{"id":2617892,"date":"2026-06-23T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-fires-back-at-dr-umar-over-austin-metcalf-knife-claim\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:32:29","slug":"stephen-a-smith-fires-back-at-dr-umar-over-austin-metcalf-knife-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-fires-back-at-dr-umar-over-austin-metcalf-knife-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith fires back at Dr. Umar over Austin Metcalf knife claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-fires-back-at-dr-umar-over-austin-metcalf-knife-claim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2617892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith criticized others for not holding Karmelo Anthony accountable for the murder of Austin Metcalf, which occurred in April 2025. Despite sympathizing with Anthony&#8217;s family and disagreeing with how the case was handled, Smith emphasized that Anthony confessed to stabbing Metcalf, stating, \u201cHe put his hands on me so I stabbed him.\u201d anthony was convicted of murder after witnesses confirmed he pulled out a knife and stabbed Metcalf at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rand-paul-challenges-biden-transgender-sports-policy\/\" title=\"Sen. Rand Paul challenges Biden transgender sports policy\">track meet<\/a>. Smith challenged a commentator\u2019s false claim that Metcalf fell onto the knife, arguing that the evidence proved otherwise. He expressed concerns about the racial aspects of the case, criticizing the jury&#8217;s makeup and the justice system, but acknowledged that the evidence and witness testimonies supported Anthony\u2019s guilt. Smith also condemned supporters who deny the facts, emphasizing that Anthony had no legitimate reason to carry or use a knife at the event. he maintained that Anthony&#8217;s actions warranted his conviction and prison sentence, despite protests and calls for fairness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sports personality <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-a-smith\/\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a> slammed commentators for not holding Karmelo Anthony accountable in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a track meet in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUltimately, we got to pick our battles. We got to be better than that,\u201d Smith said on <em>Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith <\/em>on Monday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4620584\/monetizing-death-my-son-jeff-metcalf-blasts-activists-austin-murder\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018They\u2019re monetizing the death of my son\u2019: Jeff Metcalf blasts media and activists over Austin\u2019s murder<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4620466\/savannah-guthrie-plea-new-information-nancy-disappearance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Savannah Guthrie renews plea for information about her mother: \u2018We are in agony\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4619941\/fbi-arrests-white-house-ufc-drone-plot\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FBI arrests two more men in foiled White House UFC drone attack<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Smith expressed his sympathies for the Anthony family and stated that he didn\u2019t agree with how everything in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-brings-united-airlines-vaccine-mandate-plans-to-a-halt-with-new-order\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Brings United Airlines&#039; Vaccine Mandate Plans to a Halt with New Order\">case played<\/a> out, he remained steadfast in the evidence presented. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat\u2019s inescapable and what\u2019s undeniable is that Karmelo Anthony said, \u2018He put his hands on me so I stabbed him.\u2019 He said, \u2018It\u2019s not alleged, I did it.\u2019 Confessed to doing so and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-is-drafting-enemies-list-of-dirtbag-republicans-to-primary-is-moving-forward-with-plans-to-create-patriot-party-for-the-people\/\" title=\"President Trump Is Drafting \u2018Enemies List\u2019 of Dirtbag Republicans to Primary \u2014 Is Moving Forward with Plans to Create ...Patriot Party\u201d for the People\">told people<\/a> he did so,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGjpgF7qPZ0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony, 19, was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4601382\/karmelo-anthony-guilty-verdict-austin-metcalf-murder\/\">found guilty and convicted of murder<\/a>. Anthony said he acted in self-defense during a track meet when he sat under a different school\u2019s tent. Several students testified that Metcalf, 17, told Anthony multiple times to leave his team\u2019s tent. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Witnesses say Anthony then reached into a bag, pulled out a knife, and stabbed Metcalf, who died. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith criticized commentator Dr. Umar Johnson for alleging that Metcalf \u201cfell\u201d on the knife, not that Anthony stabbed him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAustin fell onto Karmelo\u2019s knife [while] trying to attack him,\u201d Johnson said on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PfAt-rGxMS4\"><em>It\u2019s Up There Podcast<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>on June 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson argued that the knife was 3.5 inches, but that the stab wound was only 2 inches. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I\u2019m stabbing you, why am I going halfway with a knife blade that\u2019s only 3.5 inches? You fell onto my knife,\u201d Johnson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4607596\/karmelo-anthony-case-racially-charged-guy-benson\/\"><strong>KARMELO ANTHONY CASE WAS \u2018MADE RACIALLY CHARGED\u2019 BY FAMILY: GUY BENSON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the problem right there \u2026 be real about the evidence we\u2019re looking at and go from there and pick our fights,\u201d Smith said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t like the idea of Karmelo Anthony being sentenced to 35 years at all. I don\u2019t like the makeup of the jury not having an African American on it at all,\u201d Smith added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Smith emphasized the number of witnesses present who saw what happened and how Metcalf\u2019s brother held him as he died. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish this didn\u2019t happen, I wish that he\u2019s not going to spend at least the next 17 years in prison, barring an appeal that\u2019s won, but he killed someone,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith said people supporting Anthony are bringing up different arguments about the legal system and inequity, but are denying the facts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4620584\/monetizing-death-my-son-jeff-metcalf-blasts-activists-austin-murder\/\"><strong>\u2018THEY\u2019RE MONETIZING THE DEATH OF MY SON\u2019: JEFF METCALF BLASTS MEDIA AND ACTIVISTS OVER AUSTIN\u2019S MURDER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor those who want to support Karmelo Anthony, who want to act like a crime wasn\u2019t committed, who want to act like he was completely provoked, instead of bringing up the fact that he had no business having a knife at the track meet,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder no circumstances, based on the evidence of what has happened, did it warrant him stabbing somebody in the chest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith criticizes media for not holding Karmelo Anthony accountable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2617893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/metcalf.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,3847,32150],"class_list":["post-2617892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-sports","tag-stephen-a-smith"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/metcalf.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2617892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617896,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2617892\/revisions\/2617896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2617892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2617892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2617892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}