Tag: Stephen A. Smith

“Believe it or not, I know this may be shocking for people to believe. But I didn't have any intentions of talking about it,”

"I’m forever grateful and I’m forever humbled because it’s a lot of luck that comes with something like that to have people see your talent, to care, and in your case, to trust because trust is a really, really, really big thing with you..."

"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."

"There aren’t a lot of talent left these days on air that are of the unicorn ilk that he is."

"I got a lot of things that I want to achieve, a lot of things that I want to accomplish in my life that extend beyond this show and beyond the world of sports, but it all starts here."

"I get it, I understand it, and there’s a part of me that aches and hurts because of it."

"That’s because them fools on the other network, which we’re going to be working for next year, that’s all they talk about."

"According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $100 million:"

"I don’t know whether it’s social media or Twitter, but Kendrick Perkins, Stephen A. Smith, it feels like LeBron is obsessed with their criticism."

"It’s worth just saying how stupid this is."