Michelle Beadle interviews Paul Pierce about leaving ESPN, reveals LeBron tried to get her fired
"He did try to do that. I was like, 'Wow, I'm honored that I'm even on your mind. Thank you very much.'"
"He did try to do that. I was like, 'Wow, I'm honored that I'm even on your mind. Thank you very much.'"
"We still here, Greeny, we still here...we're live!"
In addition, the panel will get a makeover, with Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Jalen Rose, and Magic Johnson.
New analysts? New hosts? Who will be on NBA Countdown?
It sounds like Stephen A. Smith wants to pair with Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon for some sort of ESPN NBA coverage, possibly NBA Countdown. Whether he'll get that wish is to be determined.
"We respect and acknowledge there are a variety of feelings about what happened and the actions we took. The details of what took place last year are confidential, nuanced and complicated personnel matters."
Implicitly or explicitly saying someone got a job because of their skin color is obviously wrong, but also harmful.
On the first day of this year's playoffs, the NBA Countdown cast discussed not appearing on that show over restrictions on reporter interviews that were seen to promote Rachel Nichols, the latest fallout from Nichols' 2020 call where she offered criticisms of Maria Taylor.
"I love you. I appreciate you."
Tuesday's NBA Countdown saw analysts Jalen Rose and Jay Williams express support for host Maria Taylor after a Chicago radio host blasted her attire Monday.
In addition to Countdown personnel changes, the show may wind up being less prominent overall, with The Jump potentially replacing it ahead of Saturday games.
Billups is set to call games both nationally for ESPN and regionally for the Clippers.
A Sports by Brooks report Wednesday suggests huge changes are (again) in the works for ESPN's NBA Countdown, but we'll see if those happen.
Dwyane Wade may have just retired from playing basketball, but it sounds like his time around the NBA...
Beadle, who extended her contract with ESPN, is moving to Los Angeles and taking NBA Countdown with her.
Are the Pistons putting Stan Van Gundy on notice?
Countdown will likely move to the New York studios around the time Get Up (also featuring Michelle Beadle and Jalen Rose) debuts on April 2.
Beadle and Rose are staying on NBA Countdown... for now.
Doris Burke then responded to Rose's comments on-air.
The Truth could wind up on 'NBA Countdown' on a regular basis.
The answers seem correct if you answer assertively, don't they?
Future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce had his basketball career come to an end this postseason when the...
In addition to hosting Countdown on ESPN, Beadle takes over Sage Steele's Countdown shows on ABC