Dan Le Batard defends NBA players not caring about the All-Star Game
"It's not a special thing anymore. They don't have to get rid of it because the guys don't care. They shouldn't care about it anymore."
"It's not a special thing anymore. They don't have to get rid of it because the guys don't care. They shouldn't care about it anymore."
"What are we talking about?"
"He's a curse to the franchise."
"What he did is inexcusable and no one talks about it 'cause no one wants to upset Taylor. It's a joke."
"He's got a following at FS1, Skip Bayless is on his way out, (Colin) Cowherd is building his own empire so he can sell it to somebody else, and Nick Wright is the face of that network now."
"I literally put my hand on this kid's shoulder because it was almost like I was talking to my son."
"I know when I'm on track when that part of the internet starts saying crazy things."
"The impression I get is that people are annoyed with the idea of other fans being allowed into their space."
"He Facetuned the hell out of that photo."
"I would have thought that pay-per-view for the Super Bowl would be on the outside of that deal. I now that think in the life of the deal, the Super Bowl will go pay-per-view."
"They were obsessed with getting all the scoops away from me, and making my life difficult, making me feel unwelcome. It drove them nuts that I'm at the event, representing ESPN with that microphone."
"I was relieved to finally see that there were consequences, that this man is being punished for what has been a vile, vile run of terror."
"You're really gonna miss what was the magazine of record and what was the best sports magazine of all time."
"You know, you can ask me about sports. We don't have to keep forcing these Daily Show comedy questions, man."
"It just feels like at a certain point, there are questions that he has never actually admitted answers to ... when do any of us feel icky?"
"Management is very threatened by the Sports Illustrated union."
David Samson questions the NFL's streaming celebration and urges consideration of long-term sustainability and broader implications.
"There's a long history of people always laughing at Detroit. And it's something that people from Detroit take very personally."
"Some people get distracted by how I played or how I dress or whatever it is. But needless to say, this space that I'm in right now in life is all about creating the best content I possibly can."
"I would challenge ESPN to make a public statement on this. Because that kind of hate is going over their airways."
"The fact that that's not just on the fringes is worth noting, and it's worth always checking those points when they're made."
"This is not a knock on the intelligence of anyone in sports media."
"My family knows Jason Whitlock. My brother spent time with Jason Whitlock and we were friends."