The veteran was not thrilled with the ESPN personality's comments during the NBA Finals.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith has made a living out of his hot takes, bombastic nature and lack of fear of ruffling feathers with comments that he makes.
So it was unsurprising during pregame coverage of Game 3 of the NBA Finals last week that he took a dig at Clippers star Kawhi Leonard with Paul George on set. "Nobody on this planet knows what it's like to play without a star like Paul George, I'll leave it at that!" Smith exclaimed with the cast cracking up in laughter.June 13, 2024
On his podcast this week, George gave a more detailed answer about the lighthearted, but uncomfortable moment on set.show this week. "I rock with Stephen A., obviously, but let it go, you know what I mean? Just let it go. Like, Kawhi wants to play. I will keep beating that over the head until I'm out of breath. He wants to play. keeps making it something that Kawhi doesn't want to play or he doesn't want to be there.
I think we rode Kawhi a lot this year to where it got to the point of like, 'Hey, there's only so much my body can take right now.' We exhausted a lot out of Kawhi this season and so I just think at some point your body breaks you down, and that's just I think the case there. I didn't appreciate that moment. I know I laughed because of the situation, it was lighthearted, but deep down it was just like, man, you've gotta let that go, Stephen A..
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