The Peak Banality of Sports Talking Heads

Stephen A. Smith and Pat McAfee are part of a bigger problem

During the NBA Finals, I used a trick I learned from countless dads when I was growing up: I muted the game I was watching and turned up the radio play by play instead, three-second delay be damned. I did it because I really like how Tyler Murray and Monica McNutt call the games, but also with tensions running high, I got into a conspiratorial mindset t…