Stephen
A.
Smith
has
the
reputation
of
being
a
fiery
commentator
from
his
years
at
the
top
of
the
sports
talk
show
world,
and
now
it
looks
like
he’s
got
beef
in
that
arena.
In
a
new
video,
Stephen
A.
Smith
took
heavy
shots
toward
fellow
sports
journalism
and
reported
MAGA
enthusiast
Jason
Whitlock
which
has
X
reacting.
Smith,
56,
published
a
new
episode
of
his
The
Stephen
A.
Smith
Show
framed
as
a
response
to
Jason
Whitlock.
It
appears
that
the
beef
has
been
brewing
for
a
while
after
Whitlock
claimed
that
Smith’s
memoir,
Straight
Shooter:
A
Memoir
of
Second
Chances
and
First
Takes,
was
nothing
but
a
bunch
of
tall
tales.
As
is
Whitlock’s
typical
tactic,
the
sports
commentator
known
for
his
outsized
right-wing
takes
and
harsh
critique
of
Black
people
never
ducks
an
opportunity
to
use
his
platforms
to
take
shots.
According
to
people
who
have
observed
this
behavior
over
time,
they’ve
said
that
Whitlock
is
fishing
for
a
reaction
and
an
attempt
to
gain
momentum
for
his
various
endeavors.
Whitlock
responded
on
X,
writing,
“Stephen
A
Smith,
the
self-proclaimed
face
of
ESPN,
embarrassed
himself
and
ESPN
last
night.
He
vows
to
never
say
my
name
again.
No
problem.
He
doesn’t
have
to
say
my
name
to
explain
the
hard-to-believe
stories
in
his
“memoir.”
Amazed
seemingly
no
media
outlet
in
the
country
is
interested
in
why
the
face
of
ESPN
tells
so
many
farfetched
stories
about
himself
in
a
book.
Make
it
make
sense.”
Well,
it
appears
that
Smith
has
had
enough.
In
the
latest
episode
of
his
podcast,
he
opened
up
the
show
by
saying
that
while
there
were
several
topics
in
the
sports
world
to
get
into,
it
was
time
for
him
to
fire
back
at
Whitlock,
whom
he
referred
to
as
a
“fat
b*stard”
and
a
“piece
of
sh*t”
in
the
opening
segment.
It
is
an
explosive
and
intense
display
of
anger,
irritation,
and
frustration
that
is
starting
to
buzz
heavily
on
social
media.
As
a
result,
fans
on
X,
formerly
Twitter,
are
chiming
in
with
their
thoughts
complete
with
the
requisite
jokes
and
such.
We’ve
got
all
the
reactions
to
Stephen
A.
Smith
banging
it
on
Jason
Whitlock
below.
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