and remember he admitted today he did not immediately self-isolate after testing positive for covid-19 back in december. in fact he spent more than a half hour with french journalists. he writes, i felt obliged to go ahead and conduct the interview as i didn't want to let the journalists down. i socially distanced and wore a mask except when my photograph was being taken. now, on reflection this was an error of judgment. so what exactly could all of this mean for his reputation and whether he ultimately will be able to play in australia? let's bring in the incomparable bob costas right now to discuss. bob, i would love to hear your take on this idea of mistakes and blaming it on agents and lapses in judgment. what's your take? >> and in addition to the episode with the french sports journal, there is the fact that there was what he calls a simple clerical error. others might view it as a conscious lie, of contending,