'You're so disrespectful to James Harden!' - Stephen A. blasts Max Kellerman | First Take
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Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams strongly disagree with Max Kellerman's take that the Memphis Grizzlies' matchup vs. the Houston Rockets is a bigger game for rookie Ja Morant than James Harden.
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Stephen A speaks in CAPITAL LETTERS 😂
He's a boomer
Daniel Aggrey facts 😂
Yup
And exclamations! 😂😂
😂🤣😂😂facts 💯
I love how Max mentions the Rockets are 1 game up on the Jazz but doesn’t mention they’re 1 game behind the Clips for 3 spot... and 2.5 behind Nuggets for 2 seed
Collin Loring exactly I thought I was the one that realizes
Collin Loring exactly I thought I was the one that realizes
He’s a clown
Max getting too unhinged to care about such things.
What's there to love
I feel like they bring Jay on just to double team on Max
Totally! Jay just salty cos Max (The boxing guy) was the only one to pick the Raps last year..
Stephen A: You're so disrespectful to Harden!
Max: Who's that?
Enough of this type of stale copycat comment already!
Anyone threatening his Clippers gets no respect 😂🤦🏾♂️
@@KevyB.
Kev Mill: These comments are stale!
Me: You're wrong and here's why
This is getting ridiculous he has never experienced the upset him losing to the Spurs (Won 67 Games ) he gets hate him losing to (73 Warriors )gets hate but how bout guys like Dirk And Nash that got knocked off first round Mvp Season how bout Kobe First round exit ?? How bout Kd joined a team to win harden is the most Hated Player of All time
DEVIN BOOKER He lost to the spurs who won 61games in 2017 not 67 games.
Clippers loses games in February
Stephen A: Clippers are unraveling
Also Stephen A: idc if Rockets lose by 20, ITS A REGULAR SEASON GAME
Exactly
It’s a big difference for the Los Angeles Load Managers
PLUG CAP why?
waffleman because they have more things to worry about than the rockets, but that’s only my opinion
Exactly!!!! He is a clippers Hater!!!! He loves LeBron!!!
THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE IS ON THE LINE
Tonight, 8 PM ET, only on ESPN
Won't even waste my time watching that 😂
@@chosenjuan0252 i mean if you hate Harden, i hear he will be crucified tonight after the game if the rockets lose. source: max
lmao
why they even talking about this game? this segment should've been an email
lmaoooo
James Harden normalized 40 pt games. An offensive weapon
Real Is Real did he really though ?
Real Is Real I mean you getting like 20 points off free throws lol who wouldn’t?
A free throw line weapon*
@@Dranzerl the people who didn't do it before him 🤷🏾♂️
Man normalized more career free throws made than field goals made.
Me casually listening to SAS: "The Rockets could lose by 20. WHO CARES"
Me: Lmao facts like its a regular season game
Me in the back of my mind as a Rockets fan: "wait dont say that dont speak that into existence" 😂😂
Bruh , as a gambler i heard that and im second guessing taking the rockets now ..
Enough of this type of stale copycat comment already!
not funny
Same 😂😂😂😂😂
As a 🚀 fan o agree
And your disrespectful to every boxer that's not American Stephen A
Arbaab Asif 👏
Arbaab Asif out of Curiosity how
Every sportsman that isnt American or black
Id K wb mcgregor
@@benphillips9774 lets not forget he also disrespected both conor mcgregor by downplaying cowboy cerone (an american) while also saying cowboy quit. A ufc fighter quit... Stephen a is just a hypocrite
I bet Stephen A screams at his dreams while he sleeping!!! Lol
Kenny Harris stop it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣😂😂😂😂you just killed me
THIS IS BLASPHEMOUS!
🤣🤣😂😂💯💯
Max “when they needed him most” Kellerman
6:55 Stephen A - “You can’t help him, whys he’s allowed to talk basketball?? I worry about sometimes, I really do.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stephen A should learn to listen more and talk less
mad disrespect, they both chat BS, though max's quality has dropped since last decade
Junaid Ahmad what max is saying makes sense. Well maybe he should specify that it’s important for the rockets not harden. But Stephen A needs to listen
@@M.K464 its not the first time stephen A has embarassed himself by talking non sense.. I only watch first tke to see his out burst..Max has way more basketball knowledge than stephen A lol
@@M.K464, na I agree with him today. Lately he said he is a lakers fan and he has ALWAYS been a lakers fan. And other recent things that I don't remember at the moment. I wasn't talking about today
I'd be shocked if Harden James dropped less than 30 in this game
Real Is Real
Well considering that’s well below his average, yes what you said is how everyone should feel about it
He doesnt score like that anymore. He rather get doubled a let russ get 30 and roco get 20
didn't that happen a few games ago lol
Dropped 30...
Real Is Real had 30 on the dot in a blowout win
I feel like Stephen A has been forcing these outbursts lately
Ever since max put him in check and showed more knowledge about the Kaepernick debacle, he grew some conscious.
T Banda Which episode?
Mizukage Yagura lmao i was about to say which episode max is an idiot when it comes to basketball
Yeah, he was really over the top with boxing trainer Teddy Atlas the other day. What he was saying was humorous at times, but he looked very seriously exasperated.
Especially when he has to bully his point to TRY to be right about his stance. SAS Smith was wrong on this point.
Stephen A got me worried about his blood pressure
ALL I KNOW THIS IS HARDENS BEST YEAR DUE TO HIS IMPROVED DEFENCE AND WESTBROOK IS KILLING TEAMS
Miguel Arredondo He’s still garbage 🗑
@Brennan Martini They will choke on playoffs. They can't manage pressure.
@@rodrigom7185 Westbrook doesn't choke
“How is he allowed to talk basketball”. Uhhhh how are you allowed to talk mma 😂
Facts
Cornelius Fisher my thoughts exactly
James "When you needed him most" Harden
babyspudzable This is getting ridiculous he has never experienced the upset him losing to the Spurs (Won 67 Games ) he gets hate him losing to (73 Warriors )gets hate but how bout guys like Dirk And Nash that got knocked off first round Mvp Season how bout Kobe First round exit ?? How bout Kd joined a team to win harden is the most Hated Player of All time
Cornelius Fisher but when he average 37 vs warriors this year they said pass more when he was playing like a facilitator versus the San Antonio Spurs they said Score more It’s literally the narrative
DEVIN BOOKER the fact you brought up the spurs series where he attempted only like 8 shots at home in an elimination game with Leonard not playing days everything we need to know about Harden.
@@devinbooker4151 All the players you mentioned faced criticism... Especially Kobe... But when it came to Dirk, you always had the argument on whether he can lead a team on his own... Nash gets harsh criticism till this day...
DEVIN BOOKER Nah, his numbers ALWAYS drop when the playoffs come around. Every single time.
i like how max keeeps his face straight when he knows hes wrong.
Blu ASMR hes definitely right
JUST THINKING THIS 😂😂😂😂😂
Sid Carter harden does bad in playoffs, harden wants to win championship, harden needs home court advantage in first court advantage to do better. Morant isn’t going to win a single game in the playoffs. How is this not a bigger game for harden?
@@fufuman27 It's going to mean nothing, even if the Rockets do win vs the Thunder. The media will just sidestep it and when they lose to the Lakers or Clippers, boom, he choked, can't win a championship, is a lazy defender, it'll probably happen.
Max is talking about home court advantage, Stephan A is screaming like a girl
SAS is making a valid point. Max is talking about the rockets not harden, which doesn’t make sense
Their 1 game behind the clippers, so if the clippers lose tonight does that mean they lose home court advantage until playoff time, no it’s one game, there’s like 25 games left, why would this be a big game for harden?
@@saidufofanah2210 do they? That's mathematics not philosophy
@@jaydub5449 Max is maybe looking at it like boxing where a loss, especially against a rookie or someone deigned beneath you, is catastrophic. This isn't that. This is basketball where there are ready-made excuses for losing, like back-to-backs and injuries etc, baked into the PHILOSOPHY of the game. Max needs to chill out.
@@arthurchukwumerije648 my take was: the season is closing out and home court advantage is important to the Rockets
This show should be called "Yelling at each other about Sports"
And making the mood of any viewer....change... and health hazard to our ears...
That sounds like a Family Guy cut scene.
Max " with the fate of the universe on the line " Kellerman
Enough of this type of stale copycat comment already!
😂😂😂
Rockets will finish as the 2 seed if all starters play the remaining games
Stephen A didn’t understand Max’s question clearly...
Ryan you can say the same thing about the clippers though, the rockets are only a game behind them, if the clippers lose tonight they lose home court, would you agree with that analogy.
Stephen A is living proof that if you just scream and talk louder people will think you're right lol
I never heard anything so true in my life!!!! lol you're right all he does is scream
You spelled dummies wrong
Someone tell Stephen A Smith to keep that same energy with Joel Embiid when it comes to disrespect.
87_Michael Joel will get respect when he actually starts being more consistent with his dominance...
87_Michael This is getting ridiculous he has never experienced the upset him losing to the Spurs (Won 67 Games ) he gets hate him losing to (73 Warriors )gets hate but how bout guys like Dirk And Nash that got knocked off first round Mvp Season how bout Kobe First round exit ?? How bout Kd joined a team to win harden is the most Hated Player of All time
“I know don’t even know how he’s allowed to talk basketball!” Stephen says as he clearly loses the debate lol Max even offered for them to plead their case for Ja and they couldn’t even do it 😂😂
its such an obvious answer Max should know its more important for Morant. Houstan could lose 10 straight games and still make the playoffs. They don't need to answer his question.
Josh G that’s debatable. If the rockets lose home court advantage it could be catastrophic for their championship hopes. Even if Memphis loses the 8th seed who cares?? No one expected them to be this good anyways
Tim Cuffman because the grizzlies are in danger of missing the playoffs completely. The Rockets aren’t. Two starters are missing significant time and btw they got smoked in this game. They have Zion and the Pels three games behind them with 20 some games left. They’re not sitting pretty like Max is trying to tell you they are. Harden played 25 minutes total, none in the fourth quarter because the game was over by halftime and still had 30 and 7. It’s absurd that’s it’s even a topic and they were right for not even entertaining him with an answer.
Goatin Aroun rockets aren’t losing homecourt advantage buddy
They’re only talking about it this way because ESPN flexed this game into prime time before Jaren Jackson Jr and Brandon Clarke were hurt. They knew it would be a blowout with the grizzlies missing two starters so they needed to drum up the interest during the day. That’s it.
Once again wiping the spit off my face every time max says a word with a "p" in it
As supposed to EVERY WORD SAS SAYS lol loud spit coming atcha
@@keith.loves.lasagna hahhha
We gotta be ready go rockets
First max kellerman is a tom Brady hater now he a James harden hater
He saw High Noon get cancelled..
He need some more hot takes
Joseph Bellotti
He's fully right about Harden.
Joseph Bellotti he is reaching when talking about brady, but harden hasn’t even made the finals(as a leader, not a 6th man lmao). Harden will be clowned as long as he has no rings, since he playing “dribble-dribble-dribble” (as Chuck called it) and taking Ls when it matter the most
Harden was the only player in the league who came close to beating the best team of all time in the last 5 years yet y’all act like he’s trash. Check his playoff numbers last season
He’s a clown
“Why is he allowed to talk basketball??” 😂😂 -Stephen A
“Why is he allowed to talk basketball” 😂🤣💀💀💀💀
Max disrespects James Harden and Tom Brady, nothing new hear. Its like the same with Stephen A disrespectful to every European NBA Prospect (Luka Dončić, Kristaps Porziņģis and even Nikola Jokić).
At least one keeps his volume constant, the other I have to turn down the speaker for.
Scruff D0g Im guessing yall pick and choose when to quote stephan a. He religiously states luka is special
Yep cause Steven A Smith understand that they all garbage players at best!!!!
Stephen A: *on the splurge of having a heart attack*
Max: 😐
Jay Williams always get Stephen A’s side no matter what lmao
No he even said James harden is the best player in basketball last year
Jay believes in the Rockets. It also makes sense that Ja needs this game otherwise those 3 teams that are close to them will catch up.
this gus steven a be screaming why wouldnt u be on his side lol
Yahia ali do you listen to his words or you can’t comprehend which one
Let’s be honest here James harden was the best player ever since last year look at his averages he putting up when you look at wilt you look at his stats eye stat James harden is literally top 5 in offensive greats
Max, Rockets torched the jazz in the playoffs, stop acting like they go out every year in the first round
Guarantee you if he’s asked who’d win a series between those two he’d say the Jazz while saying Gobert would be a problem for them lmao
Rockets may not go out in the 1st round every year.....but they DO GO HOME EVERY YEAR. Just accept reality and everything will be fine. :-)
Zachariah-Bin Yisrayl 😂😂😂
@@zachariah-binyisrayl5570 Bruh do you realize that the Rockets have lost to probably the best team ever assembled, we aint going home to nobody. Literally, no one beat a healthy Warriors team in the playoff, just accept that the reality is that rockets were and are an elite team and everything will be fine.
@@ashmitbhatnagar9027 warriors ain't in it this year, so who u think is gonna threaten rockets this year?
The James Harden hate is extremely amazing considering he don’t beef with nobody and just goes out and hoops. Most people hating don’t even watch the rockets, just he say she say word of mouth bs.
💯
True
GodVibesOnly 713 James hardens eyebrow game strong
Harden Went from top 5 to not mentioned at all - max 2019
Max is actually making a lot of sense. If ja Morant and the Grizzlies lose by 30 no one would care, which means there is all upside for ja Morant because whatever his team does tonight doesn’t really matter unless they win. If harden and the rockets lose by 30 it would make them look really bad, and people are going to talk down on their performance. 🤷🏽♂️ don’t understand why they don’t understand that
Did Stephen A. Just say he doesn’t know why Max is allowed to basketball? Keep that same energy with MMA Stephen A.
The rockets will silence a lot of haters this year
Digonto Zahid this time they have another MVP 💪🏽 on their side
Sean Clarke rockets are going to win it all
Digonto Zahid this time he has the spacing to get to the lane and find shooters
@@sankeerthkoshy61 he had kd before and couldnt do that lmao
@The Truth so the only way to win a championship is to have shooters all around?
Max looking like he ate the last piece of chocolate cake laughing like that in the thumbnail 😂
This whole video they’re saying why max is wrong, but they never mentioned why this game is important for Ja
Stephen A. Resorts to theatrics when he’s losing an argument 😂
Hahaha...my nan used say..amateur dramatics...to us when kids...
Vs the warriors last year in playoffs
Averaged 34(more than kawhi)
44% shooting(higher than kawhi)
Klay played entire series(4 full games got hurt in the other two vs kawhi)
Kd played 5 games(one half vs kawhi)
Fans: harden = choker
Kawhi > Jesus
They hatin but know nothin
I think the choker narrative started long before the 2019 conference semifinals. It started in 2012 and has held up to this day.
BlockedByGinobili Headass not really.. he choked 2012 and 2017 vs spurs that’s really it. And he’s been playing the warriors and at no point has had a fair chance at beating them. Nobody even thought the warriors could lose a game at all let alone an actual series until the rockets showed them otherwise. Then the expectations went from them having to chance to fans expecting them to win but I look at it as a testament to everyone’s respect for harden. They say he’s trash because they expect better out of him(because deep down they know he’s great but don’t want to admit)
greatest599 missing 25 straight 3s over a two game stretch in 2018 vs Golden State was choking. 4 turnovers in the 4th quarter while facing elimination against Golden State in 2019 is choking as well imo. being outplayed by a rookie Dame is also choking.
KD got hurt in the first quarter of game 5. he played 4 games against Houston
“you can’t help him” 😂😂
The funny thing in all this is that SAS’s mike isn’t even on. That’s just the sound the camera is capturing on its own 😂👍🏽
I agree wit max rockets deff need that home court
marcus etheridge rockets are 2.5 behind nuggets and 1 behind clips. Rockets are going for the 2 seed
Max Kellerman : Harden chokes in playoffs, he has to prove it he can carry the rockets in playoffs
Also Max Kellerman : BuT tHe CliPpErS have PAUL GEORGE so they are coming out of the west and winning it all
Venkat Vishal V haha facts. Playoff P is a real thing don’t forget... always choking
Venkat Vishal V Harden doesn’t really choke in the playoffs. Only time he didn’t show up was the spurs series when he was the only star.
Madmax 437 and the warriors in 2015
the main thing is he doesnt get the same calls so his efficiency drops by quite a margin
Venkat Vishal V
Very stupid comment...The Clippers have Kawhi, Max never said Paul George will carry the Clippers, he's a 2nd option, Harden is a 1st option.
Max:
Stephen A: STOP DISRESPECTING THAT MAN
Man... I love that throwback grizzlies logo
James hardens Rockets?
Westbrook: Am I joke to you?
Its James's team still
It’s definitely Hardens team, and he’s the better player.
You tards it’s Westbrook’s team now lmfao 😂 look at the stat line 😂😂😂
@@precisetruth1886 dumb sia u look at their last 4 or 5 games still hardens team
Lol Stephen A been going at Max harder than usual lately
Harden need to worry about not choking in the playoffs
0:01 lol the way Jay and Stephen A react
I don't watch basketball but this makes me want to watch the game.
Ja Morant is a more efficient baby Westbrook I love his heart but REGULAR SEASON Harden is a demigod he might drop 50 tonight
Mr Q Ceaz why yall keep comparing this man to russell? Smh i swear yall just see a pg that can dunk and assume its russell. Dude plays nothing like russell...better passer,jumper,and doesnt force ANYTHING.
@@MIGGYME1 so is Wall like Westbrook? Is Fox like Westbrook? Wait what about Simmons is he like Westbrook? NOOOOOOOOO I'm clearly saying that for a reason the way he carries himself his aggression & style of play is very similar to Westbrook TF are you talkin about?
Mr Q Ceaz 💯👌
MIGGYME1 Ja is on record saying he idolizes Westbrook and models his game after him
Twizzy that doesnt mean he plays like westbrook. Lebron idolized AI....does he play like him??? Thank you
2:30 is like when your mom be yelling at you and your brother
When both Stephen a and Jay Williams looked into the camera🤣🤣
Look at Stephen A and Jay Will’s reactions when Max starts talking @ 0:02. It’s hilarious 😂
Brandon Spence should be a meme😂😂😂
Max is sniffing something amazing, how you gonna say this game is more important for Harden than Ja whos a rookie who still has more more to prove in the NBA
man this has to be the funniest segment
this thumbnail is great lmao
Stephen A: " feuuary"
First take dabate topics: Lebron, LA teams, Zion, Harden, the 76ers and Lebron again.
hardens not a usual topic lebron LA zion the 6ers and maybe giannis i would say
Bro I just loved watching jay sit there in the middle watching max and sas debate
These dudes add so many layers to the debate that I forget what they were supposed to be debating about in the first place
"If a game is of importance in February" pretty sure that sums up everything you need to know about Stephen A and Harden's attitude. Last time I checked, every game counts
This is why nba ratings are down because the media keeps telling fans the regular season doesn’t matter!
irGuilty Highly doubt it. Sure there’s other reasons
Cornelius Fisher if it was up to max kellerman there wouldn’t even be a regular season
I’ll RKO max 🤦♂️
Outta nowhere??
🤣
Jay at 1:45 is all of us whenever Molly interrupts
Stephen A. was so ready to yell he doesn't even understand max's argument
I agree with this. Max's biggest issue has been that he thinks on a different level to most sports analysts. Sometimes its good and othertimes its bad. But he has a very analytical mind and generally keeps his heart out of it
simon bagnall highly doubt that.
Kobe is the best one on one player not harden Stephen A trippin on that 1.
Facts
If Rockets can finish above the Clippers, then watch out. That means Lakers & Clippers would match up in the 2nd round
No it doesnt could be
1 LAL
2 HOU
3 LAC
4 DEN
F K no lol , the nuggets would be in 2nd or 3rd clippers fall to 4th
Joshua Johnson you right
Wheres the follow up video?
Its time for the next segment 😂😂
Harden-Westbrook slander
💉
My veins
If Rockets get 2nd seed or 1st D’Antoni better get coach of the year and Russ better be in that MVP conversation
Hahaha
Stephen A got him this time
James Harden gotta come up big in the playoffs to change the narrative around him
Hector L. Feliciano he averaged 35 against the warriors last year
BG2013 doesn’t really matter if you don’t win. Nobody talks about how much MJ averaged in series against Celtics or Detroit or the Magic when he lost. If you are that guy in basketball you got to get your team over the hump
@@Luiiciano how does it not matter? The topic is about him choking
Do you even know what you're talking about? People say he chokes in the playoffs but he averages above 30 against one of the greatest teams of all time? How is that choking
My JEE account smh choking is about moments. Not series. In every big moment, James Harden has come up small.
@@myjeeaccountsmh2625 because in KEY MOMENTS he was non existent. Hes a high volume shooter who always has the ball in his hands. He will easily have 30. But he wasn't scoring those points in the key moments
Thank you Max. Keep spreading the truth about that perennial playoff choker Harden people seem to forget who he is.
I swear the thumbnail is more entertaining than the video 🤣😂
"It's a bigger game for Harden."" The look on Stephen A and Jay's faces after he said that was priceless lol
Stephen "The Houston at the Houston Rockets" A. Smith
I really hope rockets will beat the clips at the playoffs, just to see Max reaction lol
Not going to happen Houston will be gone in the first round trust
I really hope rockets will beat the lakers in the playoffs, just to see SAS reaction lol
@@lakenyawatley459 lmfao ya right. We dickin on both la teams
Lakenya Watley you hope they will be gone the first round lol
@@Kirbystare1992 they not
I going to tell you why I love your show,it's the way you do your thing which is to me killermam knows it he just do it anyway to put spicy on the show and I love it he does it very well
Ofc regular season don’t mean non-thing plays off are different like last season when every one said OKC 4-0 Portland in the regular season but when play offs hit OKC got 4-1 lol
Stop having jay williams on the show
PLEASE
Dude agrees with everything SAS says and then says he has nothing to say lol
First take hasn't been good in so long they try so hard to disagree with each other and end up arguing semantics. Undisputed has been way more entertaining
ريان NOW THATS A STUPID STATEMENT LOL UNDISPUTED WISHES IT WAS AS GOOD AS FIRST TAKE LOL U DUMB BUDDY
Stupid statement
Idk everything on Undisputed turns into an MJ, LBJ argument, even when they’re not talking basketball lol
Just here after the game Rockets smoked the grizzlies and Harden out scored Ja. Max is so disrespectful bruh that’s insane. He might have forgotten that Harden is an former MVP
I said it here first Ja and Harden goin for 50+ each tonight
Harden needs to win first
Well they beat the rockets last time so lets run it back with covington
Wasnt clint there too?
I watched that game those grizzlies came out hungry. I don't think westbrook was playing that no excuse. Let's run it back
Stephen A: hold my cap locks
Max out here quoting Avatar the last airbender “when the world needed him most, he vanished” 😂😂
Abe the Bae Facts 💀 15 years anniversary of greatness btw 🐐
Ugo brown real talk one of the best shows ever
Stephen A and Jay can’t handle Max spitting facts 😂
Ja isn't even ROTY with a 3 month head start. just a other Dearen Fox... Rockets are UNGUARDABLE
ja will be roty
iONLYrobWHITE DrugDealers Russ is gonna dog Ja...
Jay Williams be waiting for the camera to show him so he can execute his theatrics. 1:43
Every game featuring Memphis is a important game from here on out they are barely in the playoffs and there are some exciting teams fighting for that eighth seed
James harden is a great future hall of famer 💯 real talk
When his career ends I promise many will be singing a different toon ring or not you might not think so right now it needs sometime to set in just make sure you comeback to this comment lol p.s. this video didn’t age well