Behind the Line

WNBA Players Pushing for Salary Increase...AGAIN

WNBA players along with the mainstream media...are once again pressuring the league to increase player salaries. The situation with Brittney Griner as well as an incident in Turkey...has renewed this push for increasing salaries across the WNBA. Of course...this isn't sustainable.

We explain why increasing player salaries isn't a reality for the WNBA. We discuss the players lack of leverage...in terms of being able to justify an increase. We analyze attendance and television ratings in the WNBA throughout 2022...and explain why both metrics are reasons to not increase player salaries.

NBA Ratings Decline Could Lead to TNT Dropping the League

The NBA is preparing to enter negotiations for their next broadcasting rights deal with television networks...and Adam Silver is looking to triple the current deal. This has Warner Brothers CEO David Zaslav contemplating TNT's future with the NBA.

We reveal and react to a recent Forbes interview with David Zaslav...where he made some interesting comments about the NBA. We analyze NBA ratings under the old deal prior to 2016...and compare those ratings to NBA ratings under the current deal. We discuss how Adam Silver is overvaluing the NBA...and explain why the NBA needs TNT more than TNT needs the NBA.

Tim Hardaway Stokes Fake Outrage on Woke Twitter

The Golden State Warriors honored the three stars of the Run TMC era Monday night. Chris Mullins, Mitch Richmond, and Tim Hardaway were invited to broadcast the game against the San Antonio Spurs. During the broadcast...Tim Hardaway made a distasteful analogy when describing the Spurs defense against Steph Curry.

This analogy from Tim Hardaway sent woke Twitter into overdrive. We reveal and react to the remarks of Tim Hardaway. We explain why the comment was distasteful...with the overreaction on Twitter and the mainstream media being unnecessary. We also discuss the real reason the media is ridiculing Tim Hardaway.

US World Cup Soccer Team Abandons America for Inclusion

The World Cup began Sunday afternoon in Qatar. The US Men's Soccer Team will be competing Monday in the World Cup...but were given a stern warning prior to the event from FIFA. FIFA instructed Team USA to keep the World Cup about soccer...and not political ideology. Team USA responded by swapping the American flag for a more inclusive logo.

We reveal and react to the US Men's Soccer Team swapping the American flag. We explain how the original logo represented all of America...with the new logo representing a tiny fraction of the population.

Dave Chappelle SNL Monologue Causes Fake Outrage in Woke Press

Dave Chappelle made his highly anticipated appearance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Lorne Michaels gave Dave Chappelle a 15-minute monologue...and the comedian didn't disappoint. Unless of course...you're a member of the mainstream media.

We reveal the mainstream media reactions to Dave Chappelle. We play clips from his SNL monologue that bothered the media the most...and question the overreaction. We discuss how the mainstream media spreads their misery...and why they continue going after people like Dave Chappelle.

ESPN Completely Botches Honoring the Military

With Veterans Day being last Friday...television networks and sports leagues are taking the time to honor the brave men and women in our military. During the LSU/Arkansas game Saturday...ESPN took time in the fourth quarter to honor the military. The problem was...ESPN completely botched the opportunity.

We reveal and react to ESPN honoring the military. We discuss how this distasteful method likely wasn't done purposefully...but shows how out-of-touch ESPN can be. We look at how ESPN has honored other causes...and the time and effort spent by ESPN honoring those. We question why this same time and effort couldn't be spent on our military.

Jemele Hill New Book is Bomani Jones Level of Failure

Jemele Hill has spent the last few months...promoting her publishing debut of hew memoir Uphill. Jemele Hill has made the media rounds heavily promoting this book...securing dozens of endorsements from high-profile public figures. There's nothing but praise in the mainstream media for Jemele Hill...but what do normal people think?

We reveal and react to book sales for Jemele Hill. We analyze charts and reviews from Amazon, the New York Times, and Apple Books. We also question why people like Bomani Jones and Jemele Hill continue to be given opportunities in media...without proving they can succeed.

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Shannon Sharpe Embarrasses Himself on National Television...AGAIN

Shannon Sharpe has lived in relative obscurity the last few months...when it comes to generating headlines in the mainstream media. That obscurity quickly disappeared Friday afternoon...after the unfounded claims Shannon Sharpe made on Undisputed.

Shannon Sharpe claimed whites can make disparaging remarks in public and be given a pass...while minorities are immediately canceled. We dispute the claims of Shannon Sharpe...by providing examples of real situations where people were canceled or attempted to be canceled...and people like LeBron James who were given a pass.

SNL Ratings Decline to Record Lows as Writers Snub Dave Chappelle

Lorne Michaels has broken many records for his legendary Saturday Night Live franchise this season. The problem is...SNL continues breaking record low ratings. Lorne Michaels invited Dave Chappelle to host this week's show...hoping Dave Chappelle would boost ratings. In reaction to this invitation...a group of SNL writers have decided to not work the show.

We reveal and react to recent SNL ratings...and staffers refusing to work with Dave Chappelle. We credit Lorne Michaels for standing his ground...and provide an explanation as to why SNL ratings continue to decline.

Jemele Hill BLASTS MSNBC for Rejecting Tiffany Cross

MSNBC announced last Friday that they were parting ways with weekend anchor Tiffany Cross. MSNBC made this decision after numerous requests were ignored...for Tiffany Cross to tone down her commentary. MSNBC had plenty of reason to part ways with Tiffany Cross...but Jemele Hill has been on a week-long crusade floating her theory.

We reveal and react to Jemele Hill and her theory as to why Tiffany Cross was let go by MSNBC. Jemele Hill claims to be helping strong female voices...but we explain how her organized backlash is doing more harm than good. We also provide a compilation of clips...showing why MSNBC was right in their decision to part ways with Tiffany Cross.