Tag: ESPN

"I don't think the issues they had were necessarily the same, but Jalen saw himself in this young man, and I think that powered the way that he viewed this, right?"

“Every team has their own voice of the NBA."

"This year’s slate of 25 games is the most The Walt Disney Company has ever presented."

“That doesn’t stop me from giving my analysis and breaking down what I see, but it hits me personally because even the great Spike Lee, there’s no one on this planet that roots for the New York Knicks more than me.”

"'You can tell me not to go. Please tell me not to go if it’s not safe.'"

“If the Bears have seven wins and Justin’s okay, [they’ll say], ‘Oh, Justin sucks.’ There’s no middle ground with this.”

"I try to put myself in his shoes – I’ve got this great deal, I’ve got this creative control, I can say whatever I want, but now I’m going to go over to [Disney], who [is laying] off 7,000 employees and is probably going to have their hands in everything that I do?”

The problem was that ESPN analyst Kevin Weekes revealed which team would receive the third overall pick before it was officially announced by NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

“There’s some expectations [when] the guy who is the godfather of this industry vouches for you and says, ‘Hey, I want him on coverage.’”

"Jalen Rose what are you doing? This cannot stand!"