Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Vincent Goodwill join Shae Cornette on First Take to react to Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s comments calling for the NBA to shorten the season.
0:00 Kerr’s comments
1:06 Vinny’s thoughts
3:10 Perk calls players “spoiled”
5:39 Stephen A.’s response
9:03 Perk’s G-League experience
11:22 Exhaustion vs. 2 weeks off
13:54 “Find a way!”
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@30MinToNewOrleans
March 11, 2026 at 1:30 am
Steve Kerr is an out of touch weak minded spoiled liberal
@biglordzamel
March 11, 2026 at 1:31 am
When you losing it feels mighty long but when you was on top there was no complaints
@EyeLoveTheStars
March 11, 2026 at 1:31 am
Itβll never happen. Cus of money. End of discussion.
@stringtheory8090
March 11, 2026 at 1:32 am
Iβve been saying the NBA needs to have like 50 games to actually make it matter
@chet174able
March 11, 2026 at 1:32 am
Heck they already made the season longer by starting earlier. Do they need to go to work 7 days a week 12 hrs a day all day with the people who pay for all they got. Aka the fans.
@SupremeWiring
March 11, 2026 at 1:33 am
Players these days do not have the Jordan/ Kobe kill you every night mentally!
@colinball3669
March 11, 2026 at 1:37 am
Crybaby Kerr never gets old
@Jesters_Thorny_Crown
March 11, 2026 at 1:38 am
Perk is an idiot. Jordan never retired during season and Steve Curry only played with him for four years.
@Hsauce429
March 11, 2026 at 1:43 am
So bring playing defense back to slow tha game down !! All this running and gunning and no defense cuz u wanted tha game faster now they canβt handle it !! Overpayed Cry Babies!!
@lyndelbell400
March 11, 2026 at 1:50 am
Bench players talking like starters I hate it
@jcrobinson37
March 11, 2026 at 1:55 am
MLB play 100 games?
@Iam4EVER84
March 11, 2026 at 2:26 am
162
@Majerhoss
March 11, 2026 at 2:10 am
Players today have said many times they donβt practice like they used to. Start practicing like they used to 5-10 yrs ago problem solved..
@melekey
March 11, 2026 at 2:15 am
NFL need to do 82 game season
@Iam4EVER84
March 11, 2026 at 2:25 am
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βNobody DIED!β π
@lemeshadow
March 11, 2026 at 2:16 am
If he wants his players to reduce their load by 10 games worth then build a balanced team and reduce their minutes by about 4 minutes a game. No, that doesnt address travel, but it reduces minutes played the equivalent of 10 games worth for a 36 minute a game player. Plus you can dictate pace for your team. Build and coach your team in a way that the game is slowed down. If thats the problem and you’re that concerned than handle it. But he wouldnt, because on top off not wanting to give up money he knows what it takes to actually win.
@essencetaiji1745
March 11, 2026 at 2:18 am
The NBA is phony. No hand checking, rule changes that destroyed real basketball. Privileged, prima donnas, fake GOATs, etc.
@distinctga5811
March 11, 2026 at 2:19 am
Play Kuminga with his own 5 for 15 games. The league needs to expand opportunity with guys playing so long.
@Therealmidnightinsight
March 11, 2026 at 2:20 am
If some players are only playing 60 games in 82 game seasons imagine when they drop to 72 they’re only going to be playing 50
@TheRoddie16
March 11, 2026 at 2:22 am
The spoiled kids that Adam Silver raised
@Dozaboi
March 11, 2026 at 2:26 am
NBA should incorporate a finals tournament with all the teams similar to March Madness and let the best team win it all
@bjorn804
March 11, 2026 at 2:30 am
Little Stevie talking crazy like that now cause they old, no wonder Jordan punched him π
@ChipCrayton705
March 11, 2026 at 2:32 am
Poor babies, 82 games of playing basketball, I feel so bad for you
@Abdullah704
March 11, 2026 at 2:34 am
Basketball makes ballers on the court and off the court.. A millionaireβs game.
@christianbaker3815
March 11, 2026 at 2:37 am
It’s not hypocrisy so much as it’s Kerr wanting to talk about anything but his job as a coach whenever Steph is not in the lineup, or how easily Atlanta figured out how to utilize Kuminga IMEEDIATELY upon arrival, while Kerr never could. SAS is just saying in an annoying and clownish way what his ESPN bosses are telling him.
@easye15e
March 11, 2026 at 2:46 am
He think heβs Greg poppovich
@Yonaren
March 11, 2026 at 2:53 am
Steve Kerr is a clown coaching can’t admitted the reality even Jimmy and Stephen was healthy before they are playing losing games because of stupid coaching under by Steve Kerr!! Even the warriors all players was healthy they are not competitive under by Steve Kerr clown coaching. Admitted Steve Kerr your not a great coach for the warriors young players you have favoritism player one guy which is Podz, you keep playing more minutes Podz and you expected your team to winning more games, Podz is not superstar why you keep playing Podz 38 minutes every single game?? Steve Kerr is a worst coaching ever!! @957thegame @957thegame @957thegame