Blake Griffin calls out Stephen A. Smith for his feud with Tyrese Haliburton during the 2025 Finals: “What in the movie villain f*** is Stephen A. doing here? And I mean that literally. He’s making himself part of the story, like he’s an action bad guy in a movie. 'Brother, you don’t stop this train.' That’s not the kind of shit you say on a sports show. That’s the shit you say to Denzel Washington when you’re hijacking a subway train. Or you say to Denzel Washington when there’s a runaway freight train tearing through Pennsylvania.” “He’s trying to [focus], but you won’t shut the f*** up! That’s a crazy distraction to have in the middle of your first NBA Finals. That’s not a teammate, or an opponent, or even a ref. It’s not an injury, or a fan in the crowd, or an opposing coach. It’s just a guy who decided the way he’s going to make money that month is by going after you specifically. And I’m not saying Stephen A. Smith is why Tyrese snapped his Achilles in Game 7, but I’m not not saying that.” (Via @TheStepbackShow)