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Washington Wizards point guard John Wall says if ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has a problem with him, he should come talk to him like a man face to face instead of venting on Twitter.
For those wondering why there's combativeness between Wall and Smith, when the news broke that Wall was going to have left heel surgery and miss the remainder of the season, Smith went on a rant on Twitter bashing Wall for being out of shape for most of the year and waiting until after he had stellar performances against teams like the Los Angeles Lakers to announce he's having surgery:
Oh Hell No! I do not want to hear this about John Wall. Look, I’m not about to question the legitimacy of his left heel injury. Hell, I won’t even question that it might be best he have season-ending surgery. But where was this when he dropped 40 on the Lakers? Why now….
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) December 30, 2018
Wall spoke to reporters on Monday for the first time since it was announced he was going to have surgery and the five-time All-Star didn't mince his words when it came to addressing Stephen A.:
John Wall on who is almost certainly Stephen A. Smith: "You know who the guy is… It's like this, if you have a personal problem with me, come talk to me like a man… when you want to take things to a personal level, you can have a conversation with me 1-on-1 as a man."
— Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) December 31, 2018
Bone spurs in your foot can flare up at any moment, but Smith seems to be taking issue with the fact that Wall wasn't complaining about this injury when he went off for 40 points against the Lakers and 36 versus the Houston Rockets.
However, that's where Smith showed his lack of knowledge about the injury, as it can sometimes feel worse on other days. It's clear that Wall did his best to fight through the pain and be their for his team, but it got to the point where the pain was getting too much and he was making the ailment worse by playing on it.
Nonetheless, by having the surgery now, Wall will be 100 percent healthy next season. That's really all that matters.
