Michael Wilbon Slams ESPN for Its Fixation on Bronny James
Despite having been an ESPN on-air host for more than 20 years, Michael Wilbon isn’t scared to criticize the network. In a recent episode of “Pardon the Interruption,” Wilbon took the time to publicly attack ESPN on its own channels for destroying the College Football Playoff due to its own self-indulgence. In early January, Wilbon […] The post Michael Wilbon Slams ESPN for Its Fixation on Bronny James appeared first on BlackSportsOnline.
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Despite having been an ESPN on-air host for more than 20 years, Michael Wilbon isn’t scared to criticize the network. In a recent episode of “Pardon the Interruption,” Wilbon took the time to publicly attack ESPN on its own channels for destroying the College Football Playoff due to its own self-indulgence.
LeBron James with son Bronny James
In early January, Wilbon stated: “[The CFP is] not going to go from 12 to eight (teams) because this is a greed play, this is a money play, for everybody involved including this network,”
Although most people who know Wilbon are aware of his strong opinions, he usually doesn’t cause as much controversy as some of his ESPN colleagues, such as Kirk Herbstreit, Ryan Clark, Pat McAfee, or Stephen A. Smith.
Michael Wilbon’s rant on ESPN for its double standards on Bronny James
In a recent interview with Outkick, however, Wilbon didn’t mince words when he criticized ESPN for their obsession with giving Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and his kid Bronny more airtime than other athletes who seemed to deserve it.
When questioned if Bronny has received more attention from ESPN and FS1 than NBA MVP front-runner Gilgeous-Alexander, Wilbon responded as follows:
“They talked about him more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,”
“That’s pandering. It’s all pandering. Let me be clear: our business is a piece of [expletive] a lot of days. There is nobody enforcing standards or having tough conversations.”
“… I feel differently about this than most. I get it. However, Tony (Kornheiser) and I didn’t need to talk about it publicly. Tony understands it too. His son, Michael, works for him. But we aren’t talking about Bronny every day. Hell no.
“This isn’t about Stephen A. It’s the entire industry. That’s what I want to remind LeBron. Our business is just [expletive] some days. It just is.”
ESPN’s James-centric coverage has been publicly criticized by others besides Wilbon. Three weeks ago, Charles Barkley attacked the network in an episode of “Inside the NBA,” vehemently criticizing ESPN’s shallow NBA commentary.
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