Stephen A. reacts to Ja Morant saying he isn't worried about any teams in the West 👀 | First Take
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- Stephen A. reacts to Ja Morant saying he isn't worried about any teams in the West 👀 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Brian Windhorst react to Ja Morant saying he is not worried about any team in the Western Conference.
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Who’s here after Warriors humbled them on Christmas Eve?? 😂😂
Me! 😘
@@victoriajohnson5461 Suns & Warriors bench players spanked the teddy bears
Neither of these experts even mentioned the current champs 😂
Me🤣🤣
Stephen A now disrespecful of depending champs
Stopping by after the Warriors vs. Grizz game. No Curry, No Wiggins ... Healthy Memphis team getting cooked by Ty Jerome. 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🙂
TY JEROME!!!
This 😅
Ya beat me 😆
Yeaa a game nobody cares about 2 weeks later💀
Yea it was great to see ja get the fear in his eyes when he got knocked down by drymond green.
We gotta see how this ages 😂
Thats funny?
When they out in 2nd round😂
@@chops34 bro😂he talking way to early
@@dothemostravway too early lol putting a target on your back on both sides now
A bra these comments going be lit at the end of the season 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
Losing to a Warriors team without Steph and Play going 8-25 from the field, the Grizzlies are now 9-9 against other Western conference teams, which makes Ja's comments seem somewhat laughable at this point.
4-2😂
Can’t wait to watch the grizzlies get humbled again this year
Fr tired of them
Agree. I like Ja and the Grizz. They are so fun to watch. BUT, they are youthfully overconfident and when they fall apart, they totally collapse
Lol but that should be Memphis
especially when you have the grint and grind nickname lol
🤡
@@heygringo7 👎
That nervous smirk from Ja.
You can tell he regrets it right away.
😭😭
I'm here after the Christmas game they begged for - this is aging well...
😂😂😂
KD and kyrie in the west now 😂
Now it is what it is😂😂
Well I don't this aged very well 😂😂 the west is stacked right now
Do ya'll imagine if we are on a verge of a southern rivalry, between NOLA and Memphis, the birth of a great rivalry
Nobody cares about this 😂
@@MeBihhhh I double that.. no one🤣
A rivalry? They both MID let’s be honest lmao
They are up and coming teams in the west like the Celtics in the east were 2 years
Nugs are goin all the way lol
Ja keeps setting himself up with these comments. We all know how it’s gonna play out. He’ll get knocked out in the second round. He needs to keep his mouth shut until he actually wins something. Now teams are gonna have extra motivation against him
tracy mcgrady
Grizz will do the same. This what make this league competitive which is trash talk. You better thank Ja for making this league competitive.
they lost anyways 😂😂
The Grizzles got their butts kicked on xmas day by the Warriors without Curry.
Lmfaoooo he do be setting himself up.
Meanwhile the Grizz have lost to the Nuggets, Pelicans, Kings, OKC, and the Timerbwolves. This is such BS
an to the Jazz twice, the team that nobody thinks are going far
I don’t like what Ja said but it’s the regular season y’all sound stupid. The warriors have gotten waxed by everyone on the road but I would still take them over almost any team in the NBA.
They should be concerned about a healthy clippers team lol
They are tied for the best record in the west 😂
How is he not being concerned bs? Maybe grow a backbone
Ja is Ja Rules
Steph is Eminem
Ja is very confident for someone who has only one playoff series in his life. Also, he beat the WOLVES (who blew multiple leads).
If you have multiple 45+ points games before turning 23, you have that confidence
@@mohahmmehd1643 No rings
@@mohahmmehd1643 U still gotta earn that respect the Grizzlies have talent but do a lot of talking for a team that barley beat the Timberwolves in the first round
Blaming him for the wolves blowing leads ain’t his fault
Pelicans are looking wild this year. They got EVERYTHING. Good big, an 2 All stars CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram a Super star Zion, crazy good bench players, they're athletic, they have good defense, their coach is good their fan base Is good, their energy is wild they're confident they're long. Pelicans don't have ANY weakness
really young, but still the scariest team in the west
CJ ain’t an all star.
Grizzlies better
Zion is not a superstar yet 😂 lol
Denver >
I came here when he lost to the Warriors (no Steph/Wiggins)
I cracked so hard when he said "We fine in the west"
I glad he said that. It’s going to make it more sweet when they get eliminated and humbled😭😂
That confidence as anyone with any kind of competitive spirit makes u smirk, I'm not a Memphis fan but I love it
He's never had to face a healthy Kawhi Leonard in the playoffs, he doesn't know what that's like.
If Ja thinks he can make layups wait till he gets a taste of Kawhi.
boy kawhi gon block that boi with the middle finger 🤣
Lol same kawhi that blew A 3-1 lead ? Memphis is loaded the only thing that can hurt them is experience because they don’t have A lot of it but they definitely been getting better every year
@@tucansam3147 Also the same Kawhi who ran through the EC playoffs in 2019, who was running through Utah in the 2021 playoffs before he got hurt.
Kawhi don't even know what a healthy Kawhi is.. it's time to stop talking about a dude that ain't played awhole season in 3 years. I repeat in 3 years Kawhi haven't played 82 games
Media pushing this narrative to make Ja the next face of the league, just pass over Giannis, Luka and Jokic
Ja will never be that good
They’re great but the NBA is American based man, if one of us was playing in their countries it’d be hard for us to be the face as well. The media loves this type of attitude and those guys just aren’t going to talk like this. Ja has the culture
Lies
It was obnoxious hearing this about zion when he was still in highschool. Still waiting 😂
@@jordanmontay9877 LIES look at soccer. Regardless of where you're from if you're the man you're the man
If Luka or Jokic said that Stephen A would kill them
Luka and Jokic ain't on Ja's Level . They good but not that good.
Ain’t no way you said that 😭
@@Eagle0watch7dv Ja's team better without him. Mavs and Nuggets r G-League teams without Doncic or Jokic
@@Eagle0watch7dv now I know you don’t know basketball and just watch the sports center top 10. Luka and Jokic are 10x better at controlling games and making teammates better
@@Eagle0watch7dv You gotta be trolling 😂
Grizzlies are 8-8 against the west and Denver waaaaaaaxxxxxxxed em without Murry and Porter jr😂😂😂😂
I feel like nuggets are better without Murray has of rn
@@sulwhale3171 That's fair. Murray is super inconsistent and inefficient right now. I expect him to be better by the end of the season though
Jokic too good for the Grizz, I’m not gonna lie he did it on 13-13-13 on Tuesday.
Truth be told .500 is not a bad record, for real. Could be worse
The grizzlies have been missing their best player for a month…
This didnt aged well
Well if Ja’s point is there is no dominant team in the Western Conference then I agree with him. As Windy pointed out the West is filled with uncertainties but Memphis is a part of that. Ja needs to focus on making he’s healthy once the playoffs happen
And now Irving to the mavs and KD to the suns lol might have something to worry about now lol
He said it then looked like he was tryna convince himself
Ja's trash talk is like a kid's talk, not the same as superstar's calibre trashtalk
Yup he going to eat his words
and now kyrie is a maverick but more so kd is now a sun……
He’s fine in the west 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Until his daddy Steph comes back
@@jx6040 daddy steph will still be fighting to make the play in 😂😂😂😂
If Denver gets healthy by the time the playoffs come around then idk how fine Memphis will be. Clippers too honestly
@@jaytrece that’s all he needs, trust
Curry can’t ge his daddy Ja in 3 year better. Than curry at the same age
Here after The grizzlies got humbled tonight.
If Jokic or Doncic said this, they would demolish them, but when Ja says this, they are ok with that smh...
I know Jokic and Doncic are great players and I also know that they are not American but we love them because they can straight out ball so stop thinking we don’t recognize greatness just because they are from other countries, the last time I look Jokic won MVP back the back yes here in America but he’s not gonna say stuff like Ja would say now Doncic might because he’s more vocal but we don’t hate on them so relax bro.
One man can’t beat no team
Luka?? 👀
@@christianeames6447 L take
@@christianeames6447 and that's why he got packed up
@@christianeames6447 So Luka got a chip?
Young lebron
Let's see how the Western Conference is like in April compared to how it currently is like before making any declarations. Around this time last season, Boston was struggling and Chicago was dominating. We all know how that season ended.
Facts the season doesn't truly begin til after the all-star break
and Mavs were below .500 team but they made WCF lol
You know who else had this Ja Morant type of confidence? Derrick rose, Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony etc etc. guest what they all had in common????? 🤔🤔🤔
No championship lol
They were among the worst defenders in nba?
Derrick rose never acted out to the media tho, ja talks a lot more. Not saying He can’t back it up, but he does talk a lot.
Guess who else had big confidence jordan bird magic Isaiah kd kobe Shaq Moses Malone guess how many rings they have lol stop being dumb sorry you probably don't even know who Moses Malone is lol
it's not confidence, it's arrogance
POV you just lost Christmas Day game against your western conference rival
The fact Ja is getting this much recognition is amazing
Media hype
Media hype him becauase all the best players now are foreigners. Giannis, Luka, Jokic. They just hype Ja and Tatum
Let GO NUGGETS!!
It is hard to predict what would happen in the playoffs.
The first priority is to stay healthy throughout the season, and Ja could again become that dominant player who helped Grizzlies win in the playoffs. Ja has more experience now, he should do better in the playoffs. If he wants his team to win a chip, there are other things to be considered.
This reminds me of the 90s football trash talk
I love the confidence that’s competitive nature.
Denver literally just beat the grizz with Murray and MPJ out. Sit down Ja
As a Bucks fan, I know we are in different conferences, BUT I WANT TO TAKE HIM DOWN! He not only disrespected us as well as every contender in the East in West, but he also said it in front of the woman that Giannis made famous. That is not sitting well with the fans in Milwaukee.
Corny
U fans need a life
Lmao as a Bucks fan they kicked out A** , but I can't take JA seriously until he wins something that goes for embiedd also
Can't wait till they come to fiser as well as the Sixers we ain't forgot
@@greekfreak8473 me too hope Giannis circles that game on the calendar
He best hope n wish the warriors dont get healthy
@@samueldwumfour9708 they Got humbled again!!
how do you even bring up the Lakers in this discussion? 💀💀😂😂😂😂😭😂😭😭😂
Ja got great confidence but my warriors fully healthy will put em out n seven but don’t sleep on them pelicans
Warriors in 5
Facts I’m not counting is out yet
Facts I’m not counting is out yet
these comments make their loss against the Dubs all the more satisfying
Ja ja plays like he’s 7 foot tall! he’s got the heart of a Lion!..
Nuggets just handled the grizzlies without jamal or mpj let's recognize denver
Who’s here after game6 against lakers
It's crazy because the very day he made that comment during that interview The Nuggets *HUMBLED* them during the game 😏
It does my heart good to hear them talking about the New Orleans Pelicans though it's about time
I love it ,he’s confident and showing it.either it’s gone light a 🔥in other teams or prove ja right we shall see.
Dallas blow them out all time tho and all he do is laugh about it
let's not forget that Luka doesn't have a supporting cast as good as Ja we have seen the Grizz have a winning record without Ja without Luka the Mavs are trash
Frfr dude is 1-6 against dallas in his career bit he ain't worried
@@WWEforlife i think you read wrong bruh i clearly said Ja has the better supporting cast everyone knows that
@@jalenblack7202 false Luka is too ball dominant so ppl are forced to play off ball
Mavs are at the best when others like hardaway and wood are able to do them
And this is coming from a mavs fan
Look at the recent game Luka ain’t play kemba dropped 34 and we won
@@jalenblack7202 honestly bra I didn't read it at all I thought you were one of them ja Morant 🧁 fan boi my apologies mate
I’m a Grizz fan. He only said that because for some reason we can’t ever beat boston. So I think that was his point.
Came here after Christmas Games 😆😆😆😆😆😆 .
Hope Morant got his answer
Ja gotta be humble you just putting a target on yo back the west gon go crazy everytime they see Memphis
I just pray come playoff time everybody 100% in both conferences
I can't stand Morant or the media that overrates him. He's the new steph curry, he can do no wrong and he's the media's basketball Messiah. The Grizz will never do anything as long as Ja is there best player.
The difference between Ja and steph is steph doesn’t talk crazy. He doesn’t gather attention from saying bs ppl love steph cause he humble and obv skillful
@@DARK-bs9pd Very true.ja is incredibly arrogant dude ain't even all that to begin with.west is loaded still,watch out for them pelicans
ok delusional hater.
They for sure legit in the regular season 😂
I said it in the bubble dominate the paint you will win! The way they beat the Buck's let you know they dangerous. They put up a all-star game score ànd was up 50! When was the last time you saw any team up 50 points? I saw this coming from last season.
😂 J Morant ain't scared I love it...
Ja Morant's style of play, makes him prone for injuries. Last season in the playoffs, he was always falling on the floor, and lifting himself off the floor. To regain play. He's not a big guy. And, one day, he's going to make that fall. Where someone else will have to help pick him up.
People been saying this since his rookie year and he's consistently been playing
Ja Morant the carry ball handler lol
Exactly
They ALL carry the ball fool. KI the only REAL ball handler in the NBA. I might give SC some play....
@@1313fidel imagine coming across a dumb fan that agrees with you
@One Love One Heart relax it's just basketball
That’s luka that be carrying
Pure confidence that’s what will get you to being the best player one day
Morant giving them west team bulletin materials
He knew he bluffing...as soon as he said that thte way he looked at the Camera 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Their downfall will be sweet.
Ja all talk no bite. He ain’t done nothing to be talking like this
Bro stfu
They asked him a question
Facts
You obviously never watch the games. Just 2k
What????
@@d3vp131 bro has never won nothing his irrelevant no one scared of him and his weak team ja need learn how to shoot before he talks like this
Love it!!
That's heavy... Let's go Morant... 🔥
Guess he wasnt fine in the west
Yeah I totally agree! I believe the Pelicans if anybody could make it a tough series for Memphis
Pelicans likely to smack them up... they got more star power and the defenders to match up with Ja and Bane
You’re right! He’s gonna “walk” around like he owns the place😂😂😂😂
this is the talk that cause ja a slap on the face..... period..... go dub nation.....
Grizz just lost by 14 to the warriors who didn't have Curry or wiggins lol that whole grizzlies team has to shut up already.
This dude said Denver defense bruh their defense just shut them Down and blazers and took the first seed
Lmao the look on everyone’s faces had me flatlined 🤣
Ima save this & come back in June
Fine in the West? Last time I checked they lost to GS last playoffs lol Granted, Ja was out for most of those games, but I hate cockiness from stars when they haven't won anything yet.
Ja got hurt in game 4 and they was out in 6. The Grizz also WON game 5 by the largest deficit of the series with Ja out.
@@shottakidd2 That game was clearly thrown just to allow Memphis to save some face.
@@mr.anderson3694 it was thrown because Memphis was just on a heater, I'm sure they didn't want to go there and lose like that but fact of the matter is Ja played more games than not and their best win was without him.
@@shottakidd2 They needed their best win to be the following game at GS. That would have proven they had a real shot to win that series without Ja. Of course that wasn't going to happen.
@@mr.anderson3694 it wasn't going to happen because they never really had a shot to win the series. Steph and Draymond were dancing and having fun in game 5 because they knew that they would win game 6 and would've won game 5 if Memphis didn't hit every shot they put up. They shot 50% as a team.
Pelicans will take them out💯🔥
The pelicans or the grizzlies won't even make it that far to meet each other in the playoffs
@@piplonf8591pelicans will
If you have a god pray that zion does not get injured and does take them out.
@@piplonf8591you smoking crack if you think these teams couldn’t make the west finals, they are both making it out the first round for sure
@@louitv7149 y'all always overrate these regular season teams then they end up losing first or second round in the playoffs 💀
Even though his comment is a bit odd and out of pocket, i love his attitude. 😅
That SAS, man! He takes everything literally and then huffs and puffs about it! LMFAO!
Suns, Warriors, Mavs, Clippers, Nuggets, Pelicans, Lakers, Timberwolves and Trailblazers when healthy all of these teams can beat you in a seven game series
The fact that most of these teams have finals and playoff experiences (players/coaches) , can’t wait for the Memphis to be eliminated in the first round of these playoffs and be a laughing stock.
@@donlee.4308 facts and they talking about Boston The Celtics got about 6 bodies to at Ja Morant like Smart, Brown, Tatum, White, Grant Williams and Pritchard
@@jeremyjames3633 no wonder Curry dressed up like a pastor getting ready to bless the Grizzlies and take their confessions of injuring GP2 instead Klay trashed talked and Jordan gave them a Poole party.
This is what wrong with the sport today… it’s too many friendly competition I’m glad ja said what he said.. maybe what he said can step everybody game up !! It’s no rivalry in the nba and we need more rivalries, the last great rivalries we had was Celtics vs heats 11’12or Celtic vs lakers 08’09’2010
Welp, that didn't age well... Happy Holidays Ja😂
He only said that cause what draymond said bout the West but idc you going have to see Denver, see Clippers when they healthy, pelicans and more stop it
Ja Morant is todays version of Allen Iverson
"He comes at everyone" 😮💨😂😂
I said it when he was at Murray st. First pick in the draft I’m taking Ja. His game is TAILOR MADE for the NBA. Love seeing his accession
Dont be surprised by what a healthy clippers squad could do 💯
i want stephen talk about his knicks winning streak
Check the episode from yesterday I think he might have
They going to choke like they normally do right Stephen ,just wait and see
I'll sum it up for you when he does....."NEW YAWWWK STAND UP!!!!!"
First round exit, not much to add
GTFOH. Knicks aint s**t.
Fine in Cancun too !!!
Ja seems to talk a lot for someone who’s never even made the Conference Finals?
I feel like when he said that, he really believes it and that's crazy
Team was literally better without him last yeat.
The hardest 🔥🔥🔥
The question is who he studies; Who they have to run through? Not who’s a threat to them and it’s frustrating that people keep misreading this question. There is NOONE you’re studying in the West. Every team has clear flaws including them. The standings tell you all you need to know about that.
Nobody may be seeing this but the clippers are coming! Kawhi is rounding into form and if they go nuts on this road trip, grizzlies better be on the lookout
Kawhi still playing?
Exactly 💯
Facts
If Kawhi and PG are healthy and in rhythm, they likely come out of the West. Brooklyn lacks depth, but I'd bank on them with a focused KD and Kyrie over anybody hut maybe Milwaukee if they ever get Middleton back to his championship form.
@@Johenz Watch the games instead of watching narratives. Kawhi has been healthy for multiple weeks now. The games he sat out are strategic rest days that all older stars like LeBron Curry Butler Giannis etc get
everytime someone shows confidence ya say “he needs to be humbled” 😂. talk yo talk ja!
That ain’t confidence. That’s misplaced arrogance with no evidence to back it up. But he’s gonna get humbled this season.
Fine line between confidence and delusion. Grizzles haven't won anything, they're are 8-8 against Western Conference teams, and he's saying he's only worried about the Celtics? He must not be paying attention lol
How u fine in the west n haven't been to west finals 😂
@@williecatch9 but people didn't have a problem when mj or Kobe was talking like that
@@DrezzyEFTP Bruh…you just mentioned two goats that, not only backed it up, they put literal FEAR 😧 in everyone they faced. Ja hasn’t done anything close to that impact yet. This season NEEDS to be the year he stops “almost” doing sh*t and actually do it.
HUMBLED
❤I love this kid
😂😂 Ja is that dude.
dude about to get humbled by the Pelicans or Nuggets lol
Ja that dude at losing