"As long as First Take is in existence, Ben Simmons will catch strays. I ain’t apologizing for it to a damn soul. There is no bigger thief in the history of the NBA…if Ben Simmons runs near a basketball arena, he should be arrested." – Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A might be a bigger thief

I’m no fan of Stephen A. but this is hilarious 😂

A jive ass black man getting mad at another black for getting paid. Stephen A says the dumbest shit. Can’t play basketball, never played pro ball, never paid college ball, but makes a living off sports by not knowing shit. But Simmons is the thief. Ok

As long as SAS is on tv he’s going to catch strays, fuck his opinion

Stephen can dish the strays but he's too insecure to take em

Serious question, at what point are the higher-ups in Disney gonna look at how much is being poured into @stephenasmith and finally put a stop to this daily buffoonery. I don’t even know who his demographic even is, the players are over hearing his ass too.

What could possibly be the context of this

Stephen A single-handedly destroyed ESPN and got paid tens of millions for it.

Ben Simmons slander in 2026…?Nobody cares man.

We really have this many people simping for Ben Simmons????

Simmons took the money & ran. Like it was his plan all along. Playing 🏀 on a team stressed that boy out.

Ben Simmons deserves it. He’s might be the biggest named grifter in the history of the NBA

Chandler Parsons is a great one

why are there all these ben simmons apologists all of a sudden?? lol fuck that guy this is funny i don’t care who you are

Juxtapose the way NBC and Prime talk about the NBA versus ESPN and Inside the NBA. The latter go out of their way to dog a product the networks paid billions of dollars to platform. This is the real reason ratings are down, not the actual product on the floor.

It's no longer a debate show, it's just slinging shit. Somebody paid Ben Simmons all that bread same way someone is paying SAS, who btw adds absolutely nothing to sports or the coverage of sports

I get it to dog pile on the dude that's depression and injury history beat him out of the NBA. But what does this got to do with Wemby? Talk about him like the MLB talks about Shohei. You can't recreate the Kwame line, because you ain't taking about what they're doing now.

He had a totally devastating back injury which this prick just conveniently ignores… He got the contract and was never healthy again. Calling him a thief is just bullshit from a loudmouth p.o.s…

Where's the lie lol.

Dear god this show is unwatchable

He's not wrong

If SAS runs near a presidential debate stage he should be arrested

Despise Screamin A but love the Simmons hate tenacity.

Please. I’m begging all of you. I need an answer as to why ANYONE could give a shit about anything this absolute imbecile has to say… on ANY subject.

Ben simmons worked to get the contract he had. Every team would have given him that contract. PEOPLE JUST KEEP OVERLOOKING THE BACK INJURY LIKE IT DIDNT HAPPEN

“Damn I wonder what these talking heads today think about Ben Simmons” -nobody

And just like that Stephen A is back in my good graces...lol.

What about the front offices who keep signing him?

Why wouldn’t you hate on somebody else like all the criminals and wife and girlfriend abusers!! In sports!

I can’t stand the man but I agree with him on this one

Fuck that cunt

@CrossingBroad First good take Stephen A has had in at least a decade

Chandler Parsons would like a word

Smh