Young Stephen A. Smith Pic in his Basketball Jersey Goes Viral

Long before he was the Mothership’s highest paid on air talent, and known simply as Screaming A. Smith, he was just Stephen Smith, a young man with a dream to play in the NBA. The First Take veteran played ball at Winston Salem College. This photo of a young Stephen A. Smith in his basketball jersey at Winston-Salem State surfaced on the internet this week, and it quickly went viral.

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Stephen Smith
Winston-Salem State, Point Guard 1987-1991 pic.twitter.com/twWR3EgF6e

— Random College Athletes (@RandomAthletess) February 24, 2021

Here’s the ESPN’s reporter take on it:

4:45 mark

Stephen A. ain’t wrong, the man has aged like a fine wine.

It doesn’t hurt he has a bank account as large as his ego.

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