Stephen A. Smith Got Sack'd on 'First Take' and Kevin Durant Is Here For It
Stephen A. Smith was on First Take yesterday when he shared a report he had seen that Kyrie Irving had told James Harden he was washed up. What Smith appears to be referencing is a Ballsack Sports graphic from February. The fake news account did a victory lap on Monday, having sack'd another big time talking head. On Tuesday morning, Kevin Durant chimed in, seeming to enjoy Smith getting got.
Damn steve. Got ya ass https://t.co/oyZY5uPCKx
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) April 5, 2022
Here's the original from February 11th.
Kyrie Irving and James Harden got into “brief” physical altercation after Kyrie called the 32 year-old superstar “Washed” during one scrimmage. pic.twitter.com/zx7hXolipO
— Ballsack Sports ® (@BallsackSports) February 11, 2022
There is sort of a Streisand Effect (The StreiSack Effect, perhaps?) going on here with Ballsack Sports' fake quotes. Some people get fooled. Some people laugh at the people who get fooled. Either way, they're shared over and over and after a certain period of time they just become a story that you vaguely recall. Then you find yourself on First Take talking about James Harden and remember that time Kyrie Irving said he was washed up. Where'd you hear it? Oh, somewhere on the Internet...