Stephen A. Smith ventured down a path of mentioning Doug Christie and his wife on First Take, and ESPN NBA writer Vincent Goodwill quickly seemed unsure about where he was heading.<\/p>\n
Prior to their 128-104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night, Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie attempted to get a boost from some smelling salts on the bench. Monday morning, First Take reacted to the amusing scene, with Smith noting Christie<\/a> has always been a little strange.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Doug Christie in years\u2026And the wife, we know about the wife. Jackie, we know. Hey, how you doin?\u201d \u2013 Stephen A. Smith pic.twitter.com\/7spWRfITcw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t spoken to Doug Christie in years, absolutely wonderful guy\u2026 And the wife, we know about the wife. Jackie, we know. Hey, how you doin?\u201d Smith said. At the same time, Goodwill could be seen waving his hand and pretending to zip his lips, seemingly in an attempt to get Smith to stop talking.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were always wonderful to me,\u201d Smith continued of Christie and his wife before appearing to catch Goodwill\u2019s signals. \u201cI don\u2019t know personal situations. I just know, years ago, him and the wife, I used to say hi to them all the time, they were wonderful to me. I don\u2019t know anything about the situation. I don\u2019t know anything. I see you, Vinny. I don\u2019t know anything. But I\u2019m just telling you, with him, he\u2019s always been a bit different.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackie Christie was famously or infamously on the VH1 show Basketball Wives for 15 years. And as that show comes to an end, Christie just got started on the third season of House of Villains.<\/p>\n Goodwill was not clear in his reasoning for suggesting Smith needed to be stopped, as he began referencing the Kings\u2019 head coach and his wife. But last year, there were widespread rumors about Christie\u2019s marriage. The rumors, which have since been dismissed, even led Chris Webber to post a social media video<\/a> attempting to clear his name of any involvement.<\/p>\n When Smith said, \u201cJackie, we know\u2026how you doin\u2019?\u201d the\u00a0First Take host seemed genuine and didn\u2019t appear to know about those rumors.\u00a0But for those who did know about the dismissed rumors, it seemed like an awkward comment to make.<\/p>\n \t