March Madness preview, LeBron/JJ’s new pod, Zion lost weight, Kyrie, Trump’s bloodbath comments

March Madness preview, LeBron/JJ’s new pod, Zion lost weight, Kyrie, Trump’s bloodbath comments

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Hit me up at 888 7275 533 that’s 888 SAS 533 let’s get started I’m going to start off today’s show with some NFL action because on Sunday the Chicago Bears traded Justin fields to the Pittsburgh steel my Steelers got rid of three pocket passes for two mobile

Quarterbacks if I sound ecstatic if I sound ecstatic oh I love y’all so much oh I love you I know you didn’t expect me to say that about Russell Wilson and Justin fields okay considering how they’ve looked the last couple of years I mean Russell Wilson looked better this

Year than he did his first year in Denver and Justin Fields got better in his third season than he was in the previous two none of them or anything to write home about in a lot of people’s eyes but if you’re a Pittsburgh stealer if you are a Pittsburgh Steeler fan let

Me tell you something right now did you see the quarterbacks did you see the quarterbacks with the Pittsburgh Steelers playing okay did you see kennyth picket and Mason Rudolph and Mitchell J ski please I’m ecstatic now Fields likely comes in as the backup to Russell Wilson in exchange for field the Bears

Received a sixth round pick that could turn into a fourth round pick if Fields plays more than 51% of his snaps in the year 2024 the 2024 season that is let me tell you something right now I don’t give a damn anything is better than what

The hell of Steelers had and by the way let me get to Russell Wilson because for his part Wilson welcomes from Justin fields to the Steelers in the supportive tweet saying quote the quarterback room is about to be lit you may recall Wilson will play on a one-year

Veterans minimum salary of $1.2 million in 2024 the Broncos is former team will be picking up the remaining $38 million on his deal but today is about the Steelers it’s about this brother right here he’s the future it’s only 25 years of age by the way he can run by the way

He’s an athlete by the way he was getting better completed more than 64% of his passes which ain’t something to write home about but Dam it is better than what he did the previous two years okay if you are the Pittsburgh Steelers think George Pickins think Nai Harris

Think Jaylen Warren think Fri moose think about the offensive line think about that defense with TJ Watt and you just picked up this cat Queens who is a All Pro linebacker for the Rival Baltimore Ravens and you still got Fitzpatrick and Joey Porter Jr and the

Crew steel has got a chance I know they in the AFC North I know they’re in the AFC North with Lamar Jackson in Baltimore with Joe burrow in Cincinnati with DeShawn Watson in Cleveland but the Steelers with Mitchell jaisy Kenny picket and Mason Rudolph still won 10 games last year and made it

To the playoffs I’m GNA believe I’m GNA Believe by the way let me transition because I want to talk to y’all about something here let me take a second to remind everybody out there that right here on the Stephen A Smith show I demand excellence and I will never ever

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Get to something about the one and only Kyrie Irving where despite fasting for Ramadan Kyrie Irving put on a show in Dallas Sunday against the Denver Nuggets Irvin hit a clutch 21 foot left-handed hook shot behind the free throw line over nicoa yic to beat the Denver

Nuggets here’s a play right here look at that right there that’s Kyrie everybody can’t do that but he can that’s why he’s Kyrie the spectacular play had players and fans going crazy on X formerly known as Twitter Kyrie finished playing 40 minutes 24 points seven rebounds nine assists again this all happened during

Ramadan where Muslims observe a strict fast from dawn until sunset they’re not allowed to eat or drink not even water during daylight hours didn’t stop Kyrie Irvin from answering the call though ladies and gentlemen everybody knows I’ve been critical to Kyrie Irving in the past because of some off court stuff

That he found himself in that repeatedly detracted from His Marvelous play on the basketball court most of the time because he did stuff that kept him off the Court instead of allowing him to be on the court but that’s the past we’re not here to talk about the past we’re

Not here to talk about the past I’m going to be like Mark Maguire not even pleading the 5ifth we a here to talk about the past okay we to talk about right now right now with Luca donic being in line to capture or to at least VI for MVP honors Kyrie Irving has

Quietly gone about the business of averaging 25.4 points shooting 49% from the field 41.5% from three-point range and on top of it all 90% from the fre free throw line the brother is a showstopper y’all and if Kyrie Irving continues to play that way and Luca Dona

Continues to do what he did because remember that long range three that he hit over the top of the key when Aaron Gordon and those boys messed up assignment wise and left them wide open the bottom line is Luca donic is that dude and Dallas with him and Kyrie

Irving all the rest of the fellas got to do is their job and make sure they play some damn defense and Dallas Can Make some noise so stay tuned Kyrie Irving play on an elite level elevates the Dallas Mavericks exponentially we cannot forget that okay let me move to the last

Item and I’m going to lean back or sit down for a second to bring this up because you’re not going to see me like this too often staying in the NBA in the Western Conference everyone knows I’ve been quite vocal about the New Orleans Pelicans in particular Zion Williamson

And his weight so much so that the team came to his defense on their social media by posting my college scoring averages at Winston Salem State on X it was all a lie because I didn’t have any damn stats because I got injured and never played but that’s beside the point

Because it’s irrelevant today it doesn’t matter I’m not going to talk about Zion’s weight but more so his play that has sparked the Pelicans to a 40 and 26 record they are now holding the fifth spot spot in the western conference with just 16 games remaining in the regular

Season Zion Williamson have you seen them the brothers averaging nearly 24 and seven they’re winning basketball games they’re the number one team defensively with efficiency they’re one of the very few teams five teams in the NBA that are both top 11 in offensive and defensive efficiency okay they’ve been winning

Basketball games and they’ve been beating everybody up while they’ve been doing it the New Orleans Pelicans are being led by Zion Williamson who’s playing like a number one overall pick much props much loves to him we going to see what he does as the as the playoffs approach they’ve got CJ McCullum on

There they’ve got Brandon Ingram on there they got valent Tunis on there they’ve got Herbert Jones on there they’ve got size they’ve got athleticism they’ve got perimeter shooting they got veteran leadership they got a Manchild in Zion Williamson who looks St like he lost weight he stayed off the burgers

And the staks he ain’t hiding food under his bed or anything like that from the team the brother’s focused and that Zion Williamson I got news for you the New Orleans Pelicans could go to the finals I’m not saying they doing that I’m not saying they’re better than Denver I’m saying they’ve

Been playing exceptionally well and they have all the pieces in place to make a run we cannot ignore that we got to get props where it’s due because Steve even a is a fair-minded individual and I would never ever allow my personal discust with people who tried to troll me to camouflage reality

Reality is New Orleans can beat anybody anybody or they could lose to anybody if they ain’t focused acknowledging as much is the fair and righteous thing to do and if if I’m nothing else I am fair if not dare I say righteous coming up next on the Stephen

A Smith show Jay Williams joins me to talk all things basketball we break down the brackets and get Jay’s take on some of the biggest NBA headlines so stick around don’t go anywhere you’re watching the Stephen A Smith show right here with the digital Airways with YouTube back with more in a

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Click the link in the description to download the app pretty pleased we should go on to there’s a lot of things other things I would do in basketball too like it’s a couple other coverages I would do the the the pick the Picker BB not Bombs Over Bagdad but Baseline out of

Bombs America’s play the America’s play you have the guard you have the best shooter sitting in the middle of the lane yep you have the biggest Wing sitting at the top yep five is on the strong side you have the point guard taking it out yeah and then the weak

Side corner the weak side corner yeah it’s not many times that the guy the wing that’s coming down in the middle gets that pass because in theory if you’re guarding the ball 1 1,00 2 1,000 take away the basket and then jump out right to take away the shot the guy

That’s guarding the ball when he says 1 1000 2 1000 3 1000 why doesn’t he just take the guard that’s coming out for the pick the Picker and the guard that’s guarding the the pick the Picker guy just Falls right to the to the guy that’s taking the ball out yeah 1 10000 2 1000 right there ladies and gentlemen right there that is

Something that we need to appreciate right here before our very eyes welcome back to the Stephen A Smith show what your just heard was about a new podcast I want to give a shout out to from the one and only LeBron James himself he’s partnering with former NBA Sharpshooter

And my colleague at ESPN JJ reck on a new podcast that intends to be quote a pure conversation about the game of basketball LeBron emphasized how he doesn’t want the podcast titled mind the game to necessarily mirror the typical discourse around the sport James says he’s really proud of what the UN rept

That has done to innovate in sports media he added he wants to continue producing content his friends would watch and right here ladies and gentlemen he’s doing this first of all major props and congratulations to LeBron James I’m dead serious about this because if you remember I’m not going to be

Hypocritical here there’s a thousand times I’ve talked about the genius and the Brilliance of these basketball players it’s a LeBron James one day it’s a Kevin Durant another day it’s a Steph Curry another day it’s a Chris Paul another day it’s a James hard another

Day the list goes on and on the NBA is Rife with brilliant brilliant basketball minds and their problem is they so damn sensitive most of the time and they’re so dismissive and aloof because they’re not talking to somebody they consider on their level they don’t want to talk

About it as opposed to taking an opportunity to actually teach the game now LeBron has put his words his bravado his stature his money figuratively speaking where his mouth is he is showing you right there elements of the game that the average basketball fan can’t possibly think about or see

Because we’re fixated on a finished product as opposed to the nuances surrounding the game what goes into it and what ultimately leads to success but having said all of that let me be the first to say LeBron James is a little bit slick here too brilliantly slick I

Might add because he could have had that conversation on uninterrupted he could have been talking to mavick Carter he could have been talking to Rich Paul he could have been talking to his crew of boys but he chose to do this with JJ reck who is JJ reck one of the great

Shooters in the history of the game who had a 15-year plus career in the NBA who is now a color commentator a part of the a team with Mike Green and Daris Burke on ABC and ESPN games who’s also a contributor to my daytime job first tap

Along with other shows not to mention the fact he’s got his own podcast the old man in the three which is very popular so what happens is when you get with somebody like a JJ who knows the game who’s a brilliant basketball mind but could be a bit truculent or seric at

Times when somebody he believes is ignorant is in his face talking about the game to have a voice like that serves LeBron in a multitude of ways because it Prov provides him cover from the regular discourse that would serve to criticize or Sully his name in

Any way cuz he don’t want to do it he believes that’s beneath him so he got with somebody that’ll do it for him not to say that’s what JJ signed on for not to say that’s what JJ is about I’m just saying that JJ knows the game and he is

Quick to check anybody who thinks they know stuff they don’t know about the game of basketball it’s a brilliant move on LeBron James part very slick and it will work like heaven against everybody except me it won’t work when you go out on that wing and you jacking

Up shots you don’t need to jack up or you hesitant about getting to the free throw line or you choosing to Sho shoot a fallway jump shot instead of taking it to the hole and being that man amongst boys that you are JJ ain’t gonna be able to help you

There no matter what he says but it is a brilliant idea and everybody should want to watch JJ reck with LeBron James now that I’ve gotten that off my chest it’s one more quick hitter I need to get to before I get to my man Jay Williams now as brackets are getting

Filled out and billions of dollars are on the line for the big dance there’s another gambling story making headlines today people Superstar singer Bruno Mars has a string of hit songs one of his most popular is called 24K Magic in the air I ain’t going to do

That to you in the song Mars sings the lyric I’m a dangerous man with some money in my pocket remember that well that money may be gone if a recent report by news nation is true according to the article Mars has had a long-term residency at the park MGM Las Vegas for

Eight years and has reportedly racked up $50 million in gambling debt a source alleged that Mars takes home 90 million from his current deal with MGM and a recently launched cocktail lounge called the pinky ring at Vegas Bas MGM property the Bellagio Mars has talked in the past

About his love for poker during an appearance on the show carpool karaoke in the end let’s be very clear first of all I’m a huge fan of Bruno Ms secondly I think he’s the closest thing to Michael Jackson out there let me say it I never knew a damn thing about Bruno Ms

Until he performed at the Super Bowl by himself and Then followed that up with a performance with Coldplay and Beyonce which to me was off the chain and the fact that he’s bringing in 90 million how the hell you bringing in 90 million you 50 million in debt I don’t

Understand that you’re supposed to be 40 million in the green not 50 million in debt you’re 50 million in debt that’s 90 plus an additional 50 which comes up to about $140 million that you’re throwing around I don’t understand this but here’s all I got to say for those of you that are

Looking at him and you’re saying your excuse me according to the reports he makes about a million and a half per show or whatever why are we stressing yeah he might owe 50 million based on a million and a half he might earn per show that’s just 33.3

Shows that’s all he need to do to erase that that don’t go to the damn poker table don’t go to the blackjack table don’t go to the slot machine for crying out loud even if it’s only asking you for a dollar don’t do it stay the hell

Out of the casino other than your performance outside of that guess what bro all you got to do is do about 33 and A2 shows 35 shows in a two- Monon span and it erases the $50 million debt most people on this planet can’t do that most

People ain’t Brew no Mars he get away with that so I understand y’all looking at the 50 million 50 million 50 million remember I just told you they say the brother pulling in 90 million per at MGM I’m sorry next year it might be 40

Instead of 90 so you could pay off the 50 in debt my heart’s broken I mean I’m just so stunned I’m so stunned please stop the nonsense let that man live his life but Bruno it ain’t good to make all that money if you ain’t got any of it to keep for yourself

Bro when you look at the Vegas casinos just think twice about going down there yourself that’s so send your boys to do it for you order room service chill out do something anything but gamble bro keep your money because as great as you are I got news for you you

Ain’t going to be able to perform like that forever we all get old for the time is undefeated make sure your wallets are fat when that day comes for you all right just wanted to say that before I get to where I’m going which is to my

Man Jay Williams cuz I couldn’t wait to talk to this brother time for the brackets time for the brackets so guess what my next guest is an ESPN NBA and college basketball analyst and a frequent contributor on first take by the way more importantly this is his

Time of the year he won the 2001 NCAA National Championship with Duke so he knows a little something about the game of basketball and about March Madness this is my brother the one and only Mr Jay Williams what’s up big time how are you how you doing man how’s everything

You know what say I just got I just got the little John AR wood in the war behind me on the left and the Little Nate Smith on the right you know just a little Flex this time of year I I’m glad you Flex it you need to flex a little

Bit more I can’t believe how many people have forgotten that you literally have forgotten that you were a national player of the year they know that you won a championship and D but they forget that you were a bad boy see I never forgot that about you Jay well was it

Too busy looking at us argue about Kyrie Irving back in the day you know we’ve been making magic in different ways so it’s been taking the attention away from the other man I ain’t got I ain’t ain’t going to lie to you I I can’t argue with you

About Kyrie Irving today that brother that brother that brother right there Jay J I can’t say anything I’m glad we’re back to basketball though I mean you were right when it’s basketball it’s magical it’s magical he is spectacular man and we’ll get in a little NBA action

Before I’ll let you get on out of here today but I brought you on to talk about the brackets because the NCAA tournament is all set March Madness is ready to go I want to go region by region right now I know you got your brackets I’m looking

In the east region right over here for me I’m looking at the East right now I’m looking at Yukon okay this is what I’m looking at with Yukon the number one seat I think they’re the best team in basketball I can’t see anybody beating them Jay can

You you know Illinois or Iowa State might be the only ones to really give them issues like Auburn to be there I don’t think Auburn’s guards are good enough at the end of the day to compete with the likes of the you guards like yukon’s guards Tristan Newton and cam

Spcer are different levels right but when you get to the bottom half of the bracket the only thing that would hold up Iowa state is their inability to score the same clip that Yukon can and Iowa state is a great defensive team I just Yukon is the most complete team but

Yes I have Yukon coming out of the east region I think it’s safe to say that Dan Hurley is a different breed of an animal right and that DNA has been passed down to all of his players they are built differently I got the come it’s two

Things on my mind about Iowa State though number one their defense is Elite yes they have difficult times scoring at times but they can certainly shut you down and make the game ugly and interesting because they can really neutralize you offensively better than most teams in college basketball can do

The other side to it is that Houston rolled up in there this past weekend in their tournament they were one of the top teams in the nation they were 30 and3 three consecutive Seasons winning 30 or more games they didn’t lose to Iowa State they got their ass kicked

They were down by 30 lost by 28 did that give you cause to pause when it comes to is State being in the same region as you come anybody else I mean that was a that was a can of Whoop Ass Say Yeah like I’ve been on

Number one Seas before like all the St like we lost some games but we ain’t losing by 30 right we lost by two by four by single digits barely of that but by 30 that gives me like that that’s some value on Iowa State so that’s the

Reason but you know one of the things that confused everybody pops up the Big 12 all you hear about this ter is how good the Big 12 is but none of these guys played Crazy non-conference schedules because they’re in conference schedules so crazy which everybody gives

Reason to but so a lot of these teams really haven’t been tested outside of the conference but I think IA State will be the one team that could be a sleeper or not it can give you consumation but I still have Yukon going by okay I want to

Go to the South Region right now I want to look at the South because right now I’m thinking about the teams that I saw in that region here’s the South Region right here you got Houston as a number one seed Marquette as a number two SE

Who jukon had their way with on at least two to three occasions this coming season but my pick out of the South Region Jay Williams you ready for this Texas A&M I think they got shot to the four what to the four I’m going to the four because I’ve lost all fath in

Houston and I’m looking at the rest of this region am I supposed to pick Nebraska no am I I don’t believe in Duke you you don’t believe in Duke either I don’t believe in Duke there you go and you went to Duke you went to Duke start the Duke delivered a national

Championship to Duke I know Mike shashki that’s supposed to be a t a drop off when he disappears Jay but damn I just don’t see it we don’t got we don’t got that to us sa we don’t something’s missing I I don’t know what it is you

You are built like a dog you and I know dogs we know people that just keep coming regardless of whatever you do they don’t care they are built like trucks right and for some reason when I watch St their talented I just don’t feel like they’re built like trucks

They’re missing that and that’s what kills me about the whole situation how could that be though coming from the pedigree they come from you Bobby Hurley Christian Lea Grant Hill I mean my Lord how do you get I don’t recognize this Duke team I just think something’s really missing you really really don’t

Know what it is you keep pounding your chest like it’s something inside that chest that’s missing is that what it is I mean that’s what keeps your heartbeating I see the new Studios I see the work ethic you see me trying to mirror it in my own way that’s where you

And I have a bond we’re both built like that right and when you you it takes one to No One essay okay like when you’re on the court and you’re watching these dudes hold on they just got their taals whooped by North Carolina right at home

Yeah at home like when you lose a game at dukon North Carolina it’s like there’s a death in the family that’s right and then to see them come out against NC State and all L NC State for those boys DJ Burns could be one of the stars in NCAA tournament right they were

Beating him to 50-50 balls like it was light work like that that’s problematic to me that makes me concerned about your heart and your character going into the tournament it does and that’s where I go to Texas A&M I’ve seen them play a little bit this year and I’m saying to

Myself they got some potential and they got the I definitely think somebody gonna knock off Houston I Believe it’ll be them I like Marquette but I saw them get beat up too much against Yukon I know it was against the best team in the nation but if you get punched in the

Face enough you ultimately get punch drunk and I think that potentially could happen to Marquette even though I’m a fan of Shaka Smith Shaka smart I’m just looking at it from that standpoint do you believe Texas A&M can come out of that region I think they have a

Legitimate chance I mean one of the reasons we were talking about this today in your show first take that I love them is that they are the best offensive rebounding team in the country by the way that’s how Houston scores got Houston’s Best Shot is their offensive

Rebound right but I think that Texas A&M is a little bit bigger now Jamal shed for Houston he’s a dog defensively but yo way Taylor man that that that dude can score against the best of them in the nation smaller guard him and Tyrese Ratford two guys that are used to

Getting their shots off and they beat Kentucky they beat some of the top teams in the SEC which to me if you can do that you can be anybody in the nation what about Kentucky let’s stay there for a quick second here how are you feeling about Kentucky considering what they’ve

Been through this year you heard me arguing with Coach Greenberg earlier this morning on first take on ESPN he brings up KY who I love dly I love kyar we go back many years I was covering temple with John Cheney as the coach in the 9 s when kipari was at UMass with

Lou roow and Mike Williams and Marcus cambi and these boys I know what a great coach kipari is but 32 years in one National Championship what am I supposed to say about that I mean just it’s the one thing that keeps him from in the levels of immortality and into the

Pantheon of coaches and and Big Blue Nation trust me you know I’m on social media all the time they are calling for this man’s job I don’t believe his job is at Jeopardy at all yeah I don’t believe it should be either I don’t believe it should be but that’s where

The fan base is trying to take it but I will tell you this they got Rob Dillingham which you can check him out on YouTube he’s a YouTube highlight show and they got Reed Shepard that’s going to be a top five picking this upcoming NBA draft they coming off the bench

Stephen A they’re coming off the bench wow like this is the most loaded team he’s had in a long time and this region by the way we talked about the chaos up top when you got Texas A&M coming out like there ain’t no reason Kentucky should not be coming out of this bracket

They should be coming out of the South Region that’s it I got it let me transition to the Midwest region right now because Purdue is the number one seed Tennessee is a number two seed okay kraton kraton is a number three seed your fourth seed is Kansas with Bill

Self in the crew got some injuries they got to deal with fifth is Gonzaga I’m looking at the Midwest I think this is I don’t want to say a cakewalk it’s college basketball but we’re Purdue and how loaded they are and with the victories they’ve had this year you

Should be coming out of this region if you’re Purdue your thoughts I was you today on your show man cuz usually like if I drop a little nugget you sense it and it blows up into a larger conversation so you didn’t find anything interesting about what I said that as a

Guy who snuck one player of the year award in 2001 and then won them all in 2002 if you were talking about Jay Williams of dut and I had not been out of the first weekend of the damn NCAA tournament as a backto back National

Player of the year would you not give me any grief for that Stephen I would I’ll give you major grief no doubt that’s where we’re at with zini he’s 74 he will keep calling him the best player in basketball actually think the best player in basketball is the guy playing

For Tennessee D connect that’s going to be a top five pick in the draft but if Zack Edy doesn’t get out of the first round doesn’t get to the final four his legacy will be that as back-to-back National player of the year they got

Beat by a 16 seed a 15 seed and the 13 seed and not out of the first weekend of the tournament can I can I say something to you publicly I have not I have not uttered this publicly on first take on this show on radio anywhere that I’ve been I’ve never

Been a big fan of Ed I think I look at him and I know he’s dominant on the Collegiate level but I think it’s strictly because he has such a huge size Advantage I look at his footwork I look at his Mobility I look

At his hops or lack there of I don’t see him as some dude that that’s a monster coming into the NBA that’s going take the World by storm I look at him as a guy who’s oversized that as a result is going to take advantage of dudes on the

Collegiate level in a way he will never be able to do on a pro level and that’s why you haven’t heard me talking about him and it’s not hate it’s just what it is right when people ask me well why is the women’s game getting so much pop I’m

Like well we got the Stephen Curry of women’s college basketball on the game right now that’s why it pops so compare Caitlyn Clark to zachi that’s the problem that’s exactly and that’s answering your question that is why I said I don’t talk about him because he’s

A college kid I’m trying to be nice trying to be nice J I’m trying compassion get this you they fine you can talk about them like they Pros they grown ass man you okay I got it I got it man I’m just trying to be nice let’s

Move to the west region man North Carolina is the number one seat I got North Carolina going to the final four bro I see some I see some competition Arizona is not something that you can sneeze at I’m not sold on baill damn sure ain’t sold on Clemson or Alabama or

Certainly St Mary’s I know North Carolina can get knocked off because if RJ Davis has some kind of slump or whatever I’m wondering about them but I’ve seen enough from Carolina despite their lost in the ACC Championship Game the NC State to look at them and say

They could get to the final four what say you I agree with you you know one of my nicknames is petty the Bell you know I you know I love the petty stuff I’m here for all I’m here for all of it so I’m not going to say specific

On it but if North Carolina and Arizona meet in the elite a oh that is such team Petty because you know that backourt that RJ Davis and that Caleb love they played together in a national championship game for North Carolina now yeah and some stuff popped off and to

Watch those two go at it head-to-head for a chance to the final four oh I’m just get my popcorn ready I’m sitting my ass on that couch and I’m leaning in no doubt so again to go over my picks I’ve got Yukon I’ve got North Carolina I got Texas A&M

With Perdue okay and I got youon beating North Carolina Purdue beating Texas A&M and I got Yukon beating Purdue for the national title the only twist I have in my four I’m with you on Yukon UNC out of the East and the West in the South I got

Kentucky Poppin okay I think Drake is gonna add he’s going to bet a lot of money on them it’s a different different with that and then I got Tennessee beating Purdue man right Purdue already beat them originally this year I think that’s payback don’t connect he’s not

The plug he’s the connect say I’m telling you watch this cat play he’s Cut From a Different Cloth right I think he is a chance to get a Revenge game I think they will get revenge against I want to transition to something on a personal level about you I really really

First of all you know your basketball inside and out you was a hell of a player you were what I wanted to be damn I didn’t have those kind of skill set damn it that’s the bottom line but but but I got but I got to tell you this I

Think the college basketball game has needed you I think that when we look at college basketball we’ve seen the women getting more shine LSU South Carolina and nearly gotten into it now they could proba have the potential in women’s basketball to meet for the national championship Caitlyn Clark is the Steph

Cur of the sport we know what she brings to the table how box office she is we haven’t seen that in the men’s game and everybody’s been talking about about the players who are bypassing College you know guys coming over from Europe they’re going straight to the pros guys

Going to the NBA willing to go to the G League etc etc yes that’s hurt but I also think somebody like you is needed because like you just pointed out with Edy you g to hold cats accountable not to say that other great basketball college basketball analysts don’t do

That but I think the game needs you and I think it’s great that the game has you how much have you enjoyed covering college basketball and calling college basketball the way that you used to before you transition to to the NBA well I’ll tell you doing your show and

Rocking out with you guys over the last several years I think I’ve came more into myself just about being unapologetically me you and I used have talks about this all the time right and rocking with key and the relationship here and I built Kean Johnson yeah yeah

Kean it it’s I think it helps me because at the end of the day I say I just want to talk ball and as you know this either you can hoop or you can’t hoop correct and just because you might be good in college don’t you be you’re going to be

Good in the pros and that’s okay we can delineate between the two but just being honest about raw feedback as a former player that sometimes you need to get into the gritty and just go get it that’s who I want to bring the life on the television set do you believe that

You’re able like it’s one thing to talk to NBA players who get what you were and what you did on the basketball court and they can appreciate that before you had the motorcycle accident injury and that basically derailed your pro career but as a Collegiate player there’s no

Denying how Elite you were and all the awards that you won when you go and talk to these college basketball players do they get that do they understand who’s standing before them who’s sitting there talking to them about their games and how to improve it how to work on it and

What it’s going to take to get to the next level do you get the point do you get the impression that in this day and age they get that from you I I think they get it because they see me on TV but when they really get it is when I

Sit down with them I start asking them questions right so I’m like okay how many points have you dropped in three years they’re like oh 700 I’m like that’s cool I dropped 20093 how many times have you won an ACC Championship one okay I won it three how many times

Have you been a final four MVP okay I got it once I national champ how many times have you been player the year or I’m two time National player the year so I often think that sometimes it’s okay to say what your background is right like when I hear it’s okay to remind

People absolutely what it was and that’s fine I’m all for it but I’m asking you are they receiving it I know you say it and you feel the need to tell it to but based on your years in this business of covering the sport both collegiately and on a professional level talking to

Athletes the way that you talk to them today’s generation of Collegiate athletes how receptive are they to those messages I think they’re open because I’m willing to criticize and critique myself I mean it’s same it’s the same as you like trust me we all learn and we

Take notes yeah like there times I can mess up I could hold myself accountable I’ll apologize for a mistake I’ll own it I’ll also say things like look I think Caitlyn Clark is great to a degree but we Define greatness by championships individual greatness is different than how we deem Champions

Right like they’re levels to Greatness and even though it’s hard it ain’t for everybody it takes elements of luck but that’s what we talk about in the status of the pantheon so I just see it differently some people are going to like it some people aren’t but it is

What it is is that one of the reasons that you get Kyrie Irving in ways that most of us haven’t I’m saying that complimentary because I got to sit up here and a listen I’ve had my differences with Kyrie Irving but I’ve consistently always wanted that brother

On the court I want him on the court doing what we’ve seen him do and now that he’s doing it we got Luca damn near averaging 35 Point triple doubles over the course of a couple of months and quietly Kyrie Irvin is averaging 25.4 points shoot 49% for the field 41.2%

From three-point range 90% for the free throw line and the Dallas Mavericks are creeping up in the standing trying to make some noise avoid the play in and could potentially Make Some Noise this postseason and we’re talking about a Kyrie Irving by the way who put up forth his performance with the game-winning

Shot against Denver on Sunday afternoon that’s in the midst of Ramadan he’s not eating he’s not drinking and he’s on the court doing what we saw him do I can’t say enough about him I got to give him his props you always had a connection to some degree about who Kyrie Irving was

What he is is what he’s capable of what is it like for you to see him perform in the way he has performed this year I just never seen somebody have poetry with the rock the way he has ever and I’m a student like I study old school

Players like you know Rod Strickland the fact that that’s his family like the fact that he’s taking Rod Strickland and Stephen you watch Rod yeah one that’s one of my boys to like he’s 3.0 of that yeah I’ve never seen I also think that for a guy like Kyrie

We want him to be the person in every aspect that he is as a player and we all know it don’t really work like that like there levels of growth in so many different categories as you deal with Fame as you deal with attention as you deal with what you thought you needed

Compared to what you need so I think just understanding the growth trajectory of who he is as a young dude like I’m not saying I’m absolving him of everything like I make mistakes damn we all makes mistakes I don’t even mention them anymore I I want to move I want him

I want him to move I love just talking about his game and guess what guess what the question is I got about Kyrie Irving now and some people might look at it as a negative I don’t it’s a testament to his greatness what if him and LeBron James

Had never separated oh oh Dam I mean what if they what if they had never separated that well that goes to this whose team is Dallas’s team it’s Lucas okay so like that’s what I’m saying the growth though right like like when with LeBron oh I’m not the kid I’m

His equal okay KD yeah we’re equal but it’s kind of mine now with Luca You’ seen the growth where it’s like yo I’m just gonna do me if I could be great I could I just want to win a chip it’s different mindsets at different times in

Your career what did you feel about Isaiah Thomas on Draymond Green’s podcast when D when Isaiah Thomas said to Draymond your legacy as a team you would Steph with Clay was on the Downs slide because after Cleveland came back and beat y’all you don’t go out and get KD

In all likelihood you don’t win the championship again Kyrie and LeBron would have had that what do you say to that he’s right yeah I have to admit that I have to admit that I have to admit that yeah but where’s the LIE being told there I mean

Look the fact that they got they were able to recruit maybe the most skilled player outside of Kyrie the game of basketball’s ever seen at seven feet tall to do what he did I mean St doesn’t have a couple more without KD I I think even Steph will be honest to tell you

That wow and if that dude stays there that’s gave over in Cleveland for a long time those two together come on man we still want to see them together now how about that how about that absolutely it would have been nice to see Kyrie in La

It would been nice to see Kyrie in La at the crypto.com do you look at me do you do I seem like I’m denying in hell yes I want to I want to be in Denver come to finals great Sports Town great people but damn it that high altitude with my stuffy nose

Causing me sign his headaches I’m not interested I want to be in Southern California sunshine I’m not denying that but two questions before I let you get on out of here Kyrie the most skilled player in NBA history in your mind I would say I called him the most

Skilled duo in your show I yes I mean look most play I’m GNA give you something technical here okay basketball wise that you like sure whenever you see an NBA player do a left-hand layup while in movement most of them gather the they rock it back from the right to the left

To get the momentum with up yep look at the fact that he takes his right hand outside the the painted area touches it for a second but across his body and then keeps that thing in his left hand the whole time most of the time over a

Seven footer I mean in while fading right to left that’s right like that that’s Kareem Abdul Jabar as a 62 guard wow I ain’t never seen that before not during the game top five skilled all time I don’t know who’s number one but he deserves to be in the in the

Conversation last question to you I’mma switch to Zion Williamson because I had to get on them a few weeks ago cuz they chirping and chirping and toing but they are y okay with that man I’m fine come on Jay you know me I can take it I could take it they

Trolling me and all of this I could kill less first of all they keep lying they keep acting like I play they got injured I never played so that I mean they lying about the stat show no none of your makes it’s okay you can’t show the makes

But let me say this to you I made some mies now they they they sleeping on the brother but that’s okay that’s all right here’s my thing about Zion and them you got more as just as many names meaning the Pelicans the Hornets as you have had division titles or I’m sorry Playoff

Series victories in the 22-year history of the franchise two shut up and play guess what they have they have been balling 40 and 26 fifth seed in the west Zion looks considerably lighter in shape playing like a star I’ve gone from criticizing them J Williams to having to

Acknowledge these brothers got a chance to be in the Western Conference Finals if not the finals because they got size to match up with Denver and I think jic would have a really hard time with how fast Zion is and how he can get out on transition and

Utilize him as a point forward at times look the discussion around Zion has always been his health and his weight yes ain’t nobody ever the it’s one of the same yeah yeah and nobody ever question when that dude’s on the court what he’s able to bring you might

Question has the intensity on his focus on the court match his intensity of his focus of what it needs to be off the court but as we’ve all said though like sometimes you need time in the league to get yourself situated to get right he’s

Been through a lot I just want him to stay right now that’s I just want him to stay right because ain’t nobody else saying nothing else about Zion other than his hoop on the court and that’s what I want us to talk about with him he’s different he’s special I’m letting

You get out of here with this last comment you can just respond to it I love me some Caitlyn Clark I root for her all day every day she’s the Steph Curry of women’s basketball I think she’s going to be a star on the next

Level in the WNBA as well but I will say this I still see them losing to an LSU I think LSU in a rematch is the more complete team and I got LSU in South Carolina meeting for the national championship my final four for the women’s is South Carolina Tennessee LSU

And USC that girl Juju Juju Watkins I mean she’s special but I don’t think they going to beat LSU I got LSU in South Carolina meet for the national title and Dawn stey and South Carolina winning it what do you say I I am not

Mad at that I just also think you and I know about this whole west coast East Coast thing highlights if you ever have seen Juju Watkins play She’s special he might be the most talented player we have in the women’s game right now right I’m GNA leave it at that she’s a bad

Girl if there if there is one if there’s a female who can put on a show an individually take over there’s only two in my mind it’s her and Caitlyn agreed but she a freshman and I think if she has if she stay all four years a freshman a freshman Lord Jay Williams

Love you bro appreciate you man thanks so much for being on the show you you brother stay up all right still to come right here on the Stephen A Smith show did you hear Donald Trump’s comments on a quote bloodbath if he’s not reelected I’ve got several thoughts on that matter

Plus calls tweets and then some up next it’s 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 I want to take a moment to get into a little politics because there was a website called the

Spun that released an article about me and it was entitled quote Stephen A accuses the media of being unfair to Donald Trump the subject of the article was a post essentially one that I tagged to a video that was released by Elon Musk on a speech that Trump was giving

The other day and when I responded tagged Elon musk’s video here is what I said based purely on this video if it is accurate then it would be true it seems real Donald Trump’s words were taken out of context reading the headlines I’ve read fair is

Fair I posted this in response to the owner of Tesla and X the one and only Elon mus himself saying quote Legacy Media lies end quote in a post highlighting media criticism of trump speech that was in reference to Trump’s comment Saturday at an audio at an auto

Industry rally in Dayton Ohio y’all an auto industry rally in Dayton Ohio one thing Trump did say was this listen for yourself China now is building a couple of massive plants where they’re going to build the cars in Mexico and think they think that they’re going to sell those

Cars into the United States with no tax at the border let me tell you something to China if you’re listening president she and you and I are friends but he understands the way I deal those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now and

You think you’re going to get that you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us now we’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line and you’re not going to be able to

Sell those guys if I get elected now if I don’t get elected it’s going to be a blood bath for the whole that’s going to be the least of it it’s going to be a blood bath for the country that’ll be the least of it what did I

Do the fact of the matter is when you watch the headlines talking about Donald Trump they were mischaracterizing his comments yes he said what he said but it was taken completely out of context because he was talking about the Auto industry and business with China and how

If he’s Not Elected it’s going to be problematic in terms of doing business with China as it pertains to the Auto industry I don’t take it back I ain’t backing up one inch what the hell is going on here let me tell y’all something I’m really getting sick and tired of people

Mischaracterizing my quotes this is the beauty of having my own platform and saying what I want to say and what I need to say only for the perspective of quoting me accurately and contextualizing what I say accurately then do what you want but any given time that I want to when you mischaracterize

What I say I’m going come back at your ass that’s what I’m going to do let me be very very clear for all of you Democrats out there that swear up and down I’m some damn Trump supporter because I call it like I said I didn’t vote for Trump in

2016 I didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and I damn sure ain’t going to vote for him in 2024 and if you really really want my history let me take it a step further I voted for Michael duckus versus HW Bush even when he tried to Hoodwink everybody

And use those woolly Horton ads that ultimately work for him I voted for Bill Clinton not once but twice I voted for Al Gore that’s the first time I heard about Le you know what is it you know what is it leaning Chads at the voting booth

Hanging Chads rather I don’t know this stuff but I voted for Al Gore yes I did I voted for John kery yes I did and you damn right I voted for Barack Obama not once but twice and I voted for Hillary Clinton and I voted for Joe Biden despite the crime

Bill leading to mass incarceration for minorities in this country although it was entirely his fault because you had the Congressional Black Caucus pushing him to do it but he bragged about how it was his bill his bill his bill until it wasn’t politically expedient for him to do

So I’ve been voting for Democrats but hey I’m a fair-minded individual and when Republicans make sense I’m going to give them I’m going to give them credit for it when they’re right about something I’m going to give them credit for it there’s plenty of Republicans other than Trump that I would have voted

For and I wouldn’t have apologized for it because I don’t happen to disagree with every conservative policy but just so we’re clear I’m a fiscal conservative and I am a social liberal Unapologetic about it what does that have to do with y’all not telling the truth see in the at the

End of the day let’s just call it what it is Trump is handing it to y’all all you Democrats out there are walking around acting like it’s somebody else’s fault that in the year 20124 you’re begging are soon to be 82y old incumbent to run for re-election and win

For you because you haven’t had a damn soul that can take them four indictments 91 counts two impeachments civil suits against them elevating above $400 million and he is whipping y’all ass that is a fact he secured the GOP nomination you got him ahead in all the

PO as we speak you’ve got him elevated according to the PO in a world of Hispanics and blacks more so than ever before not to say that those numbers are going to be exorbitant but it’ll be just enough to get him reelected and because I’m sitting here and pointing out to you

That you’re getting in your own way by trying to fabricate or embellish stories in such a fashion where you could easily get caught exposed for for your miscalculations or your Flatout lies and something that he is going to use to his advantage to get reelected I’m wrong I’m

Wrong because I’m calling out how you don’t know how to beat him that’s the problem I’m no political offici anado but I’ve been on the record saying I’d love to go against Trump in a debate you know how embarrassing that is that I could say that because he beat y’all you

Can’t beat him you can’t beat them you’re trying everything you’re engaging in lawfare you keep coming up with stuff trying to it’s Russian collusion one minute it’s civil cases the next we got a district attorney in the state of New York going after him for paying hush

Money to a former point star you really think that’s going to stop him from getting reelected you’ve got tens of millions of people who are already on the record saying they would vote for him if he were a convicted felon and put in a zebra suit Behind Bars and the best you

Can do is say Stephen A Smith is supporting him is coming to his defense that’s the best you can do because I’m pointing out how something’s not going to work news flash he is taking it to y’all in such a way that it’s become a bit embarrassing it’s that simple not only

Is he taking out the santis and Nicki Hy and Chris Christie andet ramaswami he’s also taking out President Biden before our very eyes the momentum keeps dissipating I’m not happy about that because I believe that a trump presidency could potentially cause Civil War in this country that’s my personal

Belief based on his behavior because I believe he will be on a Vengeance tour and he won’t be governing he’ll be exacting Revenge instead of being presidential and being the leader of the Free World for all of America that’s my belief but that does not mean I’m not

Going to point out when you’re doing something that’s to your detriment that is not going to lead to beating him the truth is the truth he’s smoking the dams right now after he smoked every GOP rival they could find he looks like he is destined for

The White House all Stephen A is sitting here saying what you going to do about it what you going to do about it because right now he’s giving it to y’all it’s worse than what LeBron James and Steph Curry do to opponents or what Patrick Mahomes just did to a bunch of

People Trump is doing that to the DMS because in the year 2024 the liberal side of our political Stratosphere the ones whom some are called progressives are relying on an 82y year to come save today and I’m saying what if the momentum continues to show this y’all just going to stand in and

Let Biden fall y’all ain’t gonna do anything y’all ain’t gonna get KLA Harris in as your nominee you ain’t going to get Gavin Newsome in as your nominee you goingon to get somebody else in as your nominee do something and anything if it was anybody else in any

Other profession y’all would say try something anything y’all just standing still again getting your ass kicked you want to accuse Stephen A of saying something accuse me of that I dare anybody to deny it based on what we’ve been seeing let’s go to the tweets before I get on out of here for

The day because I got a couple tweets that I want wanted to get to and stuff like and I like getting up and standing up because you know they wanted me to show my casual side and stuff like that and since I got a couple of fly outfits

Particularly sweat suits why not do that I think it was the right thing to do okay so let’s get to some of these tweets okay and try going on okay at Matts Celtics it says here who you got in a two versus two Rick and Morty or SpongeBob and

Patrick well I’m definitely going with SpongeBob and Patrick look at this man I can put this brother right here in the post okay you see how they trying to imitate LeBron D way throwing the alleyoop to LeBron and LeBron slamming at home they missed when Shannon sharp

And I did that thing with me lobbing it up to Shannon sharp and him coming down and slamming it home this is what they trying to do here with Patrick and SpongeBob but you see the thickness of the body he’s a brother got muscles he can sit up there and move some people

Around this SpongeBob clearly got hops what these guys have Morty and Rick first of all their name sound corny Morty really second secondly your legs are as thin as mine that ain’t going to cut it say and thirdly you’re crying what the hell is I don’t I there’s no

Crying in basketball still crying still crying I’m going with SpongeBob and Patrick next up please give it to me at China from China with LeBron James is the photo right Stephen what do you think about the Grady dicks versus Anthony black Jersey swap can I say this for you two purposes

Don’t I have to be careful I’m not going to say the words over there you can read what the word says you know it compliments very complimentary things in some people’s eyes I’ll leave it at that let’s move on to the next one please who wins starch

Madness starch madness Okay now I could barely see all of this but starch Madness right here this is as Sports said the what CER sent this into me excuse me my peeps my peeps at ESPN has Browns what is this boiled what okay Duchess waffle roasted Sho strings

Gron def what the hell is that Mash Gren is that what it says oh Gren all right mashed potatoes okay potato tot skins wedges Croquettes baked oh for me it’s the baked potato right right there that’s what I’m going to go with some protein in your blood

Give you a little bit of extra energy and stuff like that I go with I go with the baked potatoes I just finished eating some last night by the way getting myself in shape trying to be right got to have the potatoes got to have the potatoes last one right here

Let’s go to it all right at scny coat oh my God look at this picture this is a cursed individual right here ladies and gentlemen look at this photo I mean clearly this is a miserable human being I mean to have all of that cowboy you clearly are not committed to winning at

Anything okay so but but let’s write what he writes you’re on your first date and she takes you back home to this what’s your reaction can I answer that question really can I give you an honest answer it depends on how fine she is uh I’m not going to lie you know I’m

Just not going to lie I mean you know I I I mean let me just give out a few names somebody as fine as Beyonce A J low you know son lean you know a Regina Hall you know people like that you understand what I’m saying I mean a uh

You know I’m G to throw Kim Kardashian in I just saw her at the lak’s game the other day she looked beautiful throw her up in there JLo was there too saw her she was beautiful you know up say I mean now if I’m with some average looking chick I’m

Leaving I what I need this for I don’t need I don’t need this contaminating me this might touch my soul in the wrong way but last time I check you not only have this but you got a lamp right here turn out the lights light a candle you understand cuz I’m in a

Romantic mood you understand what I’m saying let’s take a shower dim the lights can’t see the Cowboys I’m obviously going to move those sheets off I’mma shove the pillow away I’mma be under the covers and I just got to make sure I’m looking down instead of up and I won’t see most

Of it anyway so I’ll be just fine I’ll be just fine let’s go back to the I’m sorry I mean y’all ask the question I mean why you ask me I’m going to answer you right okay I’m just going to do that okay I’m going to do that but let’s get

To the phones before I get on out of here for the day 888 72753 03 that’s 888 s530 through let’s go to Gonzo in New Jersey you’re live with Stephen A what’s up man how you doing hey Stephen A how are you talk to me my brother listen I got a question

About the uh New York Giants quarterback situation listen we got Daniel Jones we got this sixth pick but TR Tommy deito I tell you right strong as a bll good head on his shoulders I’m from North Jersey he’s from a good family he might be BR

Stop it stop it don’t do that don’t do that it easy let me explain let me explain I’m playing with you Gonzo it’s all love brother we brothers from another mother relax one love one love Stephen here’s what I’m getting on you about respectfully you know good and

Well you don’t give a damn about his family values when Sunday shows up and he can’t throw that football don’t bring up he’s got he got he’s good guy and he’s got a nice family we respect that but we don’t care once Sunday arrives and it’s time for you to throw that

Football you can either play or you can’t we can’t do that you can’t sit up there and bring up stuff that absolutely positively doesn’t matter in a grand scheme of things so what he’s got a nice I don’t mean it literally as a human being but as a football player so what

He’s got a nice family and good family values you don’t give two cents about that if he can’t throw for a first down or a touch down and you know that’s true that’s what I’m saying don’t bring that up let’s focus on the game because they

Do that to us Gonzo they do that to us what they do is they get us caught up in all of that and then we’ve got to preface every damn comment we’re going to make by throwing all the platitudes out before we get down to the real evaluation don’t do

That focus on the football okay I know you heard me appreciate it Livy in Washington you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Livy how are you hey how are you how are you doing how’s everything I’m doing good how are you all right it’s always beautiful when the

Ladies call the show you know I appreciate that thank you so much go ahead Hey I Love You Stephen thank you thank you d uh my question was uh who do you have in a 1v1 do you have Godzilla or 25,000 Crow siiz birds crow-sized birds I’m I’m going to go with the

25,000 cowside Birds Godzilla is form Godzilla is formidable and he breeds fire and we get that but he’s still only one 25,000 yeah he can hit the ones in front of them what about the ones above them below them on top of them behind them everything not 25,000 and crow-sized

Birds that could pluck you to death hell yeah I’m going with 25,000 Birds that’s fair that’s fair absolutely you know victory in numbers Victory numbers they get in his eyes they could get get they get in his eyes his mouth everything you gotta remember if you go

To war you willing to die some of them Birds gonna be willing to die they’ll go right in his mouth you saying poke him in the eyes all that stuff I’m going with them over Godzilla and by the way Godzilla wasn’t even my favorite I like King Kong better than

Godzilla that’s just me I’m just saying thank you so much Livy appreciate the call let’s go to one more listen Stephen no worries thank you take care of yourself thank you for the call let’s go to this last one I Eli in Virginia you’re live with Stephen A what’s going

On man yo how you doing man what’s going on talk to me how you doing Eli oh I just want to ask you a question about what’s your favorite fortnite skin I got to tell you this you know who it is Renegade Raider oh yeah she a Badd

Renegade Raider yes I’m going to have to go with that’s old school one of The Originals I got to go with that I got to do that by the way can I transition because because you know when you talking about you know fortnite skins right yeah you know what you know that

That Renegade raid it’s an OG skin we all know that one of the rarest fortnite skins I think Y what was that first ever season only costing about 1,200 season one let me say this to you when am I going to get my own I mean I mean from

What I’m told what is it is it Bruno somebody they got their own fortnite skin yeah we need you in the game mine where’s mine where’s mine where’s the love where’s the love Stephen they can do that see there baby I want my own fortnite skin you got to get on that Eli

Get them get them get it together get it together can you do that for me yes you can make it happen I believe in you man try try and so will I appreciate the call man thank you so much that’s it for this edition of the

Stephen A Smith show I’m so happy that y’all joined me thanks again to the one and only Jay Williams for coming on as a special guest to discuss the brackets for the NCAA tournament both men and women’s by the way along with a little NBA action particularly in the aftermath

Of the greatness Kyrie Irving put on display Sunday afternoon thanks to him again obviously I enjoy y’all watching I love doing this show for y’all keep the support coming and I’m going to keep on coming until next time everybody this is Stephen a signing off peace and love

Enjoy your day see you in a couple of days

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