Jemele Hill

to such a incredible degree that I guess the downside of it is that I feel I worry that for younger journalists that this is becoming sort of like a Steph Curry effect in the sense that Steph Curry started, you know, shooting these logo threes and shooting these completely ridiculous and banana shots.

And now every NBA player thinks that they can do that or young kids coming up learning how to play basketball. You know, they're firing off 60 footers thinking like this is how you play the game, not realizing that that talent is reserved to one player who can do that. And so my I guess my larger concern is that what is.

And now every NBA player thinks that they can do that or young kids coming up learning how to play basketball. You know, they're firing off 60 footers thinking like this is how you play the game, not realizing that that talent is reserved to one player who can do that. And so my I guess my larger concern is that what is.

And I don't mean to make it sound like it's a bad thing, like he's negatively influencing younger journalists, but I know a lot of them are watching him and thinking, I can do that very same thing. And so right now, they're drilling into persona as opposed to work. So that's sort of like the long-term 64,000-foot view that I'm a little bit more concerned about.

And I don't mean to make it sound like it's a bad thing, like he's negatively influencing younger journalists, but I know a lot of them are watching him and thinking, I can do that very same thing. And so right now, they're drilling into persona as opposed to work. So that's sort of like the long-term 64,000-foot view that I'm a little bit more concerned about.

It has. It's a sucker move. And wait, maybe I need to retract everything I said. This is actually my favorite story from the last couple of days. Because, okay, there's so many things with this story. Like, one, you have this producer who, as you mentioned, may or may not have been on the date.

It has. It's a sucker move. And wait, maybe I need to retract everything I said. This is actually my favorite story from the last couple of days. Because, okay, there's so many things with this story. Like, one, you have this producer who, as you mentioned, may or may not have been on the date.

Like, I don't know how much people have listened to this, but if you haven't, I encourage you to listen to it. It literally sounds like that they're on a podcast. I mean, the sound quality is so crisp. I'm like, was my man wearing a lavalier? Like... Why is this sound quality so good? And the other thing, too, I mean, I agree with you, Dan, like this is this is ultimately despicable.

Like, I don't know how much people have listened to this, but if you haven't, I encourage you to listen to it. It literally sounds like that they're on a podcast. I mean, the sound quality is so crisp. I'm like, was my man wearing a lavalier? Like... Why is this sound quality so good? And the other thing, too, I mean, I agree with you, Dan, like this is this is ultimately despicable.

Like regardless, a lot of people are caught up in what this producer said and how he characterizes Stephen A. Smith and more or less how people view him at ESPN. Like to me, that's like irrelevant. The most the relevant part of this is that you could be in a social setting and if you work at ESPN. wind up being taped and then somebody else giving that to the media.

Like regardless, a lot of people are caught up in what this producer said and how he characterizes Stephen A. Smith and more or less how people view him at ESPN. Like to me, that's like irrelevant. The most the relevant part of this is that you could be in a social setting and if you work at ESPN. wind up being taped and then somebody else giving that to the media.

But it also kind of reminds me of a rule I used to have when I was dating. And, you know, a long, long time ago when I was a single woman out here in the wild of dating, I had a rule that if I was on a date with somebody or in that kind of initial interaction where it's like, okay, you know, this guy's cute, you know, there's some level of flirting that's going on.

But it also kind of reminds me of a rule I used to have when I was dating. And, you know, a long, long time ago when I was a single woman out here in the wild of dating, I had a rule that if I was on a date with somebody or in that kind of initial interaction where it's like, okay, you know, this guy's cute, you know, there's some level of flirting that's going on.

If they asked me about Stephen A. Smith or Skip Bayless, immediately that dude was canceled. Immediately. No, I don't want anything to do with you because there is nothing more unsexy and unflattering than when you're talking to, you know, somebody who's a potential love interest and you're like, oh yeah, you know, so what are your hobbies? What are you, you know, trying to get to know them?

If they asked me about Stephen A. Smith or Skip Bayless, immediately that dude was canceled. Immediately. No, I don't want anything to do with you because there is nothing more unsexy and unflattering than when you're talking to, you know, somebody who's a potential love interest and you're like, oh yeah, you know, so what are your hobbies? What are you, you know, trying to get to know them?

And they're like, so what's Stephen A. Smith like? I'm like, do you want to be on a date with Stephen A. Smith? Because this is doing nothing for me. Like whatever arousal point that I had in this conversation just immediately went to negative. So it kind of reminded me of that rule that I used to have When I was when I was dating, like who does that?

And they're like, so what's Stephen A. Smith like? I'm like, do you want to be on a date with Stephen A. Smith? Because this is doing nothing for me. Like whatever arousal point that I had in this conversation just immediately went to negative. So it kind of reminded me of that rule that I used to have When I was when I was dating, like who does that?

Do you believe that, Dan? Like, seriously. I don't believe it. I personally don't. Like, I really do not believe that's true.

Do you believe that, Dan? Like, seriously. I don't believe it. I personally don't. Like, I really do not believe that's true.

I do not believe this. I have to say, like, listen, I realize right now we're in, if we did a tournament of top, you know, dumbest times in America to have lived through, I truly realize we're in a time where this could be a number one seed. I get it.