{"id":1281985,"date":"2020-12-15T04:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1281985"},"modified":"2020-12-15T04:16:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T09:16:01","slug":"shaq-once-prank-called-stephen-a-smith-as-tex-johnson-about-the-dallas-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/shaq-once-prank-called-stephen-a-smith-as-tex-johnson-about-the-dallas-cowboys\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaq Once Prank-Called Stephen A. Smith as ‘Tex Johnson' About the Dallas Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stephen A. Smith<\/a> often speaks ill of the Cowboys organization. Whether it's criticizing owner Jerry Jones or the coaching staff's missteps, Smith never hesitates to attack “America's Team<\/a>.” Dallas is having a tough 2020, and Smith has been vocal in his distaste for the Cowboys franchise<\/a>. So it was a surprise when former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal called Smith's radio show to stand up for the Cowboys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaq adopted a “Tex Johnson” persona and berated Smith, even calling him “son.” Before we get to the video, let's look at these two very different personalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen A. Smith's argumentative persona<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stephen A. Smith speaks to Cris Carter | Rob Carr\/BIG3\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Smith is best known for all of his hot takes on his ESPN show First Take<\/a>. His original partner, Skip Bayless, was the perfect counterpart. The prickly personalities enjoyed needling each other over various disagreements. For example, Smith was right about Tim Tebow not being able to make it<\/a> in the NFL. The quarterback was a point of contention between the two as Skip counterargued by heaping praise on the ex-Gators player<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skip Bayless departed<\/a> to join a different network (Fox Sports 1) and was replaced by Max Kellerman. That departure emphasized that this was Smith's show and that he was the star. Whether you agree with him or not, Smith was always fun to listen to as his fury personality won many doubters over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaq loves playing pranks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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