ESPN-on-ESPN crime is having a moment
It's been a noisy end of 2024 for the Worldwide Leader.
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Ryan Clark implores ESPN to end Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks propaganda on First Take
"Somebody has to stop allowing Stephen A. to use First Take as a New York Knicks recruiting spot."
Pat McAfee praises Tua Tagovailoa’s pushback on Ryan Clark
"I like the sauce from Tua there in response. I love everything about it."
Sage Steele claims she was excluded from ESPN race special thanks to colleagues’ complaints, which ESPN denies
Steele has claimed colleagues Elle Duncan and Michael Eaves worked to exclude her from race-focused special "The Undefeated Presents Time for Change: We Won’t be Defeated." An ESPN spokesperson denied that interpretation.
Baxter Holmes talks to Zach Lowe about response to his Lakers’ piece, Magic’s reaction: “He was in the same building I was in”
"He was in the same building that I was in. I was on a different floor and was watching what he said. And then I had to do interviews about my response to him."
After Rick Carlisle, the latest criticisms of ESPN’s LaVar Ball coverage are from…Dick Vitale?
"Y do we chase LaVar Ball ? R we that desperate for 1 of his absurd statements? @LukeWalton has more CLASS & HOOPS knowledge on his pinkie than LaVar!"
Adam Schefter and Mike Golic Jr. both seem to mock Mike Greenberg over Andrew Luck story
"Generally, Mike Greenberg's regarded as one of the best hosts we've got around this network, a great ability to drive a show, lead discussions, do all these things. But not necessarily break news in the way that he attempted to yesterday."
Stephen A. Smith says his own “damn network should be ashamed” of “garbage” NBA rankings
"This poll is a disgrace, it's an embarrassment, and as far as I'm concerned, the damn network should be ashamed for having the poll!"
ESPN personality calls Stephen A. Smith “an absurd character” in discussion of Crab Rangoon tweet
The Crab Rangoon tweet has at least one fan inside ESPN.
Bomani Jones goes after Darren Rovell for “Wonderlic shaming” in ESPN-on-ESPN crime
Rovell took a lot of criticism for sharing Wonderlic scores, including from colleague Jones.
ESPN-on-ESPN crime: Jonathan Coachman accuses Jorge Sedano of “jacking” his “One Word” bit and things got heated
Coach saw red over a segment on Nación ESPN.
