"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."
"I’m glad we’re still together on whatever network we go to, and whatever network we’re coming to, we’re bringing the pain – just letting you know right now."
"It is time for appreciation, it’s time for gratitude, and it has been my pleasure to be one of your co-workers, one of your teammates and a part of this family."
There have not been more details revealed about the new special ahead of the final Thursday regular-season episode of the show on TNT airing Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. EST.
"It’s sad and surreal that he’s not in that chair and won’t ever be in that chair again because he was so good at what he did, and he was so good to the people he did it with and for."
"If you go to an NBA game on Thursday night, you expect to see us. You don’t just expect to see LeBron play. You expect to see Chuck, Shaq, Kenny and Ernie play too."
"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."
"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."