Fans have the luxury of switching channels and unfollowing Skip Bayless on Twitter when he spews some idiocy. Stephen A. Smith doesn't follow him on Twitter, but he has no choice but to deal with him on a constant basis. It's what he's paid to do and he's a soldier for weathering him. Even soldiers get exasperated from time-to-time, however:
Line of day: @stephenasmith just walked into ESPN green room, sighed and said, "Man, I need to take a break from Skip..."
We all do, man. We all do.
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[via Adam Schefter]