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“Kyrie Irving, where are you? I mean, damn!”: Stephen A Smith puzzlingly hits out at Nets star for being present for the birth of his baby

Tonoy Sengupta
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"Kyrie Irving, where are you? I mean, damn!": Stephen A Smith puzzlingly hits out at Nets star for being present for the birth of

Stephen A. Smith rips on Kyrie Irving once again for his absence from the Brooklyn Nets’ recent games – even though it was due to family reasons.

Kyrie Irving has always been a brilliant player. His game is so sensational, many deem it more fitting to call him an artist over a player. However, the Brooklyn Nets star has also always been controversial.

Especially this season, Irving has found himself as the centerpiece of attention by the media. Earlier in the season, the player was absent was for an unnaturally long amount of time.

At the time, it was reported that this was due to personal reasons. And after footage was released of Kyrie Irving partying, he received plenty of backlash.

Recently, the player has once again been away from the team, due to what have been labeled as personal reasons. And it seems that ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith is having absolutely none of it.

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Stephen A. Smith hits out at Kyrie Irving for his long absence from Brooklyn Nets games

Stephen A. Smith has made a career out of passionate hot takes on national television. And recently, he delivered yet another one. Speaking on Kyrie Irving’s absence from the floor for the Brooklyn Nets, this what he had to say.

“Some of these guys have been gone for too long. Maybe not Kevin Durant, because he’s coming off that Achilles. But some of these have been gone too long with no explanation whatsoever. Just taking days off, Willy-Nilly!”

He continued on the matter, screaming now.

“Kyrie! Where are you? I mean, damn!”

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The clip of Stephen A. Smith while ranting about the situation is hilarious, to say the least. But these comments could be regretted by the analyst.

Mental health is very important for any individual. But for sports athletes, who face abuse all the time online, they may take the route that Kyrie Irving has taken right now to take a break.

If there really turned out to be a devastating issue with the player’s family, these comments would be in terrible taste. And with Kyrie Irving just taking 3 days off, before balling out the way he is now, Stephen A. Smith needs to hang his head in shame.

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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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