Looks like Stephen A. Smith will have to find another outlet where he can muse about the role domestic violence victims play in their abuse. At least for a little while:
From ESPN PR: “ESPN announced today that Stephen A. Smith will not appear on First Take or ESPN Radio for the next week."
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) July 29, 2014
BREAKING: ESPN suspends Stephen A. Smith one week for comments he made on domestic violence. He'll be back on air next Wednesday – spox
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) July 29, 2014
Viewers can’t help but wonder:
@richarddeitsch vacation or "punishment"?
— Alexandre RAFFALLI (@AlexRaffalli) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch Smells like a vacation masked as "punishment".
— John Payant (@jpayant70) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch is that a paid suspension
— HI MY NAME IS JARED (@Irishfootball11) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch hmmmm.. did he take vacation time or get suspended?
— Jake (@Jake_Ruhestand) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch OK, but is he still being paid?
— Jeff Nahill (@Jeff_Nahill) July 29, 2014
Some are suggesting that Smith got off pretty easy:
@richarddeitsch from ESPN PR: Stephen A. Smith is grounded and will not get any dessert after dinner
— Ursus Maije Solitarius (@ursusmaije) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch they grounded him, how cute.
— Chris Coddington (@_Cod) July 29, 2014
@richarddeitsch: Wow. A whole week. I am blown away by the sincerity and thoughtfulness of ESPN's response.
— Andrew Bare (@HalfwayToHobo) July 29, 2014
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@TheRyanParker @latimessports that's it , one week ?
— Manny Delgado (@GPZY) July 29, 2014
Looks that way. We’ll find out more soon enough.
I'll have a story up soon with some additional reporting on ESPN pulling Stephen A. Smith for a week.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) July 29, 2014
Here’s something else to think about in the meantime:
https://twitter.com/AaronBlakeWP/status/494220487942483968
@richarddeitsch @shalisemyoung that seems weird. For what he said, which was wrong, his punishment is HALF of Rice's for the assault itself
— #BlackLivesMatter (@Eli_Vanto) July 29, 2014
So @stephenasmith will miss half the time that Ray Rice will miss?
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 29, 2014
Huh.
@jimgeraghty @stephenasmith Perfect, isn't it?
— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) July 29, 2014
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