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Related: About this forumStephen A. Smith mansplains how to be a good NBA wife to Ayesha Curry
ESPNs Stephen A. Smith has some thoughts about Ayesha Currys decision to tweet that the NBA is absolutely rigged after her husband, Warriors guard Steph Curry, fouled out during Golden States loss to the Cavaliers on Thursday. Theyre rather inane thoughts, but theyre documented below. Proceed at your own risk.
If that was Savannah, LeBrons wife. If that were Gloria, LeBrons mother. What would we be saying? Smith asked on Fridays episode of First Take. LeBron James has a mom and has a wife, has kids, great guy, an even greater ambassador of the game of basketball than Steph Curry because hes done it over the test of time. Wonderful, beautiful father. And Ive got news for you: As beautiful as everyone wants to say Ayesha Curry is, and she is, Savannah is something special. Im here to tell you something right now. Aint a man alive, particularly a black man, thats going to look at LeBron Jamess wife and not say that that woman aint gorgeous. Shes wonderful inside and out. She sits there, she doesnt bring any attention to herself. She never tweets and goes out there and calls out the league and stuff like that. And nobody nobody is more scrutinized than her husband. But yet, she thinks about how she represents him, and as a result, she doesnt do that.
Smith blabbers on for another minute before, uh, concluding, If this were Savannah, acting like this, do you know how much heat LeBron James may have taken? I just want people to think about that and Ill leave it at that.
Ayesha Curry got word of Smiths comments and tweeted at him, asking why he decided to compare her to Jamess wife.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/early-lead/wp/2016/06/17/stephen-a-smith-mansplains-how-to-be-a-good-nba-wife-to-ayesha-curry/
He's such a jackass
Auggie
(31,156 posts)Ayesha's comments came from emotion and she immediately regretted them. But it's not like she represents the team, the NBA or sports journalism. She's a celebrity fan that made a mistake. She's human.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)what was the phucking point of having to compare them other than Smith is a sexist POS.
ProfessorGAC
(64,988 posts)He praised the other woman. How is what he said sexist? Might have been unnecessary, but if he criticizes one woman while praising another, what sexism was displayed?
a kennedy
(29,644 posts)and regretted it??? That ol' saying about casting the first stone business.......and screw Stephan A. Ugh....