DALLAS DIG
‘I was about to have security remove you’ Stephen A. Smith tells First Take crowd guest after Dallas Cowboys admission
Smith's comments prompted an outburst of laughter from the audience
STEPHEN A. Smith has taken yet another sly dig at the Dallas Cowboys.
Smith's beef with the Cowboys is nothing new, with the First Take host regularly taking any opportunity presented to him to mock "America's Team."
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Friday's show was hosted remotely from the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago.
One of the segments saw Smith answer a "student Q&A," with audience members joining him and co-host Molly Qerim on stage.
"They better be prepared, I'm judging the quality of the question," Smith warned.
The second guest to join them was Kennedy Tate from Dallas, Texas.
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Qerim was quick to ask if she was a fan of the Cowboys, but thankfully for Smith, Tate rapidly responded, "Oh my gosh no. No."
"I was about to have security remove you," Smith admitted to the audience's delight.
Tate then quizzed Smith on whether the New York Yankees of the New York Knicks would be the next to win a championship.
"You have to go with the Yankees because they're constantly knocking on the door every day," he explained.
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Smith added that despite their summer struggles, he couldn't see past the likes of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto regarding the Yankees' potential.
However, Smith also explained that another reason he opted for the Yankees was that he still felt the Knicks weren't yet the best team in the NBA.
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"My issue is, I want to say the Knicks. But I know Bostons (Celtics) better, and I think the acquisition of Paul George with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey in Philly (76ers) is formidable," he said.
"And that's only taking into account the East, you've got to look at the Western Conference and the firepower that's out west."
Smith added that he felt the Knicks were on the "upswing" but still needed the final piece of the puzzle.
"They need to get a bonified number one scoring option," he said.
Stephen A. Smith's journey through media
STEPHEN A. Smith is now the face of ESPN and an executive producer on First Take having initially started working for the company back in 2003.
Smith has held various roles with the network, including hosting radio shows, SportsCenter contributions, and appearing on NBA Countdown.
He was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1994 to 2010.
His began as an NBA writer before becoming a general sports columnist.
Before that, Smith worked as a reporter with Winston-Salem Journal, the Greensboro News, and the New York Daily News.
"Somebody like a [Kevin Durant], Giannis Antetokounmpo, somebody that's 6ft 9inch, 6ft 10inch, 6ft 11inch."
The Knicks have looked to upgrade throughout this offseason.
Most notably, they acquired former NBA All-Defensive First-Teamer Mikal Bridges in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets.
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They also re-signed All-Defensive Second-Teamer OG Anunoby to a huge new five-year deal worth $212.5 million.
While All-Star Jalen Brunson also put pen to paper on an extension worth $156.5 million over four years.
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