Stephen A. Smith unloads on Max Kellerman over Kawhi Leonard’s performance in Clippers NBA Playoffs loss
"You should be banned from talking about the sport!"
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Max Kellerman is the latest ESPN figure to dump on the NHL, saying “no one really cares about hockey”
"The TV ratings don't do anything. It's not one of the four major team sports."
Stephen A. Smith brings up Israel-Palestine on “no politics” ESPN, Molly Qerim quickly rushes to commercial break
"I would remind you that, throughout this world, one of the things that exists is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I don't see folks outside the Jewish community talking about that too often."
Carl Lewis calls out Max Kellerman over saying track stars are failed football and basketball players
"You take your privilege filled with failure, and troll just for attention."
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."
This Week In Hot Takes: Christine Flowers is “wistful for a time when athletes didn’t crusade for social justice”
"The heroes from the past broke social barriers and worked toward a more perfect justice by being the best they could be in their fields. They did it with courage and dignity — not with outrage, accusation, and obscene lyrics."
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.
This Week In Hot Takes: Rob Parker says Tom Brady “will become Lance Armstrong without the bike”
"I still believe that when it's all said and done, and that disgruntled person who wasn't taken care of comes out and writes that book and lays it all out on the table, that Tom Brady will be looked at the same light as Lance Armstrong. He'll be Lance Armstrong without the bicycle."
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...
ESPN adds weekly Max Kellerman-hosted boxing show to complement their Top Rank Boxing package
ESPN’s recent embrace of combat sports goes beyond adding rights to UFC fights. Their Top Rank Boxing cards...
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.
First Take will permanently move to ESPN’s New York studios as of September 3, while afternoon specials saw audience gains
ESPN's 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern programming will all originate from New York after this move.
First Take is doing a week of two-a-day shows, with the morning ones hosted by former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay
Lindsay appeared on First Take in 2017, and is back to host the morning edition for a week while the usual cast moves to afternoon specials.
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith says “I would love to see my man Marc Stein back,” “I wish he was still here”
"I am incredibly happy to have Adrian Wojnarowski with us, incredible insider, does a phenomenal job, but there's room for one more. I would love to see my man Marc Stein back."
