Max Kellerman has broken his long-held silence about the rift with Stephen A. Smith that ultimately led to his exit from ESPN’s First Take, offering his most direct explanation yet during a recent ...

View post: Delta's 2025 Earnings Show Where Demand in Travel Is Heading Max Kellerman left "First Take" due to irreconcilable differences with Stephen A. Smith. Kellerman cited Smith's desire to be ...

Max Kellerman says his exceptional debate skills may have cost him his First Take gig. More than four years after he was removed from the ESPN program, the sports commentator shed more light on his ...

During a recent interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Max Kellerman discussed leaving ESPN and his relationship working with Stephen A. Smith on First Take. Kellerman replaced Skip Bayless on First ...

Debate sports on television for long enough and you’re bound to become a meme. And that’s exactly what happened to Max Kellerman in 2019, as when presented with the choice between Andre Iguodala or ...

Stephen A. Smith has provided a comprehensive response to his former First Take co-host, Max Kellerman, addressing the latter's recent claims about their professional split during an interview with ...

Over the last decade, "First Take" has cemented its place as one of ESPN's flagship shows. Stephen A. Smith has become a household name for his boisterous personality and animated debate style. Smith ...

In a fiery response that only Stephen A. Smith could deliver, the “First Take” host absolutely torched Max Kellerman’s recent claims on Bill Simmons’ podcast that Smith ended their partnership because ...

Just days after Stephen A. Smith spurned former “First Take” partner Max Kellerman for his explosive tell-all interview on the “Bill Simmons Podcast,” Mike Francesa rebuffed Kellerman’s claim that he ...