Russo told Stern that he was contracted for 40 weekly appearances on ESPN's First Take. He also dropped the scoop that the network was paying $10,000 per appearance.
"When Chris Russo said that he had been watching the NBA for 60 years and rattled off a list of old players that he loved as a kid, Redick fired back with a perfect response."
"Russo may very well be speaking for the attitudes and opinions of a significant part of the audience, but he’s either unable or unwilling to defend those points in an actual debate."
"I don’t actually care about the fans that watched Bob Cousy play or watched Wilt play. I don’t care. I appreciate they’ve been NBA fans that long but I don’t appreciate the undertone.”