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Stephen A. Smith has responded to President Donald Trump claiming he has \u201clow IQ\u201d after the Knicks\u2019 Game 3 loss.<\/p>\n
It all started when Trump gave an interview after the game.<\/p>\n
A reporter asked Trump how he responds to Stephen<\/span> A<\/span>. <\/span>Smith<\/span> saying he\u2019d blame <\/span>him<\/span> if the Knicks lost tonight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He replied with,<\/a> \u201cI think he\u2019s a nice guy, but you need a certain aptitude to run for president. You need a high IQ. I\u2019m not sure that Stephen has that. I don\u2019t think he does actually.\u201d<\/p>\n SAS was NOT HAPPY with these remarks from Trump. And went on a three-minute-plus rant on ESPN about it.<\/p>\n \u201cI put my IQ up against yours any day of the week,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n \u201cI could go one better and ask why you\u2019ve been running from me for the past year since I wanted to talk to you? I could ask you to debate me, since you think you\u2019re that dude \u2013 we could go a myriad of ways, but I\u2019m not gonna let you off the hook.<\/p>\n \u201cI appreciate the fact that you called me a nice guy, because I actually am a very nice guy until you tug at me. After that, I\u2019ve got to show my other side.<\/p>\n \u201cMy other side came out last night when I recognised that businesses were compromised, because you showed up. The crowd that surrounded Madison Square Garden and its surrounding areas, you compromised. I thought you were about the economy? I thought you were about helping New Yorkers?<\/p>\n \u201cHave the New York Knicks benefited? The answer would happen to be no. This is a sports show, so I won\u2019t go any further than that.\u201d<\/p>\n But, Smith did in fact go further.<\/p>\n He warned the President to \u201cstay the hell away\u201d from the rest of the series.<\/p>\n \u201cJalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Karl Anthony-Towns all played better when you weren\u2019t there,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe crowd was festive, hyped and more intimidating when you weren\u2019t there. Businesses were thriving before you showed up. There was noise reverberating off the walls of Madison Square Garden, before you showed up.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is what you\u2019ve done. I thought you were a New Yorker? I thought you cared? I thought it mattered to you? Evidently, it didn\u2019t and do you know how we know? Because you\u2019re actually talking about coming back for game four.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s clear you need your rest and the New York Knicks need it too \u2026 give New Yorkers a break and stay at the White House. Do whatever it is you gotta do, but just stay the hell away from the New York Knicks for the rest of this series.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Donald Trump MSG Visit Sparks Huge Backlash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n