Stephen A. Smith Articles - Page 14

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for the Milwaukee Bucks, but they aim to make a deep run in the playoffs regardless. The team is facing struggles ahead of their postseason matchup against the Indiana Pacers, as Giannis Antetokounmpo is dealing with injuries and Damian Lillard has problems of his own. Stephen A. […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the process of gearing up for their upcoming first round playoff series vs the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets after defeating the New Orleans Pelicans in the seven vs eight Play-In game on Tuesday evening. The matchup vs the Nuggets of course signifies a rematch […]

Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns are set to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA Playoffs and, to hear ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith tell it, Durant has a lot more riding on this series than just winning and advancing: "What have you done since you departed from Steph Curry?" […]

The Milwaukee Bucks finished as the No. 3 seed of the Eastern Conference. However, the franchise hasn’t looked the same since making a head coaching change midseason. With Giannis Antetokounmpo dealing with an injury and Damian Lillard dealing with something of his own, their championship hopes are looking a bit bleak. Overall, it’s not 100 […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are preparing for the NBA playoffs. Milwaukee finished the 2023-24 regular season with 49-33 record, which was good for third place in the Eastern Conference. Almost everyone agrees that the Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard-led Bucks feature no shortage of potential, but they did not meet their lofty expectations during the regular […]

Although Stephen A. Smith wasn’t originally slated to appear on today’s edition of First Take, he surely made headlines in his comments about OJ Simpson when he called in to the show. Hall of Fame ex-NFL running back and polarizing figure OJ Simpson passed away at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer, […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have been impressive in navigating a slew of injuries as of late, holding strong in the upper portion of the Eastern Conference playoff picture despite the recent unfortunate news that power forward Julius Randle would miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury sustained during a […]

When Cody Rhodes stopped by First Take last week to talk all things professional wrestling with Stephen A. Smith ahead of WrestleMania 40, the latter was excited to see him push forward, take a run at the table, and potentially leave South Philadelphia with the grandest prize in professional wrestling, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. […]

In what is shaping up to be a Final Four showdown for the ages, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith boldly claimed that Caitlin Clark winning the championship over UConn’s Paige Bueckers is “more important” for the legacy of the Iowa star. As the Iowa Hawkeyes prepare to face off against the UConn Huskies in a highly […]

On Thursday morning, the New York Knicks received some devastating news when it was announced that power forward Julius Randle would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing right shoulder surgery, as initially reported by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Randle had been out of the lineup since late January after sustaining the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not necessarily having a bad season, but in the stacked Western Conference, they are seemingly headed towards the NBA Play-In Tournament, and it would be a bit of a surprise if they made a run in the playoffs, given the strength of the other teams. Stephen A. Smith made a […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are still humming along despite the slew of injuries the team is currently dealing with. The Knicks most recently defeated the Golden State Warriors on the road despite playing without OG Anunoby and others, and Brunson nearly crossed the 40-point threshold for the third straight game in his […]

The feud between the New Orleans Pelicans and Stephen A. Smith is taking on yet another chapter. The team is lashing back at Smith for claiming the franchise lied about his stats while a college basketball player. Stephen A says we lied about his stats but the stats came from his own show 🤔 https://t.co/qXhkM1xIea […]

Stephen A. Smith of ESPN was asked if Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving or Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the “scarier” duo following the Dallas Mavericks’ 107-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets Sunday. Smith chose the Mavs star-studded duo, but there is a catch. “I’m gonna go with Kyrie [Irving] and Luka [Doncic] the […]

On Sunday afternoon, Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks hit the floor to take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a potential Western Conference playoff preview. Although the Nuggets looked to be on their way to a win late, Irving snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when the Mavericks star hit an […]

Pistons Legend Isiah Thomas didn’t mince words in response to Stephen A. Smith weighing in on the decades-old rift between Thomas and Michael Jordan. This comes after Thomas’s appearance on The Draymond Green Show and spoke about his history with Jordan. “This dude got on national, international television and called me an asshole, somebody who […]

In an intriguing turn of events within the Fortnite community, Dr. Phil’s recent appeal on TikTok to be included in the game’s character lineup has led to an unexpected wave of enthusiasm. Not only did this appeal garner attention, but it also paved the way for fans to voice their eagerness to see another well-known […]

The offseason drama involving former New York Giants running backs Saquon Barkley and Tiki Barber got poured with more fuel with Stephen A. Smith sharing his thoughts on it. The ESPN personality appeared to have come to the defense of Barber, who previously said that Barkley is “dead to him” after the former Penn State […]

Stephen A. Smith and Pat McAfee are arguably two of the biggest sports media personalities in the industry today. ESPN is fortunate to have both of them on their roster. So, it came as a surprise to many in the sports media world when Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post wrote an exclusive report […]

Stephen A. Smith is no stranger to shocking takes. Just recently, he griped about the thought of having to go to Denver if the Denver Nuggets were to make the NBA Finals again. The city of Denver isn’t the only thing Smith isn’t a fan of. The ESPN analyst also feels that Nikola Jokic should […]

Last season, the sports media world descended on the state of Colorado as the Denver Nuggets made their first-ever NBA Finals. In the same season, they also won their first-ever NBA Championship after defeating the Miami Heat. While most media members enjoyed their time in Denver for The Finals, some did not. ESPN’s Stephen A. […]

LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry defined the 2010s, with each winning three NBA championships in the decade and an additional title in the 2020s. On ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday, Stephen A. Smith constructed a list of five NBA players “most deserving of a statue,” and Curry’s name landed at the […]

Popular sports analyst Stephen A. Smith of ESPN gave his ultra candid comments about the Golden State Warriors horrid performance against the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon where by halftime, the former were down by almost 50 points. He would call it an “epic butt whooping” and said on behalf of the network that “we want […]

Television commentator Stephen A. Smith is holding nothing back. Smith is disgusted by how the Los Angeles Lakers performed on the night LeBron James reached 40,000 career points. The TV personality says the team’s performance is consistent with what happens on big nights for the franchise. "I'm quite disgusted [in the Lakers]… The night Kobe […]

Nobody in their sane mind would ever call Los Angeles a Clippers town. Whether they’re up, down, or right smack dab in the middle of the standings, the Lakers are and will always be the kings in Los Angeles like the Kings are kings in Sacramento. Make sense? In the same breath, nobody can look […]

The NBA is a league of superstars, where the big names often eclipse the contributions of their supporting cast. It’s refreshing to see a player like Norman Powell, a career-long role player loved by both teammates and the fans of the teams he has been a part of (most notably the Toronto Raptors), receive acclaim […]

Sports media mogul and Winston Salem State graduate Stephen A. Smith is moving his ever-growing podcast from Audacy to IHeartPodcasts. The New York Times Best-Selling author decided to shift platforms, going with the top podcast publisher, according to Podtrac. Effective immediately, “The Stephen A. Smith Show” will be available on all IHeartPodcast platforms with episodes […]

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks have hit somewhat of a rough patch in recent weeks after starting off the new year with a surge up the Eastern Conference standings. The Knicks were gifted a win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday evening with a shocking no-call late in the contest which the NBA […]

LeBron James’ son Bronny James was recently removed from ESPN’s 2024 NBA Mock Draft. LeBron proceeded to post and later delete multiple tweets about the situation, with one drawing backlash from fans. So what did the Los Angeles Lakers star write that had fans so fired up exactly? “Can yall please just let the kid […]

On Monday morning’s episode of First Take, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith yelled that Boston Celtics’ forward Jayson Tatum is currently atop his MVP ballot, followed by Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic. Stephen A. went on to justify both his selection and Tatum’s candidacy using the tried and […]

Shannon Sharpe gave an odd take about Kyrie Irving’s game that left both Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins in disbelief on First Take Monday morning. The panel was discussing if the Mavericks were title contenders in the West following their 133-111 loss to the Pacers on Sunday afternoon. Sarpe was bullish on the Mavericks […]

The New York Knicks have enjoyed a solid season as the NBA moves toward its home stretch. The Knicks took a 34-22 record into their Saturday night home game against the first-place Boston Celtics, and before the nationally televised game tipped off, analyst Stephen A. Smith proclaimed that the Knicks only had to worry about […]

Television commentator Stephen A. Smith is having some words with the New Orleans Pelicans. The two parties are engaged in some maybe not good-natured trolling after Smith initially criticized the basketball franchise. Smith is now defending himself as the conflict takes on a new chapter. LESS!!! Can’t score when you can’t play due to a […]

Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have continued their winning ways as of late, rolling out of the All-Star break with a huge win over one of their top contenders in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers, at home. Gilgeous-Alexander was once again electric in this one, consistently hitting Clippers defenders with an array of crossovers and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers opened up the second act of their 2023-24 NBA season with a road loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night, playing without the services of superstar LeBron James, who was injured for the contest. When on the court, James has been playing at an elite level in recent weeks, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ social media department is prepared to go to war with Stephen A. Smith and are using the First Take star’s past as a means to do it. In retaliation to Smith’s latest rant about Zion Williamson’s weight, the team’s X account compiled a lowlight reel of the pundit’s athletic follies. During […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson came into the NBA with a massive target on his back. Not only did Williamson go to Duke for a year, but while at Duke he solidified himself as one of the most must-see college players of the 21st century. With all sorts of fanfare — even among non-Duke fans […]

It has been a topsy-turvy 2023-24 season for the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors, thanks to their incredible dynastic run over the past decade or so, have set some lofty expectations for themselves that they haven’t quite reached for this current campaign. Even though their output on the hardwood has perked up as of late, […]

After yet another uneventful NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Stephen A. Smith believes Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is to blame. James, who played in his 20th All-Star Game on Sunday, has never participated in a Slam Dunk Contest, and that is the problem, according to Smith, who aired his grievances on ESPN’s “First Take” […]