ESPN's Stephen A. Smith caused a stir on Tuesday's episode of First Take when he declared that he's "heard it's even hard for [Ball] to get up from a sitting position" as he continues his recovery from multiple knee surgeries. #nba #espn #kneeinjury #lonzoball #stephenasmith
While he is still working to get back on the basketball court, Chicago Bulls star Lonzo Ball made time to check outspoken ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith on Twitter.
Ball questioned the credibility of the “First Take” host’s sources.
“Stephen A., who are your sources, bro,” Ball asked in a video on August 22. “Please tell me who your sources are. Come on, man. Come on. You gotta stop yapping. And I actually like you. I don’t even know you like that. But I like you. I’m coming back, man. Come on!”
Smith said he had “heard” Ball was still dealing with complications from three knee surgeries that have kept him sidelined since January of the 2021-22 season. Ball initially received a six-to-eight-week timeline for recovery but will see that extend beyond two years following the third procedure.
“Something went wrong in terms of these procedures he has had,” Smith said on “First Take” via Phillip Lewis of Huffington Post on August 22. “I don’t think he’ll ever be the same based on what we’re seeing and hearing, and reading about. I’ve heard that it’s even hard for him to get up from a sitting position.”
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