Stephen A. Smith Says Ben Simmons Should Be Arrested

Stephen A. Smith Rips Ben Simmons, Says He Should Be “Arrested”

Stephen A. Smith isn’t holding back — and this time, Ben Simmons was the target of his latest on-air rant. During Tuesday’s episode of First Take on ESPN, the conversation centered around the Los Angeles Lakers and their ongoing struggles from beyond the arc. While breaking down the team’s perimeter shooting woes, Smith casually dropped a line that quickly went viral. “They ain’t quite Ben Simmons,” Smith said. The comment caught his co-hosts of…

Stephen A. Smith says Ben Simmons should be arrested as First Take rant goes viral

Stephen A. Smith is back in his bag and Ben Simmons is once again the target. During Tuesday’s episode of First Take, what started as a routine conversation about the Lakers’ perimeter shooting quickly turned into a full-blown Simmons drive-by. Smith casually said, “They ain’t quite Ben Simmons,” and when his co-hosts questioned why he brought up a player who isn’t even in the league anymore, he doubled down in classic Stephen A. fashion. “As lo…

Stephen A. Smith says Ben Simmons should be arrested

Oct 23, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Stephen A. Smith (Stephen Smith) on the ESPN NBA Countdown live set at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Stephen A. Smith is delivering a rather extreme take this week about Ben Simmons. The ESPN personality Smith went viral during Tuesday’s episode of “First Take” over his comments about the former NBA All-Star forward Simmons. During a discussion about the Los Angeles Lakers’ poor p…

Stephen A. Smith Promises that Ben Simmons Will Catch Strays "As Long as First Take is in Existence"

Stephen A. in good form on a Tuesday morning: "As long as First Take is in existence, Ben Simmons will catch strays. I ain’t apologizing for it to a damn soul. There is no bigger thief in the history of the NBA…if Ben Simmons runs near a basketball arena, he should be arrested." – Stephen A. Smith pic.twitter.com/Xdc6WksTqX— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 17, 2026 “You talk about a dude who would not shoot the damn basketball. Tha…

Stephen A. Smith unloads on Ben Simmons: 'He should be arrested'

Ben Simmons might not be in the NBA anymore, but that won’t stop Stephen A. Smith from finding reasons to embarrass him on First Take. During a segment about the San Antonio Spurs and other championship contenders in the Western Conference, Smith discounted the Los Angeles Lakers because of their poor perimeter shooting. And somehow, Ben Simmons entered the chat. “They ain’t quite Ben Simmons,” Smith joked. “But in the same breath it’s like, dam…