Stephen A. Smith sent his condolences to “late great” Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson, who is not actually dead.

But Stephen A. Smith referred to him as “the late, great” Nolan Richardson during a hit on “First Take” before saying, “God rest his soul.” Smith then corrected himself and apologized for the error.

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After insinuating Nolan Richardson is dead, Stephen A. Smith clarified that he knows the Hall-of-Fame basketball coach is alive. In the wake of Arkansas collapsing against Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 Thursday night,

ESPN firebrand Stephen A. Smith has now had to correct himself twice in the last two days, including clarifying his Thursday morning criticism of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James after falsly stating James didn’t attend the 2020 funeral of the late Kobe Bryant when he did.