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Stephen A. Smith Launches Basketball Camp
"I'm honored that IMG Academy sees me as someone who can be an extension of its mission of empowering student-athletes to win in their future, preparing them for college and for life."
Stephen A. Smith: Dan Le Batard is My Friend, But He is Wrong
"It’s amazing to me how people will speak as if I’ve had a negative impact on an industry they profit off of!"
There Is No First Take Without Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith made it pretty clear recently in a conversation with Dan Le Batard. He is not looking to leave First Take, but...
Dan Le Batard Addresses Response To Stephen A. Smith Criticism
"Oo-wee I seem to have gotten people mad."
Stephen A. Smith: If First Take Limits What I Can Do, ‘I’m Gonna Have Decisions to Make’
“There’s a lot of things that I want to do that doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with ESPN. Well, how receptive are they going to be to that? I don’t know the answer to that question.”
Molly Qerim: I’ve Never Really Cared About Being the Star of First Take
"Sometimes with the show it feels sort of like First Take vs. everybody in terms of clickbait and certain things that garner a lot of attention."
Bill Simmons: Kendrick Perkins, JJ Redick NBA MVP Discussion ‘Toxic’
"It was terrible. I hated it. And this is not why I became a sports fan."
JJ Redick Is Great At Hot Takes For Someone Who Claims to Hate Them
The man can be accused of many things, but a conventional thinker he is not. Redick is wise, has knowledge, experience, and is well-spoken.
Bomani Jones: JJ Redick Doesn’t Want Support He’s Getting For Fight With Kendrick Perkins
"If you try to make the argument that something doesn't involve race, might not be the best look to talk over a Black man on live television, tell him his argument was flat-out wrong AND cut him off over and over again."
Amin Elhassan: ESPN Hired Kendrick Perkins To Tell You How Players Really Feel
“The main reason you hire former athletes, beyond the name brand recognition they come in with, is because you want to know what players think.”