JJ Redick pushed back majorly on Stephen A. Smith’s Kawhi Leonard comments during Wednesday’s “First Take.”
After Stephen A. made the claim that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer needs to “force” Leonard into retirement because he can’t be relied on, Redick adjusted his cufflinks and went in:
I mean this in the nicest way possible… but its very obvious that you have never played zero high-level basketball and you do not understand the requirements of doing that. … A sprained knee for someone who has torn a quad tendon and who has torn their ACL is very different than playing on a hobbled ankle in the 1970s. It’s a terrible analogy.
.@jj_redick responds to @stephenasmith saying Kawhi Leonard needs to be forced into retirement: pic.twitter.com/OrkcQRMclc
— First Take (@FirstTake) April 26, 2023
JJ went on to explain that Leonard’s work ethic is second-to-none and that the Clippers can’t necessarily afford to let him go.
This guy gets after it. I understand the frustration with the ‘load management’ issue… You have not had any empathy for someone who has came back from two major leg injuries. … I knew you were going to go off the rails here. The idea of getting rid of [him] I don’t know what the options are. Let’s keep in mind they’re opening a new arena … They’ve got 1,160 toilets… they need people to use ’em.
Kawhi recently suffered a torn meniscus after battling in the first two games of the playoffs.
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