NBA Playoffs Nets Bucks: ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Goes Off On Bruce Brown For Not Passing to Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving

The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 on Thursday 86-83, and late in the game, Bruce Brown took a shot that did not go in, and then took another shot that did not go in.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith went off on Twitter about the decision not to pass the ball to Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving.

The Tweet from Smith can be seen below.

I’m telling you, I like @BruceBrown11, but I might be tempted to BENCH him fir the rest of the damn players. I’m on kidding — just being emotional — but how in the HELL do you NOT pass the ball to @KDTrey5 or give it back to Kyrie? How? How? How?
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 11, 2021

The Milwaukee Bucks were 3.5-point favorites at home against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in Game 3, according to FanDuel.

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