Stephen A. isn't letting Kawhi off the hook | First Take
Stephen A. Smith says the player under the most pressure in the NBA is still Kawhi Leonard following the Houston Rockets dealing disgruntled star James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets.
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Clips shouldn't have got out the 1st round
Meanwhile, Clippers at the top of the Western Conference now 🙄 Stephen A Smith needs to stop with the jiving.
Kd is under the most pressure or James harden how is kawhi under the most...he already lost ... I’m confused
Stupid A. Makes it a joke when Max states that LBJGT & Durant have another MVP Superstar along with them and Kawhi doesn't!!!!!!!!! This is the NBA LeFrankesbron brainwashing agenda , overrated & overachieved by any means of media necessary ... Wow
Why KP get soo mad😂
I understand what Steven A is saying about how he wants to see Kawhi vs lebron. but no one caaarrreees no one. because Kawhi is not expected to make the conference much less the finals. the MOST pressure is on BROOKLYN they have to much power to not make the finals. Kawhi is not on the spot light as BROOKLYN.
Lebron cannot take on Harden, Durant, and Irving without a third star.
These are the three best ever I love them guys
Yeah Max said marginal, but don’t expect a pea brain fool to remember that
These 3 guys are super entertaining. But SAS and KP are tripping on this take... saying Kawhi has more pressure because there is no disruptive potential around him like Kyrie in Brooklyn? Oh Jimmy Christmas
Stephen a. Make me sick now, he always using his basketball card over max head when y’all talkn born max doesn’t do u that
Thank you Max, what kind of convoluted logic is that? SAS is reaching. Perkins started talking about retirement 🤦🏽♂️ lol
Stephen a acts like he’s a basketball expert
They hate MAX so much for speaking FACTS!! These dudes dont know more basketball than max. Why? Because they black? Im black and think 90% of the stuff out of Steven mouth is BS!
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I’d take PG over AD because of his ability to run a team as a 1 like with the Pacers.
Max is right, again, but Stephen A. and Perk be acting like they know everything lol. When Max schools them on boxing, he simply drops the facts and puts things in perspective for them. When it's Basketball, they mock Max like he has no idea what he is talking about but he is right, A LOT. Not always, but neither are they. The Nets have a big 3 and the leader of that team, or the best player, is KD. He is under the most pressure. This should not be a debate. He joined a 73 win team to get a ring because he could not beat LeBron, and now has the only big 3. Kawhi has Paul George who chokes every single time.
Please! respect Max
Kyrie going through a phase
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Why is SAS being so respectful to Perk and so disrespectful to Max?
don't let this Harden trade make yall forget that Kawhi and PG13 owe the clippers a chip because they mortgage their entire future for them
Aint it funny how LeBron comes to the west and everyone goes east.
Lbj lost when he got west he needed A.D.🙄And he actually got swept reason for leaving east 😁
Stephen A be cooking max bro smh 😂
BK (Harden more specifically) is definitely under the most pressure now by far it’s not even close.
FUCL KENDRICK
Kd, kyrie, and harden have the most pressure because that's a powerhouse. Its like when kd went to Golden state. If they didn't win qith that incredible team... it was a bust
Max's point were valid lol tf stephen A talking about?
At 4:14, Max gives up talking to those 2 dumbasses lol
Max is right lol
Kendrick Perkins is annoying af my god! Who told him he can do this lmaoo
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It’s sad because in the last few years Max predictions been more on point than SAS’s
Perk hates Max cos he’s white for sure
Paul George was building a castle in LA 🤫👀😂
4:31 perk’s restraint noises are anime worthy
Steven A really needs to do comedy I can’t stop crying laughing
Stephen A. Smith makes me sick to my stomach! "Y'all Can Kick Rocks" *creepy shiver*
Max be speaking facts most of the time bury gets clowned for it and get this dude perk of tv
KD, Harden, and Kyrie will get slain by the King
Max Kellerman is the Craig Burley of the NBA
Maxx go to comment about boxing.
take the Maxx off the show .period !!!!!
Kendrick Perkins does not know more basketball than Max. SAS is trippin and Harden is easily under the most pressure. Why do I feel like Max always gets too much hate by everyone who doesn't agree with him. Like instead of just disagreeing, why do they take shots at him?
Max is a lot smarter than them and it shows🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
I wonder what kind of convos max and SAS have off the cam 😂
Perkins to SAS: that's valid Perk to Max Kellerman: YOURE WRONG, NO
Can't stand kendrick just like shaq think they know everything ...
Paul Georgia was in the mvp race 2 years ago so he is mvp caliber.
Bro like fr they need to stop giving max so much hate
Brooklyn has the most pressure.
Max need to start to clapping back at SAS and stop being afraid of him...Max answers everyone else but SAS even when max making good points... Why would SAS allow him on the programme if he doesn't know basketball..cmon isn't max the one with a hip hop track and not SAS..max if u see this..stop folding whenever SAS give u the lil brother treatment he str8t punking u and u jus smiling like a lil kid without heart.Fight back..clap back son.
Max is Right
I swear perk is the worst on espn🤣
Imagine if Stephen A is a coach
Harden is probably THE biggest name without a ring. Why wouldn’t he be under the most pressure?
😂😂😂😂 bro they be tag teaming on max
Man kawhi ain't off the hook! He literally tried to ring chase and set the lakers up for failure, asked Durant and Jimmy Butler to join him before Paul george. Blew a 3-1 lead while up Doc gets fired.......aaaaaaaand I bet he leaves the clippers after this season. All the pressure should be on him to win, instead he got lucky that eyes shifted to Brooklyn and he could easily come up short handed with no backlash now. he's a low-key cancer himself anyone who thinks otherwise D-rider
It's funny how Stephen A said him and Perk know basketball more than Max. If thats the case it just makes him look even worse. Max day after day is a much better analyst than Stephen A and ESPECIALLY Perkins. He actually uses factual statistics and scenarios to back up his stances. Even if he might go overboard sometimes. I wanted the Clippers to win last year. But with Harden going to the Nets every NBA fan knows we're looking forward to Lakers vs Nets in the Finals. Come on Stephen A
James Harden has had 2 former / mvp level players on his team for the past three years while averaging mvp numbers and still can’t deliver a chip now he got 2 of em at the same time let’s see what happens cuz I guarantee that the result aren’t gonna change I feel bad for Kyrie most off all he was tryna play robin to James now he gonna play Alfred to James N Kevin 😂😂
Why they flexing like they basketball gurus, they ain’t talking X and Os, they just doing professional barbershop talk, cut it out
KP know what he talking bout. I’m not gonna feel sorry for max cuz I’ve seen him get proven wrong too many times.
I love how Max takes on SAS and Perk at the same time and still has more valid points lol
Steven a keep disrespecting max
Nice of James Harden to retire and join First Take
Max said “TIMEOUT”!! He mad asf 🤣
Ibaka is better than trez
Yeah bruh we want the smoke 😂😂
IDK why all the hate for kyre and pg13
Kendrick Perkins “2 mar” Very elegant 😂😂
Max right on this one no cap
SAS is a clown man smh 🤦🏽♂️
4:28 I’ve been waiting for Steven A. To say this since kawhi made that New Balance commercial 😂😂😂
So we gonna sit here and ignore that straight face burp
Max is right
what’s the deal with NBA mental health ?
SAS is a DK
The pressure on the nets is on the coaching staff... A Rookie coach and a coach that never got to the finals when he should have
3 top 15 guys have no pressure man cmon...they have expectations... No pressure...
Max is Right. Kd n harden are under more pressure.
It's so fun watching Stephen A. vs Max going off 😅
shut up perks
Hey Stephen A Smith don't worry we Clippers going to be there in the finals ready for the Flakers this season for sure and Kawhi and PG13 ready & better for war
Max gonna leave soon, my guy has great takes more often than not but gets treated like an idiot unless it’s the fight game. He needs to go to Fox and join a better show. First take just getting old with the arguments every single day year in year out
Max has points. but Sas should not go too far man....
MAX SAID PG ISN'T A MVP PLAYER.......THAT PROVES THAT HE FOLLOWS TRENDS AND RECENTSY BIAS. PG AVG 25+PTS IN HIS PLAYOFFS CAREER BUT BC HE HAS GAMES WHERE HE CHOKES,NOW HE'S TRASH ALL OF THE SUDDEN. THEY NEVER WANT TO SHOW THE POSITIVE SIDE OF PG JUST TO KEEP THE TREND GOING........SMH
Stephen A is so disrespectful when he talks to max
Max be making perk so bad 💀💀💀💀😹😹😹😹😹😹 his facial expressions be killing em grace yard dead
And Max couple years PG13 was a mvp candidate for OKC that's what you said then
ad looked like a mvp on the lakers in large part due to LeBron. They both make each other better
Max you cant call a man mvp without ever winning a mvp award smh
Funny thing is Max wouldn’t say I know more boxing than you if they were discussing that topic they disrespect max so much for no reason other than he’s winning the debate 😭
Max is right
As usual max makes the most sense
Yeaaa Max is right. Definitely KD and Harden under more pressure
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😂😂😂 best one I have seen by far
Max is right the nets have to win the chip it’s a must or bust
Pandemic Paul is under the most pressure in LA
Max is 100% correct....Stephen A and Perk are OTL! 🤪
why SAS gotta be so insecure, I feel he just lowkey dont wanna look week in front of another brother... his attitude changes so much whenever perk shows up. SAD!