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Nearly two years since his cohost was removed from ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith is shedding more light on why he wanted Max Kellerman off the show. Back in September 2021, Kellerman, who’d hosted First Take alongside Stephen A. and Molly Qerim Rose since July 2016, departed the debate show over chemistry issues with Smith. To […]
Charles Barkley is calling out Kendrick Perkins for suggesting NBA MVP voters are racially biased. In an interview with 92.5 FM Altitude Sports Radio, Barkley ripped Perkins for tainting this year’s MVP race, which sees Serbian reigning two-time MVP Nikola Jokić looking to win his third straight award. “That’s asinine and silly. Asinine, silly, and stupid. Pick one of the […]
Stephen A. Smith has never shied away from trolling the Dallas Cowboys, as the First Take host has capitalized on every opportunity over the years to roast “America’s Team.” As a result, Stephen A. was the first person who came to mind when fellow ESPN analyst Jalen Rose took to Twitter on Monday to rip […]
Fat Joe is slated to sit down with ESPN First Take host Stephen A. Smith for what’s being touted as an “unguarded conversation” next month. The event, formally billed as The Apollo Presents In Conversation: Fat Joe, will take place on Nov. 15 and is part of the larger rollout behind The Book of Jose. […]
The latest chapter in the ongoing beef between Kyrie Irving and Stephen A. Smith unfolded on Tuesday, as the host of ESPN’s First Take criticized the Brooklyn Nets point guard after Irving decided to exercise his player option to return to the team next season. The back-and-forth began on Tuesday morning, as Stephen A. Smith took to Twitter to throw shade […]
During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take on Monday, Kendrick Perkins said that the Los Angeles Lakers tried to hire him as an assistant coach this season. “Who offered me a coaching job this season? The Lakers!” Perkins said when discussing the firing of Lakers head coach Frank Vogel. “The Lakers offered me an assistant coaching […]
With the Los Angeles Lakers two games out of the final play-in spot and only four games remaining, it was only a matter of time before the finger-pointing started. Magic Johnson appeared on ESPN’s Get Up Monday and claimed the Lakers dropped the ball in their pursuit of DeMar DeRozan during the offseason because of LeBron James. “The blame that […]
After spending the past few weeks battling COVID-19, Stephen A. Smith made his return to ESPN’s First Take on Monday morning. Smith, who announced on Dec. 21 that he’d tested positive for COVID-19, spent the opening segment of Monday’s show detailing his serious battle with the coronavirus. The ESPN personality explained that he was hospitalized over New Years, suffering from a 103-degree fever […]
After three years of marriage, Jalen Rose and his wife, ESPN’s First Take host Molly Qerim, are reportedly calling it quits, TMZ reports. Rose filed for divorce back in April, claiming that the couple’s marriage broke down after Qerim moved to Connecticut. The former NBA player, who’s now a co-host of ESPN’s popular podcast and afternoon TV show, Jalen & Jacoby, confirmed […]
Stephen A. Smith has confirmed reports that said he wanted Max Kellerman to be taken off ESPN’s First Take. Although Smith called Kellerman “a real good guy,” the television personality and sports journalist said he didn’t think they had “a great partnership anymore” after hosting First Take together for five years. “The rumor’s accurate in terms of me wanting him […]
