‘The Last Dance’ gets an after-show on ABC, hosted by Stephen A. Smith
“After the Dance with Stephen A. Smith: A SportsCenter Special” will air Tuesday on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
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Stephen A. Smith says MLB would’ve suspended players for sign-stealing if more of them were black
"If the league was a majority black league, there's no way in hell that players would've been granted immunity."
Stephen A. Smith responded to Joe Rogan’s criticism via lengthy Twitter video
"Having said that, you're entitled."
Undisputed’s best day ever Friday drew 52 percent of First Take’s audience that day, illustrating the gulf between the shows
Undisputed's 366,000 viewers Friday was a record for that show, but it was only 52 percent of the 700,000 viewers First Take drew then.
WarnerMedia’s Jeff Zucker wants the NBA to “exert influence” on teams over “load management,” further worsening that discussion
"I think that the league has some influence over teams, and I would like them to exert that influence."
Stephen A. Smith’s new deal makes him the highest-paid ESPN personality, confirming their investment in his brand of debate
Smith will reportedly surpass Mike Greenberg's $6.5 million annual salary under this new deal.
John Oliver succinctly describes Stephen A. Smith on ‘Last Week Tonight’
"Loud, wrong, and tends to take pointlessly dramatic pauses"
Stephen A. Smith brings up Israel-Palestine on “no politics” ESPN, Molly Qerim quickly rushes to commercial break
"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."
Stephen A. Smith’s latest NFL blunder is twice mixing up the Yankees’ Luke Voit and the Jets’ Luke Falk
"The only people that are worse than him are, I think, if I remember correctly, Cam Newton and Luke Voit. And Cam Newton is hurt, and Luke Voit, I didn't even know who the hell he was until guys got injured."
Stephen A. Smith is reportedly “in ESPN’s plans for NBA studio coverage this season”
Get ready for Stephen A. Smith to start appearing on studio coverage around some of ESPN's NBA games.
Stephen A. Smith reacts like any Knicks fan after losing out on Kevin Durant but sign Julius Randle instead
"Julius Randle. Doesn't that need to wait until July 2? Or July 3? You have to do that today? Today?"
This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith blasts ESPN’s Magic Johnson report with “People had anxiety, STOP THE PRESSES!”
"ESPN DOT COM decides to come out with a story ON THE DAY THAT MAGIC AND THE CREW ARE GOING TO BE HERE! Do I like the fact that I have to deal with it today? HELL NO!"
Dan Patrick on ESPN’s handling of their own story: “You can’t just brush it off because you’re friends with Magic Johnson.”
"Your own reporter, in your building, in your company, did a vetted story, a thorough story, interviewing a lot of people here. And you can't just brush it off because you're friends with Magic Johnson. I would have had the reporter on and then you could have had a legitimate back-and-forth and really good content there."
Stephen A. Smith bashed a ESPN.com story all day on ESPN platforms, then helped Magic Johnson bash it on air
Stephen A. Smith spent most of Tuesday lighting into an ESPN.com story that criticized Magic Johnson and the Lakers, not based on the story's merits, but because he didn't like it. And Johnson himself then appeared on air with Stephen A. to advance his own narrative.
This Week In Hot Takes: Stephen A. Smith’s Knicks meltdown included “This is like being kidnapped, stored in a basement”
"IF YOU ARE A KNICK FAN, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BEING KIDNAPPED, STORED IN A BASEMENT, BEING TORTURED AND THEY LET YOU OUT WHEN YOU ARE NO USE TO ANYBODY! IF YOU ARE NOT A KNICKS FAN, YOU MAKE ME SICK! I DON'T LIKE ANY OF YOUS, ANY OF YOUS!"
