There's no denying that last weekend's All-Star Dunk Contest failed to live up to the expectations many had on what should have been a must-watch spectacle. ESPN broadcaster Stephen A. Smith has now come out with his take on the disappointing event and to say that he was left frustrated by it would be a complete understatement.

As usual, Smith did not hold back with his criticism of what he believes was the worst Dunk Contest in the history of the NBA (h/t First Take on Twitter):

ā€œThat was the worst Slam Dunk Contest in the history of basketball,ā€ Smith started. ā€œIt was a national atrocity. It was awful. Somebody needs to say it so I'm gonna say it. ā€¦ We cannot have this atrocity showing up on a Saturday night for NBA All-Star Weekend. It was a national emabrassment.ā€

Smith went on a two-and-a-half-minute monologue explaining why he believes the Dunk Contest was a complete failure. He even put it into perspective by saying that even he could have joined that Dunk Contest:

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ā€œI'm 54 years old,ā€ Smith continued. ā€œI struggle, Kendrick Perkins, with bad knees, and guess what, I could have missed that many dunks. I mean you didn't do anything I didn't do.ā€

Stephen A Smith was big mad. It was a hilarious speech from ESPN's golden boy (just ask Kendrick Perkins who almost looked like he was going to fall out of his chair in laughter) but the man has a point here. Something definitely has to be done to address this problem.