ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith went viral for the wrong reasons during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers Friday night.
A photo surfaced online of Smith appearing to play solitaire on his phone during the game. Smith later responded to the photo on his X account and acknowledged it was him, saying that he can multitask and that the photo was shot during a timeout. A video surfaced that appeared to show he had the card game up on his phone during gameplay, so who's really to say for sure?
Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant responded to the viral image with a subtle jab at Smith.
"C'mon Steve," Durant wrote on his Instagram story.
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Durant recently called out Smith about a take he had on the NBA's All-Star weekend where Smith said the league could do away with the weekend if another format change doesn't work and called out current stars for their lack of effort. Durant simply called those thoughts "dramatic."
The Suns star has been at the center of endless trade rumors as of late that his tenure in Phoenix could soon come to a close. On Friday, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania said there could be a trade involving Durant "in the next few days" with teams actively involved in discussions. He named the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets as the teams who have been the focus of the Suns' Durant trade talks.
We'll see whether Durant gets traded in the near future. In the meantime, he couldn't pass up an opportunity to dunk on Smith.
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