ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith calls Titan expedition ‘unnecessary’ asks when people will ‘get over the Titanic?’

Throughout a latest episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Present” podcast, the longtime sports activities commentator weighed in on the Titan submersible tragedy.

After conducting a search that lasted a number of days, the Coast Guard confirmed {that a} “catastrophic implosion” killed all 5 passengers on board the submersible that was touring in the direction of the sunken Titanic.

However, Smith mentioned he couldn’t perceive why anybody would need to go to the wreckage of the well-known passenger liner.

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ESPN commentator, Stephen A. Smith appears to be like on throughout the NBA x HBCU Basic Introduced by AT&T as a part of 2022 NBA All Star Weekend on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Wolstein Middle in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photograph by KeShawn Ennis/NBAE through Getty Photos)

“It is a tragedy,” the tv host solemnly started. “However sure issues in life dare I say are pointless.”

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He then appeared to momentarily get sidetracked and commented on Batman’s standing within the superhero pantheon. 

“I really like the film Aquaman,” Smith famous. “I do not take into account Batman an excellent man. I simply take into account him a human being with a fancy dress on. After I watched Jason Momoa in Aquaman, it had me wishing I used to be Aquaman.”

Smith then admitted that he personally tends to keep away from many “adventurous” actions.

“I am not probably the most adventurous brother on the planet,” he famous. “I am not making an attempt to skydive. I am not a fish. I am nonetheless mad at Shaq [O’Neal] when he did that rattling experiment with the sharks. What the hell’s improper with you?”

Stephen A. Smith attends SiriusXM At Tremendous Bowl LVII on February 09, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Cindy Ord/Getty Photos for SiriusXM)

The sports activities analyst and longtime “First Take” host then appeared to recommend that Leonardo DiCaprio’s function in James Cameron’s 1997 film ought to have glad everybody’s curiosity because it pertains to the Titanic. 

“And by the best way when are going to recover from the Titanic?’ he requested. “It is a ship that sunk. Leonardo DiCaprio. We admire you. We acquired it okay.”

Smith did acknowledge that he was not taking the lack of life calmly in any approach, however he additionally questioned why the passengers had been so curious to view the location of the wreck.

This file picture supplied by OceanGate reveals the Titan submersible descending into the ocean. (OceanGate Expeditions)

“I am not laughing. I am not joking,” he added. “I am not making gentle of people that handed away. God relaxation their fantastic souls. However forgive me that curiosity does kill the cat. Why are you that rattling curious?”

“You need to placed on one thing as a way to swim with the fish or no matter? I assume that is cheap. What in God’s identify would make you suppose it is okay to get in a submersible? What’s there to say? Examine what? Who doesn’t know {that a} human being doesn’t should be two miles beneath sea stage within the ocean?”

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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Titanic skilled Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British billionaire Hamish Harding, Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood had been all confirmed useless after a particles discipline was discovered roughly 1,600 ft from the Titanic wreckage.