"Terrible in my Charles Barkley voice" - NBA fans clown Stephen A. Smith for flaunting his shooting form on social media
Fans often hear Stephen A. Smith discuss the NBA on ESPN and his podcast, but he is rarely seen picking up the ball and playing. One of these rare occasions where fans caught a glimpse of the polarizing analyst and host shooting hoops was on Thursday.
A photo of Stephen A. taking a jump shot was taken and he posted it to his account on X (formerly Twitter).
At the time of writing, Stephen A. Smith's post has garnered over 380 comments, some of which are trolling him for his form.
"Two handed jumper lol... Terrible in my Charles Barkley voice," one fan said.
"Someone drop his stat, .5ppg," another tweeted.
"Clang, airball, brick!" One person said.
Other fans took the time to compare Stephen A's form with various NBA players from the past.
"Can we get the Manute Bol side by side comparison," one fan said.
"Joakim Noah follow-through," another person chimed in.
"It’s giving Dale Ellis on the Bucks or Clarence Weatherspoon from the 76ers," another person tweeted.
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Stephen A. Smith shared how his basketball career got cut short by an injury
Stephen A. Smith never got to play basketball professionally and a huge reason for this was an injury he sustained. In August 2023, the "First Take" host went on Paul George's podcast, "Podcast P," where he talked about getting hurt in college.
Initially, Stephen A. was asked if he received a basketball scholarship. He confirmed this by saying that he indeed had one from Winston-Salem State University.
However, he cracked his kneecap during his freshman year. This led to him missing an entire semester because he had to go home for treatment. Although, according to him, he did not give up on playing basketball immediately.
He said that once he was done rehabbing, he came back and made the team. But his knee would just buckle and he could not move without a limp. At the time the episode was released back in 2023, he shared that there was still a screw in his knee.
Stephen. A is on the Winston-Salem State University website's "Hall of Fame" section for his accomplishments in sports journalism.