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In some ways, ESPN\u2019s NBA Finals coverage has made more headlines than the games themselves. <\/p>\n
Take Wednesday\u2019s awkward moment between Stephen A. Smith and Paul George, when the \u201cFirst Take\u201d personality made a dig at the Clippers star\u2019s teammate, Kawhi Leonard, ahead of the Celtics\u2019 106-99 Game 3 win over the Mavericks.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody on the planet knows what it\u2019s like to play without a star [more] than Paul George. I\u2019ll leave it at that,\u201d Smith said while jokingly looking away.<\/p>\n
Stephen A. Smith: \u201cNobody on the planet knows what it\u2019s like to play without a star than Paul George.\u201dPG: \u201cDon\u2019t do that.\u201dpic.twitter.com\/EKSZDgDDES\u2014 Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) June 12, 2024<\/p>\n
A smiling George repeated, \u201cDon\u2019t do that,\u201d while wagging his finger at Smith.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what he does,\u201d fellow panelist \u2014 and ex-Warriors general manager \u2014 Bob Myers replied, seemingly referring to Smith\u2019s instigation with current players.<\/p>\n
The shade toward Leonard, 32, appears to stem from the Clippers forward\u2019s availability.<\/p>\n
Since the 2019-20 season \u2014 when George and Leonard both arrived in L.A. \u2014 George has played in 263 of a possible 410 contests while Leonard\u2019s count stands at 229. <\/p>\n
Leonard played in two of the Clippers\u2019 first-round games against the Mavericks, with the fourth-seeded Los Angeles losing to No. 5 seed Dallas in six.<\/p>\n
He was available in 68 of 82 games this year, averaging 23.7 points per game in an All-Star season, after suiting up for 52 in 2022-23. <\/p>\n
Leonard was sidelined for all of the 2021-22 season with a torn ACL. <\/p>\n
Smith\u2019s comment Wednesday was in the context of the Celtics being down power forward Kristaps Porzingis, who missed Game 3 due to a \u201crare\u201d leg injury.<\/p>\n
Porzingis\u2019 absence didn\u2019t have much of a consequence on the game as the Celtics continued to steamroll the Mavericks, courtesy of a combined 61 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.<\/p>\n
Wednesday also served as George\u2019s debut as a Finals analyst. <\/p>\n
He\u2019ll rejoin ESPN\u2019s team Friday when the Celtics could potentially close out the series and secure their 18th NBA championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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