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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reacts to the Boston Celtics signing Blake Griffin

What should we think about the signing?

The Boston Celtics made it clear they had no intention of kicking the tires on signing a veteran player to help the team with their big man depth after news broke of Danilo Gallinari tearing his ACL.

The team stuck to that position when the news then broke of starting center Robert Williams III needing to miss time for a cleanup operation and even when the time the Timelord was projected to miss almost doubled.

But the one- to two-week loss of reserve big man Luke Kornet proved the straw that broke the proverbial camel’s back, or so it seemed. The Celtics have brought in Blake Griffin; what should we think about the signing?

The hosts of the ESPN show “NBA Today” reacted to the reported signing before the dust had settled, with Stephen A. Smith having some strong feelings.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Ex-Celtic Stephon Marbury no fan of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith

Former Boston Celtic guard stephon Marbury is no fan of ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith.

It seems that former Boston Celtic guard Stephon Marbury is no fan of ESPN analyst Stephen A Smith — not an uncommon outcome for the polarizing sports media personality.

Marbury — currently working overseas as the head coach of the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association — has no problem with Stephen A. Smith the person according to a recent interview with Heavy.com’s Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, but how he conducts himself as an analyst rubs the ex-Celtic the wrong way.

“I think Stephen A. Smith, he does what he’s doing for TV. That’s it. That’s the best way to paraphrase what is actually happening, what’s going on. Stephen A. Smith, he’s never played any professional sport and I think when you have these guys like him and Shannon Sharpe,” he explained. “When you have a football player talking about basketball, I think you’re doing it an injustice towards people’s ears and understanding about what’s actually happening on the court.”

“When you listen to guys like Chris Webber and Kenny Smith, even Charles Barkley, when you’re listening to these guys when they’re talking about basketball it’s okay to have an observation about what it is that you see.,” Marbury added.

The CBA legend went on for some time attacking Smith’s bonafides as a player.

Despite the fact that the ESPN personality was given a basketball scholarship to attend Winston-Salem State University, it didn’t move the needle for the Coney Island native; “When you play in the NBA, that’s a different space. Right?” he asked.

Skipping a crude sexual metaphor, Marbury feels one has to have played the game professionally to know the game as well as Smith seems to represent himself as knowing it, at least to Marbury.

Without diving into that particular controversy, there are plenty of people who like Smith’s schtick for simply aesthetic reasons — like the constant screaming — so, as Marbury said of Smith, “your opinion is your opinion”.

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Stephen A Smith: Alabama will be back in SEC Championship next year

LSU and Georgia face off in today’s SEC Championship, but Stephen A. Smith thinks Alabama will return to their SEC West dominance.

Ahead of today’s SEC Championship Game, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith emphasized the importance of this game for the LSU Tigers. LSU is in the SEC Championship for only the second time this decade and the first time since they beat Georgia in 2011.

With Alabama and Auburn being consistent powerhouses at football, it is very tough for LSU to make it to the SEC Championship Game. In fact, the Alabama Crimson Tide have made the SEC title game five of the last eight games (including this one) and won every time they’ve played. Including two heart-breaking wins over the Georgia Bulldogs.

Here’s what Stephen A. Smith had to say about the game:

I have to agree with Stephen A. Smith. Although LSU and Auburn are talented programs who are recruiting top-notch talent, Alabama is incredibly talented and isn’t going anywhere. It’ll be interesting to see in the future if LSU or Auburn can swing the SEC West’s balance of power.

To an extent this pressure applies to UGA too. Georgia has made it three straight years, but with Jake Fromm likely heading to the NFL, the Bulldogs will have to find success with another QB in the Kirby Smart era.

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