Tag: First Take

"Is there a needle in the sports media haystack that could find a way to win over the American populace and lead our country to greater days ahead?

"We are really unique in that our audiences are young, they’re consuming on different platforms and the investment from a company like ESPN, which has been around for 20 years investing in this space, is paying those dividends now."

“I found it less than the professional-level standard that I became accustomed to personally at Northwestern, at The Washington Post. Just talking about Bronny James, for what?”

"I see him, I confront him. That is the opposite of cowardly."

“This was just a delusional, irrationally, insanely proud pop, telling off Stephen A. Smith, knowing this debate was rigged. Frankly, that was pretty cowardly.”

“Unless Disney makes some serious changes to their employee handbook, I don’t think Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James are actually throwing hands.”

"Growing brands requires constant adjustments, and to make sure we continue making progress, I'm tweaking our strategy, and adding some firepower to our music radio and news television coverage."

"Our business is just s**t some days. It just is.”

“Obviously, it was Stephen A. that caught it, but it was really at all of the media.”

“We're a particular sport in which that kind of debate seems to be part of the DNA of this league."