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March 7, 2025 | 11:41 am EST Update

Stephen A. Smith: ‘That was LeBron James coming up to me unexpectedly I might add, to confront me about making sure that I mind what I say about his son. Can’t repeat the words because they ain’t suited for FCC airwaves, that’s what he was doing. I thought long and hard about this over the last few hours because I had no intentions, Molly, of talking about this at all, and the reason why is because it was a one-on-one… I wouldn’t say a conversation, but it was a one-on-one confrontation. But then I woke up and everybody from ESPN, my agent, and everybody else were telling me that this thing had gone viral and so ultimately it was unavoidable and that is why I have to discuss it now. That wasn’t a basketball player confronting me, that was a parent, that was a father and I can’t sit here and be angry or feel slighted by LeBron James in any way in that regard. By all accounts he’s obviously a wonderful family man and a wonderful father who cares very deeply about his son and based on some of the comments that he had heard or shall I say I think he thought he heard, he clearly took exception to some of the things that he heard me say and he confronted me about it. For the record, his agent and friend Rich Paul has my number, Maverick Carter who works on him has my number, LeBron James knows how to get in contact if he wants to. He never called, because he wanted to talk to me I would have accepted that call had he wanted to see me I would have flown out and I would have seen him and I would have had a conversation man-to-man but that is not what he elected to do. Instead, he elected to confront me while I was sitting courtside.’

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Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards

Washington, by far, leads the NBA in rookie minutes played (4,446) and employed its youngest starting five since 1970 on Oct. 30, 2024. Though they’re not a winning team by any stretch of the imagination, the franchise is fostering an environment where maturation can happen organically. “I think for any player, development is a process of are you in a position where you can learn from your mistakes and make mistakes,” Relph said. “You can’t be afraid to make mistakes, especially if you’re in a developmental process. He’s still young. He’s still in that developmental stage. He’s not a 30-year-old vet where it’s like, ‘Hey man, you can’t make these mistakes. If you make any of these mistakes, we’ve got to take you out.’ “So I think it’s very beneficial for him where he’s at. I think Washington’s done a great job as far as his development and understanding him as a player. Their organization deserves a lot of credit for what they’re doing.”

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Bilal Coulibaly, Washington Wizards

“Just seeing guys like Victor, myself, Zacch, Alex getting drafted so high, all the guys are like, ‘Man, I can do this too,’ so they put extra work in,” Coulibaly told RG. “They listen to coaches and everything. You’ve got good coaches, too, in France. That’s how we keep getting better.” Earning a silver medal in each of the last two Olympics, France is creeping closer and closer to that gold. Being around longtime national team vets has left an imprint on Coulibaly and the next generation, especially Nicolas Batum. “He talked to me a lot this summer,” Coulibaly said. “Whenever we were eating, in the locker room, playing or not playing, he was always talking to me. And showing it on the court, he was playing the hardest. He plays so hard, it’s actually impressive.”

March 7, 2025 | 11:05 am EST Update

Whatever plans were on the whiteboard, though, have been derailed by Irving’s injury. With his availability for next season uncertain, the Mavs’ summer plans could perhaps shift to, incredibly, their own draft pick. “When you have a setback like they’ve suffered, you have to identify what you can control and focus on improvement there,” a league executive said. “They don’t control their first-round pick from 2027 to 2030, and this is a good draft.”