Stephen A. Smith on Brad Stevens getting Celtics' GM job: 'It’s beautiful to be a white guy'
The Celtics made an unexpected move on Wednesday when GM Danny Ainge announced his retirement and the team confirmed that coach Brad Stevens would replace him as the team’s head of basketball operations.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith wasn’t impressed with the move at all.
On ESPN’s “First Take”, Smith discussed Stevens’ promotion and claimed he may have gotten the promotion because of white privilege.
“It’s moments like this where I get on people’s nerves — particularly, white America and in the NBA community specifically, because I point out it’s beautiful to be a white guy,” Smith said.
Smith did acknowledged the reasons that Stevens’ Celtics had trouble this season. Notably, he pointed out that Jaylen Brown was unavailable for the Celtics vs. Nets series and that Brooklyn has one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.
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