STEPHEN A. Smith impressed fans with his basketball skills after an impressive look at him and LeBron James.
The First Take star was seen in a viral video shooting a basketball on Thursday night.
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Smith appeared on ESPN’s NBA Countdown and was featured in a social media clip by fellow NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Both were in the studio for the NBA pregame show when the 56-year-old decided to shoot shots.
Stephen A. hit three of five mid-range pitches in the video before telling fans, “This ain’t the first pitch, baby,” a reference to himself throwing a ceremonial MLB first pitch to home plate in one last leap year.
Although Smith missed one more shot before the clip ended, fans shared their approval of the ESPN star’s manner of filming, as well as his manner of filming.
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“Quick release without reaching full elevation and he’s still hitting it. He has game,” commented one of them.
“Stephen shoots better than Ben Simmons,” wrote another.
“His sweater is a little clean,” said a third.
Stephen A.’s basketball clip comes after he turned heads with an opinion earlier in the day on First Take.
Smith suggested he might score just once on four-time MVP LeBron if he had a hypothetical first-to-100 one-on-one game.
“Are you trying to say that if I’m trying to get to 100 and they’re going to give me 99, I can’t even take one shot?” Smith asked.
First Take panelists Ryan Clark, Tim Legler and Damien Woody laughed at the claim.
But Stephen A. continued, insisting that he could even make one shot in 30 attempts against James.
“I can take a shot!” he said. “One by one!”
“I’m not trying to act like I can compete with the man.
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“I’m saying if you gave me 30 chances at once… One in 30. I can make one!”
This caused Legler to intervene as he told Smith, “Honestly, man, I love you. I don’t know how you’re going to get a clean shot.”
In his 21-year NBA career, LeBron has averaged 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists, while also having 20 All-Star appearances to his name.
Stephen A. Smith’s journey through the media
STEPHEN A. Smith is now the face of ESPN and executive producer of First Take, having initially started working for the company in 2003.
Smith has held numerous roles at the network, including radio show host, contributions to SportsCenter and appearance on NBA Countdown.
He was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1994 to 2010.
He started as an NBA writer before becoming a general sports columnist.
Prior to that, Smith worked as a reporter at the Winston-Salem Journal, the Greensboro News and the New York Daily News.
Stephen A., meanwhile, scored 1.5 points per game during his college basketball career at Division II Winston-Salem State.
Fortunately for Smith, the Bronx native has had a hugely successful career in sports media.
He has been a First Take star since 2012 and hosts his own popular, self-titled YouTube show.
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