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Stephen A. Smith reacts to the Knicks winning the NBA title

One of the New York Knicks’ most prominent fans is sounding off now that the team has finally ended its 53-year championship drought. The Knicks won the NBA title on Saturday night with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of …

An ESPN graphic about the 2026 World Cup

ESPN makes an embarrassing mistake with USA-Paraguay World Cup match

ESPN is not doing its reputation any favors as the 2026 World Cup gets underway. On Friday, the United States kicked off its World Cup run with a match against Paraguay in Group D play. Before the contest at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., …

Monica McNutt on the red carpet

Monica McNutt apologizes after dissing Taylor Swift on a hot mic during NBA Finals

Monica McNutt is reversing course this week after getting caught on a hot mic ripping Taylor Swift. The ESPN personality McNutt, who also serves as a radio color commentator for the New York Knicks, was on the call during Wednesday’s Game 4 of …

Charles Barkley in a suit

Charles Barkley explains why he wants to get fired by ESPN

Charles Barkley appears to be in his George Costanza-New York Yankees era. The legendary Basketball Hall of Famer Barkley appeared this week on “The Dan Patrick Show.” During the appearance, Barkley was asked about his recent …

Pat McAfee doing his show

Pat McAfee’s stunning new ESPN salary has been revealed

ESPN is negotiating a new contract with Pat McAfee, and the network is poised to make him a very wealthy man. McAfee and ESPN are discussing a contract extension that would pay him more than $60 million per year, according to Andrew Marchand of The …

Tony Parker in a suit

Fans are angry with ESPN for their disrespectful move toward Tony Parker

ESPN faced backlash on Thursday for one move they made during their broadcast of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The network showed an image of San Antonio Spurs legend Tony Parker while heading to a commercial break during the third quarter of the game …

Jeremy Lin looking on

Jeremy Lin will have a special role during the NBA Finals

New York Knicks legend Jeremy Lin will fittingly have a role in the upcoming NBA Finals featuring his former team. Lin is joining ESPN as a guest analyst for the duration of the Finals. Lin hopes to parlay the guest stint into a full-time …

Pat McAfee in a tank top

Notable update emerges on Pat McAfee’s future at ESPN

Pat McAfee and ESPN will keep on keeping on together. The retired former NFL All-Pro punter McAfee is in early talks for a new long-term contract extension with ESPN, Ryan Glasspiegel of Front Office Sports reported on Monday. Glasspiegel notes that …

Richard Jefferson smiling

Richard Jefferson dropped a savage line during Knicks-Cavs Game 2

Richard Jefferson certainly does self-deprecating humor pretty well. The retired ex-NBA forward Jefferson was on the call Thursday for ESPN during Game 2 between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the second quarter at Madison Square …

Stephen A. Smith on a set

Stephen A. Smith fires back at Jaylen Brown

Stephen A. Smith and Jaylen Brown are officially beefing. Smith had a fiery response to Brown’s latest jab, which saw the Boston Celtics forward dismiss the ESPN personality as a generator for clickbait. That did not sit well with Smith, who …

Caitlin Clark smiling

Caitlin Clark finds unlikely ally amid Morgan Wallen backlash

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark walked out with country artist Morgan Wallen during his May 10 concert at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The appearance came hours after the Fever’s 107-104 loss to the Dallas Wings, in which Clark recorded 20 …

Ozzie Guillen wearing sunglasses

Ozzie Guillen cursed out White Sox on hot mic

Former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was caught on a hot mic Thursday while seemingly cursing out the team. Guillen, who now serves as an analyst for the team’s TV broadcasts, was not happy after catcher Edgar Quero failed to advance …

Jason Collins being shown on a Jumbotron before NBC's broadcast of Timberwolves-Spurs

Fans blast NBC for disrespectful move after moment of silence for Brandon Clarke, Jason Collins

NBC got an earful from disgruntled fans over an unfortunate broadcasting call following a tribute to Brandon Clarke and Jason Collins. The NBA world on Tuesday was rocked by the tragic deaths of both Brandon Clarke, 29, and Jason Collins, 47. The …

Shannon Sharpe posting for a photo

Stephen A. Smith is pushing ESPN to bring back Shannon Sharpe

Stephen A. Smith is pushing ESPN to bring back Shannon Sharpe as one of his “First Take” debate partners. Smith recently appeared on the “Out The Mud” podcast and revealed that he has made it clear to ESPN leadership that he …

Cheyenne Corin surrounded by Knicks fans

Philadelphia reporter gets completely swarmed by Knicks fans after Game 4

New York Knicks fans clearly still travel very well. The Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday with a convincing 144-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa. New York’s win …

Richard Jefferson smiling

Here is why Richard Jefferson was missing from Sunday’s NBA telecast

ESPN had its top broadcast team calling Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal between the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, but there was one voice missing from the usual group. Richard Jefferson missed Sunday’s game with …

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