Stephen A. Smith

Okay.

I don't know what happened. But just like I said, I've known Jay-Z for 25 years. I can't imagine that. I've known Skip for just as long. I can't imagine it. I can't imagine it, especially when they brought up the $1.5 million. The Skip Bayless I know has a hard time giving away $15. He's one of the cheapest people I know. Cheapest? That's just me.

I don't know what happened. But just like I said, I've known Jay-Z for 25 years. I can't imagine that. I've known Skip for just as long. I can't imagine it. I can't imagine it, especially when they brought up the $1.5 million. The Skip Bayless I know has a hard time giving away $15. He's one of the cheapest people I know. Cheapest? That's just me.

But that doesn't mean that I have any inside knowledge about any of this. I don't, and I'm not going to get involved. I think it's incredibly dicey and irresponsible for people who don't know to act like they do know. But in the same breath, I also feel it's important

But that doesn't mean that I have any inside knowledge about any of this. I don't, and I'm not going to get involved. I think it's incredibly dicey and irresponsible for people who don't know to act like they do know. But in the same breath, I also feel it's important

That if you know people or you think you know people and you've had a longstanding relationship with those people, that it's not a crime for you to say the person that I know, the person that I've been around, the person that I worked with in his case. you know, for four straight years, from 2012 to 2016, doing first take every weekday morning at 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

That if you know people or you think you know people and you've had a longstanding relationship with those people, that it's not a crime for you to say the person that I know, the person that I've been around, the person that I worked with in his case. you know, for four straight years, from 2012 to 2016, doing first take every weekday morning at 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

The person that I knew since our days at Fox Sports when we would appear on Jim Rome's show, okay, The Last Word and stuff like that, and we were in the same Fox building off of Pico Boulevard and Avenue to the Stars. The person that I've seen that... really, really trust almost no one and doesn't expose himself to anybody. You know, eating the same breakfast and lunch every day.

The person that I knew since our days at Fox Sports when we would appear on Jim Rome's show, okay, The Last Word and stuff like that, and we were in the same Fox building off of Pico Boulevard and Avenue to the Stars. The person that I've seen that... really, really trust almost no one and doesn't expose himself to anybody. You know, eating the same breakfast and lunch every day.

His vice is a diet Mountain Dew, and he doesn't socialize with people. That's the guy I know. So imagining him being in this kind of position and It's shocking to say the least.

His vice is a diet Mountain Dew, and he doesn't socialize with people. That's the guy I know. So imagining him being in this kind of position and It's shocking to say the least.

I have profound respect for the late Johnny Cochran, God rest his soul. But it might be the cockiest thing that I've ever said. Christopher Darden and Marsha Clark did an absolutely horrendous job as prosecutors. Because if it were me, there's no way in hell Johnny Cochran would have beaten me with that evidence that they had. I'm telling you right now, I'm not even a lawyer.

I have profound respect for the late Johnny Cochran, God rest his soul. But it might be the cockiest thing that I've ever said. Christopher Darden and Marsha Clark did an absolutely horrendous job as prosecutors. Because if it were me, there's no way in hell Johnny Cochran would have beaten me with that evidence that they had. I'm telling you right now, I'm not even a lawyer.

There is no way that you would have put 12 jurors in front of me with that evidence and I would have lost it, even to Johnny Cochran. I would have won that trial. I've often said that.

There is no way that you would have put 12 jurors in front of me with that evidence and I would have lost it, even to Johnny Cochran. I would have won that trial. I've often said that.

They're showing you, you can believe in them, but you can't depend on them. See, that's the problem. Champions, it's both. You believe in them, and you depend on them. Wannabe champions, you can believe in them, but you can't depend on them. This is a diminished LeBron James.

They're showing you, you can believe in them, but you can't depend on them. See, that's the problem. Champions, it's both. You believe in them, and you depend on them. Wannabe champions, you can believe in them, but you can't depend on them. This is a diminished LeBron James.

Who on Cleveland hates to lose? LeBron hates to lose, but even you have lamented he may not hate it enough. Golden State may not have lost, but they've tasted the champagne. And because they've tasted the champagne, you sort of like hate losing in reverse. You love the champagne so much, you don't want to know what life feels like without drinking it.

Who on Cleveland hates to lose? LeBron hates to lose, but even you have lamented he may not hate it enough. Golden State may not have lost, but they've tasted the champagne. And because they've tasted the champagne, you sort of like hate losing in reverse. You love the champagne so much, you don't want to know what life feels like without drinking it.

Their chances of winning this series is zero as far as I'm concerned. The only reason the 8% is up there is because you're giving human beings a chance. After all, Steph Curry could have food poisoning or, you know, might get kidnapped or Klay Thompson might get injured or, you know, somebody might have diarrhea. So I don't know.