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Stephen A. Smith Shares Update Amid Solitaire App Controversy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) Stephen A. Smith is one of the biggest sports personalities in all of America. He is known for his one-of-a-kind takes on ESPN's "First Take." Each year, Smith is part of the NBA Finals coverage on ESPN. He sits at the…...
Stephen A. Smith splits with controversial Solitaire company
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (449+ words) Stephen A. Smith has cut ties with Papaya Gaming, the company behind the solitaire game the ESPN personality promoted as part of his ambassadorship to promote the upcoming World Solitaire Championship (WSC). "Papaya and I have mutually agreed to end our…...
ESPN Bans Top Stars From Promoting Solitaire App — But Not Stephen A. Smith
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (476+ words) ESPN is banning some of its on-air talent from promoting a popular but controversial Solitaire app. According to Front Office Sports, ESPN wants some of its top stars to "cut their marketing ties to controversial Papaya Gaming." Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick…...
ESPN tells on-air talent to stop promoting paid solitaire game
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (468+ words) The "E" in ESPN has been the operative letter of late, because the network has been making more errors than an outfielder who doesn't pay attention to the game until the ball skitters past him. The "E" in ESPN has…...
Stephen A. Smith seems to be exempt from ESPN ending talent’s marketing of shady app
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (301+ words) The Worldwide Leader is telling its talent " almost all of it " to end any marketing connection to a suspicious app backed by a company facing a federal lawsuit. ESPN higher-ups directed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge…...
Dave Portnoy rips Stephen A. Smith for Solitaire controversy in Caitlin Clark defense
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) Dave Portnoy pulled out a trump card to dunk on Stephen A. Smith. Portnoy chided the star ESPN personality for his recent Solitaire controversy during the NBA Finals while calling him out on X for his opinion that Fever phenom Caitlin…...
Stephen A. Smith Breaks Silence On Game 4 Solitaire Moment With NSFW Response: "Kiss My A**"
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (399+ words) Stephen A. Smith has never been one to hold back. But after being roasted by fans and Kevin Durant himself, for seemingly playing Solitaire during Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the ESPN star has unleashed one of his most fiery and…...
Stephen A. Smith Has 3-Word Message For His Solitaire Critics
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) Stephen A. Smith defended himself after getting caught playing solitaire during the NBA Finals. On Friday, a fan recorded the ESPN personality playing on his phone at Gainbridge Fieldhouse during Game 4 action between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. Smith'tried…...
Stephen A. Smith spotted playing solitaire on his phone during Game 4 of the NBA Finals
7+ mon, 8+ hour ago (379+ words) Stephen A. Smith was put in the hot seat on social media after getting spotted playing solitaire during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The ESPN star was filmed playing the mobile game amid the action between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma…...