Sure all of these possibilities need to be accounted for without any other knowledge. But according to Bauer's complaint The Athletic was in possession of the CT scan results that showed no skull fracture yet Knight still published three tweets that referenced the injury. These tweets have now been deleted which is a huge surprise
Willful ignorance isn't the best defense
I'm the #1 supporter of holding journalists accountable for failing to report factually. Do the crime you do the time.