Stephen A. Smith’s Daughter Leaves Him Shocked after Revealing Crush on Bryce James

Stephen A. Smith's daughter, Samantha Smith has roasted her father whenever she is alongside him on a show.

Stephen A. Smith’s Daughter Leaves Him Shocked after Revealing Crush on Bryce James

Stephen A. Smith's daughter had a crush on Bryce James (Image via FirstSportz)

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Over the course of a few decades, Stephen A. Smith has been crushing the sports broadcasting world as an analyst. Throughout that time, only a handful of people might have been successful in countering his points.

Skip Bayless might be one, and Max Kellerman might be the other. Otherwise, most who have tried to debate him have often lost their way or could not come up with a compelling enough argument to win the debate.

Recently, the 57-year-old seems to have met his match in the form of his older daughter, Samantha Smith. The 17-year-old high school senior left her father speechless when he appeared on ESPN during the NBA Finals.

Then she did the same on his namesake podcast, roasting his ever-receding hairline. She was back on his show earlier and this time revealed something that left the ESPN analyst in a bit of a pickle.

I remember Bryce James. He’s a great player, right? There’s Bronny, too. But I remember I used to have the biggest crush on Bryce James like a year ago.

Samantha Smith said

Stephen A. Smith was side-eyeing his daughter the entire time she was talking about this time of her life. She then revealed that she had a beef with Bryce James, possibly on social media, as she claimed that he does not know who she is.

It was possibly around the time when her father was having a back-and-forth with LeBron James. Those incidents went on to hurt the sports analyst’s image. But now, they have moved past that.

Stephen A. Smith continues to be shocked by Samantha Smith’s romance angles

The father and daughter duo then moved on to talking about Samantha Smith’s eligibility to date. Her father made it clear that she can only do so when she reaches college.

Then Stephen A. Smith asked his daughter why the hit television series, ‘Love Island’, is so popular. To this, she asked her father whether he wanted to find love. Hearing this, the ESPN analyst affirmed that he already has love. That brought out this response from the 17-year-old:

I don’t. Put me on Love Island.

Samantha Smith said

Again, the moment she said this, Smith senior gave her a frown with his left eyebrow raised. She instantly tried to put a lid on it by claiming that it was a joke and tried to move on to the next topic.

It seems the father of two is pretty cautious with his daughters and does not seem to want to engage in romance at this tender age. He prefers that they mature a bit more before seeking out boys.

Overall, the way Samantha Smith was handling her father, it seems she is ready to be a star on TV sometime down the line. Maybe that’s why Stephen A. Smith is intent on building a media empire.

Stephen A. Smith expanding his media empire

Stephen A. Smith assured his future with ESPN after signing a $100 million contract extension. That new deal will see him explore other areas of the Walt Disney Company’s portfolio.

Stephen A. Smith and older daughter Samantha Smith
Stephen A. Smith and older daughter Samantha Smith (Image via The Shade Room/X)

Other than talks of a possible Presidential campaign for the 2028 Presidency, the 57-year-old has been working to build his media empire outside his place of work.

According to Deadline’s Dominic Patten, Smith has roped in Entertainment Tonight’s co-host and longtime friend, Kevin Frazier, to become a partner in his media house, Straight Shooter Media Inc.

Frazier joins with a financial stake and will have an active creative role. The duo will work towards creating a lot of new shows based on commentary and conversation.

This could be a great way to share creative load, as Smith is already neck deep with work after recently signing a deal to host a show on SiriusXM radio.

Maybe he could work something for Samantha Smith down the line. She has become a fan favorite, and they have demanded that she appear more on the Stephen A. Smith Show, along with his nephew.

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