Stephen A Smith Nobody on the planet knows what its like to play without a star than Paul George PG Dont do that Stephen A and Paul George had a laugh during the pregame show last night

Chris Paul on why he would pick Shai over Luka oncic Your teammates just want to see that the stars actually try Actually try on defense I got a lot of respect for Steph Shai and all these guys who at least try on the defensive end

The Pelicans respond to Stephen A Smith Stick to solitaire

Stephen A Smith on Ben Simmons As long as First Take is in existence Ben Simmons will catch strays Im not apologizing to a damn soul There is no bigger thief in the history of the NBA than that man If Ben Simmons runs near a basketball arena he should be arrested

Paul George on his 25-game suspension for violating the league's anti-drug policy I've said it throughout my career dealing with mental health I'm no superhero I'm a human And I made a mistake at that moment

Gilbert Arenas begins to explain why the Spurs won't get out of the first round due to a lack of a star but his WiFi freezes Nick Young follows up with Yeah I'm glad he froze He needed to shut the fk up

Jimmy Butler Draymond told Paul Pierce you chasing the farewell tour You not Kobe Bryant that's crazy That's a crazy thing to say -Kelly Oubre Jr Draymond Green doesn't really care about half the things that come out of his mouth