{"id":21753,"date":"2026-04-28T16:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/21753\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:21:08","slug":"stephen-a-smith-slams-megan-thee-stallion-over-klay-thompson-cheating-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/21753\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith slams Megan Thee Stallion over Klay Thompson cheating allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. Smith slammed Megan Thee Stallion for airing that Klay Thompson allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-accuses-klay-thompson-of-cheating-publicly-ends-their-relationship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cheated on her<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m having this episode on YouTube because I\u2019m asking why is she telling his business?\u201d the sports analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vap-ldwKhHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">said on his \u201cStraight Shooter\u201d podcast<\/a> Monday.  \u201cI\u2019m not saying whatever she felt was wrong. I don\u2019t know what happened in their relationship. Don\u2019t want to know<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAin\u2019t none of my damn business. Ain\u2019t none of y\u2019all\u2019s either. But Megan the Stallion made it so this Saturday night.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Stephen A. Smith (seen above on his podcast) questioned why Megan Thee Stallion went public with the Klay Thompson cheating claims. Stephen A. Smith\/ Youtube<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAin\u2019t none of my damn business. Ain\u2019t none of y\u2019all\u2019s either. But Megan the Stallion made it so this Saturday night,\u201d the ESPN host (seen above) said on his \u201cStraight Shooter\u201d podcast Monday. Stephen A. Smith\/ Youtube<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cFirst Take\u201d host, 58, questioned why Megan, 31, \u201ccouldn\u2019t just break up\u201d and \u201cgo on [her] merry way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow come you couldn\u2019t just say, \u2018We had our time together, but I\u2019m back being single again. Klay Thompson and I are no longer together.\u2019 And leave it at that. Why we got to dog the brother out?\u201d Smith asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs there a wedding that I missed? [Were] there nuptials that took place that nobody knew about? Did we sit up there before God and say, \u2018Yo, here\u2019s what we doing,&#8217;\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The ESPN personality then pointed out how the public hasn\u2019t heard anything from Thompson, 36, amid all of the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow come you couldn\u2019t just say, \u2018We had our time together, but I\u2019m back being single again. Klay Thompson and I are no longer together.\u2019 And leave it at that?\u201d Smith (seen above) asked. Stephen A. Smith\/ Youtube<\/p>\n<p>Smith said the \u201cfuture Hall of Famer\u201d (seen above playing basketball) doesn\u2019t deserve that. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKlay ain\u2019t bothering nobody. Klay been playing basketball. \u2026 This man is going to go down as one of the greatest shooters ever. And no matter how he lived his personal life, he didn\u2019t bother anybody. And I\u2019ve never seen him utter a negative word about Megan the Stallion,\u201d Smith shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t deserve that. He\u2019s a great NBA player and a future Hall of Famer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Megan\u2019s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Megan (seen holding hands with Thompson) took to her Instagram Stories to reveal that the Dallas Mavericks star had allegedly cheated on her. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner claimed in the post (seen above) the athlete said he \u201cgot cold feet.\u201d Megan Thee Stallion\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Megan took to her Instagram Stories to claim that the Dallas Mavericks star had cheated on her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheating, had me around your whole family playing house\u2026 got \u2018cold feet,\u2019\u201d she wrote. \u201cHolding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season. Now you don\u2019t know if you can be \u2018monogamous\u2019????<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitch I need a REAL break after this one.. bye y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Page Six, Megan said she \u201cmade the decision to end [her] relationship with Klay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Megan (seen above with Thompson at Carbone in NYC) told Page Six that she \u201cmade the decision to end [her] relationship with Klay.\u201d BlayzenPhotos \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Fans spread theories about WNBA Lexie Brown (seen above in a portrait) being Thompson\u2019s other woman. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there\u2019s no real path forward. I\u2019m taking this time to prioritize myself and move ahead with peace and clarity,\u201d she told us.<\/p>\n<p>After the Grammy winner publicly exposed Thompson for alleged infidelity, fans questioned if the other woman was WNBA star Lexie Brown.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Seattle Storm player, also 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/wnba-star-lexie-brown-addresses-rumor-klay-thompson-cheated-on-megan-thee-stallion-with-her\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">denied being involved<\/a>, writing that \u201cnone of it is true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Megan announced that she would be <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/27\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-makes-shocking-career-move-following-klay-thompson-split\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">departing from her role in \u201cMoulin Rouge! The Musical\u201d<\/a> earlier than expected. <\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Storm player denied being involved in a statement (as seen above). lexiebrown\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWAP\u201d rapper and the four-time NBA champ (both seen kissing above) went public last summer. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Thompson has not addressed the claims.<\/p>\n<p>They exes <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/07\/10\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-dating-dallas-mavericks-klay-thompson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">went public with their relationship<\/a> last summer and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/30\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-and-nba-star-klay-thompson-hint-at-major-relationship-move\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">purchased a home together<\/a> in October 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The former Golden State Warriors star has been <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/klay-thompson-dating-history\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">linked to several A-list women<\/a> over the years, including singer Coco Jones and actress <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/01\/klay-thompson-the-subject-of-cryptic-clip-amid-breakup-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Harrier<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/26\/celebrity-news\/megan-thee-stallion-breaks-down-in-tears-during-moulin-rouge-performance-after-klay-thompson-split\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen A. 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