Alright people, I'm waiting.
The same people who whined and complained about Lebron James or Steph Curry taking time off due to any number of factors surely should be apoplectic at the news of Dustin Johnson's last minute decision to withdraw from the 81st Masters this week due to a bad back.
After all, people bought tickets.
Those people might have taken time off to see the Masters.
Those people might have kids who are fans of Johnson.
Those people might only get one opportunity to see him play golf on such a grand stage.
Of course the situations are different. Johnson's injury (which I'm still waiting to hear all the details about, considering Johnson's... ahem, less than pristine past) is quite likely a legitimate one. Whatever caused the back injury, no one's going to question the injury's effect on the world's number 1 ranked golfer.
No one's going to seriously be upset at the man for looking out for his own health.
His own well-being.
His own comfort.
But we dare jump onto the moral bandwagon when it comes to NBA stars taking time off to consider those same things.
For the record, this is not the first time Johnson has withdrawn from the Masters. In 2012, Johnson withdrew two days before the first round with a back injury, which he said he got from lifting a Jet Ski.
No one made a real fuss over it, because, well, he wasn't the number 1 player in the world at the time.
In July 2014, Johnson announced he was taking the rest of the season off to seek professional help for "personal challenges". It had been reported by a number of sources at that time Johnson had been suspended from the PGA Tour for six months after testing positive for cocaine.
Further investigation indicated that this was his third positive drug test, after a 2009 positive for marijuana and 2012 positive for cocaine.
PGA Tour officials indicated that Johnson was taking a voluntary leave and was not under suspension.
So yeah, I'm concerned for his overall health and his safety, as well as for his family.
Health, comfort and some people's desire to recover from injury or nagging pain is just not always tolerable to fans and those who feel entitled and are fortunate enough to attend a sporting event.
Your ticket says "The Masters". That should be more than enough.
You know what it doesn't say on those same tickets?
"Come see Dustin Johnson play at Augusta".
The same thing can be said for any sporting event. The Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still a thing you paid to see.
Let the buyer beware.
Here's hoping Dustin Johnson is going to be alright for whatever future event.
Those of you who won't watch the Masters this week because he won't be there, in my estimation at least, are totally missing the point.