Stephen A Smith is definitely not one to keep his true feelings to himself. Recently, the outspoken broadcaster went on an all-out tirade against pro athletes who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In his mind, Smith believes that these types of players are nothing but hypocrites.

On a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Smith passionately explained why he believes some professional athletes apply a double standard when it comes to the issue of vaccination (h/t ClutchPoints on Twitter):

“You're an athlete, you've been putting stuff in your body,” Smith said. “You tryna tell me that the doctor prescribes something, you look at every ingredient to google it make sure — Stop it… Doctor tells us to take something. We look at the prescription and we go and we get it and we take it. So all of a sudden now, now you wanna be like, ‘I wanna check?' Stop. That's where we look hypocritical.

“When they're talking about hospitalizations and deaths are drastically reduced when you take the vaccine, all of a sudden we're adopting conspiracy issues and things of that nature. It's inconsistent with what you've been,” said Stephen A Smith.

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Stephen A Smith brings up a really good argument here. As he said, he too has his reservations against COVID-19 vaccines as a Black man, and he too has heard about all the conspiracy theories. However, Smith's beef stems from the fact that some athletes take such a strong stance against the vaccine when in reality, they're more than willing to take whatever doctors prescribe — so long as it's not the COVID-19 vaccine. It's hard to argue against Smith's point here.