Stephen A. Smith’s daughter makes a rare TV appearance for awkward ESPN interview for NBA Finals

While basketball fans are used to see Stephen A. Smith on their television screens, they were treated on Thursday evening to a rare glimpse of another member of De Smith Clan.

The analyst performed his ESPN tasks alongside Elle Duncan on the floor of Gainbridge Fieldhouse when Game 6 of the NBA The final changed to ‘bring your daughter to work’.

Smith’s daughter, Samantha A. Smith, appeared on the broadcast when Duncan called her from the sidelines.

But Smith did not seem to be a fan of the idea, because he remained tense over his daughter’s stint in front of the camera.

“Say hello,” he told Samantha, who liked to accept the invitation and ran with it while she greeted viewers and something.

“Hello guys, I’m Samantha,” said the 17-year-old. When her father briefly removed the microphone, Samantha said, “I have it here.”

To his dismay, Stephen A Smith’s daughter has appeared a shock on ESPN

Samantha a Smith joined her father about the pregame reporting of Game 6 of the NBA Finals

Smith only revealed that he was a father in an interview in 2019 when Samantha was already 11

“I’m Stephen’s daughter,” she went on. ‘I am so happy to be here, I have made so many friends. This is really … ‘

“You just came here five minutes ago,” her father intervened. But Samantha, not deterred, plowed and added: ‘This is really a great experience. This is really a great experience and I am really grateful to be here, you. ‘

Samantha seems to have inherited her father’s fearlessness in front of the camera while she refused to hold her tongue when she was asked for her opinions.

She was invited back to the ESPN broadcast when NBA Countdown -Gastheer Malika Andrews welcomed her in the panel to give her choice between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers.

“I’m going okc,” Samantha revealed and went to her father and his choice from the Indiana Pacers.

“I think they’ll just end it tonight,” she continued, while Smith seemed to be annoyed next to her. ‘I think Shai (Gilgous-Alexander) killed it all season and he won MVP. So I think we just finish it now. ‘

His NBA Countdown colleagues ribbed Smith and claimed that they ‘preferred her pick over her father’ and that she made it a much better show.

“Are you going to your father on live television?” A dissatisfied Smith wondered, which Samantha only took and added: “I think he knows I am right.”

Samantha went against her annoyed father and chose the Oklahoma City Thunder to win

As a budding actress, Samantha is no stranger to stand in front of the camera

“She usually refers to predictions,” he admitted reluctantly later.

Smith did not reveal that he was a father until 2019 when he was already 11 and 10 Samantha and her sister Nyla. The mother is kept anonymous.

“My daughters are everything for me,” Smith said during an appearance in the breakfast club in 2023. “I make sure they are cared for first. [My mom] Was proud of the father I am and I am very happy and proud of the father that I am. ‘

Samantha is no stranger in the spotlight with Smith’s Mini-Me who pursues an acting career.

The budding actress played in Peacock’s The Best Man: The Final Chapters in 2022 and Disney+’s 2023 Series Saturday.