Tom Brady takes dig at ESPN’s Max Kellerman over ‘going to fall off a cliff’ comment from 2016
In 2016, Max Kellerman said that Tom Brady is "going to fall off a cliff" and "be a bum in short order."
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ESPN calls LaVar Ball comment to Molly Qerim “completely inappropriate,” but will that mean they’ll no longer enable him? Doubtful.
"LaVar, can I switch gears with you because I have a question here?" "You can switch gears with me any time."
Jay Williams walks off the set, represents all humankind trapped in the middle of an insane First Take debate
Max Kellerman's take upset Williams so much he walked off.
ESPN created some drama around the Lakers-LeBron relationship, and LeBron promptly shut it down
“That. Is. Not. Truuuue! It's not true at all!”
Will Cain is bringing “balance” to ESPN again, this time with a controversial take in defense of Kate Smith
"It's an absolute and utter fool's errand to go back through history, decades, someone who's been passed away for 30 years, incidents that occurred eight decades ago, and apply modern historical standards to something you can almost reach a century."
Dwayne Haskins’ First Take appearance saw Stephen A. Smith switch from doubling down to “I was an ignorant fool”
"Me, I was an ignorant fool. I had to go back and watch the tapes. My bad."
After David Levy’s exit, First Take-loving CNN president Jeff Zucker is expected to add oversight of Turner Sports
In 2017, Zucker spoke to The New York Times about his love of sports and about First Take's influence on CNN's programming.
Quite frankly, ESPN is making Stephen A. Smith worse by stretching him too thin
Derek Carr asks Dana White to set up a fight against “clowns on TV,” Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman respond
First Take criticisms of Derek Carr led to Carr shooting back, and to Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman shooting back again, and to the hot take cycle continuing...
Stephen A. Smith ‘just forgot’ about Drew Brees on his list of the best NFL quarterbacks in the playoffs
Stephen A. Smith is clearly aware of who New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is. He’s been effusive...
ESPN re-signs Max Kellerman, expands his role with First Take and boxing, and continues a remarkable comeback
ESPN is in the re-signing season with some of its on-talents like Jessica Mendoza and Mark Teixeira. Another...
First Take might actually be worse when the cameras are off
This is ROUGH.
Stephen A. Smith goes off on Kevin Durant for “Don’t ask me again” response, says “You’re going to go hard at A REPORTER?”
"Ooooh, ooooh, it's moments like that where I really, really really miss being THAT GUY, being that reporter. Can you IMAGINE? You're going to DARE me to ask you? I'd have shut everybody down and asked THE SAME QUESTION, over and over and over again."
ESPN analyst Tim Tebow criticized Maryland…for firing DJ Durkin?
"You need to make a decision and you need to stand with it."
Stephen A. Smith hopes First Take is eventually in primetime or later, calls hosting a late-night show “the ultimate fantasy”
Quite frankly, Stephen A., we already saw how your late night show went.
