Following the Darvin Ham dismissal, criticisms plague the LA Lakers fold. And LeBron James found himself at the receiving end of the potshots. Recently, Stephen A. Smith joined the bandwagon with his explosive monologue, thrashing the superstar along with Jeanie Buss. The NBA world saw Ham’s dismissal coming for a long time. Unfortunately, the team showed him the back door despite his impressive playoff run in the last two years.
Speaking of the dismissal, Stephen A. Smith went into his rant mode. The veteran analyst addressed the exit of assistant coach Phil Handy and argued that it was an aftermath of the Darvin Ham fiasco. Handy moved to LA specifically on the advice of James as he coached him in Cleveland. Smith stated that Handy left the organization because “He wasn’t vibing with the narrative that it was a coaching problem the players were being allowed to run the asylum.”
Following that, Smith went on to throw spades at LeBron James, accusing him of a lack of accountability. Moreover, he even made a strong case comparing him with Michael Jordan over standing up for his coach. The docu-series The Last Dance had a separate sequence where MJ threatens to leave the franchise if the Bulls fire Phil Jackson. Pointing out that instance, Smith asked the NBA world whether LBJ has ever stood up for his coach.
The ESPN analyst didn’t stop there. He carried the rant to the Lakers owner, Jeanie Buss. The 56-year-old took a massive shot at her, saying, “There is nothing more important to her than keeping LeBron James happy. Absolutely positively nothing.”
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