Stephen A. Smith mistakenly claimed legendary Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson was dead during First Take on ESPN.

"He's gonna be able to recruit better than anybody ever has there outside of Mr. 40 Minutes of Hell himself, the late great Nolan Richardson. God rest his soul." – Stephen A. Smith pic.twitter.c ...

ESPN firebrand Stephen A. Smith has now had to correct himself twice in the last two days, including clarifying his Thursday ...

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith paid tribute to college basketball coaching legend Nolan Richardson, but there's one major problem.

But Stephen A. Smith referred to him as “the late, great” Nolan Richardson during a hit on “First Take” before saying, “God ...

Richardson, of course, was a Hall of Fame vosvh who guided the Razorbacks to the National Championship in 1994. He took the program another Hall of Fame coach, Eddie Sutton, built and expanded it even ...

Arkansas basketball played a style under Nolan Richardson known as 40 minutes of hell, highlighted by an up-tempo style and intense defense. The 2024-25 Washington State basketball team has its ...

He's gonna be able to recruit better than anybody ever has there outside of Mr. 40 Minutes of Hell himself, the late great Nolan Richardson. God rest his soul,' Smith said somberly. Later in the ...

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 ...

During an early morning segment on ESPN’s First Take, Smith wrongly implied that Richardson had passed away while discussing Arkansas’ Sweet 16 loss to Texas Tech in overtime on Thursday. Following ...

"He's gonna be able to recruit better than anybody ever has there outside of Mr. 40 Minutes of Hell himself, the late great Nolan Richardson. God rest his soul." - Stephen A. Smith pic.twitter.com ...