No - they are going down because too many people who don't care about sports are dropping cable subscriptions and going with streaming packages that don't have ESPN. In the past, they paid for ESPN as part of a bigger package. Not anymore. It has nothing to do with being political.
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I agree that is the bigger factor. To say it has nothing to do with it would imply no one has cut espn or stopped watching for those reasons and 100% disagree with that.
Agree. I watch sports to get away from hearing about the economy, politics, social topics, etc.
Perkins can’t even speak proper English and yet he keeps his job. He’s terrible and should of never been hired.
ESPN-missed the memo … Absolutely should’ve canned Steven DA Smith. I don’t know one person who can tolerate listening to him. Should put him and JJ Thedick on the same bus out of town.
Van Gundy is old, male, and white - truly a deadly trio if you're working for Disney. Those three factors alone automatically put his head on the chopping block.
...and Kendrick Perkins got a pass for way worse. Hope he is next to get canned
What has happened to sports is the same thing that happened to Hollywood. Years ago actors weren't that different from plumbers, salesmen, and the like. Then they started making ungodly amounts of money which brings an inflated sense of importance. Suddenly they think their views on political topics must be heard. I don't want to hear about LeBron's politics any more than a liberal wants to hear Curt Schilling's. Your vote doesn't count more than mine. Therefore your opinion doesn't either.
I remember watching the McDonald's all American game waiting for free throws so I could hear where they were going to college. Times have definitely changed.
As long as I don't have to listen to A-Hole Michelle Beadle anymore, I am good.
And yet they kept the bald headed woman ( with a face for radio ,only ). Yeeesh !!!
Let's hope all of these folks being fired go on to create approachable, level-headed independent commentary like Keith Olbermann. Now there's a guy who provides objective, insightful observations outside of mainstream media.
Was the racist Mark Jones (scared police would shoot him if they gave him an escort to the stadium) fired? He is a despicable human being. If you're not familiar, just do a search on his past comments.
I absolutely never listen to him, no matter who is playing.
I absolutely never listen to him, no matter who is playing.
That's pretty bad, but not surprising. We really have brought up a generation of idiots
I think I remember you saying the same about "snowflake".... See you in a year or so when something else offends you.
A lot of innocent black people are afraid of being shot by police. We have seen innocent black people shot by police. Just because he expressed those concerns doesn't mean he is a racist. You also have no business discussing race on this forum.
Todd McShay. Of all the people actually covering the NFL he does well with prognostication.
Didn't even know about the Perkins comments until this thread. I never watch ESPN anymore. Unbelievable that he still has a job.
Well, on top of being a racist he’s also a moron. Should never have been hired to begin with.
marv albert would fit right in at espn. Heck dennis rodman in a dress would represent them well
Who are you to tell who is allowed to discuss what?
There is a rule indicating that race is not supposed to be discussed on this forum. I am not the person who decided that rule should be applied to this board. That rule is supposed to be enforced.
And yet you spoke about race in your post. Hypocrisy reins in your world partner.
At least all the Duke guys kept their jobs, that's a relief.
SportsCenter anchor Ashley Brewer was laid off one week before her wedding to...
SportsCenter anchor Ashley Brewer was laid off one week before her wedding to...
If that is what passes for "borderline racist" in 2023 then we are totally screwed as a nation. Van Gundy was responding to Jackson's dig by saying Jackson now lives in a safer, mostly white neighborhood. At least that's how I took it. It was a sarcastic clap back to be sure but, hardly "borderline racist". That's absurd.
As an aside, I seriously doubt any current or successful former NBA players still live in "the hood". They get their guaranteed money and buy a mansion up in the hills or a gated community with mostly rich white neighbors. Can't say as I blame them and I think we all agree there is a certain level of hypocrisy in the lives of NBA players.
Read his past comments. They are easy to find. Pretty telling what kind of person he is.
And you have no business telling me what my business is.
I understand what he was saying. The obvious implication was that he wouldn’t be scared of white kids. So who should he be afraid of?
It was indelicate at best over the public airwaves, and especially given our current climate.
Also, I said “arguably” racist, not borderline racist. In other words, it was the kind of comment that some will argue as racist in 2023 America.
Just so others don’t pass along your “info” that Disney lost 122 billion last year, without realizing the difference between net income and market cap, Disney’s 12 month trailing earnings are $2.25 per share. And per their earnings reports…
- Disney net income for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 was $1.271B, a 170.43% increase year-over-year.
- Disney net income for the twelve months ending March 31, 2023 was $4.121B, a 55.45% increase year-over-year.
- Disney annual net income for 2022 was $3.145B, a 57.64% increase from 2021.
To be honest, I thought Ellis sucked in his role. The guy provided nothing of value, and little insight to the game. It was always funny watching Bilas and Greenberg go back and forth on something with Rece Davis trying to moderate, and Ellis would sit there and look absolutely clueless.
Didn't take long for the zombies to repeat their woke broke bumper sticker line (see if you can go a week without mentioning Bud Light, Disney, or the word woke because I don't think some of you can).
Here's the thing, we're months away from 2024. It's not 1998 any longer. Give me three reasons why you'd turn on an ESPN channel without one of those reasons being to watch your team. I don't think you can. Unfortunately, ESPN made a couple decisions years ago that in a way doomed them. They decided to mimic cable news by having two personalities or a table of personalities having constant "takes" and disagreeing with each other. Well now we can all do that with each other so what makes ESPN different? The second terrible decision was paying some of these media personalities as if they're equal to or bigger than the sport they're arguing about. It makes no sense for an on-air personality on ESPN to receive millions and millions of dollars and have a mansion as if they're Tom Brady. I mean, there's literally no reason to watch Sportscenter anymore. There's no reason to wait for the ticker for scores now either. ESPN is a bit of a dinosaur.
Here's the thing, we're months away from 2024. It's not 1998 any longer. Give me three reasons why you'd turn on an ESPN channel without one of those reasons being to watch your team. I don't think you can. Unfortunately, ESPN made a couple decisions years ago that in a way doomed them. They decided to mimic cable news by having two personalities or a table of personalities having constant "takes" and disagreeing with each other. Well now we can all do that with each other so what makes ESPN different? The second terrible decision was paying some of these media personalities as if they're equal to or bigger than the sport they're arguing about. It makes no sense for an on-air personality on ESPN to receive millions and millions of dollars and have a mansion as if they're Tom Brady. I mean, there's literally no reason to watch Sportscenter anymore. There's no reason to wait for the ticker for scores now either. ESPN is a bit of a dinosaur.