'Kobe Bryant is smiling down on a guy like Giannis Antetokounmpo' - Stephen A. | First Take 

Giannis is the real deal! That comment about Kobe Bryant smiling down in him, that was deep. And it's true. Not many people have the mentality that Kobe had.

As a milwaukee native, I’ve always said it before, Giannis is our Kobe. Built different, hard body never give up. I love it. Rest In Peace Kobe, my favorite player ever.

Giannis is the best person to root for in all of sports...just great player great man so much fun

funny how sas downsizes giannis stats...it ain't 30 10 5 on 50%, its 30 12.8(nearly 13) 5 on 57% shooting...he wouldn't miss those if those were kd's stats

The greatest thing Molly has ever said "the immigrant mentality" they work HARD!!

Respect to Molly. She is right about that. Most people don't have that.

the way Stephen A somehow made this about Kyrie is truly remarkable. the agenda is relentless

Giannis got his ring, he has nothing to worry about it's gonna be scary.

Giannis is just HUMBLE 🙏🏿💯

so nobody is going to talk that jrue holiday missed so much game and bucks performed the way they did

Lol Jay Williams reaction to Stephen A bringing up Kyrie when talking about Giannis .. was my exact reaction🤣🤣🤣

Media wants Lakers vs. Nets finals. Don't be shocked if It's Bucks vs. Warriors.

When it comes to Lakers they’re worried but Bucks lost Jrue Holiday early and still Nets lost by 23. Media protecting Durant per usual.

Bucks missing 3 of their top 7 players and beat the Nets by 23.

Yeah, gotta give credit where it's due.....The Bucks simply *Dominated* the Nets. Period

Stephen A giving props to Giannis? Am i dreaming?

This man said Giannis got help. I’m sorry but kd had to mvp caliber players beside him.. by DEFAULT Giannis is better.

J Will was so through, as soon as SAS start going on Kyrie.

I just find it funny how the media sucks off KD so much, always saying he's the best player in the world when he's never proven he can win without having more help than any other superstar. The bucks lost one of their most important players last night early and they still blew out the nets. KD for sure is a superstar but to say he's the best in the world is ludacris. Bron, Kawhi, Giannis have proven they can win with less. Those guys are the best.

@2:50 Stephen A couldn’t wait to bring up kyrie name 😂

2:48 I was sitting her smiling at the praise SAS RARELYYY gives Giannis and then was caught completely off guard when he brought up Kyrie out of nowhere LMAO

Excuses, excuses... Why do they need Kyrie... There's 2 MVPs on that team. Two hall of famers somewhere around their prime. It's JUST Gianni's, by himself and role players. 2/3rds of the superteams suited up... How they get spanked? Stop making excuses for these super teams when they lose... I have no respect for the Nets and Lakers. AI took a rag-tag group of blue collar workers to the finals by himself and beat a semi super team during that playoff run... David took them all the way to Goliath and game 1 of the finals his sling took down the giant but in the end he came up short. Now you got arguably the best two players in the NBA on Brooklyn and the Lakers... One of them is in the argument for greatest of all time and they gotta load their teams with future hall of famers? GTFOH... This NBA different, different.

5:42 Jay's face is the new meme material

So, Stephen A...by your logic ANY team that beats the Nets without Kyrie this year will have an asterisk, right? All of this "Everybody knows that if Kyrie played last year the Bucks wouldn't have won" talk is getting old. Injuries and drama are part of the game. The Bucks were down TWO starters from last year AND their best 6th man and they STILL crushed them.

At this point SAS would rather have Max back than deal with Jay. He can’t even hide his annoyance with this man 🤣

"That's somebody you look at and you go like this 'He will never cheat the game.'" i love this comment man, i think it highlights the true champion and pure hearted player Giannis really is. As a fan of the sport you have to admire not only his drive but his humble mentality. The man is one of the more dominant forces in recent NBA history at age 26 and is one of the most humble people in professional sports.

Guys it’s official, the media thinks KD needs more help while on the most stacked team of all time. Who should the nets get next, kawhi or giannis?

So basically y’all r saying, Brooklyn needs 3 superstars to be a one superstar team 🤔🤔🤔 Kevin Durant and Harden should be great enough to beat anybody

How does kyrie end in this segment 😂😂

just watching his free-throw improvement shows dude has been working hard all summer. respect.

Finally people starting to see we need more players like Giannis.

You're right SAS Kobe is very proud of Giannis. the way how he works and being the person he is around the game and off it.

"Kobe is smiling down..." 😢... Still can't believe this.

The Nets are going to end up the greatest "What If" story in NBA history..

Really appreciate and respect Jay for merely preserving the integrity of independent thought in the face of one Stephen A Smith. He was intelligent and thoughtful in his challenging SAS (who is so accustomed to steamrolling others with his charisma and… volume), thereby giving the audience a chance at glimpsing an alternative POV

Giannos is just inspirational. He doesn't have that much help, and goes at it every single night

Molly said it, it's the "immigrant mentality" that helps drive Giannis. If you are a immigrant you know that everything you do in your profession you have to work extra hard for it.

imagine if kobe was still here with us. and seeing giannis achieve the goal bring tears on my eyes

Giannis is a beast. That brother is still getting better.

These last few years should be special moments for us wisconsin sport fans to some degree. We’ve had 3 superstars play here for quite some time (1 player each team) for such a small market and they’re all bringing a lot of success lately and want to be here. I’m sure a lot of out of towners couldn’t even point out Green Bay or Milwaukee on a map. Love how all our athletes are involved with the other teams as well

Hard work is not an Immigrants mentality. It's a HARD WORK mentality

I love Jay Wright reaction when Screaming A Smith mention Kyrie leave that situation alone

Seeing this after a year SAS nailed it with this analysis.

The true difference of someone not taking anything for granted Giannis plays every possession and game like the playoffs no style just straight balling I love to see it

Lmfaoo that Segway into kyrie was PROCELESS.. I DIED LAUGJING .. like REALLYY!!!!

Giannis bout to show us how legendary he is... 3rd mvp.. he gonna shoot good

Letting him shine

Giannis a walking machine 💯💪🏾🔥

Man oh man , choices has there consequences! Hopefully the nets get it together. Too many good teams out the East, period

Giannis is most humble superstar in NBA today and gives ALL to the game..no wonder Kobe Bryant identified the potential of Giannis..

Respect

Jay Williams had the same reaction I did at 2:56 couldn’t get 3 minutes without the mention of kyrie lol 😂

Love some Stephen A!!!

Kobe 🥺🥺🥺🏀🏀

Giannis has figured it out and I know it's the first game but it's like watching Michael Jordan 91-92 like he's figured it out

2:37 "immigrant mentality" Molly finally says something spot on. This is why Giannis is beloved. He is the embodiment of the immigrant mentality. Hard working man with an unstoppable attitude and a never say die spirit.

I know people are still crying for Max leaving but i love that duo Jwill and Stephen A

I thought the 76ers seriously missed out when Mills went to the nets. The dude can play, and come off the bench ready and rolling. They could use a guy like him, especially now!

The jump shot form is looking much better. This is gonna be good for his longevity too

Kyire had nun to do with this smh

People forget Bucks didn't have Jrue the second half, Bobby Portis, Semi Ojeleye, & Donte Divincenzo.... it was more then a fair match up last night

Always trying to minimize the Nets loss. They got blown out and the Bucks top guys didn’t play that much.

Stephen A with a fantastic take on the bucks 👏 👏 👏

If KD had 2 mvps with him it would be different 💯 but the Bucks was missing 3 of our top 7 players

smiling up

Back to back Bucks!!

Giannis was humble and patience that's why he won a championship.

Kobe ❗️

Why they cut off the show . As soon as jay start talking . Stay woke y’all !!

Giannis is already a top 25 player ever at 26-27 years old.

J will face is priceless 😂

I love how all SAS did was hate and downplay his numbers but he’s the one sayin Giannis has Kobe mentality but then immediately makes it about another player *classic SAS*

2:48 wowwwwwww..... especially considering the relationship Kobe and Kyrie had for Stephen A to say that... he's not wrong but still.... J Will's face said it all

Jay Wills lol when A mentioned Kyrie...He is like not this shiiiii again

Smiling up

At 2:41 she got me dead lmaoo

preach

A team with top tier talent vs the top tier team …. That’s what this game was. When the Nets develop that chemistry when they can’t stop other teams from their playing to their strengths, on top of that offense they can put up anytime… they’ll be the top tier team.

As a Greek fan I can't stop supporting Giannis.

I really don't know how many times he got to beat KD down before ppl get it through their heads that the Freak is just better.

Happy to hear Jay change his tone. He literally discredited the Bucks last week…

I know Jay got the show with max, but please keep bringing him on firsttake to talk basketball

They got this take rite

2:55 😂😂💀💀💀

SAS giving unprecedented credit where unprecedented credit is due!!!

J will 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 when Stephen A said kyrie doesn't.

Durant had a quiet game but received no criticism? But if it was LeBron coming to a season where everybody calling the best player in the world he would’ve got killed

Jrue Holiday got hurt for us. Bobby Portis was out. I still can’t believe Divencenzo is still out with his ankle injury. Grayson Allen for us stunk up the gym. 3-10 from 3 and from Field Goal percentage. Patty Mills was a one hit wonder for Brooklyn. 7-7 from 3.

They want to protect the nets heavy this morning lol.

ESPN. Get rid of SAS. We don't bang with him. Doesnt matter at this point

This show is so much worse without Max man 😭😭 he actually offered a different opinion and was good to hear. One of the biggest mistakes they’ve made getting rid of him

The Bucks has improved quite a bit from last season. 1) Giannis is much more patience on offense. He allows Jrue and Middleton to run the offense. 2) With Giannis' improved shot, esp. from the FT line, he doesn't look like a lost puppy not knocking what to do with the ball when his man dares him to shoot. 3) Grayson Allen and Jordan Nwora are good young players. Allen can shoot the 3's while Nwora can score 15-20 points.

He really said giannis got help, when the nets are so loaded with out kyrie, they've got 2 generational talents and a stacked bench and they're out here saying if they added kyrie they can win. Its sad that giannis isn't getting more recognition just carrying them to be competitive this calibre of teams

Jay will defenitly getting them boardroom checks lmao

Yooo, the bucks won, that actually happened. Giannis did awesome and now he looks better than ever stop this nonsense.

What's sad is the narrative that the Nets need 3 superstars at full strength to beat Giannis and the bucks.

Giannis showed once again why he is the best player in the world..bucks can repeat!

Perk rightly said that if Giannis plays like this, he will go down as the most dominating player in the history of the NBA

Can't wait for Bucks Vs Warriors Finals

since max left they had jay and keshawn on the show ALOT 😂