Stephen A. Smith Opens Mouth + Inserts Foot with Kobe Bryant Comment

Stephen A. Smith Opens Mouth + Inserts Foot with Kobe Bryant Comment

Stephen A. Smith Opens Mouth + Inserts Foot with Kobe Bryant Comment!

Once again, Stephen A. Smith has landed himself in hot water after paying tribute to the late Kobe Bryant with a video in which he throws current NBA players under the bus for not living up to the precedent set by the late Lakers legend. Read on for more on Stephen A. Smith Kobe Bryant comments…

CelebnSports247.com reports that Stephen A. says in the clip, as footage of Kawhi Leonard and Kyrie Irving appear on screen, “players missing games for reasons that have nothing to do with injury was not Kobe Bryant.”

Smith, who thinks he’s the best sport reporter goes on to say:

Players collecting paychecks without regard to regular season participation, that was not Kobe Bryant. Players prioritizing any and everything but championships, that was not Kobe Bryant.

It didn’t take long for Stephen A. Smith to start receiving a series of people BLASTING Smith for making an example out of Kobe’s legacy at the expense of current players.

One Twitter user wrote

The way Stephen A. Smith managed to squeeze in a Kyrie + Kawhi diss during his Kobe tribute is true villain work.

Another wrote:

Stephen A Smith loves using Kobe Bryant and his relationship with the current players to push his own mindset and agenda and jab at them.

Earlier today Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi got a temporary statue.

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