Skip Bayless’s return to ESPN was branded as a one-off, but after getting a taste of First Take again, it won’t be another 10 years before he debates Stephen A. Smith again. Smith and ESPN won’t care whether you asked for it;

ESPN has been pretty quiet about its long-term plans for Skip Bayless. That being said, Kendrick Perkins may have teased what's coming for "First Take." Bayless made his return to "First Take" this Friday for what was being marketed as a one-time reunion with ESPN personality Stephen A.

Skip Bayless will return to ESPN's 'First Take' this Friday for a one-day reunion with Stephen A. Smith, marking his first mainstream sports media appearance since a 2025 workplace misconduct lawsuit settlement. The move comes despite ESPN previously ...

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Skip Bayless has never been shy about criticizing LeBron James, and his latest all-time NBA list is already getting people talking. Bayless ranked Michael Jordan as his GOAT and placed LeBron all the way down at No. 9, behind names like Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan, Bill Russell, Kobe Bryant, and Larry Bird.

Making his return to ESPN's First Take on Friday for the first time in 10 years, Skip Bayless played the proverbial hits by criticizing Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.