Michael Wilbon tasked to ‘broker peace’ between Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley
"It's been my assigned job."
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Dan Le Batard reveals Michael Wilbon’s ESPN contract expires in August
It sounds as if Wilbon and fellow 'Pardon the Interruption' host Tony Kornheiser are negotiating new deals that will dictate the future of the iconic show.
Michael Wilbon calls NCAA most ‘worthless brand in sports’ amid talk of March Madness expansion
'PTI' cohost Tony Kornheiser added that "You try, progressively, to ruin something, and eventually you will."
Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon don’t understand why track and field lost popularity in America
"...the coolest people are the ones that are celebrated, and right now in America, it's football and basketball. It doesn't mean it's going to stay that way forever. Track and field doesn't seem to have that now."
Tony Kornheiser questions whether Anthony Davis is ‘no-doubt’ Hall of Famer
"You have Anthony Davis in the Hall of Fame? Without a doubt?"
Michael Wilbon pumps the brakes on Thunder dynasty talk
"I've heard dynasty so much today I'm annoyed the day after the winning of a championship."
Michael Wilbon trashes analytics again in Tyrese Haliburton rant: ‘Put the damn laptops down’
Michael Wilbon criticized analytics on PTI, saying Tyrese Haliburton’s leadership can’t be measured by numbers.
Michael Wilbon rips analysts criticizing Tyrese Haliburton for playing through calf injury
"Haliburton has my admiration for playing ... people should shut up. Athletes are to be admired when they do this kind of thing."
Tony Kornheiser blasts Knicks’ ‘arrogance’ as coaching search collapses
"They think that their name is so prestigious that everyone wants to coach there."
Kendrick Perkins squashes beef with Charles Barkley: ‘I just think this is stupid’
"Me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
‘Pardon the Interruption’ pays tribute to ‘Around the Horn’ and former ‘Stat Boy’ Tony Reali
"We could not have asked for a better partner program. ATH built up an audience and handed it off to us, so we could hit the ground running every weeknight."
Michael Wilbon: It’s ‘garbage’ LeBron James must be viewed as better than Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson
"Put me in a grave first."
Michael Wilbon: As long as Greeny or Stephen A. didn’t get the Emmy, I’m fine’
"What do we need to do differently?"
‘Pardon the Interruption’ expansion to one hour ‘mostly off the table’
WaPo reports that ESPN approached Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser about doubling their airtime but didn’t offer much of a raise.
Michael Wilbon, Brian Windhorst question whether Pope Leo XIV will ‘bless’ Chicago sports
"We want to know everything about the Pope. Is he gonna bless the Bears?"
Michael Wilbon stands behind Draymond Green’s ‘angry Black man’ comments: ‘This is the world’
"...there are things that happen publicly and privately that make you angry."
Michael Wilbon refuses to take ‘cheap shots’ for clicks
"There's a difference between criticism and ridicule."
Michael Wilbon admits he had to be talked into doing ‘Pardon the Interruption’
"Charles took me to dinner and said, 'What do you mean you're thinking about not doing this show, what are you talking about?'"
Michael Wilbon credits Mel Kiper Jr. for outrage over Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide: ‘It was personal’
"Mel Kiper got this right when he said this was personal. This is not about football."
Michael Wilbon continues criticism of ESPN over ‘disgraceful’ Bronny James coverage
"I found it less than the professional-level standard that I became accustomed to personally at Northwestern, at the Washington Post. Just talking about Bronny James, for what?"
Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon committed to the bit on torpedo bat ban April Fool’s joke
"Do you want me to say it or do you want to say it, as to what we're doing here?"
Michael Wilbon rants on LeBron, Stephen A. Smith, and sports media: ‘Our business is a piece of sh*t a lot of days’
"There is no accountability in this world."
Michael Wilbon remembers John Feinstein: ‘Always a compelling figure’
"He could be the most charming guy in the room and the guy you wanted to throw out the room."
Michael Wilbon rips ‘loathsome’ SEC, Big Ten plan for College Football Playoff
"It leads toward the ruination of what I appreciate about college football."
Michael Wilbon calls for NBA to ‘follow suit’ with NHL in getting rid of All-Star Game
"The NBA needs to follow suit very quickly after the tone that the NHL has set."
