Michelle Beadle couldn’t help but laugh over LeBron James and Stephen A. Smith feuding in the public eye. The former host of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” who previously had her own gripes with James, explained that the situation seems fake — especially after the Lakers star appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” Wednesday to address it. … Read more
Shannon Sharpe wants Stephen A. Smith to “let it go” where his feud with LeBron James is concerned. During Wednesday’s installment of his “Night Cap” podcast, Sharpe encouraged Smith to move on after making the matter with James “personal” — just weeks after the Lakers superstar confronted the “First Take” host over comments he made … Read more
If Stephen A. Smith was looking to move past his now-infamous confrontation with Lakers star LeBron James, he didn’t do so on Wednesday’s edition of his self-titled podcast. After James went on “The Pat McAfee Show” and called out the ESPN talking head, Smith spent his entire show ripping James, saying at one point that … Read more
LeBron James used ESPN airwaves to address a feud with one of the network’s biggest stars. James sat down for a lengthy interview with Pat McAfee that aired Wednesday, addressing his confrontation with Stephen A. Smith during a 113-109 win over the Knicks on March 6 for the first time. “He completely missed the whole … Read more
Stephen A. Smith seemed to change his tune about Bronny James after the Lakers’ rookie had a career-high 17 points in garbage time of a 118-89 loss to the Bucks on Thursday. During “First Take” on Friday, the ESPN personality, who said he was “very impressed” by Bronny, sent a message to LeBron James following … Read more
When Stephen A. Smith accepted Skip Bayless’ invitation to reunite on-air for the first time in nearly a decade, thoughts of whether the famed “First Take” sparring partners could pick up where they left off nine years ago immediately bubbled up. “All of the sudden, the reality hit me, ‘Gee, what if it’s not the … Read more
Stephen A. Smith made things personal and stepped out of bounds as a sports commentator in his feud with LeBron James, according to FS1 analyst Ric Bucher. During an appearance Tuesday on “The Doug Gottlieb Show,” Bucher explained Smith took things too far when he addressed James, 40, on “First Take” in January and begged … Read more
Stephen A. Smith already addressed the viral incident between him and LeBron James. But Smith had more to expound on — and he’s still not happy about it. The ESPN “First Take” panelist appeared on “Gil’s Arena” on Tuesday and the nearly two-and-half-hour show delved into the incident that occurred during the Lakers-Knicks game on … Read more
LeBron James is usually very careful about what he says on the court in front of cameras, but this time he was caught on a hot mic. While chopping it up with ESPN broadcaster and former teammate Richard Jefferson ahead of the Lakers’ loss to the Celtics on Saturday, the two began laughing about the … Read more
LeBron James isn’t the only one who seems to have an issue with how Stephen A. Smith has been talking about Bronny James. In a long diatribe on his show, “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” the sports media personality said Draymond Green was one of the athletes who have stopped talking to him “primarily because … Read more
Signs of the times: What does it tell us that LeBron James, one of the all-time greats — some argue the greatest in basketball history — makes for such a self-entitled, blind-to-facts compromise of the good senses that he has become impossible for thoughtful adults to root for? Further, why do thoughtful fans of what … Read more
In an unlikely turn of events, it looks like the gang is getting back together, at least for a limited time. Stephen A. Smith and former ESPN partner Skip Bayless are reuniting for an episode of Bayless’s podcast, according to Front Office Sports. “The Skip Bayless Show” episode featuring Smith has reportedly already been taped … Read more
Dave Portnoy called out Stephen A. Smith on Friday for using the “kid glove treatment” on LeBron James after the Lakers superstar confronted the ESPN personality Thursday at the conclusion of the team’s 113-109 home win over the Knicks. In a lengthy video posted to X, the Barstool Sports founder weighed in on the viral … Read more
Stephen A. Smith opened Friday morning’s “First Take” by addressing his now-viral interaction with LeBron James that transpired courtside during the Lakers’ home overtime 113-109 win over the Knicks Thursday night. Described as an “unexpected” confrontation, Smith, 57, spoke at length about what transpired, stressing the exchange was between him and a fellow father, not … Read more
Stephen A. Smith didn’t stay silent for too long after Charles Barkley eviscerated ESPN and, in particular, Kendrick Perkins. Perkins responded to the quips about him, but Smith also felt the need to jump into the fray and responded to Barkley’s critiques in a post on social media. “Yo Chuck, stop the b.s. with the … Read more
They’ll give a hat-tip to her in the movie. The upcoming “Downton Abbey” movie will include a tribute to Maggie Smith, who died at 89 in September. Smith played the iconic Dowager Countess in the TV show, which ran from 2010-2015, and both follow up movies. Her character died at the end of the second … Read more
Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe heard what ESPN colleagues Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler had to say about the Worldwide Leader over the weekend. During Monday’s installment of “First Take,” Smith and Sharpe addressed comments made Saturday by Herbstreit and Fowler when the pair called Ohio State’s first-round 42-17 win over Tennessee in the … Read more
Stephen A. Smith urged Aaron Rodgers not to continue his ongoing feud with ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, suggesting the Jets quarterback should “show us what you got left” on the field instead. Rodgers and Clark have been locked in a back-and-forth battle after the future Hall-of-Fame quarterback used his segment last week on “The Pat … Read more
Kevin Smith revealed that his 1997 movie “Chasing Amy” upset “the most famous lesbian in the world”: Ellen DeGeneres. In a clip for the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy,” Smith, 54, discussed the LGBTQ+ community’s reaction to the film, which follows a male comic artist, played by Ben Affleck, who tries to woo a lesbian, played … Read more
Which one of these Smiths played 10 seasons in the NBA, again? In an outdoor free-throw shooting contest between media personalities, ESPN’s hot-takes specialist Stephen A. Smith routed Kenny Smith, the former NBA point guard who is part of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” cast. Stephen A. made 3 of 5 attempts while Kenny made only … Read more