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Hurt. Injured. Wounded. Damaged. You can use all these words to describe Stephen A. Smith at the moment.
If you're tuning in to "First Take" you might notice that there's a glaring, obvious, evident omission from the set: Stephen A. himself.
There's a simple, uncomplicated reason why he won't be on the popular show (and no, it has nothing to do with rival Skip Bayless).
ESPN's everyman will be sidelined for a little while as he recovers from surgery on his shoulder. He let the world in on the secret recently:
Appreciate the love I’ve been receiving from everyone who’s missed me on @FirstTake. I’m out because I’m rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Partial tear — rotator cuff AND Bicep, along with frayed Labrum, plus a Bone Spur. Aging sucks, but it is what it is. Back next month.#AllLove
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) July 14, 2022
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"Appreciate the love I’ve been receiving from everyone who’s missed me on @FirstTake. I’m out because I’m rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Partial tear — rotator cuff AND Bicep, along with frayed Labrum, plus a Bone Spur. Aging sucks, but it is what it is. Back next month.#AllLove," Smith tweeted on July 14.
As indicated by his tweet, Smith hopes to be back in the saddle at some point next month.
A number of different hosts are likely going to fill in for Smith, including ESPN everyman Keyshawn Johnson, who was on the program on Monday morning, going jab-for-jab with Kendrick Perkins.
With the NFL season fast approaching and NBA offseason drama still simmering, "First Take" won't exactly be hurting for content to fill the Stephan A. void. Remember Brian Windhorst's captivating 'what's going on in Utah?' rant that spawned the summer's best meme? It happened on a show without Stephen A.
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— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) July 1, 2022
Here's to hoping Stephen A. gets healthy, well and fit in the coming weeks.
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