Stephen A. Smith on Pelicans shutting down Zion Williamson: ‘The word bust comes to mind’
"The problem is he's rarely available."
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Stephen A. Smith calls Kim Mulkey ‘very rude’ after tense exchange with student reporter
"She's rude, she's condescending and unnecessarily so to too many people."
Stephen A. Smith apologizes for insinuating Nolan Richardson is dead: ‘I know he’s alive’
"I don’t know why I said, ‘God rest his soul.’ I know he’s alive."
Stephen A. Smith apologizes for false accusation about Kobe Bryant memorial service
"I never brought up really and never really discussed why you were not at Kobe Bryant’s memorial service"
Kendrick Perkins is ‘sick’ of LeBron James: ‘He needs to stop’
"Everything that comes out of LeBron James’ mouth ain’t the damn gospel"
The 7 craziest moments from Stephen A. Smith’s 15-minute response to LeBron James on ‘First Take’
Stephen A. Smith spent 15 straight minutes responding to LeBron James on Thursday.
Pat McAfee’s LeBron James interview rises above Stephen A. Smith’s noise
Chris Russo defends Dan Hurley, who used to employ his son
"Have a little understanding; the guy just lost a tough game."
Napheesa Collier gives perfect response to Indiana Fever national television question
"They should have those amount of games on TV on primetime, but I think other teams should also have more than what they have."
Robert Griffin III says Rob Parker ‘First Take’ rant has followed his entire career
"When people in the Black community don’t agree with me, what do they do? They start posting Rob Parker memes"
Jeff Goodman calls out Stephen A. Smith’s knowledge of college basketball
"Love that this guy is gonna weigh in on a sport he probably hasn’t watched in a decade."
Shannon Sharpe suggests ESPN’s Marc J. Spears should have protected Doc Rivers
"I can’t believe Doc wanted that out there."
Stephen A. Smith: Lack of March Madness upsets will be ‘death’ of college basketball
"College basketball as we knew it -- which to me is all about March Madness -- will cease to exist. Because there's no madness."
Stephen A Smith wanted ‘passive-aggressive’ Robert Griffin III to remain on ‘First Take’
"If I had my druthers, you would've remained on First Take."
Stephen A. Smith ‘always believed’ Bronny James would be a ‘bona fide NBA player’
"I believe he’s gonna be an NBA player, a bona fide NBA player a lot sooner than people think."
Jay Bilas shrugs off Selection Sunday outrage: ‘It’s like complaining about the lines at the DMV’
"We can complain all we want to; it's not going to change."
Jay Williams believes Cooper Flagg can rally ‘America first’ crowd
"Think about everything happening in our country right now. About what it means to be America. 'America first.’ Okay? He’s from Maine!"
Stephen A. Smith challenges Donald Trump to debate him about DEI
"Nobody is calling out the President, Donald Trump. I will."
Stephen A. Smith tells Fox to do better by MLB: ‘Invest in the sport’
"The biggest star in the sport is there on his home turf, you’ve got to be there."
Stephen A. Smith tells West Virginia governor ‘sit yo ass down’ after NCAA legal threat
"It's embarrassing.. it's utterly ridiculous, it's childish."
Shannon Sharpe passionately preaches the Bible to Kendrick Perkins
"You go to church, Perk. You go to church. What did the Devil tell the Lord about Job?"
‘First Take’ segment on Bill Belichick and girlfriend’s photoshoot predictably went off the rails
"He's on them Shannon Sharpe products."
Skip Bayless worried about Stephen A. Smith reunion: ‘What if it’s awkward?’
"...it was like riding a bicycle, except it was like riding the greatest bicycle ever built in sports media in a heartbeat."
Mina Kimes teases ‘First Take’ amid Micah Parsons-DeMarcus Lawrence social media clash
We all know a good First Take segment when we see one.
Stephen A. Smith spent two minutes laughing at Cowboys on ‘First Take’
"Look at her crying! You can't make it up!"