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Elle Duncanguest20

It is acceptable and normal to recognize exceptional individual athletes as the faces of their respective leagues.

“I think there is nothing wrong, Stephen A, with exceptionalizing women. We exceptionalize men. We say that the face of the NBA is LeBron James. That's okay.”

Stephen A. Smith · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topic

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