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Asked about James this time, Smith hinted at prior attempts by James to come at him but refused to re-engage. However, Smith took particular note of James’ decision to choose a fellow ESPNer, Pat McAfee, for his sitdown. That interview notably aired on the network directly following Smith’s First Take. “All I would say is people don’t know the things that have happened behind the scenes,” Smith said. “Things that have been said, who they’ve been said to. The kind of things that have been engaged in in an effort to hurt me, along with contemporaries and others.” “There’s a lot of sh*t that I don’t say. And there’s a reason that I feel the way that I do. And the last straw was him approaching me and turning the Bronny thing into something about me attacking somebody’s family, when it was him I was talking about. Not Bronny. And then to go on The Pat McAfee Show, which comes directly on after my show. On the channel that I work on. To insult me. Now, people can get into all kind of components that go into it and all that other stuff. I have nothing to say.”

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Stephen A. Smith: He is, in my mind, the second greatest player in the history of basketball, who is a four-time champion, a four-time league MVP. He's been an incredible ambassador for the game of basketball. His respect has been earned, not given, and nobody can deny that. But that's the basketball player, not the man. And all I would say is people don't know the things that have happened behind the scenes, things that have been said, who they've been said to, the kind of things that have been engaged in in an effort to hurt me along with contemporaries and others. There's a lot of that I know that I don't say, and there's a reason that I feel the way that I do. And the last straw was him approaching me and turning the Bronny thing into something about me attacking somebody's family when it was him I was talking about, not Bronny. And then to go on a Pat McAfee show, which comes directly on after my show on the channel that I work on to insult me.

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Pat McAfee: RED PANDA UPDATE We just got sent a statement from The 🐐’s team. “Thank you very much to all NBA, WNBA, Universities, media individuals and her ever supporting fans for your kindness and concern. Last night at Lynx/Fever she took a fall at the very beginning of the show, due to left paddle of her unicycle was damaged during transit, her left wrist was severely fractured at the same spot for the 2nd time. She was at the hospital for 11 hours last night. Greta and Sheridan, from Minnesota Lynx, stayed with her at the hospital the entire night for her procedure. She is very grateful. She is on her way home now and the Doctors in Minneapolis have recommended that as soon as she gets home, she meet with an orthopedic surgeon for the 2nd part of repair. Red panda, wants me to Thank all of you for the kind wishes and support, it means the world to her. She much appreciates from her heart the support she is receiving. We’ll keep you all posted” 🗣 WE LOVE YOU RED PANDA

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Pat McAfee: RED PANDA UPDATE We just got sent a statement from The 🐐’s team. “Thank you very much to all NBA, WNBA, Universities, media individuals and her ever supporting fans for your kindness and concern. Last night at Lynx/Fever she took a fall at the very beginning of the show, due to left paddle of her unicycle was damaged during transit, her left wrist was severely fractured at the same spot for the 2nd time. She was at the hospital for 11 hours last night. Hilton and Greta, from Minnesota Lynx, stayed with her at the hospital the entire night for her procedure. She is very grateful. She is on her way home now and the Doctors in Minneapolis have recommended that as soon as she gets home, she meet with an orthopedic surgeon for the 2nd part of repair. Red panda, wants me to Thank all of you for the kind wishes and support, it means the world to her. She much appreciates from her heart the support she is receiving. We’ll keep you all posted” 🗣 WE LOVE YOU RED PANDA

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Pat McAfee: "The Pacers had a crazy good run and they played their game.. Hats off to them and they deserve a round of applause.. They're a tough out and we had to play really good basketball to beat them" ~ @ACFresh21 #PMSLive

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Pat McAfee: "I'm sure teams are throwing crazy offers for guys like Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.. It will take a pretty insurmountable package to get those guys out of Boston" ~ @ShamsCharania #PMSLive

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "The Suns have a price threshold that they want met in a trade for Kevin Durant and I had one team tell me today it's a game of chicken right now.. The Rockets, Heat, and Timberwolves are literally one or two pieces away from getting a deal done"

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "Kevin Durant has leverage because he only has one year left on his deal.. His three preferred destinations are still the Spurs, Heat, and Rockets" ~

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "Tyrese Haliburton has every intention of playing tonight.. He's fully intending to be out there tonight"

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "I think the Spurs feel really good about that number 2 pick & Dylan Harper has already met with them.. The Spurs have interest in Kevin Durant & they have talked to the Suns.. If another players hits the market they have the assets to make a deal" ~

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Pat McAfee: Shams: “For all we know there might be a promise in place for Ace Bailey.. He was supposed to be in Philadelphia today and they had everything arranged for him.. From my understanding he cancelled on that visit”

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "It seems like both sides are on the same page.. At the end of the day when you're buying a team for ten billion dollars I don't know how long you're gonna wanna sit on the sidelines"

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Pat McAfee: Shams: "The Buss family will have just over 15% of the minority share for a period of time.. Jeanie Buss will stay on as the governor for a period of time after this sale.. My understanding is that Jeanie Buss really drove this sale of the Lakers"

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David Samson defending Stephen A. Smith is laughable. The ex-Miami Marlins president and host of Nothing Personal with David Samson said as much, all while coming to the defense of Stephen A. for mindlessly playing Solitaire during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Pat McAfee respects Smith’s commitment to playing your father’s favorite card game. So does Samson. Well, sort of… “Defending someone who I think is a complete blowhard, who does not have complete conviction in all his feelings,” Samson began. “And just wants to make sure he can get clipped and aggregated. By the way, I’m genuflecting in your general direction to get $20 million to do what you do. Believe me.”

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