Awful Announcing
"Michael Jordan, the guy who could win through any situation, the guy who was tougher than nails itself, refuses to talk to Charles Barkley because of a criticism."
"I mention my resume to point to you, that there is a Black man in front of your face that you’re staring at right now who has earned what I have."
"People say that I am a fat, ugly, hypocritical, jealous, jerk, asshole, moron, idiot. And I’d just like to defend myself against that. I’m not jealous. "
Russo may have had a bad take, but it’s not a fireable offense.
"How are we responsible for that?"
"If I believe I’m right, I don’t give a damn. If an army is against me, I’ll still stand up and say, I believe I’m right."
"Things may get heated, we may yell at each other, we had an awkward as hell moment the other day when I felt like he was giving personal takes on Kyrie."
"I needed a gummy, a couple of cocktails and ‘Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.’ What could go wrong with that?"
"They’re making this at-bat out to be the greatest at-bat in the history of Major League Baseball! It’s March 21st! Can we take it easy?!"
Chris Russo will continue yelling on-air with Stephen A. Smith for the next year.
"Stop paying so much attention to the question and pay more attention to the conversations that those questions provoke."
"He is such a superstar, such an iconic figure throughout the years, I don’t think he’s ever had the freedom of...hiring folks just to make basketball decisions."
"They bring luggage! They bring tuna fish sandwiches! They bring black coffee that spills all over the place!"
