Friday, June 30, 2023

ESPN Lays Off Jalen Rose


Retired NBA player Jalen Rose along with about 20 others laid off from ESPN...

ESPN is letting go of about 20 on-air personalities, including two familiar names to NBA viewers: game analyst Jeff Van Gundy and studio co-host Jalen Rose.
Keyshawn Johnson, a former NFL player who had co-hosted ESPN Radio’s national morning show in one of many chapters in a 16-year run on ESPN, is also among those leaving. Also out is Max Kellerman, Johnson’s radio co-host as well as host of This Just In and formerly Stephen A. Smith’s longtime sparring partner on daily morning TV staple First Take.
A person familiar with the cutbacks told Deadline they are unrelated to the multi-round Disney layoffs implemented in recent months. Those reductions saw a number of senior-level execs leave ESPN but spared on-air talent. The source indicated that many of those affected by the new cuts have contracts beyond June 30 and will paid out accordingly, but parting ways will enable ESPN to avoid wider layoffs. The sports operation is now its own division of Disney, making its financials more visible.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dang, they are losing salaries for real. Now they’ll all need to be coaches or start podcasts

Anonymous said...

The beginning of the end for ESPN. JALEN ROSE is going to be straight.

Anonymous said...

Nice fro bro.

Anonymous said...

One thing can be said.


He kept the office saucy.

Anonymous said...

That will be a new Nig next year.

Anonymous said...

Jalens Beijing Black hair and chin are a bit too harsh for my tastes...he needs to lighten it up a bit in my opinion or go natural with the salt and pepper Bro.

Anonymous said...

Who watches espn.

Anonymous said...

So damn what.

Anonymous said...

Jalen know who world he was in. Yt world. Pack your bags.

Anonymous said...

Fans don’t support sports like they did prior to the pandemic. In fact nothing is the same.

Anonymous said...

This fool got on designer frame glasses the D boys wear in Detroit. I think they Cartier

Anonymous said...

They're freeing up money to pay Unc to come over...don't @ me

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