I’m a fan of trash talk. I think it is part of being competitive. We’re just two days into the NBA season and it’s started up early. The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons on opening night. Following the game, Nuggets big man Kenneth Faried attributed part of his team’s win to Piston’s big man Josh Smith shooting after his shot lost it’s heat, Smith responded with a few critiques of his own.
He also believes the Manimal “fears” him:
“He fears me,” Smith said. “He’s scared of me, so, of course, he’ll talk about me in the paper. He won’t do it to me in my face. If you have to hide behind a microphone or smartphone, so be it. I don’t mind.”
I reached out to Kenneth Faried and he’s reply was “No comment”
