The Warriors will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in the NBA play-in tournament as they look to make the playoffs the hard way.Although Golden State went 10-22 in the final three months of the regular season, many of those games were played without two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry. The beloved sharpshooter missed 27 games due to a left knee injury, yet he and the team still decided to have him return for the postseason.Despite Curry being one of the league’s elites, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith made the case on Monday’s “First Take” that the results of Wednesday’s game matter much more for Kawhi Leonard than it does for Curry.“I’m going to say Kawhi Leonard,” Smith said when debating who the game meant more for. “We ain’t worried about no Steph Curry. No matter what happens with Steph Curry, we know who he is. The four-time champion that he is, Mr. Box-office, the greatest shooter God has ever created. We know what he brings to the table, plus he missed a bunch of games this year due to his knee injury before coming back. He didn’t have to come back.” "If the Clippers lose, it needs to be with...
Stephen A. Smith makes bold NBA play-in claim about Steph Curry, Kawhi Leonard
Published April 13, 2026 • 23 hrs ago
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