{"id":384563,"date":"2021-12-21T18:54:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/espns-stephen-a-smith-reveals-on-air-he-has-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2021-12-21T18:54:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T15:54:47","slug":"espns-stephen-a-smith-reveals-on-air-he-has-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espns-stephen-a-smith-reveals-on-air-he-has-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"#ESPN&#8217;s Stephen A. Smith reveals on-air he has COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#ESPN&#8217;s Stephen A. Smith reveals on-air he has COVID-19<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stephen A. Smith has tested positive for COVID-19, the ESPN personality announced Tuesday on \u201cFirst Take.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 54, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared virtually on the show and said his positive test result was the reason he missed Monday\u2019s episode. <\/p>\n<p>The longtime broadcaster said he is experiencing mild symptoms and had a fever over the weekend. <\/p>\n<p>Smith noted that he has gotten two Pfizer vaccine shots, but has not yet received a booster. <\/p>\n<p>He also clarified that his Thursday and Friday absences on \u201cFirst Take\u201d were because he had an endoscopy Thursday morning, though he said he had a fever Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken host said he discovered he was COVID-positive on Saturday, after filming \u201cFirst Take\u201d in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5YJpMEL-q3Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5YJpMEL-q3Y<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Smith, whose voice sounded slightly raspy, said he is off the rest of the week for the Christmas holiday, and will be back in studio in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his Tuesday appearance on the show, Smith <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1473281486006665224\">teased on Twitter<\/a> that he had \u201csomething to tell y\u2019all.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>After revealing his diagnosis, Smith transitioned seamlessly into a rant about the Nets bringing Kyrie Irving back, calling it a \u201chorrible\u201d and \u201cdisgraceful\u201d move.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Stephen-A.-Smith-COVID-ESPN.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen A. Smith COVID ESPN\" class=\"wp-image-20567143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Stephen-A.-Smith-COVID-ESPN.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Stephen-A.-Smith-COVID-ESPN.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/Stephen-A.-Smith-COVID-ESPN.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith announced on \u201cFirst Take\u201d Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Smith reveals on-air he has COVID-19&#8221; Stephen A. Smith has tested positive for COVID-19, the ESPN personality announced Tuesday on \u201cFirst Take.\u201d Smith, 54, appeared virtually on the show and said his positive test result was the reason he missed Monday\u2019s episode. 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