"If we were alone in the streets, I would have gotten my butt whipped" - Stephen A. Smith shares which players confronted him face to face
Talking heads and TV analysts in the NBA world shine the brightest and gain the most fame when they go hard at certain players and voice bold takes. Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is the face of that scene, as he has been in the headlines for years due to his exciting and sometimes controversial takes.
SAS is not afraid to share how he feels, even if it means criticizing players and letting them know what they are doing wrong. Obviously, that doesn't sit well with certain individuals, as Smith recently shared. Stephen revealed to Dan Patrick that he had more than a couple of guys confront him face-to-face over the years.
"Draymond got in my face a few times. He disagreed with something that I said, but it was all in fun because we got a great relationship. Chris Paul didn't like something that I said. He didn't like the fact I let Patrick Beverley say something," SAS explained.
The worst of them all
Draymond Green and Chris Paul are not surprising picks, as they are some of the most vocal personalities we have in today's NBA. Coincidentally, they are actually teammates on the Warriors right now, but their problems with SAS didn't go too deep. But Smith recalled the one beef that almost led to throwing hands.
Recommended Articles
"The ugliest that it had ever been was Glenn 'Big Dog' Robinson. That was a really bad situation that I contributed, to, to be quite honest with you, because I'm a professional in broadcasting, journalism, and what have you, and I have an obligation to hold myself to a certain standard," Smith started the story.
"That was many years ago. That's the most flagrant thing. He and I, that was really different. That wasn't just about words. If we were alone in the streets, I would have gotten my butt whipped cause I would have gotten into a fight with a guy 6'9'', 230. He definitely would have wanted to put his hand on me, and I definitely wouldn't have ran," Stephen explained.
'Big Dog' was the wrong dude to mess with
Glenn Robinson is not a name that really comes to mind when remembering the past of the NBA, but 'Big Dog' was a baller during his prime. Standing at 6'7'' and 225 lbs, Robinson was ahead of his time, playing the forward positions with a sweet jump shot and scoring ability that would fit perfectly into today's game.
Glenn spent the better and finest part of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, notching 2 All-Star selections and averaging 21.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg, and 2.8 apg in eight seasons in Wisconsin. Robinson was a part of some great Bucks teams that had the likes of Ray Allen and Sam Cassell on the squad, but they never managed to get over the hump.
That may be something SAS criticized around Robinon's legacy, as Glenn obviously had big problems with the outspoken ESPN analyst. Thankfully, it never escalated to violence, even though, judging by Smith's story, it was pretty close. Ultimately, in the end, Robinson managed to retire as a champion, winning a title with the San Antonio Spurs in 2005 and calling it a career.
