Stephen A. Smith dismisses reunion with Skip Bayless
"Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, together as partners, working across from each other on a debate show, is over."
"Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, together as partners, working across from each other on a debate show, is over."
"Who knows where I'd be had he not put me on 'First Take.'
"This decision was not mutual. Do not let them fool you."
Smith is capable of rejuvenating Bayless, just as Bayless rejuvenated Smith in 2012, but it won't happen at ESPN.
Call him Scoop Bayless, and he's back, baby.
"I truly feel for responsible for taking LeBron to that next level."
"Jayson Tatum, it feels like to me, is saying, ‘Hey, I just need a break. I don’t want to have to live with him.'"
"It's a popularity contest — we know these players are well past their prime."
"I would bet a lot of money that he could spin a basketball."
"I was just disappointed in how it (was) handled. I thought the situation could have been handled better by management."
"Saying it is a little bit of an interesting situation because he didn’t realize at the time that he was being simulcast on radio and TV."
"I’m gonna hold women’s basketball to the same standards I would hold men’s basketball."
"Her postgames reek a little bit of jealousy and bitterness. That’s how it comes across to me."
"I believe that Dan Hurley approached the Lakers, not vice versa."
"There isn't a show that I would look at as a promotion."
"We don't respect you, Skip."
"Woj is reporting that the primary focus, the target from day one was Dan Hurley. I just find that a little hard to believe."
"Now, I look at it and say, ‘I’m no longer talent.’ You can’t fire me from Shay Shay Media, because I own it."
"Finger smashed open, bone came out, I drove myself to the hospital, got the surgery, went home and drunk a cup of coffee."
"He was still in podcast mode."