NBA
Stephen A. Smith says his beef with Kyrie is on a ‘personal level’ and that Irving’s ‘daddy knows why’
Zach Wolpin is an NBA and NFL expert who's been betting on the league for over three years now. Wolpin has been a fan of the NBA and has been watching for a decade and a half. He covers the latest news and stories surrounding the league daily. His passion in life is watching sports and being able to share that through his sports writing. He has written about the NBA and other sports leagues through various media outlets over the years like Sir Charles In Charge, G-Men HQ, and TAP into South Plainfield. Before he became an NBA News Writer, Wolpin attended Montclair State University where he graduated in 2021. He studied Sports Media and Writing while in school.
All posts by Zach WolpinUpdated13 Mar 2023
ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith is known for his outrageous takes and can entertain almost anyone who listens. Smith has been in the business for a while and he knows how to manufacture headlines from thin air. However, his beef with Kyrie Irving is on a ‘personal level’ and Smith gave some insight on why that might be. He claims that Irving’s ‘daddy knows why’ when referring the feud between the two.
Not too long ago there was an incident between Stephen A and fellow ESPN analyst Jay Williams when discussing Irving. There’s always two sides playfully debating back and forth, but Smith was clearly taking it too far and was letting his personal emotions take the best of him.
Sparks were flying between Williams and Smith and it was all due to Mavericks SG Kyrie Irving. Stephen A. recently spoke on a podcast and gave a bit of insight on what the feud is between the Irving’s and himself.
Serious sparks are flying between Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams over Kyrie Irving pic.twitter.com/Cp7MaSeTQD
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 6, 2023
What makes the beef between the Irving’s and Smith so personal?
In a podcast with Mike Missanelli, Smith admitted to the ‘personal’ beef with Kyrie Irving. He declined to get into the specifics of the situation, but had this to say.
“Kyrie and I have our differences on a personal level, which is none of anybody’s business, and I’ll never tell why,”… “He knows why, okay? And his daddy knows why. They know how I feel about how they’ve acted towards me, and they know how I feel about them, and I know how they feel about me.” – Stephen A. Smith
There had always been a striking suspicion that Smith did not like Irving and his quote above solidified that. Smith owes his co-host Jay Williams an apology for attacking him so harshly when discussing Irving. Stephen A took it to a level that it did not need to go to.
People love to tune in to see Smith debate sports every day, but we’ve seen him take some personal rivalries too far over they years. He’s called out players like LeBron James in the past as well.
