"They won one," said Smith, referring to the Thunder. "Those teams that they're talking about have won multiple championships ...

Smith's lack of clarity evidently cost him both on and off the court. A prime example was the last-minute blunder in Game One ...

When athletes come into the NBA, they are usually earning the kind of money they could only dream about growing up. Overnight, their lives change. But not just theirs, also everyone around them.