LeBron is talking straight BS, Stefon Diggs (I told you!), Embiid back, Angel Reese, more

Stephen A. talks with ESPN’s Adam Schefter about the Stefon Diggs trade to the Texans. He also gets into the return of 76ers Joel Imbiid, LeBron’s comments about his time with the Heat, rumors of Bronny James entering the transfer portal, and LSU’s Angel Reese declaring for the 2024 WNBA draft.

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith gives you his renowned point of view, breaking barriers beyond the world of sports, and tackling pertinent issues across entertainment, pop culture, society, business, and politics. Three times a week, you’ll hear his LIVE unfiltered opinions on the day’s biggest headlines as well as straight-shooting interviews with top celebrities, game-changers, and thought leaders across the societal arena.

The Stephen A. Smith Show is sure to entertain, inform, and motivate anyone who tunes in.

#lebronjames #bronnyjames #stefondiggs #Stephenasmith #stephenasmithshow #lebron #embiid #sixers #angelreese

So much to get into on the Stephen A Smith show today a big time trade took place in the National Football League LeBron James is opening his mouth about a roster that dare I say he laments and of course Joel and beid is back in Action so much stuff to get into so

Little time but we always find it right here on the Stephen A Smith show come holl at your boy let’s get started in the NFL where the Houston Texans and the Buffalo Bills made waves this morning finalizing a trade that moves four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo

Bills to the Houston Texans the bills are trading Diggs along with a 2024 sixth round pick and a 2025 fifth round pick in exchange for Houston second round selection in 2025 the move would officially end digs tenure in Buffalo as for Houston they’ve now surrounded quarterback CJ stri with a big time wide

Receiver you know I’ve been talking about this for the longest time you know I’ve been telling y’all Diggs went out he finally got his wish and it ain’t a bad situation that he’s in you’re talking about CJ stad this brother is spectacular the offensive rookie of the year he’s absolutely spectacular a lot

Of people are projecting he’s going to be a top five quarterback in the National Football League next season you got tank Dell you got Nico Collins you got Dalton Schultz you got Joe Mixon you got a whole bunch of cats that are doing big big things for the Houston Texans

Not to mention the defense led by Defensive Rookie of the Year in Will Anderson out of Alabama you know what Deo Ryan who by the way tied steep Kevin stefansky for Coach of the Year honors in terms of numbers of votes but they have to go to the tiebreaking scheme

Because they have to look at it and said hey he got more first place votes than deyan the guy in Cleveland I’m talking about Steph Kevin stefansky in the end what it comes down to if you’re Stefon digs is this no excuses we know that the

First six games of the year first five or six games of the year you had about averaging about 12 103 yards in re in receptions the last 11 games it dipped to 51 and in 16 touchdowns that Josh Allen has thrown over the last three

Years not a single one came to you we also know you dropped that pass in the postseason we know you’re big time we know that but in the end no more griping no more moaning about the situation opportunities missed opportunities lost this is it for Stefon digs we know what

A big time Talent he is but being in Houston you can’t ask for a more ideal situation for him and his talents particularly with what they’re building in it I love what they’re doing in Houston I got to get props where props is due we’ll see what this materializes

Into but we can all hope and anticipate that it’s going to be a big time deal who better to talk to about this than my next guest the man who broke the story he’s my colleague at ESPN the ultimate inside of himself the great Adam shfa

Honored to have you on the Stephen A Smith show on YouTube what’s going on man how are you how’s everything honored to make my maiden voyage on the Stephen a show Stephen A it’s awesome to be with you thank you man thank you so much why

Did this trade go down talk to us about Stefon digs and his time in Buffalo and what led to him ultimately being traded to the Texans today look how many times have we heard about Stefan Diggs wanting out of Buffalo whether it was from him or from his brother tweeting about the

Fact that his brother was underappreciated underused not getting what they should out of him and so there had been so many different messages along the way let’s go back a year ago Stefan Diggs is not at the Buffalo Bills mandatory mini camp the bills head coach the time Shawn McDermot says it’s a

Major concern that he’s not there they meet the next day and he’s back on the field now what was that about we never really heard the full truth but there’s been smoke surrounding Stefan digs happiness or lack thereof in Buffalo the last couple of years it certainly has

Seemed as you’re saying Stephen A as I have heard that he’s wanted out of Buffalo and now he finally gets his wish it looked like down the stretch they tried not to use him at certain times that they were trying to prove that the offense could overcome not having to

Feature him and so this is a relationship that ran its course the two sides had been moving in opposite directions and really I think what happened here is a couple of weeks back the Houston Texans the Houston Texans went to the Minnesota Vikings and initiated a trade in which they got out

Of the first round got an extra second round pick and they got an extra two in that deal in as well in 2025 well lo and behold everybody assumed that that trade was the Vikings initiating it so that they could go up and get a quarterback but the truth of

The matter was it was the Texans who initiated that to get out of the first round to get added draft capital in the second round the next two years so that they could go be in position to make a trade like the one that they did on Wednesday acquiring Stefan Diggs at what

Many people are surprised by the price in the end talk to me about that price you got a six round pick you got you you pointed out I pointed out what what they gave up for him was that too much was that too little was it just right what

The Houston Texans ended up giving up to acquire a talent like Stefan digs explain that to the football audience well it’s it’s what the market bore at this point in time right and there are a few reasons for that number one Stefan Diggs has been perpetually unhappy in

Buffalo number two he’s 31 years old number three probably is going to want at some point an adjustment on his contract number four the production as you pointed out in the second half of this season wasn’t there so we hear four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon

Digs we know what a great player he is but the bills don’t view it necessarily the same they view it as somebody that they can move on from and get back a draft pick so much so that they were willing to eat an additional $3 million against their salary cap this season

Which is what happens by trading digs to the Texans it cost them an extra three million against their cap this year but they’re out from all Diggs cap charges at after this season so on the one hand you’ve got this Mercurial Talent who’s incredible when he’s happy and when he’s

Producing on the other hand you got a guy who’s 31 who had declining production this year who wasn’t happy in Buffalo who would like a contract adjustment and so there’s the two sides of the situation and why it came down the way it did today Stephen how can we

Look at the Houston Texans at this particular moment in time you called the Mercurial we know what a big- Time Talent He Is We Know That Nico Collins tank Dell dton Schultz and those Brothers can play what is Stefon Diggs perceived as being able to do for the

Houston Texans for this upcoming season particularly with CJ strad as his quarterback and Dey as his as his head coach well listen it you have to operate under the assumption that Stefan Diggs is going to feel liberated and he’s going to be ecstatic about the fact that

He wanted out of Buffalo and he lands in a place with an incredible Young quarterback on a team where again he’ll be the number one receiver I’m sure but Nico Collins is really good and tank Dell is really good and even Noah Brown is really good they’re loaded at wide

Receiver a tight end at running back I mean that that team is built to win now and you think about where the Texans were they were a laughing stock in the NFL years ago just two years ago that’s right and now you look at them and you say

They’re as good as anybody right now right now on paper yeah and we’ll see how they perform but digs comes in there because he’s digs he comes in as dig Stephen A he comes in as the alpha as the number one as an added weapon and

Let’s see what he can do and let’s see I’m gonna bet that he responds to the challenge that he loves the fact that he’s in a new spot and that he responds to his new environment and performs accordingly I’m wondering what level of pressure is on his shoulders from this

Perspective Adam schfer you’re departing from Josh Allen I understand what a stud CJ strad is but Josh Allen is no slouch and to be in Buffalo and to find a way not to be happy in Buffalo you can have folk that’ll look at mcder they might

Look at Josh Allen they might look at the whole situation in Buffalo in terms of changing offensive coordinators particularly after Brian D took the the New York Giants head coaching job but in the end if you’re a wide receiver in the National Football League and you’re perceived as being somebody that was

Unhappy and was pouting in Buffalo with Josh Allen as your quarterback what kind of pressure does that put on Stefon Dig’s shoulders not just to perform but to get along in a obviously thriving environment in Houston well Stephen you know what it’s like it’s like him and

Josh Allen had been in this troubled relationship they were together for a while and just think about anybody in any troubl relationship when they get out after a while they’re only too happy to go on to their next new partner and in this particular case I don’t View

This as Stefan digs feeling added pressure about having a new partner I feel that he will be relieved and happy about connecting with a new quarterback and there were times I could think back to the bills home playoff loss against the Bengals a couple of seasons ago

Where Stefan Diggs and Josh Allen were going at at the sideline Diggs not happy voicing his displeasure there were numerous instances where basically Diggs was unhappy even yesterday you see there tweet where somebody said you know does Josh benefit from having a top tier receiver yes is he essential to his

Success no and Stefan Diggs say you sure now at that point in time when he tweets that he has to know that there’s a real possibility that he has already played his last down in Buffalo and I think he’s looking for a new partner he’s looking for somebody in his mind in his

Mind whose commitment matches his somebody who’s as dedicated as he is somebody who the game and winning and losing matters as much as it does to him and so I think all those factors come into play here uh and explain why I don’t view it as him thinking there’ll

Be added pressure so much as there’ll be added happiness and relief at moving on to a new team and a new quarterback all right if you’re Josh Allen how should you feel Gabe Davis is gone um and now Stefan Davis is gone if you’re Josh Allen how should you how should you be

Feeling today you should feel challenged you should F feel the fact that the top two rde outs on the offense last year are gone and that if ever there were a time where you’re going to be asked to rise to the challenge this is it Buffalo

Is saying the guys that you relied on in previous Seasons the production that they had the last few years was through the roof and now you Josh Allen a franchise quarterback the face of your franchise needs to find a way to overcome the loss of a four-time Pro

Bowl wide receiver and another wide receiver that the Jacksonville Jaguars saw fit to pay 13 plus million dollar a year or two now it’s up to you and it’s up to Curtis Samuel and Sh and and James Cook uh yeah and a lot of different guys

That you haven’t even heard of to step in and take the place of productive players in this offense and so to me just like Stefan Diggs is going to be inspired and motivated to go to a new place well Josh Allen staying in the same place but he’s going to be inspired

Motivated and challenged to try to achieve New Heights just a couple questions before I let you get on out of here challenge is another word for pressure in this particular conversation that we’re having right now if Josh Allen feels that way okay what about Coach Shawn mcder what kind of challenge

Or what kind of pressure is he on to make things happen bills Mafia starving for a Super Bowl championship three years ago we watched them in an AFC divisional playoff game one of the Epic matches matchups between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes Buffalo at Kansas City

The game in which Kansas City won ever since then they’ve fallen short they’ve lost to Cincinnati they lost in the playoffs again to Kansas City what are we to make of their coach and his status in Buffalo in light of these changes that have been made well number one

Coaches in the NFL are challenged every year okay okay number two coaches on teams with franchise quarterbacks who don’t win regular in the playoffs are challenged and number three just like there was speculation and talk about diggs’s future in Buffalo there’s been talk about sha MC’s future in Buffalo so

Of course he’s under Fire to produce this year that goes without saying that’s regular for this particular league and the coaches that are working in it and so I know Shawn mcder of course knows that he’s gonna have to win that the pressure is on him and that if

They don’t that there’ll be consequences to pay and answers to be had but he knows that going in and his job just like Josh Allen became more challenging having to produce an offense and win games in general without one of the top talented wide outs in the NFL I know you

Know the answer to this question particularly since this trade just happened this morning who do you believe people are looking at in the AFC East as the favorites in light of what’s transpired today with Diggs being going now is it Miami is it still Buffalo dare

I say is it Aaron Rogers and the New York Jets I mean who are people looking at in the AFC East now Adam Sher what are they telling you well I still think Josh Allen is the best quarterback in the division I think the Jets have a lot

Of talent and a lot of question marks if they can stay healthy they’ll be able to play with anybody right and the Miami Dolphins last year were one of the surprised teams so again it’s sort of like mutual funds past performance does not guarantee future success right and

We can’t look at last year and apply it to this year but I think you could look at those three teams and it would not be a surprise if any one of them came out of the afcs the surprised would be if New England found a way to bounce back

To win that division this year but sure to that you can make an argument for Buffalo easily you could see the Jets staying healthy and coming through and you could see Miami playing at the level it did last season again I think there are major question marks with every team

They all have questions they have to answer and the team that does the best job addressing those questions in Camp into the season will be the one that prevails and likely wins the FC e very last question you know I had a smile on my face because I’m smiling at you right

Now Adam shefer you know what this means to me right it means that the Houston Texas might very well be the best football team in Texas it might it might be a proud for the Dallas Cowboys right I mean I don’t know if I could say that the Dallas

Cowboys are better than the Houston Texas coming in the next season Adam shefer am I off my kill today a little bit am I exaggerating am I embellishing or might I dare I say might I be right about that Stephen A it is April April May June July August September you’ve

Got six seven months to bask in this to ride this to keep laughing and smoking cigars and putting on your cowboys hat to say how about them Cowboys because you know what you got a legitimate argument right there that Houston is the best team in Texas right now and you can

Stand on that and rest easy and enjoy that and ride it for all it’s worth Steph enjoy the next six months and it may be beyond that because CJ Strat is that good so the Houston Texans may be the best team in Texas for months maybe

Even Seasons to come Stephen A which I’m sure that would just break your heart but you know what enjoy all that’s ahead enjoy all that blessings to you my friend the best Insider in the business the one and only Adam shefer for ESPN my buddy my colleague my friend I

Appreciate you so much he just sat up there and confirmed America that I indeed may be right about the Texans being the best team in Texas thanks a lot Adam appreciate you man thank you so much buddy Stephen A thank you for having me in my maiden

Voyage all right my man the one and only Adam shefer right here on the Stephen A Smith show over the digital Airwaves of YouTube now let’s move on to the NBA where Joel embiid returned to the Sixers scoring 24 points in his first game in nine weeks following knee surgery and

Bid put Philadelphia ahead with four free throws in the final 40 seconds and a 109 105 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder look it’s prompting questions as to what noise is the Philadelphia 76ers are going to make I say not much simply because I don’t trust the health of Joel

Embiid I think as a talent when the brother is healthy he’s one of the elite big men this game has ever seen even when they won last night they went without the services of Tyrese Maxi we know how big time this brother is proven to be Nick nurse the new coach for the

Philadelphia 76ers they’ve quickened their Pace they were averaging more offensively they were doing a lot of good things okay and because of that the Philadelphia 76ers were incredibly effective when embiid was out on the court but the reality is is that he came into the league injured he missed the

First two years of his career due to injury he’s been injured every single year this is a brother that literally will get injured walking in his kitchen or walking up the stairs in his house okay he doesn’t have to be doing anything you never ever know what’s

Going to happen to him which is why I like him on the basketball court because you got to take whatever you can get from him you look at the Philadelphia 7 Sixers right now okay they’re battling to avoid the play in spot they eighth seed okay you the season would have end

The day you go up against the seventh seed you win that game you go against the number two seed in the Eastern Conference which will happen to be at this particular Moment In Time the Milwaukee Bucks despite their troubles losing to Washington the other day even though Dame dollar Damen lill didn’t

Play I can’t bet against the Milwaukee Bucks against the Philadelphia 76 Squad led by Joel embiid who’s perpetually injured that’s my issue with him nothing else the game is pure it’s big time when he’s healthy and he’s been on the court this year you see the numbers right

There 35 points 53% shooting for the field a 35 and 11 with 5.7 assists the brother was in route to win back-to-back League MVP awards before he went down we know how big time he is we also know that injuries are never ever ever far away when it comes from him that’s all

I’m saying about him in the Philadelphia 76ers they go where he goes and I can’t depend on to go but so far let me move on okay because I don’t know whether or not y’all have checked out LeBron’s new podcast mind the game with the one and

Only JJ reck to say this let me get this out of the way it’s pretty damn good I give both of them mad credit for it we should all watch it we want to hear about the subject of basketball those are two brothers worth listening to no

Doubt about it but that doesn’t mean that occasionally LeBron don’t get on my damn nerves or he won’t get on my damn nerves because he said something this week that caught my attention about his early years with the Miami Heat meaning year one in Miami and talking about

Filling out that roster around him with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosch before I even go any further with my opinion which I will openly confess piss me off take a listen to this clip please courtesy of 342 Productions and uninterrupted check this out my first

Year in Miami yeah we had a big three and everyone said it’s a super team super team is super team that but we had to build our team around all minimum guys which was still okay but we didn’t fill out the compliment your guys enough

Yeah we had Rio we had Udonis you know but we didn’t we didn’t have enough as far as enough complimentary guys to actually make it all work and we still made it to the finals we still made it to the finals and we still probably should have won the finals but I still

Give credit you listen it is what it is you you win and you lose and we lost it’s no Dallas was [ __ ] good and they hit they hit a stride at the right time Dirk was unbelievable um but my second year we was able to grab some complimentary

Players and role players that really just I’m talking about super superstars in their roles LeBron James that is some straight [ __ ] you got to be kidding me I know that you didn’t just say that with the cameras rolling that’s [ __ ] somebody got to say it so I’m going to say it now

Let’s get this out of the way right now put up the roster that LeBron is alluding to LeBron is telling the truth ladies and gentlemen Joel Anthony Carlos Ayo Mike bbby Mario Charmers by the way Mario Charmers could play Eric Danier youon Hassam jonis Hassam was young a young girl considerably at that

Particular moment in time he wasn’t some hasb okay Eddie House could shoot Jaan Howard zunis sosus James Jones Jamal magley or Mike Miller Dexter Pitman I don’t know why Jerry stack house was on there he’s only there for a month he wasn’t on the roster in the NBA Finals

LeBron you want to make the argument about your roster I totally understand but you see this is why I respect the man I rever the man he’s number two on the mount all time he ain’t the goat this is the reason why I hope you’re listening sh Shay I hope you’re

Listening Shannon sharp who likes to call LeBron James goat James oh I want to see what your response is to that sound because let me tell you something right now ladies and gentlemen let me give you a taste of history that roster that LeBron James is alluding to he

Makes valid points he’s not wrong about the roster my point is what the hell does that have to do with you LeBron what does that have to do do with you now why would Stephen A ask such a question allbe it rhetorically here’s why ladies and gentlemen if you remember

In 2011 LeBron James and the Miami Heat with that roster were up 2-1 on the Dallas Mavericks before L losing three straight do you know that LeBron James in game four scored zero points in the fourth quarter do you know that in game five LeBron James scored two points

Points in the fourth quarter do you know that in that game four LeBron James had eight points eight for a career 27 point per game scorer for a dude that’s approaching age 40 and averaging damn near 25 that LeBron James eight points in an entire game four of an NBA Finals

17 in game five but only two points in the fourth quarter and in game six he had 21 significantly and precipitously lower than his average this wasn’t about the roster you didn’t lose to the Miami Heat because of your roster you lost to the Miami Heat because of you because

You weren’t who you are the LeBron James that ultimately learned to become a champion the LeBron James whose resume elevated and changed forever more who showed us that he could be a champion who reminded Us Again by winning back-to-back championships who ultimately years later overcame a 3 31

Deficit and beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals you weren’t that dude in 2011 I don’t give a damn about no roster you had D way you had Chris Bosch you had the haslams and the Eddie houses and the Mike Millers of the world

You had a 2-1 lead in the NBA finals and guarded by everybody from Jason kid to d Sean Stevenson to JJ Bara to Jason Terry there was an APB out for you in the fourth quarter that was not about your roster that was about you period there’s no way around that I

Don’t care about the roster the roster didn’t stop you from averaging over 25 throughout the season the rasa didn’t stop you from getting to the finals the rasa didn’t stop you from being up 2-1 in the finals even when bur Dirk nitzki was scoring points What stopped you was that you

Were nowhere to be found in the fourth quarter that is not something we have ever been able to say about Michael Jordan that’s why you’re number two all time on the Mount Rushmore not number one let’s stop that nonsense you’re right about the roster but you ain’t right as the that’s

The reason y’all lost in the finals if you had shown up in the fourth quarter y’all would have won the chip youd have five championships instead of four let’s move on to the next item right now please because we’re staying within the James family this one involves his son however Mr bronny

Himself who may be entering the transfer portal after one year at USC rumors of the move started after former head coach Andy Enfield left the program to take the head coaching job at SMU LeBron offered his thoughts last night saying Brony has some tough decisions coming up

And that the family will support him no matter what he decides I love that by LeBron James no doubt great father great family man like I told you before my opinions about him on the fourth quarter in the fourth quarter of 2011 NBA Finals has nothing

To do with what I think about him as an overall player and as a role model and as a man as a family man businessman and everything else in between in this particular situation Bron’s got a lot to prove there’s really no way around it we

Can slice it any way we want to but he’s got a lot to prove because when you look at bronny James in his freshman year at USC coming off the bench he averaged 4.8 points 2.8 rebounds 2.1 assists across 25 games including six starts averaging 19.4 minutes per game he shot 36% from

The field 26% from three-point range scored in double figures three times in the 25 games he played there’s a lot of pressure on this young man he had health issues that we can’t ignore either it was a miracle seeing him on the basketball court and I’m so happy to see

Him pursuing his dream good kid no doubt about about it should he transfer or not people making a big deal out of it hey the transfer portal is there for a reason if he wants to go elsewhere let him go elsewhere that’s his business matter of fact it might behoove him to

Get away from California because that’s where his daddy plays and as a result might come to the games continue to bring more attention on him instead of him having the peace of mind to go someplace else where he could just work on his game flourish without the pressure inordinately on her shoulders I

Don’t have a problem with it what I’m more interested in knowing is where bronny James will end up going if indeed he chooses to transfer it should not be in the NBA because based on his resume in his first year in college if he was to take his talents to the professional level

Everybody will believe it’s because of his dad and that’s not a good look for him so I don’t think he’s going to do that nor do I think he should what I think he should do is find the right program to go to on a Collegiate level

And really hone his skills in get that year having that year under his belt make sure his health is right so he can flourish because I think the kids got some skills I think he’s got potential but I also think we’re wrong to just be talking about him something inside of me

Tells me we should be paying just as much attention to Bryce James LeBron’s other kid I don’t think we’ve mentioned him enough everything I’m hearing that kid got a lot a potential I’m just saying I’m just saying coming up on the Stephen A Smith show could we see

Another major move within the Supreme Court Prime Time Deion Sanders in Colorado add another Hall of Famer to their coaching staff and Miss Angel Reese of LSU makes a big announcement something we all need to hear all that and more up next right here on the Stephen A Smith show don’t touch that

Do okay everybody you know what time it is it’s time for Stephen A’s weekly picks now look everyone knows that I live in breath Sports and with the NBA Playoffs just around the corner I need to be right in the middle of that action and

How do I do that there’s only one way I use prize picks you see prize picks is the largest fantasy sports platform in all the land with more than 3 million members and it’s incredibly easy to play probably by the way believe it or not you just choose two or more players and

Pick more or less on their projected in-game stats but the best part is you can pick and choose players from any of the sports you love to watch whether it’s Caitlyn Clark Steph Curry Aaron judge or even Rory Mary and if you go to prix.com right now and use Co promo code

SAS you’ll receive a 100% deposit bonus up to $100 that’s right I didn’t stutter go to priz picks.com type in my initials SAS and get a first time deposit match up to $100 and go to the prospects app to be able to see my picks for today now

Let’s get to them here we are Kade C Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons more or less than 36 and a half points rebounds assists combined it’s the Detroit Pistons y’all I got to go with L I got to go with less how the hell can I say more with anything involving the

Detroit Pistons that’s just not how I feel about them it’s just not how I feel about it I’m sorry I love you K cutting ham you got a lot of potential but I’m going to go with less in this particular situation next up the one and only

LeBron James more less than 40 and a half points rebounds and assists combined it’s LBJ he’s been doing his thing the Lakers have been doing their things winning five straight recently winning seven of the last eight more immediately I’m going to go with more we’re going to go with LeBron James

Having more in this particular game and by the way they’re going up against the Washington Wizards I know they beat the Milwaukee Bucks the other night that was an aberration we can’t rely on the Washington Wizards to do much of of anything positive we going to go with

LeBron James and more on this particular situation let’s go to the next one Anthony Davis more or less than 41 and a half points rebounds and assists easily more easily more ain’t nothing debate here he playing on the same team as LeBron he’s playing the same opponent

LeBron is playing of course he’s going to have more than that that’s he’s the only way he won’t have more is if they blowing him out so easily early that he’s sitting on the bench and just absorbing it all in that’s the only reason that he would have 41 and A2 less

Than points rebounds and assist we going to go with more on this one and last but not least Mr Brandon Miller himself more less than 292 points rebounds and assist okay they’re going up against Portland these Charlotte Hornets okay Brandon Miller’s got a good game he’s got a nice

Game he’s got a lot of potential Portland not very impressed with what I’ve been seeing for them got to talk to my man chy bips about that in the days and weeks to come no doubt about that I’m going to go with more in this particular situation more Brandon Miller

In this one so again recapping the four choices that I had available Kate cenam less LeBron James more Anthony Davis more Brandon Miller more this is Stephen a talking to you you know I’m usually right about this stuff right even when I’m wrong I’m right sometimes if not all

Times welcome back to the Stephen A Smith show right here over the digital Airways of YouTube where I come to you at the very least every Monday Wednesday and Friday just wanted to take a moment before I move on to additional topics to give my level of gratitude to all of you

Out there who’ve been following and subscribing to the show we’ve now eclip 66,000 subscribers and Counting we continue to grow by over a thousand per day right here over the digital Airways of YouTube and that doesn’t even count what we’ve been doing in the audio Stratosphere courtesy of our

Relationship with iHeart radio so I can’t thank you all enough for supporting me for supporting this show I asked that you keep it coming so I can keep on coming the more support you give me the more I’m going to keep on bringing it to you and while you’re

Doing that let me not stop you from picking up a copy of my New York Times bestselling Memoir straight shooter A Memoir of Second Chances and first takes it’s now in paperback you can go to straight shoab book.com once again that’s straight book.com once again thank you so much really really

Appreciate the love and support keep it all coming it’s doing a lot for me and believe me I know that I have a lot to be thankful for in my audience is first and foremost amongst them so thank you let’s move on to this next subject that

I wanted to tackle real quick a couple of subjects I wanted to tackle real quick coach Prime Time Deion Sanders head coach at the University of Colorado added another Hall of fam to his coaching staff and that would be a guy by the name of Mr Warren Sap who joins

The crew as a graduate assistant and Senior quality control analyst Sap’s pro football resume is nothing short of outstanding but the former Super Bowl champion has had some off the- field issues since retiring including a 2015 arrest for assault and soliciting a prostitute he also pleaded no contents

To a MISD amum domestic violence charge in both cases sap avoided jail time with plea agreements we’re bringing this up because the university confirmed that sap is enrolled in continuing education classes and at athletic director Rick George personally met with sap to clearly articulate the Department’s standards and expectations to which sap

Acknowledged and agreed Warren Sapp is somebody that I’ve known for years in the interest of full disclosure I’m very very cool with this brother he’s very knowledgeable about the game of football he’s very accomplished when he speaks you must listen make no mistake about it and the fact is nobody’s Flawless

Everybody makes mistakes and I’m of the mindset that unless you’re incarcerated you’re out in the streets of America it’s better for all of us that you’re gainfully employed so you can contribute to society instead of milking from society and I think that a guy like Prime Time Deion Sanders who’s

Clearly established himself as a preeminent face in the sport who has the cache to give additional Brothers a chance and an opportunity to really show their medal not just in terms of playing but in way they think about the game and their ability to coach the game and influence young minds particularly

Highlighting the Mind fields and the potholes that you could ultimately run into teaching kids how to avoid those things learning from your own mistakes I think there’s a lot that warrant at can bring to the table and I think there’s a lot he will bring to the table I

Completely support Prime Time Deion Sanders facilitating this opportunity for Warren Sapp I couldn’t be happier that Warren Sapp is involved in some capacity back in the game of football I love it congratulations my brother all the best to you stay out of trouble don’t get yourself in No Mess you’re

Influencing young minds you’ve learned from your mistakes now show them that and make sure they learn for the better let me move on to the next item let’s move on to the NBA g- league where history was made as Stockton Kings head coach Lindsey Harding became the first

Woman to be named coach of the year she earned this latest honor after guiding the Kings to a league best 24 and10 regular season record and for those of you who may not be familiar with Lindsey Harding she’s also the first black female head coach in the G League

Congratulations major props to you and I hope that this is a nugget of awareness that can be provided to the masses at large particularly pro sports leagues that it doesn’t just have to be men who are coaching these young men there are plenty of women who are qualified and

The way I look at it whether it’s Gina Orma in college or one of those males coaching in the WNBA as far as I’m concerned if men are allowed to coach in women’s sports women should be allowed to coach in men Sports I would love to see Becky Hammond head coach for the

Two-time reigning defending wnb Champion Las Vegas Aces I would love to see her coaching in the National Basketball Association I think she deserves the opportunity to do so and I think she do a hell of a job and this lady with Lindsay Harding major props to you you’re being a Trailblazer you’re Paving

The way because doing what you’re doing the world is going to have to take notice and you will deserve it you will deserve credit for that so congratulations nothing but the best to you way to raise up and do your thing speaking of the WNBA by the way

Another big time name just declared for the WNBA draft LSU’s very own angrew Reese officially made the announcement this afternoon where she’s expected to be a top 10 pick Reese played her final college basketball game Monday night in the Elite 8 falling to Iowa and Caitlyn Clark who advanced to the final four

However she made headlines in her postgame comments where she detailed how life has been difficult in the spotlight since LSU won it all last year my former colleague Emmanuel AO now at FS1 had this to say about Andrew we Reese this week quote Ang reice you

Can’t be the big bad wolf and then kind of cry like Courage the Cowardly Dog nobody mours when the villain catches an Al an angel Reese yourself proclaimed to be the villain end quote I think that’s a bit excessive like Emanuel acho got mad respect for him but we don’t have to

Always agree I I think that when you take into account the fact that this is a young lady yeah she did wear the villain roll on her sleeve no doubt about that she didn’t do a lot to help herself when she was winning the NCAA Championship last year against Iowa and

She was taunting Caitlyn Clark uh we saw that but did we forget that Caitlyn Clark had been doing the same thing to numerous opponents throughout That season last year that it wasn’t until she was humbled in that national championship game against LSU that she dowed it back a little bit where were

You then Emanuel lacho where was everybody then I’m not calling you out per se Emanuel lacho because your big- time talent I got a lot of respect for you you know I love your brother who works with me on first take on ESPN during my day job but the bottom line is

That when you look at angel Reese it’s not like she didn’t have a point now Emanuel AO is not totally wrong you can’t want to be the villain you can’t pride yourself in being the villain and then you lose and all of a sudden you succumb to those emotions that is true

To some degree but but usually when you lose and you have an opportunity to sit back and reflect there’s a mountain of emotions that get heaped on your shoulders and it’s hard to hold it in not to mention when teammates are com into your defense because they realize

How the insults against you have been so personalized by adults who have nothing to do with the game they do nothing but play the role of Spectators and these adults who are supposed to set shine in examples act as belligerent as children do at times that’s the kind of heat that angel Reese

Was taking now one of the things that we can’t ignore that part of the reason it was tough for Angel Reese when they lost Monday night is because LSU got their asses handed to them excuse my language but it is necessary in this particular situation Caitlyn Clark gave it to them dropped 41

9- 18 shooting from three-point range n of 20 to be exact I’m sorry and by the way she put on an absolute show she came out shooting from the logo and took it to them she was clearly the best player on the court and bust their living you know what so when you

Get get it handed to you the way LSU get it gets it handed got it handed to them I’m sorry that is a lot to absorb it really really is butt weapons that’ll do that to you sometimes but it doesn’t mean that what angrew Reese was subjected to since

Winning the national champion ship last year was justifiable some of it is excessive we know what kind of a cruel society that we live in and I think that although there are points to be made against Angel Reese like Emanuel acho did I think it’s important to contextualize it

Properly and to recognize the fact that hey some of it was excessive death threats really she didn’t deserve that the constant and continuous VI itri she didn’t deserve all that no she wasn’t perfect yes she got in your face yes she talked but she’s not a scrub she’s not somebody who was

Nonproductive she was a champion and I think that angel Reese should be remembered as that as much as anything else that’s all I wanted to say about that ladies and gentlemen thought it was important to say still a come more news in the show on pet col’s case and is it

Time for a member of the Supreme Court to step aside I’ll get an all of that next right here on the Stephen A Smith show don’t go anywhere welcome back to the Stephen A Smith show right here over the digital Airwaves of YouTube moving on to the latest in the criminal investigation of

Shan P Diddy Colmes Misa Hilton the mother of colm’s son Justin Colmes is speaking out after federal agents raided the home of the music mogul March 25th on Tuesday Hilton shared an edited video on Instagram of home surveillance footage of law enforcement entering the LA property Fanning out across the home

With guns drawn searching for evidence both of Diddy’s Sons Justin and Christian can be seen in the video being detained and handcuffed in a hallway inside the home before they’re taken outside Hilton claims her son has hired an attorney to investigate quote the excessive use of force and vowed to

Fight for justice utilizing every imaginable resource good luck with that good luck with that here’s the reason why in the age of of brutality on the part of some police officers officers from Homeland Security busting into the home guns drawn obviously not a good look obviously a bit excessive to say

The least in terms of the Optics when it comes to excessive force simply grabbing your sons and putting them in handcuffs and peaceably taking them outside in a days in an age in a day where unarmed black men have been shot and killed um at the very least assaulted on several

Occasions this doesn’t this doesn’t meet the standard so good luck with that knock yourself out that’s not the story the story here is what were they looking for none of us know P didy rumors of sex trafficking and what have you these are the kind of things that are going on

Where his name is being associated with everybody from Harvey Weinstein to the late Jeffrey Epstein to R Kelly himself that’s the issue I don’t know P Diddy that well I’m wishing him nothing but the best I swear I hope he’s innocent I hope all of this is nothing more than an

Investigation that doesn’t has his have his name attached to anything in line with something that you’re guilty of illegal activities in any way because Lord help him if it is make no mistake about it I will tell you this Homeland Security as AA Martin came on this very

Show and pointed out they don’t show up for nothing something’s fishy now whether it’s directly involving P Diddy or whether they’re trying to utilize him to Dime out others something is Ave something is Ave and when a case that serious where Homeland Security not the LAPD but Homeland Security in both New

York I’m sorry Miami and La when they’re both involved let’s just say it doesn’t look good again we pray that P Didi has nothing to do with this that he’s innocent of all the allegations being leveled against him but it ain’t a good look at all make no mistake about it especially when

We’re talking about underaged girls sex trafficking and things of that nature Lord help them if there’s a shred of guilt attached to these allegations Lord help them let me move on to another subject because it involves the nation’s capital where some liberal commentators are saying that Supreme Court Justice

Sonia sotoor who is 69 years of age and a lifelong diabetic that she should retire while Joe Bren is President and the Democrats control the Senate Sodom mayor is the oldest member of the Court’s liberal Wing now while Democratic senators are not joining calls for Sodor to step down they are

Expressing unease that history could repeat itself you may recall that that 81-year-old Justice Ruth beta Ginsburg refused to step down in 2014 to allow then President Barack Obama the opportunity to name a liberal successor Ginsburg ultimately died in September of 2020 which allowed then president Donald Trump to replace her with conservative

Justice Amy Cony Barrett and swing the Supreme Court sharply to the right why did I want to point this out because once again the Democrats and their potential arrogance are getting in the way I am not going to be silent about this why am I not going to

Be silent about it because what you’re doing ain’t working and somebody needs to say it you still got a chance in like six or seven polls Trump is ahead Biden is sliding with blacks Biden is sliding with Latinos what we gonna do sit oddly by and let things

Keep happening with the Democratic Party yeah you’ve got a little bit unease but you’re not calling for sod myor to retire why not call for her to retire call for her to retire if you think something’s going to happen to her because her health is being compromised

And she might not be around and God help us if Trump wins the election and then she’s still on the courts but she ultimately passes away he’ll be able to shift the pendulum from 63 to 72 in favor of the conservatives on court is that what you

Want why are we bringing this up because with Ruth b Ginsburg God bless her soul we don’t talk about this enough so let me recount for y’all some of the reports that have been out there for years when Barack Obama was in office the administration wanted Ruth beta Ginsburg to retire she was

Struggling having battled cancer her health wasn’t ideal she had creeped up there significantly in age and they said hey retire so we can put another court on the Justice do you know what Ru B Ruth b Ginsburg said at that particular moment in time you know what the report

Said that she said she didn’t want to step down because she wanted a female to appoint her successor ladies and gentlemen she assumed Trump would lose and Hillary rodam Clinton would win in 2016 and because of an assumption instead of the Court being split 54 It ultimately shifted to 63 in favor

Of the conservatives because Ruth Bader Ginsburg made the assumption that Hillary rodm Clinton would not lose to Donald Trump she thought about herself and the fact that despite all of her great work throughout the years that she herself self wanted a female to appoint her successor she looked through her lens

Not through the big Collective lens and liberals Across America lament how much it’s cost their party now we fast forward to the year 2024 is son soay going to do the same thing is the Senate Democrats going to allow her to do the same thing or Congressional figures going to allow her

To do the same thing are we going to sit oddly by and say nothing history tells you you shouldn’t do that history tells you that if you’re a liberal you should insist that anybody that’s on that side of the aisle that’s contemplating stepping down or that some Bel should step down in this

Case Sonia Soo 69 and a lifelong diabetic you should push for that and you should push for it now because it ain’t looking good for Biden there’s no guarantee that he’s going to be in office come January of 2025 and by the way that ain’t because of his age or some quote unquote

Slippage it’s because he would have lost the election wake up think ahead and stop arrogantly assuming that the votes are going to be there for you to have because you don’t know that anymore not with this Administration not with these problems in the world and not with Trump reportedly gaining traction

Amongst blacks and Latinos according to the polls not Stephen A wake the hell up stop assuming stop taking for granted stop letting your arrogance shine as a party compete look ahead think ahead and you might actually win something when it really really counts other than the midterms of course cuz

That Red Wave never happened that’s all I got to say about that now let’s go to a screen and look at some of these tweets y’all before I get on out of here for the day let’s look at it right now at agent ggs Stephen A LeBron currently has the NBA’s

Alltime points record of 40,7 points Peter bot am I pronouncing that right Peter bot has the fortnite solo Victory cup elimination record at 41 which record is more likely to be broken and who is the true goat well I don’t understand your question here last time I checked LeBron James already

Broke the braet he’s already the NBA’s all-time leading scorer so what are you talking about makes really no sense to me okay his record more likely to be broken is that what you’re asking me I’m gonna say no because LeBron is still going not only now but he’s gonna play next year

Too LeBron’s probably going to play two more years at the very least one next season might be his last so taking that into consideration that’ll be 21 years in the NBA at age 40 I don’t see too many people doing that particularly in this day and age where the pace of play

Has elevated where you see more athleticism than ever before where you see age and attrition kicking in more flagrantly than in years past because of conditioning and fresh legs needing to play a role in somebody’s Pro in somebody’s progress and proficiency I don’t see that happening I’m going to

Say bronze record is more likely not to be broken let’s go to the next one please at cut shacha right Stephen A my question to you is who you got winning in a fight Val kilman’s Batman or Michael Keaton’s Batman that’s a hard one if you told me

Heath Ledger well that’s the Joker by the way but Christian Bale playing that I would have said Christian Bale but between these two I’m just looking at them right now okay Val K does he look like somebody’s going to beat somebody up no Michael Keaton does so I would go with Michael Keaton

Based on the photo not really really knowing what one would do over the other I’mma roll with Michael Keaton because I like the more menacing look right here with the Batman outfit on he looks more menacing more rough I like that let’s go to the next one

Please at Jerry cin writes what is the most heated you’ve ever been on air in your professional career damn that’s a good question it’s hard to remember that one um if I can remember correctly the most heated I’ve ever been was when Um I had there was a an individual that was doing work with the National Football League um that was really really against the use of the n-word by NFL players it was a black man and he brought up how and really encouraged the NFL to penalize African-Americans who use the

Nword now we live in a day and age where we should certainly refrain from use to the nword and I understand that but please be clear that when black people use the nword talking to one another it’s not meant in the same way as if

It’s coming out of the mouth of a white person talking to a black person and using that word and so to imagine a black man that knows from an historical context that there was a different race of people who made the word heinous who made the word iniquitous literally encouraging the National Football

League being run by white men to literally Implement punishment towards two African-Americans that happen to be talking they might be talking smack to one another on the field and they use the n-word I found that incredibly appalling and I went ballistic about that because it wasn’t

About the use of the n-word it’s who is somebody that isn’t black telling black people how they should or when they should or shouldn’t use a word that you yourself made iniquitous in the society and made Insidious in the society how dare you you involve yourself in that

Kind of dialogue and that kind of di it pissed me off and I went on the air and I spoke about that I think that’s the most heated that I have been there have been many moments where I’ve been heated but in terms of how I was feeling inside

It was something that I found highly offensive that’s what I remember again not encouraging anybody to use the nword I’m simply saying I don’t believe some somebody white has the right to tell black people talking amongst themselves how they should speak to one another and what verbiage they should use

Particularly when we don’t use it with the intent that white folks calling us those words use it with that was my biggest thing next last tweet right here let’s go to it Stephen A this is PPL have more fun people have more fun Hey Stephen A I’ve got a pet bird and he’s

One of the ones that talks and repeats things well I was going this last week for a work trip and after my girl left for work this morning my bird keeps yelling out another man’s name do I confront her I don’t know maybe I’m overthinking no you’re not hell no

You’re not if that bird is known to repeat things if you’re literally telling me he’s one of the he’s a pet bird and he’s one of the ones that talks and repeats things so you know his character and if he is repeating the name of another dud one of two things

Happened she was on the phone with that brother in airshot of the bird or he was at your crib while you were gone and the fact that he’s saying that name but she didn’t tell you is all you need to know her ass is corrupt don’t trust her you need to

Investigate that matter now me personally I’m a little bit different that would be for me that’d be grounds for dismissal if I suspect why even bother with you why even bother you that’s me that’s just that’s just how I am cuz I don’t particularly give a damn

If I got a reason to not trust you you can go that’s how I roll and sometimes I’ll let you go and you standing right in front of me you’re just going in my heart but we can still have a good time that’s how I roll I’m not advising you

To do that because some people can’t handle that but that bird that’s your bird that you brought into your house that talks and repeat things and he is saying the name of another man not you and it only happened after you were gone and you came back it didn’t happen before

That you got some problems at home my brother I say you rais that eyebrow over that one seriously let me go to the phones before I get on out of here for the day 888 SAS 5303 that’s 888 72753 three before we get on out of here

Just a few calls before we get on out of here Kyle you’re live with Stephen A talk to me what’s up hey what’s up Stephen A what’s going on I gotta ask you if you’re in a bar fight what NBA Duo are you picking to back you up any era any

Era yeah well first of all Charles bar Charles Oakley rather is definitely one of them that’s definitely one of them I’m picking Charles Oakley that’s number one on my list um H might not know this name I’mma tell you Maurice Lucas used to play for the Portland Trailblazers him and Charles Oakley are

Two names that come to mind if I need enforces if I need to be protected that’s the route I’m going to there are other names that you can bring into the equation the Xavier McDaniels of the world along with various others and Anthony Mason God Rest his soul uh it’s

A few it’s a few tree Holland once change once Chase lion Holland into the stands tree Rollins rather wants to chase L Holland into the stands you know I I I remember that Shaquille O’Neil is a big boy that could hurt somebody I’m not ignoring that but in terms of actual

Enforcers dude that was there on the basketball court simply to be enforcers I would tell you a Charles Oakley and I would tell you a Maurice Lucas that is what I would go with appreciate the call John and North Carolina you’re live with Stephen A what’s up

John Hey Stephen A how you doing I’m all right talk to me a quick question um two so how do you feel about my Browns and my Cavs I’m actually in Canton Ohio uh also you are very famous with the memes uh one I love and my fiance loves is you

Famously said who was on crack did you uh anticipate that or did you go into you saying that with uh any fervor or any outome and that a thing I didn’t anticipate anything when I said that about Lamar Odum uh one of the nicest people that you’d ever meet but I was

Making the point that one of the First Investments uh Phil Jackson made when he took over presidency uh the New York Knicks uh was to pursue Lamar odm who had been on crack it was true and it it it was a natural emotion that came out because I’m very passionate about my New

York Knicks and Phil Jackson obviously left a lot to be desired as the president of basketball operations um I certainly didn’t mean for Lamar Odin to be hurt by it because I got a lot of love for him I’ve known him for years but he has had problems and his problems

Have been very very much publicized and some of that stuff was publicized to such a degree he was on a Kardashians talking about it so we can’t forget that that’s number one number two to get to your first question being in Canton Ohio and talking about the Browns and the

Cavaliers um the Browns got a lot of Promise their defense is Big Time Miles Garrett is is a stud we all know this Deshawn Watson has to step up you’ve got Lamar Jackson and Joe burrow and now in Pittsburg both Justin fields and Russell Wilson two quarterbacks quite frankly

That Deshawn Watson should be better of now he’s had enough time to recover from his transgressions that kept him away from the sport for pretty much a couple of Seasons it’s time to show up in and produce because if this brother shows up and produce Cleveland got a shot to

Compete for a Super Bowl title if he doesn’t show up and produce there’re nothing more than what we saw last year good enough to get to the players before getting smoked by a team like the Houston Texans and so I would tell you that about the Browns as it pertains to

The Cavs look they’re a good team and Donovan Mitchell is somebody that I want on the New York Knicks very very badly he’s a stud um I think that Cleveland’s a good team but they’re not a great team and I expect them to be in the playoffs

They possibly may win a first first round series but it wouldn’t surprise me if they got home got pushed home in the first round but they definitely ain’t getting past the second round that’s all I got to tell you about them man but I appreciate the call thank you let’s go

To Aaron in Lake County you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Aaron how are you good Stephen A how are you how was Easter talk to me Easter was great what’s going on I’m a Chicago Bears fan and my question was going to be that assuming

If the Bears come out of the draft with Caleb Williams at one and another top tier player at number number n what do you see their ceiling being this season considering all the additions they’ve had and what have you with Keenan Allen and whatnot I think they got the I think

Their best shot is to be an average team no matter what I think about Caleb Williams in the stud that he is uh there’s very few CJ stads running around where you gonna show up and show out in your rookie year not to mention the fact I think that CJ stra was helped

Immensely by the coach that is demo Ryan and the Defensive Rookie of the Year that is Will Anderson that basically captain that defense I I think that it’s a lot to be asked in the Chicago beers to measure up to that Eva flu is still a

Head coach um he’s not bad he’s not awful but he didn’t knock anybody’s socks off in working with Justin Fields last year I know they still got DJ Moore as a receiver I know that they they can do some things but it just remains to be seen when I think about the Chicago

Bears in the NFC North with Detroit in Green Bay having shown what they’ve shown uh this previous season I see a third place finish at best which means you’ll be outside looking in at the playoffs you’ve got an opportunity to go if I had to guess I would say about

Eight and nine or seven and 10 somewhere along those lines is what I see your record Being which means you’ll be home watching the playoffs with me but nevertheless that don’t mean that you’ll be awful I think we’ll see moments of promise from the Caleb Williams of the

World and from Chicago in terms of the direction that they’re moving forward in but I don’t think it would be good enough for them to be in the playoffs I appreciate the call Aaron thank you so much man have a good day take care of yourself finally before I get on out of

Here for tonight the CNN show King Charles hosted by the wonderful Gail King and my buddy Charles Barkley airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern guess what yours truly will be a guest check it out you never know what we may see that’s it for this edition of the Stephen A Smith

Show looking forward to being back with you in a couple of days until then peace and love everybody be safe God bless talk to you in a couple of days I’m out