When news broke that the Utah Jazz had traded three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and not the New York Knicks, NBA fans started wondering when they’d hear from ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith about it. Smith did not disappoint, posting a video in which he says the Knicks “make me sick.”
While Knicks fans started sharing their disappointment soon after the trade was announced, given how much their NBA franchise was rumored to be the frontrunner to land Mitchell, it took a little while for Smith, a life-long Knicks fan, to compose himself. He finally shared his thoughts Thursday afternoon in a video filmed inside his car.
These are the F$&@ Knicks! This is what always happens! pic.twitter.com/F7HShDVpOS
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 1, 2022
“Every single time something goes wrong,” Smith said. “I wanted Donovan Mitchell in New York. I shut my mouth. I didn’t say a word because I didn’t want to blow it. I didn’t want to get in the way. … So once again we’re gonna go to another season and the New York Knicks are devoid of a star. They’re somewhere other than in a New York Knicks uniform.
“They make me sick. Nothing ever gets done in New York with the Knicks. Nothing. Nothing. … It just never ends with the Knicks. It just never freakin’ ends.”
It’s pretty amazing how the Knicks have come to represent futility and failure in the world of American pro sports, but, here we are. Congrats, James Dolan!
[SAS]
