I doubt this will happen for several reasons, but the main reason is that Stephen A. Smith covers athletes who can’t risk the PR hit if punching a media person.
He would have already been beaten up if Stephen A. covered boxing and MMA full time and talked the way he did.
He covers the NBA and NFL primarily, where the image is everything. Think about Will Smith for a minute. I think you ask the average person no one really cares he slapped Chris Rock, and they may even agree with Smith’s actions. In his industry, though, he is getting killed, and he is losing money because of it.
The same would happen to an athlete. The general public might think that Stephen A. deserves it, but the damage to the athlete would be far greater.
Here is why Stephon Marbury is so upset with Stephen A.
The Stephen A. Smith and Stephon Marbury beef have gotten more intense.
Marbury recently defended Kyrie Irving against Stephen A. which led Stephen A. to talk about how he won’t insult Marbury and told a story about him eating vaseline like it was cheeseburgers.
Now, Marbury has fired back saying he had a problem with Stephen A. when he was calling himself a source when Larry Brown was feeding him info that was lies he reported to build his reputation, and how he breaks down Black athletes for gain and fame.
Once again, there is really nothing to gain from beating up Stephen A. Smith.
As I mentioned in my latest podcast, KEEP THAT SAME ENERGY, people have to stop giving individuals who are just talking so much power.
Stephen A. is just a guy talking about sports loudly for money. Sadly, he has so much control over how people think about athletes. It shouldn’t be like that.
Flip the page for Stephon Marbury, saying Stephen A’s time is coming.
