The reported shakeup of ESPN’s NBA studio coverage now involves a very familiar face.

According to reports, the network plans to add longtime reporter, analyst, opiner and loud talker Stephen A. Smith to the mix.

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The news follows a Sports Illustrated report that Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor will anchor its pregame show “NBA Countdown,” leaving former host Michelle Beadle on the outside looking in.

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