Jay Williams and Stephen A. Smith traded barbs over their “asinine” points in a back-and-forth on “First Take,” which stemmed from comments Smith made about Giannis Antetokounmpo. The former NBA point guard took issue with Smith calling Antetokounmpo an “underachiever” last week, leading Williams to call it “one of your worst takes” and that it … Read more
Insert the double-eyeball emoji here. Jay Williams sent the NBA rumor mill into overdrive during Tuesday’s episode of “Get Up,” when he referred to his ESPN colleague, JJ Redick, as a “first-time head coach”, as buzz continues to swirl over a potential union with the Lakers. “You have the Los Angeles Lakers that are trying … Read more
Jay Williams again doubled down Wednesday night on his belief that Caitlin Clark cannot be placed among the women’s basketball GOATs [greatest of all time] until she wins a ring. “We were talking about greatest. I hear people talking about GOATs, right. For me, I’m kinda like, ‘OK, you wanna be a GOAT.’ Fine. There’s … Read more
Jay Williams returned to ESPN Radio this week, opening his first show since Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman were laid off by recalling how much his former coworkers meant to him. Williams, 41, had co-hosted ESPN’s nationally syndicated morning radio program with both personalities. The Post had been the first to report that ESPN would … Read more
ESPN is scrapping its national morning radio show featuring Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Max Kellerman, The Post has learned. This is part of the restructuring of the company that will include significant on-air layoffs as early as next week, according to sources. It doesn’t mean that Johnson, Williams or Kellerman will be let go, … Read more