ESPN cuts Keyshawn Johnson, Jalen Rose, Max Kellerman, Jeff Van Gundy

[jjgold]

All were making too much money
Espn said Fuk you

glad

 

[Tanko]

ESPN has ~3,800 employees in US.
Wow. Had no idea it was that many direct employees. I just assumed most were contractors (i.e. camermen, makeup, techs, etc...).

 

[Tanko]

All were making too much money
Espn said Fuk you

glad

They are waaaaayyyyy overpaid.
Except Chris Berman. The man who started it all IMO.
He was awesome wtih his MLB nick-names.

 

[KingKolzig]

the most talented are the baseball guys who fill in a 10-1 game with interesting stats and stories. love the 2 guys that do the Rays games

love eckersley doing the Bosox games but havent seem him this year

 

[BigJay]

And Kendrick Perkins

If they’d have fired Perkins he probably wouldn’t have understood.

He would have kept showing up like Milton in Office Space

 

[BMR Genie]

ESPN has ~3,800 employees in US.
Wow. Had no idea it was that many direct employees. I just assumed most were contractors (i.e. camermen, makeup, techs, etc...).

I hope they are not included in this layoff.

 

[Tanko]

If they’d have fired Perkins he probably wouldn’t have understood.

He would have kept showing up like Milton in Office Space

They kept him around because they don't have to pay him much.
He's like a seat filler.

 

[BigJay]

They should fire Perkins.

Then Perkins and Shannon Sharp could do their own show.

They would be real popular with the demographic below.

 

[x-lemurian]

Many of the roles these talking heads perform may be replaced by A.I. in the upcoming years. Full play by play of the slower sports { football, soccer, golf } and color coments could easily be programed. Even various versions: "rap" play by play, "off color" color commentary for example. The viewer could then pick and choose from a list according to their taste.

 

[edawg]

Guy has no business talking about anything involving athleticism.

Never seen a black man in my life who was so incapable of getting busy. Proves the old adage that the louder the mouth the bigger the punk.

 

[stormtrooper8]

How do you cut Jeff Van Gundy but keep Mark Jackson?

 

[Wagerallsports]

If they’d have fired Perkins he probably wouldn’t have understood.

He would have kept showing up like Milton in Office Space

Haha you're right

 

[Wagerallsports]

How do you cut Jeff Van Gundy but keep Mark Jackson?

Agreed

 

[x-lemurian]

How do you cut Jeff Van Gundy but keep Mark Jackson?

Companies had to by sure the demographics of these actions are within legal bounds. Who had tenure or the better work review? I'm willing to bet Van Gundy's reviews were superior. However we don't know ESPN's policy regarding layoffs.
If everything doesn't add up it can open the door to lawsuits involving age or race discrimination.
Suzy Kolber's exit is surprising to me. Are the facts she is a mature female a factor in her departure?

 

[edawg]

ESPN is a joke they hire from agents, demographics, and woke culture. Someone could make more compelling TV hiring off this website.

 

[jjgold]

Who even watches anything but live games?

 

[JDS]

Everybody is getting fired but Kendrick Perkins LMFAO

Unreal he’s the worst

 

[209life]

Todd McShay OUT at ESPN as well.

 

[Wagerallsports]

ESPN is a joke they hire from agents, demographics, and woke culture.

That's because ESPN is owned by Disney

The layoffs have been growing for some time now as their actions in the parks & movies catch up to them

 

[hurryupandbuy]

Who even watches anything but live games?

lots of posters