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Stephen A. Smith Reacts to Will Smith’s Slap Heard Round the World At Oscars

Will Smith arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Unless you’re totally off the grid, you probably already heard about Will Smith at the Oscars last night.

Will Smith took an interesting approach to being the butt of the joke as he slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Likewise, NBA players saw this and couldn’t believe their eyes.

First we’ll catch you up to speed just in case you missed the most entertaining Oscars of all time.

See the smack and more below

Now in slow motion:

Will’s acceptance speech following the incident:

Here are some NBA player reactions to Big Willy Style:

Stephen A. Smith also weighed in:

Right or wrong, it seems like it entertained the masses.

No one will ever forget the slap heard round the world…


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