Stephen A Smith BLASTS woman who exposed Anthony Edwards for telling her to get an abortion after he cheated on his long-term pregnant girlfriend... as he fumes that the NBA star's privacy has been 'violated' by his secret lover

Stephen A. Smith has blasted an OnlyFans model who exposed Anthony Edwards for telling her to get an abortion after he cheated on his long-term pregnant girlfriend as he fumes that the NBA star's privacy has been 'violated' by his secret lover.

On Monday, the host of ESPN's First Take commented on Paige Jordae's exposure of texts sent by Edwards on social media, including one in which he tells her to 'get an abortion lol', barely 24 hours after she posted screenshots of her conversation with the T-Wolves star on her Instagram story. 

'Let me say this, Anthony Edwards had to apologize because he is a public figure,' said Smith on his eponymous show. 'Having said that, once again... here's the bigger lesson to be learned... guard who you deal with! Once again, I'm singing that same old dance: it's none of our d**n business!

'Who Anthony [Edwards] is screwing around with, who he impregnated... he has a relationship with this woman and she put him on blast. She took text messages and revealed them to the public. I'm starting to wonder what repercussions somebody can have for having their privacy violated? That's what I'm wondering about.'

Edwards attempted to put some distance between himself, and the text messages by stating that he made the abortion-related comment in the 'heat of the moment' and that it 'doesn't align with what I believe and who I want to be as a man.'

Jordae also posted a proof of receipt for an incoming $100,000 wire transfer on her Instagram story, according to multiple reports, as she claims Edwards tried to pay her off. 

I'm not casting any aspersions. We live in a society ladies and gentleman, if Anthony [Edwards] wanted to have an abortion, respectfully that's his business,' Smith further said on the backlash that the 22-year-old guard is dealing with. 'We have pro choice and we have pro lifers all over the country.'

After realizing that he had mistakenly taken Edwards as Anthony Davis, Smith went as far as to accuse Jordae of 'violating her private affairs' with the 2023 All-Star. 

'She is a woman, she is free to do what she wants with her own body,' said Smith, adding that 'this is America. If she's impregnated and she wants to have the child, that is her business. If Anthony Edwards does not want her to have the child that's his business. 

'There's no loyalties violating because he wouldn't want the child. [...] She clearly did it to humiliate him and compel him to think the way she wants him to think so she's using the public to do it, by violating his privacy.

'When are we going to talk about that? That's all I'm saying. I'm not talking abortion or keeping the child, I'm not getting into all of that. That's his business and it's public assumption because he commented on it. But c'mon. C'mon y'all.' 

On the court, Edwards is averaging 24.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this season with the Timberwolves, who at 19-5 have the best record in the Western Conference. 

They face the Miami Heat on the road Monday night.