Forum Overview :: NBA Jam :: Re: Poor Stephen A. Smith. I actually like the guy.

[quote name="Pardon the Interruption"][quote name="Ice Cream Jonsey"]There is a reason he still has a show even though the tumblr crew is outraged - the entire point of his program is getting people whipped up into a frenzy. I hope he "stumbles" over his clarification ten more times. It's certainly the first time I'd be inclined to see his show. (Everyone watching today doesn't have a job, by the way. That's something to keep in mind. They either work in sports entertainment or society considers them unemployable.)[/quote] Hear, hear. The one obvious risk is ESPN being owned by Disney. I don't know what the chain of command is like, but I wager that they're willing to cave in to "too much heat" and/or advertiser anxiety. As you say though it's totally about getting fired up, so the mad losers are still getting worked over as intended. Pretty exhausted at this point at [social] media outrage. Makes you a junky for stress hormones.[/quote]