In an unscripted and unusually pointed moment on Straight Shooter With Stephen A. , Stephen A. Smith carved out time to respond directly to Max Kellerman ’s recent remarks on The Bill Simmons Podcast , where Kellerman suggested that Smith had been uneasy debating him during their shared run on ESPN ’s First Take .

Smith, who typically avoids revisiting the details of Kellerman’s 2021 departure, made clear that he’s ready—if pushed—to pull back the curtain on what he insists the public still doesn’t know. He opened with a cryptic but unmistakable warning:

“We’re talking about First Take though,” Smith said of Kellerman’s comments. “And he took it someplace that all I want to say is are you really sure you want to go there? See, there’s a lot of stuff that goes on behind th

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