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Stephen A. Smith Wonders Why Black People Aren't Treated Like Romo

Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:57 am
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:57 am
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When Stephen A. Smith watched the tribute put on by the Dallas Mavericks for recently retired quarterback Tony Romo on Tuesday night, the co-host of ESPN's First Take saw a racial discrepancy.

The Mavericks allowed Romo to suit up for the team. He participated in a morning shoot-around, warmed up with the team at the American Airlines Center and sat on the bench during the Mavericks' matchup with the Denver Nuggets.

Smith said on his show that he has never seen a black athlete treated in such a way, sparking an intense debate with ESPN's Will Cain.


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Cain contended that the Mavericks' decision to honor Romo had everything to do with his relationship with the city and nothing to do with the color of his skin. Smith was having none of that argument.

At one point early in the argument, ESPN's Max Kellerman chimed in and pointed out that not only has he never seen a black athlete treated like Romo — he has never seen an athlete of any race treated like Romo, considering his lack of playoff success.


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While most of the exchange focused on Smith and Cain, Kellerman's point may be the most valid. Making an NFL quarterback with two career postseason wins an NBA player for a day is wholly unique to Romo and the City of Dallas.


What a fricking crock of shite.

frick Stephen A. Smith, he's a good reason people hate ESPN nowadays.
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 7:59 am
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
66982 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:58 am to
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Smith said on his show that he has never seen a black athlete treated in such a way


Is he blind or retarded?

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Making an NFL quarterback with two career postseason wins an NBA player for a day is wholly unique to Romo and the City of Dallas.


Remember when DDP wrestled with Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman?

Remember when Jordan played Baseball?
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 8:00 am
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
55520 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 7:59 am to
>stephen a smith

well there you go
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
35547 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:00 am to
They let Shaq make a goddamn movie.
Posted by TigersHuskers
Nebraska
Member since Oct 2014
11310 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:00 am to
He's a racist bigot
Posted by crazycubes
Member since Jan 2016
5256 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:01 am to
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Stephen A. Smith Wonders Why Black People Aren't Treated Like Romo
uh, OJ Simpson was until he murdered his wife and wife's BF.
Posted by someLSUdoosh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2016
882 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:01 am to
Steven A is trying to stay relevant. No one gives a shite what that race baiting talking head thinks.

That fact he is crying about a retired QB getting treated well by the city he played in for 12-14 years is laughable.
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
43242 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:02 am to
Pssst - these kind of things are scripted. Stephen A. is the fall guy but he's just regurgitating whatever dumb shite they come up with in the production meetings.
Posted by momentoftruth87
Member since Oct 2013
71812 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:02 am to
I can't stand the sour look his face is always showing. How can someone always look so disgruntled.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
38797 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:04 am to
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Making an NFL quarterback with two career postseason wins an NBA player for a day is wholly unique to Romo


Jordan would have never played baseball at the level he did if not for his successful career in basketball.
Posted by 31TIGERS
Mike’s habitat
Member since Dec 2004
7219 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:10 am to
stephen a smith is a race bating TPOS and it's not even debatable.

My opinion of that trash is just like that of the other race baiters, the naacp, blm, and the liberals. They're only relevant because we unfortunately let them be. They all need to remember who signs their paychecks.

Typical of those kinds.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
59762 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:13 am to
Romo is just a good dude

i bet Stephen A would never do this

LINK

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RVING, Texas -- Tony Romo: Pro Bowler, playboy quarterback and, apparently, a Good Samaritan handy with an air compressor. A couple says Romo helped them patch a flat tire on the side of a busy street last weekend after the Dallas Cowboys star returned home from a season-opening win at Cleveland. Bill and Sharon White told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that at least 100 drivers ignored their broken-down Mercury before someone stopped late Sunday. Sharon White said a well-dressed man "with something strange on his chin" walked up and offered a hand. Romo needed 13 stitches after his chin was split open in the 28-10 win over the Browns. He bent down and helped the Whites get their faulty air compressor to fill up the tire.



Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:14 am to
He's also a good reason why people pay attention to ESPN,

You certainly did.
Posted by HarryBalzack
Member since Oct 2012
15228 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:17 am to
Posted by Das Jackal
Da Bayou
Member since Sep 2011
2600 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:25 am to
It must be a miserable life when you see racism in every f**king thing..
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155940 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:27 am to
Isn't Romo like half Mexican or something?

Good on Cuban looking out for the brown side of town.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27327 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:38 am to
Does he not remember Kobe Bryant's retirement tour? Every arena he played in his last season he was presented with gifts, given special attention during the game, etc.

It was a spectacle.

And so Stephen A is really gonna bitch because Romo's hometown NBA team created a little gimmick where they had Romo dress out for 1 game for shits and giggles? Really?
This post was edited on 4/13/17 at 8:39 am
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
20152 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:44 am to
He must have the biggest darkest racist glasses to see the world the way he does. Famous athletes of all colors in all sports are treated with that same type of adulation. Good people who are loved by their fan base get treated in a special way.

The fact that the Mavericks found a new way to show that and it happened to be a white dude just really send S.A. Smith into a lather, but on second thought, what DOESN'T send him into a lunatic racist rant.

That dude should be fired, and it should have happened years ago. We need less race baiters with megaphones in this country.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134900 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:47 am to
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He participated in a morning shoot-around, warmed up with the team

Oh no. How bad did he hurt himself during all that?
Posted by npt817
Prairieville, LA
Member since Sep 2010
1376 posts
Posted on 4/13/17 at 8:49 am to
Is this on Kodi or Netflix?
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