Stephen A Smith on athletes complaining about the way they're treated: "Just stop. You get paid to ball. It is no crime for somebody to want to see you perform. And you got people that bring up such extreme measures, the "slave mentality." Shut the hell u

ESPN announces that Kevin Durant will join First Take with Stephen A Smith and Max Kellerman this Thursday at 10 AM EST.

Kobe says he was "triggered" when Charlotte's GM told him, "It's a good thing we're trading you, bc we couldn't use you anyway" during the 1996 NBA Draft.

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McHale: "How come you can't beat Masai Ujiri in ping-pong He told me he just wears you out!" Kawhi: "You could tell he been practicing for a long time. I was just playing for fun, and he comes in here and starts hitting the ball in different types of ways