.Stephen A Smith reacts to Zion Williamson's recent comments on when he will return: "This guy is a fantastic talent. ... He's gotta find a way to get back on the court. Period. Because it's starting to look very bad and it's raising suspicions everywhere."

@stephenasmith Young guys trying to use the Ben Simmons cheat code… get ur big $45million/year bag and figure out how to just get paid to sit on the bench. Kyrie also contributed to that blueprint. Giannis and Embiid deserve $100million/year if this is the standard.

@stephenasmith Him and his stepdad are doing this to force the pelicans to trade him

@stephenasmith If you can’t even suit up or even consider some bench minutes with a game on the line, shows the competitior and lack of determination. Granted I’m not a player but this seems like a wacky excuse

@stephenasmith This is not to be insensitive I can understand the physical issues they happen, but when it creeps into mental that contract is going to be awful for New Orleans

@stephenasmith Ben Simmons has played 317 games in his first 7 seasons since being drafted. Zion Williamson is on pace to play 199.5 games in his first 7 seasons.

@stephenasmith Zion is a fantastic bum. Monies wasted on him. Get a trainer and a clue or get gone . He’s the car that looks good but won’t make the long drives, preferably parked in the drive is his best look! Yep I said it don’t punk out prove your worth! 😵‍💫🏋🏽‍♂️ money will run out:u too?✌🏽

@stephenasmith I know we live in a “no shaming” culture these days. But, dude is just “out of shape” to put it nicely. He is the modern John Williams. It’s just now they can say it’s “mental health” and not he is eating himself out the league🤷🏾‍♂️

@stephenasmith Zion left college too soon, he may have had the talent to go pro, but it's obvious he wasn't ready in many ways, he's a victim of "one and done", I don't always agree with Stephen A., but he is right about suspicions....there appears to be something else!

@stephenasmith I keep telling people this makes it all the more impressive how many games LeBron has played and how few times he's been injured. From a mental standpoint, LeBron came into the league with a tremendous amount of pressure, being the self annoited "King," and he handled all of it

@stephenasmith How did the owners sign a new CBA without addressing this? This has been a problem for a while and 65 games for postseason awards is not going to fix it