Ryan Glasspiegel

Here is how Pat McAfee has surpassed Stephen A Smith as the face of ESPN | Bobby Burack

The New York Knicks hosted their first NBA Finals game since 1999 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. ESPN treated the occasion accordingly, devoting wall-to-wall coverage to the game much like it would a Super Bowl or national championship. However, Stephen A. Smith was noticeably absent from the center of that coverage.