Smith said Durant has been “leaderless” when addressing the question of whether the two-time finals MVP can lead Phoenix to a championship. Suns teammates came to Durant’s defense, saying he’s an easy target, and defended his leadership style. They said he’s not a “rah, rah" type, but he will call out teammates.

Stephen A. Smith didn’t take Kevin Durant’s recent comments lightly and responded with his own critique on ‘The Stephen A. Smith Show.’

Is Kevin Durant a good leader? The question has hung over him for much of his career and bubbled up again last month via Stephen A. Smith.