Stephen A. Smith responds to Jaylen Brown's comments: 'Be careful what you wish for'

"“I wasn't saying shut up and dribble or something like that, I was simply making the point that you just lost,” Smith said. “Nobody needs to hear from you now that this was your favorite season.”"

"“But, in the end, Jaylen Brown be careful what you wish for. 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. Sneaker deals, endorsement deals, the list goes on and on.”"

"“The season is over bro. You're on Twitch trying to do what I do and me needing to step away. It makes no sense.”"

"“There was no question that I was right,” Smith said. “The bottom line was that his own family came up to me in Dallas and thanked me for talking about him the way that I did because they recognized the fact that I was showing him respect, not disrespect.”"

Jaylen Brown criticized Stephen A. Smith as the “face of clickbait media” and urged him to retire during a Twitch stream. Smith responded on “First Take,” saying he was not telling Brown to “shut up and dribble,” but making a point after Brown’s team lost. Smith said nobody needed to hear from Brown after the season ended and warned Brown to be careful about what he wished for. Smith suggested he could begin reporting on how the locker room, organization, city, Jayson Tatum, and business opportunities might view Brown. Smith also referenced prior comments and said Brown’s family thanked him in Dallas for showing respect.

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