Stephen A Smith says white players are not good enough to win NBA championships
He doesn't cite their play as the reason, but rather their skin color."I do not think [the Lakers] are getting past the second round.I’d be shocked if they did.
I am on the record being controversially because I’ve never seen an NBA team with its top players being White deliver a championship.It’s never happened.
And I’m here to tell you I don’t think it’s going to happen this year."You can bring up whoever the hell you want," Smith said."There has never been, in my lifetime, an NBA team led with its top three players being White that delivered you a championship when an abundance of brothers [are] playing basketball.
That hasn’t happened.And I’m here to tell you it ain’t gonna happen.
I can’t see it coming."Oh.Smith first made this argument in July, though he presented it differently.Then, he claimed he had "never seen" a team with three White stars win a championship.
He clarified that he never said it "couldn't" happen.This time, he repeatedly dismissed the possibility of a team winning a championship led by "three White dudes."BOBBY BURACK: RYAN CLARK CLAIMS ESPN INTERVIEWED SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM ABOUT TRANS ATHLETES TO IMPRESS OUTKICKSmith provides no basketball explanation for why three White players can't lead a team to a title.That's likely because there isn't one.
His premise doesn't withstand even mild scrutiny.The simplest explanation for why an all-White Big 3 has yet to win a championship is the racial breakdown of the NBA.White players make up roughly 17% of the league, compared with about 75% for Black players.
Fewer white players means fewer White stars, making it less likely that three will play on the same team.It's really that simple.BOBBY BURACK: DIANNA RUSSINI WANTS SYMPATHY WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IN MIKE VRABEL SCANDALIt's the same reason an NFL team has never won a Super Bowl with a Black quarterback, Black head coach and Black general manager.Imagine using that data point to argue a team must have at least a White coach...