Stephen A. Smithis opening up about theESPNlayoffs that saw about20 on-air personalities become redundantat the sports web connection.
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Got a lot of love for that brother, he added.
Jalen Rose has always been good to me and I loved working with him on NBA Countdown.
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He is a brilliant basketball mind, he is somebody that worked his ass off all the time.
Im sure Ill see him on-air doing his thing.
Hes been a Hall of Fame analyst and commentator.
As he mentioned his colleagues, Smith also said that these would not be the only layoffs at ESPN.
If were going to be real about it, lets deal with reality.
This aint the end, more is coming, he said.
And yes, ladies and gentlemen, I could be next.
Watch Smith addressing the ESPN layoffs in the video posted below.
