Stephen A. Smith says he was could have DIED after being hospitalized with COVID-19
dailymail.co.ukStephen A. Smith delved into his frightening bout with COVID-19 over the New Year's holiday when he returned to ESPN's First Take on Monday.The 54-year-old sports commentator kicked off his return to set by revealing that he feared he might day after he was hospitalized with a 103-degree fever and double pneumonia.'I didn't know if I was going to make it,' Smith said, adding that his doctors told him he might have died from the serious illness if he hadn't been vaccinated.
Health scare: Stephen A. Smith, 54, returned to ESPN's First Take on Monday and revealed that he feared he might die from COVID-19 after being hospitalized over New Year's Day; seen in August 2021 in Beverly HillsAs the sports fixture began to share his tail, he repeatedly interrupted himself to cough and clear his throat, though he noted that he was now negative for COVID-19.'You’re assuming that you’ll have a fever, might have a cough, gonna have that massive headache — but you’ll get over it,' he said, after noting that people can have different reactions to the coronavirus. 'In a lot of cases that was the case.
In my case it was totally different. 'I had 103-degree fever every night. Woke up with chills and a pool of sweat. Headaches were massive.
Coughing profusely,' he continued.'And it got to a point where right before New Year’s Eve, I was in the hospital into New Year’s Day.
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