Marcellus Wiley, who worked with Smith at ESPN until leaving the network for FS1 in 2018, shared his insights on the feud between SAS and Kellerman.
The feud all started because of a quote tweet from Terrell Owens.
Stephen A. Smith is once again entering “you don’t want to make an enemy out of me” mode.
Stephen A. Smith has been one of the most influential faces on ESPN for years now. His power within the Worldwide Leader in Sports was clearly felt in the firing of his former “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman.
1. Max Kellerman was removed from ESPN’s First Take in September 2021. Since then, the details of ESPN making a change on the morning show still get discussed and dissected.
Jay Williams returned to the airwaves on Thursday for his first ESPN radio show since the network laid off close to 20 high-profile on-air personalities nearly a week ago as part of the company’s large-scale restructuring to cut costs.
Stephen A. Smith may have been responsible for Max Kellerman’s removal from “First Take” nearly two years ago, but that does not mean Smith was pleased to see his former on-air rival included in ESPN’s latest round of layoffs.
Cable TV viewers might think ESPN stands for Every Single Person Nixed, considering how many hosts, analysts, and reporters have gotten the boot in the company’s latest round of layoffs.
ESPN personalities Max Kellerman and Keyshawn Johnson are let go amid ongoing layoffs. Just a couple weeks after ESPN announced the cancellation of their radio show, the duo of Max Kellerman and Keyshawn Johnson have been laid off, according to the New York Post.
ESPN’s excruciating talent layoffs will reach a crescendo today with roughly 20 on-air personalities losing their jobs, a source told Front Office Sports.
ESPN is set to make a change to its morning radio show lineup.
As part of a large-scale company restructuring, ESPN is reportedly canceling its national morning radio show featuring Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson and Jay Williams, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post.
Newly-minted WBO and The Ring junior welterweight titleholder Teofimo Lopez has retired. Lopez made the announcement when speaking to Max Kellerman on ESPN's "This Just In." Keep refreshing this page for details as they become available.
Pat McAfee’s impending arrival at ESPN could mean bad news for one veteran personality.
Max Kellerman’s “This Just In” TV show could be the first victim of ESPN’s big bucks Pat McAfee hire. ESPN will likely pave the way for the addition of
Max Kellerman of ESPN doubted the legitimacy of Pujols' recent hot streak. The comments were so bad that Kellerman had no choice but to walk them back.
Smith is the highest-paid employee at ESPN. He makes more than $10 million annually. It’s no surprise that he has a tremendous amount of pull with the network.
The new changes will take effect on Sept. 7, so Kellerman’s last “First Take” show will be sometime before then.
The New York Knicks aren't the same, hopeless franchise they were years ago. Thanks to a new regime (led by Leon Rose and head coach Tom Thibodeau), the Knickerbockers are on the rise in the Eastern Conference.
After surprising everybody last campaign, the New York Knicks enter the 2021/22 NBA season trying to get better results. They ranked 4th in the Eastern Conference when nobody believed in them, and now it's time to improve that result.
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