“Who the f**k are you?” Kevin Durant gets support in Stephen A Smith ‘leadership’ beef from ex-NBA star
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas came to Kevin Durant's defense after Stephen A. Smith clapped back at the Suns superstar.
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The NBA is brewing a new drama as Stephen A. Smith and Kevin Durant are at war with each other. The two have been exchanging jabs online for the past few weeks, following a comment made by Smith. This controversy led to former All-Star Gilbert Arenas to chime in the support of Durant.
The whole fiasco started when the ESPN analyst made provocative comments about Kevin Durant’s leadership. The comments did not land well with the NBA star, and exchanging responses were quickly issued to Smith.
Arenas came to the defense of Durant, citing the media personality as having no actual grounds to claim his comments. The former NBA star continued his rant on his talk show, Gils Arena Show.
Who the f*** are you to decide that? You’ve never been in this locker room, in this practice, you’ve never seen me work out. What are you judging this off? The people[media] who are not even close to us is giving us our titles… Since you don’t see us every day, don’t tell me what I am, that’s the player’s standpoint.
Gilbert Arenas remarked
He questioned the media’s credibility and their habit of labeling players with titles unrelated to the players. Arenas also blamed the likes of Smith and others for spinning narratives as they are the ones the masses refer to.
"Who the f*** are you to decide that? You've never been in this locker room, in this practice, you've never seen me work out. What are you judging this off?"
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilsArenaShow) November 6, 2024
Gil Arenas defends Kevin Durant against Stephen A. Smith's comments regarding his lack of leadership. pic.twitter.com/7YWGGsAwqV
The ESPN journalist has yet to issue a reply to Arenas and his talking crew, given that most of his work currently focuses on the recent US Presidential Election. However, Smith has already countered Durant’s comment that called the analyst a ‘clown’.
Stephen A. Smith Claps back at Kevin Durant for his ‘clown’ comment
Following the recent comments of Smith calling out Durant, the Suns forward quite literally called him a ‘clown’. Things did not sit well with Smith as he immediately fired back at Durant.
I got bad news for Kevin Durant: If you’re expecting me to reciprocate with that kind of pettiness and childlessness, it’s not gonna happen… Could you stop lying please? … Who’s allowed to talk about him?
Stephen A. Smith on Kevin Durant
Responding to @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/tl7opdHUVQ
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) November 4, 2024
Smith did not stop there as he also posted a full segment on his YouTube channel. In his response, the talk-show host corrected Durant, claiming that he was also very present in the team’s locker room, boasting his long 14-year tenure as a reporter.
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