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Nearly two years since his cohost was removed from ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith is shedding more light on why he wanted Max Kellerman off the show. Back in September 2021, Kellerman, who’d hosted First Take alongside Stephen A. and Molly Qerim Rose since July 2016, departed the debate show over chemistry issues with Smith. To […]
Stephen A. Smith has never shied away from trolling the Dallas Cowboys, as the First Take host has capitalized on every opportunity over the years to roast “America’s Team.” As a result, Stephen A. was the first person who came to mind when fellow ESPN analyst Jalen Rose took to Twitter on Monday to rip […]
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith couldn’t understand why Dr. Umar Johnson, or anyone for that matter, would wish thousands of lashes upon him. “I don’t know any human being alive I would wish 50,000 lashes on,” Smith said on the latest episode of the Know Mercy podcast. “Respectfully, how low can you go? Just because I […]
Fat Joe is slated to sit down with ESPN First Take host Stephen A. Smith for what’s being touted as an “unguarded conversation” next month. The event, formally billed as The Apollo Presents In Conversation: Fat Joe, will take place on Nov. 15 and is part of the larger rollout behind The Book of Jose. […]
Stephen A. Smith is facing criticism after taking aim at the New York Yankees on First Take Wednesday, especially after suggesting that the late Hank Steinbrenner wouldn’t be happy about the team’s recent performance. An irate Smith called the team’s recent performance “unacceptable, and called the team “trash” while comparing them to sewer water in the Bronx. “You look like flat-out […]
The latest chapter in the ongoing beef between Kyrie Irving and Stephen A. Smith unfolded on Tuesday, as the host of ESPN’s First Take criticized the Brooklyn Nets point guard after Irving decided to exercise his player option to return to the team next season. The back-and-forth began on Tuesday morning, as Stephen A. Smith took to Twitter to throw shade […]
In a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man and the Three podcast, Stephen A. Smith spoke about his background in politics, revealing that he was approached to run for Senate in Pennsylvania last decade. “When ESPN let me go in 2009, I appeared on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN 150 times,” Smith said. “I honestly thought […]
Stephen A. Smith prompted reactions once again on Monday after he suggested that Kyrie Irving would use Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as an excuse to not play. Prior to Monday’s First Take, Smith promised to go off on the Brooklyn Nets following the team’s third consecutive defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics. “Honest to God […]
Stephen A. Smith laid into Ben Simmons during the halftime show of Sunday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets following the report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski indicating the Brooklyn Nets star will miss Game 4 on Monday after he “awoke with back soreness today.” Wojnarowski reported on Friday that Simmons planned on playing, […]
During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take on Monday, Kendrick Perkins said that the Los Angeles Lakers tried to hire him as an assistant coach this season. “Who offered me a coaching job this season? The Lakers!” Perkins said when discussing the firing of Lakers head coach Frank Vogel. “The Lakers offered me an assistant coaching […]
