Here’s the Stephen A. Smith playbook on dealing with Black male athletes in his crosshairs:
1.He says something slick about your character and couches it in sports.
2. He threatens to attack you with his reach via ESPN if you respond.
3. He pulls in other Black men, normally former athletes with “credibility,” that he helped secure a job at ESPN via First Take, to join him in attacking said person.
4. If public opinion sways against him, he gaslights the audience by making it seem like he always supported the person he disrespected, cherry-picking moments when he had positive things to say about indisputable truths.
I’ve seen him run this play before and he will run it again.
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul tried to "hack" the Skills Challenge by throwing up shots quickly without trying to make them to save time.
- Boos rained down from the Chase Center crowd
- The Spurs were disqualified for violating the rules by not attempting actual shots
Ticket and Truth are in my top 5 but 2024. Seen them get so close so many times plus those picks Brooklyn sent for KG and Paul turned into the Jays. Full circle moment. Only wish Marcus Smart got one with them.