Stephen A. reacts to Giannis leading the Bucks to an NBA championship | First Take 

Stephen A and Skip talking trash about Giannis for the past 5 years. It's about time to give this man his flowers.

The amount of times I heard "BLOCKED BY ANTETOKOUNMPO!" in the series was insane.

He won a ring WITHOUT joining any other SUPERSTAR

Stephen A sounds depressed af, if KD performed like Giannis did last night he would be out of his mind, screaming etc

Yea go ahead Stephen A act like you weren't talking crazy about Giannis the entire time. It's not too late to hop on the bandwagon train

Giannis came from the literal dirt being poorer than most Americans can imagine having to sell trinkets for food with his family as a kid and having to share his shoes mid game with his brother. The man came in 6’9” 190 and no one thought much of him other than likely with what the numbers say, a bust project. He knew little English and moved to the US initially without family. He worked on everything; his body, his English to communicate with fans and teammates, his game, and who he was as a man. If his father could see his Most Improved Player, 2x MVP, All-Star game MVP, DPOY, Champion, and Finals MVP; he would shed these tears of joy with his son and be there for the greatest growing of an athlete in basketball history

SAS speaking highly of Giannis but sounding like he was in a funeral

In 8 years in the league. This man has won Most Improved, MVP 2x, Defensive Player of year, All Star game MVP, Finals MVP and Champion. This is simply superb resume...just unreal. Hard Work and Dedication is the way to go people in w/e you do in life. Wow! 👏👏

It's so satisfying watching Stephen A go through the pains of complementing Giannis cause we all know he's salty AF.

“Giannis can’t win a championship in Milwaukee” quote is now tarnished

Giannis did it without any drama , just stuck to the real process , worked hard and got it done. Respect.

Stephen A predicted this finals wrong too. Classic!

He's a Legend and he's only 26 years old. Giannis Antetokounmpo Remember that name.

Giannis won without ringchasing Without begging superstars to join him Without firing his coach Without trading his teammates

When gianness start hitting his free throw I knew it was over

Why does Stephen A., sound like he's delivering a somber Eulogy while he's talking about Giannis? It's like he's mourning the death of the Phoenix Suns while at the same time praising the killer and the accomplices! 😂😂😂

I don't wanna hear nothing about any other players, nobody in the league is dropping 50 and playing all time great defense to close out championship games. About time they crowned this man.

Giannis is an inspirational rags to riches American dream story

I won't ever forget people laughed at me for praising Giannis for sticking with Milwaukee and being loyal. Now he's a champion. He's my favorite player and reminds me a little of Duncan and Olajuwon who are two of my all time favorite players.

Lol stephen a looks like he is being held hostage and forced to say something nice about giannis😂

I like how she said mj,magic,shaq but not bob pettit 😭😭the disrespect 😭😭😭😭

“Look at those names on that list MJ, Magic, Shaq”…doesn’t name Bob Pettit who he actually tied, good job Molly 😂😂😂

Sorry Max and Stephen, Giannis IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. He single handedly carried a small franchise to a championship. LeBron and KD had to join super teams to win their rings. Giannis did it the hard way.

Giannis drained Smith's soul and the entire Suns team last night in Thanos style

You can’t disrespect Giannis for awhile without looking like a fool

Such a bad day for Stephen A. One of the greatest haters of Giannis.

Stephen A can’t stand that someone with an accent dropped 50 and won the championship

Now let’s see all the media praise he Greek freak after trashing him so many times. This is going to be fun!

Stephen a be calling for giannis to leave all year lmao he's a joke man

I am so happy for Bucks! - Giannis stayed loyal to the team that drafted and trusted him; His ring is definitely worth more than LBJ's Heat rings & KD's rings. - Small-market teams that wins & competitive are good for the league. - This team only has 1 lottery pick on their roster (Lopez). - Basically shut off (for now) the media narrative that Coach Bud should be fired.

He was all wrong, contradicting chuck's prediction. Overrated analyst.

Giannis wins Finals MVP, 3rd best player in the world. Lebron or Kawhi wins it and they are the best in the business. Y'all be crazy.

SAS punching air a foreign born player won a NBA championship and finals mvp 🇬🇷

Giannis just leveled up congrats KING!!!🤴🏾🇳🇬🇬🇷

*LMAO I feel like if CP3 won, SAS tone would be much different. Dude low-key look like he forced to give Giannis his due.*

He is the best at 26 years old and he's done it all. The rest did it with super teams to get there success. No doubt the greatest player right now.

SAS talking like he lost a bet

Series predictions SAS got wrong: Lakers v Suns Memphis V Utah Clippers V Dallas Blazers V Nuggets Hawks V Knicks Philly V Hawks Bucks V Nets Utah V Clippers Suns V Clippers Suns V Bucks This man can't get anything right 😭

" has Chris Paul's legacy taken a hit?" Me: what legacy?

Giannis: drops 50 and wins finals MVP Max: but we don't have proof

Giannis came from the literal dirt being poorer than most Americans can imagine having to sell trinkets for food with his family as a kid and having to share his shoes mid game with his brother. The man came in 6’9” 190 and no one thought much of him other than likely with what the numbers say, a bust project. He knew little English and moved over here initially without family. He worked on everything; his body, his English to communicate with fans and teammates, his game, and who he was as a man. If his father the late great Charles could see his Most Improved Player, 2x MVP, All-Star game MVP, DPOY, Champion, and Finals MVP; he would shed these tears of joy with his son and be there for the greatest growing of an athlete in basketball history. 🎤

Stephen A. looks depressed af, does he love Chris Paul that much lmao

Stephen a doesn’t like that European players are taking over lol jokic mvp, Giannis FMVP, and then theres Luka. You could argue that those are 3 of the top 5 players in the league at the moment

He played his heart out and never gave up! Best game i seen in a long time!

Giannis really deserves this man

Perk: “THE SUNS ARE THE NEXT DYNASTY! CARRY ON…..”

So proud of Giannis!!!!!!!! He deserved it💪🏽

I always thought Giannis is overrated. I always loved his attitude in interviews and to criticism. To put on a performance at close out game. He is worth all the hype.

Stephen: I've known Giannis for a very long time, he's actually a close friend of mine.

"Dedicated to the haters, the non-believers, and the disgruntled. Oh, no, I don't want you to leave. I want you to stay right here and watch Giannis rise to the top. It feels better that way"

As a long suffering Bucks, I love watching the National Sports Media have to give credit to the Bucks and call the Bucks NBA Champions!!!

Stephen A is just pure rude when he talks to Max, 🤦 speaks to him like a kid whos in trouble

It’s crazy to think about all the stuff he’s accomplished and he’s still only 26. Who knows what his legacy will look like once he’s done playing

Greek Freak 2x MVP NBA Champion NBA Finals MVP Defensive Player of the Year All-Star Game MVP Most Improve Player

Wow Stephen A Smith , I am so happy to hear you describe his performance with the words you chose to...very touching and insightful, you are also a man of strong will sir.

We forget that he did all that coming off a scary injury, wow 😲

Even though I am a sixers fan, I got nothing but respect for Giannis. Dude is special

SAS trying to hide his frustration with the fact that he got called out for being a donkey making fun of Ohtani. You earned it you scrub, stay humble.

Steven A probably think this is bad for the league cause Giannis a foreigner who’s English isn’t the best 🤣

Also the presence, what you as an opponent feel and know that this is your last chance, forcing you to take risk and not hitting the points you need, you cannot SEE that in the statistics, props to Giannis !!!

In all caps "NO SUPERTEAM." Even as a Bron fan , love how Giannis didn't take the GSW KD and BKN Harden route. Didn't fold either like Bron in 11'.

Stephen A looks so sad and devastated. Makes me think Knicks lost in the finals 😂

2:25 my girl after 4 seconds in

Here and max’s take is actually great!

Max waffling…. “We don’t have proof” as to whether or not Giannis is the current best…. You just watched a whole season of basketball!!! Decide!

Why does Stephen A. ALWAYS take have to take a jab when he’s “praising” Giannis?

Bravo to Giannis for saying NO to the seduction of Superteams and chose to grow with faith, patience, nurture and fidelity to the Bucks, a non-major market team.

I still to this day watch Giannis performance. That was sensational and reasons why Giannis rn is my favorite player

That was the most defensive effort I’ve seen a player put into a 50 point offensive game

Does it make anyone else mad that molly named everyone but bob pettit on that clinching win scoring list? Smh the disrespect

Giannis is the face in this league it’s his world we are all just living in it he’s Shaq but more athletic

Love this “take” both on point

Stephen A "Giannis is not on kds level" Smith

Man i'm just in awe of that performance, 50 pts in a close out game of the finals that hasn't happened in what 60 years.

Yiannis has heart and determination that has taken him to the top of this elite game , he didn’t need a super team to win , all he needed is great players like Middleton and holiday and the will to win 🏆 congrats to him and the whole organisation 👏👏👏

giannis making 17/19 free throws when it mattered the most really went to show his greatness, made fun of the entire post season and he directly takes on his weakness and overcame it. there was nothing that could have stopped him from winning that game.

I’m not a bucks fan but tbh Greek was so dominant what a game by him.

Loved the finals. Congrats on both teams. Small market team won the championship. Congrats to the Bucks. Seeing that gives me high hopes for the Grizzlies in years to come.

So Happy for Giannis 🔥🔥

Series predictions SAS got wrong: Lakers v Suns Memphis V Utah Clippers V Dallas Blazers V Nuggets Hawks V Knicks Philly V Hawks Bucks V Nets Utah V Clippers Suns V Clippers Suns V Bucks SAS SHUT UP

Ngl, Molly made this video clip weird at the beginning😬

Fun fact: Giannis tied the most points in a close out NBA Finals Game 🏆 5️⃣0️⃣🏀

The true take away from Bucks/Giannis success is: a good, loving, and devoted father is so so so important to the growth and character of a child. Much much more important than money.

Difference between Ben and Giannis, is hard work over talent, the greek freak doesnt run away from the challenge but embraces it, his ring hit different because he did it without a super team

We just witnessed something legendary

Max was right on Gianiss for a while

Well deserved and good for the game for a small market team to win the championship. Much respect coming from a Wizards fan to Giannis and the Bucks.

giannis really a champion I could cry

Luck is in every factor of a championship run. Giannis took care of business. Very well deserved champion!

It's funny how a lot of the top ESPN analyst well be the exact opposite Leading up to game 3 just for all them to pretend they didn't say any of that and act like they've been routing for and picking the Bucks since day one! I can respect someone more who stands by what they said even when they're wrong!

The best BEAST MODE game by a player I've ever seen in any team sport and I'm 61 yrs old.

LBJ KD Kawhi and Curry have been battling injuries on and off the last few years. Giannis has continually played at the highest level in the regular season and playoffs on both sides of the floor. He’s been able to stay healthy so I say he’s the best.

Stephen A needs a medal for being the “eating crow” champion! 😝

SAS this morning be like "CP3 is my brother. He's a future hall of fame. No question. Having said alladat..."

Respect the legendary GREEK FREAK! We are witnessing greatness at its best and he’s only 26. LET’S GO!!!

Most importantly the man has different principles than most of the American players, he is a very likable man and with his personality, ie: not needing to be number 1, not needing the ball at the end of the game, a team player, humble, No Outrageous tattoos to desecrate his magnificent body, soft spoken. You gotta love this guy and we can only hope he is the face of the league and others will follow.

Now hopefully others in small markets will try to win with the teams they are with instead of running to form super teams. Zion, Dame, Jokic, Mitchell. That'll be great for the league.

Legendary

Good video 👌🏽

I am not a fan of the Bucks but how could you not like Giannis? This man should be the face of the NBA he is so humble and down to earth. His finals performance made me a fan and I am a die hard Warriors fan. He played his heart out and that game 6 performance was out of this world. Giannis Antetokounmpo is and should be the player the NBA markets because he is authentic