“The New York Knicks are a national disgrace”: Stephen A. Smith destroys Julius Randle and Co as they concede their worst loss of the season against the Nets with no superstar

Akash Murty | 17/02/2022
"The New York Knicks are a national disgrace": Stephen A. Smith destroys Julius Randle and Co as they concede their worst loss of the season against the Nets with no superstar

Knicks looking to get over their fresh overtime loss against the OKC Thunder, lose a game to a shorthanded Nets and Stephen A. Smith cannot be angrier.

The new-look Brooklyn Nets, after 11-straight losses and a giant trade, blew out the Kings by 24-points on Monday without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons.

On Wednesday, again playing without their 3-top players, which the Nets team has done quite often this season, bulldozed over a 28-point lead their city rivals had over them in the third quarter of a really entertaining game.

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The Nets were again leaning on the newly acquired duo Seth Curry and Andre Drummond who came along with Simmons on the trade deadline. The pair did not disappoint with Curry’s 20-points (6/9 from downtown) and 6-assists while Drummond almost had a 20 himself but on the board, scoring 11-points and gathering 19-rebounds.

That dominance on the board late in the game, not only by their new center but also by LaMarcus Aldridge and other scrappy Nets players, set the tone for the game.

But it was Cameron Thomas whose dagger three in a one-possession game with just over 6 seconds left on the shot clock sealed the deal for the better team in New York.


And Stephen A is livid with his favorite team.

Stephen A. Smith calls Knicks a national disgrace on national television

Julius Randle had a tremendous game amidst his lackluster season, scoring a double-double with 31-points, 10-rebounds, 3-assists, 2-blocks, and a steal. Just two other Knicks in Evan (16) Fournier and Immanuel Quickley (18) could score in double digits, that was it.

It was pretty evident that no other player in the famous New York jersey playing in MSG happened to have a desire to win the game. And ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith is sick of the team, like most New Yorkers.

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They have now lost 10 out of their last 12 games after this loss and now have a 3.5-game differential with the 10th placed Atlanta Hawks.

Sitting at 12th in a tough Eastern Conference, approaching All-Star weekend, their chances of qualifying for the Play-in tournament grows thin every game.

 

 

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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