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What is better than one Smith? Two Smiths.
Famous ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith and his daughter, Samantha, shared rare screen time together ahead of the Pacers’ 108-91 Game 6 trashing of the Thunder in Indianapolis.
It seemed like Smith had no intentions of bringing his daughter on “SportsCenter” until co-host Elle Duncan invited her on camera.
Just like her father, Samantha was a natural in front of the camera.
“Hi guys, I’m Samantha. I’m so happy to be here, I’ve made so many friends. This is really a great experience,” Samatha said. “This is a really great experience and I feel really grateful to be here, you guys.”
While Samantha gave her introduction, her father did not look too thrilled.
Later during the conversation, Stephen even gave some pointers to his daughter on how to act professionally in front of the camera after Samantha interjected while Duncan talked.
“Did you just interrupt her while she was talking?” Stephen said.
After that, the conversation wrapped up and Samantha was on her way.
But that was not the end of her night on TV.
Later, during “NBA Countdown” on ABC, Samantha returned to make her Game 6 pick.
“I’m going OKC,” Samantha said. “I think they’re just going to end it tonight.”
This pick went against her father’s take and Stephen would get the last laugh.
The Pacers led by as much as 31 points to force a Game 7 on Sunday thanks to an all-around strong performance that featured six players scoring at least 10 points.
Samantha is one of Smith’s two daughters. She has a younger sister, Nyla.
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