Stephen A. Smith Responds to Critic About Serena’s Dance 🎤

Stephen A. Smith is facing considerable backlash after his remarks about Serena Williams’ surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show.

On Tuesday, the sports commentator took to X to respond to a user who remarked, “A 57-year-old UNMARRIED man with a receding hairline who has never BEEN married mind you, saying he would divorce our greatest living athlete who has been happily married for 8 years to her very rich and loving husband—keep quiet forehead.” In his retort, Smith said, “Please go back and look at exactly what I said. I was talking overall from a man’s perspective — highlighting what most men would think. I didn’t utter a single disrespectful word about Serena.” He added, “No issues with folks getting upset over literal serious stuff one’s pissed about. This doesn’t qualify, peeps. Come on. We were joking around on @FirstTake. Damn y’all! It’s not that serious.”

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Smith Responds to Serena’s ‘Trolling’ Moment, Revisiting the Drake-Ohanian Rivalry

On Monday, Smith expressed his views on ESPN’s First Take, just a day after Serena surprised fans by appearing and Crip walking to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track directed at Drake, “Not Like Us.” “If I’m married and my wife is going to join in on trolling her ex, she should go back to him,” Smith explained. “‘Cause clearly you don’t belong with me. What are you worried about him for when you’re with me? Bye. Bye.”

In the past, rumors circulated regarding a romance between Drake and Serena. Last summer, he revealed that his 2016 song “Too Good” featuring Rihanna was inspired by Williams. Just a year after the album’s release, in 2017, the tennis icon married Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child that same year. The rivalry between Drake and Ohanian has continued over the years. In 2022, after Drake labeled Ohanian a “groupie” in the Her Loss track “Middle of the Ocean,” Ohanian quickly retorted on X.

During last summer’s “Pop-Out: Ken and Friends” concert, Kendrick set the scene for Ohanian to take a jab at Drake. In reaction to a video of K.Dot looping “Not Like Us,” Ohanian quote-tweeted it with a viral clip of Kobe Bryant delivering a sharp comment. “I’m going to beat you,” Smith stated. “I’m going to let you know I beat you. And I’m gonna want you to reconsider your professional life choice.”