“When the NBA first resorted to it in 1979, I must admit I thought it was a circus rule, the equivalent of asking players to be shot out of cannons or swallow swords, something borrowed from the stepchild ABA with its red, white and blue basketballs. A 3-point line? The beautiful game of basketball didn't need a clown shot.”

American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality

Skip Bayless is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is known for his long career in sports media and for his on-air debate style. He has 100 quotes on the site. Bayless became widely recognized as a commentator on ESPN2’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a role he left in June 2016. He then launched Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 in September 2016 and led the program for eight years before leaving in August 2024.