ESPN star Mina Kimes 'deeply embarrassed' after promoting solitaire app

ESPN NFL expert Mina Kimes spoke retired publically astir the shame she felt for promoting a solitaire app that her workfellow Stephen A. Smith precocious partnered with.

Smith became the look of Solitaire Cash aft helium was caught playing the paper crippled connected his telephone during the NBA Finals betwixt the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Kimes, Dan Orlovsky and Kendrick Perkins were besides seen giving the app immoderate clip connected their X accounts.

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Mina Kimes during the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge astatine Nicholson Fieldhouse connected Jan. 30, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Papaya Gaming, the genitor institution of Solitaire Cash, was the people of a suit implicit mendacious advertizing with the alleged usage of in-house bots from 2019 to 2023, according to Poker Scout. Papaya Gaming had its question to disregard the lawsuit denied and the institution has since dropped a factual quality that it utilized bots to spell up against human.

The lawsuit present hinges connected Papaya Gaming’s assertion that it ne'er deceived users astir the bots and determination was nary harm done, according to Poker Scout. The institution has said that it has since stopped the usage of computers vs. quality matchups.

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Mina Kimes poses connected the ESPYs reddish carpet astatine the Dolby Theatre connected July 16, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Kimes wrote successful a station connected X that she didn’t vet the institution properly.

"The information is: I didn't walk immoderate clip looking into the full thing, and that's 100% connected me. Thought it was conscionable emblematic selling work, and I'm profoundly embarrassed I didn't vet it. A colossal f—k-up connected my (part)," she wrote.

She added connected BlueSky that she wrote that she didn’t get paid from the company, and if she does, she would springiness the cheque away.

Stephen A. Smith connected the "ESPN NBA Countdown" acceptable astatine Intuit Dome connected Oct. 23, 2024 successful Inglewood, California. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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Smith challenged his followers past week to bushed him successful the game.

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