ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith doubled down on his criticism of Kawhi Leonard on Monday after it was revealed that the Clippers star’s sister was sentenced to life in prison for murder the same day Smith ripped Leonard.
“You know, I said some things on this show last week about Kawhi Leonard as a superstar. I meant every word of it,” Smith said on First Take. “Having said all of that, I said it unaware of some of the personal things his family has gotten into.
“I had no knowledge of that at the time that I said it,” Smith continued. “Otherwise, obviously, I would not have said it. It still has nothing to do with it, doesn’t change my opinion. I was just talking about him as a marketable star. But nevertheless, that subject would have been saved for another day had I known that.”
