ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has gotten more and more involved in politics in recent years and is not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to national issues.

That trend continued Thursday morning as he discussed NBA star Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups being arrested as a part of a major FBI gambling investigation.

Speaking on “First Take,” Smith said that he believes President Donald Trump is behind the arrests and that a trend is forming that is “very concerning.”

“I’m watching a press conference with the director of the FBI. Tell me when we’ve seen that,” Smith said. “We’ve seen accusations before, we’ve seen athletes get in trouble with the law before. You don’t see the director of the FBI having a press conference.

“It’s not coincide

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