Stephen A. Smith claims dismissive NHL comments were just a joke: ‘Let’s do that hockey!’
"Will ya calm down? I was having a good time, having fun. Gary Bettman is my friend. OK? Relax, y’all."
"Will ya calm down? I was having a good time, having fun. Gary Bettman is my friend. OK? Relax, y’all."
"Only thing I know about hockey is the puck is black."
"I used the wrong word. I don’t know, it came to me. Stupid"
"So many people make poor decisions or get involved with the law and they don’t get to say, 'hey, my shame’s enough.' No, you face punishment"
"I’m 6’ 1” with 12.5 or 13 size shoes. That is not small feet my brother, nor small hands"
"It’s not whether or not it’s normal. It’s whether or not it’s entertaining and it works."
"I’m not talking about how you look, you look great!"
"I feel embarrassed to ask."
"I just wanted to make sure the quarterback's not offended. Because we've only been working together for this many years and you still don't know how to say my last name."
"You’ll never hear me say that Jon Gruden is a bad person. I don’t know that"
"Hold on, is anybody else getting a little rocky right now?"
The lost Dream Team segment meant Chris Russo and Ryan Clark never spoke on air following their heated exchange over Michael Thomas.
"Christopher mentioned past examples with NFL players and included defensive end Randy Gregory. That’s not the name he meant to say."
"We never, ever want to be insensitive to the tragedies that have happened."
"That’s a SLAP IN THE FACE to all women everywhere…they protected him so he gets all his money."
"I would remind you that, throughout this world, one of the things that exists is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I don't see folks outside the Jewish community talking about that too often."
"LaVar, can I switch gears with you because I have a question here?" "You can switch gears with me any time."
This is ROUGH.
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“We’re just starting to become more outspoken about it, and we’re creating more awareness, which I hope that drives more research. We no longer have to suffer in silence.”
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