{"id":237863,"date":"2026-04-11T02:01:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/he-has-done-diabolical-things-to-people-jason-whitlock-unleashes-scathing-satanic-swipe-at-matt-barnes-amid-stephen-a-smith-beef\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T02:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:01:30","slug":"he-has-done-diabolical-things-to-people-jason-whitlock-unleashes-scathing-satanic-swipe-at-matt-barnes-amid-stephen-a-smith-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/he-has-done-diabolical-things-to-people-jason-whitlock-unleashes-scathing-satanic-swipe-at-matt-barnes-amid-stephen-a-smith-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He has done diabolical things to people&#8221; &#8211; Jason Whitlock Unleashes Scathing \u2018Satanic\u2019 Swipe at Matt Barnes Amid Stephen A. Smith Beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5152036\" data-slug-id=\"2765604\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Longtime sports commentator Jason Whitlock had another swipe at former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">NBA<\/a> player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/matt-barnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Matt Barnes<\/a> on Friday. Barnes has been going back and forth with ESPN&#8217;s Stephen A. Smith after the latter had a comment about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron James<\/a>. Now, their feud has lasted for some time, as they have both expressed strong opinions about each other.<\/p>\n<p>On his show &#8220;Fearless,&#8221; Whitlock took a jab at Barnes, whom he called &#8220;Satanic.&#8221; He went on a rant about calling him out for being a fake tough guy.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMatt Barnes is not a fake tough guy, he is a tough guy,\u201d Whitlock said. \u201cHe is a \u2018Satanic\u2019 tough guy. \u2026 He\u2019s done some really diabolical things to people that thought they were friends with Matt.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Whitlock did not stop there, as he continued to call out the former NBA player. He also mentioned that Barnes&#8217; close friend and &#8220;All the Smoke&#8221; podcast co-host, Stephen Jackson, is &#8220;Satanic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMen that have openly and honestly and transparently acknowledged, through their behavior, they\u2019ve let you know, \u2018I serve Satan, here on this earth\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jason Whitlock said that it makes Barnes a dangerous person. He also said that a person who only fears God is the only one who can deal with someone like the one-time champion.<\/p>\n<h2>Jason Whitlock Calls Stephen A. Smith a Fraud<\/h2>\n<p>Jason Whitlock continues to call out sports media personalities. In March, the commentator issued strong words against Stephen A. Smith over the truth about his college basketball career. Whitlock appeared on &#8220;4th&amp;1 with Cam Newton&#8221; and told former NFL star Cam Newton about his thoughts on Smith&#8217;s basketball career.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe\u2019s fraudulent,\u201d Whitlock said (Timestamp at 01:05:34). \u201cHe\u2019s lying about his college basketball career. He\u2019s admitted he\u2019s lying about his college basketball career.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Whitlock, Smith claimed to have knocked down 17 3-pointers during a Sunday scrimmage at Winston-Salem State University. The former ESPN employee also said that his former colleague was given a scholarship on the spot.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnybody familiar with HBCUs, anybody familiar with Winston-Salem State, and how little money Winston-Salem State has and had back then?\u201d he continued. \u201cThey\u2019re not giving out scholarships on the spot to anybody. It\u2019s all a lie, and I\u2019ve done the homework.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jason Whitlock Tells Cam Newton WHY Everyone Hates Him\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4B8gXFhSlm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\" data-embed=\"4B8gXFhSlm4\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/25901-17758617796811-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/04\/25901-17758617796811-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jason Whitlock was referring to the story that Smith shared when he appeared as a guest on the Old Man and the Three podcast in 2022. 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