Bill Simmons rips the Richard Sherman vs Skip Bayless debacle on First Take

On Thursday, ESPN’s First Take set the Twitter-sphere into a frenzy when Richard Sherman ripped into Skip Bayless.

Simply put, Sherman said to Bayless what many sports fans around the country wished they could have for years. Was it in a professional manner? No, not at all, and was in fact quite embarrassing for all parties involved, especially if you ask well-respected sports columnist Bill Simmons. The kicker here? Simmons also works for ESPN.

Simmons tweeted out the following straight-to-the-point thoughts on Friday:

It’s amazing to me that people get so worked up about First Take. Who cares? Just don’t watch it. There are like 800 TV channels.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 8, 2013

I am not defending this segment – youtu.be/j6x-O3kb1sI – I thought it was awful and embarrassing to everyone involved. Seriously.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 8, 2013

But what bothers me about the reaction to that segment is people saying Richard Sherman “won.” Nobody won. Everyone lost. Including ESPN.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 8, 2013

It’ll be interesting to see if ESPN reacts to Simmons’ statements, as even they have to know it was embarrassing.

We documented the reactions of fans on Twitter, which you can take a read of here. Below is the video of the showdown.

Let us know in the comments below what you think about this moment: was it embarrassing?

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What do you think Gamedayrs?