You think I’m a racist because I openly don’t support BLM the organization/movement. You’re dumb enough to think that means I don’t believe “black lives matter”.

He’s obviously using an extreme example, but there are those that actually believe that too hence “silence is violence”.
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I was wondering last night if Stephen A. Smith wanted to retract his statement on Nash being a "white privilege hire" as his team dismantled the Bucks last night.
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"You're racist, but I'm too lazy to prove it. It's true though trust me..."

Sounds about right.
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Now is when he disappears…
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I'm not going to spend all day arguing with your dumb ass like you do everybody else on this site. Disappearing lol you live on here
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Tap out acknowledged.
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If this thread was any more political (and retarded) it could pass for a segment of First Take.
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Once again the woke stuff has nothing to do with why their station isn't good anymore. Being owned by Disney it was pretty obvious they were gonna go down that path.

They have been courting the younger audience for what seems like 2 decades now and have yet to really get any return on it. They get out of the NFL what they can like every other network. There's a reason NFL live runs 365 days a year.

But they made the decision to really stake their flagship to the NBA, ESPN is all things NBA all the time. The Jump is on everyday, the NBA gets prime coverage on sportscenter, they show games etc. Meanwhile they moved away from the NHL basically completely and the MLB is still shown but has been drastically downsized.

They basically have done nothing but chase younger viewers that really don't care while alienating older fans who like things like MLB in the process.
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I’m going to stop you right there.

1. This is a matter of opinion.

2. It’s not just the woke stuff, but it’s obviously part of it. It’s only made it worse.

3. It doesn’t surprise me that you’d say this considering you are always defending woke bs.
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They were shitty long before that, it would be like saying your cold really sucks when you have MS.
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They were shitty, yes. But i still tuned in for highlights, until it became political. Personally sports are my escape, or were. I support players right to demonstrate, however when i tune in for sports updates i dont want any agenda pushed on me plain and simple.
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Stupid analogy.

It’s sucked before, but the woke bullshit just made everything even worse.

It’s more like having a bad sandwich then adding shit to it thinking it will taste better.
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:-)

I'm stealing this.

But yeah, they were shitty LONG before wokeness.
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Exhibit A as to why I rarely post here. Folks like Mecca take a simple comment about why ESPN sucks and turn it into an argument. Instead of accepting their wokeness is a reason they suck so bad, he’ll spend half his life trying to tell you how it has nothing to do with their demise. Sad, actually to watch people behave this way. Need to argue and try to show superior knowledge even when someone stated a simple opinion.
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What is this "demise" you speak of?

I get it, you don't like the programming on ESPN.

But in world of multiple streamers and cable cutting, ESPN stands above nearly all of the rest, save for Netflix (which will only lose subscribers in the coming decade), Disney+ (who owns ESPN) and Amazon Prime Video, which really isn't a fair comparison due to the fact that Prime Video is included in their shipping service.

HBO Max has around 40 million customers and they would absolutely love to have ESPN type numbers. Showtime and Starz! aren't even in the conversation and HULU, which again, is owned by Disney, has 40 million customers.

They all pale to ESPN's subscriber numbers.
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