Stephen A. Smith reacts to reports of Sophie Rain out-earning NBA superstars and making $5m off one client: “He might be the horniest man in America"

On Thursday's episode of his podcast, "The Stephen A. Smith Show," the ESPN analyst reacted to reports of OnlyF*ns content creator Sophie Rain's earnings on the platform. Smith highlighted reports that the 20-year-old allegedly made $43 million and almost $5 million from a single client as she out-earned many NBA superstars, including Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards and others.

Smith also cited "Basketball Forever" to highlight that OnlyF*ns content creators apparently made $6.6 billion in 2023. The amount exceeds the total salaries earned by the entire NBA in the same duration, which was $4.9 billion.

After reading the reports, Smith commented on the client, referred to as "Charley," who allegedly paid almost $5 million to Rain.

"Sophie made $43 million and almost $5 million from Charley. I guess he might be the horniest man in America, huh?" Smith said.

Stephen A. Smith had a hard time wrapping his head around the OnlyF*ns platform. He went on to rant about the concept and expressed concern over people trying to get a "quick buck" on it.

In response to Stephen A. Smith's post, Sophie Rain reshared the excerpt from Smith's podcast on X, formerly Twitter, and publicly set her goals for over double the amount for next year.

"$100m next year? 🤞🏻," Rain tweeted.

Stephen A. Smith reportedly negotiating a historic $20 million per year deal with ESPN

According to The Athletic, ESPN and Stephen A. Smith are in negotiations for his contract extension, which is in the six-year, $120 million range. While the contract is not yet completed, Variety previously reported that a deal was close to fruition, which Smith negated over a text.

“False,” Smith wrote to The Athletic. “Here’s my quote, 'I was born AT NIGHT, not last night.' I don’t talk about my contract negotiations. Never have. Never will.”

Stephen A. Smith currently earns around $12 million a year on his ESPN contract, which is set to expire in 2025. The amount is divided between $8 million in salary and $4 million for his production company.

The yearly $20 million extension would make him the highest-paid ESPN on-air personality without it being tied to a licensing deal. The only person making more than him in the sports broadcasting industry would be NFL legend Tom Brady, who signed a yearly $37.5 million contract with Fox in 2022.