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JJ Redick to Chris Russo: ‘You are the Absolute Worst’
“I can’t wait for your reactions when the supermax contracts kick in after the new TV deals..."
Stephen A. Smith: I ‘Feel Destined for Hell’ When I Debate Tim Tebow
"I almost feel like I deserve to be crucified for insulting him."
Domonique Foxworth: First Take is ‘Us Against the Audience’
"When you do first take with Stephen A, you learn that he understands that we are on the same team."
Matt Spiegel: First Take Notes For Chris Russo are ‘Chaotic Scribbling of a Madman’
“When Stephen A is talking, or when Molly is talking, or Orlovsky is talking, he is circling numbers on a piece of paper waiting for his own turn to talk.”
Darren McKee: Former Players Have To Careful With ‘You Didn’t Play’ Argument
"I do think you can put it in your back pocket for some circumstances. If you use it all the time, it’s pretty weak.”
Stephen A. Smith: I Want To Be Considered ‘Greatest TV Talent in History’
“That’s what I want to do. That’s what I want to accomplish.”
Fred Toucher: ‘ESPN is Now Just 3 People’
"Stephen A. Smith is on in the morning. He’s on the radio. He does a podcast. He’s at all the games. He does the postgames.”
JJ Redick: ESPN Sells The NBA As ‘Only 5 or 6 Teams Matter’
“To me, this could be the best thing possible for the NBA and its fans because we have not done a good job of selling the rest of the NBA.”
Stephen A. Smith: I Cannot Be Objective About Knicks or Yankees
“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.”
Doug Gottlieb: If Stephen A. Smith Were on a Regional Network, No One Would Watch
"He benefits from the fact that he's on ESPN."