Tag: NBA Countdown

"Ernie Johnson returns as host alongside Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith. The 25 dates mark a jump from the 20 regular season windows ESPN announced last season."

"If the idea of running for president was never serious, the whole exercise says less about politics and more about the media environment we now live in — one where even the possibility of a campaign can become just another tool for building a brand."

"I don't even try to consider myself that half the time. I work. I put in the work, and the people decide who the face is."

"This is good. For ESPN. For the NBA. And yes, for Stephen A. too"

"When a network hands its most valuable performer the freedom to choose his lanes, it also hands over leverage it may never get back"

"It was decided at that particular moment in time that I wouldn't be doing NBA Countdown anymore, because I didn’t want to"

"Senior writer Brian Windhorst joins the program after signing a multi-year extension with the network"

"Make no mistake—this was no random signing. This was a strategic first shot. The Empire didn’t start with Barkley’s blaster or Shaq’s starship. They started with The Jet—the pilot"

"The move brings one of the most recognizable NBA studio analysis to the network’s growing rotation of talent"

"I had to earn my stripes at that motherf*****g network. My first year and a half, I worked there for free. Motherf*****s don’t even know"