Tag: NBA

"This was information I was told by multiple people on background, off the record. This was something that ethically I couldn't report. Because it wasn't told to me in a way that I was able to have a report or go double check and triple check."

"I’m not looking to pick fights. However, when I hear or see something that puts me over the line, enough is enough. When I hit a boiling point with their nonsense is when I choose to chirp about it."

"They are full on propaganda arm. They are financially incentivized to keep that shield clean. I do think that in depth reporting on the NFL that paints it potentially in a negative light won't be coming from ESPN anymore."

"The same clips that invite criticism also introduce your work to thousands of potential new listeners, viewers, and subscribers who otherwise may never discover your show. In today's media landscape, discovery rarely begins with a radio dial or a podcast app. It begins with an algorithm."

"From the first show this morning through the final segment tonight, we're bringing fans everything they need to know about one of the biggest stories in NBA history."

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

"All the all the executives are sitting there going, "Can you make your effing decision, please, so we can put this schedule together on how to divvy up your primetime games, bud."

"As you might imagine, the teams are calling us, the networks are calling us, and everybody wants to lock in the schedule. But it [LeBron's decision] will influence how we set the schedule."

"We’ll cobble together a series of solutions for this season, but I feel good that we’ll have something on a national basis for the following year."

"We deserve some respect from the sports media to comment on our games, and let fans know about what's happening with our league. Maybe the NBA has something to do with that. Maybe not."