Stephen A. responds to Zion Williamson: We want you to succeed! | First Take 

Eh he didn't say it right. It's "smart people learn from their own mistakes, wise people learn from the mistakes of others" fools don't learn mistakes at all

Powerful? What an idiot 😂

@@Tunechi65thank youuu!!

😂 OMFG sounds unbelievable, but apparently it’s true

@@JitinMisrait’s not bro😂😂😂

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When I first saw your pfp I thought a hair was on my screen😂

And then went to Popeye's

Short career

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Yea he ate it

Nah, there shouldn't have been a conditional. He should've just said "They're right. I need to do better"

Yea he gotta do better for sure,if he keeps putting on weight n jumping around with it. Injuries will happen

He needs to do cardio

@@vulcanraven9701He get enough cardio on the court lol more cardio wouldn’t hurt but it don’t matter how much he do if he keep eating too much

If people cared about him and his mental health they wouldn’t speak about him this way.

@@andref9663THIS!!!

Honest conversation aren’t a both sides conversation!!

It's a brilliant move to be honest. Farm a few controversial clips on your podcast that would be considered borderline unprofessional in the ESPN format. Bait the players as a result, then spend the next day on ESPN farming the drama.

Man Stephen A. Daughters are fat. Someone say it to their faces, he’s a paid clown.

Everybody knows that Stephen A is a cartoon. A character created to pull views. Nobody who actually knows basketball takes him seriously. But he can rake in viewers that's for sure and that's why he's getting paid.

It isn't like Stephen A. created that lane. They took stories from JJ's podcast in the past. They took stories from Micah's podcast within the last year. Now Stephen A. can take stories that he creates from his podcast. I think it is kind of sad though. Once upon a time, the job of the sports analysts and broadcasters were to never become the news. They are now the news. There are videos and channels on RU-vid that speculated on where Shannon would sign next as a broadcaster / on-air talent. They have become the news even more than the athletes they cover. It is sad.

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With Zion only playing hard after criticism, he's never gonna get and stay in shape. And going hard when you're that out of shape is just gonna get him hurt again

Clay Thompson has accomplished 10X more than Zion in his career. Until Zion has Clay Thompson’s NBA achievements, he should keep quiet & work harder.

They're saying don't keep talking about it, be about it

Zion's best possible response needs to be consistency with both performance and conditioning. Even more than his conditioning affecting his numbers, like getting 28-14 as Shannon said, his conditioning affects his probability of injury. There are a few all-star level players whose most important number for the regular season is games played. Zion, Kawhi, AD, and Porzingis lead the list. If they, especially the first three, play at their top level for 70+ games, they are top-10 players in the league.

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But he wasn't lying. Dude has missed 180 games

I mean maybe they really do be out in New Orleans lookin for him by the way Zion looks rn.

Growing up black, this is how a lot of people show love, friends/family/church members - just keeping it real, lol. Not saying it’s the best method, but we are not new to this, there is no coddling on this side IMO.

Exactly

if he doesn't eat them first lol

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Dip those words in barbecue sauce and buffalo ranch

@@crazyfloee 😆😆😆😆

After he eats his Big Mac.

He talked to Zions dad so hes prob right

I think zion did say that he played horrible in back to back games. iirc

I can’t stand fans like y’all too busy being groupies rather than holding ppl accountable

⁠@@BourneKnightu slow when did he was not in Shape

@@dayo9136 Are you stupid? This is basketball not football.

@@BourneKnight steph curry is the ultimate b ball player/////////superb condition............he dont even need big muscles when u dedicate yourself to supreme conditioning////////////curry takin his game seriously ..when he retires he should be proud of what he done///this is a career for the ages //he will be remebered as great..........i think zion need to figure out if he wants to be great or just another if///////////////7hats the problem of givin them the bag of millions///////////only give them the max if they produce a certain amount on the court and not in the bedroom eating snacks///////

He already secured the money lol. He doesn't care like that anymore.

W breaking bad reference

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Step dad called

@@Shaolin91z no doubt even MJ texts this guy 😂

Facts Shannon just chattin

So you don't think they want him to do good 🤨

But in their eyes they're not insulting him. They've had this criticism for a while now.

@@naklovesjesus3204 Shaq and CHuck, yes. SAS and Shannon were making fun of him cause they knew it was the hot topic and it was going to create clicks and engagement.

@@chasem8292you know Shaq and Chuck made fun of him too…he’s getting paid 200 mil and can’t stay in shape y’all being too soft.

Definitely, seems like a case of talent vs hard work. Talent will only take him do far, dude has all the talent in the world but isn't doing enough to develop himself

He won’t. He’s injury prone asl

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so does he. been playing basketball all his life. has had the spot light on him since he was 16.

Seriously. I'm a Tarheels fan and I want Zion to be great. He's one of the few Dookies I've EVER like, along with Grant Hill, Elton Brand, Corey Maggette and JJ Reddick (well, until JJ showed he's on Klutch Sports' payroll)

For your entertainment. You don’t care about him as a person.

I'd love too see your hairline at 50+ lol

@@WalkingWallet I’m bald

@@WalkingWalletare you sas attorney

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That's not how it was received in real time. Every media outlet accused Barry of quitting instead of getting on the Lions for wasting his prime years.

But skiiiiiippp I’m in the fin hof!!

Yep…..and I’ll take it a step further. The fact that he’s in N.O. is the reason he’s not getting trashed even more. If the Knicks had Zion he would be getting crucified for his weight. The grass ain’t always greener. They need a hot topic and it’s his turn. F@c/ them dudes

Agreed

He hasn’t done any of that after how many years he’s been in the league lmao he won’t. He will probably get hurt tho like he always does

Okay, zion can consider him a part of the "others", but sas is saying his criticisms are from a good place thats the point. Both can be true. When he said he was talking about him, he meant zion was considering him someone with a negative opinion because of the convo sas had with his father apparently.

Yeah he def not worried about Stephen a lol I like his show but contrary to what he be saying most athletes don’t really give into his takes that deep versus a shaq and Charles

Then why did step dad call😊

@@Shaolin91z Because he called him fat on his podcast. He LITERALLY says that's the reason he called.

Do you not know Stephen A makes stars? If it weren’t for Stephen A, AI would have been flipping burgers. MJ would have been a janitor. Did you not hear him tell Zion, you’re welcome?

Lol off the court mostly. Missed 180 games😮

He is fat. Nobody took pleasure in that. Stop playing the victim role like a female. He is a talented fat black superstar

But they might just keep pressing that button now that it’s known how it works.

Said like an entitled millennial. Give me a break. It's one game. Calm down. Zion deserves all the smoke right now because he hasn't live up to the hype

So objectively speaking, you think he isn't overweight? And you don't think he would be exponentially better shedding some pounds?

Exactly he's just making that crap up😮😮😮😮😮

Media and reporting is all about clicks now. They have to find something to be overly critical of. Stephen A didn’t say anything about chefs looking for Zion until Barkley called him out. He seen an opening to pile on(super negatively)and then says tough love. Todays athletes are not softer their more criticized to a degree we’ve never seen before and that’s because everyone has an opinion. Even somebody living in their parents basement. And Shannon is turning into a “step and fetch it”

Both of these comments are wrong…this dude stays hurt, and always looks out of shape. He is squandering his chances…if his family will not keep it real with him, then someone does.. our “culture” is hard on each other because we want our “race” to do great things. Think about that @boomorbust

@SkipLouch Nothing you said discounts what I said.

I live in New Orleans. It's true. The newspaper here has been saying these things.

@@carpenterman504 No one said anything about them lying.

He becoming a 🤡

​@@yella3188 He is a Clown

or not. he could easily be like shaq and just be dominant for most of his career without reaching what other people think is his peak.

@@thetrib1 Shaq was actually in pretty good Shape when he first came in. He got too heavy when he started to win but He wasn’t injury prone like Zion either until he got older.

@@datsapaddlin I guess you missed. I said or he can be like shaq and just be dominant for most of his career WITHOUT REACHING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK IS HIS PEAK. did the all caps help?

@@thetrib1 Shaq wasn’t missing games like Zion. He’s not gonna reach the finals let alone a championship if he don’t lose weight. And Shaq still became a top 10 player ever so it’s a bad comparison. Shaq by Zions time in the league was getting to the finals.

@@datsapaddlin i'll say it like this. if zion ends up on a team with someone around....let's say shai's level right now(top 15 in the league type player). and zion just stays on the court, meaning doesn't have to take the profession seriously like a bron does or kobe did. just comes to work and plays the games. if he does that...and plays with a shai level player next to him. he will be competing for rings year in and year out. to think shaq would've reached the finals on let's say...the charlotte bobcats is wild to me. are the pelicans the bobcats of old? no. but they aren't a world beater neither. this is the best team he's had so far and we'll see what he's doing by the end of the year. zion is(what he's shown already) a 27 7 and 4 per game on 60% shooting from the field. that's dominant. no...that isn't the best he could do if he really put in the work. sure. but...that's what he's capable of if he's just healthy. "And Shaq still became a top 10 player ever so it’s a bad comparison" someone like kobe would probably say shaq could've been the best player ever if he worked like kobe did. became a top 10 player when most people don't think you maximized your talent is very similar to what people think of zion currently.

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Not really

Exactly it's turning me off

You gotta lose weight my man

like.....zion literally said it in the clip they played. if it's coming from a good place thank you. if not then I can't control that.