“A risk to his $16 Million net worth” Stephen A. Smith was sued by Little League group of parents

“A risk to his $16 Million net worth” Stephen A. Smith was sued by Little League group of parents

While Stephen A. Smith may be a veteran sports media personality, there is no denying that his bold opinions and verdicts have been applauded by many in and around the NBA world. However, the First Take host did not find himself in the best spot when he was sued by Little League parents.  

Stephen A. Smith’s takes are often unique, with a different respective. However, the die-hard New York Knicks fan has accumulated a lot of money over the period of time. Interestingly his $16 Million net worth took a hit when he was sued by a group of parents from Little League. 

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Why was Stephen A. Smith sued? 

Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith

Turning back the history pages to back in 2015, the Jackie Robinson West baseball team was stripped of its 2014 Little League title.  Th reason why it happened, was because they were involved in fraud and cover-up, according to Sports Illustrated. Little League found evidence to prove that the team had violated residency rules, and they also tried to recruit players outside of their district. The team falsified boundaries to make it look like certain players in their team actually lived in the permissible regions. 

FS Video

Stephen A. Smith was not too pleased with the events, and he gave his take on the situation. “First all-African-American team to win the championship, and this is how you did it? Just disgraceful,” as mentioned by USA Today. 

YouTube video

“Thank God the kids really had nothing to do with this. They’re victims in all of this just as much as anybody else. A bunch of adults and parents who knew better, parents who knew better, decided to do this. Pox on all of their houses, they should all be ashamed of themselves.” 

The parents of the Little League felt that those comments made by Stephen A. Smith were purposely made against them. However, a judge ruled in the favor of the veteran sports media analyst and ESPN, resulting him in dodging away the huge hit on his $16 Million net worth at that time.

Also Read: “They had no licence, no revenue and no operations” Shaquille O’Neal got scammed for $150K by the Cannabis industry

Also Read: “Shoot it, you f**king m*gget” Michael Jordan brutally ended the career of NBA’s shortest ever player with epic trash talk