'This is not his brightest day', says Stephen A. Smith as First Take star calls out Draymond Green live on air | 581R93O | 2024-02-02 02:08:01
The Golden State Warriors star, 33, branded the controversial rule "bulls***" after a current damage to reig
STEPHEN A. Smith has slammed Draymond Inexperienced for his rant over the NBA's 65-game rule.
The Golden State Warriors star, 33, branded the controversial rule "bulls***" after a current damage to reigning MVP Joel Embiid.
Stephen A. was joined by Brian Windhorst and former NBA middle Kendrick Perkins to discuss the difficulty on Thursday's First Take.
The rule dictates that NBA gamers must participate in a minimum of 65 games to be eligible for postseason awards.
Embiid is within the midst of a historic scoring season but injured his knee against the Warriors on Tuesday.
He'll cross the 65-game threshold if he misses another five games this season, per CBS.
On his podcast The Draymond Green Present, Warriors star Green claimed Embiid rushed back too early from a previous damage.
"Joel enjoying [on Tuesday] felt very a lot so due to the 65-game rule. I feel it's truly fairly bulls****", Green stated.
"I don't actually bang with it. Now we've received one in every of our premier faces in this league, the MVP of our league, probably harm for an extended time period as a result of he's forcing it."
Stephen A. responded to Green's feedback on Wednesday's ESPN broadcast.
"I obtained a variety of love for Draymond Green as a person, not just as a champion", stated Smith.
"However this ain't his brightest day. This isn't his brightest moment.
"We're going to call out Draymond Inexperienced proper right here on nationwide tv.
"And if he needs to, I'll come on his podcast and name him out in front of his own viewers."
Smith accused Inexperienced of "not telling the whole story" and claimed he hadn't "highlighted the origin" of the rule.
The NBA and gamers' unions agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement final April.&
The agreement included the 65-game rule, which was introduced in partly to deal with the difficulty of load administration.
Windhorst praised Smith for his "passion" on the subject after Stephen A. spoke out on Wednesday and received support from NBA icon Magic Johnson.
Windhorst added, "Clearly Draymond is just not a fan of [the rule].
"Nevertheless it's essential to know this. The place did the rule come from?
"The rule didn't come from [NBA boss] Adam Silver or Joe Dumars. The rule was agreed to by the gamers."
Followers have been fast to comment on the talk on X, with one writing, "I'm glad the NBA has the 65 games rule in place. There wanted to be some shopper safety in place."
One other stated, "Truthfully 65 video games is just too high it actually ought to be 30. In the present day's NBA is so wishy-washy you've got gamers actually getting coaches fired regardless that the staff has a profitable report."
Whereas a 3rd added, "Damage or load administration – in the event you don't play sufficient you need to win awards because your reputation dictionary earns it by suiting up more than 65 occasions."
But a fourth countered, "@FirstTake Embiid shouldn't be MVP if he performed 60 games."
On yesterday's version of the present, Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo's epic meltdown was labeled the "best segment ever" by fans.
Russo laid into Stephen A. for his "embarrassing" efficiency on Monday.
Smith had been on a red-eye flight from Los Angeles again to the East Coast and admitted he resembled a "zombie" on air.
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