NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 22: Shaquille O’Neal attends the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 22, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has pointed to the one ESPN employee who he deems unfirable following the latest round of layoffs taking place at the company.
Last Friday proved a real shocker as several big names were let go, including Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Jalen Rose, Suzy Kolber, and Jeff Van Gundy.
There are folks still employed at The Worldwide Leader in Sports considered to be untouchable. It would be hard to imagine the likes of Stephen A. Smith, Scott Van Pelt, or Adrian Wojnarowski getting fired by ESPN. But, according to Shaq, there’s only one person who’s actually safe, and that’s Brian Windhorst.
When it comes to NBA insiders, Woj is thought to be the man as he’s been the one to break hundreds of big stories, but Windhorst has dropped some pretty big scoops himself. Woj and Shams Charania might be the go-to guys during free agency and trade season, but Windy is around all year.
Windhorst, 45, is a respected journalist at ESPN and is hardly ever one to stir up controversy. Even Woj has been suspended for swearing at a United States senator in an email while we all know Stephen A’s history.
Shaq shares the ‘epic’ Windy video amidst the ESPN layoffs pic.twitter.com/Ag9WJ36xoD
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Shaq seemed to suggest as much after sharing an Instagram reel branding Windy “untouchable” after 20 employees were fired this past Friday.
More firings are expected on the back of last week’s cut. It appears Windhorst won’t be among them.
“Lucky He’s Not in Prison for Theft…”- Stephen A. Smith Takes Aim at Brooklyn Nets’ Ben Simmons for Lackluster Performance
Stephen A. Smith and Ben Simmons (Image Source: X/theOGsShow, Getty Images)
Stephen A. Smith, the renowned NBA analyst, is well-known for calling a spade a spade. Throughout his career, he has shared his critical views on many players, and this time, the one who came on his radar was the Brooklyn Nets’ Ben Simmons.
Recently, a video of the 3-time All-Star surfaced on the internet showing his workout session. This didn’t go well with Smith, who harshly discussed it on the ‘OGs’ podcast. Lashing out at Simmons, Smith said, “The only injury that I’ve ever questioned is that damn Ben Simmons. He’s lucky he’s not in prison for theft… I’m sure of all the places he could really get focused and zero in on his basketball prowess.”
The veteran clarified that he is not questioning Simmons’ injury but pointing out how the Australian missed games even before that. To Smith, this indicated that the athlete didn’t love the sport.
Smith also touched on Simmons’ mental health issues, which the former claimed to be supportive of. However, appearing for only 57 games in two seasons and dropping 6.7 points per night was not something one expected from the first-round pick.
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