Stephen A. Smith lashes out regarding the Kawhi Leonard situation

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith reportedly said this regarding the Kawhi Leonard situation:
"This is unprecedentedly ridiculous. No, let me call it unprecedentedly stupid.
Why is it stupid? Because they did it for Kawhi Leonard. If it were for LeBron or Stephen Curry, I would understand.
Kawhi Leonard? They did this for Kawhi Leonard?
And think about it. This goes back to roughly 2023.
He has already suffered multiple injuries since joining the Clippers, and the team was already going nowhere.
And they did this for him? For him? This is a whole new level of stupidity.
I don't know if the Clippers can recover from this. This is a catastrophe. It's just too serious."
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