STEPHEN A. SMITH made a TV appearance with his rarely-seen daughter, Samantha.
However, the charismatic basketball pundit did not seem too pleased with the turn of events.
ESPNStephen A. Smith made a rare appearance with his daughter Samantha on ESPN[/caption] ESPNCo-host Elle Duncan had said it was ‘Bring your daughter to work day’[/caption] ESPNSmith did not appear best pleased by the appearance[/caption] ESPNAt one point he told off Samantha for interrupting Duncan[/caption] ESPNThe skit was seemingly done to wind up the outspoken pundit[/caption]Smith, 57, was seen wearing a pink suit as he appeared on ESPN alongside Elle Duncan on the floor of Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 6 of the Indiana Pacers vs Oklahoma City Thunder.
Duncan joked it was “Bring your daughter to work,” day as she then gestured for someone to come into the shot.
The person in question ended up being Samantha Smith.
Smith reluctantly gestured her over to stand next to him and say hi.
She then introduced herself and said she: “I’m so happy to be here, I’ve made so many friends.”
A frustrated looking Smith then interrupted her by saying: “You just got here, five minutes ago.”
Samantha, 17, continued by adding: “This is a really great experience and I feel really grateful to be here.”
As Duncan remarked about how they loved to have her, Samantha replied by saying: “You guys look so good.”
Smith then gave her a seemingly jokey lecture, saying: “Did you just interrupt her while she was talking.”
Samantha quickly apologised, though Duncan seemed to take no insult, indicating the whole bit was a ploy to wind-up often outspoken Smith.
She was seen waving to various cameras as Smith looked on deadpan.
Smith appears to have passed his fearlessness in front of the camera on to his daughter.
The teen was later invited back to ESPN as NBA Countdown host Malika Andrews welcomed her to the panel to give her thoughts on who would win the game.
She replied by backing OKC, the opposite of her dad’s pick of the Pacers.
Smith begrudgingly admitted: “She usually beats me on predictions.”
But ultimately the experience of their punditry told as Smith was vindicated by a 108-91 win for Indiana to set up a Game 7.
Smith did not reveal he was a father until 2019, when Samantha and sister Nyla were already 11 and 10 respectively.
Their mother’s identity has been kept anonymous.
During a 2023 appearance on The Breakfast Club, Smith said: “My daughters are everything to me.
“I make sure that they are taken care of first. [My mom] was proud of the father I am and I’m very happy and proud of the father I am.”
What the new TV deal means for the NBA?
By The U.S. Sun's Assistant Sports Editor Damian Burchardt.
THE new TV rights deal is promising to be a humongous win for NBA players.
The league is set to more than double the revenue coming from its media partners, pocketing about $6.9 billion per year, which will inevitably lead to a huge salary cap spike in 2025-26.
That is going to send the value of player contracts skyrocketing.
Projected figures suggest we might see the first $100 million-per-year deal being signed soon.
Currently, Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is projected to earn the highest single-season salary in NBA history, collecting $71.5 million in 2029-30.
If TNT Sports successfully matches one of the offers to maintain its decades-long partnership with the league, hoops fans will be on the winning side too.
The network’s flagship, Inside the NBA, is a one-of-a-kind sports entertainment show, as evidenced by ESPN’s ongoing failure to come up with its own version of the program in recent years.
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