Stephen A. on the significance of 7 Black head coaches being hired across the NBA | First Take
Stephen A. Smith describes the significance of seven out of eight NBA head coaching vacancies being filled by Black coaches.
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Ryan Hall
July 19, 2021 at 5:19 pm
I’m just confused how this is true but mike brown hasn’t been hired. He’s paid his dues and deserves another try at head coach
Bun Bun
July 19, 2021 at 5:20 pm
He’s ecstatic that no Asians were hired
Chaddy
July 19, 2021 at 7:10 pm
I’d like to see that tho
Nix 41
July 19, 2021 at 5:21 pm
They should also be fired if they can’t do the job. Color shouldn’t be a basis for hiring
Solomon's Tech
July 19, 2021 at 5:30 pm
White ppl thumbing down this video and showing their racist self as usual 💯😂
chosenjuan025
July 19, 2021 at 5:59 pm
When are Asians gonna be considered for hires 🤔 maybe not because they’re not dependent on others to achieve their goals like most other races
Joe Frazier's Left Hook
July 19, 2021 at 5:35 pm
In their summer of discontent, after the ‘foot-in-the-mouth’ suffered by Stephen A. and Rachel Nichols, ESPN is finding out with painful consequences, “YOU LIVE BY THE WOKE, YOU DIE BY THE WOKE!”.
d.Balbas
July 19, 2021 at 5:37 pm
What is Rachel Nichols opinion on this topic tho? Why didn’t she cover this story?
wietse sinnaeve
July 19, 2021 at 5:40 pm
This is honestly embarrassing. Who cares about skin color lmao
Smartkid2387
July 19, 2021 at 5:43 pm
I will again ask this question have you ever heard a Black person complain about the lack of Black coaches in hockey? I rest my case
Jayden Morgan
July 19, 2021 at 5:45 pm
Ok usually I understand u guys complaining about him bringing up race but you read the title and are still complaining like u didn’t expect this😭
Poly Marte
July 19, 2021 at 5:55 pm
Color not basis for hiring. Nba is like all black.
why won’t they draft white American nba players
Mamba4life24
July 19, 2021 at 5:56 pm
White chocolate is more black than Stephen A
World Tree202
July 19, 2021 at 5:58 pm
People complained when he said this before but the final 4 coaches in the NBA playoffs were all new black coaches who didn’t get opportunities right away.
grandmaster3211
July 19, 2021 at 6:08 pm
I think the point he’s trying to make. He’s tired of seeing black coaches fired for building up teams and hire a white guy and he gets all the credit.
Mark Jackson fired. Steve kerr super team-> Looked at as a genius.
Dwayne Casey fired. Nick nurse takes over wins looks like a genius.
They fire Alvin gentry when they see the upside of ingram being an all star and zion being zion. Bring in Stan van gundy.
The rockets coach stuck rebuilding that team. After Daryl morey and Mike dantoni leaves… crazy cycle
Saral Khare
July 19, 2021 at 6:34 pm
Dwayne Casey was fired by a black dude. And Dwayne Casey got out coached in that cavs series. And mark jackson ran a stagnant offense and Steve Kerr improved it
SODA
July 19, 2021 at 8:00 pm
@Saral Khare thank you. When people are blinded and consumed with race they ignore other factors..
Saral Khare
July 19, 2021 at 6:30 pm
I’m happy with all the hires except Jason kidd
Polatoglou C.
July 19, 2021 at 6:30 pm
Do they say Jason Kidd is black or am I missing something here ???
Johnny TimeStamp
July 19, 2021 at 6:31 pm
If they wind up sucking he better still ask for their jobs.
SalKhayer
July 19, 2021 at 7:09 pm
Equality vs Equity is a conversation that should absolutely happen around here.
Greg Adams
July 19, 2021 at 7:12 pm
You are making it about race scrub!
Iamironman9995
July 19, 2021 at 8:06 pm
So if its white privilege for majority of coaches and owners being white. Is it not black privilege for 70-80% player being black
Benjamin From The Tribe of Judah
July 19, 2021 at 9:00 pm
But we still gotta know why you was at them colleges and high schools boy, you ain’t pro black you’re pro white zaddy. As a man you shouldn’t want another man to give you flowers, have it be hypothetical flowers or real ones. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
marco mcdowell
July 19, 2021 at 9:28 pm
Screamin’ A turning into a S1W after Kwame called him to the table lol
James Sheppard
July 19, 2021 at 10:35 pm
What happened to Orlando not be a shabby job .I see 6 pictures of of new coaches where the 7th
Isaiah H
July 20, 2021 at 12:31 am
They all got crappy jobs Cs Blazers Wiz peaked as a Nets fan J Kidd is not good so he got the beat job but didn’t deserve it and Pels are ultra dysfunctional