Another sports personality has punched back at “Muhammad Kellerman.” Just days after Stephen A. Smith spurned former “First Take” partner Max Kellerman for his explosive tell-all interview on the “Bill Simmons Podcast,” Mike Francesca rebuffed Kellerman’s claim that he was in line to join the radio host at WFAN following his split from “Mike and … Read more
Marcellus Wiley’s feud with Stephen A. Smith continues with the former NFL defensive end taking the next jab. One week after Smith pushed back on Wiley’s Max Kellerman comments during an appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” Wiley called out Smith for “sidestepping the truth” and twisting his comments into something “hypocritical” — given what happens … Read more
Stephen A. Smith has a bone to pick with Marcellus Wiley. Wiley spoke on his podcast last month about Smith pushing Max Kellerman out of “First Take,” and asked rhetorically if one of the reasons that happened was because Kellerman was “smarter” than Smith. He added that the main thrust of the decision was Kellerman … 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
Stephen A. Smith has addressed the layoffs at ESPN. Days after ESPN let go of around 20 on-air talents as the network has been undergoing several rounds of cost cuts, Smith discussed the matter Monday on his FanDuel show. “ESPN laid off about 20 members of its on-air talent … friends of mine, actually, definitely … Read more
NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy was laid off by ESPN on Friday, and the basketball world has thoughts. Van Gundy, 61, had been with the Worldwide Leader for 16 years, calling the NBA Finals with Mike Breen and Mark Jackson as part of the lead broadcasting team. The former Knicks head coach had been regarded … Read more
Filed under: these didn’t age well. ESPN analyst JJ Redick took a stroll down memory lane this week to recap some of the worst NBA takes of the season by sports media’s biggest personalities — even adding a few of his own into the mix. As the latest installment of “Islands in the League” got … 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