If you believe the reports, the era of Stephen A Smith debating Max Kellerman on ESPN’s “First Take” will soon be coming to an end, since the network wants to expand the role of Kellerman across more than one platform. That means the “First Take” co-host seat that Smith glares at every Monday through Friday …
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Stephen A. Smith Blasts NBA Players On Lack Of Black Coaches | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com [tps_start_button label=”Click Here For Twitter Reactions” style=”” class=””] [tps_header]Click Next For Twitter Reactions[/tps_header] Stephen A. Smith walked off the set of his ESPN show Wednesday when discussing the lack of attention NBA players are giving the lack …
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Stephen A. Smith Says It’s “Cruel & Unusual Punishment” To Deny Athletes Sex | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com In the era of “sports bubbles,” one commentator feels sorry for these athletes, calling it “cruel and unusual punishment” that they have, in effect, become celibate. As you might have guessed, this commentator is ESPN’s Stephen …
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Stephen A. Smith Doubts Colin Kaepernick Wants To Play In The NFL | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played an NFL game since 2016. The toll that the NFL takes on your mind and body is insurmountable. Is that worth it when you have other real issues in the world that …
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Here’s What Rex Ryan Called A Cowboys Player That Led To Backlash | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com In one of the biggest about-faces in ESPN history, Rex Ryan was trending on Friday just as much for what he said early in the morning about Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper as he was …
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Charles Barkley: Ja Morant Should Be The Rookie Of The Year By Far | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com If you’re on sports TV or radio and you want pure, unfiltered, and possibly ridiculous commentary on an issue effecting the NBA today, sometimes the easiest answer is to just pick up your phone and …
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Charles Oakley To The NBA: Investigate James Dolan! | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Spike Lee has been in the news recently for an altercation he had with security at the Madison Square Garden during one of his many attended Knicks games. Lee, who was at the game despite the abysmal Knicks record at …
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Joe Burrow Told The Bengals He Wants AJ Green On The Squad | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Joe Burrow of LSU is the presumptive first pick in the NFL Draft, with seemingly nothing standing between the Cincinatti Bengals and what appears to be the most pro ready quarterback prospect to hit the league …
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Stephen A. Smith Flips Out Over Kevin Durant Considering Playing In The Olympics | TooAthletic.com Kevin Durant is out for the foreseeable future, missing almost certainly the entirety his first season with the Brooklyn Nets barring a comeback late in the season just to test out his legs. After a calf injury with Golden State …
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Jalen Rose On LeBron James And His Dramatic Flop | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com And the Oscar goes to… LeBron James, for his leading role in the most overly dramatic flop of the NBA season in the Lakers games against the Grizzlies. James was out by the three point line with the Lakers …
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The Jump Debates Whether Zion Williamson Is Unguardable | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com The Lakers/Pelicans matchup held some interest, but the subtext of the game, the LeBron James vs. Zion Williamson aspect, was much more potent. The incoming rookie in Zion has already proven to be a dominant offensive force, and was getting …
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Is LeBron James Injured, Or Just Load Managing During Nights Off? | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com LeBron James took a night off against the Golden State Warriors with what the Lakers called a groin injury this past week. The ailment came at a convenient time, with the Warriors playing awful basketball and the …
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Would Tom Brady Allow Patrick Mahomes Presence In The AFC West Determine Where He Goes In Free Agency? With the talk surrounding Tom Brady’s potential move out of Foxboro growing louder and louder, the talk of where he might actually end up has picked up as well. Kurt Warner made news this week when he …
Stephen A. Smith Would Not Trade Joel Embiid Under Any Circumstance | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Joel Embiid is currently nursing a shoulder injury, one that fortunately has turned up no structural damage and should only keep him out a week or so. Not as lucky has been his 76ers costar Ben Simmons, …
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Max Kellerman: Dez Bryant Is Just Another Guy At This Point | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Jerry Jones made headlines this week when he inexplicably mentioned during an interview that he thinks about bringing Dez Bryant back to the Cowboys while he is in the shower. Putting aside the creepy implications of his …
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Todd McShay: Jordan Love Compares To Patrick Mahomes | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com It’s combine season in the NFL, which means it’s that special time of year where people are trained to ignore the things they have seen college football players do on the field itself and focus instead on a bunch of …
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Stephen A. Smith To Max Kellerman: You’re Disrespectful To James Harden | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com The Memphis Grizzlies and their rookie star Ja Morant have been having a bit of a back and forth with the Houston Rockets and their respective stars, James Harden and Russell Westbrook, this season. It started in …
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Stephen A. Smith On Why The Rockets Don’t Fear The Lakers | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com The Houston Rockets reformulated their lineup this winter, adding Russell Westbrook as a complement to James Harden in an attempt to keep up with the arms race that has become the NBA Western Conference. Even with that …
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Zion Williamson is playing restricted minutes, but my goodness the minutes are the only thing being restricted in his game right now. Averaging just over 28 minutes per night, the rookie star is putting up 23 points and seven rebounds a game, absolutely living up to his preseason hype. More than just the stats themselves, …
Stephen A. Smith Wonders What The Lakers Would Be If They Drafted Jayson Tatum Over Lonzo Ball The Lakers defeated the Celtics 114-112 this week in a matchup between the historic rivals that may well be a preview of the NBA Finals. Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 61 points on the evening, and …
Stephen A. Smith On Deontay Wilder: He Was Thoroughly Outboxed, Mauled, Beat Up | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Tyson Fury was a decided underdog heading into his matchup with Deontay Wilder, a rematch of a fight that ended in a draw in 2018. Fury knocked the defending champion down multiple times before Wilder’s …
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Stephen A Smith Believes The Clippers Are Unraveling | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com The Clippers are in a bit of a disturbing pattern. Before upending the Grizzlies last night they had lost three straight, dropping games to the respectable Sixers and Celtics before blowing a game against the abysmal Sacramento Kings. The squad …
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Stephen A. Smith Breaks Down The Impact Reggie Jackson Will Have On The Clippers | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Reggie Jackson’s tenure with the Detroit Pistons has come to an end, with a contract buyout terminating his commitment there. The Pistons are continuing to shed payroll, having dealt Andre Drummond before the deadline, …
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Kendrick Perkins And Max Kellerman Agree: Kyrie Irving Is A Bad Leader | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com Rumors of being an ineffective leader have dogged Kyrie Irving since he departed the Cleveland Cavaliers, departing the shadow of LeBron James presumably because he wanted to take a team and make it his own. He …
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James Harden and Russell Westbrook are right behind LeBron James and Anthony Davis, among the most formidable duos in the National Basketball Association right now. Between the incomparable scoring ability of Harden and the fierce, both ends of the court dog that Russ provides, the two have had success so far this season. The Houston …
Bart Scott Rips Matt McGloin | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com New York Guardians (that’s an XFL team) quarterback Matt McGloin of Penn State was having a terrible first half against the DC Defenders (this is the best they could do), getting off to a 5/13 start with no touchdowns and an interception. McGloin …
Stephen A. Smith: Ban The Astros From The Postseason | Sports Takes & News | TooAthletic.com As our understanding of the Houston Astros sign stealing scheme becomes greater, it becomes more and more evident how involved and nefarious this plot was. The organization has, for it’s part, cleaned house on the parts of management that …
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