Stephen A. Smith did not need a complicated thesis after Game 1. He watched Victor Wembanyama rip open the Western Conference Finals, watched Oklahoma City throw different bodies at him, …
Stephen A. Smith heard Jaylen Brown’s challenge and answered with a warning. After Brown ripped the ESPN star on Twitch, calling him “the face of clickbait media” and telling him …
Jaylen Brown did not simply fire back at Stephen A. Smith. He aimed at the entire machine. During a Twitch livestream, the Boston Celtics star delivered a profane, direct attack …
Jaylen Brown has never been everyone’s idea of a quiet superstar, which is precisely why telling him to be quiet was always a dangerous play. The latest episode in the …
Stephen A. Smith heard Draymond Green’s what-if and took it somewhere colder: accountability. Green recently wondered aloud whether Steve Kerr’s system hindered his offensive development, especially after Kevin Durant arrived …
Stephen A. Smith’s latest assessment of the Miami Heat cuts straight at one of the most sensitive questions surrounding the franchise: whether Bam Adebayo is the kind of player a …
Matt Barnes has jumped into the latest LeBron James-Stephen A. Smith flare-up, and he did it with no interest in softening the blow. After Smith criticized James over his recent …
The Los Angeles Lakers have been on fire lately, going 9-1 in their last 10 games and climbing to the third seed in the Western Conference. Naturally, the conversation around …
With the Los Angeles Lakers riding an 8-game winning streak, it’s fair to start handing out some credit inside the organization. Luka Doncic is getting MVP chatter, as he should, …
ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith reignited the NBA’s most enduring debate during his recent appearance on the Ball in the Family podcast, declaring that LeBron James cannot “stat-pad his way” …
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