The Brooklyn Nets weren’t in the same class as the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, losing by double-digits on their home floor, and Stephen A. Smith eviscerated the team in a fiery segment the next day on ESPN’s First Take.
The Nets were billed as a superteam and an NBA Finals favorite before the season started, but with James Harden struggling to rediscover his MVP form, and with Kyrie Irving out indefinitely over his vaccination stance, Smith believes that Kevin Durant has “no help” and made a mistake by going to Brooklyn over joining the Knicks.