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The 2026 NBA Draft<\/a> finally saw the top college prospects get chosen along with some friendly fire among ESPN and basketball analysts on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Jay Williams, Richard Jefferson and Kenny Smith were among those covering the draft and offering their analysis during the event. One exchange among the three former NBA players went awry and led to an awkward moment.<\/p>\n

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ESPN recalled the moments each former player was drafted. Smith went No. 6 overall in 1987 to the Sacramento Kings<\/a>, Richard Jefferson was selected at No. 13 by the Houston Rockets before being traded to the New Jersey Nets in 2001 and Williams was chosen No. 2 overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2001. Williams\u2019 career was cut short due to a motorcycle crash.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Kevin Negandhi asked why Williams received a big ovation. Williams explained that most people who had gone to Duke<\/a> were from the New York or New Jersey area.<\/p>\n

“They also didn’t see the future coming, so they were cheering,” Jefferson said.<\/p>\n

Williams responded, “Wow.”<\/p>\n

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Smith admitted that Williams was an “unbelievable talent” but “his career trajectory would’ve been a lot different if he didn’t like motorcycles<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Williams tried to brush it off, saying all of what Smith was saying was “on record” and that he “wrote a book about it.”<\/p>\n

“I guess everybody that goes to Duke isn’t that smart,” Jefferson quipped. “What? He wrote a book about it. I\u2019m agreeing with him.”<\/p>\n

The awkwardness filled the air after that as the Toronto Raptors<\/a> were getting ready to make a selection.<\/p>\n

Williams\u2019 incident occurred in June 2003. He suffered a fractured pelvis, three torn ligaments in his knee and he severed a nerve in his leg. Williams violated the terms of his contract by riding the motorcycle in the first place.<\/p>\n

He tried to make his way back into the NBA through the G League but never got there. He played 75 games for the Bulls in his rookie season and averaged 9.5 points per game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/espns-jay-williams-faces-awkward-ribbing-colleagues-nba-draft <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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