Looks like Dave Portnoy has a lot on his hands.
In a series of X posts Wednesday, Portnoy revealed that some of his Barstool Sports staff were involved in a car crash while driving on the wrong side of the road in the United Kingdom.
Portnoy, the Barstool founder and owner, posted a photo of the wrecked vehicle from Monday night with the caption “Tiny little fender bender,” where the left side of the car looked completely smashed.
“You absolutely can’t make this up. Just got this text from our corporate lawyer. The most predictable thing ever from the morons @tBushGaming. That’s what I get for paying for these fools to go to London,” Portnoy wrote with a screenshot of the lawyer revealing the crashing.
He also added a photo of the inside of the vehicle showing that both airbags went off during the accident, which he revealed was a head-on collision.
Those involved were members of Telluride Bush Gaming, an ESports team sponsored by Barstool, along with popular Barstool content creator Jersey Jerry.
Jerry explained in a text message to Portnoy that they had been heading to the grocery store to buy some water and groceries.
Portnoy said he was first alerted of the incident when his corporate lawyer texted him the details.
The lawyer advised Portnoy to not discuss the situation online, since the “other driver probably doesn’t know them from a hole in the wall.”
“If we had a viral clip talking about getting into an accident driving on wrong side of road, that could grab their attention and does that lead to lawsuit for emotional damages or whatever else they drum up. Obviously your call,” the lawyer said in the text message to Portnoy, who posted a screenshot of the conversation.
Clearly, that hasn’t stopped Portnoy from putting all the details on social media.
Portnoy also posted screenshots of his conversation with Jersey Jerry afterward.
Jersey Jerry was apologetic, saying that “if you want to punish anyone, punish me,” even though he wasn’t the driver.
“I am very sorry we let you and the company down. I know that means nothing. I’m sorry you have to deal with this now,” one of Jerry’s messages read.
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