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El Supremo

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Fri Jun 17, 2016, 06:38 PM Jun 2016

Ayesha Curry named new “First Take” co-host after firing off a flurry of idiotic Tweets

CLEVELAND — Ayesha Curry has been announced as Stephen A. Smith’s new co-host on ESPN’s “First Take,” a role she clinched during Game 6 of the NBA Finals with a series of stunningly moronic posts on Twitter.

The role will give her a daily spot on national television, a no doubt big coup for the Curry Family — and especially Ayesha Curry — as she has desperately tried to build the family’s visibility and #brand beyond just her basketball-playing husband.

“I’m happy for her,” said Steph after being ejected near the end of Game 6 for literally throwing a temper tantrum with his mouthpiece. “I’ve always called her my Beautiful Skip Bayless around the house. And now she’ll get to spout off every random thing that comes into her head on national TV. She’s worked hard to get to this point.”

Bayless is soon leaving ESPN, opening up a spot alongside Smith on the morning sports debate show. Many other candidates have been considered, but Mrs. Curry showed she had what it takes by tweeting if refs could be fined during Game 5, that there was a conspiracy to keep her out of the building before the start of Game 6, tweeting — and then deleting — that the NBA is rigged as her husband’s team fell behind during Game 6, and then throwing out some sort of faux apology that claimed racism against her father....

https://medium.com/sportspickle/ayesha-curry-named-new-first-take-co-host-after-firing-off-a-flurry-of-idiotic-tweets-f113d81958e2#.gl9zqhk7p

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Ayesha Curry named new “First Take” co-host after firing off a flurry of idiotic Tweets (Original Post) El Supremo Jun 2016 OP
A) That's satire. B) As long as her husband stops firing off a flurry of idiotic threes KamaAina Jun 2016 #1
 

KamaAina

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1. A) That's satire. B) As long as her husband stops firing off a flurry of idiotic threes
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:24 PM
Jun 2016

and mouthpieces.

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