The Lakers and Warriors will face off in Game 2 of their second-round series Thursday night in San Francisco, with Stephen Curry and Co. desperately needing a win to even things up before the series shifts to Los Angeles.
Speaking of Curry, this latest postseason showdown with LeBron James has all the makings of being another classic between two of the best players to ever play the game.
It has also opened up some wild arguments. ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith said that if Curry is able to win another title then you might have to take James off the Mount Rushmore of basketball.
Here’s how that went:
"If Steph Curry beats LeBron in this series, and dare I say, wins his fifth NBA championship, we might have to remove LeBron James off of Mount Rushmore and put Steph Curry on it."
— First Take (@FirstTake) May 3, 2023
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That's a pretty wild take because James, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, is arguably the best player to ever play the game and nothing Curry can do going forward should push James down on that list.
NBA fans went off on Smith:
u cant take the all time leading scorer off https://t.co/BdqW5aJKOt
— ???? (@JYZOVRRTED) May 4, 2023
This is the single stupidest things he’s ever said and that’s no small feat https://t.co/xfgkIxn5H8
— Josh Eberley ???????? (@JoshEberley) May 3, 2023
Like.. why do we need to have convos like this
— Denver???? (@doubledworth) May 3, 2023
O right, we don’t https://t.co/5r6botolqB
This freak show that should be called 'Worst Take' has been living off of controversial, hateful or flat-out nonsensical takes for over a decade with Lebron at the forefront of all of their agenda-driven narratives.
— Double Dribble (@Stats_N_Facts) May 3, 2023
If he wins, no big deal. If he loses, all hell breaks loose. ???? https://t.co/QsRZxUQDkk
So remove the all time leading scorer and the guy who has damn near all the records for a guy who wasn’t even the best player on the floor neither time they met up????????????… ESPN been pushing this agenda since the last dance ???????? https://t.co/jnhnPwB1El
— Deezy???????? (@Deezy1994) May 3, 2023
BTW LeBron & the Lakers won game 1 on the road against Curry & the Warriors.
— (Raquel) A’Zaire ???????? KB-24 (@SOULbeautifulme) May 3, 2023
Yet it’s being overlooked as if we’re the ones endanger. They really hate on LeBron https://t.co/5ygrwMYWcT
Maybe the single dumbest take I’ve ever seen in my life. Stephen A really outdid himself. https://t.co/zzuKIRAwMx
— Derrick Lewis (@Derrick_MSU_106) May 3, 2023
