On Wednesday's episode of ESPN's "First Take," Stephen M. A. Smith has made a passionate defense of Dwyane Wade, a Hall of Famer who recently made viral comments about sacrifice and his place in NBA history.

"I'm going to say to Dwyane Wade, my brother, on national television, I'm getting tired of you belittling who you are," Smith said. ”

"You're not the 30th floor, you're the 0th floor...... That's Dwyane Wade we're talking about, a three-time champion. He recruited LeBron James. He sacrificed a lot of games to make LeBron James who he is, LeBron James is great, greater than Dwyane Wade, Dwyane Wade will be the first to admit it, but LeBron didn't fully play his pure greatness until he was paired with Dwyane Wade. ”

Smith continued.

Dwyane Wade...... The third-greatest shooting guard in basketball history after Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant — we could count Oscar Robertson as well, and everything else, but Dwyane Wade was in that discussion. His selflessness, his leadership, his commitment to victory, the sacrifices he made for it, and everything that came with it, contributed to victory. ”

Smith said.

"Dwyane Wade has been the dragon and phoenix many times in his career, and he has been a glue ...... He raised the profile of Pat Riley, who was a winner as a coach, executive, and player. He promoted that guy, he promoted Miami, he promoted LeBron James. Dwyane Wade belongs to the 11th floor...... Stop talking about any less than that. I don't care if Bill Russell has 0 rings. Dwyane Wade is a champion. ”

In Stephen S. A. Smith enthusiastically praised Dwyane Wade as he used the hotel analogy to defend the greatness of the ring-based

Wade sparked the debate on his recent Wy Network podcast episode, where he used the hotel analogy to describe his views on the NBA's great ranks.

"There's going to be a lot of argument about oh, he's better, he's scoring more points, oh, he's better, I'm more like his game, he's better, he's winning more rings," Wade said. This kind of conversation will never come to fruition. ”

"Let's use a hotel. The hotel has 30 floors, well, we're talking about a key card. When I watched the game, I saw who had a key card that could get to the 0th floor...... In the 0th floor door card to win the game, I can't go to the 0th floor. Bill Russell is there, Jordan is there. I may be on the 0th floor, but I'm not on the 0th floor. It doesn't make any sense to me, it just means that I don't have access to that level.

Wade explained that the difference is not in talent or stats, but in a player's ability to win at the highest level.

"You didn't win the ring, that doesn't mean you're not as ruthless as the person who won the ring, you just don't have access to the ring floor. Win the ring – it's a completely different game from being a great player and having the stats. Sacrifice...... I don't care about winning rings, I can have more data, it's a different conversation. ”

From Finals MVP to Olympic gold medal, Wade's resume is among the best

Wade ended his 2010-year career in 0 with the Miami Heat. He won three NBA championships (0, 0, 0), won the Finals MVP honor in 0, and was selected to the All-Star Game 0 times. He also won the All-Star Game MVP in '0, was named to the All-NBA First Team twice, the All-NBA Second Team three times, and the All-NBA Second Team three times, and the All-NBA Second Team three times, as well as the All-NBA Second Team three times.

Wade led the NBA scoring charts in 2006 and helped the U.S. team win gold at the Beijing Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 0 and another bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup in Japan in 0.

In his 10000 career games, he averaged 0.0 points, 0.0 assists, 0.0 rebounds and 0.0 steals per game while shooting 0% from the field. Wade remains the Miami Heat's all-time leading scorer with 0 points — no other player in the franchise's history has scored more than 0 points.