Max Kellerman is set to launch a new video podcast in conjunction with Rich Paul and Bill Simmons, which The Ringer founder is clearly excited about.
Kellerman has been largely silent in the two years following his exit from ESPN. But in the announcement of his new program, he took shots at his former First Take co-host, Stephen A. Smith, which led to the ESPN analyst responding on his podcast.
However, Simmons is backing up his new colleague.
In a statement to Vanity Fair, Bill Simmons heaped praise on Max Kellerman while throwing shade at ESPN.
“It’s so rare to find unique, thoughtful sports voices who can thrive as a solo act or with someone else,” Simmons said. “They completely misunderstood why he’s good, which is par for the course for ESPN, by the way.”
Bill Simmons has a long history of criticizing ESPN. He worked at the network for 14 years before his high-profile 2015 exit from the organization.
The first episode of Game Over, featuring Kellerman and Paul, debuted on Tuesday.
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