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# Death of his dog

From [Bill Simmons' Best Columns](https://listium.com/@tobias1/44020/bill-simmons-best-columns)  
By [tobias (@tobias1)](https://listium.com/@tobias1)

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Published 25 July 2019 · Updated 13 August 2019

Category: sports / basketball

- Date: 2009
- Notes: When Simmons wrote openly and sentimentally about the death of his dog, Daisy, he received loads of mail from fans who could deeply relate. Even his critics couldn’t deny the potency of the subject:
- Link: [http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090122](http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090122)
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