Stephen A Smith making grumpy faceStephen A Smith making grumpy face (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
Stephen A Smith has a ton of haters, critics, and people who just want to see the worst things happen to him.

He has had many contentious moments with people over the years.

Terrell Owens and Stephen A. Smith had a public disagreement stemming from a past clip where Owens seemingly implied Max Kellerman was “blacker” than Smith. This led to a heated exchange on social media, with Smith threatening to “expose” Owens.

Former ESPN commentator Marcellus Wiley is not adding to the story.

In the latest chapter of the ongoing saga between former ESPN personality Marcellus Wiley and ESPN commentator Stephen A Smith, Wiley took direct aim at Smith over recent comments made on Smith’s YouTube show, where he denied playing a role in Max Kellerman’s departure from the worldwide leader in sports.

Wiley, a former colleague of both men, responded with a fiery video of his own, offering his own take on what led to Kellerman being off First Take and ultimately leaving ESPN.

 

Wiley said Smith didn’t like former “First Take” partner Max Kellerman because he didn’t act like a “white guy.”

“Two things I know for a fact: You wanted Max to be the white guy to talk about the white issues. But Max wasn’t that dude,” Wiley said.

“Max is blacker than you, as T.O. [Terrell Owens] told the world. Whether you agree or not, Max knew more about black culture than you did. That bothered you.”


Wiley added that Stephen A Smith’s desire to dominate debates backfired when he got paired with Kellerman, whom he repeatedly described as a “genius.”

“You picked the wrong dude,” he said. “You can’t pick Max if you want to out-debate him and outsmart him every day. Not going to happen.”

Stephen A Smith Unlikely To Respond

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After Terrell Owens claimed Max Kellerman was “Blacker” than Stephen A. Smith, Marcellus Wiley believes it had something to do with his exit from First Take.

It’s been three years since Smith booted Kellerman from First Take, and the story is getting new life thanks to Wiley.

Smith, who has been absent from First Take, is unlikely to respond to Wiley, so he doesn’t give him the attention that he wants.