“Three Players Being White”: Stephen A. Smith Makes Controversial Claim About Luka Doncic’s Lakers Title Hopes

Stephen A. Smith says Lakers can’t win a title with ‘top three players being white’

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the NBA’s best teams to start the season, winning six straight games behind Luka Doncic. But Stephen A. Smith still isn’t buying them as a championship contender for a rather bizarre reason: their top players are all white. This week, the ESPN star claimed that he wasn’t…

“Three Players Being White”: Stephen A. Smith Makes Controversial Claim About Luka Doncic’s Lakers Title Hopes

At 10–2, the Los Angeles Lakers have won six straight games and recorded their best start since the 2019–20 championship campaign. Luka Doncic is leading the league in scoring, while newly acquired Walker Kessler has quickly established himself as a valuable presence in the paint. The center already has six double-doubles and ranks third in […]

Stephen A Smith Doubles Down Lakers Are "Too White" For Title Contention

Controversial pundit Stephen A Smith continued to discuss one of his strangest takes about the Los Angeles Lakers. Smith has claimed that the Lakers have too many white players at the top of the roster to ever contend for an NBA Championship. The belief of Smith is that no team has ever won a title […]

Stephen A. Smith Says He’s Never Seen A White Top Three Win A Title, And Doesn’t Think The Lakers Will

Stephen A. Smith said he does not believe the Los Angeles Lakers will win an NBA championship this season, telling listeners he has never seen a title team whose top three players were all white. The remarks came during a caller segment on The Stephen A. Smith Show, with a listener identified on screen as Andrew in Florida. “I’ve never seen an NBA team with its top three players being white deliver a championship. It’s never happened, and I’m he…