Not a shocker, they've been butting heads for awhile now. Not the hugest fan of his but felt he was always at least entertaining. Hopefully this doesn't mean the end of Grantland, still a lot of good writers over there I love to read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/sports/bill-simmons-and-espn-are-parting-ways.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/sports/bill-simmons-and-espn-are-parting-ways.html?_r=0