Stephen A. Smith Responds to Kevin Durant's Mother, Wanda Durant | First Take | June 7, 2017 

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Alejandro Jr Ayala he still needed to join wades team to learn how to win stop bringing up a record from a team that didn't have Chris bosh

Kid Wavee Its Not Because Of The Record Or Where They Lost In Playoffs, Its Just The Roster Was Stacked Already, He Took The Team From Another All Star Who Was The Leader And Think He Actually Deserve A Finals MVP & Shit Like Nooo, You Should Be Competing Againist The Best Not Joining Them Thats All

Forgot to mention KD lost to the Warriors which he had a 3-1 lead against only to loose to GSW

@@brashadcarr6759 stop making up stuff "learn how to win" he carried the 2007 team to the finals. He had no help the first 7 years of his career

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yall hate him when he here when he gone you miss him wtf

Ares Henriquez exactly

Phon Xieng kinda like how people gonna miss lebron lmao

Roderick Redus boy your name is Roderick lmfaooooooo

He better learn how to pronounce Zaza's name, it's not that hard. :D

Misha Gelenava thats how you "correctly" say it

I'm from Georgia man, I know how to pronounce his name

NOBODY GIVES A FUCK Be Gone Bitch 🤔

NOBODY GIVES A FUCK Be Gone Bitch 💯💯

he is speaking straight bs because he is salty he got exposed

Andrew066 nope

The tyrone yeah it is the truth but I guess you can't see that. On that bandwagon hate train

The Grim Peeper why'd he leave?

Christian Valentine his mom died

His mom died

Christian Valentine His mom passed away last week

@Myles Poun & Elijah Contreras: Stephen A's mother didn't die...I guarantee you that kD's mom didn't want to be on the same set as Stephen A. He was on vacation!!!!!!

Alex Covington Not trying to be dick but it's StePHen.

The Moving Pick Allows Curry To Brick lmao

Hahaha your nickname tho 😂😂😂👍

Alex Covington Word

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DG Productions This comment section is the majority of espn's views. They are entertaining on sports, or at least first take is, but insisting on pushing left wing politics is destroying them and they totally deserve it.

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Lavar Ball yo weeb of a son will be a bust. I will dunk on him.

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Kevin Durant The GOAT W

Kevin Durant. The GOAT at joining teams he couldnt beat.

Logan Harter looks like someone salty their team isnt in the Finals 😂

Kevin Durant The GOAT Lol. You name is Kevin Durant the goat. Just shows your basketball knowledge.

Logan Harter nigga, its a RU-vid name chill tf out

Cashes3 you can see he's still dealing with the freshness of it

True

He was. He amped up towards the end of the show

his mom died

Lil K2 We all now Sherlock

VKH 100 someone aint getting enough attention in real life.

710Heady Dabs Joy from undisputed is badder

710Heady Dabs yea she is 😂

Paul George YES LORD!!!!

+Paul George FACTS

THE REVERSE FLASH cause u not a real sports fan

Haward Gomes bron fan? 😂😂😂

He did what Lebron did got a super team

Take That Society Spurs fan🙌🏾

1wayq so lebron?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

1wayq You talking about Lebron or kd LOL

1wayq Lebron?

so your going act like caves dont have just as many all stars

caves built a all star team too j r smith ervn lebron love slum and the list goes on...

Jason rodriguez So true, hopefully for OKCs sake KD rtns hm (well OKC not Maryland but back to OKC where he kicked off his career) that would be so good for every okc fan and yeap fans would welcome him bk wit arms wide open 🤔and that's a fact if he goes bk to okc well that's a mystery

my point was Cavs fans have no right to talk about loyalty and bandwagon

Joe Murray I love Max. But, Skip is the face of First Take.

Yeah Max has really grown on me :) I like him but Skip and Stephen A had such a good connection bouncing debates and true friendship

qupidmox Skip is the face of "BLASMESSY"

Bravo Anane 😅

I Die to Supers not really because espn could've been crushing where Stephen a was working at in terms of getting the inside scoop in Philly which would hurt Stephen cause he was close to AI phillies biggest star. That's like you beating them 3-1 then they come back like gotcha bitch we got the big new stories now. Then he joined them. Also money is Stephen A's championship so it's the same as KD

fc

John Hawthorne No people arnt mad that he didn't choose their team, they're mad because he chose Golden State. The Warriors were already the best team before KD even joined them, now their miles better than the rest of the league and arguably the best team of all team of all time, KD ruined the competitive balance in the NBA. nobody would care if he joined the Celtics, Heat, Wizards etc.

Stephen A going to ESPN is not like Durant going to the warriors, Stephen A going to ESPN is like a superstar in china joining the NBA. He changed leagues, not teams within the same league. It's not like he went from first take to anchoring every hour of sports center or something

lol jacob another mindless hater that can't see that it is as simple as the warriors having the best offer for him. Taking the best job offer makes you a bitch? you failed

JustLouIt and she combs her hair

Dj Lee Russ didn't. Duncan didn't. Dirk didn't. AD didn't. And even if any of those guys did, what they would have done would not have been half has bad as what KD did. He's a coward and a snake.

Dj Lee All would have done the same thing? BUILD a superteam, not JOIN

Stop thinking about it in terms of us just playing basketball. Think of it in terms of choosing the best choice for your career. With a few exceptions the vast majority of us would go and work in a place we felt that was better for our careers and our quality of life. That's all that Durant did. Basketball is Durants job/career not just a hobby he has on the weekend.

What? I see plenty of all stars who haven't joined teams like the Warriors...

Jay Walker St did you read my latest reply?

"I am taking my talents to South Beach"

At the end of the day, Durant is not the only one who did it. Lebron did it, Ray Allen did it, Garnett did it, Malone did it, Peyton did it, Vince Carter did it, Tmac did it, Shaq did it, and many more before them did it. So stop it! And I don't care for that stupid ass weak reply "but he lost to them" because it's a petty ass retort to change the fact that Durant is trying to win and the Warriors and OKC were not a rivalry and that OKC was a playoff contender, not a championship contender, just like all the other teams. Y'all would still be bitching had Durant went to join the Spurs or the Cavaliers, fucking hypocrites.

LilPrince Killa LeBron left Cleveland for Miami, he didn't leave Cleveland for Celtics.

LilPrince Killa those players didn't join the the that beat them... those teams also didn't win 73 game s

mymentor YUP! Weak ring-chasing Durant, running to a team that DIDN'T need him!!

Vince Warren because today's NBA Stars are Baby back Bitches. No Real competitiveness, just this garbage ass Buddy buddy shit

BigGLO Marc 96' bulls ova GS DUB the rules are why

BigGLO Marc bruh you hiding behind a screen while those men are getting millions of dollars and fans. Your just triggered because nobody will remember you expect for your family, but people will remember those basketball stars.

Josh Miles What does that have to do with anything i said? "Nobody will remember you expect" its Except dumbass

BigGLO Marc nah I said it right your just to stupid to realize it. And you know nobody will remember you and nobody will care about you and your jealous of the NBA players so you say there soft.

Francis Tuazon nah.... sometimes

Francis Tuazon yeah when he wants too

Chuck Simm 😂😂😂

Lol lol

Ronald Dang He was not in Oakland because his mother died from cancer. This broadcast in Cleveland was his first day back.

Ronald Dang you are a fukin idiot!! seriously if u dont know shit! dont comment. this is his first game back from being away due to his.moms death!!

John Baker BANDWAGON GSW fans (& others) refuse to acknowledge how weak Durant's move was...

John Baker So if they would've made the Finals regardless, he would accept the fact he would lose

Bron left a #1 seed to go form a super team.

John Baker true. But KD's decision is only slightly weaker than LeBron in 2010. Both weak ass competitors

David Hernandez slightly weaker? you just spoke about competition. there's nothing less competitive than joining the team that beat you after you were up 3-1. lebron didnt go jump on the celtics bandwagon in 2010

Brandon Brown those 200 people are Cleveland fans

WHAT? CHECK AGAIN

You missed one "J" ===> " Jah Jah PaJulia " xD

ButtZilla Pajhulia*

Jimmie Johnson I'm waiting for kd mom new response LMAO

Jimmie Johnson I wouldn't be surprised if Durant say something after the game lol..but I agree with him and I don't even like sas lol

he still failed. He didn't address the point and has to go after kd because he is upset he got exposed.

+Andrew066 He did address Ms.Durant's point and he was right.Stephen A was originally at ESPN, was let go and then returned to the network. It wasn't like he began at a network that was always fiercely competing with ESPN and then joined ESPN. Stephen A was returning home when he went back to ESPN: just like Lebron was returning home when he went back to Cleveland.

Rouskey Carpel he didn't all he did was use the same emotional bs acting as if basketball is any different than your average job. He got a better job offer and he took it just like KD. You mean when lebron ditched the sinking ship that was miami to make his younger superteam there. Loool

😂 LMFAO!

BingBoy17 You mean Big Baller brand?

BingBoy17 In jail?

Tina Judkins That is how you would a dinasty.

nigga you weak

i'll whoop your shit

Quiet as kept, the Lakers and Celtics were stacked super teams in the 80's. Players left other teams tho join them, be it Kareem from Milwaukee to LA or Dennis Johnson from Seattle to Boston. KD was free agent & he's playing in a much better system for him.

KSU 1989 Completely different

CalGolden13 ...yes let's call it that bitch

Building a super team and not knowing how it will play out is completely different from joining one. Last years warriors were already proven. They broke the record for most wins in a regular season and took the cavs to 7 games in the finals and won a championship a year prior. That Heat team lost to the Mavs their first year together. Btw, I am not a Lebron fan but that move by Durant was still weak.

Rock Solid no matter what, Durant is weak af for going to a stacked team like that period.

James From all the bitching and complaining about KD, the fans are weak as Fuck. If you are an OKC fan you get a pass. LeBron fans have zero credibility in this argument. Everyone else, you didn't have a chance anyway so just sit back and watch from afar like us Warrior fans had to endure for 20 years. We've been on a 3 year run and all the schoolgirls act like we're keeping the cookies forever.... In my Conald Dumpt voice...."SAD"

Swisha Give me the people you pick over D.Wade and Bosh from the East... Ray Allen was 3 king as well... Bosh numbers went down but he was a proven stud. D.Wade easily ranks top 5 for position in this era. Don't give me that BS when we used draft picks and a free agent signing.

Ok, but why does it have to be only in the East? He could have went anywhere. He wasn't restricted to stay in the East but I would have picked D-Rose ( this is before his injury) and Melo over Wade or Bosh. I'm also pretty sure the Heat was a mediocre team before Lebron got there. Lets not pretend they were on the same level as last years Warriors.

Jarrad Hissey and 49559 times you tuned in to listen. You must love it really 😂

1Flyingfist You, and the the idiots who liked your comment, obviously don't understand what the term "exaggeration" is. Look it up! It's completely obvious what he meant.

well if ppl keep questioning him and the topic keeps getting brought up then obviously he needs to keep telling us in order for ppl to understand his position.

+jaylenbennett3 But he's refuting the same exact argument, trying his hardest to solidify the thought on national television. He's not KD's Daddy so if he's hurt then find a new allstar to like, not trash the man for joining the winning team.

Jarrad Hissey exactly

Ivana Humpalot what about lebron to the heat

Not even close.. Lebron Left a team that wouldnt get to the finals. Lebron and bosh joined a LOSING record team that wasnt good until they were there. KD goes up 3-1 in the conference playoffs agaisnt the BEST team in regualr season history. Then he made the weakest move in NBA history... He joins one of the greatest teams of all time. He broke the NBA, he ruined the NBA. Not even close to what lebron did. CHeck out the power rankings of ALL TIME nba championship teams. Lebrons teams are near the bottom.

someone had to do the same thing back to lebron or he wouldve kept winning rings and KD did and the 2017 Finals was Hella close score wise except games 1 and 4 and it came down to who was better- KD or lebron. the finals network (aka lebron network) didnt advertise it At All but if u look at fox and cbs sports’ websites u can see proof, in that series, THATS WHEN LEBRON STILL HAD KYRIE, lebron averaged 4 points in the 4th quarter of games 2 and 3 (he didnt play game 1’s cuz it was a blowout). FOUR points.. remember? when the cavs had the chance to tie up the series.. and lebron was choking again? then kd hit the series dagger 3 on him and they went up 3-0 and thats what happened to lebron. the best player DOES NOT average 4 points in the 4th quarter of the NBA finals.. go check the stats, KD averaged 11, Kyrie averaged 6, Steph Curry averaged 5, and lebron averaged FOUR POINTS. KD outscored lebron by a combined FOURTEEN points in the 4th quarters of games 2 and 3!!

remember if lebron didnt go back to cleveland literally right after they drafted FOUR lottery picks in a row then KD wouldve never had the leeway to join golden state! gets SMASHED by san antonio in the biggest finals blowouts in history and then leaves to go to a better team, again! THAT’s the weakest move in bball history! and if lebron didnt choke in the 4th quarters of the 2017 finals then then maybe the cavs would still be the ones in tact instead! stop hating just cuz lebron wasnt good enough!

Brady Cheats weak like your bank account

il villain like a fatass girl with her ass hanging out walking down the sidewalk. It's appalling, it's offensive but you have to look.

Midnight Run Chris bosh when he went to Miami was a top 10 player stop

Midnight Run You smoking califlower if you think Steve Kerr is the second best coach in the NBA

KD's not only made the NBA less competitive, but it also made it less interesting to watch from a fan perspective, so I agree with you completely. No question KD is super talented, but I also see him as a pussy for not sticking around in OKC to eventually beat the team that beat him in the WCF .. I don't understand his mentality. The true future best should want to beat the current best, no join their team for the sake of getting an easy ring.

lol