The debate over Damian Lillard’s MVP candidacy came to the fore on ESPN’s First Take yesterday, when Stephen A. Smith spent five minutes apologizing to the Trail Blazers star for not giving him his dues.
Smith said for too long he had overlooked Lillard’s ability and called on other NBA experts to acknowledge this lack of respect and recognize his MVP chances.
“We owe him an apology and the number one person on that list, would be me.”
“We all know how great Damian Lillard is, we just don’t talk about it enough and we don’t talk about it so much that we have taken this man for granted.