Stephen A. interviews two-time NBA Champion and Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach Tyronn Lue about the team’s standing, Jeff Van Gundy joining the coaching staff, and season expectations. They also discuss injury-prone star player Kawhi Leonard, James Harden’s dominance, losing Paul George to the Philadelphia 76ers, playing at the new Intuit Dome, turning down the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching job, and Lue answers if the NBA has become soft in the modern era. Stephen A. answers NBA-related viewer calls, including whether the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum should be taken more seriously, the Los Angeles Lakers’ chances of winning this season, and how the New York Knicks stack up with Karl Anthony Towns. He also answers viewer tweets, including if Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley played a one-on-one game, who would collapse first. Whether college is still important, and how he handles fame as a parent.

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith gives you his renowned point of view, breaking barriers beyond the world of sports, and tackling pertinent issues across entertainment, pop culture, society, business, and politics. Three times a week, you'll hear his LIVE unfiltered opinions on the day's biggest headlines as well as straight-shooting interviews with top celebrities, game-changers, and thought leaders across the societal arena. The Stephen A. Smith Show is sure to entertain, inform, and motivate anyone who tunes in.

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