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Stephen A. Smith Was Disgusted When Skip Bayless Ranked LeBron James Ninth Greatest Basketball Player Of All-Time

Skip Bayless returned to First Take for the first time in 10 years, and it didn’t take long for him to annoy Stephen A. Smith. Earlier this week, ESPN announced that Bayless would return for a “one-time reunion” on the show. On Friday, Bayless returned to ‘First Take’, and it didn’t take long for the […] The post Stephen A. Smith Was Disgusted When Skip Bayless Ranked LeBron James Ninth Greatest Basketball Player Of All-Time appeared first on BroBible.

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Stephen A. Smith says he misses Molly Qerim, had nothing to do with her ‘First Take’ exit

Eight months after Molly Qerim walked out the door at ESPN, Stephen A. Smith is still being asked about it. That’s partly because his answers keep leaving room for more questions. The latest came on Cam Newton’s Funky Friday, where Smith got more personal about it than he has before. Qerim spent a decade as…

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Stephen A. Smith admits Chiney Ogwumike’s French verbiage ‘kinda turned me on’

Stephen A. Smith has no issues telling people how he really feels, and he really feels a certain way about Chiney Ogwumike speaking French. Ogwumike opened First Take’s segment on the Minnesota Timberwolves, taking a 2-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets by speaking French as a sort of ode to Rudy Gobert, who is from…

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‘First Take’ reluctantly covers Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini: ‘We didn’t want to talk about it’

First Take attempted to avoid covering Mike Vrabel’s relationship with Dianna Russini, but it became unavoidable once football got involved. Stephen A. Smith has covered Vrabel’s relationship with Russini on his SiriusXM Radio show. But First Take successfully avoided the topic for weeks. First Take avoided the topic when Page Six published the first batch…

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Stephen A. Smith Leaves No Doubt on His Opinion of Angel Reese Trade

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith recently weighed in on the blockbuster trade involving two-time WNBA All-Star Angel Reese.  The Chicago Sky sent the 23-year-old forward to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for first-round selections in 2027 and 2028. The deal also gives Atlanta the option to swap ...

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Shae Cornette defends ‘First Take’s’ affinity for the Dallas Cowboys

It hasn’t taken Shae Cornette very long to realize what works on First Take, where the Dallas Cowboys are always relevant. It’s been six months since Molly Qerim abruptly left First Take after a very successful 10-years hosting the show alongside Stephen A. Smith. And it’s been four months since Cornette officially took over as…

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Stephen A. Smith confirms Cam Newton will remain on ‘First Take’

Stephen A Smith is not ready to break off his professional relationship with Cam Newton — yet. One of the actually pressing questions coming out of the past week, as Smith, Newton, Jason Whitlock, and even Ryan Clark launched podcast clips at one another across the internet, was whether any of it would actually affect…

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Stephen A. Smith applauds Ryan Clark’s loyalty while calling out Cam Newton

While Stephen A. Smith does his commentary thing, his sidekick, Ryan Clark, also hits hard with the opinions. But Cam Newton drew the ire of both. Smith applauded Clark’s loyalty while calling out Newton. Smith’s comments were part of his Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith show, according to a post on YouTube. It had […] The post Stephen A. Smith applauds Ryan Clark’s loyalty while calling out Cam Newton appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stephen A. Smith whines on TV about being unfollowed by a Celtics player

Stephen A. Smith appears to have hit a new rock-bottom. The ESPN personality Smith drew attention this week for his latest unhinged rant on the air. During Monday’s episode of “First Take,” Smith accused Boston Celtics guard Derrick White of unfollowing him on social media (claiming that he saw “reports circulating” about the unfollow). Smith … The post Stephen A. Smith whines on TV about being unfollowed by a Celtics player appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Stephen A. Smith is slowly shrinking and transforming into a corn cob

Stephen A. Smith’s move into the political world, centered on a will-he-won’t-he presidential campaign that obviously never would have happened, has seemingly been the one step too far that has laid bare the emptiness of his entire schtick. Within the confines of the sports world, Smith could reign freely. In a world built on hot…

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Stephen A. Smith’s LeBron James GOAT opinion will surely lead to debate

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith is never one to shy away from having an opinion. Smith is sharing that opinion about Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. On the ESPN show First Take Tuesday, Smith said James is making a case this season that he could be the greatest NBA player of all-time. “The greatest […] The post Stephen A. Smith’s LeBron James GOAT opinion will surely lead to debate appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stephen A. Smith checks Cam Newton for Jason Whitlock interview

Cam Newton recently made an interesting media career decision, by welcoming Stephen A. Smith’s arch nemesis Jason Whitlock onto his podcast. Whitlock joined Newton’s 4th & 1 YouTube channel last week for a lengthy interview that ultimately spent no shortage of time on Smith. And once Newton opened the door for Whitlock to talk about Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith checks Cam Newton for Jason Whitlock interview appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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