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“Is Giannis the best in the NBA? I’m not going there!”: Stephen A Smith comes up with evasive response when asked about Bucks star’s place in NBA hierarchy

Tonoy Sengupta
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"Is Giannis the best in the NBA? I'm not going there!": Stephen A Smith comes up with evasive response when asked about Bucks star's place in NBA hierarchy

Stephen A Smith reveals his true thoughts on if Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the best in the NBA right now

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the only players in the modern NBA who’d continue to flourish, even if there was a complete and utter lack of a jumpshot. And yet, even that is a weakness the man is starting to whittle away at.

Even in the toughest of playoff games, the Greek Freak not only has a habit of showing up, he has a habit of rising far above to lead his team to victory. And if you ask us, that is something that the best in the NBA are expected to do.

But what about the best? Is Giannis there already? Or is he still some distance away from it?

Well, according to some fans, the answer is resoundingly the prior. However, for one, Stephen A Smith, apparently, it is a topic that is far too controversial to even talk about.

Confused, aren’t you? Allow us to explain what’s going on here.

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Stephen A Smith refuses to comment on if Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best in the NBA right now

When it comes to controversy, there are not too many more willing than one Stephen A Smith.

This man has made a living out of making some of the hottest takes in the history of making hot takes. And so, as you’d expect, making a statement that will inevitably incense billions of people feels like a cozy home to him now.

Even with all this being said, though, it seems that one topic is just too hot for the man.

Take a look at the tweet below.

We won’t lie. We certainly believe that there is at least an argument present for Giannis Antetokounmpo being the best in the NBA right now. So, any answer given to this question probably wouldn’t be too far from the truth.

Of course, given how divisive the Bucks star is, any answer you give, there is a chance of attracting some serious hate as well. So, all-in-all, we understand why even the Stephen A Smith isn’t exactly the most ready man in the universe to answer this question.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

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Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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