It’s not like I wanted the guy to be fired. I knew there were ... you feel the need to retool,” Smith said. Stephen A. Smith opened up on Max Kellerman’s departure from “First Take.” ...

Stephen A. Smith addresses the split with Max Kellerman on “First Take” on ... It’s not like I wanted the guy to be fired,” Smith said. “I knew there were landing spots for him available ...

While Kellerman’s future will get the attention right now, Stephen A. Smith’s backstage politics are the real story. Smith’s disdain for Kellerman as a co-host is the worst kept secret in ...

Where in the world has Max Kellerman been? ESPN's "Around the Horn" aired its final episode on Friday, May 23. The show has ...

Stephen A. Smith may be the reason Max Kellerman is off First Take, but he won’t take total blame for their lack of chemistry. Keep asking Smith about Kellerman and he’ll keep reminding you ...

Max Kellerman has disappeared from the public eye nearly a year after the ESPN personality was fired in a series ... show ...

Nearly two years since his cohost was removed from ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith is shedding more light on why he wanted Max Kellerman off the show. Back in September 2021, Kellerman ...

Stephen A. Smith may have been responsible for Max Kellerman’s removal from “First Take” nearly two years ago, but that does not mean Smith was pleased to see his former on-air rival ...

The company fired several longtime employees for cost-cutting purposes along with Kellerman. Also read: Stephen A. Smith lambasts Terrell Owens for siding with Max Kellerman: “Thank your ...

In recent years, First Take has moved away from two main debate partners and towards Stephen A ... Before that, the show featured Smith and Max Kellerman going head-to-head, but back in 2021 ...

1. Max Kellerman was removed from ESPN’s First Take in September 2021. Since then, the details of ESPN making a change on the morning show still get discussed and dissected. Stephen A.

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in expressing his honest feelings on working alongside former “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman. The 50-year-old Kellerman worked with Smith on ...