Original sentence: Having accepted and merged the two original articles into one, an editor in the US then inserted the line regarding the 'all-expenses paid trip' without Ball's permission
Edited sentence: Having accepted and merged the two original articles into one, an editor in the US then inserted the line regarding the 'all-expenses paid trip' without Ball's permission, making it almost impossible for readers to judge the article objectively.Lipsyte concludes that ESPN basically hung Ball out to dry, and that 'if ESPN isn't paying, it shouldn't be playing'