Stephen A. BLASTS Kawhi Leonard 🤬 'HE CONTINUES TO BREAK HEARTS!' | First Take
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith unloads his problems with Kawhi Leonard as an ambassador of the LA Clippers and the NBA to Andraya Carter, Jay Williams and Molly Qerim.
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Stephen A will be apologizing in a week after he talks to a " brotha he respects ".
Rinse n repeat
Biggest racist on ESPN
yep glad more people notice this behavior as well
Exactly. Great comment
@@jackbilly6745what was great about it?
Kawhi is an Italian Supercar, you use it on weekends during whole year, but when you need arrive at a gala, the car won't start.
😂😂 Why is this funny?
😂😂
So soo true
Aka Ferrari or Maserati 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Playoff P turned into Podcast P 😂
That Playoff P label stems from Paul George’s days with the Pacers. It needs to go if it hasn’t already.
From playoff p, to pandemic p, and Now podcast p😂😂😂
And? That's what it is called, like for years now.
@@coops1992 nobody asked you 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Paul George is 9999999999 times more excited to shout the intro of his podcast than he is to suit up for a game 😂 just watch his energy when he's starting that shitty stream
Kawhis Uncle calling you soon 😂😂😂
😂😂
Uncle Dennis
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Stephen A is speaking the truth
Facts above your feelings
Don’t blame Kawhi blame the clippers for paying him that money
Straight up
💯.. the whole league and basketball world knows how injury-prone Kawhi is but they still throw enormous amounts of cash at him. Sad af! Blame the franchise
Kawhi a fake superstar
Organizations make mistakes all the time as far as players but you still could at least be more available than that
Blame BOTH
Remember when Kawhi first came to L.A.,and he had that commercial with a 'Kings crown' on his key chain? Lol. 😂
Kawhi been robbing the NBA… LIVE in 4K😂
at least he ain’t ben simmons
Imagine when nba 4k24 comes out in 200 years..
Ben Simmons entered the chat 😂
😂😂😂
Ben Simmon is way ahead. At least Kawhi got 2 rings. What has Ben Simmon done?
I’m with Stephen A , he doesn’t need to play on team USA he can’t even consistently play on his own team 🤷🏽♂️
That won't be a problem anymore lmfaoooo
Kawhi only showed up until Balmer gave him a new bag for playing like 30 games, then he went to Cancun early.
he did play 68 games but yes he us injury probe
😂😂😂 Yap
I mean he's right , Kawhi literally only had 2 good seasons and has been injured every other one .
"you can't even represent the Clippers" 😂
Quote # 4 🤡
Kawhi at the crib not bothering ANYBODY
That’s the problem. Get his tail in either the gym or more physical therapy
@@jigmunna4708he’s literally the biggest gym rat in the league. Phil Handy said he hasn’t seen anyone outwork him other than Kobe. Said it might be why he gets injured late in the season as he gets no rest
Ofc. He got his money and dgaf
Yeah cuz he’s always injured Lol you’re saying that like it’s a good thing 😂🤡
Kawhi played his best years with the Spurs.
That year in Toronto was magical, you must admit
Toronto also
@@ratede91 Nah he was half hurt already back then
@@coops1992 Which made it even more amazing. The fact that in his first season as a Raptor he gives them their first championship was nothing short of amazing.
And there's still clueless clowns that say the Spurs were holding him back. The Spurs made him a great player back then.
Stephen A is picking up where Wendy Williams left off
IT plays through injury in Boston will a potential $150 million looming. Celtics trade him shortly After & he was never himself again.
They traded him for Kyrie Irving. I’m tired of you guys acting like they traded him just to get rid of him. It didn’t work out but it was absolutely the move. If they declined that trade, you would clown Danny Ainge.
.. and please stop bringing up this tired example. There are tons of athletes who play through injury and continue to have successful careers. IT was a grown man, he knew the risks
@@jboogie45213 they withheld information on how severe his injuries were.
@@jboogie45213 You’re actually proving my point Kwahi knows the risk and he is a grown man.
You can’t have it both ways 🤷🏾♂️
If he goes out and hurt himself “He knew the risk!”
Keep it P
@@Christian-eq6pq if he sits he would’ve gotten paid the following year, trust me!
So they went from slandering Kyrie to "apologizing" and right back to slandering the next guy. The pinnacle of sports journalism right here.🤡
Why you watching… Kyrie deserved it and so does Kwahi.
@@derrickcox645get off your knees
@Kipmoney_ but he's right. He shouldn't have apologized to Kyrie because he didn't say anything incorrect. Same with Kawhi. He's always out.
It’s sports news you dummy
@@derrickcox645u slow
Those gettin mad at Stephen a ain’t really listening 💯
Or you just on Stephanie's nuts.
They never listen. They act like females in their feelings.
It just sounds so personal in my opinion … SAS isn’t paying him so why is he going so hard?
Why would we listen to someone who averaged 1 point in his college career😂 make it make sense
He done with Kyrie now it’s Kawhi turn
Point out where he’s wrong. Stop being so sensitive when it’s facts
He speaking the truth about Kawhi he never there when Clippers need him he missed back to back to playoffs already which resulted into 1 round exits last year to suns this year to mavericks.
@@alonzojones9626 point out how I’m being sensitive, SAS not even credible he the same guy that said Kyrie needs to retire Derrick rose play 10 games per season SAS wouldn’t dare disrespect him like that, how is a 2x finals mvp the worst superstar?
@@outtabad SAS said Kyrie should retire when he was just going MIA on the team w/o notice. That was b4 Covid. You wouldn’t keep a guy on payroll if he randomly missed work last min. Kawhi was a 2x finals MVP how long ago? The last time he was healthy for the playoffs was the bubble after blowing a 3-1 lead
@@outtabad He has a dull personality (understandable with his personal life), he isn’t marketed & is the best player on a team & isn’t available for the playoffs the last 4 years.
Stephen A Clown, you can blast him all you want, Kawhi doesnt care that you exist😂 yes he has been disappointing but blasting a player with a degenerative knee issue is low
Kawon’t is trash cry harder sweetie 😭😭😭😭
U ever seen Stephen Box ? 😂😂😂
No it’s not. Not when he was asking for the private jet and ownership stake and the specific star. Why would we not hold it against Kawhi when the only healthy season he had he blew and choked a 3-1 lead in the second round for a team thats never gotten to a conference finals at the time and then the do first without you a couple years later. U guys let these other guys off way too easy
Then why is he still playing? He should retire like SAS said.
@@NK-mr3rh That's because our culture these days has ZERO accountability when it comes to stuff. Just pass the blame until theres noone else to blame.
Sounds too personal
It’s called holding him accountable
Nah he’s right about this one and I don’t mess with Stephen like that I think he is in fact too full of himself. But kawhi is the worst of the worst. But you can’t blame him for stealing money you have to blame the tellers and sheriffs that allow him to do it duty free.
Quit crying
No it sounds like facts he always missing the playoffs always! It’s annoying
Kawhi has 2 rings and 2 finals mvps. Some always-available superstars have none.
kawhi been load management for like 6 years now
Exactly
Kawhi’s body has betrayed him… his knees are shot…
Bruh i remember when he will a ring with toronto and he came to clippers everyone is saying he the real king of l.a this and that jordan level this and that but now you hating on him 🤡
Umm.. maybe because he hasn’t lived up to expectations?
@@Bigtheatabighook33 quiet. Folks don't like honesty
He could've been the King but he's more like a bench player at the end of the bench with superstar qualities
Tbf Stephen A was always calling out Kawhi and boosting up the Lakers since Kawhi moved to the Clippers
SAS was the one who was begging on both knees for Kawhi to come to LA.
This man is a complete clown!
Kawhi need to get on one of these podcast and start defending his self, he clown Kawhi every week 😂😂
he doesn't even give f**k and that's why he mad and hating him
He was going to show up to a podcast but he broke his nail and now he’s not available for two months
He gonna get injured otw to the podcast and have to cancel LoL 🤣
he doesn't have the heart to defend himself.
To defend facts and the truth 😂😂😂
hahahaha, from attacking kyrie to now going at Kawhi. give it up already stephen a
You sound like an emotional wreck
do you think Kawhi deserve praise? stephan a didn’t tell a single lie in this
don’t be sensitive
I can't stand SAS, but when he's right he's right. Kyrie is a flake ball and do is Kawhi, but at least Kyrie is always healthy. Kawhi gets injured brushing his teeth.
I'm a Kawhi fan. It pains me that his injuries keep him from playing more often. However, Stephen is mad disrespectful to him. He's a grown man! Firstly, stay out of his pockets. When healthy, he's still at the top of the food chain. It's just unfortunate. Now, here's what makes Stephen A so mad. Kawhi could care less what he says. Kawhi ain't never gonna respond to him. Stephen A likes folks to react to his triggers. Kawhi ain't NEVER gonna do that! THAT'S what makes Stephen A so mad! The fact that, to Kawhi, Stephen A doesn't even exist. It's a huge blow to Stephen A's fragile ego. That's the reality....
Kawhi is overhyped glass
Kawhi dont care what anyone thinks. He does what he does and no one can touch him.
I remember when my Spurs were dragged. No we did not handle everything perfectly with Kawhi, but the frustration we had was VALID.
3:54 wild 😂😂
It's not in Kawhi or any other players contract to be an "ambassador" for the game.
Exactly! He is first a basketball player, and that's what matters.
This is embarrassing, look at the others faces. Jokic does nothing to promote the game either but he has nothing to say about him. Man save it you’re a joke bruh
That's your rebuttal? JOKIC IS THERE WHEN YOU NEED HIM. He has his MVP trophies, his Finals MVP trophies and an NBA championship, and he shows up and you know this. There is no comparison between the two players. Stephen A. didn't say one wrong word about Kawhi Leonard in his diatribe because Leonard for the last 5 years, has not been there when his team needs him, and you know this. Stop the nonsense.
@@PGO_Gaming dude you’re a fanboy. Jokic does nothing to promote the game same as Kawhi. Point blank period.
@@Kipmoney_ Jokic is on the court. Every year. When it counts. Neither of them say anything. Only one of them plays. You know this. Stop the nonsense.
@@PGO_Gaming what the hell does that have to do with promoting the game. I’m not arguing the validity of injuries I’m not a doctor and neither are you or Stephen A y’all sound ridiculous. Jokic does nothing to promote the game stick to the point.
@@Kipmoney_bro really....you tilling me kawhi promotes the NBA more than jokic? Litterly how please explain cus rather it's commercials or NBA talk we always hear or see jokic 😂 kawhi on the other hand......it's hard to (promote) the NBA if you getting sent home early every playoff or better yet not even Playing hope ur clippers do better next year bud
Kawhi still living off Raptors chip 😅
💯
That was one of the 4 best playoff runs this century
The Raptors wouldn't have a chip if KD was healthy for the Warriors in the Finals.
@@greenfunny2649 ifs and buts equal to sugar and nuts
@@greenfunny2649 Get over it!
Reminds me of kyrie. Stephen A really takes things too far
What do you disagree with?
@@PGO_Gaming none of his points really. It’s just he’s been saying this for so long. And I think it’s a personal thing for him just like it was with kyrie so I take it with a grain of salt. He’s acting like kawhi fakes injuries but he tore his meniscus and ACL and had soreness and swelling on that same knee. He’s a shy person who doesn’t say much but his hard work and talent made him a superstar talent. Can’t kill a man for being who he is, if who he is isn’t no harm to nobody
@@ovandograham7793 I don't care about the excuses for why he is hurt. Kawhi Leonard doesn't take any of that into account when he is at the negotiating table asking for helicopters and other amenities. He is not taking his torn meniscus into account when he wants to play in the Olympics. The man is not honorable. He has no sense of duty for the teams that pay him. Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard have nothing to do with each other so I don't care what Smith said about Kyrie. In this particular case, Smith is 100% right.
Jay: I have to agree with Stephen A I don’t know what you what from me😂😂
So in short Kawhi smart as hell lol
Stephen A if your trying to get a response from Kawhi...it will never happen....he doesn't watch you or your show
Plenty of superstars never won a chip. Injury prone or not, to call him the worst superstar in sports is silly
Kawhi has win two
Stephen A Smith is 100% correct. It's probably better for him to not even play. He plays little bit of regular season and is hurt in last 3 straight years of playoffs. Clippers would be probably better not even playing him and building up chemistry through playoffs. How can you be injured 3 straight years of playoffs? It's so awful.
Anyone who thinks Kawhi will win a championship with clippers is delusional
Funny thing about this is SAS can rant all he want, but will never get a reaction from Kawhi 🤣
Kawhi deserves everything he get. One of the greatest all time. Just cause he’s not a “typical” athlete it’s a problem. SAS and a lot of others believe they’re more important than the people they cover. There is no SAS sports journalist without the people GOOD ENOUGH to play the sport. Y’all forget they’re giving young people millions and then expect them to do what you would do at 50 years old. This is sad
This dude is an egomaniac. ESPN used to be a place where people talked about the actual sport being played with a healthy amount of personality from the analysts. This stuff is just TMZ now revolved around people who don’t do anything to warrant this amount of screen time.
Stephan Still dr Kawhi 😭😭🤦🏾♂️ Kawhi has 2 rings he’s obviously been available when he’s able to got rings to show for
He got the second ring because he had a chip on his shoulder after Pop kept calling him out. Now he ain't got anything else to play for. He got his rings and he got his money.
@@markbartoszek8585 Kawhi has nothing to prove for that fact , he has ( 2 rings, 2 finals MVPs) he will get healthy and shut everyone up
@@markbartoszek8585 He got a second ring because everyone on the Warriors got hurt
@@shyne672 no he won't
@@Rik3n everyone?? lol stop it they won a ring before KD got there we ain’t discrediting no rings he carried them
To a chip you still gotta beat 4 teams to win a chip 😭😭 it’s never easy
Yeah he right for frist time in sports been long time but he right
How are people not tired of this same ole SAS bs yet , ESPN can’t find someone better ? Dude is a menace
I tried Khwahi, but I can't defend this Clipper tenure.
Kawhi is one of the best superstars in the league but the brother can’t stay healthy😭🤦🏾♂️
He is the worst super, he never plays but wants his checks. Dude was out almost a full season with a thigh bruise, not a broken bone, a thigh bruise, we talking about a bruise...not a broken bone, a thigh bruise.
Cool man. Kawhi obviously has mental issues and trauma. His sister went to prison for murdering a senior citizen and his Uncle is nuts.
Bro he can’t help if he’s hurt, it’s a team decision to sit him out, Stephen a be slandering players for things that are outside of their control, same thing he did with kyrie but now he’s apologizing 🤡🤡🤡🤡
I agree with SAS on this
For the record. SAS talked crazy about Kawhi last summer, and Kawhi followed that up by making 2nd team all NBA. So course SAS is back to double down on this nonsense
Where did he lie…
Stephen A Smith is absolutely right this time 💯🤔🤔
If they ever make a conference final, weirdos will be pressing SAS to apologize about something he’s been absolutely right about for years now 😂
Don't disagree he shouldn't play for team usa, unless more usage will be good for next season. Still just so tired of this topic. No, I'm not a Kawhi stan, I just love watching him play. Im super disappointed he hasn't been able to, but SA cannot stop talking about this. And the reason? KL doesn't respond to him.
I agree with you
Facts!!!!!!
He brought a ring to Canada 🇨🇦 Stephen A, know your place.
And the Spurs
Have that warriors team was Andrew where he got that ring in Canada dude and you know it stop boy
Dude was all nba this year goofy
SAS is ESPN’s version of Mal (from Rory & Mal… if you know YK) 🤡
Stephen A you ain’t got nothing ever positive to stay about kawhi Leonard that’s one of my favorite players and you always had something negative to say about kyrie but you had to apologize you need to help
Are you 14 years old?
When’s the last time he played the whole playoffs his team was eligible???
@@georgemorningFacts. Being paid the supermax and cant stay healthy and now he wants to play in the Olympics.
He always mentioned how great a player he is. That's not positive?
Kawhi’s number one hater 😭
Didn’t break my heart. We chipped up in Toronto
Kawhi playing schedule is how I my grandpa drives his classic car he’s a garage queen and the pride of the house he’s only there for dusting, doesn’t come if the sun is too hot or rainny days 😂
He done with Kyrie now it’s kawhi bro got some nerve.. Mr I apologize
"podcast p" LMFAO 😂😂😂
“Handlers” is CRAZY!!!!! Lol
Hannle da business
Dang Stephen A Kermit the Frog Stop the Kwahiin... LMAO Let it Go
Basically he’s been saving his body for the new stadium
👏👏👏👏👏 Stephen A Smith was COOKING!!!
All it's gon take for someone to call Stephan A in kawhi camp then he will be apologizing smh this dude i swear
Sometimes SAS is 100% spot on with his takes. And this rant against Kawhi is one of them. I watched this twice and I'm neither a Clippers or Leonard fan.
People blaming the Spurs around the time he left. Now people are understanding why the issue started.
Yeah because he's mentally disturbed
Bruh be hurt😭 how u gonna blame him cusse he be hurt nd shii
It's silly
Straight up
Right the times where he wasn’t hurt he’s won a ring, 2 times 😭 like ppl be sayin anything and dr for no reason
The problem is he is being paid max dollars when he cant even stay healthy.
Cus he ain’t gettin “hurt” money
I agree with Stephen A, on Kawhi being an ambassador of the Clippers organization., and Kawhi not showing up to the game.. The fans save their money to watch the Clippers..
So you dumb enough to criticise someone that's hurt.
I agree. I wouldn’t word it like “worst superstar ever…” but definitely he’s not your number one choice, or second or third. Way too oft injured and variable.
But seriously how in all hell you gonna play for the Olympics FOR FREE, but not be available for your team paying you $40-50mil/yr? Aren’t there clauses preventing stuff like that
Nothing wrong with calling it what it is
Man just quit on team USA stephen a was right
I agree with Stephen
Kawhi Leonard was my favorite player for last 10 years up until the emergence of Anthony Edwards.. I can’t take it anymore with Kawhi. One day he top 5 in the world and the next day,his body won’t hold up. I’ve been patient enough
Dude idk If I can watch the clippers again with this roster. We need a change we need younger talent that's hungry and wants to grind.
The best argument was Molly “he is a champion and winning is always marketable”
As a Kawhi superfan i threw in the towel this season. In previous years I would have been mad at Stephen A. Now I gree with everything he says. Kahwi has let down the Clippers organization big time. He is the reason they don't have a championship since he arrived. He deserves every bit of criticism
Oh yeah, it's not that the fact that they got a lot of players that all want the ball and had no chemistry. Also, injuries are part of the game...Grant Hill, Penny Hardaway and Jim Jackson would have had amazing careers if they weren't injured.
Get well soon SAS
Andraya carter is absolute fire 😍😍🔥
I wonder if SAS gets throat cancer and loses his voice, if he'll feel bad and give ESPN back all that money?
The klaw is a great in his prime but now there are manny young superstar dominate him we witness that in the first round.
The Spurs dodged a bullet
💯
I think the media tried to lable him a superstar not kawi and how can he be the worst superstar ever with a dpoy award and 2 finals MVP's?🤔 all you can say is he dont play hurt so he can lengthen his career and maximize his career earnings it got him the achievements I mentioned earlier
Clippers not even playing😭😭
Healthy is a skill set
Lol kawhi"s not dumb, he probably feels like man i dont even have to play every single game or promote the game like everyone else to get max dollars. Gotta agree with Stephen A
Not Kawaii Leonard scoring 38 pts in one game and the next game he isn't available 😭
To be fair he is right
THE AUDACITY
Pachulia really broke Kawhi.
SAS u just don't stop but keep going till u 🚢 sinks
The LA “what if” Clippers
He should have never left Toronto in 2019
Why we mentioning old heads being worth every penny when SGA, ANT, Luka and others ARE the current and FUTURE of the nba?
It's crazy everyone talks as these old heads get older how father time is undefeated yet we keep paying them more for their name image and likeness and not results on the court
Stephen A. didn't tell a single lie here!
If you look for a definition of the word "lame" in Webster's Dictionary, you will find a picture of Stephen A. Smith
But is he lying about Kawhi though??? Listen to what Stephen A is saying.
I don’t always agree with Stephen a smith but he’s right. The clippers mortgaged there whole future on kawhi he held the whole nba up to make his decision they traded SGA and pretty much all there picks to get PG. Since then clippers blew a 3-1 lead and made on western conference title. Smh blow this team up already