Stephen A. Smith Blamed Donald Trump for the Knicks' ONLY Finals Loss, and Nobody in the League Is Ready For That Fire

Alright, you gotta hear this. Stephen A. Smith, man, he just dropped an absolute bomb, turning a celebration for the New York Knicks winning it all into a straight-up, unexpected jab at Donald Trump. This isn't just sports commentary, folks, this is pure, unadulterated entertainment, and it happened right after the Knicks finally broke a 53-year championship drought. You know we live for this kind of unexpected fire!

Danhausen's Curse and the Unthinkable Blame Game

So, here's the deal. Stephen A. was chilling with WWE star Danhausen, revisiting their running joke about curses, un-curses, and the Knicks' title run. Danhausen was all, "We cursed! They lost two games. We un-cursed, 13-0. They lost one; we won’t talk about that. That wasn’t my fault." But Smith wasn't letting that slide, nope. He immediately shot back, pointing the finger directly: "That was Trump. That wasn’t me. That was Donald Trump." Dude, can you believe that? Danhausen, smart guy, stayed out of it, just saying, "I didn’t say it." But the joke landed because the Knicks' only NBA Finals loss, a 115-111 defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3, happened at Madison Square Garden, the same night Trump was in attendance. It's wild, right?

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s Power Blocked? Stephen A. Pushes the Limits Smith wasn't done, though. He kept pushing the joke, testing Danhausen's supposed powers. He hit him with, "Wait a minute, you’re supposed to be the almighty, the all-powerful Danhausen. Are you scared of the President? Are you scared to say what I said?" Danhausen, staying in character, fired back, "No. Danhausen’s powers can only go so far. ... Oh, Danhausen’s not afraid, but I’m just saying, sometimes those powers get blocked. Every once in a while, one will come across and block it." And then he tied it right back to that Game 3 loss: "That night, it got blocked. But, after that, though, we’ll ignore that one. We’ll go past because they won." It's pure gold, taking a victory lap segment and giving it this wild, political twist. Smith had even warned before Game 3 that Trump's presence could be a distraction, and man, after that loss, the joke just wrote itself. Ultimately, the Knicks still got the job done, beating the Spurs 4-1 for their first NBA title since 1973. That let Danhausen protect his curse bit, while Smith used that single Finals blemish to fire off a quick shot. You gotta love the drama. What crazy take will Stephen A. pull next on his show? This kind of unfiltered fire, that's why we watch, and knowing there's always another wild take coming, that's absolutely something to look forward to!

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