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Posts by Brendon Kleen

Brendon is a Media Commentary staff writer at Awful Announcing. He has also covered basketball and sports business at Front Office Sports, SB Nation, Uproxx and more.

Dan Le Batard on Los Angeles ICE raids

Dan Le Batard: Trump administration deportation raids an effort ‘to make this country whiter’

"This is exactly how it is that you circumvent what feels like American democracy to make sure that the others never unite like a union."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 11, 2025 0
Mina Kimes. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Mina Kimes: Media coverage is mischaracterizing L.A. anti-ICE protests

"...one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 11, 2025 0
Stadio podcast on The Ringer and Spotify

Stadio soccer podcast leaves The Ringer Podcast Network

"It just feels like the right time for us to step out into the big, scary world of podcasts."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 11, 2025 0
Katie Nolan defends Simone Biles vs Riley Gaines

Katie Nolan skewers Riley Gaines over harassment of Simone Biles: ‘I don’t know how you go to sleep at night’

"You're not protecting women's sports. Simone Biles is."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 10, 2025 0
Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole Moss announce new BET show

Cam Newton, Ashley Nicole Moss announce new BET show ‘106 & Sports’

The show will launch as part of BET's reboot of the iconic "106 & Park" hip-hop music series.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 10, 2025 0
Andrew Marchand on Rick Carlisle/Doris Burke drama

Andrew Marchand responds to Rick Carlisle criticism over Doris Burke reporting

"ESPN didn't want this story out there at that point right before the Finals, I get that."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 10, 2025 0
TNT Sports licensing options

Weighing potential licensing partners for TNT Sports post-WBD split

The problem for TNT Sports is that it does not air many championship events or premier packages for the biggest sports.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 10, 2025 0
Simone Biles Jemele Hill Nancy Armour

Jemele Hill, Nancy Armour show support for Simone Biles in defense of transgender athletes

"Simone Biles is a far better human being than you’ll ever be."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 9, 2025 0
Candace Parker on WNBA scheduling

Candace Parker praises WNBA for highlighting Liberty-Aces rivalry, but is it doing it enough?

"For a long time, I felt like the stars came into the league, and then the league kind of diminished the light a little bit."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 9, 2025 0
Bill Plaschke

Bill Plaschke announces Parkinson’s diagnosis in Los Angeles Times column

"I have Parkinson’s. But, by God, it doesn’t have me."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 8, 2025 0
Jontay Porter was a FanDuel VIP as an NBA rookie

FanDuel reportedly granted Jontay Porter a VIP account during rookie season in NBA

FanDuel seemingly made contact with Porter early on in his gambling rabbit-hole.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 7, 2025 0
Tyrese Haliburton

NBA Finals Game 1 viewership down nearly 20 percent despite Tyrese Haliburton game-winner

The game peaked with more than 11 million viewers during Indiana's late comeback, which could bode well for Game 2.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 6, 2025 0
Mike Florio on the 'Rahimi & Harris Show' on 670 The Score in Chicago

Mike Florio: ‘My ears were bleeding’ watching Joe Rogan interview Aaron Rodgers

"I watched those three f*cking hours, I don't know what I heard."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 6, 2025 0
Athletics pregame on NBC Sports California

Athletics security removes fan with ‘Sell’ shirt during NBC Sports California pregame show

Well played.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 6, 2025 0
Noah Eagle calling a FS1 NCAA basketball game in February 2022.

Noah Eagle discusses fear of botching call of a big highlight play that ‘lives forever’

"...especially now, it comes back on Twitter, and then it comes back on Twitter, and then a year from now it comes back on Twitter. So you better be prepared to nail it."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 6, 2025 0
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle before Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

Rick Carlisle rebuffs ‘sad’ leaks to The Athletic about potential Doris Burke demotion at ESPN

"It was just so sad to see the reports leaked, really unnecessarily, before such a celebrated event."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 5, 2025 0
The Ringer

Claire McNear, Jonathan Kermah among cuts as Spotify podcast division layoffs hit The Ringer

The layoffs are expected to hit 15 people in Spotify's podcast division.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 5, 2025 0
Ryen Russillo on Pardon My Take

Ryen Russillo mocks ‘disingenuous’ NBA Finals ratings criticism ‘driven by people’s political beliefs’

"The guys that are gonna be doing victory laps on all this, I already can name them."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 4, 2025 0
Dave Portnoy and Kirk Minihane

Dave Portnoy berates ‘bald f*ck’ Kirk Minihane over disagreement about Beyond Average Mick interview

"I hate this kid."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 4, 2025 0
ESPN's Brian Windhorst revealed he's received plenty of support from NBA players after being dissed by LeBron James.

LeBron James reignites Brian Windhorst feud

"Sucks they have to listen to 2 guys who know nothing about basketball talk about basketball!"

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 3, 2025 0
Scott Van Pelt on the Indiana Pacers

Scott Van Pelt regrets that national media ‘missed’ Indiana Pacers greatness

"Looking back ... I'll just give myself a failing grade as it relates to acknowledging the Pacers as potentially being what they were."

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 3, 2025 0
Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on Inside the NBA

ESPN reportedly planning ‘extensive’ postgame edition of ‘Inside the NBA’

"ESPN’s goal is to let the post-game segment run as long as it does now on TNT," according to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 2, 2025 0
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will face the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals

NBA executives claim ratings are no concern for Pacers-Thunder Finals

"...I don’t think anyone in the NBA is worried about that right now because the revenues for TV are guaranteed.”

By Brendon Kleen OnJun 2, 2025 0
Credit: iShowSpeed on YouTube

CBS

iShowSpeed stole the show at the Champions League final in Munich

Jon Stugotz Weiner

Jon ‘Stugotz’ Weiner blames Dan Le Batard, David Samson for taking his ‘God Bless Football’ pod out of Meadowlark lineup

"If you're upset about this, get mad at the 'Lark. In particular, Le Batard and David Samson."

By Brendon Kleen OnMay 30, 2025 0

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