Sheryl Swoopes' has been going after me on social media. My response:

[@rossi5839]

Swoopes' professionalism is called into question when she deliberately acts unprofessional, which she continues to do, and her jealousy is chipping away at her integrity, which negatively affects her legacy. Somebody needs to pull her aside and say, "Think about what you're doing and the bigger picture. Your name is on the line and probably your job." EDIT: Update. She lost her job a week after I typed this

[@BluJae93]

She wouldn’t listen even if Jesus Christ himself tried to warn her

[@rozy_senpai8500]

Lieberman tried but she told her to piss off😂😂

[@Bankai2169]

Apparently Nancy Lieberman tried. Swoopes cut her off

[@Kossi-t7h]

​@@rozy_senpai8500ego ego ego

[@imdaman1868]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pfpchad2747]

I salute you Stephen A. That was a great response to the disrespect from Sheryl Swoopes. Swoopes has been extremely disrespectful to the player who is carrying the WNBA. When Caitlin files her taxes, she should find a way to list the WNBA as a dependent. It's beyond me how a bunch of grown women can be so immature. Judging by how these women have been attacking Caitlin, I now understand why the WNBA is so trash. Leadership is nonexsistaent. They prioritize their clicks as opposed to doing what's necessary to promote their league.

[@nisis1]

no y'all just want a rookie to be worshipped and when she's not you call everyone else trash. that' why these women ignore y'all.

[@bmm9095]

@@nisis1 "y'all" says it all....probably never graduated grammar school...lol

[@nisis1]

@@bmm9095 you’re lame because 2nd person plural is common in most languages across the globe. You should thank southerners for blessing you with an iteration of it. How’s that for grammar?

[@Steelersgirl61]

I don't watch NBA, let alone WNBA. Although I do luv March Madness. I accidently was watching Iowa vs. LSU last year while I was at a conference and was amazed at both Caitlin and Angel played. Since I'm Big 10, I started following Iowa and all her accomplishments. Was able to see her 2x at a Fever game, and it's even better in person. But has got me to luv Aliyah,Kelsey, Lexi, Nalyssa etc how they are playing now. But the way some of the players and commentators are treating her... for a second, I'd like to see her accept Ice Cubes millions and see how the Wnba is without her!

[@nisis1]

@@Steelersgirl61 what y’all don’t realize is women bball players can make money in other countries but playing for the W is the dream. Thats one reason it’s hard to hear y’all trash the league on Caitlin’s behalf.

[@dennissvitak5475]

"She pulls up from the parking lot, as well." GREAT line.

[@stinka4079]

And, has missed everyone she's tried in the W. Her coach told her to knock it off, they are trying to win games. 😂 But, Clark has been cooking since olympic break.

[@UncleCharlieShorts]

@@stinka4079 I almost got HIV trying to comprehend your statement

[@Bdoz555]

Angel Reese is NOT box office… Her game is not beautiful or even entertaining to watch. 1/2 of her Rebs are from her own misses. If she makes them her Rebs stat will drop. Real bball fan wouldn’t like to watch AR.. they watch CC instead.

[@DOLLAMAC190]

​@@Bdoz555 true

[@Bdoz555]

@@stinka4079she’s been cooking since her college days.. not since the Olympic break. Highest NCAAB points scored in both men and women.. it’s not by luck.

[@adolfocastillo6254]

The fact that we are talking about out the WNBA the week the NFL is coming back goes to show you how impactful Caitlin Clark is.

[@Kocheeze30]

@@adolfocastillo6254 shows the impact race and racism has on America…

[@adolfocastillo6254]

@@Kocheeze30 oh brother you are one of those weirdos. You probably think Angel Reese is the ROTY as well.

[@Kocheeze30]

@@adolfocastillo6254 one of what weirdos? You must be referring to the people that are acknowledging the situation for what it is? Now you on the other hand, to sit up here and say racism hasn’t played a significant part in the viewership of Women NCAA basketball and the W is a load of crap but then again you are one of those weirdos… idc which one of them wins roy it does nothing for me… what exactly does it do for you? I’m too business building my own legacy to get emotionally attached to a female basketball player…

[@godblessall4191]

​@@Kocheeze30he knows bro

[@timocruz510]

@@Kocheeze30 If any other player in NCAAW/WNBA history was hitting logo threes consistently and breaking assist records as well, they'd capture the attention of the basketball world. No player has been able to show the skillset Caitlin has, and that's why people want to watch Anyone making it strictly about race diminishes her skills and accomplishments, and it makes me question their knowledge of the game.

[@melissajackson3400]

Swoopes has been so loud and wrong about everything regarding Caitlyn Clarke. Lied and said she was a 5th year 25 year old player, lied saying she needed extra year to break scoring records. She’s ruining her legacy trying to tear down CC

[@andrewhillman7131]

needs to write content for Trump's next debate.

[@normw4705]

I agree, what she says has 0 credibility now.

[@GSD1963]

She already did. Her legacy now is the hate for CC

[@renardfields2975]

I agree with Stephen A. You can’t mention Indiana without talking about Caitlin!!!!

[@Sin-G]

How quickly you forget Reggie Miller, Jermaine O'Neal, Rick Smitz 😆 🤣 😂 CC is an additive to their legacies, she's one of the names that come to mind when mentioning the state.

[@Dejusticed]

Stop it, this chick will never be larry legend. Larry is synonymous with indiana and CC will never get even close to that

[@juancolina7654]

The WNBA is Caitlin’s league, not only the Fever, attendance numbers back the statement up

[@leonardtillie2660]

BJ Armstrong, Steve Kerr, and Craig Hodges without mentioning Jordan, Phil, or Pippen

[@OntarioAndrews415]

@@Dejusticed Bird is my all time fav NBA player, but this has nothing to do with him. But I will add, can you imagine back in 1979 someone covering the Celtics and not mentioning Larry Bird's name?

[@tuckerj456]

MAN he just tore Swoopes a$$ up 😂

[@simonauger8216]

hes astroturfing her making her gain popularity, stupid a$$ move if you ask me, nobody even knew who sheryl swoopes was 24 hours ago

[@99living84]

@@simonauger8216lol u don’t cuz u jus a follower…. N Stephen A is the biggest hypocrite

[@bobchris9423]

i feel like insane=coward on the insult chart🤷‍

[@simonauger8216]

​@@99living84 you dont even make logical sense lol! You just said i dont know about a black baller female because im a follower of stephen a. I can't take you seriously lol...

[@GDotLevitate]

@@99living84what was hypocritical about what he said about swoopes? All I heard was facts

[@codimo87]

Yeah Sheryl…you know better….stop dissing that girl and just embrace it..

[@MANGO_TANGO-84]

She doesn't have to embrace CC but show this young lady some respect. CC is already averaging about the same as Swoopes did in her MVP season. My issue with Swoopes is her bitterness and obvious dislike for a young woman she is old enough to be a mother or grandmother to. I don't know what the motivation for the hate is.

[@FranktheDachshund]

​@@MANGO_TANGO-84It is so obviously based in racism.

[@markverani5088]

She knows better? Nope, but she's about to learn.

[@JohnBowl14690]

Yep. Then she went on to trash SAS. What is wrong with her???

[@jasonwilson3136]

@@MANGO_TANGO-84I sense a little jealousy from Swoopes due to Caitlin’s notoriety. Swoopes was once the face of women’s basketball but unfortunately the sports was not as popular as it is now. She may be a little bitter bc Caitlin can capitalize more then Swoopes was able to back then.

[@robertripley4821]

Spitting in people’s faces and telling them it’s raining is an incredible line Stephen A.

[@DB800187]

Swoopes would be praising CC if she were black. Smh

[@odisbrown9000]

Yea she would be carrying a black player around on her shoulders there is no hiding it S S is jealous...

[@courtneywhite6036]

If CC was black she wouldn't be getting all this publicity too

[@cleer2804]

​@@courtneywhite6036yea she would, watch when juju comes in

[@virginiai1980]

you are absolutely right

[@Ilestun]

@@courtneywhite6036 Dude she breaks all freaking records. She just broke the total points for a rookie season record. Broke the record of single points scored in a Rookie season. Her rookie season is one of a kind, not only it is by miles the greatest season ever in the WNBA, but you can include all rookie seasons of the NBA and CC would still be the greatest rookie. I think Angel Reese get all this attention (much less the CC but sill lots of attention) only because she's pretty and propagandise by analysts as the antagonist of CC.....because her performances clearly cannot justify all this attention, just a decent rookie getting lots of rebounds, selfish, who doesn't make the team better than it was without her.

[@TokyoNeko8]

First! You go! Expose them all. I appreciate your relentless pursuit of the truth!!!

[@robbieanderson649]

Stephen A is not exposing anything. He’s a coward. He talks his junk and keeps supporting the leftist crazy that he tried to talk about. It’s absolutely asinine

[@JiKeeY202]

Sheryl swoopes should be relieved of her duties at this point.... this is all unprofessional & UNNECESSARY!!! a normal person behaving like Sheryl by being petty toward someone driving company revenue while also limiting their own job performance would be fired in short order!

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Honestly I just said this, if I was her manager I would call her to the office with a "do you want this job?" meeting.

[@vandalynmcclary5481]

I agree this is why a Sports Analyst has to be unbiased and this isn't easy..I'm an Eagles fan lol and watching the NFL you clearly know when the Analyst doesn't care for your team 😅! Cris Collinsworth despises the Phila Eagles

[@JiKeeY202]

@@vandalynmcclary5481 most people despise the eagles tho!!!

[@vandalynmcclary5481]

@JiKeeY202 Lol 😆 😂 we know Lol however we don't care respectfully we don't ♥️ How about that win in Brazil last night 😆 🤣

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

Swoopes will be out after this season. Caitlin will be too prominent the next ten years. You can't have a commentator that can't or is unwilling to talk about her.

[@barbarabrooks6330]

She needs to go. She is Hateful. Why? What’s really her problem? Something is not right but concerning. Her back in the day is no more. It’s time for someone else. Thx Stephen

[@ASurvivor1]

And any endorsement she might have had. ESPN has to give her the boot because no one will want to watch any game she's talking in.

[@princesamuels5981]

Do ya research #Sherylswoopes is the goat & has a right to her opinion

[@HitPeace]

Hopefully she will. Just hating and lying on a player for no reason.

[@scubasteve3149]

​@@princesamuels5981No body cares. Whatever happen prior to CC entering the league is irrelevant

[@OmegaMusician2008]

Not mentioning Clark is as unbelievable and ridiculous as mentioning the Chicago Bulls and forgetting to mention Michael Jordan.

[@LongLiveMasterChief]

Exactly!!! 💯

[@FBOSire]

This is the only time I ever agreed with Stephen

[@mavs4life248]

Sheryl is behaving like a child.

[@jonhenrychris6973]

Typical baw

[@hitek9too255]

@@jonhenrychris6973 Defintely typical. Glad people are calling them out and seeing them for who they are.

[@ninjaundermyskin]

Woah now, that's just an insult to children.

[@lionelwells5618]

Sooner or later that spoiled, won't listen and very accomplished child WILL get it. Just wait, it's coming.

[@jennahawk12]

Broke off a friendship with one of the greatest basketball players of all time, nancely Lieberman, simply because Nancy called her to support her and asked her to correct her facts. As a genuine friend who is looking out for her best interest. This is some middle school level. Girls fighting stuff right here

[@toniaiwobi1783]

This is why l love this guy !!!! You ALWAYS STAND UP ON THE SIDE OF TRUTH!!!!! Thank you for pointing out Sheryl Swoopes and her pettiness!!! Go Caitlin Clark!!!!!! Let all the hater’s fall into Lake Michigan 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@benjones6030]

Stephen A gave Swoopes the No Vaseline

[@thelastnarco5000]

😂

[@simonauger8216]

just how she likes it

[@gregthomas2448]

AR’s fake eyelashes have their own publicist 🤫🫣🕷️

[@987654321wormy]

Yea, he went in raw...😂

[@iBtally]

*Dry* AF 😂

[@digitizedlearning986]

Very direct, very open, very transparent and very CORRECT!!! Sheryl Swoopes lost ALL CREDIBILITY!!!! I no longer can listen to her with any respect or objectivity. I'm not sure about the reality of her basketball knowledge because her biases have rendered her opinions null and void. GREAT assessment Steve A. Keep speaking truth! Thank you!!!

[@jasondamrau9943]

Sheryl Swoopes shouldn't be invited back to the announcing team, she has shown her racism against CC

[@KenSherman]

It seems more like envy to me. Yet everybody lens are not the same. To me: It's the same as a number of the other veteran WNBA players that expressed their disdain when she came into the league. Can't they still just respect her even if they don't like her?

[@chrisk2734]

No racism, Swoopes gave CC her props multiple times. Facts. By the way, skip Bayless continues not to give LeBron his props, right. It's like a running joke

[@jasondamrau9943]

@chrisk2734 swoopes went out of her way to lie about Clark to diminish her college records. She said she played an extra year(she didnt), she said she takes 40 shots a game(she averaged 19), she said she was 25 playing against 21 year olds(she was 21 going on 22). She knows better and is intentionally lyimg to belittle her. I can't imagine why she would do this while congratulating players that cheap shot her

[@rlh12345]

How did you decide that Sheryl Swoopes specifically has acted the way she has bc of racism?

[@MikeT-TheRetiredColonel]

@@jasondamrau9943 #facts

[@alonsomendoza9130]

Sheryl is so lost on her own lies is so sad to watch! She is destroying her own legacy, losing friends, with this oscure episode...for what? Why she hate Caitlin so much? Expose them Stephen...this nonesense have to stop now and for all...

[@onlydbrasko]

She's like when Pippen claimed MJ wasn't the goat lol.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

It's keeping her name in the media. Since there's never been much interest in women's BB, this recent spike in its popularity means she's more well-known now than she was when she was playing. No such thing as bad publicity.

[@aleksandarzivic8093]

I think it also has something to do with CC breaking some Sheryl college record,she was salty af about it. That is one of the reasons,the other reason is of course the spot light on CC and woman jealousy.

[@onlydbrasko]

​@@jamesgoforth1606 But she's isn't doing business so being infamous as an individual isn't the way to go. I don't believe that she actually thinks Caitlin Clark isn't MJ-like special but how she projects it makes it obvious that she straight up dislikes CC for whatever reason.

[@DamienYuen7718]

@@jamesgoforth1606 Well not all publicity is good. If that publicity gets you fired or demoted than how is it good? Ask Matt Lauer if publicity was good for him. Sometimes said publicity ruins your career and ability to find work and in that case it sure isn't good. The phrase no such thing as bad publicity is a flawed one.

[@kennymiles1481]

What I'm seeing is that black men are defending CC while black women are hating on her.

[@sohelhussain2689]

I was just about to say that myself. It's pretty obvious, which is not a good look. Good on SAS and guys like Unc calling it like it is.

[@stephensmelley2939]

Boom! The elephant in the room!

[@daowonimdee]

Because black men who play or played basketball know a prime-time basketball player when we see one. Caitlin Clark is the real deal. So is Kelsey Mitchell. So is Aja Wilson. So are many others. A great player is a great player. Pettiness won't change that.

[@iamcedricpowell8051]

@@daowonimdeeWe are at a sad place in our society. Lots of hatred. We are too blessed for that.

[@davidmathewson1088]

black women loving on Kamala while hating on Trump. Does not get sadder than that.

[@Terry_1111]

Swoops is immature and obviously doesn't walk her talk of Christianity. I'm so sick of hearing her. She doesn't realize that she is irrelevant to the game now.

[@ghsense2626]

So she can't have her preferences?

[@jamesgoforth1606]

She's trying to stay relevant I think. She knew what she was doing when she deliberately left out CC when giving props. And here we all are talking about her. No such thing as bad publicity

[@chrismiller755]

Most Christians are like that low-key

[@edelmantoamendola]

​@@ghsense2626 You can. Lol but you can't be a broadcaster talking about the success of the Indiana Fever and just fail to mention Caitlin Clark. . At that point it's just just obvious she is butthurt and not doing her job. If she doesn't want to take her bias out of it then stick to podcasts or tweeting crazy stuff during her current mid-life crisis.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

@@ghsense2626Preferences and LIES are two different things.

[@MrBallie1975]

Swooped is absolutely out of line the way she’s hating on Caitlin , her legacy should be questioned now

[@josephperez3130]

SAS is right, a WNBA analyst, veteran and one of the greats, more knowledgeable in women's basketball, intentionally dismissed the key player when discussing the fever. We should accept that jealousy is a normal response in a league full of WOMEN. what we should not accept is racism in the wnba.

[@gheebuttersnaps13]

Pettiness and jealousy is very real in men’s sports as well. Lebron talked about how his own teammates tried shitting on him as a rookie because they felt a type of way. Competitive field will bring the pettiness out of some people

[@1212CSmith]

SAS is a pawn, a peddler, a bloviator. The same person who called professional athletes bums and denigrated their names. He is useless.

[@davidpetrosky]

What makes it racism?

[@Jaycran22]

@@gheebuttersnaps13naw, not really. It’s just women. They hate on each other in every endeavor. Even in rap music there’s always one female who refuse to lift up the next young female out of hate, and jealousy. Dont shoot the messenger

[@BabySpit]

It’s not racism just plain old jealousy

[@robertmaloney567]

Kudos Stephen A no back down in you. Respect!

[@teiaalexander7131]

CC is the leader of comeback of Women’s basketball!

[@shoprena101]

You are exactly right, Stephen A.!!! Thank you for telling the truth!!! CC is amazing and deserves recognition for her ability to play basketball!!!! I've never watched WNBA before CC. After seeing CC play in college, I was hooked!!!

[@ElizaSantos-h3t]

Hate is Jealousy and Jealousy is a Hater

[@JQ1960-inri1]

Cheryl Swoops, you’re a great champion. Time to champion other great players REGARDLESS of their color!!!

[@blakerichards4093]

If Sheryl swoops had a career she ended it with her bs

[@simonauger8216]

hes astroturfing her making her gain popularity, giving her career more momentum, stupid a$$ move if you ask me, nobody even knew who sheryl swoopes was 24 hours ago

[@texas988]

Y'all tripping!!! Sheryl Swoopes was so good she played Michael Jordan 1 on 1

[@simonauger8216]

@@texas988 oh yeah she's sooooo good at basketball. Smh

[@Dipset415]

@@texas988yup for promo💯😭Cynthia cooper was better

[@juansanchez209]

@@texas988 I think they meant her career as a pundit, not as a player

[@JohnJones-ul1lw]

Pride comith before the fall !!! Swoop can't stand that herself and her peers will fade into history. A new generationis going to remake the WNBA, It happens in all sports, Truly sad CC JUST BALLING.

[@nisis1]

swoopes will never fade.

[@ghoulape6976]

If they embraced them they would honor and remember them.

[@TraderJoe888]

Brave man telling truth to the woke media establishment. You have my admiration.

[@kingb6728]

Woke media? Please explain what that has to do with playing basketball? Dribbling? NOTHING!! Sheryl is a child

[@Lammar871]

What is Woke

[@UncleBronco]

Preach Stephen!!! Props to you.., these clowns don’t realize they’re affecting their own bottom dollar… SMH 🤦‍♂️

[@christopher-h6n]

Steven spanked Sheryl sooo good! What a spin on that backhand. Oooowee!

[@ye6973]

Just another example that the WNBA and their fans were not, and still aren’t ready for big time sports coverage. This is like crying for the other players on the PGA Tour when Tiger took Golf to a new level

[@MrCopacetic23]

To be fair sir, no other big time sports is covered on such an emotional level. Just talk about between the lines. All this talk about feelings over gameplay, just odd.

[@Hawaii96720]

@@MrCopacetic23 ratio'd delete your account with your irrelevant post, thank you!

[@nisis1]

WNBA was very ready., they had a great product already by the time eyes got on the game when cc came to the league.

[@rachelwest1642]

​@@MrCopacetic23 W take

[@williamnewman6176]

They have a good product but Caitlin is making it better

[@dorianruiz3213]

Love it, you wanted the smoke Swoope's, now you got it!

[@USAinPhillipineProvince]

Good for you for having integrity!

[@HBR677]

Good job sr. For having the courage to call it like is . And give credit where credit is due. And over look the color of the person,and judge them for their game and not their COLOR

[@ronbrooks6547]

Right now Box Office is: A'Ja Wilson, Chelsey Mitchell, Napheesa Collier, Arike Ogumbowale and Caitlin Clark. Those 5 have been balling since the Olympic break ended!

[@nisis1]

you don't know ball. liberty have a big three that's packing barclay's every night in new york. seattle has their own big three and a loyal fan base. you're obviously new here.

[@vante9588]

​@@nisis1 but fact is the CC sells more tickets than all of the names listed above plus the liberty. It's just the facts.

[@edelmantoamendola]

@@nisis1 Look at those ticket sales again. Look at seats to how many tickets sold. Saying they are packing the arena is just false. Even the Fever who have by far the highest attendance are not "packing the arena."

[@chrisper3148]

What Box office means is sales and the only person who is that is CC

[@nisis1]

@@vante9588 that wasn’t the argument. I simply added storm and liberty to the list. Chill.

[@luffymango204]

this version of SAS is tough and refreshing… cooked this segment frfr

[@tuckereldridge1169]

I think him calling it the elephant in the room was an intentional underhanded dig at swoops lol

[@simonauger8216]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

Normally I'd call that a stretch, but SAS had more vitriol towards Whitlock for being fat than for being a terrible person. You might be right. 😂

[@mattyfresh101]

😂😂

[@juancolina7654]

She is an elephant alright

[@chrischan6211]

I didn't want to say it!😂

[@Ryan__________________________]

This Why The WNBA Hasn’t Grown And It’s Still In The Stone Age I Didn’t Know Who Sheryl Swoppes Was Did Half Y’all Know Who She was Before This

[@gregorywilliams5606]

I call for Cheryl swoops to ve fired. Tired of her blatant hate towards Caitlin Clark

[@AllenInRealLife]

Loved this. Years from now, Swoops gon act like she ain't do any of this lol

[@CurtainCloser21]

Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie two pioneers they put WNBA on the map. You ask a lot of people outside of this year they only remember Houston Comets and LA Sparks, so I’m surprised to see both tearing down Caitlin. I’d figure both would respect the barriers Caitlin is breaking down and the popularity she has brought to the sport. I don’t want to believe the criticism only comes from race, but something doesn’t make sense.

[@simonauger8216]

you're surprised that Sheryl & Lisa can't be objective the way a male could be? Heh

[@BIgZz00]

@@simonauger8216did Wilt talk about MJ like this? Did MJ talk about LeBron like this when he came in league?

[@simonauger8216]

@@BIgZz00 they're not sports commentators dog; their job isn't to objectively speak on sports.

[@BIgZz00]

@@simonauger8216 “objectively” that’s not what’s happening here it’s hate. Now I see why Swoops called out so she didn’t have to do play by play for CC game. It’s turned embarrassing now for Sheryl

[@curtispayton6163]

​@simonauger8216 well at least you're admitting they're not objective.

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

Just google Cate Soane she played for Loyola when Swoopes coached there. Swoopes was fired for mistreatment and harassment against players (after a 2.5 month investigation) especially against Cate. Tell me the similarities she has with Caitlin Clark, and theres your answer!!

[@mione134]

Ding! Ding! Ding!

[@yelnats21]

Sheryl been petty messy

[@aliencivilization]

Sheryl Swoopes has sunk to a new low, and it's literally sad to see an all-time great (I once rooted for) behave this badly. When the Indiana Fever is mentioned, Caitlin Clark instantly comes to mind. By her logic, she'll talk about the Jackson Five, 90's Bulls, The Beatles and more without stating the obvious. For her not to walk it back and further adding insult to injury by casting aspersions on you (without merit) is beyond ridiculous.

[@LongLiveMasterChief]

💯 I just googled the Fever and sho'nuff, Caitlyn's pictures and name is everywhere 🤣

[@albertmabunga1861]

Mr. Smith thank you for always speaking your mind, you are the best.

[@felixchavarria8824]

What I don't understand is, "Queens of the Court" is an "Official" WNBA podcast meaning the league is endorsing it. Sheryl is right, you can say whatever you want on your "Personal" podcast however it's the league's podcast that's my beef. Sheryl is making the league look terrible, the commissioner needs to fire Sheryl or remove the "Official" title from the podcast. Then she can be a simple KZbinr & say whatever she wants. The WNBA is way to slow to react to this mess which they're allowing to occur.

[@jamesgoforth1606]

Exactly -- I expected the league to divorce themselves from her as soon as she rattled off that bizarre string of lies about Clark.

[@frommatorav1]

Swoopes can say whatever she wants because of free speech. Having the right to your opinion is one thing. If facts don't back up that opinion, we have the right to criticize it. I don't care about the politics of who owns or sponsors the podcast. I would be more concerned about her lack of objectivity regarding toward one popular player. Swoopes jealousy of Caitlin Clark is ridiculously obvious.

[@nisis1]

what is this "mess"? not gushing over a rookie. because that's all y'all are complaining about. she's not even bashing cc. you all aren't even listening to her podcast. just admit you want everything handed to cc.

[@EM-xs6co]

Nicely said. The WNBA is not just slow acting. Its non-acting. No action is tacit encouragement for the nastiness. Which makes it appear that this hate and attacking of CC both on and off the court is the agenda of the WNBA. It’s trashy behavior and if CC leaves, there will be very few “fans” watching WNBA- likely no more chartered flights, unless the NBA ups their subsidies.

[@yelnats21]

You can say whatever you want to say and give your opinions, no matter how outrageous they are on your own podcast. However, you can’t tell lies to support your opinions. Everything needs to be checked. She’s basically lying about things to her opinions and that has no place anywhere regardless of whether it’s a private podcast or not

[@moodyblue9089]

Caitlin Clark deserves all the recognition she's getting. She's got the receipts. This would be a non-issue if Caitlin were black. She would be celebrated as deserved. As shoud Clark. She is blessed. You clapping after somebody gets hit.

[@mictza450]

If Clark was black 90% of her “fans” wouldn’t exist

[@gsportsgaming9387]

Actually if she was black she'd be just another player,.

[@mattrondeau7466]

​@@gsportsgaming9387If she was black, the black players like Sheryl swoopes would calling her the Michael Jordan/Lebron of the WNBA.

[@gsportsgaming9387]

@@mattrondeau7466 She wouldn't get the same attention. BTW I'm happy for CC

[@mattrondeau7466]

@@gsportsgaming9387 She wouldn't be getting the hate either.

[@doloresmanley2052]

Thank you Stephen A for speaking the truth. Thank you for calling out Sheryl Swoopes, in my opinion she has lost all credibility and she’s the coward for not owning the fact that she hates Caitlin Clark and she’s the one who is spreading all that animosity towards Caitlin with her stupid jealousy. She doesn’t deserve the respect that you give her. After her cursing at you she doesn’t deserve it, and thank you for sticking up for Caitlin. Mad respect for you.

[@nisis1]

why we should "own" that she "hates Clark" when she doesn't? y'all are touched in the head.

[@leomabry5231]

​@@nisis1 naw Swoopes is clearly hating you're in denial

[@battlestargalactic]

She had it coming, this moment was long overdue. She went after a living legend in SAS, and now must deal with the fallout.

[@georgescott8826]

He is no legend , he is just a loud mouth

[@michaelscott3049]

Mr. Smith had the nerve to call her Immature! You’re the KING!!!!!!

[@KenSherman]

It sounds like you're just a hater of Stephen A Smith because he tells it like it is with his own unique style or brand of -truth- commentating. Your comment seems more personal than logic.

[@njones0716]

Facts​@@KenSherman

[@bencarter8423]

You’re not going to insult Swoops, but I will. I think she’s got a problem with Clark’s skin color.

[@713Already]

Bingo

[@keithshotdogandfries2475]

I guess that victim mind only works one way.

[@sharynnkulina6215]

Agreed.!!!!

[@trilla3817]

@@keithshotdogandfries2475you know he’s black right lol

[@CCannon-g9r]

Biiiiingooooo

[@fioboynoyma]

Swoopes you're done

[@Philasophical_Truth.Wisdom]

NEVER!!!🤨🤨

[@nisis1]

hahaha "done." what does that mean for a retired legend with her own media outlet? nothing.

[@augustinevelajr3915]

CC22DS is a real thing.

[@youngemp1]

😂

[@fioboynoyma]

As a professional commentator, CREDIBILITY and INTERGRITY.

[@AllHailNannerpuss]

They don't want to acknowledge Catlin Clark. I bought WNBA merch for the first time. And it wasn't because of Angel Reese and her Double-Double streak😂

[@simonauger8216]

XD

[@Dipset415]

Preach 💯😭

[@natashka1982]

Haha I jev3r watched any bball at all, but its amazing to watch CC

[@nisis1]

i dont know who "they" is but you buying a jersey literally doesn't matter.

[@ThisAinThatMetro]

@@nisis1angel that you?

[@michaelharris5620]

She’s upset of money and notoriety that Clark gets. She didn’t make that $$$ and she’s bitter like the old head that played in the NBA in the 60’s and 70’s

[@joshknight8973]

Now imagine when CC gets a bit more help. She gone blow them out the roof.. all these people we never heard of should be glad they get a new light. Nobody even care about them till now the big boys are covering the wnba.

[@TheKennyGM]

Some people just deserve to be ignored...

[@janmunce496]

Racism isnt limited to one or two races. It’s everywhere . No other excuses

[@5pazz]

Actually racism is exclusive to the group who can actually affect an outcome because of the power of their skin color.. Anything else would be considered prejudice

[@rohannaval1621]

​@@5pazzwouldn't you say that since black players compose a majority of the wnba, they have the power to affect outcomes?

[@nisis1]

​@@rohannaval1621 no. smh. you thought you ate. and what's more, cc is likely going to win rookie of the year so i'm not sure what y'all are complaining about.

[@mictza450]

@@nisis1Mofos mad and the damn award hasn’t even been given out yet

[@gsportsgaming9387]

​@5pazz Yea some ppl don't seem to understand that

[@robertatler6419]

Sheryl Swoopes is imploding in real time and I'm here for it.

[@ReeseMoe73]

Aww mannn...i called this back when she was in college. Everybody dragging about that lil NCAA ring LSU won.. nobody give a damn about thay when you in the PROS. All the success CC is garnering comes at no surprise. That girl is just flat out 🥶

[@Los150]

Let’s just appreciate how all of this is good for the W. 💰💰💰

[@Infamous24j]

CC🤟🏾 Fever 🤟🏾 get used to it Swoopes💪🏽

[@BTCBlizzy]

They’re not gonna like you better because you’re taking up for one of them. If you get pulled over by the cops, you’re still gonna get the same treatment you always get. So calm down buddy.

[@Infamous24j]

@@BTCBlizzy that’s that bs we talkn bout. Don’t give a Daum about the color. Who playn better

[@ye6973]

@@BTCBlizzyJesus you’re miserable. Dude is just rooting for an athlete. What the police do is a totally separate issue

[@simonauger8216]

My man :)

[@Saintsfanalways]

4:38 if you're here for the response to Sheryl Swoopes

[@bigboss-Miami]

Bro THANK YOU!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭

[@stonecoldbro1727]

Damn, just need the Ether beat in the background. Solid take Stephen A! If this was a story about GSW, that didn’t mention Steph it would be crazy right? Well, same thing.

[@brandimastain7851]

You called it about Clark, from the very start!!! Bravo!!!

[@PT121551]

Thank you for your analysis. To me, it’s spot on!

[@kevinneubauer8061]

Kudos Stephen you have been a leader in the industry and you’re going to call out stupid. Stephen A that’s why your great bc your honest unfortunately it’s a dying breed

[@TheSGIIIShow]

I’m rocking with SAS on this

[@berlindarogers1033]

I am not a Caitlin Clark, but I agree with Stephen A Smith. Sheryl Swooped should have called Caitlin Clark name.

[@13001313s]

I agree... I am also not Caitlin Clark

[@ChiBrianXIII]

What you even trying to say?

[@blatherskype25]

I am also not a Caitlin Clark.

[@simonauger8216]

I am also not a Caitlin Clark. :D

[@derekbell9610]

That was rough to get through 😂

[@KenSherman]

4:45 #SherylSwoopes didn't *forget* to mention #CaitlynClark. She *failed* to mention Caitlyn Clark! There's a difference. One's intentional and one's not intentional. Many of us with common sense know that's intentional. There is no excuse. And there is no ambiguity. Let's just call it for what it is. Her resentment towards CeeCee is starting to become annoyingly palpable.😑

[@Raul-bt3bt]

Cheryl swooped used to be my favorite wnba basketball player until she lost her class against caitlan clark!

[@markdelacruz0210]

I thought Rob Parker was in you podcast for a seconds there. “Stooooppp iiitttt”

[@rudy3202]

I think it’s just typical example of how women’s movement can never strive to its potential bc they eventually tear themselves apart through blatant jealousy. Same goes with femenist movements

[@BillyGit]

Excellent analysis SA! Swopes is just spewing hate. It’s oozing out of her and makes her look so small. So sad. She used to be awesome. No more.

[@sailormade2]

Caitlyn Clark raised the bar for the entire WNBA, past and present. The old players are mad because their records will fall and If the current players want to be the star basketball players that they claim to be...they will now have to step up their game, and a lot of them will n-e-v-e-r compare to CC. The line in the sand has been drawn and only the truly good players will cross over it. 🏀

[@claytidwell]

Sheryl Swoops went from being a famous , well like WNBA Champion to being a infamous, hated, WNBA hasbeen.

[@langstonholland9272]

I didn't even know what WNBA stood for until MIss Clark. I've never heard of you until I started following her pro career. I must say, you are well spoken and hilarious. Poor Mrs/Miss/Whatever Swoopes. Haters gonna hate. Same as Trump/Musk. Thanks for your wonderful insights.

[@Germaine-dn3mh]

I'm a black man I love the game of basketball and Caitlin Clark is amazing to watch so give her props she a baller facts

[@MrPppitts1]

CC is “Her” for real

[@CharliesOnespot]

Right On Stephen A!

[@JoelKrumbach]

Thank you STEPHEN A. SMITH on talking truth and calling out Cheryl!! Catlin clark 100% should of been on olympic team.

[@samt8017]

Clark should be mvp. She clearly brought the most value to this league

[@joecable39nc]

wnba turned a blind eye to bullying

[@nisis1]

cc is not being bullied. it 'feels' like she's being bullied because you all think she should be elevated higher than what she is.

[@mictza450]

Bullying?? What is this middle school??

[@leonardcann6645]

​@@nisis1🤡🐴 304 su

[@davidwakeman7536]

@@nisis1what other NBA player has got roughed up like her?

[@garycoleman3054]

Just say Swoops is a raciest bully. Why can’t we call a spade a spade? CC does not say or do anything bad to anyone. She’s a class act and works hard for everything she has. Why would anyone hate her.

[@Moises-Donquixote.Sanchez]

Finally said it how it is , I hope this message can get in her head.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

You were right about it all, Stephen Smith, and I loved your analysis from the time I became a WNBA fan, which happened when I first heard about Caitlin Clark. You are courageous and honest with enormous integrity. Thank you!

[@elcomandante9299]

Wish CC was honest with all 'HIS' fans.

[@LargeDude2023]

Swoops played against plumbers 😆

[@Dcool5]

Nah prob librarians though.

[@thsu8]

Swoopes played against great players. And she didn’t stand out. She wasn’t the best player in her own backcourt. That eas Cynthia Cooper in the late 90’s.

[@elcambiollego]

She blatantly lied live about Clark´s numbers even her frigging age, she just rambled and now is unable to own her mistakes.

[@fceworld946]

I blame whoever is giving Swoops a platform to spew her garbage and hate smh

[@marksr8784]

Nailed it as usual Brother ✌🏿

[@billycarroll798]

You go Stephen A!You just became #1 in my book for pointing out the truth!!

[@Winterstick549]

Swoops would talk about Pippen, Rodman and Grant when talking about the Chicago Bulls dominance.

[@Bman32x]

SAS you don’t have to respond to every modicum of criticism of you from anyone who has a platform. Swoopes is already making herself look bad with her actions.

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

No she needs to be dealt with !!

[@simonauger8216]

We're taking swoopes down a peg or two. You're with us or against us.

[@malnorfleet4925]

Disagree on this one. Swoopes made it personal, so he can stomp it out.

[@garagegeekguy]

SAS is loving it, easy content

[@mikelogan3816]

And now the WNBA would not allow her to broadcast the Indiana Fever game because she is so unprofessional

[@nisis1]

you made this up.

[@LouSeph]

SAS you are 100% correct on this issue. Thanks for telling the truth!

[@Kocheeze30]

I think the point swoops was trying to make is the fever is a good team and it’s not just because of Clark. Mitchel and Clark complement each other and to be honest Mitchel is the better player so I mean really we shouldn’t be mentioning the fever without mentioning Mitchell as well. Of course arenas are going to be sold out Clark has a whole country/fan base supporting her mostly because of the Reese situation. You put Clark on wings the wings would still suck…

[@tonywong8134]

Clark also wears the same number swoopes did...one of the many reasons swoopes is jealous of Clark.

[@nisis1]

this is such a huge lie. y'all just get on the internet and say anything.

[@tonywong8134]

@@nisis1 how is it a lie? You can literally look this up, both swoopes and Clark wear 22. Don't drop out of school.

[@Dee10294]

If CC leaves the W, they'll all know the truth.