Stephen A. Smith fires back at Max Kellerman for bringing him up on Bill Simmons’ podcast and also responds back at Marcellus Wiley. He goes in-depth explaining how Max replacing Skip Bayless on First Take simply didn’t work.

@chatnigga101 You stayed talking about him for years and the one time he addressed things you can’t handle it? Insecure man

@chatnigga101 Yeah I’m out on this one. He exposed the first take formula for what it is exactly & your feelings hurt.

@chatnigga101 🥷 we liked the show better when max was there

@chatnigga101 It did work for max … People liked max better that’s why he did wat he did

@chatnigga101 SAS never got over people saying that “Max was blacker than him”.

@chatnigga101 Aight @stephenasmith….. you dead ass wrong. You were talking about Max for a while now and he kept it quiet. Spoke about him on CC’s pod, on JBP, plenty of places. He says one thing and you respond? He’s responding TO YOU, and he kept it mild.

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@chatnigga101 Show ain’t felt the same with Max Kellerman, mad dog too old and delusional about Boston, and Shannon ain’t work out, Max was his best counterpart & the show was interesting, max had a good energy & SAS ain’t been feelin it since TO made that joke on air.

@chatnigga101 This guys a clown man. Max was hella respectful about him too.

@chatnigga101 Haven’t been the same since this guy invited Max to the barbecue and not you

@chatnigga101 1. No one ever called for the dismissal of Max Kellerman. If you want to attribute the decisions to low ratings, say that. Though, today’s show is considerably worse by comparison. 2. Max cooked SAS, everyday. Every. Single. Day. That is the public consensus and SAS knows it.

@chatnigga101 mister worst take himself..?

@chatnigga101 Stephen A. always using the same scare tactic to manipulate the audience by alluding to things that went on behind the scenes. Either say it or stfu @stephenasmith

@chatnigga101 Errbody seems to not like SAS…there’s a common denominator

you’re clearly a competitor stephen, the man objectively spanked you in so many segments it was clear your ego stayed bruised lol you wanted him gone bc it was your show, and he habitually dwarfed your talking points. you don’t have to bloviate abt a bruised ego lol you proving is point!

@chatnigga101 Personally I’d only watch to see Max humiliate SAS on a daily basis. It was hilarious. Unfortunately TO was the kiss of death 😂

@chatnigga101 Some wounds never heal.

@chatnigga101 This is about to get ugly if @stephenasmith comes with this vibe. @maxkellerman didn't even really say anything bad about him. He said the dynamic didn't work because it wasn't conducive to creating a conflict enough because he felt SAS was nothing but a character. Here for it 🍿

@chatnigga101 First take trash now max was only person would actually debate on a debate show instead of trash takes or a bunch of yes men

@chatnigga101 Man this nigga get on my last nerve lol

@chatnigga101 According to Stephen A Scam , Max not having been a “ journalist “ or “ former athlete made him less credible,,,,,yet I have to listen to @minakimes tell me why QB play is better now than it’s ever been .

@chatnigga101 He went on a world tour bragging about getting rid of Max and saying he didn’t like working with him. Max finally speaks and this bitch gets butt hurt.

@chatnigga101 Stephen A a bitch

@chatnigga101 Max used counterintuitive, analysis-based arguments when debating. He usually dominated with sharp, witty arguments that highlighted his intelligence. He didn't fit into the yelling entertainment format of the show.

@chatnigga101 “Muhammad Kellerman” had me rolling 😭😭😭

@chatnigga101 Everyone has a right to defend themselves, but SAS should have let this go as Max didn’t say anything egregious and SAS already said a lot and Max didn’t say anything back most likely because of contract restrictions.

@chatnigga101 I thought it did work. I prefer Max to Bayliss on any topic, even football. The real problem appears to be that Max knew more about sport than SAS.

@chatnigga101 Stop running from the issue, @stephenasmith: The actual debating is the topic on the table, Stephen A. All this story telling ain't worth a hill of beans. Max had a number off the wall takes, but he genuinely enjoyed the point/counterpoint of debating. YOU, had a problem w/ that.

@chatnigga101 If one guy all accounts is the nicest, most honest dude ever and the other is known for being slick tongued....this ain't court, I don't need to hear your side, Stephen A 🤣🤣🤣

@chatnigga101 First take was better when max was on there and Stephen a hated it. I was waking up at 8 am to watch first take. And first take been ass since max left

@chatnigga101 I get y'all don't like Stephen A but gas lighting and pretending Max was carrying that show is doing too much. Stephen A has a big ego and is arrogant but he is also good at what he does and that's why he is ESPN's biggest asset no matter how much people dislike it

@chatnigga101 Me after listening to 67 secs of Stephen A ranting blasphemy

@chatnigga101 He quite literally didn't refute a single point Max made about never having a hot take lol. All he did was point out Max got 2 shows and that he (SAS) was a good guy because he never would have made the call if it meant Max didn't have a job. Narcissistic shit bag.

@chatnigga101 Revisionist history in the comments - Max was okay, but not the best fit for first take. He was better on SportsNation

@chatnigga101 We all k ow the real reason @stephenasmith You can lie to yourself and to the people all you want, we know better. Max made you looo bad on certain topics, particularly when it came to race. And the breaking point was when TO embarrassed you on national TV. You took it out on Max