The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Adult stadium entertainment; more football movies; Nepo Ball
In the discussion (3)
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- Hot take: NFL stadiums should have adult-only areas with stripper entertainment, arguing that gambling and the sport's physical costs already make it adult-oriented; the proposal excludes putting performers in front of children.
- Another hot take asks for more football movies, joking about a presidential initiative. A response argues that documentaries and greater knowledge of athletes have weakened older fictional archetypes, with Hustle as a modern example.
- A proposed Nepo Ball movie follows a wealthy or connected bench player forced into meaningful minutes by injuries, raising nepotism questions. The pitch expands to a team of such players and possibly Bronny James, with Hoosiers' Ollie as an analogy.