ESPN broadcaster Stephen A. SmithESPN broadcaster Stephen A. Smith (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
Stephen A Smith has become a fixture on ESPN’s airwaves, and that won’t be changing anytime soon.

For the time being, he is enjoying himself away from work.

NBA free agency is in full swing, but Smith is nowhere to be found on the ESPN airwaves this week.

Smith, a former newspaper beat reporter who rose to fame by pioneering the art of the sports debate show, is currently on a much-deserved vacation.

Smith has a very busy schedule, including ESPN commitments, his own radio show, and guest appearances on General Hospital.

He’s not the only one gone; his co-host, Molly Qerim, is also getting some time off for a few weeks.

 

“Another NBA szn in the books. Thank y’all for rocking with us 10 yrs & counting. Time to work on my tan-lines, shut my brain off & be with the fam. See ya in a few weeks. Grateful always, MQ,” she wrote on Instagram.

Stephen A Smith has so much money that when he takes vacation, he can afford to set things up at the last minute, and not months before, like much of the country.

The 57-year-old once told Bill Simmons that he doesn’t plan his vacations. He decides to go somewhere at the last minute.

48 hours or even 24 hours before he figures out what he wants to do, Smith will then book a flight, hotel, and car. Everyone else knows that doing that at the last minute can be quite expensive.

For Smith, it’s just a drop in the bucket.

Stephen A Smith Has Money Coming From Everywhere

Stephen A. Smith Apologizes for Controversial CommentsStephen A. Smith (Photo By Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)
Stephen A Smith agreed to a new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million for five years, an agreement that has resulted in Smith continuing to star on “First Take” on ESPN while scaling back some of his other required appearances on the network.

In the fall, he’s set to begin not one, but two, news shows on SiriusXM “Mad Dog Sports Radio” — one devoted to sports and one to politics.

His bank account never gets a rest, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.