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Stephen A. Smith says Knicks’ ‘soft’ Leon Rose is ‘scared’ of media

Stephen A. Smith has had enough of Leon Rose’s hiding act.

The ESPN First Take host blasted the Knicks president for his refusal to speak to the media during Tuesday’s program while discussing RJ Barrett’s new contract extension. Smith even went as far as to suggest he is entering the “disaster” territory that ex-Knicks front office boss Scott Layden found himself in years ago.

“I’m just disgusted with Leon Rose,” Smith said. “The man I know Leon Rose to be, somebody that I’m incredibly fond of as a human being, I think it’s real soft the way he is running the Knicks right now.