I'M SO DISGUSTED WITH ALL-STAR WEEKEND 🗣️ - Stephen A. says the players have RUINED IT | First Take

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  • On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe react to the Boston Celtics' 40-PT win over the Golden State Warriors and discuss their concerns with the NBA All-Star Game Weekend.
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  • @ZombieDoc_
    @ZombieDoc_ 10 годин тому +588

    If the players do not care about All Star weekend, why should fans?

    • @ikellama
      @ikellama 9 годин тому +16

      Not a soul told us we SHOULD care about all-star weekend bro😂😂😂 Ya’ll just came to that expectation because fans get a portion if the vote. Nobody is forcing you to be bothered if the all-star game is sub-par.

    • @LKjr13
      @LKjr13 9 годин тому +3

      Because you had nothing better to do, that’s why you cared in the first place

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 9 годин тому +11

      @@ikellama The fans don't even know who the best players are. They just vote for whoever has the best marketing.

    • @iTuber012
      @iTuber012 9 годин тому +12

      Exactly. Let's simply not even watch it to send a message

    • @dantelabella9753
      @dantelabella9753 9 годин тому

      NBA players don’t care about the fans. That’s why they sit out half the games. Don’t waste your time with that trash product. UFC & NFL are the best product out there and their players actually care.

  • @mayibee_07
    @mayibee_07 10 годин тому +436

    "Jump over Kai Cenat"😂😂Bro is still catching strays from Shannon

  • @PRegan-om7jm
    @PRegan-om7jm 10 годин тому +332

    I second that “off the street” dunk contest. I’m all for turning the Allstar Game into Street Hoops

    • @PeterWilson-c3u
      @PeterWilson-c3u 10 годин тому +6

      Those guys haven't been vetted long enough. It's no telling what they'll actually do with millions watching. Remember, NBA is 20% talent, and 80% business

    • @universe-ie2mk
      @universe-ie2mk 9 годин тому +1

      Go to the hood or online to watch street hoops. This is the nba. I dont go to the slums of a country to see them playing baseball and try to call it the home run derby.

    • @anthonytaylor7928
      @anthonytaylor7928 9 годин тому

      I agree

    • @MistaGrim
      @MistaGrim 9 годин тому +3

      Nah man....just get all of the pro dunkers that are already competing and narrow the field. Jordan Kilganon already did one at an All-Star game.

    • @MichiganHendough
      @MichiganHendough 9 годин тому

      me too great idea.

  • @iponchoi
    @iponchoi 10 годин тому +146

    Just remove the whole selecting of allstars then. Players want to be allstars but dont want to play in the allstar game.

    • @nyelle.1
      @nyelle.1 9 годин тому +7

      Or let fans do the entire vote considering they will vote players they want to see.

    • @trump_the_ivanka_toucher
      @trump_the_ivanka_toucher 9 годин тому +20

      Players should lose a week pay for NOT wanting to participate, just like we lose pay if we don’t show up to work

    • @TheLeVernisPodcast
      @TheLeVernisPodcast 8 годин тому +1

      It’s an incentive in their contract extensions so they should remove it from the incentives

    • @jrb281
      @jrb281 6 годин тому +3

      In order to be eligible for any post season award they should have to either be an all star starter or participate in an event. Can't be having WNBA and g-league players dominating all star weekend.

    • @justinsalzl1517
      @justinsalzl1517 6 годин тому

      Exactly. Why should I vote for an all star when the players don’t want to play? Nice move, nba.

  • @GreenMoon083
    @GreenMoon083 9 годин тому +157

    As a kid in the 90’s All-Star weekend was probably my favorite part of the NBA season. I think the last time I genuinely cared about the dunk contest was when Vince Carter won.

    • @trump_the_ivanka_toucher
      @trump_the_ivanka_toucher 9 годин тому +18

      That *“It’s OVER, It’s OVER”* after that reverse turnaround 360 dunk from Vince is iconic, then when he dunked over that 7’2 french guy in the Olympics was the best dunk ever, good times

    • @backendjay4341
      @backendjay4341 8 годин тому +31

      Don’t forget about Lavine and Gordon

    • @Hoop_Stats_Official
      @Hoop_Stats_Official 8 годин тому +15

      Lavine vs Gordon was generational

    • @millzoday
      @millzoday 7 годин тому +4

      I think the last time I cared was when Jason Richard and Anthony mason did their thing.

    • @dionjohnson2788
      @dionjohnson2788 7 годин тому +4

      We all adults now so we look at it differently . Kids now probably love it cause they didn’t see what we had in 90s , late 80s

  • @soniarena5250
    @soniarena5250 9 годин тому +130

    Just stop the whole weekend, its pointless.

    • @torrisfairley3227
      @torrisfairley3227 8 годин тому +9

      I think the last time I got pumped for all star weekend was in 2003.

    • @leir2005
      @leir2005 7 годин тому +1

      I like the skills challenge and the rising stars game. The dunk contest and the all star game itself can go away if the NBA is unwilling to adopt an idea like Stephen A mentioned

    • @TheyCallMeSledge
      @TheyCallMeSledge 6 годин тому +1

      2016 was the last decent All-Star Weekend. A Rising stars game that went wire to wire, a 3 point shootout duel between Steph and Klay, One of the GREATEST Dunk contests we've seen since the Early 2000's and Kobe's final All-Star game and even him past his prime, gave his all in that game. After that it's gone completely down hill, the charm of the weekend is just gone. I've lost interest in it entirely since 2021.

    • @varunaX
      @varunaX 5 годин тому +1

      i agree, but i also think there is something super special about gathering the greatest bball players on earth all together on the same court. i just dont know how to make it entertaining

    • @andrewsandoval1383
      @andrewsandoval1383 4 години тому +1

      I agree here. Just let them play in the FIBA window. At least the players will care about playing there

  • @christhecommentator3411
    @christhecommentator3411 9 годин тому +74

    The 2000’s were truly a golden age of basketball cause those guys showed up and showed out in EVERYTHING!!!!!!

    • @trump_the_ivanka_toucher
      @trump_the_ivanka_toucher 9 годин тому +6

      And they did it with effort while having fun doing it

    • @Hoop_Stats_Official
      @Hoop_Stats_Official 8 годин тому +4

      The Kobe effect. He brought it 100% every game, even all-star.

    • @mikem4481
      @mikem4481 7 годин тому +3

      Cuz Adam Silver wasn't their commissioner

    • @trump_the_ivanka_toucher
      @trump_the_ivanka_toucher 7 годин тому

      @@mikem4481 but stern had tim donaghy blatantly fixing games and took ZERO responsibility for it

  • @mr.knownothing33
    @mr.knownothing33 9 годин тому +54

    Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson were dunk champions-look how the NBA treated them lol

    • @slappydoodle
      @slappydoodle 6 годин тому +6

      Thats a valid point
      Tho......idk what the alternative is? Force guys to do it? That creates resentment
      Get rid of it? I assume it still generates some kind of money
      But i agree all star is whack, i remember when kobe dirk paul pierce lebron used to fck around for the 1st 3 quaters
      Then lock the fck in when it mattered
      I miss that

    • @ALostPeople1
      @ALostPeople1 5 годин тому +3

      Most reading your comment recognize Nate Robinson’s name BECAUSE of the Dunk Contest.. if he hadn’t done, he may be remembered more like Ty Lawson or Darren Collison, average guards who had a few moments of all star level play but ultimately lost to history

    • @bigjuni2102
      @bigjuni2102 48 хвилин тому

      ⁠@@ALostPeople1he’s 5’9 and can dunk. Like Spud Webb , he will never be forgotten. Not the same as Collison. Lawson is still talked about. He also had big moments for the Bulls when Rose went down

  • @Taysixfifty
    @Taysixfifty 10 годин тому +260

    Stephen A missed the show when the Warriors beat the Celtics earlier in the season 😂

    • @alexcordero7782
      @alexcordero7782 10 годин тому +42

      Lol without some of the celtcis starters state the facts

    • @cashnomoney2884
      @cashnomoney2884 10 годин тому +11

      Didn't they blow em out yesterday 😂

    • @ramboE-uz9uv
      @ramboE-uz9uv 10 годин тому +30

      ​@@alexcordero7782did the warriors not have 4 players injured last night?

    • @lhnmscv
      @lhnmscv 9 годин тому +1

      @@ramboE-uz9uv literally, and the star player gets doubled every possession

    • @TashaOneal-z3p
      @TashaOneal-z3p 9 годин тому

      ​@@cashnomoney2884yes

  • @JEFFMAN90
    @JEFFMAN90 9 годин тому +95

    The dunk contest died after 2016.

    • @Hoop_Stats_Official
      @Hoop_Stats_Official 8 годин тому +16

      The last great dunk contest. 😢🕊

    • @Shiloh_Shepherd
      @Shiloh_Shepherd 6 годин тому +1

      You’re wrong

    • @mamamia5905
      @mamamia5905 6 годин тому +8

      @@Shiloh_ShepherdNot really. 2016 was the last one that gave us creative and entertaining dunks with nobody missing. Even when Aaron Gordon participated and got snubbed again that one wasn’t on the same level as 2016. It’s a dead event.

  • @bdotdrumz
    @bdotdrumz 10 годин тому +97

    I knew LeBron would be mentioned 😂

    • @-_Bee
      @-_Bee 10 годин тому +6

      I just said that 😂😂😂

    • @Keepit_100
      @Keepit_100 9 годин тому +10

      It’s automatic now💯

    • @FloridaManMadeThis
      @FloridaManMadeThis 7 годин тому +21

      As a LeBron fan, he is partly the reason the dunk contest went down hill when he never participated. 100% if he did other stars would've joined

    • @bdotdrumz
      @bdotdrumz 7 годин тому +10

      @@FloridaManMadeThisidk man it must be a “this generation” thing. I’ve never heard of players from the past doing things just because the superstar(s) from that era did it.

    • @dgen77
      @dgen77 7 годин тому

      ​@@FloridaManMadeThiswhat is this, an lbj fan with braincells?

  • @joeymanny
    @joeymanny 3 години тому +6

    Im telling this for 5 years now, All-star can be fixed, Get the 12 current best NBA players vs Best G-League Players, College Players and Euro Players . Their ego wont allow them to lose against lower tier players, while lower tier players will definitely go all out because its their 15 mins of fame with all glits and glamour to get that spotlight. NBA is an idiot not doing this

    • @GardenMack
      @GardenMack 3 хвилини тому

      Something too this especially since Cooper Flagg was giving the us Olympic team that work over the summer!
      -N

  • @kimstuart7989
    @kimstuart7989 4 години тому +6

    I would have never even known we were approaching All-Star weekend if it wasn't for this segment. Is the NBA even promoting anything anymore?

  • @ijayrizzy3116
    @ijayrizzy3116 8 годин тому +17

    If you want a Dunk Contest, CALL JORDAN KILLGANON. White guy with SUPER SAIYAN BLUE HAIRCUT. He’ll SHOW UP AND SHOW TF OUT.

  • @marcgil256
    @marcgil256 6 годин тому +3

    Ngl, best suggestion I’ve heard for changing All star weekend is to completely scrap it and replace it with a NBA con, similar to comic con. They can have panels with current and past NBA players, coaches, celebs, media, fans, etc. Imagine they had a panel with LeBron and MJ for the very first NBA con. That would be fire. They can have all types of activities setup for fans and players, and just televise that. And at this point, I’d much rather watch the players talk than play an all star game or dunk contest, which is sad.

  • @hervejoseph5010
    @hervejoseph5010 9 годин тому +35

    Imagine bron join the dunk contest at age 40

  • @thetarheel2010j
    @thetarheel2010j 10 годин тому +24

    It’s funny… the dunk contest has had its high and low moments over the past 20 years… when Vince won in 2000, the next few years it wasn’t good at all. Jason Richardson won it but he was ok. When Kobe won it, he was a rookie and never did it again. And the years after Kobe won it, was ok, not great.
    Stephen A isn’t telling the entire story of the dunk contest. Since 2000, it’s always been hit or miss.

    • @hiitsme3039
      @hiitsme3039 3 години тому

      I agree with that it’s always been hit or miss

    • @alexandrequillien4068
      @alexandrequillien4068 Годину тому +2

      Jason Richardson was a whole lot more than ok! He had a dunk in the contest once where he threw a ball off the backboard from the free throw line, caught it, did a between the legs and then dunked!

    • @CocheseSha
      @CocheseSha 45 хвилин тому

      ​@@alexandrequillien4068 J Rich was that dude

  • @4ktkaram395
    @4ktkaram395 10 годин тому +128

    They won gold, Tatum wasn’t needed

    • @Theyaintme_cb6
      @Theyaintme_cb6 9 годин тому +16

      They barely won games, if Tatum played would’ve been blowouts

    • @undertakerblaise256
      @undertakerblaise256 9 годин тому +33

      @@Theyaintme_cb6does it matter? They won, who u taking off the floor? KD? LeBron? ultimately I understand both sides. But it is what it is

    • @Mkj119
      @Mkj119 9 годин тому +1

      @@undertakerblaise256why not?

    • @undertakerblaise256
      @undertakerblaise256 9 годин тому

      @ wym

    • @Frozztyballz
      @Frozztyballz 9 годин тому +10

      Tatum won gold in 2020 as the second best player reason games we close cause lil lebron plays no defense

  • @JesusisLord623
    @JesusisLord623 9 годин тому +746

    2025 Anyone still believes that Jesus is the Son of God!

  • @justified004
    @justified004 8 годин тому +11

    Isn't SAS the same guy who yells "do it in the playoffs." No one cares anymore about an exhibition game in the middle of the season because fans and the media have made everything about championships. They have even devalued the regular season MVP award. Players are simply shifting their focus to what everyone has said matters the most. Its why load management and player movement are so big. Just look at the talk around Tatum before he won and even after he won, he is still doubted. Now picture him winning All-Star MVP, the dunk contest, and MVP, but he get bounced in the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs. All the other stuff won't matter if he can't win. Even if he wins he has to be FMVP. Remember, people actually tried to fault Steph for not having a FMVP.

  • @valejojohnson
    @valejojohnson Годину тому +5

    Getting a receding hairline lined up is crazy work! 0:15

  • @BornGiftedMedia
    @BornGiftedMedia 8 годин тому +5

    I been over the dunk contest. I think what ppl don’t realize is that we’ve seen almost everything that can be done in a dunk. U gotta do something so wild now to wow anyone.
    Dunk contest days can only survive if u use professional dunkers and have nba players draft them on teams to represent them.

  • @mikem4481
    @mikem4481 7 годин тому +11

    Screamin A still scared to call out the problem: Adam Silver. He must be cutting them checks real good

  • @AK-rq7ux
    @AK-rq7ux 9 годин тому +85

    Am I the only one that would rather see a 3 point shooting contest between the Splash Bros vs Sabrina and Caitlin, rather than seeing the dunk contest?

    • @kameyayacomeaux2045
      @kameyayacomeaux2045 9 годин тому +3

      Yooooo you might be on to something. Have that be the first match up then every year have them defend their belt.

    • @ucbucb30
      @ucbucb30 9 годин тому +4

      On everything that would draw ratings like crazy. This needs to go viral

    • @Theyaintme_cb6
      @Theyaintme_cb6 9 годин тому +8

      No im good watching the games is literally like watching a 3 point contest every night, so really idc for a 3 point contest anymore 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @brucelau2023
      @brucelau2023 9 годин тому +1

      that would draw ratings like crazy my goodness, and that has to go viral

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 9 годин тому +4

      @@Theyaintme_cb6 No, you're watching a bunch of dudes that can't shoot 3s shooting 3s; watching pure shooters do their thing is something else. This low-level pro chick came to my gym the other day, and it was a sight to behold watching her knocking down 3s like it was breathing.

  • @hennocent
    @hennocent 9 годин тому +9

    People would rather play every game of the Olympics and not the NBA season

    • @JaculaDudek
      @JaculaDudek 7 годин тому +1

      Well , there are less games on olympics 😂

  • @MarquisVegan
    @MarquisVegan 5 годин тому +3

    Tell ‘em Michael did it
    Tell ‘em Kobe did it
    Tell ‘em Vince did
    Tell ‘em Tracy did it
    Aye I’m trippin and I’m lovin
    Like whaaaaaaaaaa

  • @craigcox2852
    @craigcox2852 9 годин тому +23

    The media spent decades convincing people that the only thing that matters is a championship, now everyone is upset that players don't take anything but the playoffs seriously. People like Stephen A should pick a side.

    • @trump_the_ivanka_toucher
      @trump_the_ivanka_toucher 8 годин тому +10

      Players need to stop being so entitled, they get paid millions but asking them to participate in an Allstar weekend is asking too much?? And then on top of that they want “load management?” Throughout the season?? GTFOH

    • @sambognosis1433
      @sambognosis1433 8 годин тому

      Thank you

    • @dochudson9393
      @dochudson9393 8 годин тому

      Exactly. hOw mANy rINgs tho?!?

    • @dochudson9393
      @dochudson9393 8 годин тому +1

      ​@@trump_the_ivanka_toucherName me 5 players who participate in load management. Should be easy right? Not sitting out because they're legit injured, dudes that just sit out. I'll make it easier, give me 3.

    • @justified004
      @justified004 8 годин тому +3

      THANK YOU. The All-Star weekend, load management, and player movement are all by products of ring culture. What did people think was going to happen when all they scream is "do it in the playoffs" or bring up a guys lack of rings. Just look at the treatment that Tatum had before he won last year and how he is still talked about now. An exhibition game in the middle of the year doesn't matter anymore. Imagine if Tatum won All-Star MVP and the dunk contest. None of it would matter if Boston got bounced in the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs. Dame the MVP last year and no one cared.

  • @LanceMeaux
    @LanceMeaux 9 годин тому +36

    The players are ruining the dunk contest/NBA in general because of their ego and entitlement. The players before them actually cared about the fans.

  • @caseykohn7874
    @caseykohn7874 10 годин тому +74

    SAS comments on Steve Kerr’s coaching strategy with Tatum is exactly why the media is to blame for these ratings… those comments are so unnecessary… team USA won gold… in 1992 there were a couple of great players who didn’t even make the team cause of ego’s…. But they won gold so we don’t disrespect those decisions and it’s just bad for the sport…. These are champions…. Multiple time CHAMPIONS, and the media NOW DAYS, gives these CHAMPIONS zero respect and it’s disturbing

    • @PeterWilson-c3u
      @PeterWilson-c3u 10 годин тому +8

      I TOTALLY understand why these guys only care for the money. Media personalities poorly cover the sport and don't sell it to viewers properly. An NBA Championship has lost its meaning. Look at the way Kevin Durant, Jason Tatum, Kyrie, Klay Thompson, or Kawhi was covered AFTER winning. The recognition of a Champion doesn't exist

    • @Truthspillerbaby
      @Truthspillerbaby 10 годин тому +4

      @@PeterWilson-c3uthere’s no way you can look at kds situation and not say anything but weak

    • @Theyaintme_cb6
      @Theyaintme_cb6 9 годин тому +3

      Steve Kerr disrespected Tatum because he know Tatum soft that’s all, he tried too do it with Kawhi and Kawhi chose too leave

    • @ogbc100
      @ogbc100 9 годин тому +1

      Right.. this isn’t the Celtics, they didn’t need him that bad apparently lol

    • @MrStayOutThewAy5
      @MrStayOutThewAy5 9 годин тому

      @@Theyaintme_cb6kawhi was injured. get off the weed

  • @ryandegennaro786
    @ryandegennaro786 4 години тому +3

    Dunk contest ended with AAron Gordon

  • @DukesVerrill
    @DukesVerrill 6 годин тому +2

    Definitely miss the old days, it's pretty much a forgettable weekend.

  • @TheExclusiveOne720
    @TheExclusiveOne720 5 годин тому +4

    This is EXACTLY why Vince Carter's first dunk is the greatest dunk EVER in the dunk contest
    -no props
    -no alley oops
    -no bouncing off the floor
    -no one throwing the ball up
    -no multiple tries
    -no copying anyone else's dunk
    A reverse windmill 360 bouncing it from half court to the rim AND white bouncing it NO double dribbling violation and....did it all with E A S E (not a ounce of struggle or force to do it)
    Best dunk E V E R in the dunk contest

    • @LasNotLos
      @LasNotLos 4 години тому

      He did have tracy mcgrady bounce the ball to him when he put it under his leg

    • @TheExclusiveOne720
      @TheExclusiveOne720 3 години тому

      @LasNotLos that was his 3rd dunk AND that happened only because if you go back and watch that dunk contest, one of the requirements were at least one dunk had to have someone assisting
      Vince didn't need that dunk although he got 50 for it

  • @SecretSocietyTV
    @SecretSocietyTV 9 годин тому +10

    Jalen Brown proved why all stars don’t participate if they don’t do great y’all just laugh at them instead of being thankful that they even showed the passion to compete. Most of these winners aren’t spending hours a day practicing new dunks and all of the dunks have been done already so you have to be really practicing to do some new stuff.

    • @hawken796
      @hawken796 5 годин тому

      This, we talk about the Vince Carter contest because it was special, instead now we clown on people for trying if they don't make it. Like duh most people won't nail everything first try, even if they do it's not like the media celebrates em. Matt did the whole thing first try yet nobody praised it after that week.

    • @MHicksMusic
      @MHicksMusic 36 хвилин тому

      Exactly!

  • @KeepitReels4real
    @KeepitReels4real 10 годин тому +10

    Got an idea for the dunk contest. They vote on all stars, fans should also vote on 5 different players they wanna see in the dunk contest. And then offer an incentive to one of those 5 to and the other willing participants, and then if they get one of the 5 that were in the vote, make it a surprise reveal at the time of the dunk contest.

    • @johnnybuchananjr9344
      @johnnybuchananjr9344 9 годин тому +3

      That won’t work
      You will have players that will not play in the dunk contest at all

    • @soniarena5250
      @soniarena5250 9 годин тому +2

      They'll just decline/refuse to participate in the contest.

    • @KeepitReels4real
      @KeepitReels4real 9 годин тому +1

      @@johnnybuchananjr9344 you really don’t think one of these star players wouldn’t like the idea of having a surprise appearance when the fans go crazy, not to mention the added monetary incentive I mentioned?

    • @KeepitReels4real
      @KeepitReels4real 9 годин тому +1

      My top 5 i would wanna see:
      Ja
      Anthony Edwards
      Zion
      Wembanyama
      Lebron, who cares if he’s 40

  • @Virgilenzali737
    @Virgilenzali737 4 години тому +4

    Lebron killed the dunk contest. Only superstar with athleticism not to do it.

  • @SonOfTheRightHand1017
    @SonOfTheRightHand1017 4 години тому +4

    5:35 if lebum had nothing to prove with slam dunk contest, why is he still playing and acting like breaking records is something. That dudes a 🤡

    • @suave6600
      @suave6600 3 години тому +1

      umm cause he obviously doesn’t feel the need to prove he can dunk better… but he wants prove he’s the best… you can’t comprehend that ?

    • @truthdr6735
      @truthdr6735 2 години тому

      Just by that sentence you know hes a full blown retard ​@suave6600

  • @anthonyjones7848
    @anthonyjones7848 8 годин тому +2

    The reason why the dunk contest was the most popular event is because the best players who were dunkers participated. When was the last time that an All-Star player participated in that contest? The entire experience should be scraped. With the amounts of 3pt shots being taken in regular season games, the 3pt contest is no longer special. It's no longer a viable product, so there's no use to subjecting the fans to this silliness anymore. This all on the players. They've made this mess, and they're not interested in fixing it.

  • @xMontorix
    @xMontorix 10 годин тому +32

    We've seen it all in the dunk contest. What more can be done??

    • @kameyayacomeaux2045
      @kameyayacomeaux2045 9 годин тому +5

      Get rid of it. They love shooting threes so much, have them do a pick up three point contest (5 v 5).

    • @kennethstone4590
      @kennethstone4590 9 годин тому +4

      Right! It was great seeing it previous years due to the evolution of the dunk and who did it but these days we’ve seen it all and isn’t impressive. I wouldn’t be upset if they cancelled it either.

    • @EricMcBride323
      @EricMcBride323 9 годин тому +13

      Oh we haven't. Check sone YT channels from amateur dunkers.

    • @kennethstone4590
      @kennethstone4590 9 годин тому +1

      @ no I get that, that’s why I agree with Stephen A but far as NBA players, all stars we actually want to see like back in the day, they aren’t more creative or dunks we haven’t seen.

    • @annog840
      @annog840 9 годин тому +1

      @@EricMcBride323i was literally gonna say that. There are people online doing great, creative dunks all over the internet. “It’s all been done” is a lie

  • @jp23x
    @jp23x 7 годин тому +2

    SAS doesn't know what he's saying smh. First he says that people want to see these superstars in dunk contests, then he says he wants to sponsor a dunk contest with a bunch of nobodies. He got it right the first time, we want to see superstars, not a bunch of random nobodies.

  • @Obion408
    @Obion408 10 годин тому +14

    I love how SAS has not even acknowledged the Denver Nuggets. Its like they dont exist on national television.

    • @MistaGrim
      @MistaGrim 9 годин тому

      That's because there's no THOTs there for him

    • @Six_FiveMadara
      @Six_FiveMadara 9 годин тому +2

      Naa they not promoting foreigners. Enough of that, American ball players or we ain't watching

    • @josepagan5699
      @josepagan5699 9 годин тому +3

      @@Six_FiveMadarayou’ll miss out on a lot of great basketball with that kind of closed mindset

  • @jouvanyzuniga593
    @jouvanyzuniga593 9 годин тому +17

    Stephen A acting like he knows more basketball than Steve Kerr, Eric Spolstra, and Tyrone Lue, the best basketball coaches on earth. USA basketball chose them for a reason. He would be outraged if anyone questioned his decisions as a producer or journalist.

    • @TheLeVernisPodcast
      @TheLeVernisPodcast 8 годин тому +4

      He needs to let it go. Tatum was not better than anyone on that Olympic team including derrick white

    • @brianwright9215
      @brianwright9215 7 годин тому

      When 🤔

    • @GurtonBuster07
      @GurtonBuster07 3 години тому

      @@TheLeVernisPodcastlmaoooo yall are pathetic man

    • @hey_its_branden
      @hey_its_branden 2 години тому +1

      exactly. what if Tatum played and stunk it up. then Steve Kerr is catching hate because he “couldnt make it work” with someone who just won a chip

  • @MrOmabeast
    @MrOmabeast 5 годин тому +2

    Unbelievable to see this generation of nba players. The most spoiled, privileged, and the most over paid basketball starts in the history of our history, and watch how they disrespect this history of the game

  • @lMike2Dopel
    @lMike2Dopel 9 годин тому +11

    Shannon nailed it with the dunk contest... If you had like Morant, Edwards, Zion and Jalen Green for the dunk contest that could make things alot more interesting and people would tune in to that because obviously they are more well known NBA players and all 4 have all star potential but of course if you continue using G leaguers or nba players barely playing any minutes of course eventually the dunk contest will die out

    • @pug6322
      @pug6322 9 годин тому +2

      Believe me i get it. We want to see the superstars do the dunk contest. But IMO the issue isn't just about the superstars not wanting to play. Its just they cant find great/creative dunkers anymore. Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon were no where near the level of, MJ, Kobe, Tmac and Dominique Wilkins as players etc. But Zach and AG were way better in the dunk contest than than anyone ever was. And thats a reason why the dunk contest sucks now. It also because they set the bar so high in 2016

    • @tigerhoods7927
      @tigerhoods7927 36 хвилин тому

      I doubt they even ask stars to participate anymore

  • @tiror947
    @tiror947 7 годин тому +2

    Used to clear out my whole weekend for All-Star, now I’d rather watch a Law & Order marathon

  • @brandonpenn9887
    @brandonpenn9887 7 годин тому +6

    4:48 that’s why the game today is receiving so many bad reviews. A bunch of overpaid non competitive athletes I’ve ever witnessed. It’s disturbing to watch most nights which is why i only watch a select few guys / teams they aren’t worthy of sitting down for 2 hours to watch

  • @Unwantedbaby
    @Unwantedbaby 7 годин тому +2

    I remember watching Vince’s dunk contest live. That was one of the greatest shows ever

  • @anthonyhernandez2111
    @anthonyhernandez2111 9 годин тому +3

    Theres no integrity and passion for the game anymore with the modern NBA player. Winning takes a back seat. Not all players, but most are more concerned and interested with social media status/podcasts/money etc. whatever basketball can GIVE them. its a societal issue tbh and day in age we live in. Entitlement gets handed out so easily now. More so than ever not a lot is earned

  • @jamalsag7812
    @jamalsag7812 9 годин тому +1

    Every player claiming fear of injury as to why they don't participate in dunk contest or play hard in the all star game are the problem with the league and why people don't watch.

  • @onidtubes
    @onidtubes 9 годин тому +5

    All star games will be another three point shooting exhibition, like last year.

  • @Munch-x6o
    @Munch-x6o 3 години тому +1

    Why can’t we have the best 12 America players vs the best 12 international players 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @Daffy_C
    @Daffy_C 9 годин тому +4

    Dwayne Wade messed it up. Players barely wanted to do it & the moment we got a lil excitement, they robbed a rightful winner. Thats wat officially killed the dunk contest.

    • @Ravenfanatic5
      @Ravenfanatic5 9 годин тому

      Huh? Lol

    • @Daffy_C
      @Daffy_C 9 годин тому +1

      @@Ravenfanatic5 wym huh?..you must still be delirious from that loss them ravens took.

    • @Ravenfanatic5
      @Ravenfanatic5 9 годин тому

      @@Daffy_C not really. But Dwade has nothing to do with ruining the dunk contest

    • @Daffy_C
      @Daffy_C 9 годин тому +7

      @@Ravenfanatic5 did you not see when he robbed Aaron Gordon in favor of Derrick Jones Jr. ?

    • @Ravenfanatic5
      @Ravenfanatic5 9 годин тому

      @Daffy_C yes I did

  • @kardave2848
    @kardave2848 4 години тому +1

    Jorden said it best, "These kids don't have love for the game!"

  • @davidebanks468
    @davidebanks468 9 годин тому +5

    I don't even know what city the games will be held in this year...😂😂😂

    • @j317
      @j317 4 години тому

      San Francisco

  • @m-ok-6379
    @m-ok-6379 7 годин тому +1

    NBA wants loyalty from the fans while the players go from one team to another.

  • @jayslay1000
    @jayslay1000 9 годин тому +3

    Harold miner and jr rider was 🔥 dunk contests

  • @250miles2
    @250miles2 5 годин тому +1

    What was Steve Kerr supposed to do?? Okay... On that 2024 Men's team: Jrue Holiday and Curry played PG... Booker and ANT were the SGs... Lebron and KD were the SF... Embiid, AD and Bam Adebayo rotating between PF and Center. The remaining players left were Haliburton, Derrick White and Tatum. Where is Tatum going to play??? The SF position was really the only spot for him to play, but does he deserve to play more than KD and Lebron, when he wasn't even the best player on his OWN TEAM??

  • @iTuber012
    @iTuber012 9 годин тому +3

    Let's simply not even watch to show our displeasure

  • @damonlaw8218
    @damonlaw8218 5 годин тому +1

    It's only so many dunks u can do at this point and shay wrong the props is what give it life when u doing same dunks overall from a 30yr plus span

  • @dredagr848
    @dredagr848 10 годин тому +4

    I am the biggest guy to blame LeBron about all the wrongdoings in the NBA today but to blame LeBron for the downfall of the dunk contest is 100% true‼️‼️ It’s always his fault

    • @montavismcneill5968
      @montavismcneill5968 10 годин тому +3

      How? What stars that are dunkers haven’t participated in it that could

    • @GiveItUpDot
      @GiveItUpDot 10 годин тому +1

      Haaaahaaaaaa

    • @Fawnswine
      @Fawnswine 9 годин тому +2

      Exactly he was the face of the league lead by example. This is why no All Stars is participating in the slam dunk contest because he did not so if Lebron James dont care about participating why should i.

    • @dredagr848
      @dredagr848 8 годин тому

      @@montavismcneill5968 DWade…DRose…Wiggins are the tops to come to mind back in his day. Ofc the youngins today Ja,Zion,Ant

    • @montavismcneill5968
      @montavismcneill5968 8 годин тому

      @ dwade ain’t no good dunker for a dunk contest. Besides aren’t Paul George, dame, John wall, Jalen brown, Blake griffin superstars because they’ve all been in it

  • @ProdigalProphet
    @ProdigalProphet 5 годин тому +2

    SAS's idea is just a repackage of AND1. Let's just bring AND1 back. Street dudes care about the game. These dudes in the league are posers.

  • @ShadomanG
    @ShadomanG 5 годин тому +3

    A PROFESSIONAL athlete having to be persuaded to “compete” & give back to the paying costumer. Silver is w/o doubt not absolved for not accepting accountability 🗑️

    • @themaster804
      @themaster804 3 години тому

      Those same customers that curse them out and call them slurs? Are those paying customers sending care packages when players get hurt or cut?

    • @tigerhoods7927
      @tigerhoods7927 34 хвилини тому

      Sliver is to blame for all this

  • @livingforthelord7764
    @livingforthelord7764 4 години тому +1

    LeBron not entering the dunk contest was the start of all this mess. It just my opinion, and LeBron has the right to do what he wants to but the decision he made changed the whole outlook of all star weekend. It opened the door for everyone to feel too cool to do anything

  • @jawill24
    @jawill24 9 годин тому +7

    ESPN not even hiding how much they hate basketball now but they still reup they contract every time

    • @tigerhoods7927
      @tigerhoods7927 35 хвилин тому

      I mean none of these sports are the same

  • @Spike31773
    @Spike31773 3 години тому +1

    To make the all star game great, we need one of the players to cook and start trash talking the guy guarding him and that will force everyone else to try and trash talk each other and it will be a competitive game because they don’t wanna be embarrassed🔥

  • @hg4956
    @hg4956 10 годин тому +8

    I still wouldnt entertain the slam dunk contest if all stars participate. It's run its course. All-star weekend is like the pro bowl now. Just announce players as all stars and give them the week off.

    • @controlcasters5193
      @controlcasters5193 10 годин тому +4

      And miss the money they make with all those tickets? naah they just complain because is their job but the reality is that the all star weekend make them millions of dollars so getting rid of it is definitely not an option.

    • @cenanation123456
      @cenanation123456 8 годин тому

      Remove guaranteed contracts

    • @tigerhoods7927
      @tigerhoods7927 34 хвилини тому

      That’s what we all want at this point , it’s so boring to watch just like these regular season games

  • @ShootingGodBasketballYT
    @ShootingGodBasketballYT 4 години тому +1

    All star weekend anit been the same since the 2000s when players cared and this new era say they better anit got no pride everyone wanna be friends on the court is crazy

  • @allanawanyo4966
    @allanawanyo4966 9 годин тому +7

    How does espn not fire steven a?

  • @trelldadirector1596
    @trelldadirector1596 8 годин тому +2

    Dwayne wade had a hand in ruining the dunk contest but they don’t want to talk about it

  • @artificialintelligence0101
    @artificialintelligence0101 10 годин тому +4

    I would've benched Tatum too, bro been playing like trash since the finals.

  • @terrygyimah1956
    @terrygyimah1956 5 годин тому +2

    Players have ruined the All Star weekend because players don't wanna get into the All Star weekend especially don't want to get into the Dunk Contest
    I actually like Stephen As idea of a National Dunk Contest..
    Get dunkers off the street into the Dunk Contest and have him compete at this point especially if All Star players don't want to do it
    Plus the All Star Game itself...players don't even play defense either like what are we talking about here
    Probably the only things that are excitable about the weekend are the Skills Challenge and 3 Point Contest but that's it

  • @selomkiflemariam
    @selomkiflemariam 10 годин тому +3

    MAGA SAS getting too comfy with his wise words lol.

  • @MacMula
    @MacMula 3 години тому

    It’s plenty of dunk contest on UA-cam that don’t even have NBA players that are better than almost any NBA dunk contest in the last 20 years

  • @ROGERC1
    @ROGERC1 9 годин тому +3

    Draymond didn't play 😂😂😂😂

  • @CN-gw5nt
    @CN-gw5nt 3 години тому +1

    What pisses me off is all these dudes be scared to actually do the dunk contest, then get in the all star game and just allow these uncontested dunks doing stuff they could’ve and SHOULD’VE been doing the night before smh

  • @fbwkeezy
    @fbwkeezy 10 годин тому +12

    What more can you do in a dunk contest 😒

    • @PeterWilson-c3u
      @PeterWilson-c3u 9 годин тому +2

      The issue is it's no longer the 80s/90s. When Michael Jordan jumped from the free throw line it was equivalent to Michael Jackson's moonwalk. It was BIG! It was literally on every radio station and newspaper. Those days are behind us. Fans have much more to occupy us

    • @MattTheDreamer7199
      @MattTheDreamer7199 9 годин тому +2

      OG wanna see NBA Street Vol. 2 type sh*t. 😂😂

    • @whatwhat9004
      @whatwhat9004 9 годин тому

      There’s more you can do in a dunk contest than you can picking up the basketball from a rack and shooting 3s; which is all the 3-point contest really is.

    • @Elephanthajsnen
      @Elephanthajsnen 8 годин тому

      What more can you do in a 3 point contest?

  • @MrWaffleBrainz
    @MrWaffleBrainz 3 години тому +1

    They have debated and milked this topic at least once a week now for the past 2 months

  • @giffondhall9214
    @giffondhall9214 10 годин тому +5

    2:30 did Stephen A just cursed on national tv?

    • @jamaalhooks8256
      @jamaalhooks8256 9 годин тому +3

      Lol I can tell you don't watch the show much

    • @user-xy7vi4fp7l
      @user-xy7vi4fp7l 8 годин тому +1

      Where have you been the last 2 years? lol espn allows cursing now

    • @gotone2513
      @gotone2513 8 годин тому +3

      You must be 15. He’s been doing this his whole career

  • @xofmetleh6618
    @xofmetleh6618 5 годин тому +1

    Player empowerment is to little bit out of hand. Just invite the pro dunkers like Jordan Kilganon.

  • @tinamarie4434
    @tinamarie4434 9 годин тому +5

    Shannon never gone admit that his goat bron is the reason the dunk contest is what it is today.

  • @luxthegoat3132
    @luxthegoat3132 4 години тому +1

    LeBum was too scared of the pressure of the dunk contest lol. Let that sink in. Dude is a huge fraud. Couldn’t win without forming a superteam. Made fun of Dirk and then got destroyed by him. Got scolded by Kobe for being too scared to shoot in an all star game. Scored 8 points in a finals game. Cried and begged the league to suspend draymond so he could beat the warriors. There was also that one time he fabricated a wrist injury and wore a cast after losing in the finals.
    Not even close to being the GOAT.

  • @kennyray1573
    @kennyray1573 10 годин тому +9

    Stephen A……We Getting Tired Of Your Perspectives

    • @Greg86Lithonia2Dec
      @Greg86Lithonia2Dec 9 годин тому

      AMEN, AMEN so ready for him to be off tv.

    • @bxkid16
      @bxkid16 9 годин тому +2

      Well stop watching …no body cares about your opinions

    • @Theyaintme_cb6
      @Theyaintme_cb6 9 годин тому +1

      Well then stop watching him on UA-cam and then making comments like this just for likes Goofy

    • @Greg86Lithonia2Dec
      @Greg86Lithonia2Dec 6 годин тому

      Cleary my opinion matters you two dummies responded 😂😂 lol!

    • @kennyray1573
      @kennyray1573 3 години тому +1

      @ here we go a SIMPELTON

  • @nonamespls3468
    @nonamespls3468 2 години тому +1

    Dunk contest died when D Wade cheated A Gordon. The last good dunk contest and definitely one of the best was Gordon vs Lavine. NBA is dying, i'd be more interested in a more global league.

  • @johnjovanovichwick4194
    @johnjovanovichwick4194 10 годин тому +4

    Golden girls beat Boston earlier this year without brown, Porzingis, and holiday and golden girls fan thought they were finals bounds, so nobody cares about no injuries 😂

  • @childress5000
    @childress5000 7 годин тому +1

    As far as the dunk contest is concerned, it’s deeper than just the players competing in it. Let’s be honest: There are only so many ways to dunk a basketball (from a physics standpoint), and there’s only so many times a person can do those dunks, before they lose their luster.

    • @mazengwe28
      @mazengwe28 7 годин тому

      Exactly. Ever since Isaiah Rider did the East Bay Funk Dunk, there has been a variation of that Dunk every single dunk contest since. There are only so many ways you can put the ball through your legs and dunk it.

  • @kameronmartin6974
    @kameronmartin6974 3 години тому

    Lavine and Gordon was like the send off of the dunk contest we didn’t know would happen. They set the bar the highest it will ever be and nothing will ever come close

  • @Co-D
    @Co-D Годину тому +1

    Curry isn't a 1st role player. 2nd or 3rd. Needs other stars around him to be able to win .

  • @Big_Stu85
    @Big_Stu85 4 години тому +1

    Smh Tatum is not entitled to play in the Olympics he's lucky to be on the Field with bron Steph and KD. Move around

  • @geza1014
    @geza1014 4 години тому +1

    Tatum was trash in the Olympics period. He didnt deserve it in any way. His scrimmages were trash, his team ball was trash, he wanted to iso, no team basketball. Couldn’t play defense to save his life. The Celtics are done winning chips with brown and Tatum there. Second round at best this year.

  • @Eats1987
    @Eats1987 6 годин тому +1

    That's enough crying about Tatum not playing in the Olympics. He played a bit and they won gold. He wasn't the best play on that team. That was a Lebron, Steph, and Durant show. Everyone else was role players. He ain't on their level yet.

  • @New_Roosterman
    @New_Roosterman 5 годин тому +1

    I agree with Stephen A, the NBA All-star Game is a joke. After last year's fiasco, you couldn't get me to watch it this year if you paid me

  • @banthonyb23
    @banthonyb23 5 годин тому

    No SAS, you're not alone in that proposal it's actually brilliant. I would love to see that.

  • @500ncb
    @500ncb 2 години тому

    the superstars only care so much about being selected for ASG, but refuse to care after being selected. Might as well let those who are not selected to play as they will play hard.

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic77 8 годин тому +1

    Golden State Warriors team captain Stephen Curry has stated he doesn't want any major trades on his team, and wants his Warriors core roster to stay in place.

  • @Northcoast.j
    @Northcoast.j 3 години тому

    Getting regular folks would kill the dunk competition. NBA players will never be able to top what those pro dunkers do and it would make the game too accessible to the public, it would lose its aura. Part of being a fan is that we’re fans we were never supposed to be a part of this

  • @MS-pw1kq
    @MS-pw1kq 4 години тому

    I remember when SGA said that the NBA should pay them more, if they want the players too play hard for the all star game.

  • @IK-yb5rn
    @IK-yb5rn 4 години тому

    Idea for All-Star game: random player from the losing team has to play in the G league for the rest of the season

  • @cali2beyond
    @cali2beyond 4 години тому

    SAS rarely has a problem with ownership, CEOs, leadership and the like ... only labor.

  • @mbuckingham771
    @mbuckingham771 7 годин тому +1

    Dunking on people and creative Dunking is not the same

  • @diggorystark
    @diggorystark 5 годин тому

    adding Shannon Sharpe to this show was the best thing this show has ever done.

  • @j317
    @j317 4 години тому

    the problem with that sponser a dunk contest is by the time u get to the dunk contest all the dunks would have already been seen only way that works is if it's in a private gym with no fans and no cameras but most likely they would want to televise it which would make the dunk contest irrelevant and pointless the sponsor contest would basically be the dunk contest