Stephen A. Smith calls out Bam Adebayo
by Yetundejones: Stephen A. Smith
Honestly, Stephen A. Smith is telling Bam Adebayo to stop the bitching and whining about the media on FirstTake. He insists there is a real difference between traditional outlets and social media trolls who don't appreciate how great you are. We know you're an All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, plus an elite defender playing both ends of the court with 11.7 rebounds per game. The Heat have a 0-4 start for the first time since the 2007-08 season, but that's just the soap opera cycle like General Hospital or The Young and the Restless. Pat Riley is the winner running the organization while Eric Spoelstra is a future Hall of Famer potentially coaching Team USA in 2028. You got 78 games left to correct the early noise because the Giannis-Adebayo duo will be big time once the shot falls.
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Bam out of bio. Will you stop, bro? There's a difference between the media and social media. I'm in the media. Have you heard me say a word about Bam out of bio? J'Nai, have you heard me say a word about Bam out of bio? Who does not know that this brother is an all-star, an Olympic gold medalist? This brother is elite. Bro, we ain't tripping over four games into the season. Yes, you're averaging 11.7 rebounds. You actually shoot 40% from the field and 17% from the three-point range. You really think we don't know that that's not going to last? You really think that we don't know how great you are? Come on, bro. Stop. The media, the media, the media. Don't fall for that. That's social media trolls talking that nonsense because they don't appreciate how great you are. We do. We know how great you are. We know how great Giannis is. We know once your shot starts falling that y'all are going to be big time. Oh, by the way, you're supposed to be an elite defense in the game. Eric Spolstra. Correct me if I'm wrong, Janelle Goumike. Isn't Eric Spolstra, you know that future Hall of Famer? You know that guy that's going to be coaching Team USA in the Olympics in 2028? You know that guy that's universally recognized as one of the top two or three coaches in all of basketball? Isn't he still a coach of the Miami Heat? Isn't Pat Riley the winner within? Still running the organization? Isn't the Miami Heat a first-class A-list organization? Bam out of bio. Stop. Stop it Stop the bitchin and whinin and talking about the media the media the media We don feel that way We know you great We know you great Bam out of bio is that dude This brother plays on both ends of the court He is an elite defender. He is a model of consistency, class. The brother wins. The brother's special. And him with Giannis is going to be no joke. I'm not tripping over an 0-4 start. If anybody will correct it, it's going to be Miami. as long as you ain't falling for the okie-dokie and talking about, oh, the media, the media, the media. Media ain't dogging you. They got to report what's happening in the moment because it's a soap opera. And last point before I pass it to Janae. Everybody knows I'm associated with soap operas. Brick, General Hospital, everybody knows. Let me tell y'all something right now. Oh, gosh. Young and the Restless has a guy by the name of Eric Braden who plays Victor Newman on Young and the Restless. Everybody knows Victor Newman. General Hospital has Sonny Carinthos. Maurice Bernard is his real name in real life. Do you know they've been shot, stabbed, pushed down the stairs, run over by cars? Everything, everything has happened to them, right? But they're going to live. It doesn't stop the story from being told, Bam. You got 82 games. All they're talking about is what they saw for the four games. You got 78 to go, and we all know you're big time. Stop getting all sensitive about somebody pointing out what they're seeing right now. When we all know it's just a matter of time before you correct it and remind everybody of how big time you are. Relax. Relax. Relax.
