ESPN’s Stephen A Smith beefs with Danhausen as Knicks fall behind in playoff series

Danhausen makes his entrance during “SmackDown” at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 24, 2026.(Rich Wade/WWE)

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Danhausen appeared on “First Take” last week and “cursed” the ESPN broadcaster.Smith, a huge Knicks fan above all else, has watched his team go down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks in their first-round NBA playoffs series.Their extremely niche beef carried over on social media Friday.

“(Stephen A.Smith) APOLOGIZE and Danhausen will think about maybe possibly pondering lifting your curse,” Danhausen wrote on X.“Also send human money.”

Smith didn’t appear to be inclined to doing any of that.

“I’m not apologizing for a damn thing @DanhausenAD,” Smith wrote back.“Not a damn thing.Curse or no curse, the @nyknicks have NO BUSINESS losing this series to the @ATLHawks — no matter how good that young team is.No business.

Stephen A.Smith attends WrestleMania 42: Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 18, 2026.(Andrew Timms/WWE)

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“Friday Night SmackDown”carrying a giant photo of Smith’s head.

“You better be nice to Danhausen.Just ask Stephen A.Smith,” Danhausen told Trick Williams and Lil Yachty.“How ‘bout them Knicks?!”

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Danhausen enters the arena before his match against Kit Wilson during “SmackDown” at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on April 10, 2026.(Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

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The Knicks and Hawks will start Game 4 at 6 p.m.ET on Saturday.