Stephen A. Smith calls Jalen Rose 'crazy' for voting Kyrie Irving as All-NBA 3rd team player

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The NBA on Wednesday officially announced the voting results for the 2021-22 regular-season awards.

Each year, a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters votes for the awards, but one media member, Jalen Rose, appears to regret one of his choices.

Prior to Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat on Wednesday, Rose expressed his regret for being the only person to vote for Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving as a third-team All-NBA player. Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young received the award after getting 77 third-team votes. 

Analysts' Jalen Rose and Stephen A. Smith pose for a photo during the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers on December 11, 2021, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

"I need to fall on the sword because I’m the lone person that voted Kyrie Irving third-team All-NBA," Rose said on ESPN's "NBA Countdown." "Now, I get mesmerized by his talent, but it was a mistake to put him on third team. I'm glad that didn't cost Trae Young his spot, who deserved it more. So, I'm going to owe that." 

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Fellow analyst Stephen A. Smith then appeared to lose it after learning of Rose's decision on the air.

"I want you to explain what in God’s name made you think at any point that Kyrie Irving, who played 29 games this year, missed 53 games. How in God’s name is he a third-team All-NBA? On any day, any hour, any minute of this season. How?!" Smith asked.

"First off, I don’t think you heard the part about, [where] I said that was a mistake," Rose responded. "That was a bad