Stephen A. Smith

Jason reacts to the breaking news that LeBron James is returning for more NBA basketball, but that he will not be playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. He explains what could've led to this, how the Lakers should try and build their team out around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, an ...  Show more

Daniel Cormier IS BACK to talk all things UFC and MMA, diving into the tension building between Ian Garry and Islam Makhachev ahead of their title fight in Philadelphia at UFC 330! DC warns Ian Garry that despite LOVING the confidence, he needs to be careful about his approach to ...  Show more

Legendary sports journalist Stephen A. Smith visits Club Shay Shay to chop it up with Shannon about everything going on in the sports world. Both have experience working with Skip Bayless, so Stephen A. and Shannon share stories from their respective experiences working with S ...

Stephen A. Smith joins ‘The Draymond Green Show’ to discuss staying true to himself, why he welcomes more NBA players joining the media, times where ‘First Take’ has gotten heated, how Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharped handled covering the Damar Hamlin story, LeBron James still pe ...  Show more

The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith to discuss balancing the workload during the NBA season, Stephen's departure from ESPN in 2009, 'First Take,' the parameters of athlete criticism, Damian Lillard's quest to play in Miami, the state of the Knicks, and ...  Show more

On today's episode, the King of #NBATwitter, Josiah Johnson, joins Jason for a lengthy conversation in which Josiah discusses the pros and cons of current athletes like Draymond Green and former athletes like Gilbert Arenas having their own media outlets, why he tries to bring ...