👀 KEPT RECEIPTS! 👀 Stephen A., JWill & Mad Dog get TENSE in Ja Morant’s return | First Take
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 พ.ค. 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Jay Williams and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo talk through Ja Morant’s return to the lineup after his 25-game absence.
0:00 LeBron was impressed
0:30 Stephen A.’s thoughts
3:00 JWill’s response
5:00 Keeping receipts
5:50 Mad Dog’s comments spark debate
8:00 Stephen A. thinks JWill is wrong about this…
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Molly pulled that convo back together quicker than super glue. Props to her.
Ch ml n
Rare W
Facts 💯
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What she do
Molly came in with her own buzzer beater win 😂😂 props to her 👏🏽👏🏽
Thank god. Her only good take since I started watching first take years ago.
Molly was on target, and ready finger on the trigger 😅
Wait, what did Molly do? Genuine question, I must have missed it..
you fruitloop aint you
ESPN ranked him 36 and a lot of players that was ahead of him he feel they aren’t. ESPN don’t want to acknowledge that and they know exactly what he’s talking about
Thank you. Talking about he’s “playing the victim” like they didn’t try to downplay his ability as a player.
@@kaaygoldminewell that’s what happens when you get in trouble multiple times ppl will turn on you let’s not act like this is a new thing
@@shinsukecorbin425 let’s just discredit your talent on the court because you got in trouble…
Makes sense
So ESPN and the rest of these idiot fans think that 35 players are better than JA? That's not even something that's worth getting mad about at this point we need a reset.
Exactly 🤦🏽♂️
Molly showing her value at the end of those takes 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
😂
It only took her 9 years and 350 days to do her job.
Her value lies strictly in the kitchen & bedroom
@@CalebWilliams2030c'mon man 😂
Ruined WHT ppl want to see
Ja was ready to go on live and pull a Bazooka out of his back pocket like a GTA character after that performance
😂😂😂😂
Only white folks still saying the same jokes.
Give it up the gun jokes are corny now
@@GOABT Word bro
@@GOABTSike usa baby 2nd amendment, why not?
I think J will and Mad Dog are right. Obviously ja is keeping receipts on the people that talked down on him even though it was his own doing BUT J Will is also right in saying when everybody is against you your natural instinct when you redeem yourself is to retaliate at the same people that talked down on him
Perfectly said
I think Ja is talking about the people that acted like he wasn't one of the best players on the planet. You can feel however u want about him off the court but to not think he is one of the best players in the league is BS.
Who was against him though? Everyone wanted him to succeed as far as basketball and getting himself better but simply reporting I'm talking about the bad things he did isn't talking down on him.
@@ceejordan9649that is exactly what it is. Ja been on social media and saw people saying that he not top 5 pg and not top 15 in the league. That the information he keeping
@@SlimKim3 ja talking about being ranked as the 36th best NBA player. They put Haliburton ahead of him. Next game is against Haliburton and Ja is probably going to go crazy.
Great episode. These are takes I look forward to.
J Williams had some very good points & mad dog had some valid points as well 🤝
stfu. We want them mfs fighting.
I don’t understand, who said Ja can’t play ? Lol keeping receipts for what ?
People were saying Halliburton better than him
Ranked 36 in ESPN ranking. Yeah people did.
@@kevothegoat9891 he probably still is
@@kevothegoat9891Halliburton IS better than!
Point guards is most deepest position right now so many guys u can argue are top 5 steph luka shai ja hali
J seems like he's always on the verge of tears.
Lmao J Will must be scared Ja might do something to him the way he defending Ja lmaooo Doggy is right Ja being extra talking about receipts like bruh what receipts you talking about everyone talked about how you messed up which you did thats it i dont remember anyone saying you were trash. Ja still does too much like just play bruh
@@kenny9805 🤔......................nah
@@kenny9805he does play and cuz he’s that good he can talk too keep hating Kenny 👍🏾
Jay Williams knows all too well about blown chances. His accident has to be one the most tragic events in the history of athletes. The man talks through personal anguish. Get at 'em, Jay!
J Will' points are usually weak and elementary.
That spinning buzzer reminded me of D rose so much. He is too nice
Ja played like Iverson last night.
Facts
Thank you Molly🙏🏾💯, I really should’ve just skipped to the end with all that run around lol.
Ima be real Stephen A should have let Mad dogg and Jay work that out. Stepping in took away some of that natural discord that the two were having. If he was going to step in it should have been to clarify, extend, or make an argument. But maybe they plan on re visiting the conversation later. I wanted to hear Mad Dog clarify his argument, because I feel where he is coming from in a sense.
Lmao J Will must be scared Ja might do something to him the way he defending Ja lmaooo Doggy is right Ja being extra talking about receipts like bruh what receipts you talking about everyone talked about how you messed up which you did thats it i dont remember anyone saying you were trash. Ja still does too much like just play bruh
@@kenny9805Your broke in the comments speaking on another man
@@kenny9805na j will speaking gacts
Stephen just confused the conversation
@@kenny9805you have to be either soft or a clown
SA and the crew are all sensitive and quoting stats cos they know it's their receipts for all the things they said about him outside of basketball
What did they ever say about him was wrong?
@@keidrienwadley21 never said they said anything wrong, or am I saying it is not Ja's fault. I said what was said about him outside of basketball are the receipts. Let's be honest, these guys are hot and watched a lot because they say a lot about these players outside of basketball. Hope you can get my point.
The Man came back like "Dare y'all to forget about me now" 🔥
Ja saying im keeping receipts is him talking to all the people saying certain players were better than him in his absence. He wasnt playing the victim at all just being the competitor he is to stay motivated. At least thats how I saw it I thought it was pretty obvious.
He literally said in a press conference a few days ago that he doesn't care about any of that when specifically asked about "people saying certain players were better than him in his absence".
Was he just lying then or are you assuming the wrong thing?
@@MindoftheNorthStarIt’s pretty obvious he was lying, nba players do it all the time. Of course he cares about people saying a certain guy is better than him, have you seen his ego?
@@xdarkxskullzx Maybe... you have to assume either way.
You're right about his ego but that's why it doesn't make sense to lie. Many NBA players would just keep it real. Can you imagine someone like Jimmy Butler or Anthony Edwards pretending like he doesn't care?
@@xdarkxskullzxso he lied about being better and not getting in trouble with the NBA to the commissioner's face and he lied about not caring about other players being ahead of him and made a big deal in a press conference about it yelling it through the hallways.
Is lying his thing now?
@@MindoftheNorthStarthe difference between jimmy and Ja is that he was in the news for the wrong reason so anything he say can go against him. Jimmy can say anything but if Ja say that he don’t think Haliburton or Jalen Brunson is better than him, the media will blow it out of proportion
Doggy right, you only keep receipts for people who wronged you. Nobody wronged Ja aside from folk who didn’t check up on him, but even then they probably got tired of telling him the same thing at that point
ah nice explaination.
Ranking ja #36 is wronging him
Saying other people are better than him is wronging him
@@anthoneykarimbey6156where do you rank him?
@@anthoneykarimbey6156it's not wronging him 😂😂😂 "oh no he got ranked low, how will he go on??"
im with Mad Dogg , straight up! Everyone kept receipts on why he was punished in the first place. Ja was playing the victim
🙄
I dnt understand how u people are finding dat claim but Ja wasn't playing the victim
Best episode ever. My God.
Molly, the voice of reason this morning. Impressive...
Right
All im saying is “A HIT DOG WILL HOLLA!” For Ja not to say any names? These 3 sure reacting a lot.
Got SAS throwing other dudes under the bus quick! 😂 they know, but pride is a helluva drug
Y'all hella dumb
Stephen A always tries to deflect when players are taking back to him
SAS has one of the most tone deaf and spineless egos on television. lol People should only watch him to be entertained, not for knowledge. lol
But is he wrong in this case. Ja caused his problems, and majority of the ppl had an issue with because he was wasting his golden ticket, not hate
Wow this a wild day on First Take
"I keep receipts" means I've learned nothing and i still take zero accountability for my own actions
It literally doesn’t.
@@AyoJewlzGaminghe thought he cooked
@@cuzlightyear6184 he didn’t even turn the stove on smh.
Facts he's acting like he didnt do it to himself lol
@@AyoJewlzGamingyou clearly lack accountability 😂😂😂
Insane cope from JWill no one is rooting against Ja bro is a victim of his own immaturity
Yeah no one wants him to not be great.
Nah. Shaq explained it yesterday. Zion should have been angry
You guys are deluded ENOUGH people were low key desperate for his career to end
stop the cap.
You lucky we on yt I woulda told you sum bout yaself
The perfect debate
I think it was some chatter about how other young guards like tyrees from indy was now better and of course the shots the media took at him his father his family and friends. Those things clearly hurt him and are now motivating him idk whats not to understand.... the players not calling to check on him is new though thats messed up....
Ja better than Luka
@@anthoneykarimbey6156 my top five this year no particular order
steph
embid
giannis
joker
luka
could ja creep in there we shall see
@@nikjulez74that’s a good 5 but only way ja can keep into it this year is if he goes insane.
I like him but I just don’t see him going off enough to surpass your top 5
Lmao J Will must be scared Ja might do something to him the way he defending Ja lmaooo Doggy is right Ja being extra talking about receipts like bruh what receipts you talking about everyone talked about how you messed up which you did thats it i dont remember anyone saying you were trash. Ja still does too much like just play bruh
@@MeBihhhh he could but its going to be tough in the west.... they would need like 2 6-8 game win streaks and hope some of the other teams in the west struggle to make it happen while also playing lights out the rest of the way
No one questioned what he can do on the court, this is about his character. So what receipts is he talking about? Sounds like schizophrenia to me
yo chill lmaoo
Him being ranked as the 36th best player in the league this year
He’s talking about people ranking him below others players
Espn had him ranked 30th or something
And people saying brunson and haliburton were better than him
@@boubadiallo2757i think Hali is better. Better passer, better shooter, more efficient
That’s not true. They talked a lot about how he won’t achieve the same possible heights in his career anymore because of this.
*Ai was one of my fav Point Guards in The League JA is definitely Ai with Bunnies Welcome Back JA way to Go* 🐰
It’s the holiday season , receipts come in handy !!!
I kind of see in the near future, nba and nfl players using an interpreter when dealing with the SAS and malikas in face to face interviews
I hope he kept receipt of what got him in trouble as well…
You better stop telling the truth. Accountability is something people don’t like. My grandfather use to say you better be man enough to face the consequences of your actions rather good r bad.
Thank you for letting J Will know he’s full of it 😂
Nah. Nobody criticizes anyone else for taking the minimal things and using it for motivation. Y’all love that about Jordan. We gotta stop acting like some people didn’t go too far
@@dwilliams380 MJ's transgressions weren't nearly on the same lvl as Ja. This whole "I kept receipts" like bro you just got suspended for 25 games and the first thing you're concerned with is receipts? Like bro, he clearly is lacking awareness. Now maybe he's talking about all the memes about him, but imo that's completely warranted. He did something stupid, so you should be ridiculed for it.
@@sephron17 That’s beside the point. Why would he keep receipts on fans and online memes and such? He’s talking about his play. People started acting like he wasn’t top 10 in the league because he got suspended. #36? In the league? That’s wild
@@sephron17 he’s clearly focused, he just dropped how much with a game winner?
@@dwilliams380People didn't start "acting like he wasn't top 10" Ja isn't a top 10 player in the league 😂 he's obviously better than 36th but he's not top 10 either
Good POV’s on both sides
Love to see it. 2 guys that aint even gonna make it to the playoffs standing up for one another . Go lbj and morant get those draft picks buddies
This is so corny… man had 34 and the game winner and this is what you lead with. SAS has been going out sad lately
Im pretty sure the receipts Ja is talking about him not remembering how good he really is. People had him outside their top 10. Stop it he's him
Still waiting for that tense moment
Last night game reminded me how much I missed his game and his trash talking in the tunnel! NBA back to being fun again!
Mad Dog is right, Ja acting like he was wronged saying he kept receipts
EXACTLY! Too many people (especially in the black community) are allergic to accountability. JA Morant did something stupid, MORE THAN ONCE, got suspended for it, and now wants to blame everybody else.
I 100% agree!! If you cant do the time...dont do the crime! Its pretty simple 🤷🏾♂️
NO HE ISNT ! He’s talking about people who had something negative to say. He’s not relinquishing himself of accountability.
Deadass how is it our fault you was on live w a gun 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mad is acting like he should and old white man who is obviously opinionated about a successful black athlete
Russo is totally right, Morant was definitely acting as if he was the victim.
Have you ever heard the saying kick me while I’m down? He wasn’t playing the victim
Man shut up
If im Ja Morant and they rank me the 35th best player in the league im absolutely keeping receipts on that. Idc what he did, you don’t downplay his capabilities as a basketball player and then act like he’s wrong for taking note of that.
He's going to be MVP next yr
I just don't get how dude is playing victim by saying he kept the receipts that just a stupid take in my opinion. Dude is just saying he remembers everything everyone said about him
What's acting like a victim about that? Yall (you and Madd dog) make no sense with that take
I knew what mad dog meant!! I agree with both!
What's there to understand? You put Herb Jones on him because nobody can keep up with him as far as speed so you hope length helps. You try to keep a hand in his face and like the last shot force him to make tough acrobatic shots.
He should have kept that motivation to himself and not verbalize it, that's the issue. Jay is right about athletes using whatever they can to get motivation, but missed the point that he could have kept it to himself and not made himself look like a victim. It shows a lack of humility to come back from doing what he did and then say "I'm going to get back at those who wronged me".
100
im saying bruh why are people failing to realize that😭
Well, it’s not like Morant is going to come into someone’s studio to start dropping people! He’ll do his damage on the court and leave it at that.
Nah he meant what he said..espn ranked ja like 35th…it’s been a lot of noise about ppl like haliburton..Brunson..and fox being better than him
Humility for what? They verbalized what they had to say about him so can he
I felt Ja was talking to those that said he ruined Memphis' season - he was saying Now We Back, and the season will be redeemed.
Redeemed to what? A first round exit?
Well they're 6-19 mostly because of him
Ja WAS and always will be safe in the west b/c he has a gun
How many times does Stephan A. say "You're not wrong, but let me tell you why you're wrong."
Get all of them, young gun!🤣
This is the only player that I gets excited to watch. He gets the proper three-point play going to the rack getting the foul and making the shot at the line. I know Steph and all these other players that shoot up these threes are great players but it's boring and I can't stand it this is the only kind of NBA I like reminds me of The Good Old Days,.......
Me too this my fav young player bro been dat since a rookie
You're boring
💯💯💯Facts! Let JA go eat rocks! He needs to be quiet, long season. He needs to take several seats all the way in the back. He just came of 25 days already showing up with the mouth. 🙆🙆❤❤❤❤
Yess!! Finally!
Yeah OK. Well he's not the only exciting player in the NBA. But he surely did impress me last night. I fell asleep tired at half time and thought the pel's had it in the bag. Wake up to see inside nba talking about griz win! Lol. 😊
I am with Mad Dog on this one.
My boi Ja was sitting in front of the tv when the “last dance” rolled out 😭
The change of tune is crazy
Keep all the receipts you want bro, if it helps you be a better person and player, good for ya ! Keep hooping
All that talk the last couple of years about how good this team was even without Ja in the lineup, it's not his fault that management has made bad moves and made the team worse. To put their 6-19 record all on him like that is ridiculous.
might not be a popular opinion, but they should've kept Dillon Brooks.
@@jjfromthegymyupp and got another center I hate our gm 🤦🏽♂️
@@jjfromthegym It's because he challenged LeBron. When you do that the media goes against you because he's their meal ticket to talk about him everyday unfortunately. When they beat the Lakers earlier this year by 34pts they were quite as a mouse about the Dillon trash talk but then he losses they trash him, this is what I don't like about mainstream media and their controlled narratives.
Stephen A callin out Jay Will for not standing on BIDNESS🤣🤣
I was expecting a much more intense argument...
I just love how she always comes in at the best time and adds so much of her wisdom so brilliantly well done
Imagine Draymond coming back to say he kept receipt, would Jay still say what he is saying
Draymond out here assaulting players for no reason and he got nothing to prove hes already washed and has a 10 year history of being dirty.
@@1lulalexyou love Draymond so much that he’s living rent free in your head💯😂😂😂
He ruffled feathers w that statement lol
Rarely do I agree with Doggy, but here we are. He’s making sense.
I actually liked Molly’s opinion in the end and how she delivered it 👌🏾🔥
She doesn’t need my validation though 😂
J Will you were 100% right. Ja was just saying he was keeping receipts from all the people who did him wrong or dirty during that crazy 8 months for Ja. Because undobutly people will come back and start loving Ja again. He's a superstar. He's keeping receipts for the fake people out there.
He’s the main fake tough guy 😂
who provided reasons for that wrong / dirty things he "endured" during that 8 months?
@@jaypeee97 you worried about him being "fake tough" but what's real tough is coming back and performing like that with a game winner. keep hating bruh 😂😂
When did anyone ever stop liking Ja?? 😂 he just made a dumb decision and had to deal w the consequences.
People are being willfully obtuse. People were calling him out of his name. Fans were saying he won’t be the same. The grizzlies were better without him etc. those are receipts to keep. Shoot he may have cut off dudes in his circle and they hit him with “ you aren’t anything without me “. Like let’s be forreal. Keeping receipts could mean anything. Idk how they jumped to him being a victim.
Jay, we agree with Mad DOG today!
True he did say he is disappointed
Im rooting for Ja 🤷🏾♂️ Hope he gets the Grizzlies in the playoffs.
Ja went crazy. Even I had to react to it
Both had good points
There was a lot of slick stuff being said about him and his Dad, it’s funny how quickly people forget
Yep
It was deserved . Sorry.
Mad dog is exactly correct. By keeping “receipts”, it means someone did or said something wrong to you or about you so you’re going out there to prove them wrong. But the thing is Jay, what people said about what he did isn’t wrong
I see why Molly is needed 🔥👏🏾, great interjection and closing statement 🔥🔥🤩🔥🔥
You clearly are a bot hahaha
A rare thing to see
Molly shooting 4% from the field in that regard...RELAX
4 percent is wild more like 40
Doggy talk ya talk 😂
HE'S BACK
Ja was going through his rebellious tough guy stage that most young men go through, hopefully it's all out his system and gets back to balling
🤨 a tiger don't change its stripes
No you went through that he a dawg period
@@MichiganHendough u sound like groupie of the streets or just plain stupid,,, even the wildest killers cool off at a certain age,,,the fuk are u talking about,,, he a dawg on the court,,,thats it
@@SerlingPictures hes not a tiger,,hes a man,,men do elevate ,.,,,word to malcom x ,,,,
Big facts
Herbert Jones is they best defender Stephen a….
Stephen A is a casual and lies about watching the NBA. He watches big market teams
It's clear players treat suspensions as a vacation. The nba needs to suspend players for playoff series. Should be 20 games and 1 playoff series because suspensions are the new load management
What made me respect ESPN was when we got to see spectacular plays. Can y'all talk during the highlights or about the game.
How can we not see that JA is playing a bit of a victim
Cause he aint. You letting folks on TV talk that into the narrative.
MAD DOGG CHRIS RUSSO FOR PRESIDENT
Yup! He’s 💯
What receipts are necessary. The mode he should be in is to focus on winning and making sound personal decision and not some “retaliation” tour.
Molly finally interjected and gave clarity lol
Yall are amazing
Everyone has a problem with the receipt statement. When media loves to report his timeline. Reporters can't expect the people they report on to take the high road. When they can't.
Completely agree with Mad Dog, keeping receipts means he felt he was wronged.
He was wronged. What was unlawful in relation to gun situation? Was just an nba pr thing.
@@vdoggydogg3922 yes, when you work for a company they have rules you have to follow.
Jwill hit it on the head, It’s all about motivation
The media mad 😂😂😂😂 fr fr
Thank you JWill for sharing with Doggy how athletes compete and value their relationships with peers.
Saying “I’m keeping receipts” isn’t an indication of not doing something wrong. Is mad dog stupid? It’s referring to members of the media claiming random mid players were somehow better than him
Why tho?
@@soda8736 I don’t understand your question, why what?
Doubting Ja never goes well
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It went pretty well after his 1st apology tour.
It went pretty well in the playoffs last year against the Lakers.
9:00 my mans is lookin like Skip Bayless😂
Kept receipts ESPN ones 😂bums
Nice that in his first game back, Ja proved he learned literally nothing from the punishment. No one criticized him as a player, just the off court choices he was making. He still thinks he did nothing wrong and it was other people who put the suspension on him. I guarantee he messes up again before the end of the season.
I just became a fan of Jwill from this clip! Man gave me goosebumps and spoke eloquently from a perspective that’s rarely heard
Now it's the game missed u 😂
Crazy how the suns passed on Luka and Ja
Doggy clearly misunderstood what he said. He said he has receipts because he knows everyone is going to be singing his praises again and he wants EVERYONE to keep that same energy. Media pundits don't get upset when this dude keeps it short and sweet when you guys try to discuss him.
Ja is an idiot. No one questioned his ability. Folks criticized the off field issues.
Steven A should keep the receipts from his barber so he can get his money back for pushing his hairline on top of his big FIVEhead. 😂😂😂
#PennywiseTheDancingClownHairline🤡🤡🤡
We didn't even NOTICE the 20 somethin' games he missed!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just want Ja to ball out all that extra it's really not necessary because at the end of the day he put his self in that situation I love watching him play a killer on the court fr fr Nice game Young King
I can sum up this conversation like this sports ball players especially todays are highly sensitive to any form of criticism so they "keep receipts" so they dont actually have to confront the real problem (themselves) but sports ball players also use that average everyday criticism as motivation
They’ll be fighting for the play in if that
I told people he was gonna go off, I wish i didnt bet on his 3s i would've hit 3k
Molly with the clutch lol