Stephen A. Smith poised to become richest talent in ESPN history

[Collateral]

This is still funny af to me. Just how random the cameo was


Even though he’s a c00n, gotta salute the brotha for finally getting some recognition at the company he slaves for, for better or worse

 

[Bilz]

I liked ESPN when it was just games and highlights. Bringing on retards to share their opinions was the end of it for me.

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Make 10 million, but never be able to leave your phone or see the inside of your own house

If I was him, I'd work 5 more years then retire but after SAS lost both parents in years time, I'm sure staying busy 24/7 is his way of coping with it.

That shyt had to be rough.

 

[En Sabah Nur]

Did you miss the part where he gets 10 million to talk about sports?

Not at all. Nor did I miss the times when he had bags on under his eyes and had to be nudged on air to stay awake. ESPN run this nikka like a mule, so sure he should be getting paid more than anyone there

 

[10bandz]

It’s funny but it’s also an ode to SAS and his work ethic. I think he pisses us all off sometimes with his BS but the breh has truly put in the work to justify his status. I’m sure a lot of us still remember when he first started going on ESPN.

SAS is important to the history of black sports journalists. Whether you agree with him or not you can’t dispute that his work ethic is something to be inspired by and none of his success is by mistake.

 

[Supa]

Not at all. Nor did I miss the times when he had bags on under his eyes and had to be nudged on air to stay awake. ESPN run this nikka like a mule, so sure he should be getting paid more than anyone there

They're not forcing him. He wants to be everywhere and that's how he's getting the bag.

 

[10bandz]

I liked ESPN when it was just games and highlights. Bringing on retards to share their opinions was the end of it for me.

Cac has no respect for the work ethic and come up of a black man

 

[#1 pick]

Underpaid honestly. He works damn near all day

 

[Doobie Doo]

You know how many butter biscuits you can buy with 10 million a year?

 

[Frump]

He knows very little of anything outside of the nba but he works his ass off and also knew how to create a character/brand

I remember him first from inside the Nba when it was just Peter Vescey Ernie and Charles and he was just a dude who gave inside info and that was it

Obviously media has changed and it’s now about being a character and personality more then anything else and he’s taken advantage of that as much as anyone outside of Skip

 

[LurkMoar]

Did you miss the part where he gets 10 million to talk about sports?

Nikkas going harder than Steven a on the coli for free

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

fell out when he said espn deportes

 

[who_better_than_me]

How the fukk Mike Greenberg making more than Stephen A. and he's doing way less work on a show that gets lower ratings?

Early shows always get the big bucks. In all of broadcasting and radio.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Not at all. Nor did I miss the times when he had bags on under his eyes and had to be nudged on air to stay awake. ESPN run this nikka like a mule, so sure he should be getting paid more than anyone there

but if you read the article, they ask that of everyone.. Other people just turn it down. It's not like it's in his contract. He could say no. Some people just love to work

Had an old boss just like this. Clocking 90 hour work weeks, coming in looking like death, eating candy and coffee all day. Was he the big boss, making all the money, running shyt, and getting things done.. YES. Was he slowly killing himself... Yes

But none of it was forced

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

He knows very little of anything outside of the nba but he works his ass off and also knew how to create a character/brand

I remember him first from inside the Nba when it was just Peter Vescey Ernie and Charles and he was just a dude who gave inside info and that was it

Obviously media has changed and it’s now about being a character and personality more then anything else and he’s taken advantage of that as much as anyone outside of Skip

I think it really was Skip that helped him with that. When he was first coming on First Take, he'd look at Skip like he was retarded, kill all his points easily, and never raise his voice

Couple weeks of special guest, and he suddenly starts playing to Skip, making faces, memes, bringing in props, getting loud, making just enough points to make it a good argument, without killing it completely

Next thing you know he's added as the second guy and the rest is history. Since Max has been on, you can see Max leaning more towards WWE shyt now with his antics... And SAS surprisingly isn't as wild and crazy as he was with Skip

I think they found their perfect pairing with these two between knowledge and pure fukkery for ratings