Not only is Stephen A. Smith one of the most recognizable talents in the sports media industry, but he also has one of the most distinct voices out there, too.
You know a Stephen A. take when you hear one. You can’t mistake it for anything else. Whenever you read a quote coming from Stephen A., you read it in his voice. That’s how recognizable he is. It’s hard to mimic that.
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Don’t tell that to ESPN’s Kimberly Martin, though. She seems to have the Stephen A. Smith impression down to a science.
In an appearance on First Take, Martin, Smith and Ryan Clark were debating who would potentially win the NFC in the 2023-24 NFL season. Smith picked the Eagles, which is more than reasonable. But he was also very certain that it’d be the Eagles as if the rest of the field wasn’t good enough.
Martin wasn’t here for it. And while she was making her case for the rest of the conference, she busted out this incredible Stephen A. Smith impression that made Ryan Clark audibly cackle in the background of the show.
Kimberley Martin's Stephen A. Smith impression was good enough to crack up Ryan Clark. pic.twitter.com/CN8IlPOUZY
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“Had [the 49ers] not lost all of their quarterbacks, had Josh Johnson in the end, we don’t know how that whole playoff situation would’ve ended. You would still sit up here to fix your face and say ‘Oh, the Eagles are far and away head and shoulders above everybody else’?
“She sounded just like him,” Ryan Clark said, saying exactly what the rest of us were thinking at home.
This was gold. Amazing work from Martin there. Ten out of 10. Keep these three together forever.
