Shaquille O’Neal is known for being open about life and cheating, which has made him often a target of criticism. Sports analyst Stephen A Smith, who has a close bond with O’Neal, seems to have picked up some of his traits. Recently on camera, Smith even agreed that he would cheat if he got married.
The outspoken ESPN analyst recently made news with his honest comments about marriage and loyalty. At 57, Smith has never been married, and no one knows much about his past relationships. He recently shared why he never married.
Smith works 330 days a year, and during an interview on the ‘Talk With Flee’ podcast, he admitted that his busy work schedule would make it difficult for him to stay faithful in a marriage.
He said, “I know that it’s hard, I know that it’s worn on some people as well. It is the reason why I’ve never been married, because I was on the road 200 days out of the year and the fact of the matter is at that time it was no way in hell I was going to be faithful.”
Stephen A. Smith says he works 330 days out of the year, which is why he has never been married.
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He added, “I knew that, so why the hell am I going to sit up there and violate my marital vows knowing ahead of time I ain’t going to honor them?”
Stephen A Smith beat Shaquille O’Neal in ‘Inside the NBA’ shootout
Stephen A Smith appeared in Las Vegas before the NBA Cup semifinals. He began the day by competing in a free-throw contest against Kenny Smith, then faced Shaquille O’Neal in a three-point battle.
"I'll give $10k to your charity if you hit the RIM!"
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Shaq & Stephen A. with an all-time #Shaqtin shootout 😂 pic.twitter.com/wRDG50uCYn
In the three-point battle, both missed their shots at first, but Stephen made a three-pointer after several tries, while Shaq couldn’t make any. Despite not being a professional, Stephen won the challenge, and fans talked about it for a long time.
