July 7th 2023.
Sports commentator Skip Bayless is on the hunt for a new debate partner for his show, Undisputed. According to the New York Post, the seasoned host is eager to get former NBA player and NBA on TNT co-host, Charles Barkley, on board and is willing to pay his salary personally.
Bayless made his feelings known on an episode of his podcast, The Skip Bayless Show. “Charles Barkley would be my dream debate partner on ‘Undisputed",” he said. “I would dive out of bed every morning out here in Los Angeles at two o’clock in the morning to get to work with Charles.”
The idea came to mind after Barkley called the podcast host a “damn idiot.” Bayless jokingly suggested that Barkley would be the perfect replacement for his retirement, comparing him to former co-host, Shannon Sharpe, and his former ESPN partner, Stephen A. Smith. “I could semi-retire...I could, dare I say, actually have a life and forget about prepping so furiously...hard night after night after night for every day’s Undisputed,” he said. “You’d be a solo Shaqtin’ a Fool on a daily basis. You’d be the equivalent of an Adam Morrison, an all-time NBA draft bust...This damn idiot would cherish working with you.”
Bayless is currently on a two-month break from the show, returning on Aug. 28. Fox Sports 1 is struggling to find a replacement for Sharpe. Names such as former NFL stars Keyshawn Johnson and LeSean McCoy, fellow FS1 analysts and hosts Emmanuel Acho and Joy Taylor have also been thrown in the ring. Who will be the lucky one to join the hot seat? We can only wait and see!
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