Shannon Sharpe accidentally calls Stephen A. Smith ‘Skip’ twice during his First Take debut

Listen: This is completely understandable.

Shannon Sharpe spent seven years debating Skip Bayless on FS1’s Undisputed before leaving. Now that he’s joining ESPN’S First Take for a few times each week, some old habits are going to have to die hard.

That includes throwing in a “Skip” into his on-air speeches. As he began his run on First Take Monday morning, he accidentally called Stephen A. Smith “Skip” and immediately realized the error. Then? It happened again.

Like I said, totally understandable. He spent a long time automatically using Bayless’s name, and it might take some time to get out of that habit:

Shannon accidentally calls Stephen A. Smith “Skip” 😅😅😅 pic.twitter.com/17e9QqNgye

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 4, 2023

Shannon just called Stephen A "Skip" AGAIN, This is the second time… 😭😭💀💀 #FirstTake 🎬 pic.twitter.com/YDS5Q8iz7m

— Rob Hodge (@RobHodge_) September 4, 2023