Stephen A. Smith blasts Serena Williams after she trolled Drake during her Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show cameo – 247Sports
Kendrick Lamar pulled out all the stops while headlining the Super Bowl LIX halftime show Sunday evening to land a series of public jabs against, among others, rival rap artist Drake, digging back nearly a decade into the Canadian pop star’s love life.Serena Williams, a legendary tennis sensation and also a native of Compton alongside Lamar, was briefly linked romantically with Drake after the two were spotted kissing in 2015, earning the 23-time Grand Slam champion a cameo in Sunday’s halftime show as she was seen crip walking to former Billboard No. 1 hit “Not Like Us.”While her appearance was met with great fanfare, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith broke with much of the sports media world and criticized Williams on “First Take” Monday morning, characterizing the tennis star’s behavior as inappropriate for a married woman.Stephen A. Smith on Serena Williams’ cameo during the Super Bowl halftime show: “If I’m married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex, go back to his ass. ‘Cause clearly you don’t belong with me. What you worried about him for and you’re with me? Bye. Bye.” pic.twitter.com/uiYI2ltK4k”If I’m married and my wife is going to join trolling her ex, go back to his a–,” Smith said. “Cause clearly you don’t belong with me. What you worried about him for and you’re with me? Bye. Bye.”Not long after her brief, rumored fling with Drake, Williams entered into a relationship with Alexis Ohanian, the founder of social media platform Reddit who proposed to the tennis star in 2016. Ohanian, notably, praised Willians’ performance at the Super Bowl, writing “Pretty fantastic halftime show” on X Sunday evening.© 2005-2025 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc.The content on this site is for entertainment purposes only and 247Sports makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information given or the outcome of any game or event. There is no gambling offered on this site. This site contains commercial content and 247Sports may be compensated for the links provided on this site.
