Skip Bayless is the Ghostface Killah of haters. He has longevity. He has classics. He has a huge platform and a brand behind him. He hates on anything that walks or talks. And we laugh at him because he is straight-up comedy and no one takes what he says too seriously.
Last week, we debated on haters and who had it worse: Kobe back in the day or LeBron now. Amazingly, both sides mentioned the ultimate hater, Mr. Bayless. Then this morning, Skip and Stephen A. Smith nearly topped themselves with a long-winded assault on LeBron James’ spot as the best player in the game. It got so bad I think I heard the word egregious at least 15 times. Read More »
If you missed Lil Wayne on ESPN First Take yesterday, he was his normal, cheery self kicking it with his old friend Skip Bayless. And with the release of Sorry 4 The Wait, Weezy’s first full release since leaving prison, ESPN caught up with him backstage to break down the sports references on his new mixtape, including shout outs to Jimmer Fredette and Stan Van Gundy.
In some news that shouldn’t really be a surprise considering how putrid their roster is, the Cavs are possibly looking to trade up to grab the second pick in the NBA Draft. If you’re keeping track, that would leave them with the top two picks in the whole thing, which they would then probably use to take Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams. How would it happen? With a three-team deal involving Detroit and Minnesota. The Cavs would bring in Rip Hamilton and his mighty contract which would be absorbed in the trade exemption from the LeBron trade. They would also get the Pistons’ eighth pick and send that pick, along with the fourth pick to the Wolves for the second pick. Read More »
Sure-fire ways to get a grown man’s blood pressure through the roof: (3) Hearing news that there’s a video of Megan Fox washing the Ferrari of Transformers director, Michael Bay. (2) Not being able to see such video. (1) Skip Bayless talking out of his ass about LeBron.
I’m actually upset at Jemele Hill. Instead of providing the voice of reason, she feeds into the quasi-witch hunt created by Bayless, Jay Crawford and the rest of ESPN First Take.