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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith goes on a WILD RANT about Anthony Davis and his performance against the Denver Nuggets. Then, the panel debate if the Phoenix Suns or the Golden State Warriors are a bigger threat in the West.
0:00 Is AD's play concerning?
3:00 Windy's take
5:00 Stephen A. GOES OFF
8:30 Bigger threat: Suns or Warriors?
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I scored the same amount of points as AD in the 2nd half laying on my couch eating lays chips! 😂😂
I’m from the future: after NBA has cashed in on Lebron they stop covering up. Huge ped scandal ensues. Lebron then comes out as trans.
@@TransKidsMafiaWhen does he move out of your head?
😂😂😂😂
Ahahah😂🍻
@@sg-duwap_yt8209 That's his imaginary uncle that never showed him attention or acknowledge him ever in his life so he's butthurt.
Thank you Stephen A for saying what needs to be said about AD.
AD playing like full garbage out there. Highest paid garbage in the league
Just yesterday he tried to act like AD is a better player than Scottie Pippen
Everyone been saying this
@@TP-pq9xxwell he is 😭
Ikr, people are way too focused on Dangelo Russell, instead of the superstar on the team
You have to bring the effort when going up against a rivalry team that just eliminated you in the playoffs. Stephen A. Is on point.
Stephen Curry always is on point.
Swept*
I love when Stephen A rants like this 😌🤣
Stephen A is as enjoyable as Chris Berman from NFL 2K5.
@purwantiallan5089 your opinion is noted and disregarded
The Julius Randle/Knicks rant last season was hilarious 😂
I commend LeBron for trying to give the torch to Anthony Davis, but the Lakers are going to have to accept that that shit will never happen 😂😂😂
Frlll
Yup😂
It has to happen, or they have to look elsewhere, or accept they're not good enough. Lebron cannot carry the team in his 21st season, it just ain't happening. And he used to be against managing minutes, but this time, it is a collective decision between him and his team and Lakers staff. Or, Lakers could trade him and get another player to go alongside AD. However, the problem is AD and they need to fix that.
😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly. They should have moved off him in the off season…we’ve all seen enough to know he ain’t got that dog in him.
Lmao when Stephen A Smith screamed ZERO, I apologized to him through my phone.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭
Was real anger in his face lmfao
@@CAPRISUNBLAZE Lmaooo right! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seeing you damn near everywhere now
@@bighawaii You following me lol just kidding 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmfao 😭😂💀
I agree with everything Steven A said....Bron carried the team and he shouldn't have to
Facts
He hit the nail on the head with this one, as a die hard Laker fan, Six Flags was the perfect description, imo AD needs to get 30 and 10 every night no excuses with that kind of talent
I wish Shannon was here to discuss this too. But Stephen A is right about AD!
Yep ad garbage fuk dst guy
That’s about all he’s right on.
Not one bit 😂😂😂
Shannon probably ran away from the challenge like a true LeBron guy
@@MindoftheNorthStarL
SAS is right on this! AD was talking smack off-season and didn't back it up. AD is so inconsistent. Lmaooooo...its the "Busting your ass" for me. 😂🤣😂🤣
I am so glad I was not around people when SAS said that comment about busting their ass bc I just laughed out loud. I was not expecting that at all. It was priceless
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂FACTS😂😂😂😅
This was a Stephen A masterclass !!! 😂😂😂😂😂
They trying to calm him down 😂. I felt it in my soul when he said "timeout...I love basketball "
Right! I do too. Those of us who do, love to see the marquee matchups and the top players go at it with one another.
If AD came out with 40, 45 and they lost, it's a different story. But if you don't show up after all that talk, you get Stephen A.
if he came up with 25 or even just 10 in the second half it would be a different story 😭
@@crystalizedExposed Fax
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
cholo vibes against canelo.
Hands down one of the best Stephen A takes 🔥
This is one of the most simple and obvious take he’s ever made and he makes it every year lol
@@fatheadgamerr3002Stephen A is so passionate..
@@JamesLee-nw8kzI agree😂😂
no hes talking shit🤣 ad did not talk smack to denver
No it isn't he's an ass
SAS: "62 million dollars?" Mad Dog: "Thats the Lakers Fault." 😂😂 Gotta love this show lol
7:06 Stephen A was FED UP‼️😂😂
That "zero, zero"!! Took me out. Rewinded like 6x 😂😂. Classic.
Me too 😂...the was he called him TRASH tho 😆
The busting your a$$ comment had me dying laughing
Reminds me of when he said that to Joel Embiid 😂😂😂
Bruh watching ESPN on a VCR.
Shannon needs to be on the show everyday
Facts!!!
Uh no
@DXAdamJensen uh yes, you tripping
No, he works better in spurts.
He’s to busy with his club shay shay and nightcap podcast
Stephen A: 🙄 Girlll, that’s not where my mind is” 😅😂
It's weird how they just don't wanna give any credit to Denver for shutting him down.
This was meant to be Anthony Davis' league at some point during his career. Instead the other 3 bigs in the league all have MVPs and he hasn't even come close. Thats Giannis embid and jokic
People kill embiid but at least he has 2 scoring championships and an MVP. You put 2021 LeBron with embiid and embiid gets a chip too
@@DahlinSilesile-rc4lk you put lebron wit embid right now and they win a chip. It’s simple
@@Gofrozelmao yeah right
@@demetricchatman8318 easily lil bro
@@Gofroze Nah bro I can’t see it but we’ll never know
Omg Shannon would’ve lit AD’s ass up too 🤣😭😭
Yeah it would have been ugly 😂😂
He def would've lite his ass up.
Now if I see 0-6 starting off the season I'm panicking
Why did AD only shoot 6 shots in 2 quarters? The coaching has to be held somewhat accountable as well
AD doesn't have "IT". That's just what it is.
Stephen A def had that Embiid energy for AD after that performance: "Zero Points? ZERO!?!?!?"😂
It was even funny about Deron Williams back in 2014 playoffs 😂
I'll always remember that head spasm Steven A did after Embiid scored 0 points against the Raptors
“Because of the smack they talked about you, to ya face, on the court….while they were busting yo A$$!!”😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
looked DEAD IN THE CAMERA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. GOATED
Jokic lived his best life this summer and just drops a triple double in the first game 😂
Coming from a diehard Lakers and Pelicans fan, (From New Orleans, grew up a Lakers fan lol) I’ve never been more ready for an AD rant.
I 1000% agree with Stephen A. If they played a different team, It wouldn't have been that bad
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I disagree with Stephen A. Yes AD had a bad game it's because their Coach making the man play Center with two Real Centers sitting on the bench. But y'all bashing AD the man isn't a Center. When the Lakers won the championship AD was playing Power forward. JMagee and Dwight rotated at the Center position. It didn't work last season and it's not going to work this season.
@@KennethScott-nq4vi
This is true but the real issue is that AD just has absolutely NO passion/heart for the game. How else do you explain such inconsistent play within one game? If playing center was that much of an issue for him, he shouldn't have signed that damn 62 mil per yr contract. He knew the plan was for him to play the 5. So, I don't buy this excuse. AD is just SOFT mentally and don't give a damn.
@@vikb3131 It doesn't matter y'all not thinking straight. A D won a championship with the Lakers playing at the 4 playing him as a 5 it's just fucking dumb ass coaching. It didn't work last year and it's not going to work this year. The man isn't a 5 what part of that y'all don't understand. Darwin Ham fucking off Brons legacy stupid bastard. Lakers should've kept Frank Vogel because they ain't winning shit with this man. Everyone is bashing AD what about Darvin Ham look at the starting 5. Really my team is a joke and I'm pissed.
@@KennethScott-nq4vithat’s not an excuse for the zero points
Doesn’t matter if is the first game of the season or game 7 of the nba championship. You still can’t count on AD. Dude couldn’t even get a rebound
Shuuuuuut up AD is that good
@@yomomsahoe5797 .
AD was a monster on the pelicans. On the lakers his body is broken and he’s highly inconsistent
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣 he made it obvious during the Memphis playoff games
@@baldeagle4710 He was also inconsistent in the pelicans, that's where he got labeled as having "motor problems" since he would at times just stop putting effort before or during the game.
This might be my favorite Stephen A segment ever.
Thank you Stephen A for keepin' it 💯💯💯💯 about AD's terrible performance.
“Talking smack to your face! While they are bussing your a$$” 😂😂😂
After the game yesterday , I was just waiting for Stephen A all day 😂. Come on AD can’t do that bro
Same 😂
I love the way he said they bust your Ass!!! 😂😂😂😂
4:14 isnt that the dude that be yellin through the tv in mlb the show😂😂😂😂 i almost didnt recognize him, his voice got me
It’s not the end all be all but AD scoring 0 points in a half is literally insane. Seems impossible to trust him
Embiid did that before and followed it up with an mvp the next season so it's definitely not the end
All the talk no bite lol laker and their fans are just arrogant 🤡🤡🤡
No bs it’s the end bro lakers still on the same shit they been on for past four years
@@yellooboy3057they won a chip in one of those 4 years u mentioned
@@LeGeNd00703Yea bro's math ain't mathing, title in 2020 today is 2023. I'm not the smartest apple but I know thats less than 4 years 🤷🏾♂️
it's not about them losing it's about the performance displayed
Exactly. Like bro, y'all lost to the defending champs. No shame in that. But 0 points in the second half and 1 rebound in the first half is fucking sad. Have some goddamn self respect.
@@rojeliocastro9733there’s a reason they go swept though
@@tripleblackaaron2464the same reason they are talking about now, AD being inconsistent
@@tripleblackaaron2464 AD getting out hustled by TT 🤦♂
@@aaronmichaelc.7482 no, losing so many times in a row to the same team is consistent. Nuggets just have a winning formula against the lakers rn
Reminds me of his Embiid rant when he didn’t score against Toronto a few years ago 😂
Its just the first, one game of the season for the Lakers. They played against a very inpired, high adrenaline NBA Champs on their ring night. Though i think Coach Ham should be on a “watchlist/look out status” of sorts, as the season progresses.
“ second half, 18 mins zero points…… ZEROOOO ZEROOOO”😂😂
TRASH 🤦😆
Stephen A kept it too real😂
SAS will always be linked to Skip and Mad Dog will always be linked to Mike Francesa but they have pretty great chemistry as partners with each other too.
AD went to the locker room at the half and put his "That's all folks" shirt on. 😂
Stephen A is right about basketball being all about these kinds of moments. It's what used to make regular season fun. Find excuse to compete. Some small trash talk, back and forth raising stakes, making it about the current moment. Not just one more game on the road to playoffs that will play into team's position and some meaningless personal stats. Jokic is closest to that dude where he's trying to win every game and you can see some wild shit almost every night. Giannis and Kawhi come to mind too (but one is inconsistent shooter, other with inconsistent health).
Denver just showed everyone that their the top favorite to win it all again.
By beating the trash Lakers?!
Labron is the greatest basketball player of all time la la la
Did they ?they blew multiple 15+ points leads
They didn’t show shit they beat a team that still needs the oldest player in the league to carry them
@@bori1986😂 FACTS..but bro you know you cant tell these mfs nothin ..they not lookin at that...they lookin at the fact that damn near everything denver threw up went in ..give them credit tho second chance points and rebounds they dominated...we gotta blame the HC for that. NO ADJUSTMENTS
Mad Dog: "O thats the Lakers' fault"
😂😂😂😂😂had me in tears
9:42 Mad Dog got me dying with that "YES YOU DID!" response to SAS. Ah man......I'm about to tear up.
That Christmas game after the 2016 comeback is exactly why I agree with this. Basketball is art. Which means watching it is like watching art. We WANT to see emotion, and effort in big moments. It might be the first game, but the Nuggets just remembered if it comes down to it, they can win if they slow AD down
Just like the Cavs reminded the Warriors. W or without KD joining
@@Nick-bw9jmyep. Without Durant they struggled a lot.
@@Nick-bw9jm that's a decade ago who cares warriors vs cavs is over cavs weren't even going to beat the 2018 rockets or the 2019 raptors.
@@LarryBrown-us8rgcan ik why you think lebron wasn’t beating that rockets team? Who was gonna stop him on that team?
@@charlesamissah9089 still would've lost and ain't no way he's beating Kawhi raptors. About time the rockets form they team kyrie already left...And plus in 2016 warriors up 3-1 against lebron but too bad they choke because they have what it takes. All they need is upgrade version of harrison barnes who was a construction worker at the time so to be honest... Gotta live with reality.
Thank you Stephen A Smith for said this to AD zero points in second half that’s disgusting that’s reminded me of Joel Embiid scoring zero points in Toronto against the Raptors
This rant reminded me of that SAS rant too 😂😂😂
0:51 SAS never disappoints. 😂😂😂 I must of watched this part like 10x!!!
Tale of the 2 Halves: It was the best of times (17pts) & It was the worst of times (zero pts)
Anthony Davis: I understood that reference!
Hearing Mad Dog tell Stephen A that he was overreacting is the kind of irony I enjoy😀
Right?😂
SAS is absolutely right! You can’t talk about people….and then show up like that. Lol
"talking junk TO YOUR FACE as the BEAT YOUR ASS!!"
Bro i'm in tears hahahahahaaa
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT WAS SKIP SITTING IN THE MIDDLE🤣🤣🤣
5:39 - 5:42 The best part of this rant 🤣🤣
LMAOOOOO! Yep! He went in!!!!
Stephen A kept it 💯, completely on 🎯
This is bringing a whole new meaning to living and dying by the "3" lol
I missed the basketball season, Stephen A’s takes always get me 😂😂
Nobody outside of LA and ESPN expected the Lakers to seriously contend for the chip anyway, Stephen A wasn't this pissed when the Knicks folded😂
Literally the 3rd best team in the west 🤣 that’s definitely a contender
@@Gofrozethey arent the 3rd best team in the west… they got 2 top dogs and the rest is unreliable on a night to night basis
Been a Laker fan my entire life, but not for a second did I believe the hype that they had a chance this year. Top teams are way too loaded this year, Bron can't carry a team by himself to a chip anymore, and AD is unreliable. Nuggets and the Suns are the teams to watch in the West barring injury.
When has LeBron ever carried a team by himself to a title?
@@Mike1122. 😑 he has multiple finals mvps for a reason, and dragged a sorry Cavs team to the finals by himself. I’m just sayin he ain’t capable of doing that anymore.
They should have play rui more reaves rui bron prince and ad
@@Mike1122.Did you start watching basketball yesterday, lol.
@@keeandty8120 nah should’ve play j Hayes more and use ad as help defender
That "ZERO???" needs to be in the compilation alongside "bonifide scrub", "blasphemy" and "stay of the weeeed"
SAS made some valid points about AD. The fact that Lakers gave him the same contract as Thw Bucks gave Giannis is wild.
its not just 1 game, its 5 losses in a row against the same team, this is just a continuation of last years playoff team. Lakers dont look anywhere close the Denver. Also remember in 2020 Dwight guarded Jokic, not AD
Think its actually 6 losses in a row lol
It's actually 6 straight Ls now for the Lakers since they lost against Denver in their last regular season game, barring that was without AD and LeBron and Russ was still there(still they almost beat the Nuggets with just Russ there in that game)... What I find it ironic is that Russ had been torching the Nuggets when he was with the Lakers last season... I believe they are 2-1 against them when he, AD and LeBron was healthy...
@@CJ739he means they’re last 5 losses literally are to the same team
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6*. Pain fr.
Anthony Davis is the Dak Prescott of the NBA. Inconsistent & hard to root for.
I wouldn’t say Dak is hard to root for as a person he seems like a standup guy. he just plays for the Cowboys lmao
LeBron is Zeke
Why should he carry old man LeBron for all the blame and zero credit?
He never carried Lebron in his life he couldn’t even if he wanted to pussy
@@dazgordon-hill2660you just a hater you expect LeBron James to carry a team in his 21 years because you hate him I bet you don't expect Michael Jordan to do that and his 21st season🤡
“Timeout I love basketball” 😂😂
I agree you can't be like wait till I see em and you see em and didn't do nothing. They need to stop paying these players so much because that's the problem once these players start receiving the max dollars they start falling off when it comes to hunger to win because in their mind as long as they are considered a star they receive high contracts which means there is no incentive of winning a chip for an organization anymore. When players say they took something personal it's a lie. It's something to help keep the heat off their back.
Stephen A went off and I love it. Lebron can NOT keep carrying teams by himself like this especially now
Facts
Why not some delusional fans think he goat
@robertmoore4424 him being the GOAT has nothing to do with it 😂
@@robertmoore4424dumb comment, L
DLo is such a cone on defense! 😂 😂
He would clamp you wit his eyes closed. More of a turtle
😂
They should've gotten James Harden. At least he can score at will. N he would've been able to take over for Lebron.
Stephen A as passionate as can be - Molly: Is this because you want to go to LA? 😂😂😂
Classic Stephen A that Zero statement had me in tears 🤣🤣🤣
Jokic making AD look like a baby 💀🤣💀🤣
Nah its just AD made his game to shoot jumpers instead of playing like he played in college. Not working on his post game. That's why Davis is inconsistent.
Stephen A’s take is spot on today!
Looked in the camera " while they were BUSTIN YO ASS😂
The way stephen a called molly girl 😂😂😂😂😂
No cap AD should be averaging 30 and 12 this season, you can't have a guy that's gonna turn 39 still dominating bro
That fool is big for nothing, he has the skills to dominate but he's just too damn soft
Facts. Idk how AD look at LeBron nd not feel like complete shit
@@TonySoprano-mm8ipBIG FACTS
@@joshuajames3453😂😂 fr tho smh
How's LeBron dominating if he's giving up almost as many points as he scores, if he were averaging around a 30pt triple double the defense could be excused but in no way is he dominating nor has he since his first few years back in Cleveland
Steven A's "0‼" Got Me Weak Bruh 😂😂😂😂
When Steven A asked Mad Dog “Is that a rhetorical question?” I got Kwane Brown flashbacks lmao
People who saying it’s not a big deal that the lakers lost in the first game. It is a big deal. AD was talking in the off-season and telling people you motivated to play the Nuggets again, y’all asses got kicked again by the champs… again. It’s a big deal when you don’t show up to play.
AD can't "dominate" the matchup against Jokic just bcuz he can score on him, dominating a matchup is being able to score at will against a guy & guard him at a high level which NOBODY can do against Jokic 😂
Only 1 man can dominate Jokic and he's in Taiwan
@@eltoro_ttvgreat joke
Thats cap af, dominating is also cooking him, by your logic jokic doesnt doninate anyone because he cant play defense lol
@@raeserec535 look up the 2020 highlights, Dwight was cooking Joker
Embiid & Giannis dominate Jokic almost every matchup, what do you mean?
Stephen A said I’m not threatening to retire. I’m dead g! 💀😭😂😂😂
This take was Stephen A. Smith’s best take that I’ve watched I love it! When he gives his rants
Oh yeah Stephen A. Smith Legendary video and Thank you and keep it up please 🏆🐐🎯🙏❤
It's not just the first game it's the next game in a string of seasons of disappointment from AD, so yes, this is worth criticism
It’s been overdue
AD wants to play like KD that’s the problem
He doesn’t even want him to shoot 3s so how is that so?
@@almightyprofessor huh?
@@almightyprofessorDarvin Ham the Lakers coach said he wants AD to shoot atleast six 3 pointers a game.
AD ain't no KD.. Bro need to focus on playing like a KG or Duncan type
Christian Woods too. There’s quite a few guys that think they are Dirk or KD.
Wait ayo sas say pause my guy bussing your as$ is crazy 😂😂😂
Same old ESPNy
Denver won and Jokic had triple double but they still talked about
lebron, AD and Lakers
If the lakers are gonna go anywhere as always, it’s up to AD. The laker guards missed him multiple times on rolls in the 2nd half plus he missed multiple shots he usually makes. He’ll be fine.
He should be in the paint demanding the ball. It's frustrating to see, as a Lakers fan, because we saw it last season.
If its up to AD then get him a center.. stop asking him in year 11 to be the best offensive and defensive player. AD best years is when he played next to a center. Lebron needs to play point or the three
@@pmp521the same dude that demanded the ball in the first half going against Joker almost every possession gave joker 3 fouls. What the heck happened in the 2nd half?????
FACTS!! The guards missed him multiple times, that's DLO & Reaves fault but Bron needs to run the PnR with AD more too if that's the case.
W Take
I just think its sad that Austin Reaves, who not many had even heard of before last year, plays harder every night than one of the most talented players in the NBA. Dude, I think for some players its just a job. We have people like that at my work, why would it be any different anywhere else?
Great point
14 points on 4 for 11. Not to mention constantly being bullied by AG. He may be trying hard, he is not succeeding.
Difference is we’re not making 180 million working our normal jobs we hate lol they to play game for a living man smh some of them clearly just want to live the “Lifestyle” they don’t really care about really competing anymore
If Austin Reaves averaged 8 pts a night, he would be succeeding as far as expectations. He was undrafted..... AD was 1st pick and makes 38m a year. Austin is fine. AD is not. But Austin plays harder. How is that possible is my point?@@jnachtig2
@@jnachtig2facts lol
I agree with Mad Dog, Jesus it’s 1 game vs 82 😂😂😂😂
AD is like that, he said that about WARRIORS last , saying he is our to spoil their ring ceremony
Molly interrupts at the worst timing seriously 😂😂😩
Was waiting for this all night 😅
We've all known who AD is and who AD isn't for years now, but we keep having this same convo every year. We should've traded him last year when he went on that tear. That's when his value was at its peak
Exactly bro. he is what he is
Bro in the black blazer soundin like Joe Pesci lol
I need Shannon for these episodes 😂😂😂
Lebron had 21pts and 5-8 assists and 3-4 boards in 29 mins mean while AD mfn ass was getting cooked by Joker and had a donut in the 2nd half come on big fella that’s unacceptable ☠️
End of the day thats still LEBRON JAMES your expectations on AD is to high and yall expectations on BRON is to low LEBRON is still gonna be BRON at the end of the day and thats that
@@Lohofua lol so 40 year old Bron expectations are to low 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jaywalker3553 Fym ofc it is! Its not a bad thing tho but its more so in AD case like im glad people don’t expect much of BRON but like i said BRON is BRON at the end of the day he is the most consistent player ever BRON is still great and thats why the bar is so high for AD because he supposed to be greater!
Jokic was straight up manhandling AD last night 🤦🏾♂️ The Lakers should have signed Dwight Howard...They need a player that can bang down low cuz AD and Christian Wood both looked soft last night..
@@LohofuaI agree bro...AD is not living up to his potential...there is no excuse for the way he played in the second half...
I didn't know Eddie Murphy and Joe Pesci are in this show yelling really loud! 😂
Wiggins was the issue for GS last night he was -22 and 4-12. Only 1 rebound in Warriors won that championship with the Wiggins because Wiggins hit the board hard and he hit it hard fast. He was eating up rebounds. Last night Klay Thompson was +9 because not only did he have a better shooting percentage than Wiggins he also was getting more boards.Warriors lack the size but they need to hustle and they need to give boards Wiggins camp ability of getting rebalances there. We’ve seen it he said himself it’s easy to do it Kevin Looney doing it Draymond can do it, but Wiggins needs to step up.