Stephen A. Smith has taken on former Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers over his suggestion that he 'breaks up groups' earlier than Sport 2 of the NBA Finals.
Discussing feedback made by Jason Kidd a number of days earlier than Sport 1 that Jaylen Brown is the Celtics' greatest participant — not Jayson Tatum — Meyers mentioned the media levels debates to divide groups' locker rooms, as he urged Smith is without doubt one of the reporters doing precisely that.
Meyers was the face of the Warriors' entrance workplace from 2012-2023, profitable 4 NBA titles by figuring out and assembling the abilities of Steph Curry, Draymond Inexperienced and Klay Thompson. He was additionally behind the Kevin Durant commerce in 2016, and sometimes has to reply questions on who’s one of the best participant between the facility ahead and Curry.
'The Celtics are on high, proper?' Myers mentioned. 'And everytime you're on high folks assault Curry and Durant. They assault you within the media. They assault you on the road. And the purpose is — and Josh is aware of this — what issues is your locker room. The construction of that locker room and what they will stand up to.
'That Knicks cloth, you had it this yr, however it's onerous to get. We break groups greater than ever. Perhaps deliberately, possibly not, possibly the man down there [pointing to Smith],
Stephen A. Smith didn't like Bob Myers' suggestion that he 'separate the groups' earlier than Sport 2 of the NBA Finals
That's when Smith defended himself, saying: “Not me. Not me. Not me. That is social media. This isn’t me.”
Whereas the remainder of the panel started laughing, Myers joked that he might have falsely accused the improper media member.
'Perhaps it's you,' Myers requested. 'Is that another person? For a second I assumed it was you.'
He added: 'That's what we do… we assault groups… and that's speculated to be whenever you're one of the best group. That's the group we work hardest towards and that's what the youngsters do…'
Myers' ideas on Smith had been primarily based on Jason Kidd's suggestion that Jaylen Brown is Boston's greatest participant, not Jayson Tatum — a frequent matter of debate within the sports activities media
In Might, Smith argued with Inexperienced after the Warriors star mentioned on Shaquille O’Neal’s podcast that he had “misplaced respect” for the pundit.
Defending Inexperienced, ESPN 'First Take' co-host Molly Qerim requested Smith if he had the courtesy of warning the previous NBA Defensive Participant of the 12 months about his previous selections which will have harm the NBA star up to now.
Earlier this yr, Smith feuded once more in March, this time with ESPN colleague Pat McAfee. The previous punter obtained into an 'explosive argument' with the longtime NBA pundit, whom he referred to as a 'motherfucker' through the altercation.
The mysterious confrontation has reportedly been cleared up, with Smith saying he has “no points” with McAfee, who now claims he has “solely love for Stephen A.”
