Stephen A. Smith on challenges to staying on top in sports media
You know Stephen A. Smith from his many platforms at ESPN, but how well do you know the challenges, pressures and even threats he faces to stay on top of the sports media world? The polarizing personality gets real, raw and unfiltered with his former ESPN colleague Mike Hill on “BVM Sports Insiders.”
Smith takes you inside his process of how he crafts his outspoken commentary. He also reveals how he deals with threats he’s received from athletes about his spoken word and how they make him become even fiercer in his approach.
The New York Times best-selling author also explains the deep meaning and message behind his book and a promise he kept to his late mother.
Both native New Yorkers and beloved Knicks fans, Hill tees up Smith on why he’d trade two-time NBA All-Star Julius Randle and the most realistic option in return: Damian Lillard, Karl-Anthony Towns?
Hill puts Smith on his own hot seat with the toughest person to debate on “First Take.” What is Smith’s dream job outside of the sports world? Also who’d play him in the movie about his own life story?
Watch Stephen A. Smith as genuine, passionate and transparent as you’ll ever see him in an interview.
