The NBA All-Star Game showcased how global the league has become over the last few decades, with almost an entire team made of players from outside the United States. An American-born player hasn't won the MVP award since James Harden in 2018,

Stephen A. Smith is a master of getting a rise out of people with some truly outlandish takes, but one of his most recent comments on the state of the NBA and potentially the face of the league might have taken the cake.

Basketball is an American sport, and because of that, Stephen A. Smith doesn't think that Victor Wembanyama can be the face of the league even if he is the best player in the NBA.

During the NBA All-Star weekend, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves declared Wembanyama as the new face of the NBA. During an ESPN broadcast, Stephen A. Smith made a controversial argument by saying that he does not believe an international player can be the face of an American sport.