Posted on 10/23/2025 12:37:10 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has gotten more and more involved in politics in recent years and is not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to national issues.
That trend continued Thursday morning as he discussed NBA star Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups being arrested as a part of a major FBI gambling investigation.
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<< “That’s not to question the legitimacy of the case. We don’t know. We’re all sitting up here and we’re saying that we don’t know.” >>
Yet neither that nor the fact that this investigation started years ago doesn’t prevent SAS and his race-obsessed ilk from asserting that Trump is out for revenge.
Legalization of sports gambling was a mistake in my opinion. Too much money involved to keep games honest
How dare President Trump enforce the law and protect Americans from criminals! /sarc
Stephen A Smith is not at all like Al Sharpton.
This may be true. I have not paid much attention to many of the "professional" sports since Colon Krapernik first took a knee during the National Anthem.
After Steven Smith voiced a few opinions that were not woke, some people started talking about Smith running for office.
Reminds me of Michael Avenatti. He became a Drive-By Media darling for helping Stormy Daniels against Trump. The Drive-By actually promoted Avenatti running for office
Today, the only thing Avenatti is running from is Bubba in the prison yard.
If you want to make a bet, you should have to go to a casino to place a bet in person.
Based on the kind of money going around, the people typically involved in betting, the general lack of character among many athletes, and the way gambling (ad revenue) has been embraced by all sports leagues, this is only the beginning.
Simple reforms can go a long way.
Agreed. He likes to hear himself talk.
He wants to give Trump credit for uncovering massive corruption? Not sure he thought that one through.
His voice is annoying, much like andy cuomo's.
No doubt but….If theres a crime theres a crime…. the FBI tells Trump this woke trash org has a criminal problem and he green lights action to clean it up…. Why would Stephen care? Shouldnt he be happy?
I didn't think so before. But this screed makes me think otherwise.
You know what this means, this means that there are BIGGER heads to roll in this otherwise Screamin A wouldn’t be so nervous to even bring up Trump, this investigation has been going on for TWO YEARS, seriously who knows the name Chauncey Billups unless you are a die hard NBA fan most people wouldnt have a clue who they are, this involves the mafia, the mob, and Screamin A is screaming about TRUMP seriously..nah this means that bigger heads are gonna roll perhaps Smith is involved himself
The investigation’s been going on since before Trump got into office.
Methinks after Jazzy Crockett’s smackdown of Stephen A., he workin’ bigtime to get back on the bus.
Those WNBA salaries got to come from somewhere!
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