Stephen Smith

1 month ago | celebritynetworth.com | Travis Pulver |Stephen Smith |Tony Kornheiser |Michael Wilbon

When we wrote our very first list of the highest-paid ESPN personalities back in 2015, the highest-paid commentator at the sports network was Jon Gruden. At the time, Gruden's network-leading salary was $6.5 million per year. Gruden was originally hired by ESPN in 2009. His $6.5 million salary came thanks to a 2014 contract extension that could have run through 2021 but had an opt-out if he ever went back to NFL coaching. And as it turned out, Gruden exercised that opt-out in 2018.

1 month ago | celebritynetworth.com | Joey Held |Stephen Smith

Over the past week, Stephen A. Smith has been in hot water with LeBron James. The longtime reporter and ESPN personality criticized the play of Bronny James and asked the elder James "as a father" to stop insisting he play on the Los Angeles Lakers. James didn't take kindly to that and confronted Smith at a Lakers game. Smith has since gone on his own platforms and other shows as a guest and has addressed the situation with the solemn stiffness of a politician.

Dec 11, 2024 | hardwoodheroics.com | Stephen Smith |Dan Agulto

Should LeBron James get traded and team up with Golden State Warriors star player Steph Curry? If NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith would be asked, the answer is no, and that LeBron “doesn’t deserve it.”While the Los Angeles Lakers are no longer a new name in the rumor mill for potential trades, more recent news has been different—this time, it’s LeBron James himself who is rumored to be leaving the Lakers and may possibly go to the Warriors for a potential James-Curry dream team up.

Oct 25, 2024 | hardwoodheroics.com | Stephen Smith |Rex Villas

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are still hot. After obliterating the New York Knicks in last Tuesday’s 132-109 win at TD Garden, the reigning NBA champions, as expected, dominated the Washington Wizards in Boston’s first road game of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. The Celtics blew out the Wizards, 122-102, with Tatum firing 25 points on 9-for-20 shooting from the floor. Tatum also gave Washington rookie Alex Sarr nightmares.

Oct 25, 2024 | hardwoodheroics.com | Stephen Smith |Rex Villas

The Indiana Fever did not go deep in the 2024 WNBA playoffs, but they can call their last season a success. With Caitlin Clark leading the way, the Fever made the postseason for the first time since 2016. They also won 20 games after not collecting more than 17 in each of the previous seven campaigns. In other words, Clark was a game-changer for the Fever, and that’s an understatement even. That being said, the Fever can’t just rely entirely on Clark.