ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has apologized for some of the controversial comments he made on First Take this Thursday.
The outspoken analyst had quite a bit to say about the head injury sustained by Anthony Davis while he was playing against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. AD was not able to finish the game after getting inadvertently hit in the face by Kevon Looney’s elbow and was reportedly taken to the locker room in a wheelchair.
Anthony Davis took an elbow to the face by Kevon Looney and headed to the Lakers bench 😮pic.twitter.com/DCSyQQmflb
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May 11, 2023
It’s believed Davis could have suffered a concussion but members of the media, including Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley, downplayed its severity. Smith was among such a group on Thursday and, speaking to Jay Williams on the aforementioned show, questioned the seriousness of Davis’ injury.
“I ain’t seen nothing yesterday that made me say, ‘concussion, concussion,’” he said. “Now I don’t know if it’s true or not. Did a wheelchair get him to the locker room? I’m not sure. Really? A wheelchair? That’s where we are.”
Stephen A. Smith rips Anthony Davis apart for potentially having a concussion pic.twitter.com/uQWQz4ieb2
— Ahn Fire Digital (@AhnFireDigital) May 11, 2023
Smith has since faced some backlash that has prompted him to take to Twitter with an apology.
“Blow back is Blow back,” he wrote. “Comes with the territory, peeps. I was in no way minimizing the seriousness of a concussion. I was questioning whether Anthony Davis really had one, considering the play I saw & other hits I’ve seen him absorb.
“But, bottom line, it was wrong for me to do. Period! My bad.”
Blow back is Blow back. Comes with the territory, peeps. I was in no way minimizing the seriousness of a concussion. I was questioning whether Anthony Davis really had one, considering the play I saw & other hits I’ve seen him absorb. But, bottom line, it was wrong for me to do.…
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 11, 2023
Fortunately for Davis, it appears he’s avoided a serious issue and was earlier reported to be in line to play on Friday in what will be a crucial Game 6 against the defending champions.
Kansas City Chiefs President Forced To Address Rumors That Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Is Just A “Marketing Strategy” For The Team
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
There’s a conspiracy theory for just about everything, including bizarre ones relating to the highly publicized relationship between Grammy Award-winning singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
The three-time Super Bowl champion has been in a relationship with Taylor Swift for over a year. Their rumored romance was confirmed when Swift attended the Chiefs’ Week 3, 2023 home game against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce’s romance with Swfit has been a giant win for the Chiefs and the NFL, too. She has brought plenty more attention to the NFL and contributed to the Chiefs’ skyrocketing popularity worldwide.
Naturally, conspiracy theorists believe the Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance is simply a marketing ploy to help the Chiefs and the league. But Chiefs president Mark Donovan finally addressed the ridiculous rumor during an appearance on NBC’s “Squawk Box” program:
“I’d love to say that it was a marketing strategy, but it is an authentic relationship. And we’re happy to have it, and it’s been nothing but good for us.
I think the best thing I can say about the whole relationship and the impact it’s had on us is, Taylor Swift is an authentic member of the Kansas City Chiefs kingdom. She’s an authentic fan and that matters to our fans and our fan base and to matters to us and we try to respect that.”
