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ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith says the Los Angeles Lakers are the front-runner to sign Golden State Warriors superstar small forward Kevin Durant in free agency next summer. Durant, a nine-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, can become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends if he declines his 2019-20 player option with the […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claims that Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo disrespected him inside the locker room. Smith has emphasized his thoughts that Rondo should have been suspended more games for his ugly altercation with Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul. Apparently, Rondo was having none of it. For The Win’s Andrew Joseph […]

The Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Boston Celtics on opening night Tuesday, and it was a rough evening for second-year guard Markelle Fultz, who got the start in place of veteran sharpshooter J.J. Redick. Fultz scored just five points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field and had three turnovers as well. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, […]

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says he wouldn’t be surprised if the Los Angeles Lakers make a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers which brings All-Star power forward Kevin Love to Los Angeles. The Cavs signed Love to a four-year, $120 million extension this offseason, meaning the franchise will now pay Love roughly $145 million over the next […]

Will Damian Lillard one day leave the Portland Trail Blazers to join either of the two biggest NBA franchises, namely the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks? Lillard has not expressed any interest in leaving Portland, a team he’s clearly smitten with, but ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith believes that the point guard is […]

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is not buying what oddsmakers are selling, particularly one that concerns about the Los Angeles Lakers’ probable win total in the 2018-19 NBA season. Most sportsbooks have the Lakers’ win total line set at 48.5 (h/t Yahoo Sports), but Smith thinks that LeBron James and company will not only surpass […]

Even though Kawhi Leonard has officially been a Toronto Raptor for weeks now, the drama around the trade continues. The Leonard saga was well documented throughout last year’s regular season, as rumors abounded that Leonard had been healthy enough to play for the San Antonio Spurs, but opted to sit out because of a perceived slight […]

Years after his retirement, Shaquille O’Neal still remains relevant in the game of basketball as an analyst. Back in his playing days, he looked up to the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon. Now, he sees sports pundit Stephen A. Smith as his mentor. Speaking with Brody Miller of The Times-Picayune, O’Neal admitted that he is striving to […]

Don’t pretend like you did not expect Stephen A. Smith of ESPN to have a reaction in the wake of DeMarcus Cousins dropping a bomb on the NBA by simply agreeing to play with the Golden State Warriors on a one-year deal. Out of all the sports journalism personalities out there, Smith is perhaps the […]

When Kawhi Leonard requested for a trade, he made it clear that he wants to go the Los Angeles Lakers. But given the Paul George and LeBron James drama, the other team in LA seem to be creeping in on Leonard. Basketball pundit Stephen A. Smith said that the Clippers intend to move some pieces […]

Stephen A. Smith is on the offensive again, and this time around, he has redirected his anger towards San Antonio Spurs want-away star Kawhi Leonard. In a recent rant on air, Smith labelled Leonard as a scared, heartless individual who he believes should stop making excuses. Stop it, Kawhi! pic.twitter.com/JpGF64ZdLE — Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) […]

Stephen A. Smith of ESPN arguably runs the loudest mouth in the history of sports journalism, and he added more to back that claim up by going nuclear while giving his take about the Kawhi Leonard saga on SportsCenter. STEPHEN A CALM DOWN!! 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/DKiACTPHI8 — 𝘼𝙇𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨 ™ (@AIR305) June 15, 2018 Smith has not […]

Like his All-Star son, Draymond Green, Mary Babers has a never-back-down personality, and she showed that side of her when she fired back at Stephen A. Smith on Twitter as a response to a comment made by the ESPN personality on-air that she did not like. Back in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals […]

Whether you like ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith or not, the man is never afraid to speak his mind on a wide variety of sports and social issues. That is exactly what he did on Thursday morning during ESPN’s “First Take” when the topic of Minnesota Timberwolves star center Karl-Anthony Towns came up. Towns, who […]

Russell Westbrook may very well make history again. This time, he can do it much more under the radar as the reigning MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder point guard is just 16 rebounds away from averaging a triple-double for the second straight season. Most years, that would make him the obvious frontrunner for the MVP. […]

Stephen A. Smith has never been shy about making bold predictions and on Monday morning’s edition of ESPN’s First Take he was at it again. “I got an announcement to make to the United States and beyond…76ers are going to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Philadelphia 76ers will be one of the final four teams […]

Stephen A Smith says a lot of crazy things on his show, First Take, which airs weekdays on ESPN. To no one’s surprise, he was back at it again on Friday morning when talking about Golden State Warriors sharpshooting guard Klay Thompson as well as Cleveland Cavaliers all-around star LeBron James. https://streamable.com/locgt “I would not […]

It’s a new day, and LaVar Ball is once again talking about the Los Angeles Lakers. He told Donatas Urbonas, a basketball journalist from Lithuania, LaVar Ball on his big plan how he’s going to bring Lonzo, Melo and Gelo to one NBA team: “Lonzo will be on his 3rd year and I want let every […]

Following the blockbuster trade the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off on Thursday, both teams will now have new players coming in to help them this campaign. The Lakers received two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas, veteran big man Channing Frye, and a first-round pick in exchange for young guns Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance […]

The Oakland Raiders have their head coach their new head coach place for the long-term future with Jon Gruden agreeing to a 10-year deal with the team. Whether he gets to 10 years or even close remains to be seen. With Gruden having inked a long-term deal worth $100 million, the pressure is on to […]

How could you not love this guy? On Friday morning, Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid struck again when he gave Stephen A. Smith a dose of The Process during a live interview with ESPN’s First Take. Embiid, who is very active on social media, began to talk with Smith about his exchanges with Big Baller […]

Outside the players and referees on the floor, one of the people nearest to Gordon Hayward during the time he suffered his gruesome injury is ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith. The veteran analyst, who was apparently only around 20 feet away from him that time, gave his thoughts about witnessing it first hand. After the game […]

Newly-acquired New York Knicks forward Michael Beasley fired back recently at Stephen A. Smith for the comments he made about his past. Despite being involved in a number of controversies before, including the use of marijuana, and being forced to play professional basketball overseas due to a decline in his performance, Beasley is adamant that […]

There has been little progress over the last several weeks with the New York Knicks working a trade to the Houston Rockets for All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony. In fact, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on First Take on Thursday morning that the two teams haven’t spoken about hammering out a deal for Anthony in quite […]

They say even bad publicity is good publicity. Unfortunately, that hardly rings true for the New York Knicks, who right now are mired in a rut of epic proportions entering the 2017-18 NBA season. Not even the delusional optimism of newly-signed forward Michael Beasley was enough to spur the slightest bit of support from ESPN analyst […]

The NBA season is only weeks away from taking place and what better way to get everyone hyped for the Los Angeles Lakers season-opener than with one of LaVar Ball’s wild claims. The Ballfather joined the set of First Take once again, and Stephen A. Smith didn’t fail to incite a potential prediction from Ball, […]

Known ESPN debate connoisseur Stephen A. Smith was irate at his own network’s NBA player rankings, which released at the beginning of the week and had the likes of Carmelo Anthony sitting in No. 64 among the likes of Marcus Smart a spot below him and Lonzo Ball one ahead. The longtime journalist prefaced his […]

Stephen A. Smith gets a lot of grief — and rightly so — from people for his over-the-top takes. But you’ve got to give “Screamin’ A.” some credit when credit’s due, and based on a tweet from Astasia Williams, you can’t deny Smith’s unreal self-confidence to unleash his slick dance moves onto the world. Y'all…. […]

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith wasn’t having any of Blake Griffin’s theory of LeBron James making his way to play with the New York Knicks, but instead criticized the newly re-signed L.A. Clippers forward for not playing up to his potential and being the one to partner with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star. Griffin went on […]

Sports debate shows have been a staple on TV these days with its popularity continuing to rise over time. That said, the developers of NBA Live 18 are continuing to find ways to represent the game more accurately and have decided to feature Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman in the game, which is set […]

Since Kyrie Irving‘s trade request came to light, there have been many details to emerge concerning the developing situation. According to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN, Irving isn’t looking to remain in the shadow of LeBron James any longer as the little brother figure in the relationship with the Cleveland Cavaliers. “Kyrie isn’t saying he’s […]

Stephen A. Smith is no stranger to being part of a lot of headlines for the wrong reasons. Recently, he blasted Phil Jackson live on the show The First Take. However what caught the attention of many was when he made multiple references about Lamar Odom. The controversial sports analyst repeatedly said the Odom was on […]

Stephen A. Smith has always been one of the most vocal media personalities with his comments often raising numerous eyebrows. Regardless if his statements are accurate or way off, it’s hard to not hear what he has to say. When Kevin Durant decided to switch sides last summer and left Oklahoma City for Golden State, Stephen A. Smith […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will tip off the 2017 NBA Finals this Thursday night in Oakland, CA. Episode Three of this series is what everyone expected at the start of the regular season and are looking forward to saving what has been a relatively boring postseason in terms of competitiveness. The […]

Markieff Morris felt like he could do whatever he wanted after the Wizards knocked off the Celtics by a point in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup Friday night in Washington. While leaving the floor after the game, Morris noticed ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith standing on the way to the tunnel and decided […]

Stephen A. Smith has always been animated when he shares his views and opinion on-air about different sports topics. On Thursday night, he had to discuss James Harden‘s poor performance in Game 6 of their second round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The veteran sports show host gave a history of games where Harden also […]

Colin Kaepernick has gained headlines for his national anthem protests regarding racial injustice, but ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith wants us to stop giving him attention. The reason? On Tuesday, Kaepernick declared that he chose not to vote in the 2016 presidential election. Smith didn’t take too kindly to the message that sends, and he reacted […]

If Stephen A. Smith didn’t know who Tim Frazier was, he sure is bound to find out. The ESPN columnist and proverbial staple of morning talk show ‘First Take’ said on Friday’s show, “Tim Frazier? Who the hell is that?” when talking about the New Orleans Pelicans roster composition. Smith was quick to note that he […]

Stephen A. Smith isn’t normally one to back down from a hot take. In fact, that’s how he makes a living. Smith was forced into an apology yesterday after hearing some clarification from Carmelo Anthony regarding certain comments he made earlier in the week. It all started with Anthony being quoted saying this by ESPN’s […]