Sage Steele Recalls How Skip Bayless Helped Her when Bill Simmons Wanted Her Off ‘NBA Countdown’

Sage Steele recalls how Skip Bayless helped her when Bill Simmons wanted her off ‘NBA Countdown’

Former ESPNers Sage Steele and Skip Bayless claimed Bill Simmons had it out for Steele when she hosted "NBA Countdown" in 2014.

Former ESPN anchor details shocking revelation of NBA Countdown oust

It has been nine years since media personalities Sage Steele and Skip Bayless were last in the same room together. The pair were co-workers at ESPN a decade ago, with Steele serving as an anchor for the NBA Countdown Show and SportsCenter. Steele and Bayless reunited and reminisced on their ESPN days as co-workersIG/ @sagesteele Bayless, at the time, was a commentator on First Take alongside Stephen A. Smith until he departed for Fox Sports in 2…

Sage Steele reveals Skip Bayless tipped her off that Bill Simmons wanted her off 'NBA Countdown'

When Bill Simmons was reportedly working to oust Sage Steele from her role as anchor of ESPN’s NBA Countdown show in 2014, it was apparently Skip Bayless who helped Steele behind the scenes. In the latest episode of The Sage Steele Show, the two recalled a long walk together during the 2014 NBA Finals in which Bayless shed light on background machinations led by Simmons to get Steele off the show. Steele revealed that the changes blindsided her,…