Skip Bayless Re-Energizes ‘First Take’ in ESPN Return
Will more appearances by Bayless follow?
Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless proved you can go home again as the former partners successfully reunited for the first time in 10 years on First Take . Smith and Bayless showed they’ve still got it.
Nobody has ever had better chemistry when it comes to verbal combat. Friday’s mano-a-mano was the best TV performance I’ve seen out of both of them in months. For years, they debated a succession of cream puffs who couldn’t keep up.
They were often bored and producing boring TV. On Friday, they were engaged and ready to rumble. They bring out the best in each other.
The duo is an expert at inflaming an audience. Bayless wasted no time demoting LeBron James, his longtime punching bag, to No. 9 on his all-time list of NBA players.
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