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‘Pardon the Interruption’ paid tribute to ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’ after its end was announced
"Real Sports has consistently demonstrated some of the best journalism and storytelling not just in sports TV but beyond."
ESPN debuting E:60 documentary on Hip Hop’s 50th anniversary
ESPN will air a new E:60 documentary about the intersection between sports and hip-hop as the genre celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Michael Wilbon doesn’t see himself as a journalist anymore: ‘I don’t know what I am now’
"I used to be a journalist"
On Michael Jordan’s advice, Michael Wilbon turned down newspaper job that went to Skip Bayless
"They offered me the world."
Michael Wilbon says Ja Morant is ‘not past’ ‘this whole fake gangster theme’
"This whole fake gangster theme that I thought we were past as a culture some years ago, I guess he's not past it, he and his. And it's just sad. It's sad."
Jalen Rose declares he’s voting for Giannis Antetokounmpo…wait no, Joel Embiid for NBA MVP
"I’m voting for Giannis...Without further ado, my choice is Joel Embiid."
Michael Wilbon on foot surgery, remote appearances: ‘When you’re 64 years old, you’re not gonna come back from that overnight.’
"I get annoyed. I get impatient. But, I can’t afford to be impatient. Do I get annoyed and impatient? Hell yeah, but I’m in good spirits."
Michael Wilbon says Ja Morant’s contrition during Jalen Rose interview isn’t enough: ‘It’s time to be better’
"There better be a real turn in behavior right now."
It’s time for ESPN’s “NBA Today” crew to finally fix their decades-long NBA Countdown disaster
Skip Bayless hated filling in for Michael Wilbon or Tony Kornheiser on PTI because of their ‘safety net’
"You always had a safety net and I always hated it. It took some of the edge off."
Four years ago, Michael Wilbon & Tony Kornheiser saw the looming danger of athlete conspiracy theories
"It is a very small step to becoming a Holocaust or slavery denier."
No one seemed to enjoy the new Stephen A’s World more than Michael Wilbon: ‘The lasagna is killing it!’
"We said it was gonna be like us watching a game. What do we do? Come on now! And the lasagna is killing it!"
Miami Heat homer Dan Le Batard rips ESPN for focusing on Boston Celtics
"The Celtics are what people are rooting for. They do not want the Miami Heat in the Finals."
Michael Wilbon torched Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving during epic rant: “The vaccine is not about attention”
“Everybody wants to tell you how woke they are, and then I have to hear something like that? That's offensive, stop.”
Tony Kornheiser says Obama’s PTI tribute was ‘the greatest honor to me’
"That was thrilling and so generous. You can tell I was affected by this.”
Mike Greenberg didn’t realize ESPN’s new NBA Countdown panel was still on the air until Stephen A. Smith chimed in
"We still here, Greeny, we still here...we're live!"
Michael Wilbon has some wildly outdated thoughts on Lane Kiffin
"Lane Kiffin equals embarrassment at some point wherever he is." Has he though?
