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The NBA Finals are in full swing, and the Celtics are one win away from the championship.
The other teams in the league have already finished their seasons, trying to figure out how to improve their rosters in the upcoming year.
Stephen A. Smith was a part of the pregame crew leading up to Game 3 of the NBA Finals, where he talked about a few different teams around the league.
During the pregame festivities, Smith said, “Nobody on the planet knows what it’s like to play without a star than Paul George.”
Stephen A. Smith throws shade at Kawhi
“Nobody on the planet knows what it’s like to play without a star than Paul George.”
(h/t @awfulannouncing )
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 12, 2024
This is an evident shot at Kawhi Leonard, who joined the Los Angeles Clippers to play alongside George, hoping to bring the Clippers great success.
The Clippers have started to put things together in recent seasons, especially after adding Leonard and James Harden, who was signed to the team in the offseason.
Leonard was a bonafide superstar when he joined the Clippers and was viewed as one of the best two-way players in the league.
However, Smith seems to believe, that he hasn’t necessarily contributed in a meaningful enough way to this point, giving George a greater workload and responsibility to achieve greatness.
When looking at their stats from the regular season, Leonard outscored George by one point per game, averaged one more rebound per game, and slightly edged him out in the assist category.
Smith might not believe that Leonard has made an impact on this team, but his stats would seem to dictate otherwise.
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