Never one to mince words, Stephen A. Smith let loose on the Washington Wizards on ESPN’s “First Take” Thursday, the morning after the Wizards suffered a disappointing 107-104 loss to the 17-24 Utah Jazz.
Smith called Washington his biggest disappointment of the 2017-18 NBA season so far, criticizing the Wizards for their 11-10 record against sub-.500 teams.
“You play up to your competition, you play down to your competition,” Smith said. “You know what that means … you think you have arrived. What the hell have the Washington Wizards done to think they have arrived?