Stephen A. Smith is desperate to dub Kawhi Leonard the ‘worst superstar’ in sports history
"I can make a legitimate argument that Kawhi Leonard is the worst superstar in the history of any sport."
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It looks like Skip Bayless was right about Kawhi Leonard getting another surgery
Call him Scoop Bayless, and he's back, baby.
Stephen A. Smith apologizes to Paul George: ‘I put him in a bad spot’
"I should've been more thoughtful."
Paul George ‘didn’t appreciate’ Stephen A. Smith taking shot at Clippers teammate Kawhi Leonard
"I didn't like that moment. I rock with Stephen A. obviously, but just let it go."
The complete history of Stephen A. Smith linking star players with the New York Knicks
Gregg Popovich explains grabbing arena mic to defend Kawhi Leonard: ‘You don’t poke the bear’
"Anybody that knows anything about sports. You don't poke the bear."
Gregg Popovich grabs arena microphone during game to tell Spurs fans to stop booing Kawhi Leonard
"Stop all the booing and let these guys play. It’s got no class, it’s not who we are. Knock off the booing."
Brian Windhorst talks ‘what if’ career moments around LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard reporting
"Now when I hear stuff that sounds outlandish, I don't close the door on it as fast. I will go down and investigate it a little bit."
Richard Jefferson passionately calls Stephen A. Smith imploring Kawhi Leonard to retire ‘disrespectful’
"To say that we should try and convince Kawhi to retire, the Clippers should get him to retire, I think that is inappropriate."
Stephen A. Smith and Chris Russo rip Kawhi Leonard amid torn meniscus report
"Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers should force Kawhi Leonard to retire."
Doug Gottlieb blasts Stephen A. Smith’s weird Kawhi Leonard injury take
"I just have to ask, what in the actual f*ck is he talking about."
Kawhi Leonard graciously overlooks TNT sideline reporter’s blunder during postgame interview
"Kawhi, this is your first game back since 2013."
Kawhi Leonard talks to Jimmy Kimmel about big hands, Secret Santas, and Billy Crystal’s career
Kawhi needs to watch When Harry Met Sally. Maybe with Billy Crystal.
Stephen A. Smith unloads on Max Kellerman over Kawhi Leonard’s performance in Clippers NBA Playoffs loss
"You should be banned from talking about the sport!"
WarnerMedia’s Jeff Zucker wants the NBA to “exert influence” on teams over “load management,” further worsening that discussion
"I think that the league has some influence over teams, and I would like them to exert that influence."
Jay Onrait calls Chris Broussard “the biggest f***ing fraud in the history of sports media,” and he has a point
"Chris Broussard, who worked at Fox and is the biggest fucking fraud in the history of sports media, ever...saying that the Clippers were out of it for sure and it was down to the Lakers and Raptors, he knew nothing! They knew nothing! It's all bullshit!"
Skip Bayless is being a creepy weirdo about Kawhi Leonard, probably needs to log off for a bit
Skip needs to go outside for a while. Maybe walk around a lake or something.
Jay Williams walks off the set, represents all humankind trapped in the middle of an insane First Take debate
Max Kellerman's take upset Williams so much he walked off.
Bruce Bowen confirms he lost his job over Kawhi Leonard, Clippers’ source told Dan Patrick “Bruce knows he’s supposed to be a homer”
"I was told that 'Bruce knows he's supposed to be a homer, he shouldn't be talking about Kawhi because we would like to get Kawhi. We can't get free agents here and these kind of comments can only do damage to that possibility.'"
Bruce Bowen is out as the Clippers’ TV analyst after one year, reportedly thanks to his radio criticism of Kawhi Leonard
An analyst not being brought back after criticizing a different team's player in a radio interview is a new one.
May’s best sportswriting: Stories on Lionel Messi, Kawhi Leonard, Aaron Judge and NFL cheerleaders highlight must-reads
There was no shortage of great sportswriting last month.