Jaylen Brown continued criticizing Stephen A. Smith after the Celtics’ first-round loss to the 76ers. Brown had said the season was his favorite even after the team’s Game 7 defeat and a blown 3-1 lead. Smith challenged Brown’s comments, and the dispute carried into later broadcasts. Brown used his Twitch stream to call for Smith to retire and accused him of being the face of clickbait media. Brown said Smith should get off networks because he was not doing real journalism. The next morning on ESPN’s “First Take,” Smith responded with a warning to Brown to be careful what he wished for, implying he could escalate his reporting to include locker room and organizational perspectives.
"Brown hopped on his Twitch stream the night the Celtics lost Game 7 of their first-round series to the 76ers, and among other comments, reiterated something he had been saying since late December: that this was his favorite season. Smith called him out (correctly, I might add with some reluctance) for saying such a thing after a crushing loss and a blown 3-1 lead in the series."
"Last Sunday night, Brown again called for Smith to retire (not a bad idea) and accused him of being "the face of clickbait media" (he's certainly on the Mount Rushmore). "Man, [expletive] Stephen A. Stephen A, Stephen B, Stephen C," said Brown. "My offer still stands. You want me to be quiet and stop streaming? Well, I want you to be quiet and get off these networks. Because you're not using your platform to do real journalism. You're using your platform to use clickbait.""
"The next morning on ESPN's "First Take," Smith volleyed back, adding what sounded, pathetically, like a threat. "But, in the end, Jaylen Brown be careful what you wish for," said Smith. "You really want me to start reporting on that level? The locker room, how the organization might think about you, how the city may feel about you, how Jayson Tatum may or may not feel about you. Snea"
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