Stephen A. Smith makes a name error, referring to Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as Charlie during ESPN’s First Take. During the conversation, Stephen discussed Christian’s performance in ...

Stephen A. Smith made quite the awkward on-air blunder while discussing the Houston Texans’ 30-6 playoff win Monday over the Pittsburgh Steelers. While recapping the matchup on ESPN’s “First Take” on ...

Stephen A. Smith apologized after mistakenly referring to Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as "Charlie Kirk", the name of a conservative activist assassinated in 2025. The on-air blunder occurred ...

Stephen A. Smith on the January 13, 2026, episode of ESPN's 'First Take'; Charlie Kirk at the 'Turning Point USA Presents: Bringing Conservatism Back To Millennials' panel during Politicon at Pasadena ...

Stephen A. Smith was forced to make a quick recovery on the air after mistaking NFL star Christian Kirk for late political commentator Charlie Kirk. Smith, 58, was recapping the Houston Texans vs.

Stephen A. Smith got his names mixed up in a pretty awful way on Tuesday. The ESPN personality Smith was speaking live on “First Take” about the Houston Texans ’ Wild Card playoff game victory over ...

Stephen A. Smith mistakenly referred to Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as Charlie Kirk on Tuesday. Smith was talking about Kirk’s big game in the Texans’ 30-6 playoff win over the ...

Stephen A. Smith named late conservative media personality Charlie Kirk during an awkward slip-up on ESPN's First Take. As the First Take roundtable discussed Houston Texans wide receiver Christian ...