Stephen A. Smith is fulfilling a lifelong dream: The legendary sportscaster is going to be on “Law & Order.”

A diehard fan of the series, Smith is set to appear in the episode airing on May 8. The twist? He’s not playing himself, but rather the victim in the episode’s murder investigation. The official logline for the episode states:

“A tough-love sports agent (Smith) is found stabbed to death, leaving the squad with a trail of suspects who wanted him gone. Despite a wealth of evidence, Price (Hugh Dancy) and Maroun (Odelya Halevi) worry that a lack of motive will tank their case.”

In an interview with Variety, Smith said that he jumped at the chance when he was approached about being on the show. “One of the writers, her name was Pam Wechsler, I ran across her in Los Angeles,” Smith said. “She walked right up to me and she said,...