After Charles Barkley and Kevin Garnett Ripped His Employer Apart, Stephen A Smith Expresses His Strong Desires

NBA legends Charles Barkley and Kevin Garnett are notoriously candor when talking about everything that’s happening in the sports world. While Barkley has been a popular sportscaster for years with TNT, Garnett recently became popular thanks to his podcasts. Recently, a video clip of Barkley taking shots at ESPN’s treatment of its employees resurfaced. Notably, the clip went viral after the network fired some of its employees. Interestingly, KG shared the video clip as well. Now, Stephen A. Smith has talked about both legends after their remarks.

Stephen A. Smith has been one of the top employees of ESPN for years now and is the face of the show First Take. Given his popularity, Smith avoided the sack from his employer.

Stephen A. Smith revealed his desire

Stephen A. Smith recently broke his silence after many criticized?First Take. Notably, this was after the video clip of Charles Barkley went viral and Kevin Garnett shared it in his Instagram story. Smith did not hold back in his response and ripped apart the critics. He claimed that the show has been instrumental in creating a lot of media personalities. He added it has given the platform to many individuals with diverse opinions and perspectives. However, he did not mention that this was a response to either Barkley or Garnett.

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Now, he has opened up about the NBA legends during a podcast appearance with Paul George. Notably, PG’s Podcast P with Paul George?has been gaining massive popularity in recent times. In one instance of the sit-down, a host asked Smith which NBA player he would pick to have a debate or show with. Without any hesitation before the question was even finished, the sportscaster named the Philadelphia 76ers legend.

Smith said, “Well, the obvious answer would obviously be Charles Barkley because of what we see him do. We see him on TNT for so long we forget the brother is a Hall of Famer and one of the All-Time Greats“.

He added, “The person that I would love to sit on a set with me or across from me any day of the week is Kevin Garnett.”

Paul George was curious and asked him the reason behind picking KG. Smith replied, “Because he is a real one. First of all, being real is one thing. But your ability to articulate your position with presence and force matters.”

Despite Chuck’s shot and the Boston Celtics legend’s recent dig at his employer, Smith did not have a problem giving props to the legends and his desire to work with them.

Charles Barkley or Kevin Garnett to ESPN?

Charles Barkley has a long-term contract with TNT and has been working for the network for years. So the possibility of him moving to ESPN?is minimal. However, Stephen A. Smith’s desire to work with Kevin Garnett could be considered an invitation from the sportscaster.

However, it is doubtful whether the Big Ticket would accept the offer. Notably, Garnett’s teammate Paul Pierce was fired by the channel in 2021.

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