"Smith has not been shy about praising Pat McAfee, even before McAfee signed on with ESPN."
"I've known you for 30 years. You are a brilliant brother. And you are incredibly conscientious and caring and compassionate. But you're also self-righteous."
The series deliberately tries to stay in the background, merely documenting the everyday action.
"This is a brother that I think has done a lot of good work on television that has helped our community. As a result, it’s incumbent...
"They’re all good by themselves, and let’s see if we make a giant explosion."
The program averaged 391,000 viewers and became its most-watched month of August since 2017.
"It’s just when white folks do it you all call it passionate, but when the brothers do it we’re screaming."
"I would put him near or at the very top of our talent roster in terms of his profile and the success of the show."
“It’s all about not standing still and taking it to another level.”
Smith replied to Ball on X and extended an open invitation for the Chicago Bulls guard to join his podcast.