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ESPN President, Content Burke Magnus Not Concerned With Stephen A. Smith Overexposure
"There's a there's a school of thought that says the more politics he's doing, the more people will understand that that's him, not us"
Pablo Torre: “No One” Has the Power in Sports Television Like Stephen A. Smith
"He staffs the show. He picks the players on the team. He is the star of it. That’s his"
Mike Vrabel: ‘First Take’ Isn’t the ‘SportsCenter’ I Grew up With
"I don’t even know if the TVs work in the weight room"
Stephen A. Smith: Jason Whitlock Is “The Devil in the Flesh”
"He's the devil in the flesh, and everybody needs to be careful because the closer you get to him, the closer to hell you will go. There's a special place for people like him"
Fred Toucher: Burnout Factor Could Happen With Stephen A. Smith
"Stephen A. Smith can’t be in any way divisive on a political show and then be accepted by a mass sports audience"
Why Stephen A. Smith Leaving NBA Countdown Benefits Everyone Involved
"This is good. For ESPN. For the NBA. And yes, for Stephen A. too"
Dave Portnoy: Stephen A. Smith Owes Drake Maye an Apology
"You don’t call a man a liar. He owes him an apology."
Stephen A. Smith: Drake Maye Is a “Liar” for Not Knowing Cam Newton Is on ‘First Take’
"First Take is the number one morning show. 13 years and counting. Don't tell me you are an athlete and you don't know that Cam Newton ain't on the show. You lying"
Paul Finebaum Believes Stephen A. Smith Comments Regarding Oxford, Mississippi Were “Racial”
"I’ve been to Oxford a million times, and it’s terribly unfair to bring up echoes of the ’60s and try to portray Oxford as that type of place today. It’s not"
Could More Money, Less Work Cost Stephen A. Smith and ESPN
"When a network hands its most valuable performer the freedom to choose his lanes, it also hands over leverage it may never get back"