Stephen A. Smith Responds to Kevin Durant Criticism: ‘You Don’t Get to Get Rid of Us’ | Bleacher Report

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ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has heard enough from Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant.

During Friday’s episode of First Take, Smith responded to Durant’s criticism of himself and other sports media personalities, such as Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, letting the two-time NBA champion know they are here to stay.

“Fellas need to get over it because as I said yesterday on Twitter, and I’ll say again on national television: The Stephen A. Smiths of the world are not going anywhere,” Smith said. “I’m here now. There’ll be hundreds if not thousands that will follow.”

Smith added: “You don’t get to get rid of us. We’re here, and we’re going to be here. Get over it, because we’re not going anywhere.”

Stephen A Smith @stephenasmith

Let me tell yall something once and for all. pic.twitter.com/3BJcJcFvsZ

Durant and Smith’s feud began when the Nets veteran responded to a clip from the First Take Twitter account that showed Smith positing a rather controversial take which, we remind you, is part of his job. Smith was arguing that Michael Jordan changed the NBA for the worse while Stephen Curry has made it better.

Durant responded to the clip saying people like Smith have “changed the game for the worse.”

Kevin Durant @KDTrey5

My theory is that guys like steve, skip and Shannon have changed the game for the worse. Playas like Stephen and Michael can only push the game forward. https://t.co/0Oc9J2HqxS

Smith responded on Twitter by saying he isn’t going anywhere, which he reiterated Friday. Durant then responded to that by posting a video clip of Smith saying, “We don’t care.”

Kevin Durant @KDTrey5

https://t.co/KJbShVUZ6D pic.twitter.com/9VcI7ScR03

We’ll see how Durant responds to Smith’s latest comments, though it seems that both sides have made their opinions abundantly clear.

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