Longtime ESPN host Tony Reali took his final lap “Around the Horn” on Friday, closing out the sports debate series after 23 years and more than 4,900 episodes. ESPN set the end date months ago for the half-hour series that has been a staple of ESPN’s early evening lineup.

Around the Horn host Tony Reali opened the show’s 4,953rd and final episode Friday with a nod to GoodFellas and closed it with an invitation to viewers to find him on his new YouTube channel. “As far back as I can remember,

Former panelist Jay Mariotti called the show out for being "too woke," but host Tony Reali has come to its defense. MORE: ESPN reportedly considered Shannon Sharpe show to replace Around The Horn Reali fired back at Mariotti's claims and said the "woke" narrative is way too overblown.