Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless on 'First Take': Live updates with best moments
Come follow along as Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless reunited on ESPN and "First Take." Here are the highlights from Friday.
It's the reunion that fans of the old school First Take may have wanted for years: Skip Bayless will return to ESPN for the first time in years to debate Stephen A. Smith on Friday. It's been nearly a decade since the man with all the takes bid farewell to the Worldwide Leader and to Smith on the air , when he said "We've had our battles on this show, we fight like brothers, we get mad, we love each other.
And I'm going to miss him more than he has any concept. " So what will the two of them say to each other after years of being separated? Come follow along live with the highlights and big moments from Friday's First Take .
Keep refreshing and we'll keep updating this page: Why did Skip Bayless leave ESPN in 2016? He left for Fox Sports after his contract expired with ESPN. He spent eight years with the network with Undisputed and left in 2024 .
Does this reunion mean Skip Bayless could return to ESPN on a more permanent basis? We'll see! Maybe that's what this is?