ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti tˈuː, kˈæplən ɐnˈaʊnst hiː wʊd biː lˈiːvɪŋ ˌɛnbˌiːsˈiː spˈoːɹts ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ, tʃˈuːzɪŋ tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn hɪz ˌiːˌɛspˌiːˈɛn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ ʃˈoʊ ænd ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ juː tˈuːb tʃˈænəl.
In November of 2022, Kaplan announced he would be leaving NBC Sports Chicago at the end of the year, choosing to focus on his ESPN radio show and growing YouTube channel.