VIDEO: Stephen A Smith Was Visibly Hurt After ESPN Colleague Fiercely Called Him Out For Not Supporting Women’s Sports On Live TV
Stephen A Smith and Molly Qerim (Photo via @awfulannouncing/Twitter)
Stephen A Smith didn’t appreciate being called out by an ESPN colleague during Monday’s episode of ‘First Take,’ but there wasn’t much he could say to defend himself.
The WNBA has been a huge talking point at The Worldwide Leader in Sports since the arrivals of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, but it appears there’s some bitterness on Monica McNutt’s part as she feels the network should have been paying attention years ago.
McNutt put Stephen A. on the spot during said show to start the week, asserting he has given little time to women’s sports over the past few years.
“Who talks about the WNBA, who talks about women, who talks about women’s sports more than First Take?” Smith asked during a WNBA discussion on Monday morning.
“Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could have been doing this three years ago if you wanted to,” McNutt replied.
Stephen A Smith was clearly shaken up by the retort. “Wow,” he said, accusing Monica of not watching that many episodes of ‘First Take.’
Check out the exchange in the video from Awful Announcing:
Stephen A. Smith: “Who talks about the WNBA, who talks about women, who talks about women’s sports more than First Take?”
Monica McNutt: “Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could have been doing this three years ago if you wanted to.”
Stephen A.: “Wow.” pic.twitter.com/szQXOPQ3h4
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 3, 2024
“Ole boy didn’t know what to say!” one fan joked.
“She’s 100 sadly,” another fan claimed. “They could have been doing it 10 years ago if they wanted. Storylines make the league and its been a big miss in the marketing dept of the WNBA to not have narratives debated on these shows.”
Stephen A Smith Had Someone Speak Up In His Defense
One user defended Stephen A Smith, stating he has shown women’s basketball more love than anyone else.
“I been watching first take for years Stephen A def showed the wnba more love than any other platform I seen but at the same time u can’t force topics on ppl the audience weren’t interested in the wnba to be talking bout it regularly,” they wrote.
Smith and ESPN have been doing their part to support women’s sports lately. However, it does seem like it’s mostly because of Clark.
So perhaps the network could have done much better on such a front. But better late than never, right?
The “Hawk Tuah Girl” Has Been Identified, And Everyone Is Still Linking Her To One NFL Player
Hawk Tuah Girl (@timanddeetv/X)
The “Hawk Tuah Girl” has been identified following her viral moment earlier this month.
The female in question rose to internet fame after YouTubers Tim and Dee posted an interview showing her being interviewed with a friend while on a night out in Nashville, Tennessee.
An almost-normal conversation went wild after she was asked for the one move that always drives a man crazy,
“Oh, you gotta give him that hawk tuah, and spit on that thang! You get me?” she instructed.
Check it out below:
