kornheiser shouldn’t have rolled over. “Apparently Wilbon only likes athletes/coaches …

Michael Wilbon said Bruce Pearl had become a “divisive person” and was glad to see the Auburn basketball coach retire. The ESPN personality made the comment during “Pardon the Interruption.” “He had become a divisive person, it seems to me intentionally,” Wilbon told Tony Kornheiser. “And I hope there was pressure to just get him out.” He is a conservative …