r/ESPN

Watching Get up past few days, and when they have insiders like Shams on, i feel like these guys get embarrassed during the conversations and debates. This is even the same story with Schefty during football season. Just generally feel like they don't contribute to meaningful conversation IMO.

All this got me thinking, do these clowns actually know ball lol or are they just there to break news and make sports news less exciting (Shams cough cough) haha. Would lover to hear thoughts?

As someone who isn't able to watch games live, I try my best to avoid spoilers so I can enjoy watching the replay. While I was watching the replay of game 1 of the NBA ECF, I ran into the worst spoiler of all -- ESPN's info graphic showed the result of the game while the replay was in progress!!

What the hell ESPN?? Is this happening for all the replays and I just haven't noticed?? What mindless executive thought it would be a good idea to display the results of a game during the replay of said game??

Can we please change this for the sake of sportsfans who can't watch live?

What a bummer. A GREAT game is actually on their network. And this morning barely a reference on the show. OT thriller in buffalo and crickets on the morning radio show.

Why is cam’ron a weekly regular now on first take? I have nothing against him, I just find it very odd and random.

so from what I’ve seen espn unlimited integration is coming my question is how do you all think that will look on YouTube TV? considering espn unlimited has tens of thousands of live events and shows

People cry about WWE on ESPN but will unironically watch the Popdarts Championship on ESPN NEWS

All the main channels are woke pc and box ticking

I do not think she is fully objective when she is brought in as an analyst to discuss the Knicks since she is a their radio broadcast analyst and on MSG. She always leans more Knicks when she discusses NBA stories.

Because ESPN is posting articles about weddings

I think she does a good job and I like the fact that she doesn't try hard to be funny, hip, and cool, just being herself. Do you like her better than Nicole Briscoe? Nicole needs to go and once again tonight, she was trying to be funny when she got scared of a random fake spider falling on her.

https://x.com/i/status/2054649875430539526

If you can't see the text from the X post, it said:

First at FOS: The reunion of Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless on ESPN’s First Take was a hit, drawing 647,000 viewers.

That's up 24% from the weekday show’s average viewership for 2026. The episode generated 33.5M social impressions across ESPN social platforms.

And the graphic be players from the #4, #5 and #18 ranked teams…

I am sipping my morning coffee, remembering what a staple SportsCenter used to be. It was appointment tv. I just saw what I believe was a guy in a gingerbread man costume get out of a coffin and hit another guy with a candy cane. JFC.

No, no one thinks its real.

Yes, WWE fans hate the espn deal too.

The redneck stereotype isn't true

At least it’s a break from WWE? 🤷‍♂️

That is all.

Obviously way more hockey content then ESPN but no politics, no drama, no screaming and no where near as much hot take BS. Just straight up highlights, good puns and good banter

I am jealous