Stephen A. Smith & Skip Bayless react to Ryan Clark comments

Reaction to Ryan Clark calling out Stephen A. Smith. 4/18/12

[@VonKriger]

And now Ryan Clark is a regular on First Take haha, times sure have changed

[@337_Brandon]

GioGio shut up and dribble

[@garyaustin35]

GioGio crazy right and now they are good friends glad these two black men sat down and had a conversation

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Communication is everything

[@jameswhite5100]

But do they debate against one another

[@joshuareynolds7330]

💯💯💯💯

[@jonsummersprizepicks]

That hairline joke hit Stephen a in his soul

[@21GamingCo]

😂

[@DeckerClips1]

Just like Kevin Hart against Jamie Foxx, two hits that took normally ironclad egos to a bad place.

[@DailyMIKAL]

Ryan Clark is a marketing genius this literally probably got him a job at ESPN

[@ericmcgowan1993]

Why not? He has the same degree as SAS and is better qualified to analyze sports. And Ryan already had a radio show in Pittsburgh before he called out Smith and he has his own podcast now. Espn probably needs Ryan more than vice versa

[@1FanofTHEECOSYSTEM]

…and now Richard Sherman with Skip. The blueprint is there huh

[@yungnflashytv]

SAS literally said “they want my spot but they can’t articulate like me and aren’t as educated as me” he generalized the athletes he pulled a “I’ll beat anyone in here up” and got scared whn the guy in the corner said whatttttt

[@johnathankonandreas6074]

These people take themselves way too seriously, lol

[@manone357]

I'm with you on that, for real..............lol

[@Kharmatos13]

NAILED IT! Perfectly said. That's exactly what it is.

[@aladdinsmith3469]

hey reputation

[@jayz6706]

They gotta chill

[@eduardoguadalupe7709]

He had to say something about his articulation because the hairline joke killed him lol

[@GG-lr3gv]

Skip and Stephen A are hypocrites. They talk garbage about athletes 5 days a week and then when somebody talks garbage about them they start whining.

[@michaeljenkins8679]

Fact

[@ninobrown3394]

@@michaeljenkins8679 That's their job. They get paid to do it

[@michaeljenkins8679]

@@ninobrown3394I don't care if they get paid to do it.They are still hypocrites.You can make all the excuses you want for them

[@ninobrown3394]

@@michaeljenkins8679 👍🏼

[@michaeljenkins8679]

@@ninobrown3394 fuck off

[@slumpdawg4156]

Ryan Clark roasted everyone on this show 😂

[@ASAPKING313]

That pause after saying "And my hairline's not pushed back." is always funny 😂😂😂😂

[@Abv39]

💯 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nineteenct]

And years later Ryan Clark is on First Take every day during football season lmao

[@bruno5760]

Yup. and two faced Steven A calls him”my good friend ,I’ve known Forever “ 😂😂😂

[@Dj.Hylanda]

Yeah they had to get past this and grow up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pdbland1]

"And my hairlines not pushed back." Ryan Clark just became my hero!

[@MrSupergandhi]

Still a massive double standard. Skip and Stephen A can't take it when athlete's insult them but they feel they should be free to call athletes names and talk shit about them all day long.

[@IlicitNBA]

I love how Smith continuously attacks atheletes, but if it wasnt for them he wouldnt even have a job.

[@spencerbrown6915]

Smith got served up on a plate lmboooooo, Ryan didn't need anything from Smith lol cause he already won a Superbowl he already got his fame winning on the football field!!!

[@ghostron5012]

He got his money, fame eh

[@GreatDragonOfDragoria]

He didn’t serve anything he lost there are some and not all

[@joechrow8341]

Ryan Clark used these stephen a smith disses to get attention popular as an analyst..And it worked...Nick Wright did something similar with his obsessive silly lebron better than Jordan charade...That made him popular also...Nobody analysts do stuff like this all the time and sometimes it actually works

[@olivierkepo]

joe chrow will cain

[@xaviersimmons3550]

You didn't even mention skip bayless practically making millions off of hating lebronm

[@anthonyc2781]

People in the media making controversial hot takes to gain publicity, you don’t say???

[@NoSpinster0909]

Didn’t Skip do the same thing with his Jordan is better than Lebron takes and Lebron hate

[@jaxjr121]

I'm here for Mama's cooking!!!😁😁💯

[@melvintaylor2888]

LHAH

[@TheRighteousInquiries]

🤣🤣🤣

[@randyrobinson935]

Lol

[@randyrobinson935]

Me too

[@ladytye826]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jags4Life]

Lmao skip tryna be gangster backing his boy “And what if he does?” Like he tryna G check him or some shit💀

[@mr.d5871]

I give him A for effort 😂😂😂

[@monotonesarcasm]

That's true man. You can't say anything about him or his favorite athletes (the athletes he constantly ass kisses), but when you point out one of his flaws or criticize his favorite athletes, then that's out of bounds for him.

[@mars2b]

is it me or are the roles reversed, this is an individual who destroyed Lebron's character as a MAN, yet if someone calls him out they need to text or call him first, please. Look in the mirror first MY..BROTHER. And the problem isnt stephen a smith it is a society in which opinions have become fact

[@yougotjokeshuh]

mars2b - how did he destroy LeBron’s character? Unless you’re talking about skip

[@willruelas3529]

Opinions are like assholes everybody has one and they usually stink 💩

[@vmalloy1]

LeBron character ! Lebron chasing the goat ! He’s a cry baby chasing a team to win another Ring

[@amaybinam]

ryan clark would beat the shit out of him

[@robertdredden5474]

It's very relevant, lose lip sink ships. If your ass cant cash checks your mouth writes, then don't write them damn checks. Stephen A. writes a lot of checks with his mouth, and as it pertains to smack talking, Ryan Clark let him know "YO I'MA WRITE THIS CHECK AND I CAN BACK IT UP"

[@joseflores9540]

+Emisoccer • ehhh I've seen a lot of NFL players get there ass kicked dak Prescott being one of them

[@Heirllionaire]

Nope...Stephen A Smith is actually huge, and he was a prior athlete.

[@Forgemno]

Aandunno basketball player.....they never beat up football guys

[@kingwolverine32]

Skip bayless was so offended 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WestCoastDon448]

stephan a just showed himself to be a massive hypocrite here. he got so butthurt over ryan clark but he does the exact same thing to athlete's every day on the show

[@TheKingofKings2272]

WestCoastDon448 you guys miss too many key points it’s not the same thing

[@mike.tes7]

Definitely not the same thing

[@Ilovechicago100]

That’s his got damn job

[@joshuawright6721]

Ryan Clark is on first take all the time lol

[@aladdinsmith3469]

Be careful Stephen A. might hear that and you're absolutely correct but I dare not disrespect Stephen A.because of his reputation and he's extremely intelligence not to mention he has colleagues as we saw Skip giving support The utmost respect I have for a brilliant minded man I admire with envy yes at times he will hurt feeling when you attempt to be just as smart as he or out debate him don't .I don't think Stephen A.deliberately attack to hurt feeling or embarrass he's not evil .My personal opinion of the gifted man that's what too much knowledge does to some and to him its normal all conversations becomes debatable and one might learn from him that if you can keep up.A style or just arrogant don't insult yourself that humble all the way a heart of compassion. The episode just shown hit a nerve not the indirect insult not at all he had to wage an indirect attack,yes we all have hypocrisy in us well one exception Stephen A. Smith too smart for that

[@Soul-it7il]

LMFAO he really said idk what you're sniffing hilarious im in tears no lie!

[@dontizzle805]

steven a hairline is pushed back more then Detox

[@boseph-o8587]

Who’s here now 2022👑

[@igfromthe323]

"So until then, you know what you can kiss" daaaaayum! That was the Cherry on top of the icing

[@freshfade28]

Old first take was pure gold

[@neetrab]

1:15 - "I don't know Ryan Clark. I have never met Ryan Clark" -- So how do you know he couldn't articulate as well as you???

[@gmack2012gw]

It's amazing that after this encounter, there relationship grew closer and they're like brothers

[@jackwoods9604]

Skip Acting Like Ryan Threatened to Shoot SAS if He Came to The Stadium...Skip Still Absolutely LIVES For Sports Drama

[@maaly8111]

why they tooting their own horns? we all know they say outrageous things, and dont feel accountable...this is what happens when someone comes back at them with their criticism...a 10 minute underlined insult snap back stroking ego party...

[@MrKing8050]

"I DUNNO WHAT YOU SNIFFING" lololol

[@Getsumsimm]

Stephen A. Smith is butthurt as hell smh.. Good on Ryan for calling this punk out.

[@dontizzle805]

I was lookin at STEVEN A HAIRLINE the whole video ahahahahahahahahah Clarke killed him lmaoooo that what got steven a mad not the other shit 0:38 EITHER FACE HAHAHAHA

[@samking2094]

"What's Beef?" Biggie Smalls lol

[@ManifestoLaw]

stephen a all butthurt lol

[@derrickware3519]

Boy!! The more I watch these old videos....I just Keep thinking about what Kawme was saying about him. "Mama's Cooking"

[@louisloother301]

Stephen A. took such a fat L on this one 😂😂😂💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Clark wanted to spread his name by using the oldest trick of the book- by beefing with someone who is established. Rappers do it for exposure all the time.

[@UndergroundTech]

interesting, i never thought of it that way

[@lennyshay6227]

And it worked

[@Nezziekay]

Thumbs up to Stephen A Smith

[@dariusgjoy]

Nice perspective my brother

[@Sclass_Ent]

Got him a job

[@DelCaliPlaya]

Stephen A. Smith talking about how well he articulates is very funny. Shouting and articulating are not the same thing.

[@mrjonsey]

I just love the fact that Skip and Stephen have each others backs even though they banter and debate all the time together.

[@NYCGERSON777]

And then they became friends and he’s a frequent guest at First Take and it’s all cool between them. Good for them.

[@boxinghogg2843]

he hurt SAS bad

[@deyeland]

SAS talking about having an open debate. SAS talks over people and cuts them off when he "debates".

[@whoeverknew5607]

Steven A only talk like this only towards a brother

[@MMNemesis17]

SAS and Dracula been taking shots at Kwame Brown for years. lol. He tight bout that hairline

[@z040880]

Ryan Clark was so wrong here. Stephen A addressed it perfectly

[@Boney4000]

He was and SAS did! I would love to see their immediate convos after this, especially with them seeming to get along great these days...

[@marcusford809]

Going toe to toe with the athletes and Tim Tebow made this show must see tv back then.

[@darrick1426]

Two grown ass men! Why do "some" men feel the need to get personal in public. They should've both settled this like men... behind closed doors. This was like "Housewives of Atlanta". Men are not suppose to be this dramatic.

[@I-Said-It-Already]

Pay attention to how Stephen A responded and reacted to Ryan Clark. Watch how he smiled and put his head down to YT people like Woody Paige…

[@ohsosaucy]

Here after the Pivot podcast lol. Stephen A is a legend man

[@bigoppjohn9953]

That Stephen a pivot interview brought me here lol

[@kennethnaylor4365]

Stephen A been using the same big words for years, he really ain’t got that deep of a vocabulary bag….swear he can articulate 😂

[@Anonymous-gy4lp]

“But I won’t even go there” you just did 😂😂

[@Wormanatti]

Any time a man has to boast about himself. He ain't much of nothing. Stephen thinks waaaaay to much of himself. That's why the show as of 2018 is trash. I watch Undisputed & First things First. I can't bear 2 minutes of First Take. Dude is annoying.

[@joshuabullins2046]

Wormanatti I can’t watch first things first or first take they both suck.

[@MrJBrooks1012]

Real life. Stephen A. couldn't even see Ryan with a flashlight if it turned into a back alley fight. Stephen A. thinks he this "end all be all" of reporting because he's not going to allow anyone to say he isn't. Because he'll, one, overtalk this mess out of it. Any for all you Stephen A. stans out there, get off it! It's all fun until he goes on you or your team!

[@MarkGraythesportsgroove]

Ryan Clark, on that same day, represented as a Stepin Fetchit SEC athlete. When Rob Parker said that Black athletes have to stop playing football at schools w/o a coach he said that the coaches are the ones that need to take the stand to increase more opportunities after saying he wanted to be head coach at LSU one day. That Bama could have gone to Southern and been an undrafted free agent and still made it to the NFL like his teammate Isaac Redman. He doesn't get it won't get a gig in the biz!

[@DayDaysWorld316]

and you were wrong

[@AndreRedd1Empire]

Straight up Ether right there..........Didn't have to insult him back That shit that make ya soul burn slow

[@johnwallfan]

the day some1 beats steph in a arguement is the day hell freezes over

[@FlawdaBoy4]

Man Stephen A. and Skip fire unwarranted shots @ these athletes day in and day out and 1 former athlete (Rose) and Kd took a shot back @ Skip and the last 5 damn shows done turned to platforms for Skip and Stephen "explain" themselves.....I wonder what would happen if every athlete these dudes went in on fired back what would happen

[@asickspartan2763]

Excellent point

[@kingjustin2705]

Haha Ryan Clark is on every week now lol who woulda thought

[@Aokoebor]

most people think athletes are morons and Ryan Clark is speaking up for himself Richard Sherman micheal Bennett and individuals like them who are actually smart

[@justinmathewson3692]

Michael Bennett is a blithering fool

[@bboywolf]

Most of them are idiots and if you think Bennett is bright then you're dimmer than old foggy headlights

[@calishot6505]

Wolfwarrior Sherman had a 4.0 gpa at Stanford

[@bboywolf]

@@calishot6505 1st I said Bennett not Sherman, 2nd I said most for that exact reason, and 3 academic success is not an indicator of intelligence. Shaq has doctorates, but clearly he's not Einstein. Michael Jordan has a high IQ yet did not graduate from UNC.

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@calishot6505 he majored in communications and you have to be ignorant to think student athletes don't get special treatment in college. I know because I was one and so was many of my high school teammates. You can literally just show up to class and half ass every assignment and receive a B. Communications is one of the easiest majors in college and that's why many football players take those classes.

[@ykt3000]

watch the interview where stephen a made the statement. he specifically stressed that "some" players arent as intellectual. he isnt changing up anything.

[@badjr0]

Best part is at 6:29 after Stephen Smith says "You know what you can kiss," you hear someone in the background say "OOH!" and Skip Bayless was like, "MMMPH!" Lol!

[@christopherwilliams4520]

Stephen A is the man enough said

[@shaquilleking904]

Who else is here from Ryan Clark interview snippet on Tik Tok

[@JayRizzlenigga]

Stephen A trying to act like the hairline joke didn't hurt his feelings lol

[@dxiao12]

Ryan Clark.. a clear example of a young blood~ Stephan A Smith doesnt even need to do anything... the fact that he has his own radio show and have a major role in ESPN proves himself!

[@nuknuknuk111]

he said we'll come in the lockeroom and find you 😂😂😂

[@richg9448]

Stephen A Just gets his hair cut to look like his idol, Stevie Wonder 😂

[@Mandownsports]

Gossip follows Stephen A Smith wherever he goes.

[@ykt3000]

did you watch the interview? he didnt care what he called him, he was upset that he misquoted him. if you watch first take that is probably stephen a's number one pet peeve.

[@akvalues]

SMITH YOUR A EASY TARGET!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@onebluelove23]

"And his hairline is pushed back...." LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@Tru8276]

Soooo, there are rules given to guests as to what they can and can't say when sitting at the debate desk there? That's kinda what it sounds like Skip is saying.

[@friesman5]

DAMN he went in on ryan clark!

[@TheRabbit68]

Love how Skip just chimes in "Tim Tebow"

[@tjohnson1850]

Neither one of these non athlete reporters is above anything, they go low every chance they get.

[@almerino3497]

so athletes getting in trouble should be taken in the same aspects as someone taking direct shots at athletes across the board if big ben gets in trouble so what where in all that would big ben start taking shots at ryan clark its irrelevant to each others situation

[@lalive2993]

😂 and my hairline is not pushed back 😂😂😂😂

[@bryen23]

when the 'journalist' that cover athletes become bigger than the athletes that they are supposed to cover, then we have a huge priority problem. Ryan Clark is right, in 10 years journalist/analyst like Stephen A. will be obsolete as more and more articulate athletes retire from the NFL.

[@mikebzee1499]

I dont know what your sniffing😂😂

[@kevingenous3681]

They actually addressed this on the Ryan and Chandler’s podcast i believe.

[@ZeusAVI]

Clark got his facts wrong yesterday and got smashed today for it. Have to give it up to SAS for putting him in his place in a professional manner. The hairline thing was way out of line yesterday. Anytime you have to result to personal insults, you automatically lose.

[@DreMusic216]

Media is so sensitive lol

[@frankjohnson5936]

No one up to Stephen As caliper,but Ryan is one helluva up an comer,I likum both

[@GustavoPerez-ko3ti]

Ryan Clark took another ruff shot at Stephen a drama is not over this video need a history on 😂😂

[@lloydporchia7583]

Stephen A is totally correct. If it didn't apply to him personally why get offended.

[@RugbyReligionAl]

ESPN ,the network that was once world-class and informative is now nothing more than a network full of egotistical "analysts" like Stephen A. and Skip. They name call athletes all day but get butt hurt when they attacked. It is sad but very refreshing to see. The reputation of this show is getting eroded and I am happy for that reason.

[@RoomOnFire8988]

That doesn't make him a disgrace to sports. That makes the media, who can't stop talking about the dude, the culprit. All Tebow is trying to do is get a job in the NFL.

[@Holly-fr8]

Theses tender hand dudes don't want no problems

[@sorcereous]

The day u got skip and stephen a on the same team, you know you will get yer ass grilled

[@bjf-lt3rg]

goes tthere then says i won't even go there..LOL!!

[@099e]

you can hear them in the back laughing...

[@zDerezzed]

Smith really in his wounded feelings. Lol

[@Cwiliken]

What Steven A was upset about was ryan misquoting him on what he said, not the name calling... Steven a was right and ryan should stay focus on playing football... if steven call russell fat then, if u were listening, russell has the right to call him on it

[@slysinister]

Ryan Clark was right. Stephen A has a cocky attitude towards players. i constantly here him say "players in the league want my job!" no, there working a better job that pays more with more benefits and much more rewarding. maybe they would like your job after their done being a PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE, but they dont want to be an analyst over an athlete. if they did, they would have pursued that profession. but they didnt, they became pro atheltes because they wanted to be that more than an analyst

[@jobjunior1488]

Crab in a bucket. Fuck it!! Let’s just eat

[@orlanduce]

bro, those guys could of gotten degrees while blindfolded. they should of gotten degrees while blindfolded. would you hire Kobe Bryant to run your company? what about Jay-Z? a degree beats a high school diploma on any given Sunday.

[@ericwilliams460]

:22 😂😂😂😂😂😂 :40 someone was back there laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣