Wayne Simmonds Calls Out Toronto Journalist, 'You've Been Warned'

Earlier today, Toronto-based journalist Steve Simmons published an article asserting one of the worst takes of all-time, and -- shocker -- he got blown up over the internet for it.

One of sports' media's most...er, polarizing...figures, Simmons knows just how to ruffle all of the feathers and does so with consistency. From Simmons' piece earlier today:

First, Akim Aliu responded with the following video:

Afterwards, Wayne Simmonds -- to whom the journalist referred in his awful take -- sent out a scathing message back to Simmons via his own Twitter. The NHL veteran was obviously not happy.

After putting up a boneheaded take like that, the Toronto Sun journalist had to expect reactions like this. You just can't say stuff like that.

Wayne Simmonds said it perfectly. Simmons, and most others frankly, lay in total ignorance of the plight of black men in hockey and what sort of trials and tribulations through which they had to go. I also like that he added the part that this was the veteran 'being nice.'

That was a nice touch.

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