Tag: NBA Countdown

"You can buy the show, you can buy the name, and you can even buy the chairs, but you can't buy another Charles Barkley."

"ESPN is leaning on star power as it marks 25 years of NBA coverage."

"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"