Kenny Smith addresses Sabrina Ionescu comments during All-Star weekend

Kenny Smith received a ton of backlash for his on-air commentary during the Stephen Curry versus Sabrina Ionescu showdown on All-Star weekend. The TNT analyst argued that Ionescu should not have shot the ball from the NBA three-point line, which is one foot and 7.2 inches further than the WNBA three-point line that she is typically accustomed to.

On Monday, Smith appeared on "The Stephen A. Smith Show" to respond to those who referred to his take as sexist and archaic. Smith believes his comments were misconstrued, as he was trying to point out that Curry had an unfair advantage over his female counterpart due to the reps he had put in from the NBA range.

"Most people who know basketball understood what I was talking about," Smith said, via Sports Illustrated. "Actually, I was advocating for her, more than anything else, because basketball is muscle memory. So he practices from one range, she practices from another.

"There’s even a study… the guy who throws darts. And if you move him out even one step, his accuracy changes dramatically. …So I'm like, 'Why is [Curry] getting the advantage, to shoot at his line?' That's an advantage. It's not gender, it's not genetics."