Stephen A. & Max react to Kyrie Irving speaking to the media | First Take 

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This is the biggest Fact ever. You are 1000% correct.

No you are 100,000% correct

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He was using Kobe as an example saying that just like Kyrie, Kobe didn't like the media etc. However still speak to the media and be CLEAR; where Kyrie is always evasive and cryptic. That's at least how I interpret it.

Exactly, I doubt Kobe would even care in the slightest , SAS using Kobe to push his bitter agenda towards Kyrie is cringe af I don't even agree with Kyrie but SAS manages to make Kyrie's point seem understandable

@@sargeranders9546 I agree that was his point but using Kobe as an example was pointless af, like Kyrie would see this and be like " ohhh Kobe talked to the media so should I"

@@oliverbeck3376 True enough I can see that

Kobe knows it's his obligation as a basketball player to talk to the media even if he hates them..

Absolutely no class at all. They always trash the athletes saying they need thicker skin yet they get so butthurt and in their feelings over nothing smh fk the media

fr, totally unnecessary

Stephen A has always been classless, I don't know why isn't anybody noticing

preach- Don't bring the great Kobe Bryant into this childish discussion. Steven A Smith wasn't clear when speaking directly to Kyrie on the media...

LOL yall sensitive af, need a napkin to whip those tears? 😂😂😂

Well it gives them topics to talk about

They do, sadly 🤦🏾‍♂️

First take does especially lol, there’s always someone who’s gonna look for drama. Not like everyone does

Facts

Hot take! /s

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the media continues to blatantly prove WHY Kyrie doesn’t like talking to them. you’d think SOME of these people have self awareness

Kobe didn't like talking to reporters as well because they think they have to know everything about you other than basketball

@@stephonaugustin1384 BUT he still spoke to them Kobe NEVER denied media availability

@@stephonaugustin1384 Kobe never denied media because he's aware of the power they hold AND the big difference is that Kobe actually has something to say. Clear, concise, thought-provoking. Kyrie is just full of nonsense.

Media don't like when they get attacked so they come together and form Voltron to defend there corrupt/slimey business practices.. if Kyrie could intellectually breakdown what he means, it could be a massive blow to media credibility, but unfortunately he's not equipped to do

The dichotomy on how both stars conducted themselves is glaring

not the same. imagine if the media said players are pawns to owners. that one lady said shut up and dribble and they cried about it for a year.

Technically we’re all pawns so nobody would be wrong 😂

@@verifiedflix6376 Shannon basically told Kyrie shut up and dribble

@@MB-yn8mv except not every player like that they don’t see it as not personal lmao they just see it for what it really is it’s the media’s job to create narratives and that’s not always a good thing thing why should every player not care that the media just some snakes lol

We are all pawns

KD! Is that you?

Exactly

Honestly, nothing he said has been incorrect regarding the media. These hot take pundits (more talking heads) like Stephen A, prove his point. They make money off him, not the other way around. I thought the way Max, Rachel Nichols and a few others articulated their thoughts yesterday were perfect. It sucks for him to have to talk all the time, and of course he is partially to "blame" for some of the really dumb things he's said previously, and for how he's conducted himself. It's all part of him growing and maturing as a player. But sports media clearly deserves a chunk of the blame for how they try to sensationalize and drum up whatever they can. Both sides are at fault. As Max and others have said though... ultimately, the best person to get the message out is Kyrie himself. He's an intelligent dude with a good heart. He just needs to pick his spots better.

@@gmpm y’all not getting it, it’s part of his contract to speak with the media.

@@vladimirputin110 his name is detrick what do you expect

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It certainly feels that way smh

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I’m weak 💀

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Right

Facts !!!! They dissect every little word Kyrie says until they find something that doesn’t sound right to them

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Yup!!! They want to destroy the players that aren't kissing their behinds.

That's why I said before that today's sports media is like the paparazzi

You clicking on this video and commenting on it it gives ESPN money... So you're contributing to this pawn.

He knew he did right when he said it🤦🏻‍♂️Unreal

Kobe's boyfriends burst into tears every time their boo thang gets mentioned lol. Kobe has passed away, get over it. Kobe was articulate. Kyrie is NOT Kobe. SAS made a good basic point

@@blackphillip564 I feel bad for Kyrie either he gets Stephen A's the message or not, but I like it that Stephen A. actually said it. Because I've been a Kobe fan over the years... and I still can't fathom that Kobe himself mentored this guy and he's acting this way. I can't imagine how hard this is for kyrie to hear, but it had to said.

@@blackphillip564 grow up

@@blackphillip564 Have some respect. Also, how would you feel if someone literally said that your dead mentor and friend wouldn't be proud of you?

do you?

Did you even listen to what Stephen A said?

But you do right?

Disgusting...... Why bring up people who are no longer here when it has nothing to do with them?

If you a die hard basketball fan then you should know kobe was a mentor for kyrie.

You crying about them crying about kyrie😂

Kyrie playing mental gymnastics smh

@@jason615lakers you crying about him crying about them crying about Kyrie 😂

Im crying cause everyone else is crying

He weird so yeah

They gotta insult them somehow 😂

No he didn’t, he would’ve corrected himself also.

@@davidmejia8500 he never said he’s doing the blackout windhorst made that up

Lol kyrie is getting paid 40 million a year, the very least he could to is honor his contract and talk to the media.

HAHHHAHAHA PROBABLY

@@canuckeeeeAK If he doesn't show up, he gets fined. As long as he pays, he can never talk to the media for the rest of his career

why?

Softy

that was highly inappropriate, like how would he know how kobe would feel. thats exactly why he doesnt talk to media

@@lmaostrnoob I guess so. I've heard people say things like this is how a person who has died would feel about a situation so it probably comes from some understanding of Kobe's character.

Why?

Naa... They wouldn't talk about that though... Thats basketball...

@@varun1726 LOL

@Micah Izzard he’s just being him honestly it’s the same take on Kyrie week after week I’m lowkey tired of hearing about it I think it’ll effect espn ratings if they keep this up, he can drop 50 and they’ll talk about this instead of the game it’s a turn off I wanna hear basketball because that’s what we watch the game for

@@davidvancebrown6020 exactly

@Micah Izzard kyries always being a clown. Great player but way too entitled

Lmao thats spot on...But at least 'Ye is entertaining, Kyrie is mostly annoying comments trying to sound smart.

Kehlani

Broooooooooooioo so true

@Johnson yh after kehlani cheated on him he just became so weird with his statement

Media got yall clowns brainwashed. LISTEN to what kyrie says and not just edited snippets people post to create a narrative. Kyrie speaks nothing but positivity if you actually listen

But they wonder why he doesn't want to talk to the media

Bruh they do every superstar like this. They was just at paul George neck it’s their job

If anyone came out with the comments he’s came out with it wouldve been talked about by the media. It just keeps on being him. He’s really been all over the place the media’s job is to interpret what he’s saying. He called himself an artist but doesn’t want people to interpret his work lol

He doesn’t make sense. Just answer the question and be clear. Kyrie talks like he wants to be smart when he ain’t.

Y'all so sensitive. The man is OBLIGATED to speak to the media. He gets paid millions of dollars. Every superstar in the history of the game has dealt with the media bad and good. Get over it.

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Of course they’re going to pick apart his statement. So what would a SMART person do...use their words wisely. He’s a smart dummy

Yup!!!And that's why players like Kyrie don't want to talk to them. Unfortunately because it's in his contract he has to,but he should get like beast mode.." I'm here so I don't get fined" . Lol.

I feel like the media knows kyrie is emotional so they tend to pick on him more than other superstars.

The sports media need Kyrie to talk so they could get ratings. Its the same thing as fouling a guy who cant make free throws in the last two minutes.

“Jeff” has posted 4 comments on this one vid, did we just find KD’s RU-vid burner? Lol

This is what we need though. The media is trash. When it comes to sports , politics etc.

The media lives rent free in kyries head

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Bro what?

KD! Is that you?

This man really made 20 comments on this video 😂

I see u playa

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Thats the media's JOB to talk about him, especially if he's GIVING them something to talk about.

The media has always been a part of the growth of sports but I would like to see how sports would do if the media didn't report on it.

@@unknownx7252 it’s vise versa these guys go out and put on a show but they don’t wanna talk about basketball they wanna talk about drama and to a Man it’s tiring maybe a woman will enjoy constant drama. So Max is wrong on his Art analysis on Kyrie his comments isn’t his art his play on the court is the effort he puts in to being as great as he is. So I think he just made Kyrie’s point about media Pawns

that Kyrie definitely did not bring up on media day oh yeah definitely

Lol

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Also lol

KD! Is that you?

@@detrickleon1877 It probably is.

If he drives with his feet on the steering wheel, then yeah that will be a story....go figure

that's clearly why he's too ahead of these guys. So far that the media could hate all they want just so Kyrie would come back and play with them. Polarization poorly played on SAS and MAX which mostly translated to unintelligible arguments. SMH

Yup them and their “sources” 🤦🏽‍♂️

@one rand seriously, ppl on kyrie's side prolly lack critical thinking. we know a bad media narrative/argument when we hear one, but this one is simply spot on even einstein's fetus would agree.

What does a pawn like you know?

honestly lol he’s keeping their shows entertaining with the drama 😂💯

You right

@@lemevlonemane6526 naw he makes it worse to me it has to be some better basketball ppl to bring on lol

@@deesee2051 el oh el i’m sure there is man but they not gone cover nothing but the drama unless somebody just performed spectacularly to where they didn’t have a choice but to rave about it or so poorly that they couldnt stop clowning em , they’re going lean towards the drama for the views/ratings 💯% of the time.

@@lemevlonemane6526 that’s crazy

Even he doesn't know what he's talking about. How can we?

@@cycleoflife565 cuz your a bunch of idiots. All he said was he wants artist to have a clear platform to talk through their ideas and feelings without being scrutinized. That’s literally the main point of what he was saying and it’s amazing how people have low comprehension levels these days.

@@tj-23 It’s probably a good idea to proofread your comment before hitting “enter” if you’re going to call people “idiots”. Kyrie can control what questions he answers if he thinks that some are inappropriate. He needs to stop playing the victim.

@@cycleoflife565 no you idiot fans play victim cuz you can’t comprehend what he is saying and then you try and hate on him for no reason. It’s just sad atp.

@@MB-yn8mv how ?

He did this too himself

@@jason615lakers how?

@@KingMePlz94 lmao nobody goes out there and tells kyrie to say the dumb things he says. He got out and says those things on his own.......

@@MB-yn8mv he is allowed to say whatever he wants . The only reason they are mad is cause he called then pawns . They don't even know what else he said on the post all they seen was pawns

He didn’t insult him. Stop being soft.

He’s only referring to Kobe because Kobe was always clear and concise when speaking to the media and people in general whereas kyrie is not at times

Word shutup stop being soft

Warranted? Lmao. Hes a basketball analyst. Kobe will be talked about and referenced for the remainder of this sports existence. Get used to it

He did that on purpose to try and get a reaction out of Kyrie. This behavior is exactly what Kyrie is fighting against.

Me 2. And its obvious Kyrie's an introverted brother. he probably to himself so he doesnt know how to project messages in the urban culture form. I kno that _I_ understand kyrie. So i kno that they do. They jus need stories to right and networks to thrive He alredy on their hitlist when he left Lebron. Cuz they wanna see lebron win chips. So the headlines was "why did u leave lebron?" And not a "congrats with your departure from Cleveland kyrie and good luck with your future endeavors" So theyve been tryna nit pick and destroy him ever since

@@bobbyvalentino6773 well put my guy 💯 I 100% agree with you... narratives are easily constructed and propagandized to the masses to destroy ones character and image 💯

@@avenueq Yup. So sad

With Kyrie.

Absolutely. He doesn’t care. He despises Media. I can’t blame him. And he’s an artist. He knows the media are pawns. All media.

@@elijahdreamprayer6618 artist? Lol

Free country bro. Media can talk about whoever they want. Kyrie needs to stop being a pansy!

@@MrAngel87 free country huh than it's also applies to kyrie he can do whatever he want

@@hinanikam4541 When you sign a contract worth millions upon milions of dollars to play a sport that has alot of fans, people are going to care about what you have to say period! He wants to be soft fine! But he's just opening himself up more for criticism. And before you feel bad for poor Kyrie, remember that contract he signed for MASSIVE money not only to play ball but to be available to the media as well.

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Bruh that was gold

You should learn from him

@@Luke-cl8nu learn what

@@sanchothungkhuvung4353 How to be more articulate

@@Luke-cl8nu same to you my boi

@@sanchothungkhuvung4353 Except I can form coherent sentences

So he should thank the king ..... Instead of 🗑 him.

@@petemoss9324 that doesn’t make sense at all him having money doesn’t have anything to do with bron

@@petemoss9324 Calling another man the King lmao.

I believe he's not that smart, at least when it comes to conveying messages lol.

That’s the whole point his articulation is terrible. He needs to take a few seconds before he answers a question otherwise he’ll go on a tangent and forget the original question like he showed yesterday.

@@Egghead1199 Even with the question of how he puts out his message, is it really worth vilifying the man? It's really not as serious as people are making it out to be but thats the media for you. Anything for the clicks and hot takes. Lol

He creates drama between him and Lebron, he a passive aggressive dude, which is a woman trait

@@jordonwilliams405 I never said he didn't create the drama I'm just saying he doesn't like when the media asks him about it and that's why he doesn't want to talk to them he feels those types of questions are distractions

Kyrie is the problem because he cannot articulate his thoughts in a manner you could understand him. It is just word salad. In school you would get a "F" for that. He is lucky that he does not need his brain but can instead play Basketball and earn 40 Mio. per year.

@@mowglines85 In terms of basketball IQ, he is pretty smart. It's just that he occasionally says things that make him look dumb.

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Exactly he's a moron who thinks he's a genius just like Kanye. Also crazy.

What didn't correlate with you?

@@mroctober3583 a few of his statements.

What's the correct way to cover an interview?

@@BH-85 as i said, shannon sharpe and skip liked what kyrie said. They liked that kyrie took back his head coach comment and the pawn comment and the 7/11 tag team name. They were positive about it and didn't blast kyrie

@@ramoncastro4737 I'm watching it now and Shannon is blasting Kyrie saying its bulljive. So I still dont know what you talking about.

@@BH-85 what you say must of been the beginning. I didn't see that part

@@ramoncastro4737 skip blasting him also.

Bro thinks he is an intellectual and a philosopher just because he uses big words and posts pics of book quotes, he is annoying, he doesn’t like people not understanding him but every time he tries to clear up something he confuses us even more.

Like the world is flat?

He sets himself up for that though

Man what are you talking about lmfao Kyrie talks a bunch of nonsense thinking he's smarter than everyone.