Tag: Stephen A. Smith

“Fred Toucher said that both men’s opinions rest on overstating the importance of First Take to ESPN.”

“I thought, ‘how could my brother Stephen A. turn on me like that?’ On me? Seriously?” Bayless said on the podcast.

"Skip Bayless comes to me in a parking lot on the campus of ESPN... and he says, 'I know you got your plans. You love the NBA. You love being out on the road, you love being in the locker room, but I need you.'"

"I can honestly tell you I believe, that if I were in politics, it might have got me killed because of the world we’re living in. If it didn’t get me killed, it would have me as a pariah by half of the country. Like the likes of a Sean Hannity..."

Danny O'Neil is rooting for JJ Redick in his new media role and has some advice to help him "flush" out some old media takes.

“All Twitter did yesterday was make fun of Stephen A Smith for getting tied up in knots by JJ and CJ.”

"When you’re tuning into a sports network, it is not beyond the pale for the consumer to say ‘I expect to hear about sports,’ okay?”

"Russo may very well be speaking for the attitudes and opinions of a significant part of the audience, but he’s either unable or unwilling to defend those points in an actual debate."

"These categories were different from the BSM Top 20 and represent twenty one (21) total votes by our current staff and a few select former members."

“The one obligation we have [as broadcasters] is to make sure that come hell or high water, 99 times out of 100, we’re there,” said Smith.