To be fair, Perkins called Nurkic and Kanter the two worst defensive bigs in the NBA.
Stephen A. Smith says he is sick of Nurkic.
“That damn Jusuf Nurkic, he gets on my damn nerves,” Smith said. “I can’t hold it in anymore. He gets on my damn nerves.
“He can drop 30 anytime he wants to. He’ll drop 25-30 a night and disappear for three games. He makes me sick. He really does, because he’s so talented. It’s wasted talent half the time with him. For no reason, he just doesn’t show up… talent-wise, he’s one of the best big men in the game. We just don’t see it half the time because he wants to take time off.”
It is apparent Stephen A. Smith has learned nothing from his beef with Kwame Brown.
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