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Tiger Woods no longer gets the benefit of the doubt.
Following his second drunk driving arrest in less than a decade, Stephen A. Smith implored the 15-time major champion, whom he called a “drug addict,” to “stop getting behind the wheel.”
“Compassion is running out for Tiger Woods. He got his money, he’ll never be poor, he’s fine, but you’re talking about someone whose image fell off a cliff…” Smith began on his SiriusXM show Monday. “Brother, you have a drug problem, and I personally suspect… it’s painkillers. I can understand that. What I don’t understand is this tendency to get behind the wheel of a car.
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Stephen A. Smith has spoken out about Tiger Woods’ driving accident, saying he should start calling auto services. (Adam Glanzman, Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
“You’re a billionaire, brother. You can afford car service. We’re very lucky that Tiger Woods hasn’t killed anyone yet…I don’t say this to castigate and vilify Tiger Woods. Who doesn’t love Tiger Woods?…But how lenient as a society are we supposed to be with this propensity or tendency that forces you to get behind the wheel of a car when you’re intoxicated? Are we going to be content until he kill someone?”
President Donald Trump has expressed his continued support for Woods, saying in a recent interview that the five-time Masters champion “lives a life of pain.”
“He lives a life of pain. He’s in a lot of pain. He’s an incredible guy. He’s an incredible athlete. He’s in pain,” Trump added Tuesday of Woods. “He doesn’t have a drinking problem, but he’s suffering.”
Golfer Tiger Woods stands near his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island, Florida, Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jason Oteri/AP)
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Shortly after the accident, Trump called Woods a “very close friend” with “some difficulties.” Woods is dating Trump’s former daughter-in-law Vanessa, the mother of the president’s granddaughter Kai.
Woods was arrested Friday after crashing into another car while driving at a “high rate of speed.” Woods’ car flipped onto the driver’s side and he had to escape through the passenger door with help from the driver he collided with.
The five-time Masters winner was arrested for driving under the influence with property damage and a refusal to submit to a Blood Alcohol Test (BAL) after law enforcement said his vehicle collided with another vehicle Friday afternoon while he was driving impaired. Prescription opioids were found in his pocket.
According to the arrest affidavit, the pills were later identified as hydrocodone, a prescription opioid for pain relief.
Woods previously told law enforcement before field sobriety tests that he had seven back surgeries and “over 20 leg surgeries.” He told law enforcement that “I take a few” prescription medications.
Tiger Woods was arrested for drunk driving after an accident in Florida on March 27, 2006. (AP/Martin County Sheriff’s Office)
In 2017, he was taken into custody, also on Jupiter Island, after taking prescription drugs and falling asleep behind the wheel of a moving car around 3 a.m.
Woods pleaded not guilty Tuesday and demanded a jury trial.
