Cooper Flagg’s NBA Summer League debut peaked at over 1.1 million viewers
It was "the fourth-largest Summer League audience ever on the ESPN networks."
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Is the NBA Summer League an underrated TV property?
It's the middle of July, and we get to watch some hoops. That's pretty damn good.
ESPN hypes Cooper Flagg’s Summer League debut vs. Bronny James
It will be Game 1 of a doubleheader.
Stephen A. Smith on LeBron James: ‘I don’t like him, and he don’t like me’
"The real issue was we don’t like each other. And he used that as an excuse to confront me. I got it."
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?"
Stephen A. Smith ‘always believed’ Bronny James would be a ‘bona fide NBA player’
"I believe he’s gonna be an NBA player, a bona fide NBA player a lot sooner than people think."
JJ Redick praises Bronny James’ ability to deal with ‘bullsh*t’
"Says a lot about him, says a lot about that family and the way that LeBron and Savannah have raised him"
Bronny James tells critics ‘I see everything that people are saying’
In a rare profile piece, Bronny James admits he hears everything said about him and that he uses it as fuel to improve.
Draymond Green slams Stephen A. Smith, has ‘zero respect’ for his criticism of LeBron and Bronny James
"You're on national TV condemning a Black man as a father, because his son is playing in the NBA, like how does that even make sense?"
Dan Patrick slams Stephen A. Smith for calling LeBron’s confrontation ‘weak’
"Weak would've been tweeting it out or having somebody from your management company or agency reach out to Stephen A."
Jemele Hill is glad LeBron James confronted Stephen A. Smith: ‘Healthy for both parties’
"At some point, you're going to piss somebody off. At some point, you're going to write something they don’t agree with."
In third version of response to LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith calls confrontation ‘some bulls***’
The beef that never ends.
Stephen A. Smith addresses LeBron James’ interaction with Richard Jefferson: ‘It was never about Bronny’
"I don't want to have a critical word about Bronny James at this stage of his career."
Ryan Clark: LeBron James sending wrong message by confronting Stephen A. Smith over Bronny criticism
"...now what you've told your son is, even though I wasn't above reproach, even though no athlete that's ever played the game was above criticism, you are."
Bill Simmons: LeBron James expecting people to not talk about Bronny is ‘pretty nuts’
"I just feel bad for Bronny."
Stephen A. Smith explains what LeBron James said to him: ‘Stop effing with my son’
"He approached me during the game, and he said, 'Stop effing with my son. That's my effing son. Stop effing with my son.'"
Stephen A. Smith reveals Draymond Green has cut ties over Bronny comments
"I haven't spoken to since and has no desire to speak to me, primarily because of this, I suppose."
Doug Gottlieb criticizes LeBron James for ‘handling like an AAU parent’ in confronting Stephen A. Smith
"So we're supposed to not be honest about our portrayal of Bronny James? Is that what we're supposed to do?"
Dave Portnoy: Stephen A. Smith gave LeBron James ‘kid glove’ treatment regarding Bronny
"I get it, there's a lot of pressure and you have connections and friends."
LeBron James confronts Stephen A. Smith at Lakers game
LeBron James appeared to have a heated conversation with Stephen A. Smith at the Lakers-Knicks game after recent criticism.
Chandler Parsons blasts LeBron James for All-Star Game absence, Bronny James nepotism
"He doesn't want to play against the young guys but everyone else has to play against his son."
LeBron James trolls Doug Gottlieb’s record as payback for Bronny comments
"Gotta give him credit though!"
Nick Wright calls out Stephen A. Smith while ripping Bronny James’ critics
"There has been so much disingenuous commentary surrounding the Lakers and surrounding Bronny."
Stephen A. Smith claims LeBron James’ camp reached out over Bronny crictism
"It's got to a point where this LeBron sensitivity is just beyond the pale."
Dan Patrick mocks Stephen A. Smith over Bronny James diatribe: ‘You’re not sending him to Afghanistan’
"It sounds like Liam Neeson in Taken."