Stephen A. Smith Articles - Page 32

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 […]

There has been no shortage of reaction to the news of Kevin Durant‘s decision to join the Golden State Warriors. While some applaud the decision, others see it as an easy way out. After all, Durant is joining an already stacked championship team. Also, it’s the same team that beat him and the Oklahoma City […]

The Golden State Warriors are the latest victim of the Stephen A. Smith “curse.” With the Cleveland Cavaliers coming out victorious in Game 7 on Sunday night, Smith has now incorrectly picked the winner of the NBA Finals in each of the last six seasons. One Redditor pointed out the trend and even made a […]

ESPN meets TNT. Stephen A. Smith did a great postgame recap of Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder. At leastShaq thought so if no one else did because he decided to give a brief cameo on the ESPN wrap up just for Smith. Smith was giving his live analysis […]

The Toronto Raptors did something fantastic yesterday: they checked Stephen A. Smith’s ego. The Raptors tied the Eastern Conference Finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 105-99 victory, leading almost the entire game. The win actually made Smith apologize on live television for doubting  and writing them off. The latter was probably the harder thing to […]

Curt Schilling was recently let go by ESPN for some questionable statements he made regarding transgender people last month. In response, Schilling accused ESPN of being racist and pursuing a “liberal agenda.” In response to Schilling’s comments, Stephen A. Smith called out Schilling for the real reasons he believes the former Red Sox star was […]

Let’s just cut to the chase – no. LeBron will not go to the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, customarily, made some controversial comments regarding the matter on Tuesday’s ESPN First Take. “Chances are he’s not thinking about doing any such thing before delivering a championship to Cleveland,” Smith said. […]

Last night, Stephen Curry had a dominating performance against the Memphis Grizzlies. He managed to put up his 400th single season 3-pointer, a feat no other NBA player has even come close to accomplishing. The next closest mark is from Steph himself last season at 286, and his teammate Klay Thompson ranks third. The full […]