Stephen A. Smith issues second apology in two days
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Stephen A. Smith paid tribute to college basketball coaching legend Nolan Richardson, but there's one major problem. Richardson is still living.
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Stephen A. Smith sent his condolences to “late great” Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson, who is not actually dead.
But Stephen A. Smith referred to him as “the late, great” Nolan Richardson during a hit on “First Take” before saying, “God rest his soul.” Smith then corrected himself and apologized for the error.
Richardson, of course, was a Hall of Fame vosvh who guided the Razorbacks to the National Championship in 1994. He took the program another Hall of Fame coach, Eddie Sutton, built and expanded it even higher.
Stephen A. Smith mistakenly claimed legendary Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson was dead during First Take on ESPN.
After insinuating Nolan Richardson is dead, Stephen A. Smith clarified that he knows the Hall-of-Fame basketball coach is alive. In the wake of Arkansas collapsing against Texas Tech in the Sweet ...
During an early morning segment on ESPN’s First Take, Smith wrongly implied that Richardson had passed away while discussing Arkansas’ Sweet 16 loss to Texas Tech in overtime on Thursday. Following the loss, while analyzing Coach John Calipari’s impact, Smith made a slip-up concerning Richardson’s status.
Stephen A. Smith quickly tracked back after mistakenly addressing legendary college basketball coach Nolan Richardson as if he had passed away. During a segment with Seth Greenberg on ESPN's First ...
Stephen A. Smith is renowned for his incendiary sports commentary but is more or less treated as a credible journalist in media circles.
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