Sophie Cunningham laughs at Stephen A Smith’s belittling claim about White NBA players

Sophie Cunningham praised Luka Doncic’s strong start to the NBA season and mocked Stephen A. Smith’s claim that the Lakers could not win a championship with three White players among their leaders. Smith had argued that Doncic, Austin Reaves and Walker Kessler needed more Black teammates, while Cunningham said Doncic’s performances made the claim look foolish.

The article says the trio ranks first in the NBA on ESPN advanced analytics, while the Lakers have the league’s 10th-best championship odds. It attributes that gap to the quality of the supporting cast, which it describes as weak and mostly Black, and argues the trio is not the source of the team’s limitations. Doncic is averaging just under 40 points per game, according to the article.