Barkley is Tuesday’s guest on SI Media With Jimmy Traina.
Stephen A. Smith is fresh off a big deal with ESPN and basking in that sweet spot of being asked if he would consider running for president in 2028 without any of the actual responsbilities that come with running for the nation's top office.
He has addressed the situation in many, many different forums over the past month or so, generating headlines from almost evey appearance. With multiple years before this becomes a serious decision to make either way, the storyline figures to be part of our lives for some time. While much remains to be seen regarding Smith's long-term viability as a candidate, it's much clearer where Charles Barkley—an equally titanic figure in the sports media universe—stands on the candidacy.'s Jimmy Traina when asked about Smith dipping his toes in these waters. "C'mon, man. Stop it. C'mon. It had to start out as a joke and he started taking it serious. C'mon, man. All I would say is 'knock it off.' And that's the best way to phrase it."Kyle Koster is an assistant managing editor at Sports Illustrated covering the intersection of sports and media. He was formerly the editor in chief of The Big Lead, where he worked from 2011 to '24. Koster also did turns at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he created the Sports Pros blog, and at Woven Digital.
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