{"id":485465,"date":"2022-08-17T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paul-finebaum-blasts-chris-russo-to-stephen-a-smith-on-first-take\/"},"modified":"2022-08-17T16:03:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:03:14","slug":"paul-finebaum-blasts-chris-russo-to-stephen-a-smith-on-first-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-finebaum-blasts-chris-russo-to-stephen-a-smith-on-first-take\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paul Finebaum blasts Chris Russo to Stephen A. Smith on &#8216;First Take&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806dea551\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806dea551\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-finebaum-blasts-chris-russo-to-stephen-a-smith-on-first-take\/#%E2%80%9CPaul_Finebaum_blasts_Chris_Russo_to_Stephen_A_Smith_on_%E2%80%98First_Take%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Paul Finebaum blasts Chris Russo to Stephen A. Smith on &#8216;First Take&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Paul Finebaum blasts Chris Russo to Stephen A. Smith on &#8216;First Take'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>ESPN personality Paul Finebaum was thrilled to have Stephen A. Smith back on \u201cFirst Take\u201d after a lengthy absence \u2013 though, the reasons had less to do with Smith and more to do with one of his replacements.<\/p>\n<p>Smith returned to the program this week after missing the show for two months following shoulder surgery, and while Finebaum debated him about Nick Saban, he suddenly launched into a rant against Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo, who filled in for Smith a number of times during his absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee, I don\u2019t want to insult people who have been here in his absence, like Chris \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Russo,\u201d Finebaum said. \u201cBut if I saw Chris \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Russo one more time on my screen, I was going to go crazy. I don\u2019t like that guy on my screen. I want Stephen A. Smith on this show every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Finebaum INSULTS Chris &quot;Mad Dog&quot; Russo \ud83d\udc40\ud83e\udd23 | First Take\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXZfFNNW4pQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Smith defended Russo\u2019s honor \u2013 to a point.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWell, I love \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Russo, so I\u2019m not going to be as harsh about him as you,\u201d Smith responded. \u201cBut I will say this about Christopher \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Russo. I love you, bro. But he\u2019s not Stephen A.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciated Russo\u2019s brash debate style, he also clashed with other guests on occasion. He got into a heated argument with ex-NFLer Ryan Clark, who told the radio veteran to \u201cstop screaming at me\u201d and \u201clower your voice\u201d during a debate about Cooper Kupp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/chris-russo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chris &quot;Mad Dog&quot; Russo\" class=\"wp-image-23490317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/chris-russo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/chris-russo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/chris-russo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/chris-russo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris \u201cMad Dog\u201d Russo<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM,<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another ex-NFL player, Domonique Foxworth, sharply told Russo he\u2019s \u201cnot no damn Kevin Durant,\u201d when he compared their contract situations. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a certain amount of value \u2026 your value is not that. You are not LeBron James,\u201d Foxworth said.<\/p>\n<p>Russo, who has spent over three decades in sports radio, rose in notoriety while hosting \u201cMike and the Mad Dog\u201d with Mike Francesa on WFAN from 1989 to 2008. Since then, he has started his own \u201cMad Dog Radio\u201d network on SiriusXM and hosts the show, \u201cHigh Heat,\u201d on MLB Network.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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