{"id":474239,"date":"2022-07-15T03:24:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T00:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stephen-a-smith-missing-first-take-due-to-shoulder-injury\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T03:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T00:24:19","slug":"stephen-a-smith-missing-first-take-due-to-shoulder-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-a-smith-missing-first-take-due-to-shoulder-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stephen A. Smith missing &#8216;First Take&#8217; due to shoulder injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a97892e814\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a97892e814\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-a-smith-missing-first-take-due-to-shoulder-injury\/#%E2%80%9CStephen_A_Smith_missing_%E2%80%98First_Take_due_to_shoulder_injury%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stephen A. Smith missing &#8216;First Take&#8217; due to shoulder injury&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStephen_A_Smith_missing_%E2%80%98First_Take_due_to_shoulder_injury%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stephen A. Smith missing &#8216;First Take&#8217; due to shoulder injury&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stephen A. Smith has been recuperating.<\/p>\n<p>While it is customary for Smith to take time off during the summer, many have wondered why he\u2019s been out from ESPN for the past couple weeks amid what has become a time of the year known for lively NBA free agency. <\/p>\n<p>Smith provided the answer to that mystery on Thursday, when he announced he\u2019s been recovering from a shoulder issue \u2014 and that he\u2019ll be out through the end of July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<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>reciate the love I\u2019ve been receiving from everyone who\u2019s missed me on @FirstTake,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1547645476387729409?s=20&amp;t=hz4LCx2dcctPOPrAeJylUw\">Smith tweeted<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m out because I\u2019m rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Partial tear \u2014 rotator cuff AND Bicep, along with frayed Labrum, plus a Bone Spur. Aging sucks, but it is what it is. Back next month. #AllLove\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Appreciate the love I\u2019ve been receiving from everyone who\u2019s missed me on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FirstTake<\/a>. I\u2019m out because I\u2019m rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Partial tear \u2014 rotator cuff AND Bicep, along with frayed Labrum, plus a Bone Spur. Aging sucks, but it is what it is. Back next month.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllLove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllLove<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1547645476387729409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1241632015.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen A. Smith will be out for the rest of July as he recuperates from shoulder surgery.\" class=\"wp-image-23062459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1241632015.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/GettyImages-1241632015.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen A. Smith will be out for the rest of July as he recuperates from shoulder surgery.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the second extended time away for Smith in recent months, as he missed several weeks this past winter with a serious bout of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ecstatic to be back. I\u2019ve missed being at work,\u201d Smith said on-air when he returned in mid-January. \u201cI\u2019ve used more sick days in the last month than I\u2019ve used in my 28-year career in this business combined. I don\u2019t take many sick days, but I had to do it this month just to survive. And I can\u2019t tell you how lucky and sincerely blessed I am to be sitting here today \u2014 because two-and-a-half, three weeks ago, I didn\u2019t know if I was gonna make it.\u201d\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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