Jemele Hill offers heartfelt thank you to co-host Michael Smith after ESPN suspension

ESPN colleagues rushed to defend Jemele Hill after Donald Trump posted a scathing tweet on Tuesday morning, and now, Hill has voiced her own appreciation.In her first tweet since ESPN announced a two-week suspension for violating the company’s social media guidelines, Hill offered a sincere thanks to co-host Michael Smith.

Smith has co-hosted SportsCenter‘s “SC6” alongside Hill since February in a format that focuses sports and popular culture.Smith did not appear on the evening’s SC6 broadcast following ESPN’s announcement of Hill’s suspension. After the White House called Hill’s September tweets about Trump a “fireable offense,” a ThinkProgress report said that the network tried to replace Hill for a night, but Smith refused to go on. Both co-hosts ended up working that Sept. 13 broadcast, and ESPN denied the report.

On Monday, Matt Berrie filled in for Smith, and he is expected to return for Tuesday’s show.

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