Stephen A. Smith may be the next Joe Biden, but NOT Joe Rogan



Rumors have been swirling about Stephen A. Smith setting his sights on the presidency in 2028 — but a recent New York Times article attempts to put those rumors to rest.

The article, titled, “Stephen A. Smith is running to be Joe Rogan,” claims that Smith isn’t planning on running for president, but is instead trying to emulate Joe Rogan.

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” is not only unimpressed with the article, but doesn’t think Smith is cut out for either position — and simply believes that he’s a “plant.”

“I apologize, but it reads like ChatGPT wrote it, that AI wrote this story, that Mark Shapiro and Ari Emanuel and WME said, ‘Hey, we need the New York Times to write a story promoting Stephen A. Smith; we’ve had ChatGPT write the gist of it. Can we put someone’s name on this?’” Whitlock says.


There’s no mention in the article of Rogan’s own disdain for Smith, which Whitlock recalls as Rogan “trashing” Smith over his fighting skills — or lack thereof — and Smith’s inability to properly commentate on UFC fights.

“Joe Rogan trashed Stephen A. Smith, and the whole thing went viral. It’s the biggest connection between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith, and any reporter that did an ounce of research would have contacted Joe Rogan and/or just mentioned in the article,” Whitlock explains.

“The only thing, only real interaction, only thing interesting that’s ever happened between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith is that Stephen A. Smith went on a UFC podcast, Joe Rogan took a dump on him, and Stephen A. hasn’t been involved with UFC fighting ever since,” he continues.

“This is the selling the protection of Stephen A. Smith,” Whitlock charges. “‘We’re not going to mention that Joe Rogan trashed him and basically ran him out of UFC fight coverage.’ This guy doesn’t want to be Joe Rogan; he wants to be Joe Biden.”

“And that’s how the media is treating Stephen A. Smith — like he’s Joe Biden. There’s a protection racket ahead, because he’s a puppet willing to be put on puppet strings, and so, there’s a level of protection that goes along with that,” he adds.

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Angel Reese and systemic pandering fuel 'black fatigue'



Angel Reese embodies the “fatigue” pervasive throughout American culture.

The WNBA starlet opened her second season of professional basketball burnishing the entitled, bitter, racist, and profitable brand she’s cultivated at the expense of Caitlin Clark.

Saturday afternoon, down double digits in what would become an embarrassing 35-point loss to the Indiana Fever, Reese played the victim and then unleashed her fear-inspiring, angry-black-woman routine. She tried to pick a fight with her alleged rival and the league’s meal ticket, Caitlin Clark.

Ignoring the consequence of black feminism and matriarchal rulership betrays God, undermines the blessing of American citizenship, and dodges the harmful ramifications of the deconstructed family.

Clark had delivered a “take” foul, striking Reese across her arms as the Chicago Sky forward attempted a layup. Reese flopped to the ground and then immediately sprung to her feet to confront Clark. Separated by a ref and Fever center Aliyah Boston, Reese pointed a finger and shouted profanities at Clark as the Fever guard walked away. The DEI-approved officiating crew huddled, looked at a replay, and somehow concluded that Clark’s common foul would be upgraded to a flagrant one. More confusingly, ESPN broadcasters Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo co-signed the upgrade. Following the game, Reese’s head coach, Tyler Marsh, added his stamp of approval, arguing that Reese’s overheated reaction was justified. A day later, the league office joined the psyop, issuing a statement that it would investigate Indiana Fever fans for hurling racist taunts at Reese.

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Opening weekend of the WNBA perfectly encapsulated the “black fatigue” that all rational Americans have come to feel.

The whole thing started when Reese shoved an Indiana Fever player to secure a rebound. She then cosplayed as victim, overselling Clark’s foul. The people in charge of supervising the game (referees) failed. They let Reese get away with an obvious shove and then over-penalized Clark on a routine play. The media empowered to hold the participants and supervisors accountable (Ruocco and Lobo) failed, too. Two white liberals, Ruocco and Lobo, protected themselves from backlash by protecting Reese. The leader of the Sky (Marsh) protected himself, too. He backed his irrational and emotional player. The league office fell for Reese’s lame excuse/racial hoax and blamed Fever fans.

This is the power we’ve granted angry black women.

Angel Reese epitomizes that power — the abuse of it and its negative outcomes. We’ve erected a system that rationalizes and rewards the irresponsible and angry behavior of black women and exaggerates their contributions to success.

Systemic pandering is destroying America. It’s creating a fatigue that foments racial conflict.

As a black man, I’m not supposed to express my black woman fatigue. It paints me as a sellout and an ally to anti-black bigots. It’s seen as a betrayal to my mother, my grandmother, my sister, my aunts, the wives of my friends and loved ones, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, and all the other so-called black queens.

Have I sold out? Or have I researched and weighed the consequence of systemic pandering? Have I recognized that the black matriarchy sold out black men 60 years ago when it partnered with white liberal feminists and rejected the nuclear family and the patriarchy?

Ignoring the consequence of black feminism and matriarchal rulership betrays God, undermines the blessing of American citizenship, and dodges the harmful ramifications of the deconstructed family.

I would rather take the risks of exposing the insanity of feminism and correcting the unwise behavior of black women than continue suffering the crippling pathologies resulting from said behavior.

The black woman’s embrace of masculinity, leadership, and loudness makes her position clear. She does not want a man, not a real one. She desires emasculated men, whoredom, and lesbianism. She rejects America’s patriarchal founding and does not value her American citizenship.

She’s entitled, bitter, and racist. At what cost?

The children she raises mostly alone are failing. They mirror her bitterness, entitlement, and bigotry. They’re easily triggered. Academic standards must be lowered to mask their lack of achievement. They’re uninterested in marriage. Highly sexualized dancing is their trademark behavior. Their most marketable skills are complaining about white people on social media, filling a DEI quota, or co-starring in black fatigue videos at airports, Carnival Cruises, school playgrounds, and Frisco, Texas, track meets.

Male basketball players finance the WNBA. The league directly benefits from the patriarchy. But Reese and its players hate the patriarchy.

From Richard Allen’s 1794 founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to Frederick Douglass to Booker T. Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, the black man has stood as this nation’s symbolic moral conscience.

The matriarchy and its offsprings rebranded “black culture” as the hub of sexual degeneracy, materialism, and bigotry.

You think I’m unfair? You think I’m generalizing about a demographic that seeks clout and power from rallying around Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Karmelo Anthony? A demographic that demonizes Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, and Dr. Ben Carson?

More than 90% of black women vote for the Democratic Party in every election. Democratic Party outreach to black voters consists of promoting black victimhood, black entitlement, black bitterness, and justification of anti-white racism.

The three lesbian black women who founded Black Lives Matter normalized ancestor worship and necromancy (communicating with the dead) with the “say his name” chants. Ancestor worship and necromancy are strictly prohibited in the Bible.

“Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?” (Isaiah 8:19).

“There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination of the Lord. And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you” (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).

Black Lives Matter established the custom of the annual celebrations and remembrances of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, etc. This post on X from popular Democratic Party operative Nina Turner is commonplace. It encourages black people to “never forget” victims of a race tragedy.

The practice is not healthy, wise, or biblical. It’s begging people to ingest bitterness and use that as a primary motivation. It’s a mistake that promotes racism. We shouldn’t be surprised to see Angel Reese make that mistake. She’s been programmed by the matriarchy.

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Reese perfectly symbolizes the mindset of the typical American black woman. She rejects gratitude and emotes bitterness and entitlement.

In a league that loses millions of dollars every season, Reese believes she’s underpaid. In a league benefitting significantly from Caitlin Clark, Reese hates the one player who might lead the league to profitability. Reese hates the player who has made her rich and famous. Reese is probably the 30th best player in the WNBA. Because of her one-sided feud with Clark, she’s arguably the second-most recognized player in the league and earning millions of dollars off the court.

Male basketball players finance the WNBA. The league directly benefits from the patriarchy. But Reese and its players hate the patriarchy.

Gratitude is at the foundation of a biblical worldview. Under the leadership of the black matriarchy, gratitude has all but disappeared from black culture and has been replaced by entitlement and exaggerated self-importance.

Black women (and men) argue that “we built this country.” It’s an illogical claim from a demographic that has been 9% to 20% of America’s population throughout history. It’s nearly as illogical as the claim that “black women built the WNBA.” They built a league that averages $20 to $40 million in losses each year.

Illogic fuels entitlement, bitterness, and bigotry.

American citizenship is a blessing. People from all over the globe fight for American citizenship. Black Americans pretend our citizenship is a generational curse. American white evangelical Christians promote a religion that de-emphasizes skin color, emphasizes merit, and throws out a welcome mat to all would-be believers. Black Americans en masse support a political ideology that emphasizes skin color, undermines merit, and fights to uproot biblical traditions, principles, and morality.

Anyone unfatigued isn’t paying attention, lives in fear of black women, or is foolish enough to believe white and Hispanic feminism are less deadly.

Stephen A. Smith charges projected No. 1 NBA draft pick with ‘white privilege’



Duke forward Cooper Flagg is projected to be the No. 1 pick for the 2025 NBA Draft. It’s no surprise after his stellar freshman season, where he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game and earned the Wooden Award as the top college basketball player.

Between his two-way versatility, defensive prowess, and playmaking ability, Flagg will be a franchise cornerstone for the Dallas Mavericks, who won the lottery with a 1.8% chance and are likely to select him on June 25.

But ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says there’s something besides just raw talent behind Flagg’s status as the projected No. 1 draft pick. White privilege is also apparently a factor in the equation.

Jason Whitlock plays the clip of Smith explaining why the Dallas Mavericks have no choice but to draft Cooper Flagg.

 

“When you got somebody with that kind of potential and they're white and you are in America, you keep that dude,” said Smith. “Texas is different, and in Dallas, Texas, if you got an opportunity to get Cooper Flagg, you take Cooper Flagg – especially when you just let go of Luka Dončić.”

Smith argued that being a white American superstar in the NBA, a league with few white American stars, makes Flagg highly marketable, drawing parallels to Larry Bird.

“I don't understand why ESPN allows this other than obviously they're in the racial division business like a lot of the rest of the media,” says Jason Whitlock.

“There is, for whatever reason, this undeniable urge or push for ESPN to utilize this race-baiting tactics,” adds “Fearless” contributor Jay Skapinac, host of the “Skap Attack.”

“Sports to me are the ultimate merit-based entity really. ... The best should be the ones playing; the best should be the ones picked; the best should be the ones dictating the merchandising dollars, and so forth,” he continues, noting that Smith’s suggestion that top-tier white players are rare and therefore valuable falls flat when you consider that “for five years the best player in the NBA has been Nikola Jokić by wide margin.”

To see the footage of Smith’s comments and hear more of Jason and Skap’s conversation, watch the episode above.

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Is Pat McAfee hinting at an ESPN exit with cryptic X post?



On May 6, ESPN announced that veteran sports commentator Rich Eisen would reunite with the network as part of its "direct-to-consumer" platform. A few days later, ESPN host and analyst Pat McAfee posted the following cryptic message on X:

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Is Pat McAfee hinting that he’s being replaced at ESPN? Jason Whitlock and “Fearless” contributor Steve Kim explore the possibilities.

 

Steve thinks McAfee was never a great fit at ESPN anyway.

“I don't think he's ever fully assimilated to that whole culture. He's not politically correct. He seems to lean culturally, if not politically, a different direction than a lot of the colleagues over there,” he says. “He may be looking to basically be back to being independent or a little bit less confined or not have as many constraints on what he says.”

Jason agrees: “Maybe he gets to go independent with Spotify ... Netflix or Amazon ... some sort of mega deal where he can remove himself from all the Stephen A. Smith and racial blowback that I think goes on more behind the scenes than what we see in public.”

“I've noticed about Pat in the last year or so — he's not afraid to stick his nose into these conflicts and be a little bit of an instigator. He seems to have fun at it. If he's completely independent, oh, he could stoke a lot of fires,” adds Steve.

If McAfee is indeed interested in taking his brand in an independent direction, now is the time to do it, says Jason. “There's a level of raw, bold, politically incorrect conversation where audiences are going. ... I don't think you can participate in that conversation comfortably while at ESPN.”

But if he does jump ship and go in an independent direction, will he lose his audience?

Steve says it’s unlikely.

“I don't know if his audience would diminish that much in terms of his YouTube audience and his base subscribers. I think there's actually people that are upset that he went to ESPN that might come back now,” he says. We’re in the age of “the independent content creator,” and “Pat McAfee is going to be Pat McAfee with or without that four-letter network.”

However, Jason thinks of another scenario: What if Pat McAfee goes to Fox Sports?

To hear Jason's and Steve’s thoughts on this possibility, watch the episode above.

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'They can't fire me': Charles Barkley says ESPN will need to get used to his freedom speech



NBA commentator Charles Barkley said he will not have his free speech impeded in any way when he joins ESPN next fall.

Barkley hosts "Inside the NBA" on TNT alongside former NBA greats Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith, as well as broadcaster Ernie Johnson. With the group, especially Barkley and O'Neal, known for their uncensored rants, Barkley was asked if he feared having his freedom stifled as the crew prepares to move to ESPN for the 2025-2026 NBA season.

"I'm not gonna change. I'mma do what I wanna do," Barkley firmly stated. "Nobody's gonna tell me what to say or what to do."

Barkley then recalled a recent rant about fellow analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins and referred to him as a guy who "don't know his a** from a hole in the wall."

Using that as a base example of how he would not be coerced into changing his tone, Barkley said his personality will not be dulled for ESPN, nor did he think the network would be in a position to fire him if he was too controversial.

"I'm not gonna change my personality," Barkley continued in an interview with Dan Dakich. "They can't fire me. I make too much money to get fired."

  (L-R) Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley in 2017. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TNT

The hit show's move to ESPN coincides with the NBA's new TV deal with Disney Networks, NBC, and Amazon. The 11-year, $76 billion agreement will see "Inside the NBA" be independently produce by TNT Sports in Atlanta, but it will air on ESPN, the network announced, per the El Paso Times.

Sports reporter Alejandro Avila told Blaze News that he expects clashes between the network and its soon-to-be star anchors.

"ESPN hasn't changed its model to stray from its progressive programming. To uphold their identity, they’ll need to crack a whip on anyone who doesn’t get in line," Avila said.

Barkley and O'Neal offer far more "common sense" than the network is used to, the reporter continued. He added, "The mother ship would prefer that didn't happen."

Barkley explained that while he will likely opt out of his contract after two years, it includes the option to extend it to seven years. Therefore, If ESPN did choose to fire him, the network would owe him seven years of salary.

"So they can't fire me. First of all, if they fired me, they gotta pay me for seven years, and I'mma quit way before then. But if they want to fire me, I would love for them to do that," Barkley laughed.

After insisting his paycheck was too powerful, Barkley reaffirmed, "Nobody at ESPN is gonna tell me what to say or do. Period."

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Woke reporter uses final ESPN appearance to promote 'trans kids' playing sports: 'It's been about diversity and inclusion'



Former ESPN host Kate Fagan delivered a diversity and inclusion statement on her final appearance on the network.

Fagan, who previously worked on some of ESPN's radio shows and has been a guest on others, made what was deemed to be her final appearance on "Around the Horn."

"Around the Horn" first debuted in 2004 with Max Kellerman as host, but he was soon replaced by Tony Reali, a fan favorite statistician from ESPN's popular program "Pardon the Interruption."

While "Around the Horn" was seen as a sort of spiritual spinoff with Reali, the show has certainly showcased a hard left-wing bias over the years. It was also recently announced the show would be taken off the air before fall of 2025, so Reali has used the homestretch to invite back some of his favorite guests.

For the episode in question, that meant race-focused reporter Jemele Hill and reporter Justin Tinsley, who recently criticized the Philadelphia Eagles for visiting the White House.

Fagan stole the show with her remarks, however, and having last appeared on the program in 2018, she took advantage of the cameo to make one of the most radical statements possible.

'Trans kids deserve that the same as everybody else does.'

"Being on this show has been a privilege and a platform, and I know it's my last time on it. And I wanna say something worthy of that privilege and platform, and that is this: that trans kids deserve to play sports," Fagan began.

"Think about what you remember from your time playing sports. Like, 99% of it is finding that jersey for the first time, your favorite number, community, joy, those high fives," she continued.

Seemingly reading from a prepared statement, Fagan went on:

"It's that moment when you have a great play with a teammate. It's the feeling of belonging and it does not know gender. And trans kids deserve that the same as everybody else does."

Fagan then directed her comments to host Reali and declared his show has been about DEI all along.

"And Tony, this space, on 'Around the Horn,' it's been about diversity and inclusion, lifting up new voices because sports is joy and sports is humanity. And the more people who have that, the better. And Tony, I love you. So thanks for having me back on."

Missing from Fagan's rant was the fact that many young males have taken spots from, and injured, young female athletes in their pursuit of competing as a girl. At the same time, "trans kids" are obviously not banned or restricted from playing sports. If they are male, they are simply asked to play against other males. If they are female, they are free to compete against males as well, but they cannot compete against females if they are given steroids or male hormones.

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Whitlock: Shannon Sharpe aiming to rip off ESPN to fund accuser settlements



Professional football Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Shannon Sharpe was recently hit with a $50 million civil lawsuit. The plaintiff, 20-year-old OnlyFans model Gabriella “Gabbi” Zuniga, alleges over the course of their two-year relationship, Sharpe raped her twice, recorded sexual encounters without consent, and threatened her.

Even though Sharpe has denied the allegations and insisted his encounters with Zuniga were “100% consensual,” he has temporarily stepped down from his role at ESPN.

In a statement, Sharpe wrote, “At this juncture I am electing to step aside temporarily from my ESPN duties. I will be devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me. I plan to return to ESPN at the start of the NFL preseason."

Jason Whitlock, however, says what’s probably going on behind the scenes is ESPN and Sharpe are engaged in a “negotiation about his exit.”

 

“If Shannon Sharpe quits ... he surrenders all that money; if ESPN can fire him for cause, he surrenders all that money,” he says. “[Sharpe] wants ESPN to have to fire him without cause so that he can get some of that money that ESPN owes him.”

Granted Zuniga’s attorney is Tony Buzbee, who has a long history of prosecuting black celebrities, Sharpe is going to need all the money he can get.

“If he's going to survive, even in the podcast space, he's going to have to reach a bunch more settlements with potential accusers” because Buzbee’s MO is “[kicking] up enough dust and enough controversy that other accusers come out of the woodwork, and they all want settlements,” Jason explains.

“ESPN likely wants to fire him with cause and say, ‘We don't owe you an additional dime.’ Shannon Sharpe wants them to fire him without cause so he can get” a portion of his salary “in a settlement, and then he can take that money and dole it out to his accusers,” he continues.

“He can then do 'Club Shay Shay,' and the corporations and advertisers that support 'Club Shay Shay' can all put the blinders back on.”

Sharpe’s claim that he’s temporarily stepping away from ESPN is most likely “a delay tactic as they negotiate his exit.”

To hear more of Jason’s analysis, watch the episode above.

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Whitlock: Shannon Sharpe’s $50M lawsuit has Stephen A. Smith running scared



Stephen A. Smith has distanced himself from Shannon Sharpe after Sharpe was hit with a $50 million lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault, battery, and emotional abuse.

Smart move on Smith’s part, says Jason Whitlock.

“Stephen A. Smith is a little bit scared. This is a bad look for him, and Stephen A. Smith has already admitted he went to Diddy parties, and Stephen A. Smith is probably cutting checks,” he says.

 

In a recent video, Smith responded to the allegations against Sharpe with the following:

“I also spoke to co-chairman of Disney — the boss, Jimmy Pitaro — who made it very, very clear we are taking this matter very seriously, and we are looking into this very, very closely, and once we gather as many facts as we possibly can, we will go from there. And that is all he said, and I can mention his name because I received his permission to say that. I don't know what that means.”

Jason says Smith knows exactly what it means, which is why he’s “backpedaling."

“A doo-doo storm is about to erupt and sweep Shannon Sharpe out,” he says, adding that he’s been looped in by certain journalists about “little leaks and other stories” that are coming down the pipeline.

“I think Stephen A. Smith knows what's about to happen, and now he's in full rear end kiss mode,” Jason predicts.

Not only does he think Smith is pandering to the boss, but he also thinks he might actually be happy about the lawsuit.

“Sharpe was building a YouTube channel and a career that was going to surpass Stephen A. Smith,” says Jason. “Smith wants to be a late-night talk show host. Shannon Sharpe was positioning himself to be a late-night talk show host. He's more talented than Stephen A. Smith. Stephen A. Smith is very happy with what's happening to Shannon Sharpe.”

That’s why he didn’t believe Smith when, in the same video, he expressed his hopes for Sharpe’s exoneration.

“In my perfect world, this equates to Jay-Z, where the case is ultimately dropped, and Shannon is allowed to continue on 'First Take' and continue to thrive and shine. … In my perfect world, he moves on and somehow, some way, we find this all to be false,” Smith said, adding, “But it doesn't seem like that's the way things are about to go down, considering who Mr. Buzbee is.”

“Stephen A. has let it slip that unless these charges are dropped, ain't no more Shannon Sharpe on 'First Take.' That's how I heard that,” says Jason.

To hear more of his analysis, watch the clip above.

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After 40 Years On The Air, Lee Corso Leaves Behind A Legacy Of Light And Laughs

After a nearly four-decade run, legendary sports analyst Lee Corso has decided to hang up his mascot heads. On Thursday, the longtime co-host of ESPN’s College GameDay announced that he will be retiring later this year, capping off a broadcasting career that began in 1987. In a statement released by the network, Corso, 89, extended […]