Why Stephen A. Smith's apology over his Shohei Ohtani comments is trash: "He’s been doing his whole a**hole bit for quite some time now"

The Root

"Apologies are for accidents," says Stephen A. Crockett Jr. "If someone steps on your foot because they didn’t see it, then they should apologize for that mistake. Apologies are not for a**holes. Stephen A. Smith is an a**hole. And he’s been doing his whole a**hole bit for quite some time now." Crockett adds: "I don’t want to call Smith’s apology trash without explaining exactly why I feel this way. Smith said that sh*t. He also had a chance on his own to apologize when he learned that his words were hurtful. Instead of apologizing, Smith did a full on 'Let me mansplain my xenophobia.' Meaning none of this—Smith’s social media apology nor his apology on First Take—was genuine as both likely came from up high. When left to his own devices, Smith said what he said. When he realized that his words were hurtful, he doubled down, and only after this did he start his apology tour."