Stephen A. Smith Has Time For “Sorry A**” Terrell Owens After Claiming He’s Hating On Max Kellerman
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SPN’s workhorse, Stephen A. Smith, had time to clap back at former NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens.
Podcasts are causing drama in the streets. Stephen A. Smith has a bone to pick with the spicy wideout after Owens doubled down on the X consensus that Smith was a big-time hater of his former ESPN First Take co-host Max Kellerman.
Owens got Smtih’s attention when he quoted an X user’s post sharing a clip of the moment the former 49ers receiver claimed that Kellerman was almost “Blacker than him,” with Smith responding that Owens crossed the line.
Smith let his feelings be known about Ownes in a Saturday morning tweet storm.
Per Smith’s X account:
Now….as for this dude, that’s an entirely different story. You know how I feel about your sorry ass @terrellowens and you know why! You should thank your Heavenly Father I haven’t zeroed in on you with the trifling shit you tried to pull. Tell folks to ask ESPN what your desperate ass tried to pull. Keep on talking. Eventually, you’ll expose yourself!#REALFACTS
Or…….maybe I’ll just dedicate the entire Stephen A. Smith Show/Podcast on YouTube this Monday to all the things you tried to do behind the scenes — to BROTHERS — over the years while claiming someone is more of a Brother than others. Let me thing about that over the next 24 hours!!!!#SickOfTHIS.#Enough
Now….as for this dude, that’s an entirely different story. You know how I feel about your sorry ass @terrellowens and you know why! You should thank your Heavenly Father I haven’t zeroed in on you with the trifling shit you tried to pull. Tell folks to ask ESPN what your… https://t.co/MIROwzBdTU
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 16, 2023
Or…….maybe I’ll just dedicate the entire Stephen A. Smith Show/Podcast on YouTube this Monday to all the things you tried to do behind the scenes — to BROTHERS — over the years while claiming someone is more of a Brother than others. Let me thing about that over the next 24… https://t.co/MIROwzBdTU
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 16, 2023
What Caused All of This?
So, how did we even get here? Well, this all started when Smith visited the Joe Budden Podcast and was asked about his time working with Kellerman.
Kellerman is no longer an employee of ESPN, falling victim to the rounds of massive layoffs at the sports company. Answering the million-dollar question, confirming he and Kellerman don’t speak and that he “didn’t like working with him.”
“I didn’t want to go from No. 1 to No. 2 when Skip [Bayless] left. I wasn’t having that. That s— wasn’t gonna happen.”
He continued, “You weren’t an athlete, and you weren’t a journalist. And the absence of the two components left people wondering ‘Why should we listen to you?’”
Update: Stephen A. Smith says he hasn’t spoken to Max Kellerman: ‘I didn’t like working with him.’https://t.co/1ss1NC02ky
“I didn’t want to go from No. 1 to No. 2 when Skip [Bayless] left. I wasn’t having that. That s— wasn’t gonna happen.”
“You weren’t an athlete, and you… pic.twitter.com/G1siND7L7S
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 16, 2023
Following the release of the clip, plenty of X users called CAP on Smith’s claims that Kellerman was the one hurting the show, and like Owens, believed Smith was just not a fan of being upstaged.
Smith also took time to address his comments from the podcast, claiming that he wishes Kellerman well and that it was nothing personal and the show just needed a change.
“Same question, Same answer for damn-near two years now: Max & I weren’t working in the end. I wanted to win. So I didn’t want that duo. Does mean he’s isn’t smart, talented and that he’s not a good guy. I have nothing against him. I wish him well. Just needed a change. That’s all,” Smith wrote on X.
He continued, “Folks can twist this all they want. I respect the man and wish him no I’ll-will. But my answer has — and will always be the same.”
Same question, Same answer for damn-near two years now: Max & I weren’t working in the end. I wanted to win. So I didn’t want that duo. Does mean he’s isn’t smart, talented and that he’s not a good guy. I have nothing against him. I wish him well. Just needed a change. That’s all https://t.co/wDJ0pL7eXK
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 16, 2023
Folks can twist this all they want. I respect the man and wish him no I’ll-will. But my answer has — and will always be the same. https://t.co/YMMDuaKUg9
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 16, 2023
Well, X users still don’t believe Smtih. You can see their reactions in the gallery below.
Photo: Allen Berezovsky / Getty
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He’s not wrong about the numbers…. But Stephen A was never an athlete either and to act like his resume’ before first take was better than Max’s is weird energy. Both worked their way up. Stephen A wrote popular column’s and Max hosted popular shows.
Extremely disrespectful to…
— Air Raid | Buffalo (@TheBillsGuys) September 16, 2023
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Stephen A. Smith the athlete
I get it they came from different backgrounds but who cares. I liked the show with both of them. Stephen A is just dramatic and loud it’s not like his points are always spot on. It’s ENTERTAINMENT. He has entertainment value. I hope Shannon eats…— Laker$ided (@Lakersided310) September 16, 2023
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Stephen A Smith talking trash about Max Kellerman unprovoked while being cool with mad “dog whistle” russo says everything
— … (@UndertakerBkOpp) September 16, 2023
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Stephen A Smith was inviting these two (Will Cain and Ryan Hollins) on the show daily but, blames Max Kellerman for average ratings pic.twitter.com/nGfSWWIeUl
— Magic Bronson (@MagicsBurner) September 16, 2023
5. LMAO
When Max Kellerman sees Stephen A. pic.twitter.com/14BScXjSKl
— Ave (@SebastianAvenue) September 16, 2023
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Stephen A is cool, but he takes the act too far and you can tell how the money and power and fame has gotten to him. That statement he released about Max Kellerman was uncalled for. Acting like Max was nothing before him and he gave him an opportunity at life. Gross.
— Longfellow Grinch (@Grinch21188235) September 16, 2023
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Stephan A. is absolutely wrong for discrediting Max Kellerman like that.
Max needs to drop that ether. pic.twitter.com/2yebujoN7U
— Comic Tyson Paul (@ComicTysonPaul) September 16, 2023
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Max Kellerman, a white man had Stephen A Smith, a black man, looking crazy on black social issues, literally had Stephen A Smith looking like a sell out for the kaepernick situation and demonizing weed
HELL yeah he took that shit personally https://t.co/jBnQ92MREV
— Primetime (@Grantstyle3) September 16, 2023
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Max Kellerman was killing Stephen A during the BLM protests. https://t.co/blguJ3nEIq
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 16, 2023
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I think Stephen A Smith keep getting asked about him by podcasters and he just doesn’t hold back from how he feels about Max Kellerman. However I would love to here Max’s side of this story since we haven’t yet since their split pic.twitter.com/6Nn74UBJnp
— Ball Room Service (@ballroomservice) September 16, 2023
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The Max Kellerman slander has gone too far.
It’s time for Max to drop a Stephen A. diss track: pic.twitter.com/vwrlYknceU https://t.co/nkpsC7JDGz
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) September 16, 2023
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Is Stephen A Smith suffering from delusions of grandeur??? I stop watching the show after Max Kellerman was replaced… https://t.co/XVspwqSnKm pic.twitter.com/18rh5YzqIp
— HarrietEve9 (@HarrietEve9) September 15, 2023
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Max Kellerman made Stephen A’s blood boil every time he called him out about Kaepernick too https://t.co/T6lorX517v
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 16, 2023
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I’m not a huge Max Kellerman fan but it’s always rubbed me wrong how Stephen A has basically bragged about getting him fired. And for him to complain about Max not being an athlete is beyond hypocritical LMAO. https://t.co/VpXNbggOaJ
— Sports With X (@sportswithx) September 16, 2023
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Show of hands, honestly, who believes this? Max, as many do, had wild takes from time to time, but if I were keeping score I would say the majority of viewers actually enjoyed Max Kellerman. Maybe even preferred him to SAS. I know I did. https://t.co/UCj15zEWp8
— I KILL JOY (@ArmandKilljoy) September 16, 2023
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