Stephen A. Smith rips LeBron James for ‘ruining’ NBA Slam Dunk Competition
"LeBron James is directly responsible for ruining the slam dunk contest."
"LeBron James is directly responsible for ruining the slam dunk contest."
"This is the ultimate indictment against NBA stars who show up for All-Star weekend."
"Crossed over by a Cowboy? Micah Parsons? Are you kidding me?"
"I look forward to bringing my best as we continue to go head-to-head across different sports."
"Now you know why fans get annoyed in Buffalo and Baltimore, they think there’s a conspiracy."
"The mission don’t change. I want to be the best doing it."
Russo will be at ESPN for the long-term, but the Radio Hall of Famer still has a decision to make about his future with SiriusXM.
"I guarantee you, Perk."
"This is your profession."
"I like to perform. That is really the key. If you like to perform, you can do it forever."
"You have to be objective when you have a vote. And that writer -- I don't know who the hell it was -- but that's an embarrassment."
"People who don’t get it done, don’t need to be talking about people needing to get it done."
"He was a scrub in the NFL. This doesn't make up for that."
"If LeBron James wants to put himself in position to win a championship, get traded to the New York Knicks."
The trio of ESPN studio shows that start the day all had record months in January.
News broke during First Take of the Washington Commanders hiring Dan Quinn and Stephen A. Smith was less than impressed.
"That is straight trash!"
"There's no other way around it, it hurts me to say it, but it's a choke job."
Brock Purdy's Super Bowl journey has rewritten expectations and the opinion of ESPN's Ryan Clark.
"He was as good as we all thought he was when he was as good as we all thought he was. That ain't today."
"Paul, you are unbelievable."
"AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!"
"And Rock, I'm not so sure you're the most talented guy in any profession. But it's hard for me to believe that there's someone that'll outwork you."
"Y'all folks be buggin'."
“The single hardest thing I had to do this year was act like Brock Purdy deserved to be in the conversations with (Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson).”