The following article, Stephen A Smith: Love-Child of Keith Olbermann and Candace Owens, was first published on The Black Sphere.
There’s something especially tragic about watching a man confuse volume for virtue.
Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s resident oracle of outrage, has mastered that art. He doesn’t speak—he detonates. But behind all that smoke, there’s no substance, only the lingering smell of self-importance.
Smith has turned sports commentary into a one-man sermon on selective morality. He wants to be part political analyst, part preacher, and part civil rights icon—but all you really get is a middle-aged man trying to stay relevant by shouting into the political void.
Let’s rewind to the moment Smith went full Leftist hall monitor: his public crucifixion of Kyrie Irving for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
Kyrie didn’t steal, didn’t cheat, didn’t gamble on games—he just wanted the freedom to choose what went into his body. But Smith, ever eager to show he could out-virtue-signal the CDC, went on a tirade about “responsibility” and “team commitment,” as if Kyrie had personally unleashed a new variant by missing practice.
Smith framed Irving’s personal decision as a betrayal of the Black community, wagging his finger like an old Baptist deacon scolding a choir boy. Never mind that Black Americans, more than any other group, have legitimate reasons for medical mistrust. The Tuskegee Experiment wasn’t some urban myth—it was government policy. The COVID jab skepticism was rooted in that legacy, but to Smith, it was just another chance to grandstand and pretend he’s the voice of reason.
The nerve of this silly-ass Negro telling a grown man what to do with his body—that’s the reason I consider Smith’s commentary pure buffoonery. He wants to be the Black voice of moral clarity, but he’s more like the echo chamber for MSNBC.
“Do what Massa say, Kyrie, an’ we’s all be betta fo it!“
And that’s the thing with Stephen A.—he’s selectively “pro-choice.” When it comes to women’s reproductive rights, he’ll fight to the death for bodily autonomy. But let a Black man refuse an experimental vaccine, and suddenly it’s “sit down, shut up, and dribble—or die trying.”
It’s the hypocrisy that kills me.
Smith has made a career defending Black athletes’ “right to speak” on racial and social issues. He passionately attacked Laura Ingraham when she told LeBron James to “shut up and dribble”. He called her comments racist and demeaning. But fast forward to Kyrie’s vaccine decision, and suddenly Smith became the Left’s own “shut up and shoot” advocate.
That’s not principle—that’s political schizophrenia.
When Jason Whitlock called him out for this nonsense, Smith did what Leftists always do: he attacked.
Whitlock accused him of being a “gatekeeper” for the Democratic Party—a role Smith seems to relish. Instead of engaging with the criticism, Smith went full emotional toddler, hurling “Uncle Tom” rhetoric like a chimpanzee throwing his own feces at zoo onlookers. Then, in true Leftist fashion, he tried to convince everyone he’s “authentic.”
Smith, like many Democrats who realize their party is held together by duct tape and delusion, started to nibble at the hand that feeds him. He began criticizing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for “failing the Black community.”
Wow. What courage. What insight. The man just discovered what Conservatives have been saying since 1964: Democrats exploit Black voters for power, not progress.
It’s like watching someone proudly rediscover gravity.
Of course, Smith’s criticisms of Biden were carefully measured—never too much to get him canceled, just enough to trend on social media. He’s like a man dipping his toes in the water, making sure the crowd still claps before he dives in. You can’t take seriously a man who claims to challenge Democrats while still parroting their narratives on race, policing, and “systemic oppression.”
Smith’s entire act is a balancing act—half political commentary, half audition for MSNBC’s 8 p.m. slot. Like Charlamagne tha God (or as I call him, Charlamagne the Fraud), Smith plays the part of the “independent thinker” who just happens to vote blue every single time.
Smith is the lovechild of Keith Olbermann and Candace Owens, complete with lack of both intellect and self-awareness.
Smith goes into a crowded room, and throws a hand grenade, then runs out and comments on the blast.
Indeed, when Smith is not pontificating about politics, he’s busy sprinkling conspiracy theories into sports segments, which brings us to his latest gem.
After the FBI’s crackdown on an illegal sports gambling ring involving NBA figures and mob families, Smith decided to blame—wait for it—Donald Trump.
Yep, according to Smith, Trump was “coming.”
“I’ve been telling you that Trump is coming.”
That’s Smith direct quote. But who was Trump coming for? And for what?
Who knows. Maybe he thinks Trump personally dispatched the FBI to round up basketball players between campaign rallies.
Even the FBI Director Kash Patel couldn’t help but mock him on The Ingraham Angle, saying it “may be the single dumbest thing I’ve ever heard out of anyone in modern history.” And that’s saying something, given all the Leftist talking heads eating crow on Russian collusion, Hunter Biden’s laptop from Hell, Joe Biden’s health, and much more.
Smith attempts to establish credibility, saying,
“This investigation has been going on when [Joe] Biden was in office. They talked about how this stuff has been going on since 2019, which is when Trump was in office. I’m not implying that Kash Patel doesn’t have any legitimacy to the case that he’s pursuing against these individuals … and I’m not about to argue with an FBI director. I’m simply making the point that in the end, you have a president in place that has a lengthy connection to the sports world, rife with friends and enemies. And those who are his enemies, he doesn’t mind inconveniencing one bit. And when it comes to the NBA brand, it doesn’t bother him.”
Well if the investigation started with Biden, why is it suddenly Trump’s vendetta? Clearly, Smith wants to tie President Trump to organized crime in this imbecilic declaration.
Smith should’ve stuck to talking about free throws and field goals. But the man’s ego won’t let him stay in his lane. He’s addicted to political theater–where emotion trumps logic and hypocrisy is the main event.
Every time he opens his mouth, it’s like watching a crossover between SportsCenter and The View.
Stephen A. Smith isn’t a journalist. He’s an entertainer—an emotional ventriloquist for a dying ideology. His job isn’t to inform; it’s to keep the outrage economy humming. The more absurd his takes, the more clicks he gets.
That’s why he throws these rhetorical grenades, then runs away before the smoke clears. He’ll drop a wild take—Trump’s behind the FBI probe! Kyrie’s betraying Black America!—then retreat to his safe perch at ESPN, where being wrong doesn’t get you fired, it gets you renewed.
He’s not a truth-teller. He’s a brand. A noise machine with a necktie.
The same man who lectures others on accountability isn’t held accountable for the garbage he spews. He’ll cry “racism” when challenged, “context” when caught lying, and “passion” when called out for ignorance.
Meanwhile, real thinkers—people who actually stand for something, who take the arrows for speaking truth—get labeled as “divisive” or “controversial.” Smith, on the other hand, is celebrated as “courageous” for echoing Democrat talking points between halftime highlights.
What next from Smith?
Will we learn that the owner of one of the sports teams is married to his trans-sexual father? Or perhaps the ex-owner of the Clippers shot Charlie Kirk?
At this point, nothing would surprise me.
Because Stephen A. Smith isn’t about truth, sports, or even race. He’s about relevance. And relevance is the drug of choice for modern media clowns who mistake attention for achievement.
The rest of us—those of us who actually fight for freedom, logic, and common sense—don’t have the luxury of performing outrage for profit. We earn our scars honestly.
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