Stephen A. Smith Articles - Page 21

Anyone who watches ESPN knows Stephen A. Smith isn’t someone to hold back on his opinions (legitimate or not). One of the players who seem to catch the most of the fire is Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving. We always hear how things are always about business, and personal feelings have nothing to do with […]

Stephen A Smith is having doubts about Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors’ ability to defend their NBA championship title this 2022-23 season, and for good reason. The Warriors continue to struggle away from home, and it doesn’t look like they can find a way to resolve their road woes with the little time […]

Rather than sign Lamar Jackson to a long-term extension, the Baltimore Ravens placed the franchise tag on their star quarterback. How the Ravens handled Jackson‘s contract has left a sour taste in Stephen A. Smith’s mouth. Smith aired his grievances about Jackson getting the franchise tag instead of a long-term deal, via First Take. Overall, […]

JJ Redick was not happy at all with Kendrick Perkins’ implication that there was racial bias involved in the judgment of NBA MVP voters, and the two got into it on First Take with Stephen A. Smith on Tuesday. Perkins has lately attempted to claim that NBA MVP voters must be racist because only three […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the league’s top feel-good teams of the 2022-23 NBA season, as they boast a record of 39-27 through 66 games played and are currently riding high on a nine-game winning streak. With their recent successes, the franchise’s faithful followers have been vocal about their team pride, with […]

The past few days have not been kind to the Memphis Grizzlies organization. In addition to losing Brandon Clarke to a season-ending Achilles injury, Ja Morant will also be away from the team for an unspecified period of time after a slew of off-court troubles, with the breaking point in that regard being the gun […]

Ja Morant has been making headlines for the wrong reasons of late after being seen on social media waving a gun on a live stream. The Memphis Grizzlies star has seen his public image take a beating – and for good reason. His most recent transgression landed him a suspension from the Grizzlies that is […]

On ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins discussed whether the Kevin Durant-Devin Booker duo with the Phoenix Suns will be better than the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving duo with the Brooklyn Nets, and Stephen A. Smith made it abundantly clear where he stands on the topic. .@stephenasmith believes KD-Book will be a BETTER […]

ESPN analyst and commentator Stephen A Smith didn’t hold back as he went off and criticized all the drama surrounding Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers recently finished his highly publicized darkness retreat and is now expected to make a decision about his future soon. There have been a lot of questions about what […]

Phoenix Suns’ star Chris Paul is regarded as one of the best point guards in NBA history. However, he has not been able to win an NBA championship. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith placed CP3 at the top of his list for players “under most pressure” to win the NBA Finals following the Kevin Durant trade, […]

2023 NBA All-Star Weekend has now officially wrapped up. Without a doubt, Mac McClung rejuvenated the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night with an eye-popping performance that impressed every basketball fan around the world. But if you’re asking Stephen A. Smith, there is only one person to blame for the competition falling off in popularity […]

Late Wednesday night, the Phoenix Suns made one of the most noteworthy trades in franchise history. The team shipped a massive trade package of Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Jae Crowder, and four first-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for superstar forward Kevin Durant. A Suns squad that has hovered around the .500 mark […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has been one of Kyrie Irving’s biggest critics, and he’s not backing down after the Brooklyn Nets agreed to trade the superstar to the Dallas Mavericks. Kyrie Irving demanded a trade when the Nets made him a contract offer. The three-year extension reportedly would only become fully guaranteed if Brooklyn won […]

Kyrie Irving might have derailed Kevin Durant’s chances of winning a championship with the Brooklyn Nets, but ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith isn’t feeling sorry for the superstar forward. Kevin Durant deserves some share of the blame for how disappointing his tenure has been with the Nets alongside Irving, according to Smith.   "I love Kevin Durant. […]

Kyrie Irving is the NBA embodiment of chaos. After a relatively quiet last couple of months, he dropped another bomb on the Brooklyn Nets with a trade demand ahead of the February 9 NBA deadline. At the end of the day, the Nets don’t have to trade him if they don’t find anything worthwhile in return. […]

Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back when discussing Kyrie Irving’s Brooklyn Nets trade request, “Idiotic… All we ever questioned was: can the man go the rest of the season without being any kind of distraction, if he’s gonna have a chance to get his money. And lo and behold he pulls this,” Smith said. Smith […]

Tom Brady retiring from the Buccaneers was the biggest news today, and it did not take long for Stephen A. Smith to have a take that would raise some eyebrows. Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo and Mike Francesa, who hosted “Mike and the Mad Dog” on WFAN in New York from 1989 to 2008, were on […]

To say that Stephen A Smith is a huge fan of his beloved New York Knicks would be a major understatement. It’s also a known fact that much like the entire Knicks fanbase, the renowned ESPN anchor has also suffered for so long watching his team struggle year after year. On Tuesday, Smith could no […]

The Dallas Cowboys are officially eliminated from the 2023 NFL Playoffs and no one is happier than Stephen A Smith, who literally relishes the opportunity to troll America’s Team. On Monday, the outspoken ESPN analyst took the time to put together a hilarious skit to make fun of the Cowboys and Michael Irvin, a lifelong […]

Sports pundit Stephen A. Smith is piling on top of Dak Prescott and the Cowboys with his latest take that Jalen Hurts is the superior quarterback of the two on the Monday edition of ESPN’s First Take. Smith often takes delight in reveling in the Cowboys’ misery, but he was not being facetious when he […]

Stephen A Smith is one of the most outspoken broadcasters there is on the air today. This man is as fearless as it gets as he openly speaks his mind without any hesitation whatsoever. As it turns out, however, Stephen A once found his match in Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant. Smith recently guested […]

The always-entertaining Stephen A Smith got himself into trouble again of late after making some rather controversial comments about Rihanna and her upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. The outspoken ESPN anchor was criticized for what many consider to be a dig at Rihanna after Smith compared her to Beyonce ahead of the former’s highly-anticipated […]

Aaron Rodgers is taking his time to assess his future, both with the Green Bay Packers and in the NFL as a whole. Amid reports that Rodgers could potentially leave the Packers, Stephen A. Smith launched a fiery tirade against the veteran quarterback during Wednesday morning’s episode of First Take. In his rant, Smith ripped […]

Stephen A Smith stirred the pot again on Friday night, leaving out Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks when sharing his opinion on the best teams in the NBA’s loaded Eastern Conference. “This is gonna shock y’all. I see about four teams in the Eastern Conference, and one of them is not the Milwaukee Bucks,” […]

Veteran sports commentator Stephen A Smith didn’t hide his disappointment on the Los Angeles Clippers after the team got obliterated by the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Nikola Jokic and co. made easy work of the star-studded Clippers lineup featuring Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, dismantling the team by way of a 31-point drubbing at Peps […]

Jalen Rose is a big fan of Giannis Antetokounmpo. If you want proof of this claim, just check out what Rose had to say about how Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks would have still defeated the Brooklyn Nets in their epic East Conference Semifinals matchup during the 2021 NBA Playoffs even if the Nets were […]

After Kenny Pickett himself and his family (maybe?), Stephen A. Smith is probably the most hyped over the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s clutch touchdown to beat the Baltimore Ravens in Week 17. With the Steelers trailing the Ravens 13-9 with a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, Pickett got over his rough start and finally came […]

The Minnesota Vikings may be one of the best teams in the NFL this 2022, but Stephen A Smith admits he can’t take them seriously if they keep losing games like they did against the Green Bay Packers in Week 17. Green Bay destroyed Minnesota on Sunday, 41-17, with the Vikings defense unable to slow […]

Stephen A. Smith is the heel – to borrow a phrase from WWE – of the sports debate format. From his time working with Skip Bayless, then Max Kellerman, and now in an open format where he takes on open challenges and smites them down like he’s the Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion Roman “Freakin’” […]

There may only be a few people in the world who are bigger fans of the New York Knicks than Stephen A Smith. Thus, it’s no surprise that of all the people who could host an alternate broadcast for the Knicks’ Christmas Day game against the Philadelphia 76ers, it’s him. However, he won’t be alone […]

Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in his criticism of Jeff Saturday after the interim head coach saw his Indianapolis Colts suffer a historic collapse in Week 15. For those not in the know, the Colts were up 33-0 against the Minnesota Vikings during their weekend showdown. It looked like Indianapolis was going to hold […]

Stephen A Smith is a big fan of the Golden State Warriors. The renowned ESPN anchor called it last season when he said that the Dubs were going to win the championship with Stephen Curry at the helm. He was right. At this point, however, it seems that Stephen A has all but given up […]

Stephen A. Smith has come to the defense of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who has been tagged as racist for an old photo going viral recently. For those who missed it, Jones made headlines after a photo from 1957 showed him with joining a group of White boys stopping their Black classmates from desegregating […]

At this point, it feels like the Brooklyn Nets are a sinking ship. This was mainly brought about by the fact that Kyrie Irving decided to drag the team into a whole new scandal, this time involving a shocking antisemitic tweet. Ben Simmons and his inability to stay healthy has also played a key role. […]

Is Kyrie Irving’s career with the Brooklyn Nets over? ESPN’s Stephen A Smith definitely seems to think so. The renowned broadcaster has always been a big fan of Kyrie the basketball player, but at the same time, Stephen A has never been shy of criticizing the enigmatic point guard for all of controversies off the […]

There’s been a whole lot of buzz surrounding Kyrie Irving and his most recent saga. This time around, the Brooklyn Nets superstar got himself in a whole lot of trouble after promoting an antisemitic movie on Twitter, which naturally, drew the ire of more than a few folks out there. Curiously enough, however, you don’t […]

The manner by which the Brooklyn Nets announced their decision to suspend Kyrie Irving just felt like it was going to be more than just a five-game absence. The team pretty much denounced the enigmatic star by saying that he isn’t fit to be associated with the organization at this point in time. Not long […]

Stephen A Smith has nothing but respect for Steve Nash. However, the renowned ESPN broadcaster has always made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t believe Nash deserved the opportunity to coach the Brooklyn Nets. Now that the former league MVP has been unceremoniously removed from his post, Stephen A has once again doubled down on […]

Brian Windhorst made headlines this past summer when he accurately predicted the Utah Jazz’s blockbuster Rudy Gobert trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves days before it went down. This time around, it’s his ESPN colleague Stephen A Smith who’s doing the prophesizing after a weeks-old video of the renowned broadcaster predicting the Brooklyn Nets coaching saga […]