This Week In Hot Takes: Skip Bayless says “Nobody ever even thought about MJ being tired,” forgetting that he did
"That would have been blasphemous," Skippy? Then maybe you shouldn't have done it.
"That would have been blasphemous," Skippy? Then maybe you shouldn't have done it.
Mushnick brought back some of the usual standards, but added a rant against three-pointers.
"I'm getting sick and tired of the Boston Celtics. I've seen enough. They're overrated. They got exposed in Game 3 and exposed in Game 4 for what they were."
"LeBron James, after 15 years in this league, plays little to no defense even in a playoff game, and I have to tell you: it really, deeply offends me to watch it."
"Just about every person Price’s age plays video games, but none of them make $217 million playing baseball and none of them miss a start in New York this week due to carpal tunnel syndrome."
"These women dance in glorified bras and underwear on a field for male entertainment. If you don’t want to be treated like a 'sex object,' perhaps don’t be one for $."
"Mill got [special treatement] from the Sixers, a basketball franchise that should have been worried about winning a championship but instead sent a message to all the law-abiding Philadelphians who worked hard to pay for their playoff tickets that they were fools and chumps."
"Here you have a white billionaire who wanted to be part of the league and couldn't get in! Colin Kaepernick couldn't get back in!"
Lewis' take on Odell Beckham Jr.'s religion was the most fiery thing this week.
Mushnick's surprisingly-strong opinion on the existence of an Andre the Giant documentary topped the hot takes from March 30-April 5.
Steigerwald's five-alarm take about gender roles topped this week.
The hot takes this week revolved around NCAA basketball, with Peter and Darren Rovell blasting the UConn women and Myron Medcalf, Chris Broussard and Dan Shaughnessy dropping hot takes on the men's side.
Bayless calling anyone else a self-promoter? Now that's a hot take.
The hottest takes for Feb. 23-March 1 were led by DeCourcy going off on LeBron's comments about the NCAA.
The hottest take for Feb. 16-22 came from Lalas' thoughts on diversity.
Everyone has takes criticizing Winter Olympic sports, but Simmons has the hottest one.
Moody's argument that the United States Olympic Committee is trying to fill "quotas" with diverse athletes topped the Feb. 2-8 hot takes.
"Hernandez’s draft selection, despite bright red flags everywhere, is a reflection of how winning means everything to the Patriots and no cost is too high."
"I wanted to say to the folks out there that wanted to misinterpret, be idiots if you want to, I have no problem with it whatsoever, that's why I have this platform, I have no problem calling you out. I happen to believe that I'm somebody that has a strong command of the English language, that I can articulate and elocute myself clearly."
Smith, Jeremy Roenick, Phil Mushnick, Skip Bayless and Rob Parker had the hottest takes from Jan. 12-18.
Welcome to another edition of This Week In Hot Takes, this time breaking down all the hottest sports...
"A city with Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan masterpieces, Underground Railroad sites and a burgeoning medical campus should not have to fixate on LeSean McCoy’s all-purpose yardage."
McHenry's take on Sager Jr. spawned a lot of backlash.
Modiano's take on Saban led this week.