Stephen A. Smith claps back at Josh Hart for taking shot at his hypothetical scoring potential in NBA: “You still mad at me"
Stephen A. Smith has often gotten into quarrels on social media, and is back at it again. This time, his target is a current NBA player.
On Friday morning, New York Knicks forward Josh Hart was getting a workout in during the offseason. On a TV screen near him, footage of Stephen A. Smith getting shots up on an NBA court was playing. Hart then decided to have some fun and tag the ESPN analyst in a video on his Twitter account.
Had to pause my workout to say….Hell No @stephenasmith https://t.co/LxO2YueeZV
As expected, Smith did not let the joke slide. He responded to Hart by bringing up something from the past that he called him out on. A few months back, the veteran wing admitted that he tried breast milk.
Haaaaa. Don’t even try it bro 😀😀😀
You still mad at me for getting on you for publicizing sucking on breast milk?😀😀😀 twitter.com/joshhart/statu…
Have yall ever tasted yall significant others breast milk? Asking for a friend
Hart, 28, is coming of his sixth season in the NBA. In 76 games with the Portland Trail Blazers and New York Knicks this year, he averaged 9.8 rebounds, 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
What did Stephen A. Smith say about Josh Hart?
When Josh Hart made that tweet, many people reacted to it. One of the funniest being his teammate Jalen Brunson, who told Hart to delete his phone number.
Stephen A. Smith also chimed in when the post went viral. However, he took it to his podcast. While he admitted that Hart is weird for posting something like this, he did admit that he wants him to remain with the New York Knicks going forward.
"I'm like damn. Josh, what the hell man?... Josh Hart is a weird one, but he is someone I hope remains a New York Knick."
After Smith posted the clip from his podcast to social media, Hart couldn't help but laugh at the rant.
Dawg 😂😂😂😂 twitter.com/stephenasmith/…
In the end, Smith got his wish. Hart had the option to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, but declined. Instead, he will be with the Knicks for at least one more season.
Part of why Hart decided to stay likely had to do with personnel on the team. As most know, Hart and Jalen Brunson were teammates together in college at Villanova. On top of that, the Knicks signed another one of their old teammates in free agency. After one season with the Golden State Warriors, Donte DiVincenzo is heading to New York on a four-year, $50 million deal.