LOL at this shit.

Is Stephen A a precog or does he have some connection to a basetball Illuminati that knows what KD is doing even before KD does?
Or its all for ratings, right?

Earlier this week, Stephen A Smith went on ESPN's First Take and said he's been hearing rumblings that Kevin Durant could head to the Lakers in free agency.

“Regardless of how senseless it may (sound)," Smith said. "In one breath I’m hearing that if Kevin Durant doesn’t stay in Oklahoma City, L.A. is his primary objective and landing spot as opposed to South Beach or even his home of Washington, D.C.”

After Friday's practice, Durant, speaking for the first time since those rumors have bubbled across the Internet, strongly denied them. Here's the quick interaction:

There was the first of these unnamed sourced free agency reports that we're expecting to come out throughout the season. The whole Lakers thing that Stephen A Smith came out with, do you have any response to that?

Durant: "I don't talk to Stephen A Smith at all. Nobody in my family, my friends, they don't talk to Stephen A Smith. So he's lying."

What's the best way to attack those because I know you're not naive to think these won't be popping up throughout the year?

Durant: "If you ask me a question, I'll talk about them. But like I said before, I have people who I talk to about everything and I know for a fact they didn't talk to him, so he's making up stories."



Instead of falling back Stephen A doubles down:

Update 2:15 p.m: Stephen A. Smith has responded to Durant's claim that he's making up stories.

"At NO time did I ever say I SPOKE to K.D. Or his family. Or his brother, friends, teammates, etc. (although I can assure you all I have on several occasions in the past)," Smith posted on his Twitter account. "I said I HEARD from folks I know -- in a league I've been covering for 19 years -- that if he were to leave OKC as a free agent, these are the cities I was told he was considering. OKC. LA. Miami. DC. NY. I stand by it all. And that is that. His assertion that I was lying is not only FALSE, but totally uncalled for. Especially from a player who receives nothing but praise not only from me, but from practically every media member you can find."



Today he Triples Down on First Take lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouu0cLSwXmI

Stephen A. Smith to KD on First Take: YOU DO NOT WANT TO MAKE AN ENEMY OUT OF ME, TRUST ME. (self.nba)

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Until dude shows any kind of credibility, ignore.

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"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

Is Stephen A going to go the Tonya Harding route and get someone to re-injure Durant's foot?

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Not really, and I don't think he'll actually do that over this thing.

But eventually, someone's just going to say fuck it after getting too fed up with one of their shouting heads.

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compared to worrying if on-air folks on ESPN give him favorable coverage or not. And as funny as it would be to see Durant go full curmudgeon mode similar to Rasheed Wallace with the infamous Both Teams Played Hard, My Man postgame comments, I'm sure Adam Silver wouldn't like one of his top stars to throw continue shade at ABC/ESPN, since the two are business partners.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

> as funny as it would be to see
>Durant go full curmudgeon mode similar to Rasheed Wallace with
>the infamous Both Teams Played Hard, My Man postgame comments,
>I'm sure Adam Silver wouldn't like one of his top stars to
>throw continue shade at ABC/ESPN, since the two are business
>partners.

Lets see, who has more job security, KD or Stephen A?

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

if Durant were so petty as to going beyond dismissing the initial rumors and to actively care about wanting to hurt Stephen A. Smith financially or otherwise. He has plenty of other concerns in regards to the up coming season. Stephen A. Smith shouldn't be one of them.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

didn't hurt him.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

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"People that need positivity around them all the time are weak individuals in my book" - @lilduval

what is stephen a's conversion rate on rumors?
he seems to be one of the few cats on espn with personal relationships with mad players

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put a horse head in his bed, lol

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

someone needs to tell Stephen A, you ain't got to be gutta to be black.

And not all dudes can pull off the "I got peeples" thing.

Stay in your fuckin' lane.
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"There's a fine line between persistence and foolishness..."
-unknown

"To Each His Reach"

Regardless of what they say, the players *read the papers*. Fuck I think the players are some of the most loyal readers. People see how he does guys who give him info, how flimsy of a source he will throw out there, how he did AI as his career was ending, etc. Stephen A is not your friend. Stephen A the persona became bigger than Stephen A the person and that doesn't go unnoticed.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Media cats blatantly make up stories, and when an athlete (or other entertainer) calls them out and says that didn't happen, the media rips the dude/chick.

Shit is incredible...if KD said he never talked about it, Stephen A. shouldn't be insistent on spreading rumors...now he's talking all greasy

He reacts to everything too strong like he doesn't know the 2nd best player in the L is gonna get more scrutiny than a regular player. Love him or hate him Stephen A cut to the chase and pulled his card when he said if I'm lying then re sign with OKC RIGHT NOW then.

*crickets*

https://twitter.com/DJDanSpeak

https://soundcloud.com/dan-speak/the-voyage-mix?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=twitter

Proves how much cats who purport to care about this sport really do.

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

Just because Durant claims he doesn't want to play for the Lakers doesn't mean he automatically needs to re-sign with the Thunder.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

Yeah dude is gonna sign *right now* before the salary structure explodes. Screamin' A is taking stupidity to new heights with that "card pull." Lil B makes more sense.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

and there's less double-checking than there ever has been because everyone wants to break the story first.

10 bucks says this was a game of telephone gone bad. "I bet he looks at LA" became "He's thinking about LA" became "He's seriously considering LA."

Fact checking has gone the way of the dinosaur, in all walks of life.

But because of that, rather than being a journalist, you've now become a gossip columnist. And then Stephen A.'s got the nerve to THREATEN dude?

The terrible thing is that the media absolutely REFUSES to admit when they're wrong, but want to hold athletes/entertainers to higher standards.

>Fact checking has gone the way of the dinosaur, in all walks
>of life.
>
>But because of that, rather than being a journalist, you've
>now become a gossip columnist. And then Stephen A.'s got the
>nerve to THREATEN dude?
>
>The terrible thing is that the media absolutely REFUSES to
>admit when they're wrong, but want to hold
>athletes/entertainers to higher standards.

right. and there's ways to admit you're wrong and still retain credibility.

"he should look at LA"
or
"LA is gonna have money"
or
"LA got some hot women"

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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious

He never seems to break things anymore, are people really still into his on-air persona?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

Which is baffling, but hey, is what it is.

My movies: http://russellhainline.com
My movie reviews: https://letterboxd.com/RussellHFilm/
My beer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebeertravelguide

First Take. Stern. You name it.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

like, if I have first take on, it's because I fell asleep drunk on the couch watching ESPN, and now I'm too hung over to find the remote

www.engadgethd.com - the other stuff i'm looking at

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Narrator: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

Business woman on plane: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?

Narrator: You wouldn't believe.

Business woman on plane: Which car company do you work for?

Narrator: A major one.

https://digife.com

them being awful is kind of irrelevant, just like The View.

*Jews you*

"this is okp tho, reading is completely optional" (c) desus

Proceed with caution. I am overtly racist.

<-- In Pigpen we trust

the beef jerky industry had some bases to cover.

..how magnanimous.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

Love all of it.

>

grassrootsphilosopher

It's NBA season!


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Threat aside (that was some emo shit)....Stephen A is spot on with this.

By going to the media and saying that Stephen A is lying...he throws his credibility into question...that's how that man makes his living. You can't let that shit go unanswered.

Also...these new generation Twitter/Instagram niggaz get so emotional over shit because they see it everywhere....this generation has no concept of "step away and get some perspective"

The correct response to this by KD would be "Look...I'm a member of the OKC Thunder....this is my home and has been my home....I'm focused on this season and I'll let the business handle itself when the time comes...and will ONLY discuss it when that time comes....next question"

But not these Instagram niggaz.

D

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It's crazy how different the standards are to publish something in a legitimate news outlet or just blurt it out on TV, and the place with the thinner standard gets much more attention generally.

He is trying to make a splash and put something out there and Durant checked him on it. I have zero problem with that. These guys who report bullshit and have a high profile fuck up the game for both sides IMO.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

But Skip and Steven A questioning a player's need for the media by ripping on The Player's Tribune is suspect as fuck.

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Speaking more broadly I think now the teams want to control their own information and promotion. The age of the team website and NBA.com has really put a damper on traditional news reporting. In sports, it's a much bigger issue than alternative media for sure. That's closed things off in a lot of locker rooms IMO. But the Players Tribune is just a small alternative, I don't see how anyone could complain about it as it exists.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Speaking more broadly I think now the teams want to control their own information and promotion. The age of the team website and NBA.com has really put a damper on traditional news reporting. In sports, it's a much bigger issue than alternative media for sure. That's closed things off in a lot of locker rooms IMO. But the Players Tribune is just a small alternative, I don't see how anyone could complain about it as it exists.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Stephen A is not, and so this "controversy" benefits him way, way,
way more

Durant can not say a word and still be a gazillionillionillionaire.

Remember: athletes are actually really good at something,
that a lot of people can't do

There are zero sports reporters/journalsts that are so good that their absence would damage anything or anyone

Nobody cares

No journalist was more famous than Bill Simmons. Grantland
has barely missed a beat, and ESPN gives zero fucks


So basically, who cares



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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"




"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

Man, pull the car (or truck) over, put on that easy listening satellite channel and I PROMISE you, Jack McDuff will be playing. Just chill out to that shit for a sec, and if its safe, get out, smoke a cigarette and walk this stupid shit off.

You gonna be okay.

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>Man, pull the car (or truck) over, put on that easy listening
>satellite channel and I PROMISE you, Jack McDuff will be
>playing. Just chill out to that shit for a sec, and if its
>safe, get out, smoke a cigarette and walk this stupid shit
>off.

Wiley wasn't Stephen-A-ing.

He was thinking and changing minds and hearts.


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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"




"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

Would anybody miss the Cowherds and Baylesses and Screamin' As? No. Would people miss the people who are actually good at their job? Yes. Whether it's a scribe like Wiley or Hunter S Thompson or someone who does a little of everything like Heywood Hale Broun or an awesome, cultured national columnist like Eric Duhatshek or a broadcaster like Chick Hearn, those guys do make an impact and are great at what they do.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Wiley died 11 years ago.

And I'm a Ralph Wiley disciple. I've written about sports
and the whole 9 (and about a lot of other stuff).

But my opinion on sports doesn't effect the sports world
as much as....shit...Roy Hibbert's mediocrity does.

There is no situation, ever, where I should ever equate
my importance to sports to anything that a world class
athlete does.

Those are the facts.

There is no current journalist who can switch to
writing about video games and effect anything about
sports, at all.

Durant leaves basketball and it completely shifts
the dynamics of the sport. People lose millions of
dollars. Money moves, things are effected.

There is no comparison.

Of course people write well. But the impact isn't the same, which
is why I find all these "journalist vs athlete beefs" are
hilarious. There is no beef. There is one half who benefits from
the beef, and one who does not.

This came up during the Marshawn Lynch situation: he doesn't
owe anyone shit. He's great at his job.

The power dynamic is really only this way because most star
athletes in this country are black. When you are black, it
doesn't matter how good you are at what you do, white people
feel like you OWE them something.

This creates the space for Stephen A to talk to these dudes
like he's ever earned a thing. He hasn't. They've made money
FOR HIM.

Stephen A is lucky to have ever been in the same company
as the great men he's been around. I can LITERALLY pick
a good poster from OKP and render Stephen A irrelevant
tomorrow.

I can't do that for Durant.

His talent is uniquely awesome and we're luck to be alive
when he's playing. And it shows in his impact on the world.




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O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"




"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1n-P4xutek

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

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<---
Fuck a sig, my presence is enough.

He talking slick because he knows KD won't come at him like that.

Some other dudes would walk his ass down publicly.


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Same as it ever was!

http://gifrific.com/stephen-a-smith-laugh/

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KD got savages riding for him and SAS don't care, because you know what's gon happen? he gon call the police and people gettin arrested. simple as that.

this ain't rap music. you can't just shoot up stephen a's car or punch him in the face and expect people to shrug it off, like "oh, that's just what THEY do." nah, this different.

he done went at josh gordon, justin blackmon, javaris crittendon, etc.

ain't nobody scared of these dudes.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

there are certain cats who would wait until the season when Stephen A is in their arena and roll up on him and say "So what was that shit you was saying on tv?!".

KD is not really a dude that would do that and Stephen A. knows that.

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

don't nobody care, dude.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

act as blow hards on that First Take show on a daily basis? I would imagine they've called out supposed 'tough guys' already since the show airs on a daily basis and the show is based on manufacturing drama so they have something to talk about.

"Sean sparks like John Starks, nah, Sean ball like John Wall" - Rest In Power Forever Sean Price.

KD called him a liar and SAS defended himself. this ain't have to be a big deal. but, he can't call that man a liar and expect it to be all good. nobody said they talked to you or your folks, dogg. he simply said he HEARD some shit. journalists hear a lot of shit.

this ain't no different from windhorst saying he heard bron don't like kyrie and had no desire to play with him, and kyrie wouldn't re-sign in cleveland anyway.

kyrie went on twitter and whined as well, but he ain't call nobody a liar.

bosh, wade nor bron called SAS a liar when he said he HEARD they were tryna team up.

KD seem to be under a lot of pressure since his honeymoon phase been over. he just been aggy. he not that precocious 21, 22 year-old scoring prodigy no more and people just keep invalidating HUGE seasons from him and asking "that title tho?"he gotta deal. everyone else does. he ain't been right since that headline from that OKC paper called his ass out.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

it WRONG

He had already addressed the matter shortly after KD made those comments abt him

Then to turn around on Monday and address it again on 1st take w/a not-so-subtle threat thrown in his diatribe made it all come across as grandstanding



>KD called him a liar and SAS defended himself. this ain't have
>to be a big deal. but, he can't call that man a liar and
>expect it to be all good. nobody said they talked to you or
>your folks, dogg. he simply said he HEARD some shit.
>journalists hear a lot of shit.
>
>this ain't no different from windhorst saying he heard bron
>don't like kyrie and had no desire to play with him, and kyrie
>wouldn't re-sign in cleveland anyway.
>
>kyrie went on twitter and whined as well, but he ain't call
>nobody a liar.
>
>bosh, wade nor bron called SAS a liar when he said he HEARD
>they were tryna team up.
>
>KD seem to be under a lot of pressure since his honeymoon
>phase been over. he just been aggy. he not that precocious 21,
>22 year-old scoring prodigy no more and people just keep
>invalidating HUGE seasons from him and asking "that title
>tho?"he gotta deal. everyone else does. he ain't been right
>since that headline from that OKC paper called his ass out.
>

grassrootsphilosopher

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

You don't see a problem with threatning a player by telling them that you'll use your platform to attack him. That calls the entire network's credibility into question.

ESPN should fire him or at least suspend him.

All he had to say is "I stand by my report." That's it.

Most reporters would take being called a liar as a badge of honor. It usual means you're getting to the truth.

i don't care about this.

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Steph: I was just fooling about

Kyrie: I wasn't.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8OWNspU_yE

no one is going to just take that, that's just a bad choice of words. Those are words reserved for true enemies and people that have fucked you over FOR REAL.

that being said, SAS needs a good ass kicking, his lack of self awareness, and sense of self-importance is disturbing.

You can't just make shit up about someone. Now they and their families have to address gossip that dude started.

It's the whole I know you slept with Tina shit, and that gets passed around town. When you say chick is lying, now people wanna get pissed.

calling someone a liar, particularly in smith's profession, is serious. but i dont pretend to know the whole history here. smith is certainly acting like a total asshole in retaliation. in a way, durant did him a favor but getting his name in headlines. smith knows how the attention-whoring game is played.

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

and tag alongs yes.

I found Stephen A making threats hilarious.

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Mofos going on tv with wild speculation is now news. Sawces told me blah blah blah about some shit that's 99% false. Just to have something to fill time and so other reporters can report on it.

Glad KD called him on it. Hope more players start doing it.
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Same as it ever was!

There's a reason why Broussard is still relevant...this current media cycle and the general penchant for tabloid level material lends itself to a bunch of nonsense being reported

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<--The drought is over

"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

Mainstream sports journalism is dead as shit in this country. My dead-horse, but this dispshit SAS had a 5-part dick sucking festival to Floyd Mayweather and never asked a real question of the motherfucker.

erybody know KD goin to DC..lolol..

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RIP GOATs

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

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"Take the surprise out your voice Shaq."-The REAL CP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2H5K-BUMS0

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Honestly though Smith's response has been high comedy, and by that I mean low comedy

And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

They've gone complete drama queen in recent years.

This shit is ridiculous.