'I had to get an IV', claims Stephen A. Smith as First Take analyst admits he was a 'zombie' during live broadcast | 40J6016 | 2024-01-31 02:08:01
The First Take analyst, 56, claimed he had completed "double additional time" throughout an exhausting current trip to the West Coast.
STEPHEN A. Smith joked he needed an IV to get well after a busy working weekend.
The First Take analyst, 56, claimed he had completed "double additional time" throughout an exhausting current trip to the West Coast.
Stephen A. returned to New York on Monday after a red-eye overnight flight but was reprimanded by co-star Shannon Sharpe for "lacking enthusiasm" on air.
The 56-year-old admitted he felt "under the weather" and took a back seat on Monday's broadcast.
However he introduced he was "back" throughout a feisty begin to Tuesday's version of the sports debate program.
Smith shouted, "Did you miss me?! I ask that question because despite the fact that I used to be on the air yesterday, I'll be damned if I used to be truly right here.
"Shannon, recognize you and Ryan Clark..I was a zombie. I was lifeless tired.
"I was the strolling lifeless. But I'm alive this morning!"
Stephen A. went on to credit host Molly Qerim together with his restoration, saying her "whack music" woke him up.
Fellow analyst Kendrick Perkins instructed Smith had needed an "IV" drip to get him back to full well being.
Stephen A. laughed, "Are you prepared for this? I obtained a rattling IV yesterday, that's how tired I used to be. Sure I did."
Fans have been quick to touch upon Smith's restoration, with one writing on X, "SAS is back at the moment."
And another wrote, "My man Stephen A is again on type."
It's already been a busy week on First Take, with Smith laying into Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson for his "choke" within the AFC Championship recreation.
Whereas fans have been left wowed after Molly released a rare makeup-free selfie.
The ESPN host was seen on the fitness center donning shorts and a bikini along with a jacket and a backward hat.
First Take airs each weekday from 10 am ET to noon on ESPN.
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