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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Stephen A. Smith | Sports Television Personality | 06-08-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Sports television personality Stephen A. Smith joins Sid to explain why he believes that President Trump should be ashamed of himself for thinking that attending tonight's NBA Finals Game 3 at Madison Square Garden is a good idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Get Ready, Staten Island. It's time to celebrate five years of Ferry Hocs baseball. The Ferry Hawks are back at S-IU-H Community Park this week against the Hagerstown flying box cars. A five-game series starting Wednesday with first pitch at 6.30. Thursday at 4 p.m. It's Jewish Heritage Night. Friday at 7 p.m. It's soccer night and kids glow around the basis postgame.

0:21.7

Saturday at 6.30. It's Broadway night with postgame fireworks and Broadway rave. Sunday at 1.30. It's Military Appreciation Day and the kids run around the bases. Visit fairy hawks.com now to lock in your seats. Are you still a Nick fan, President Trump? Well, I am, and I get along with Jim Dolan.

0:37.4

I think he's a really nice guy, and he's entitled to a good team because he's suffered a little bit. And, boy, you know, some of these players turned out to be great players. Yeah. It's great. No, I really like Jim Dolan a lot. I'm really happy for him and for the team. I think

0:54.5

it's great. The president, who's been a lifelong nickband, you can see hundreds of pictures

0:59.0

of my friend President Trump sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden. Hundreds is on his way

1:06.4

to New York to be there tonight for game three.

1:17.1

And my friend Stephen A. Smith, who at this point, has distinguished himself as the best sports guy in the world. And I say that with people like Chris Russo, Pat McAfee, very, very good

1:23.6

talent. But Stephen A is the best sports guy in the world, bottom line. And he's an incredibly entertaining guy, smart. He's on this show all the time, this show all the time. Mostly talking politics. So Steve comes out on Saturday, and he's like, I don't want to be here. I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. The mayor is going to be there. This liar, he couldn't tell you about Edmund Sherrod or Rory Sparrow or Lewis Orr.

1:46.5

Trust me, he calls the arena a stadium, this idiotic mayor.

1:51.0

He says he's going to a stadium Monday night.

1:53.8

He's going to be there, but Trump shouldn't be?

1:56.9

But Stephen A, in his defense, had a pretty good explanation why he said he doesn't want Trump here.

2:06.9

And why should I tell you if I can get the great Stephen A himself?

2:11.4

So what that said, here he is.

2:13.4

Stephen A. Smith.

2:14.4

Steve, good Monday morning, buddy.

2:15.7

How are you?

2:16.7

What's up, Sid?

2:17.3

How are you, man?

2:18.0

I'm great. Great to have you on this amazing day as two wins away from winning the championship.

2:23.4

So explain to the folks why you don't want President Trump in Midtown Manhattan tonight.

2:30.9

Well, you said it all. That's the last part, Midtown Manhattan.

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