Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless were once the Shaq and Kobe of the sports media industry. Apparently, the former duo is ready to get the band back together once again.
Now in the aftermath, ESPN NBA personality Stephen A. Smith has fired back at Barkley over his comments. Smith defended Barkley over his name-calling but did go after him for his opinion on ESPN's topic selection.
Stephen A. Smith and former ESPN partner Skip Bayless are reuniting for an episode of Bayless’s podcast, according to Front Office Sports. “The Skip Bayless Show” episode featuring Smith has reportedly already been taped and is set to be released early next week.