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Sports Media World Reacts To Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock At Oscars
“After Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head, Will Smith, Jada’s husband, rushed the stage and slapped Rock across the face.”
Published
2 months agoon
By
BSM Staff
Why does television still value live events like sports and awards shows? Sunday night’s Oscars was proof that not only do people still watch, but all it takes is one highlight moment and people that weren’t watching will come running to their television to see what it is that social media is buzzing about.
After Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head, Will Smith, Jada’s husband, rushed the stage and slapped Rock across the face.
“Will Smith just slapped the shit out of me,” Rock joked after the incident.
Smith returned to his seat but kept shouting “keep my wife’s name out of you f***ing mouth” at the stage. Some wondered if it was fake until it was clear that it most certainly was not.
All of Twitter was buzzing with reaction. That included several big names in the sports media. People shared a combination of jokes, questions, and observations in response.
1. Haha allright good one Mr. Jokes
— PFTCommenter (Carson Wentz num.1 superfan) (@PFTCommenter) March 28, 2022
2. Oops Wife mad
3. U made my wife mad
4. Im her husband pic.twitter.com/46cG7l74lD
I really did not think this was real…at first. YIKES!! Will sick and tired of being sick and tired, of y'all jokes. https://t.co/c5swLtk8hY
— Desmond Howard (@DesmondHoward) March 28, 2022
Has to be the highest rated 15 minutes the Oscars have ever had
— Mike Golic (@golic) March 28, 2022
Oh Will, your Moms is nottttttt going to be happy with you. You’ve brought shame to her knitting group. #Oscars
— Jamie Erdahl 💍 Buckman (@JamieErdahl) March 28, 2022
If you watched that and think it’s staged.. can’t help you. Not even remotely staged. For a minute. Now, Will Smith’s PR peeps may try to save his ass later but not staged.
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) March 28, 2022
Hey… shit went DAHN at the Oscars
— 🅿️at McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 28, 2022
pic.twitter.com/gFQ9iy7Rao
Chris Rock: pretty good chin
— Pablo Torre (@PabloTorre) March 28, 2022
This slap was exactly what I needed to not lead KSR tomorrow with the Final Four
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) March 28, 2022
All these years you didn't care about the #Oscars now you like
— Carl Dukes (@putemupcdukes) March 28, 2022
Damn!!!!!!
"I knew I should have watched the #Oscars
🤣😂
Even Kanye is like pic.twitter.com/0NPVTmkDmL
In 2020, The Smiths participated in an episode of the online series The Red Table. They had an honest discussion of issues in their marriage. That included a comment about an “entanglement” between Jada and another man. That video was referenced by several people throughout the night.
I really want to hear Jada talk about this. Just put the red table at center stage.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) March 28, 2022
I guess y’all gon quit making them entanglement jokes, huh?
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) March 28, 2022
Some commented that Chris Rock may have crossed a line joking about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head, as she suffers from alopecia. That could have been what set Will Smith off to the point that he assaulted the comedian on stage.
Didn’t know until just this moment about @jadapsmith having Alopecia. She’s wonderful and great. So is @willsmith — which we all know. They’re both phenomenal. But you do NOT do what Will did in that setting. Go backstage and handle that shit if you must. Horrible look!
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock may have had no idea about Jada Smith's condition. Wether he did or didn't, isn't that assault? You can say why you assaulted someone for something they said that offended you but it's still technically assault right? Legal experts, please feel free to ring in.
— robert smith (@Robert26Smith) March 28, 2022
While Smith got most of the attention, some watching at home wondered why Chris Rock ‘s joke was under the spotlight more than Smith’s actions.
No one in that whole room gonna stick up for Chris Rock?
— Andrew Perloff (@andrewperloff) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock squared up for a moment after the slap and then said, “I could… OK.” He held back from making another joke.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) March 28, 2022
Man’s been doing this for a long, long time. pic.twitter.com/vulsnWW95K
Plenty of people commented on the atmosphere of coverage after the Oscars ended. So many compared it to the postgame show from a major sporting event.
E! is SportsCenter right now.
— Erin Andrews (@ErinAndrews) March 28, 2022
I really need Ernie, Chuck and Kenny to postgame the Oscars.
— John Walters (@jdubs1966) March 28, 2022
Omaha Productions in combination with ESPN present … https://t.co/113sQtN0k6
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 28, 2022
Mike Golic Jr closed the commentary with a question worth asking. In the history of Twitter, what are the other events that have completely overwhelmed conversation on the platform the way Will Smith slapping Chris Rock did?
I’m gonna tentatively say my top 5 is:
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) March 28, 2022
1. Llama Escape
2. The Slap
3. Area 51 raid
4. Cavs/W’s game 7 + Battle of the Bastards
5. Pole Assassin
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Tony Bruno Relives Favorite Moments With Angelo Cataldi on 94 WIP
“I loved every day. We did stuff that put Sports Radio in Philly on the map and I’m proud of that.”
Published
7 hours agoon
May 19, 2022By
BSM Staff
Tony Bruno has been a staple of the sports radio business for decades. Bruno is from Philadelphia and was teamed up in the early nineties with a duo still dominating the local airwaves there today, Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti. The three reunited Thursday morning on 94 WIP to remember the glory days of their partnership and friendship.
One of the first moments Cataldi asked Bruno if he remembered was the update he did from a tree outside of their studio and the answer was an emphatic yes.
“Absolutely, it’s one of the highlights of my life – other than interviewing four Presidents and every sports athlete in history – there’s no bigger moment than me climbing up in the tree, which was obstructing our view of William Penn and the city skyline. That’s what I do, I was a man of action. I’m not one of these guys that talks the talk, I climb the tree to do whatever is necessary.”
More frivolity followed when Cataldi harkened back to a segment of ‘Damsels in Distress’ and a time in which Bruno was sent on the street during a snowstorm to help shovel people out of their driveways. Bruno quickly recalled, “Man of the people. I should run for – I should of run for Governor of Pennsylvania or Senate or something.”
Bruno added that his favorite rant (and one that Cataldi loved too) wasn’t about the Cowboys or sports at all. “My favorite was my Infinity Broadcasting rant where I went on one day and even ripped our bosses, all the way up to the top of Infinity Broadcasting.” Cataldi cackled and praised Bruno’s rants more before being interrupted by Bruno saying, “yeah, my only regret is I never really ripped Al (Morganti) the way I should have ripped him. I let him of the hook so many times.”
An insightful moment came at the end of the call when Cataldi asked rhetorically if Bruno ever thought they (Cataldi & Morganti) would still be doing this thirty years later and then asked if Tony ever regretted leaving.
“It was a tough decision, Ang,” Bruno answered. “I was given an ultimatum. When I came to work with you guys, I loved every day. Every day we had fun. We did stuff that put Sports Radio in Philly on the map and I’m proud of that. It wasn’t one of those, ‘oh I got to go; I’m too big for these guys’. I even turned the ESPN job down a couple of times.
“My kids were still younger then, I didn’t want to move. I didn’t have to move. They said just come up here on weekends and that’s how ESPN Radio started. So I was doing weekends and Tom Bigby (Program Director) didn’t like that either, told me it wasn’t going to work. It was a philosophical thing. When he told me, ‘you should go because we are not going to pay you what they’re paying you,’ I said ok.
Cataldi began to sign off with Bruno with genuine thanks: “I got to tell you something Tone, we are indebted to you for the rest of our lives because we both learned so much from you and you are one of the great talents that radio has ever had.”
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Dodgers Temporarily Pull Broadcasters Off Road
“If the broadcasters’ are not dealing with severe cases of Covid and they have cleared health and safety protocols, it appears the team is open to sending them back out on the road.”
Published
14 hours agoon
May 19, 2022By
BSM Staff
When the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the East Coast later this week, the men that call the action on TV and radio will not be with them. The games will instead be broadcast on AM570 LA Sports and SportsNet LA from their respective studios.
“Due to a few members of the Dodgers’ broadcast team having recently tested positive for COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution, the Dodgers have decided to not travel their broadcasters to upcoming games in Philadelphia and Washington,” the Dodgers announced in a statement. Similar to the 2020 and 2021 MLB seasons, the games will be broadcast from Los Angeles,” reads a statement on the team’s Twitter account.
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) May 18, 2022
No further details are available, so the severity and the number of cases remain unknown.
Last September, both members of the Dodgers’ television play-by-play crew were forced into quarantine. Joe Davis was the first to test positive, followed later that month by Orel Hershiser.
On Wednesday, manager Dave Roberts told the media that the Dodgers’ roster and coaching staff are not effected.
“There’s there’s no symptoms in the clubhouse. I think that as far as the upstairs, as an organization, we’re all just trying to be very cautious. But as far as in the clubhouse, coaches, training staff, nothing like that.”
If the broadcasters’ are not dealing with severe cases of Covid and they have cleared health and safety protocols, it appears the team is open to sending them back out on the road. 2022 was supposed to be a return to normal for the Dodgers and many other teams after not letting broadcasters travel in 2020 and 2021.
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Pat McAfee: ‘No One Will Disrespect Jim Rome On My Show’
“That’s because you need to respect the f–king jungle.”

Published
18 hours agoon
May 19, 2022
Jim Rome is a sports radio icon and Pat McAfee recognizes that.
On The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, McAfee was talking to co-host A.J. Hawk about how Rome trended recently on Twitter.
This happened after news of Tom Brady’s FOX Sports deal surfaced, and a list of the top paid sports media personalities was compiled. Rome came in behind Brady at number two making a reported $30 million a year, and many were surprised by that number. McAfee wasn’t.
“That’s because you need to respect the f–king jungle,” he said. “I have nothing but respect for Jim Rome.”
There will be NO Jim Rome slander on this progrum#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/6m4kyOa9ni
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 18, 2022
McAfee gave props to Rome, 57, saying he’s been doing sports talk probably longer than anyone. He’s one of the most widely distributed hosts in the country. Pat said he won’t tolerate anyone talking smack about the Smack-Off King.
“No disrespect will be said on this show of Jim Rome, ever,” he said. “Love that man.”
Jordan Bondurant
Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett News Media. He also works for ABC8 News and Newsradio WRVA and 910 The Fan in Richmond, Virginia. His prior experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly and iHeartradio Richmond. He can be reached by email at Jordan.E.Bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.