Stephen A Smith fires back at Jaylen Brown after Celtics star called him the 'face of clickbait media'

Stephen A. Smith is firing backmost astatine Jaylen Brown aft the Boston Celtics prima called the fashionable ESPN property the "face of clickbait media" during a Twitch unrecorded watercourse implicit the weekend.

Brown referred to Smith arsenic a "clown" arsenic well, but the seasoned sports pundit took clip connected Monday’s variation of "First Take" to code those comments successful a agelong rant of his own.

"I’m not going to disrespect Jaylen Brown," Smith said. "…He’s pointing the digit successful the incorrect direction. Point it astatine yourself, bro."

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Stephen A. Smith questioned whether NBA players consciousness harmless successful Memphis, and Grizzlies defender Ja Morant responded during an NBA lawsuit successful 2024. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Smith had criticized Brown for saying this past play with the Boston Celtics, which ended successful the first-round of the playoffs with a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia 76ers, was his favourite with the franchise. Brown responded connected Sunday nighttime by telling the ESPN property to "be quirt."

"Did helium conscionable accidental I needed to beryllium quiet? Be quiescent for who?" Brown said Sunday night. "Man, f--- Stephen A. Stephen A, Stephen B, Stephen C. My connection inactive stands. You privation maine to beryllium quiescent and halt streaming, well, I privation you to beryllium quiescent and get disconnected these networks due to the fact that you’re not utilizing your level to bash existent journalism. You’re utilizing your level to usage clickbait."

CELTICS STAR JAYLEN BROWN TEARS INTO ESPN'S STEPHEN A SMITH AS FEUD ESCALATES: 'FACE OF CLICKBAIT MEDIA'

"Tell this mother----er to discontinue due to the fact that he’s the face of clickbait media at the constituent and possibly with his status we tin spark a question to get the remainder of these mother----ers retired of present — oregon to besides person immoderate benignant of … hide journalistic integrity, existent integrity successful bid to clasp themselves accountable to the bulls--- takes they enactment out."

Smith doubled down connected his erstwhile comment, though, successful Monday’s monologue.

"The Boston Celtics, the astir storied franchise successful hoops annals, 18 [championships]. You helped present 1 of them conscionable 2 years ago. Two years later, y’all surrender a 3-1 pb for the archetypal clip successful its history, successful franchise history, with you driving the bus. And 24 hours aft you didn’t spell to the handbasket successful the last 2 minutes, aft y’all launched three-point shots connected six abstracted occasions and missed each 1 of them. [In] 24 hours aft that was over, you went connected camera arsenic a typical for the Boston Celtics and called it your favourite season. A play wherever Jayson Tatum was connected the seat for 60 games, a play that ended with you losing a 3-1 lead, a play that ended with you getting bounced successful the First Round. You went connected and said that was your favourite season."

"Since you correspond the franchise, I was simply providing a heads up that it wasn’t omniscient from idiosyncratic who is considered comparatively omniscient to accidental that 24 hours aft being sent home, aft surrendering a 3-1 pb successful the postseason for the archetypal clip successful franchise history. That’s what I said."

Celtics prima Jaylen Brown fired backmost astatine ESPN's Stephen A. Smith aft the "First Take" big told Brown to "be quiet" pursuing Boston's playoff collapse. (Imagn Images)

Smith ended his rant with a informing for Brown.

"In the end, Jaylen Brown, beryllium cautious what you privation for," helium said. "You truly privation maine to commencement reporting connected that level? You understand? Locker room, however the enactment mightiness consciousness astir you, however the metropolis mightiness consciousness astir you, however Jayson Tatum whitethorn oregon whitethorn not consciousness astir you. Sneaker deals, endorsement deals, the database goes connected and on.

"The play is over, bro. You’re connected Twitch trying to bash what I do, and maine needing to measurement away. It makes nary sense. I’m not being disrespectful. I’m simply making the constituent it is not omniscient aft 24 hours of having your play implicit successful the First Round for you to beryllium coming retired talking astir however that’s your favourite season. It ain’t the smartest happening successful the satellite to do."

Smith besides prefaced his connection by saying however he’s been connected Brown’s broadside passim the season, arsenic good arsenic successful the past. He brought up his philanthropy wrong his assemblage and explained however overmuch helium respected Brown.

Boston Celtics defender Jaylen Brown dribbles the shot against the Philadelphia 76ers during the archetypal 4th astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pa., connected April 30, 2026. (Bill Streicher/Imagn Images)

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As Smith mentioned, the Celtics were shockingly bounced from the NBA Playoffs aft losing 3 consecutive games to decorativeness their first-round bid with the Sixers. During the regular season, with Tatum rehabbing his mode backmost from injury, Brown was the focal constituent of the Celtics, averaging 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

Boston ended up earning the No. 2 effect successful the Eastern Conference aft going 56-26, but they couldn’t decorativeness against Philadelphia, yet mounting unfortunate franchise past successful the process.  

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