On First Take, Stephen A. Smith & Michael Irvin debate whether Kevin Durant’s demands are justified amid his trade request.
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Brayzen
August 15, 2022 at 7:46 pm
Bought???
FRIEND
August 15, 2022 at 7:51 pm
KD has tasted good coaching and management in GS he knows he is going no where with that set up in Brooklyn. At.least Tsai can meet them players halfway by letting go either Nash or Mark’s.. One of those got to go for the mess this has become.
George Latimer-Knight
August 15, 2022 at 8:28 pm
Durant WANTED Nash 😆 🤣 😂
FRIEND
August 15, 2022 at 8:46 pm
@George Latimer-Knight Well his mind has come around now , it’s like when you want to date someone the first time you go all out and after some time eventually you realize maybe that is not the situation you want to be in and you want out. He Durant yes was naive to sign up on Nash Y’all act like Durant and Kyrie went out and got Nash to be their coach NO! Sean Marks and Tsai had a list of the coaches they wanted and Nash was on top of that list and they went to Durant and Kyrie and asked them how does Nash sound to you and those poor kids Said Yap Yap Hooray ! So now in the NBA as well as NFL when the going is good the media says it is coach so and owner this and manager that who is behind the success. But When the going gets bad it is player so and so who is not performing well you never hear of the management or coach. This is the media culture we are crafting with all the hyper sports news feeds and discussions focussing on these poor players.
BK Truth!
August 15, 2022 at 8:12 pm
Did this IMMIGRANT TETHER 🦝 just refer to a FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICAN Kevin Durant as a SLAVE by saying “I Bought You, I’m Not Selling You”!!!?! ESPN NEEDS TO BE CANCELLED FOR ALLOWING THIS BLATANT ANTI-BLACK HATE SPEECH ON THEIR NETWORK ‼️‼️‼️
angel medina
August 15, 2022 at 8:19 pm
That Atlantic Ave traffic really is something else though 😂.
THE 12 שבט.
August 15, 2022 at 8:35 pm
FIRE THE COACH
Julian B
August 15, 2022 at 8:43 pm
Bro why does this man just start yelling
Quentin Lucas
August 15, 2022 at 9:01 pm
“I don’t have to sell you. I already bought you.”
Of all the things Stephen A could’ve said, he chose that. 🙄
Manz
August 16, 2022 at 1:50 am
That’s how business contracts work. If you choose to see racist undertones that’s on you
Billy Portalatin
August 15, 2022 at 9:03 pm
Giannis is the best player in the league rn
Yea Slatt
August 15, 2022 at 9:45 pm
They need a better coach fr fr no cap
Juy Ahmad
August 15, 2022 at 11:49 pm
KD is not the best player in the world, it’s Giannis!! Stop with that nonsense Stephen a 🙄
christian medina
August 16, 2022 at 1:27 am
We need to stop calling this man the best player in the world 💯💯💯 tht man couldn’t get a game off the c while giannis pushed without his 2nd player we need to stop disrespecting giannis
Brian Rommel
August 16, 2022 at 1:58 am
He makes over 300 million and he has a good team around him they just haven’t all been healthy at the same time. I know people will disagree but they could easily win a championship if he stayed on the nets. Also news for Celtics fans who want KD, if he’s on your team and he gets swept by the bucks, he’s probably going to the bucks.
sallystar1992
August 16, 2022 at 2:30 am
I love michaels Irving’s take about KDs leadership at 3:45. “You lead us to this garbage place”. That part had me dying of laughter for some reason 💀 🤣 😂
jaelzion
August 16, 2022 at 2:51 am
Steven A Smith (Jennifer Hudson voice): “And I am tellin’ you…you’re not goin’…You’re best man I’ve ever known…there’s no way you can ever go
No, no, there’s no way…
Ty B
August 16, 2022 at 3:02 am
Yo he said let him sit in that traffic on Atlantic ave 😂🤦🏽♂️😂🤦🏽♂️ Im really crying while sittin in traffic on Atlantic avenue
First Name
August 16, 2022 at 3:59 am
Man it’s good to have SAS back
Jamarey Carter
August 16, 2022 at 4:29 am
The craziest part to me is that it wasn’t that long ago where we were talking about this man usurping Lebron James as the greatest in the era.
Josiah Mitchell
August 16, 2022 at 5:50 am
Funny how Joker can win back to back MVPs while dragging his team to the playoffs but SAS talking about KD the best and he got 1 MVP his whole career.
No Chill
August 16, 2022 at 7:41 am
Imagine KD sitting out the first few games and everybody including all the stars in Los Angeles have a great start, KD tweets, “F it I wanna play” and comes back having a great season of his own, that would be such a great W for all basketball fans everywhere.
covid-case-21
August 16, 2022 at 8:11 am
stephen asinine delusional. its all about kd with multiple chips. it wont work in brooklyn. god jeez wasnt you that said irving isnt trust worthy and same for simmons? you think it will change next year? so which one is it? bipolar. you point that out every time you talked about nets last 2 years. its done if kd stays.
Aliyah roy
August 16, 2022 at 1:41 pm
I hope sas meditates because lord
iandhr1
August 16, 2022 at 1:56 pm
Why is KD putting his reputation on the line for Kyrie Irving? KD would not be doing what he’s doing if Kyrie wasn’t putting him up to it. Kyrie only cares about himself. He’s screwed over every teammate he has had before. If the shoe was on the other foot Kyrie would not show KD the loyalty he is showing him. IF KD believes Kyrie would ever reciprocate the loyalty I can arrange for him to buy the Brooklyn bridge at a very reasonable price.
saj8
August 16, 2022 at 7:55 pm
Told folks that the clouds of dysfunction reside in Brooklyn.
Elbert Lee
August 17, 2022 at 12:21 am
Depends on the competency of the front office. KD is a super talent who needs a backcourt and competent coaching and great lockerrok culture handed to him on a silver plattter. He cuuldnt have his talent rub off on others around him. He is a quiet follower loner who can ball