Stephen A. Smith Is Now Publicly Calling Out His 'First Take' Guests

Stephen A. Smith isn't holding back on "First Take" these days.

The longtime ESPN star is turning heads with his criticism of "First Take" guests, which happened quite a bit on Monday afternoon.

Smith welcomed ESPN college hoops analyst Seth Greenberg onto the show on Monday. He didn't hold back with his criticism, either.

Smith accused Greenberg of flip-fopping on his take with potential No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Darryn Peterson.

"That ain't what you said months ago," Smith pressed Greenberg. "Months ago, you brought up big time questions about Darryn Peterson. You never questioned his skillset…but you said you couldn't trust him. What the hell happened from the months ago you were on First Take saying that til now?"

Smith went a step further, too

Smith ultimately accused Greenberg of "filibustering."

"You're filibustering," Smith continued. "You knew this when you came on First Take months ago! You knew about his high school stuff then. This isn't a secret to you, you didn't find this out after you were on First Take. You knew this before. So to me, I'm still not getting the answer to my question."

"I don't have time to watch all these damn college basketball games," Smith ranted. "So when coach sends me out there saying this stuff and then he switches positions. I'm like, wait a minute! Your input, your council had a lot to do with what I went on the air and said! So I got a problem with the inconsistency that we are witnessing right now."

Copyright The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved

This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM.