8/18/26: Stephen A. Smith Vs. NABJ; Kayla Nicole’s Blackness; Shaq Says NBA is Cupcakes

We’re back to discuss the National Association of Black Journalists giving Stephen A. Smith a “Thumbs Down” award for what they called, “establishing a recurring public pattern of disparaging commentary directed at prominent Black women across politics, sports, and media,” Kayla Nicole telling everyone that despite her past dating history, her Blackness should never be questioned, and Shaq saying that he doesn’t miss playing in the NBA because today’s players are cupcakes. We also get into the NFL’s grand marketing plans for it’s most famous player’s wives and girlfriends, criticism around the Pop The Balloon show, and Young Thug’s advice to students at a charter school, telling them to move “militant.”