The Root; Published By Noah A. McGee
I don’t think people understand: The forces of Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe have the potential to make sports television history. No matter how annoying or frustrating you may find them, they will put eyes on the TV screen every time they show up in a segment together.
If you haven’t heard, Sharpe will be signing with ESPN and will debate Smith Mondays and Tuesdays on First Take during football season, according to the New York Post. This comes nearly two months after Sharpe said goodbye to Skip Bayless and his uber-popular FS1 debate show, Undisputed.
But just hours after the news was announced, Smith attempted to temper fans’ expectations by saying on his podcast, The Stephen A. Smith Show, that ESPN has not officially “signed on the dotted line” and that reports were premature. Read more
