Kendrick Perkins believes ESPN should do a better job of promoting Nikola Jokić
"We shouldn’t have to be waiting to the NBA Finals to be able to appreciate Jokić."
"We shouldn’t have to be waiting to the NBA Finals to be able to appreciate Jokić."
"When you have that, it allows the offense to flow seamlessly, pretty much like the Arkansas River coming off the eastern slope of the continental divide."
"We’re not even at ESPN. But we’re gonna be there, and if Shannon Sharpe is there and you start talking about what a day could look like, that’s ******* awesome."
"Every television suit I had ever encountered has been like ‘No. A swearing punter from Indiana who’s been arrested and wears tank tops. F*ck this guy.’"
The deal represents a significant pay cut from the $30 million annually McAfee made at FanDuel.
“It’s what happens when you get these f***ing suits involved in your business.”
"We feel like his show is a natural extension of what we’re already doing."
"Who the f*ck don’t take a better job?"
"They’re looking to hit another home run."
ESPN expects the bump in ratings will make Pat McAfee's massive contract pay off.
"I think it would be a really tough sell to put [Rapoport and Charania] on that show regularly"
"And I'm not going to oversell a game to you. That's wrong."
"With apologies to Howard Stern, you are the new King of All Media. You understand that, right?"