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Stephen A. Smith: Skip Bayless Looks Out for a Lot of Black People in This Business
"I know people try to question his intent. I’m highlighting his results.”
Jenny Taft: I’m Sad To See Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe Era of Undisputed End
"I think it’s a bummer to see a show that I really always believed in kind of end that way, but I know Shannon is going to be doing something incredible.”
Is Stephen A. Smith The Best Teammate at ESPN?
You mean to tell me that Stephen A. Smith -- widely regarded as an egomaniac -- is out here teaching up-and-coming talent? Well, that doesn't necessarily fit the narrative now, does it?
Stephen A. Smith: I’m Not Looking For an Everyday Partner on First Take
"Adding people into the mix, is one thing. Changing the complete makeup and formula of the show is entirely different. And that ain’t happening, for anyone."
Ryen Russillo: Media Will ‘Move The Goal Posts’ on Nikola Jokić When Denver Wins
"We all get it – we all have to figure out new ways to say stuff, but sometimes you’re just speechless.”
Dan Orlovsky: If You Disagree With Stephen A. Smith, ‘You Better Not Back Down’
“He's a ten, man. He's an absolute ten.”
Dan Le Batard: Sports Television is Playing a Different Game Than Skip Bayless Is
"If you liked that show in whatever incarnations that Bayless did it in, who do you put opposite him right now that you'd want to watch it the same way?"
Rich Shertenlieb: Are We Watching Stephen A. Smith’s Me Too Moment?
“His intonation of his voice – he goes into horny tones.”
Is First Take in Shannon Sharpe’s Future?
"First Take feels a little lost. There is an answer to this problem. The question is, does everyone involved want it."
Stephen A. Would Welcome Shannon Sharpe to First Take
"If that included him wanting to come on First Take, the bosses at ESPN know that is something I would support. Not every day, but one of those days every week.”