Stephen A. calls the Clippers A CATASTROPHE & calls for WHOLESALE CHANGES! | First Take
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Andraya Carter and Tim Legler talk through the LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks series.
0:00 Same old Clippers?
4:30 Andraya responds
5:30 Legs’ deep dive
8:00 Disappointing from Paul George, James Harden and Russell Westbrook
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“Y’all thought they had popcorn bags, no they didn’t. They had bags there’s to throw up in! They wanted to vomit” 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Brazy 😂
Bar of the year
0pppppppp
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That was hilarious lmaooo
“Throw up bags” is outrageous 😂😂
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Absolutely Heinous
Man been hanging out too much with Shannon 😂🤣😂🤣. First he slandered Bradley Beal and then he's roasting the Clippers this bad 😭😭😭😭
Ice Cube said it best "ain't nobody worried about them los angeles strippers"
I mean they are injured its not like they are choking like the Lakers
@@cenastar00got 4 stars, Lakers got 2, Lakers at least showed up for every game and it took clutch shots by Murray to beat them. These Clippers just get blown out.
@cenastar00 Lebron is old a.f now. Harden and P.G are still in their prime, and Kawhi is so unreliable. What has Kawhi and PG done in the last 4 years???
@@cenastar00y’all don’t even have a ring after assembling one superteam after another😂
@@cenastar00 you on them drugs lmao
Honestly haven’t heard SAS go in like this in a minute 😂😂
Shir was straight facts too 😭
Fr bro
Clippers were just thinking economically hear me out… it’s cheaper to fly from Dallas to Cancun than LA to Cancun
Diabolical 😂
They need to fly to Galveston, not Cancun. Lol
😂😂😂😂
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😂😂😂😂😂@@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother
8 for 36 is wild 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nuts! I can’t believe that stat
Forget the efficiency, the fact that THREE stars made only 8 shots. Insane
This is the equivalent of the Houston Rockets missing 27 3's in a row in that Game 7 Vs the Warriors
How is that wild? They're old And this was obviously going to happen.
They putting up Kobe numbers
Ty Lue SHOULD have been Lakers coach this whole time!
The Lakers should try to hire him this off-season. That would really help them tremendously! He deserves better!
Yeah but to get him now it’s too late. The league has changed up and he’s overrated as a coach now. These young boys and young coaches went back to the basics. No more small ball unless it’s are bench, 2 bigs in the starting line up. Only the warriors won a chip playing small ball. And to be honest they didn’t even win small ball they won with looney at the 5, draymond at the 4. So it’s just the way it’s always been. U need 2 bigs in the starting line up to stop joker, Gordon, and Porter.
Luka was amazing. Kyrie was in full on hustle mode. The defense was stellar. It's not just what the Clippers didn't do. It was what Dallas DID.
The fact that Harden is struggling while Maxey is carrying the 76ers is quite telling.
Harden is actually Ballin this series, but we all know what will happen lol 😅
Maxey on still playing because Hart can make free throws
Maxey will NEVER BE league MVP..... Not to mention Harden carried a franchise for 8 years alone.... STOP comparing a Old James to a Young Maxey
@@teamgreats4084James harden is trash okay he got an mvp and what has he done in the postseason every single year cut it out harden is garbage
@@teamgreats4084 I don’t remember Harden putting in a playoff performance like that ever tbh
It was very cool of the clippers to put up that "Dallas to Cancun" billboard. They predicted catching a flight when they get bounced in Dallas.
The billboard at L.A. live is not owned or operated by the Clippers
@@heshloid909 just couldn't roll with the joke could you? 😂 Glad I'm not like you
@@nostoneunturned7641less of a joke and more of a lie lol.
Facts
Mavs probably gone win the championship Im a spurs fan too@evanlouanthony
Lakers almost got swept but at least none of their "stars" played like dogshit and every game could have went either way close.
Who cares still lose goofy
At least 😂
@@dbutta2496 The fans care...no one wants to watch a bunch of millionaires sit on the bench and/or score 7 points.
@@newthrash1221 Exactly, these dudes have one of the easiest jobs in the world, world-class facilities to train in, and all the money in the world, and when it comes for them to do their job, they do the complete opposite! People pay their hard earned money to watch those games, these players get payed tens of millions and act like divas, about time someome does something about this!
A Harden team being infected with lethargy in the playoffs? What are the odds?!😅
Luka saw that Dallas to Cancun sign and started cursin in his native language 😂. From that point on The Trade Merchant, The Podcaster, and The Brick layer were in trouble.
yea he said.. picka vam matrna golazn boste vidl dons kok vas bom pojebal pisde ene :D
those nicknames are insane. I'm gonna start using them
lmao at those nicknames
No way 😂😂😂😂
Podcast P☠️
SAS called it a year ago: Kawhi should seriously consider retirement.
The guy played one playoff healthy was 4-5 years ago but they extended him lmao Kawhi must be having so much fun
Same with LeBron 😅
@@GreenBoy424Never compare Lebron with Kawhi. Goofy
Throw potential millions of dollars away.. Wow ur not too bright are u
@@GreenBoy424 Durant too and Curry and Klay and Boban
That popcorn bag line is bar of the year.
Clippers gotta drop a diss track.
I thought Los Angeles is Kawhi Town 😂
PG, Harden, and Russ are in great playoff form, I'm not surprised by their performances at all 😂😂😂
So is Kawhi lol
nobody should be shocked 😂😂 they just simply can't compete for a championship without Kawhi.. he's the only one who doesn't shrink in the post season.. he's just always injured unfortunately
hahaha
Not really hes just consistently hurt @ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother
Facts, James harden has a history of this
Luka did exactly what he said he would do and didn’t let Kyrie down. Great win Mavs!
Jason Kidd needs his props for for his strategy of quick Basketball as the key for their victory. He had them ready and everyone had the confidence needed for that level of domination in the most important game of the series
I would not be surprised if the Mavericks wins the title this year
The Clippers inconsistency drives me crazy.
Need to pull Harden and Westbrook if they don't play D. It's obvious when the "stars" actually play D it impacts the game.
Kawhi and PG era is coming to an end. It really ended the minute James Harden stepped foot in LA
was it ever really an era tho
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Yeah if Joe Ingles don’t injury Kawhi clippers have a chip.
@@realamerican8069if I won the lottery I’d be rich
@@drodegennaromusic8492 The choking era ...
As a Mavs fan, I'm not complaining about how bad Clippers is playing. Hopefully the Mavs can put them away on Friday.
Let's get to it
This happens to the Clippers EVERY YEAR. They are literally cursed. They try so hard to compete with the Lakers in LA and then choke ALL the time. Its insane.
PG13 being Way Off P, Westbrook building a house brick by brick, and Harden having his traditional choke game.
Business as usual in L.A.
Kawhi not showing up
SAS spitting facts! I totally felt the same way.
I am a Clippers fan(which is embarrassing) and I wanted to turn my TV off last night but didn’t because I was waiting for them LAC to make a run.
It easy to see what’s happening in the Clips/Dallas series. The Clippers have to make contested 3s to win… that simple. The shots they made in game 4 were VERY TOUGH. You can’t count on those going in to win. Dallas doesn’t need to play great to win, the Clips do. Luka hasn’t had a single game where he shot the 3 ball at his season average! Give Dallas credit on D instead of blaming the Clippers. They were the #1 D in the league after the deadline for a reason
Peach brotha
I agree, Dallas are not playing great offense they’re playing great defense
The two games the clippers won they one in the 1st quarter with just crazy shotmaking a dallas couldn't hit anything. 18/20 quarters Dallas were the better team
So, since Luka has not shot his average once… Why are you not giving the Clippers credit? While crediting the Mavericks defense? Brainless saplings
@@LuhhHotBoyPEACH 🍑? Your misspelling of PREACH isn’t PEACHY, brotha 😮😂
Wait so nobody gonna give Kyrie credit for locking up harden
Or Derrick jones jr locking up Pg13???
Smart, shut the system down and everything collapses because the system can't stop poo from coming out.
I forget Kawhi even on the clippers 😂😂.
Man I'd be pissed off if I was paying people millions of dollars and they're never on the court...
Absolutely ridiculous.
He need to retire
@@chrisbrown8641 Clippers just need to trade him
@@DaoKing who is going to want his contract if he can’t stay healthy. He has proved that knee is not going to hold out. It’s been like this for 3 years.
@@chrisbrown8641 always some dummy GM trying to save his career who will take the risk.
Carrie Champion once said it best "Clippers gonna Clip"
Nah fr. But Mark Cuban said that 1st
100% correct Stephen A. Loved every word. Leonard just needs to retire. Westbrick is awful. Harden needs to shave. I would not want any of those guys.
Yea harden should shave, he’ll be born a new
PG is still Pandemic P
Leonard just signed an extension he is not walking away from
It's quite telling that Tyrese Maxey is carrying my Sixers while James Harden is struggling to carry the Clippers with no Kawhi Leonard.
Funny, carry... Dude can't carry the letter D much less a team of alphabets.(alphas). He's supposed to be a facilitator but when PG and Powell aren't hitting, Dallas D shut him down and you can't expect him to carry the load on the other end. Sorry, being so harsh on him but the lack of effort on D and his attitude when shots don't fall is traumatizing for him and he doesn't know what to do or CAN'T DO IT. Leave him alone from here on out. We KNOW what he's NOT capable of. It's like pampering a baby for the few things he can do well and neglecting all the things he needs to improve upon that will drive him off the all star ballot. (Please don't mention HOF, not deserving)
@@jamesc6876y’all love to hate harden but really are closet fans. No HOF? Give me a break? You sound dyslexic
As a sixers fan I expected a game like this from harden and I don’t know how people expected anything different
Kawhi felt too gassed after winning a chip for us now he like ima chill and collect pay cheques
Just win one last one for us Clippers... JUST ONE
@@PutYoRhymeOnlol that was the raptors bro. That last one has loooonged sailed off 🤣🤣
@@PutYoRhymeOn Kawhi never winning a chip in LA
@@odischeese21LONGED sailed off? It’s LONG. LONGED means something else. Like how I longed for the days before you elementary school dropouts confirmed the Idiocracy every time you speak gibberish from your uneducated, remedial mouths .
Kawhii treats basketball as a part time job.
Kawi be like wait till I update my firmware 😂
He cool chilling in the bench as usual
Who's Kawi?
He needs to upgrade his busted hardware
Any team dumb enough to trade for Harden would be a catastrophe. See Philadelphia 76ers, see Brooklyn Nets.
Almost all Clippers fans were very wary of this trade. We don't control it but can only support it. We supported it but the "system" is not what we want. We want only the good parts of Harden's game and to come off the bench mostly. I prefer Westbrook like some over Harden but I see that he has his off games as well. I am hoping there is an answer to keep them both on the bench when they suck and bring in PG as the pg and Coffee, Theiss, Tmann and Zu as the starting 5 for what happened last game.
@@jamesc6876traded bench pieces. KJM didn’t play, Batum and Covington are old and Morris was unplayable. The team would be able to compete if Kawhi just stayed healthy, can’t blame Harden for 1 bad game. Harden’s been good up until this game this playoffs, this is a game where Kawhi would’ve had to takeover
Wait - weren’t the talking heads at ESPN claiming that the Clippers are best team in the NBA nearly all year. Talk about gaslighting.
"there weren't popcorn in those bags they were throwing up" 😂
Looool
Shi got me rolling 😂
This is what Charles Barkley is talking about. Unless its an LA, or NY team, they got nothing to say. Disney/ESPN sports analysts are a plague.
on the TNT buffoon show all they talked about was the clippers---at half time they didnt even mention dallas--barkley smith and oneal
@@patconlon7835STFU. Barkley talked about the Mavs and how Luka was beginning to trust his teammates.
@@dojo1371damn that’s true.
@@dojo1371 and by doing so, he exposed that he never watches the Mavs. how do you explain an analyst saying that the man that was second in the league in assists is finally getting his teammates involved? it means he does not know what he is talking bout.. simple. further, all they said at the End of the game is that the clippers played bad and only talked about the clippers. the one mention about Dallas is that Luka is finally trusting his teammates which is rubbish. I guess he is creating a story in his head as to why they will win the series. real ones know
Those teams bring in the views(money) the avengers person don't want in depth analysis. They want entertainment and drama
James Harden disappears… PG disappears… Leonard injured 4 years in a row. The best predictor of past behavior is past actions. These are not championships stars. These are role players.
Kawhi probably thinking Paris Olympics is the priority
I am shocked that everyone is shocked about these Clippers and Harden LMAO
Luka owns the Clippers not Balmer.
They sent him Slovenia 🇸🇮 twice 😂
They bounced him, twice
Luka carriers on every dribble!
Not really!! He’s 1-2 against the Clippers in the playoffs 😂😂
Clippers should have kept SGA coming from a Laker fan, they traded their version of Kobe
They had him? Hmmm
No one truly knew sga would be top 10 in the league bro let’s be honest
@@rogerfraser1168yea they drafted him in 2018
@@rogerfraser1168 he got drafted by charlotte like Kobe, but traded same day to the clippers
@@deemurray5711 ok.. now I know.
Lol The Chistine Lady Was Looking Like 'Stephen A Hurry Up And Finish Your Point' 😂😂😂😂
SAS is no opera singer.
@@jamesc6876 True. But She Could Be a Little More Professional. She's On a Major Platform Doing That And Its Not Cute.
The Suns-Wolves series and the Clippers-Mavs series are tailor made for people who think defence doesn't produce wins in this era.
I'm a neutral viewer, but as I watched the game the Clippers were lifeless, disinterested, lethargic, went back to Iso ball, and lacked any resemblance of team chemistry. The score was kind to them because it felt more like a 50 point loss.
You described every harden team.
@@CorePathway Too much strip clubbing?
Stephen A told me that the Clippers would own LA when Kawhi arrived and look at them now. Not a single title with this super team.
Wrong person that was max and others
Never gonna happen 💯
not a single finals appearance, only went to the conf finals once, blew a 3-1 lead & got bounced in the playin
He’s not very good. Prove me wrong and I show you again and again, an autistic loser like Leonard.
Exactly why I'm loving them fail, the media tried to create this rivalry so hard. And clipper fans love to troll us but it's almost been a generation already. Lakers won
This was the best I've ever seen SAS lol. Amazing. He wasn't lying.
I remember a few months back, when the Clippers blew out my Celtics in Boston, and all over the message boards, Clippers fans were jawing it up, saying Boston was a joke, and the Clippers were the real title contenders. I had a two word answer for them, in many different replies. Those words were "James Harden". The chickens have come home to roost.
What's interesting...these media personalities basically call for these trades and teamups, then go off when what they asked for and supported, blows up in their faces.
Yep, like every year the Clippers were 'contenders'. Bro.. they were NEVER contenders lol.
lol James harden and Paul George just showing people who they already been
Popcorn bags is crazyyyy 😂😂😂
Harden’s been like that since OKC. Nothing new
These professional athletes and Stephen A. Smith are just alike; flip flopping and wishy washy 😂😂😂
So exactly what did he say that was wrong? History tells you what the clippers are like.
When Mama bought that team and threw away all those draft picks to get kawaii and Paul George too you could see the writing on the wall.
The same rules going to apply with Phoenix and what they've done.
Paul George disappeared. Where tf did he go. Was looking for him last night he was a no show 😂
I wonder if he did a podcast after the loss
I never trusted PG13 in the playoffs,, he has shown that he can NOT make timely basket in the playoffs. without a Healthy Kawhi Leonard this is a first round exit season!
Y’all thought that had popcorn bag… No they didn’t 😂💀
When are these “analysts” gonna give Dallas defense credit for locking them down? The clippers have scored 95 points or less 3 games this series.
It's all that "Dallas to Cancun" billboard ads fault!!!
Don't worry, the Clippers will be a booking flight to Cancun after Game 6...😊
It was directed towards the LA Clippers bc after game 6 when they are in dallas and they lose, they can book a flight to Cancun...
SAS so mad that Kawhi isn’t in commercials 😂
Kawhi in the New Balance commercials sometimes 😭
Ty Lue getting close to Doc Rivers level of riding one championship
The Mavs forced the Clippers role players to beat them. They didn't let Harden and PG get going. They forced Harden and PG to settle for contested shots and didn't allow them to attack the paint. That's why the Mavs won the game.
Getting jump shot 3 blocked(Harden) and not even shooting straight.... They were not knowing how to actually use their' teammates. When stars get shut down AND are off, they can rely on defense and easier shots from teammates. This takes chemistry and ball movement which the "system" doesn't have
Dam nothing about the Mavs defense?? They living foul at this network.....beautiful woman too by the way 😂
8/36 is crazy
Harden doesn’t show up in crucial playoff games? This is not news but an annual event
Just remember, 1 conference finals appearance in 54 years as a franchise. Never even sniffed an NBA Finals but somehow y’all supposed to be the new King of LA 😂
Stephen A must be mad because New York is actually warmer than LA right now 😂
Why Would you play for a superstar who is never there for the team. Blow it up
They won’t trade him since he sells jerseys and they’re about to open the new arena . They probably should but they won’t for at least another year.
Imagine spending all that money for a new Stadium and your team cant make it out of 1st round😂😂😂
company lays off valued workers yet spends so much more on marketing for this stadium so marketing must really pay off, even if it is the Clippers.
Not over yet
Dallas Cowboys did it!
Luka turned them into blue collar brick layers 😂💀. “LA to Cancun”
Stephen A came ready today😤😤😤!!!!
That game just reminded me of that okc game when russ pg and melo lost to the jazz
What way??? Russ was carrying them in that series lol
@@AliFrankTheTank If shooting 40 times to score 30 is "carrying" then sure.
@@enigma13ffme when I lie on the internet
And Ricky Rubio was stepping up...
Kawhi hurt, PG and James Harden no showing in the playoffs, no way... no one saw this coming 🙄
Two things
1. Kawhi doesn't get enough hate. If this was kyrie with nets the whole video will be about kyrie not showing up and skipping games and what not and SAS screaming top of his lungs. SAS has been bringing up kawhi last 2 years for him skipping games for his load management but all these other media are not fair otherwise they would've treated kawhi same as kyrie. Kyrie haters
2. That girl really playing through card that their "superstar" was out and that's why they lost. So Paul George isn't a superstar? Harden all star? Kawhi is the only star they got? 😂
I been saying Kawhi been skating under the radar for way too long! Hes worse than AD and they was calling him street clothes
He's got those rings to shield him. Which I believe he gets way too much credit for.
Kawhi is NO LONGER a superstar. He’s always injured. He’s just collecting a paycheck.
Paul George is NOT and has never been a superstar. Superstar talent that plays like a #2 star when the games REALLY matter. James Harden is fool’s gold. All-time great offensive talent, that will also let you down and even quit on you when you need HIM most. Their best players are not dogs
@286mic: You’re trying to discredit Kawhi’s rings? Seriously, if Kawhi gets too much credit for being a champion then no one’s a champion.
I must say SAS is really good at his job and articulating his point
Look at those Clipper names again. Anyone who is surprised that the Clippers can play with no urgency and passion hasnt seen enough of these known choke artists!
As a lifelong Clippers fan...i agree with SAS 100% on this. I dont understand how they played that poorly.
@nitoshad, Clippers are one dimensional with the system. Simple. No D in 3D.
Dang according to SAS, the Clips either lost the game or won the game. Mavs had nothing to do with it.
We got vintage playoff PG13 and playoff Harden all at once lol
New name should be "pathetic p". Lol .
I guess I had to watch the entire segment but the dismissal of Dallas in this video is very noticeable. I really need the NBA to get away from ESPN.
Changing of the guard indeed. We are looking at the possibility of early exit of Durant, Curry, Lebron, Harden, Westbrook. All former MVPs, all out first round. Time to hand the keys to the youngsters.
SIDE NOTE!!! These same media folks wanted to compare Harden to Kobe Bryant scoring wise!!! LMAO GTFOH !!!
The NBA world clowns AD but Kawhi ain't ever on da court come Playoffs time 😅🍻🍺
Exactly
Exactly!! Has kawhi played a full playoff series yet since he been a clipper?!?
I said the same thing bro
@mrgetitdone85 I think the only time was in the bubble where they lost a 3 to 1 lead on Denver. 2021 was there best chance to make it to the finals but he got hurt at the end of game 4 against Utah.
Kawhi has degenerative knees, everyone knows. AD gets a lot of weird ticky tack injuries, that are probably serious they’re just odd
Nah this an All - Timer from Stephen A LMAOOOOO
03:14 OMG lmao the bags were needed, it was tough to watch! Clippers couldn't buy a shot, but blowing it up isn't the answer. We don't have any draft picks and need to cling on to Paul George and probably James Harden. Ty Lue, however, hasn't been playing great rotations and hasn't given the team much besides good plays out of timeouts, and thats just not cutting it anymore
This is a prime SAS rant ngl
No surprise here. 3 of the biggest non-producers in the biggest moments on the same team. if you expected anything else? Congratulations, you played yaself **DJ Khalad voice**
PG, Russ, and Harden all combining for less than 10 made shots is actually nasty work.
Coach Kidd should be credited with the win. He adjusted his defense. He made Zubac the main man for the Clippers and locked the perimeter.
Funny thing is, Zu could have been THE guy IF the Clippers accepted it. The Clippers kept doing the same stuff even though they were shown the opportunity.
Guess y'all forgot about the way Harden played against the Celtics last playoffs.
I love when Westbrook shoots 3’s. Everyone stops and just waits for it to either be an air ball or hit the rim 😂
I just wanna thank Stephen A fo getting me into NBA..i now watch all the playoff so i can get the context of his rants😂😂😂...love from SA🇿🇦🇿🇦
The Clippers are exactly who most of us thought they were. Ballmer is a moron for continuing to pay for this garbage. Harden and George are inconsistent. Kawhi is always hurt. Westbrook is a has been.
Look at the difference between Kawhi, Giannis and Lillard who won't play in multiple games in the playoffs when the teams need you, despite minor injuries, and Embiid & Murray, who're playing despite injuries that aren't any less severe, and Bell's Palsy in the case of Embiid. I'm so sick of players not playing in the playoffs with minor injuries. It's beyond ridiculous.
I feel you, but Kwahi might have long term risk and they already signed him and need to protect him for years to come. It's more glaring that the non injured players don't come to play.
@@jamesc6876 The problem is he played a game and then decided to go back and not play. The other thing is with his 'injuries', there's no such thing as long term with him. He'll play another 2 years at most. I can almost guarantee that.
Kawhi tried to play. The team shut him down. He was barely mobile
@@Wokonwater Lol. No, he wasn't barely mobile. And he could've easily insisted that he played. You're making excuses for him.
@@lookfeelbehealthy6320 he came out in a wheelchair
Can't say I'm surprised with the beard 🤣... He did it last year's playoffs lol. Hello, he's been doing it all his career.
I was looking forward to watching First Take this morning, so I tuned in, saw no Molly, and tuned right back out.
James Harden and CP3 really have that playoff consistency since their stint as Rockets 😂
35 minutes and only scoring 7points and 15points with 20+ shots each......and y'all telling me Melo had to be blacklisted and forced to retire?!???
Melo was giving 15ppg off of 10 SHOTS & 15-20 Minutes a game with decent defense
He refused to come off the bench.
@@brendanhunter389 What do you mean? He interviewed with Steven A that it was an adjustment he had to make with the small stint with the Rockets. He was coming off the bench and ok with it with the Blazers and Lakers. He's a certified bucket and plays decent defense as a forward....he got blacklisted
@@MachoNacho599 decent defence lol
@@brendanhunter389 Better than half the league lol
Kawhi injured again, whodathunkit?
YOOO... OMG! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Stephen A. is cold-blooded hilarious! He said, Clippers fans sat courtside with "barfbags" disguised as bags of popcorn.
That *ish is legendary hilarious! It's true tho... Kawhi Leonard is the Kirk Cousins of the NBA.
Contender for one of Stephen A’s all time rants 🤣🤣😂😂
😂😂😂😂 not a pop corn bag. A bag to throw up 😂 SAS is on point on the clippers. Blow it up period.