Monday morning, Stephen A. Smith woke up knowing he was going to drop a scorching hot NBA rumor on “First Take.” I imagine he does this whenever the show exhausts it’s normal supply of discussion topics, and the period between the Super Bowl and the start of baseball is undoubtedly one of the times when there isn’t a whole lot to talk about. Just saying, there’s probably a glass case of secrets at ESPN that they break open whenever they need a ratings bump.
According to Smith, Kyrie Irving hasn’t been happy in Cleveland since LeBron James returned two summers ago.