Dwayne Haskins’ First Take appearance saw Stephen A. Smith switch from doubling down to “I was an ignorant fool”
"Me, I was an ignorant fool. I had to go back and watch the tapes. My bad."
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Remember Stephen A. Smith’s Kristaps Porzingis draft reaction of “we have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray…”?
"New York Knick fans were at the Barclays Center booing because we recognize that we have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, led astray, run amuck, and flat out deceived by Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks." Yeah, that didn't hold up.
Derek Carr asks Dana White to set up a fight against “clowns on TV,” Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman respond
First Take criticisms of Derek Carr led to Carr shooting back, and to Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman shooting back again, and to the hot take cycle continuing...
Stephen A. Smith says Kliff Kingsbury should be on The Bachelor, Cardinals hit back with a top-notch Hunter Henry reference
"We thought you would be in a good mood since the Chargers activated Hunter Henry this week."
Jamie Foxx celebrated the Cowboys’ win over the Saints by trolling Stephen A. Smith with a Instagram dance and an impression
"Stephen A. Smith, first of all, you have to understand that the Cowboys are America's team and now you understand why."
The first month of the NBA season has shown us many media care more about the next offseason
Discussion of the Draymond Green-Kevin Durant incident in particular has focused more on offseason implications than current on-court effects.
Stephen A. Smith says LeBron will talk with the Warriors in free agency because he gets paid handsomely to say stupid shit
LeBron to the Warriors got new life today, thanks to Stephen A. Smith.
Draymond Green’s mom Mary Babers-Green went after Stephen A. Smith for sexist commentary on her tweets
"By the way @stephenasmith I watch games and I know something about basketball so your comment was WRONG & SEXIST!"
LaVar Ball & Stephen A. Smith scream at each other after Lonzo Ball’s crappy NBA debut
Kyrie Irving mocked Max Kellerman during a “very much woke” First Take appearance
"I made a decision as a man, and as a man over there, Max Kellerman, just respect it and leave it alone."
Drunk guy interrupts live ESPN segment with F-bombs after Mayweather-McGregor fight
"Fuck the Mayweathers! Fuck the Mayweathers!"
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman made up First Take segments for NBA Live ’18
Are you ready to embrace debate about imaginary players?
Stephen A. Smith cites sources that say LeBron James wants to beat Kyrie Irving’s ass
Where there's Stephen A. Smith, the fire isn't far behind.
Nike trolls hot-take pundits like Stephen A. Smith with “Debate This” ad on Kevin Durant
The industry of criticizing Kevin Durant in particular and debating hot sports takes in general has become so...
Kevin Durant’s mom on First Take: “Who are you, Stephen A., to come at my boy like that?”
"I think about when he came to ESPN; was that a weak move for him?"
