Overview

• Samantha A. Smith co-hosted The Stephen A. Smith Show on Aug. 19 and closed the episode by ribbing her father about his receding hairline.
• She joked, “Yes, his forehead still has space… No, he cannot afford a hair transplant — keep watching so he can afford it,” prompting laughter and a stunned reaction from Stephen A.
• In the same episode, Samantha said she “used to have the biggest crush on Bryce James like a year ago,” then immediately clarified she was joking as her father replied, “You better be.”
• Clips from the episode trended across social platforms, and Stephen A. reposted the moment himself with the caption, “Roasted…by my own daughter…on MY own show…smh.”
• The viral father-daughter moment arrived against the backdrop of Smith’s months-long rift with LeBron James that grew after criticism of Bronny James and a courtside confrontation in March, with no indication the relationship has improved.