"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."
"If you don't speak up against it at this stage -- if this gets normalized, if this gets to be ok -- you can hear the rumble of the trains. You can hear 'em."
"He is in a contract year. I'll even take it a step further. When you look at this instance here, if the Nets were 5-0, we wouldn't be having this conversation."
Olbermann said Travis "redefines dumbf*** racist" for his opinion. Travis countered by saying he couldn't be labeled racist after comparing athletes of different races, while pointing out the similarities between Irving and Rodgers with Ali for their standing up to government policies. He also called COVID "our modern era Vietnam".
"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."