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Charles Barkley: ESPN Has ‘Same Silly Debate Every Year’ About MVP Award
“Asinine, silly and stupid. Pick one of the words, whichever one you want.”
JJ Redick: Kendrick Perkins Implying MVP Voters Are Racist is ‘Problem With First Take’
"What we just witnessed is the problem with this show where we create narratives that do not exist in reality.”
Michael Kay: NHL ‘Red Hot’ After Stephen A. Smith Said League ‘Doesn’t Count’
“One addendum to that: I heard today, the NHL, red hot.”
First Take Thrives On Your Outrage
The NHL's fandom -- or lack thereof -- does not rest on what the opinion of the sport is from Molly Qerim or Stephen A. Smith.
Michael Kay: First Take ‘NHL Doesn’t Count’ Comments Were Obviously Disrespect
"'No disrespect', she said, but if you say it doesn't count, that's disrespect."
Gregg Giannotti: Michael Kay Complained His Way Onto First Take
"So now that Mike and Chris were on there, Michael Kay's gotta be on First Take now?"
Stephen A. Smith Tells Critics To ‘Relax’ On His Hockey Comments
“I was having a good time, having fun. Gary Bettman is my friend. OK?"
Stephen A. Smith Says First Take Conversations Stick to ‘Football, Basketball, Baseball’
"The only thing I know about hockey is that the puck is black, and I love (NHL commissioner) Gary Bettman. That's my buddy."
Zach Bye: ‘It’s Not Okay’ That Kendrick Perkins Brought Race Into MVP Debate
"I am disappointed that this is where the conversation has gone. Because we're watching one of the great seasons ever and to blend in race with it I don't know what to do with that."
ESPN Gets Ratings Lift From Mike & The Mad Dog Reunion
Despite the Brady news, nearly all of ESPN's daytime lineup were down from its Wednesday levels in January.