Not really his point is wrong. SAS just didn't have examples like Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip
@@moviedubz7405 those guys are barking guys. If you think they wouldn’t bark at mj than you re just wrong (pat bev/draymind). Enes called mj out like he did with LeBron. If you think that players and coaches don’t fear LeBron James when they have to go up against him in the playoffs than you re dead wrong.
@Vanilla Nice pistons created a whole system just for Jordan. That's respect. LeBron being called out by random players, calling him the B word is disrespect.
JJ exposed the fraud this SAS really is. This is why he got Max off the show because he fears getting exposed. Whenever he gets cornered in some argument he brings a joke or changes the subject. As a last resort they have Molly cut off the segment. Facts
@@melvinpruitt3907 pretty sure it’s a debate show meant to get all the ppl who both love and hate (for whatever reason) SAS to watch. Being confident in his own argument probably helped him become the highest paid sports debater on TV.
@@rodyinjapan I mean they know plenty about the game they’re around it 24/7. To insinuate nobody can talk about basketball unless they played in the NBA is completely ridiculous lmao
That's facts tho. JJ played his entire 15 year career with LeBron being the top guy. He knows what he's talking about. Stephen A just spewing BS for ratings.
They don't fear him at all. Almost every game there's a young player talking sht to him or trying to beat him up. They don't do this to Curry or KD and definitely not Jordan.
Thank you JJ Redick for putting SAS in its place, for exposing his lies on this show, just to overshadow Lebron's legacy that was built with a lot of sweat. I had long since hoped that I would have the COURAGE to do this. Well done...!!!
God I love JJ Reddick. He’s a great addition to the show cuz at least there’s somebody on the show who actually played in the NBA and can explain things from a player’s perspective
And who has actually played the dam game smh he’s so use to bombing on non nba folk that when a well articulated nba player pulls up he has trouble and ends up looking dumb 9/10
Nah. That dude wants LeBron to better than Jordan because the trash teams he played on got tea bagged on the regular. The Spurs owned LeBron on multiple teams. Tfoh
They don't respect LeBron. Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip. JJ scared now his in the media.
As a Raptors fan... I can promise you... People and PLAYERS INCLUDED fear that man King James... He came and changed the name of our city to LeBronto 😭
@@mr.anderson3694 Have you forgotten what LeBron used to be? You don't think people felt that way when LeBron was in his prime? He used to be a cheat code.
@Billie Bunker who cares if they bash him off the court? Everyone is a tough guy when they can hide behind their computer screens; none of these so-called players bashing him wanna see him in the playoffs!
If any real competitor says theyre scared of another athlete, they already lost mentally. Fear is weakness. You can recognize talent and respect it, but you shouldnt fear it
@@cesaravila5577 admitting that you are afraid of someone on the basketball court is a sign of respect and love for the other dude it does not mean ur weak it means ur grown man ready to paint urslef in the shadow of ur failures
But he's saying that players FEAR lebron if a player doesn't and it's factual no one should REFUTE that.. the FACT is players DON'T fear lebron... Devin Booker had no previous playoff experience did he look afraid of lebron and AD last year... no he didn't.. he came out shooting lights out.. played very calm and composed the entire series..
@@jeffreywitherspoon the Lakers were losing in score in that game when AD went down but that's besides the point... not asking who's winning the question is asking do player's FEAR lebron?...Not about who won but did Devin Booker look shy or afraid in that series?? Answer that 'Yes' or 'No' without adding anything else.
@@RickyMoss I hate LeBron, with a passion. Born and raised in Oakland. Sometime's y'all just say whatever comes to mind. Who feared Jordan? Reggie didn't fear jordan, Ewing didn't fear him, thomas, bird. What are we even talking about? 😂😂😂. The people who "fear" players are just soft 🤷🏿♂️. Gary payton didn't fear Jordan, he was asking coach to guard him. You know who I've seen with his tail between his legs when playing LeBron Derozan and the Raptors. He had the east locked down. C'mon now 😤
@@Mercurial. definitely no bias 😂😂 6’9 265 pounds coming at you that’s scary 😂 not all of them, but there’s definitely a lot of players who fear lebron
JJ definitely finessed that argument with composure and well timed respectful interjections. He showed people how to control a debate against SAS without getting loud, over excited or emotionally involved. See the low tone he used and saying SAS name to take over when he was ready to rebut. Smoothly done. I think I know what SAS was saying but at times seemed like he didn't have a clear articulation if what he was attempting to convey. At least JJ made it look that way. Like, "What do you mean?"
No, JJ speaks the truth and there is no take that can stop that. Only idiots believe the nonsense that come out of people mouths negative about what LeBron is about, does and so on. LeBron is the greatest NBA player ever. Proof? LeBron beat a 73 win team and the next year the league allowed a MVP, most efficient 7 foot shooter in the NBA to join that team to stop LeBron from passing MJ regularly. The league stopped LeBron from winning 2 DPOY awards in 2012 and 2013. All the league and jomo writers have done was to protect Jordan's legacy. You don't believe me? They stopped CP3 from joining Kobe, but allowed KD to join the Warriors. Since 1990, go look at the ALL DEFENSIVE TEAMS and see who were the only player to lose to a 2nd team player. Those were the years they were supposed to win. Everything that LeBron was supposed to do, he was stopped by the league and its writers to protect Jordan's legacy. LeBron is truly the PHONY Goat, why? The writers and the league made sure he would be because of all the fact lies they tell to promote it. Here is the greatest one " LeBron passed Jordan in scoring because he played more games". NOT TRUE! He passed Jordan in scoring taking 1,200 less shots you stupid idiots. He passed Kobe taking 2,000 less shots.
@@cashmerej9665 The agreed that both were respected. They disagreed about whether they were both feared. That is a matter of opinion based on perspective. Not a true or false thing that could be proven. That's what they are talking about. But I wasn't responding to that. I was responding to I how JJ didn't resort to loud as or be aggressive argumentive tactics to get his point of across. I'm just clarifying because you responded to my comment and it seems as if you either disagree be with me or think I'm disagreeing with one of them. With that said, your assessment is a good argument for your point but isn't in line with what they were debating which is IF Lebron is a feared as Jordan by other players. And to be clear, I don't think SAS clarified well enough in what manner he meant. If I were to guess, I would think he didn't just mean it in the context of winning a game or championship. I think it includes the feeling of how opponents who faced Jordan thought about how they may or may not perform as well as being dominated by Jordan.
@Ty Taylor The league was full of players that the league had no choice to chose because teams needed players. Players in the G-League this era are much better than most of the starters of the 80's and 90's. LeBron started his his NBA career against Super Teams new and being formed. Most of the teams that are doing well are the Super Teams. The Warriors and the Suns. Like I told most every newhead to basketball that Superteams are made when teams draft Lottery players 3-5 times in a row. Do your research and you will see what I speak. LeBron, being the GREATEST PLAYER EVER never was able to Draft 3-5 times in a row because he is that great. To this day, LeBron is the only player in NBA History that Never had his team in the LOTTERY!!! He has played 19 years and these idiots don't understand. Even when he lost so-called great players, his team never hit Lottery like Steph, Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Embid, Shaq and Magic. LeBron is also THe only player to MAKE THE FINALS w/o having a great coach, system, Rebound Champ, DPOY, ALL NBA player, 6th MOY, All Star or HOF on his 50 win team. PLEASE!
"The most powerful way to win an argument is by asking questions. It can make people see the flaws in their logic." JJ Reddick demonstrated that today. Stephen A. always has spurious arguments that can easily be rebutted when his loudness is taken away.
@@xMoondo I don’t think JJ is more articulate than Max lol remember max been doing this for years. The advantage that JJ have is that basketball pedigree. No matter what he says, he is going to have the “I played in the NBA” factor
@@jermainefosu he's 100% more articulate than max lmao what? Even if he didn't play in the NBA he words his sentences better than max does and stays on point.
@@Tech-cy9yo lol for real. I think he was trying to say Lebron is not a tough guy like Mike and Kobe. But JJ gave examples of those tough guys being tried. MJ was tried by a lot of people Reggie Miller being one of them.
I like JJ but he acts like he doest watch the NBA lol Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol..
I used to like SAS but the more I watch first take I realize he's is ridiculous. JJ brought up a great point on players and coaches fearing playing Lebron in the playoff. SAS saying that he's not talking about on the court. If you not talking about it on the court then what are you talking about?
Players don't fear Lebron because they aren't afraid of him scoring and/or embarrassing them. e.g. Pat Beverly was in Lebron's face and wouldn't mind guarding him. But Beverly might be afraid of guarding Luka, who embarrassed him last year in the playoffs.
@@internet2055 im not even a LeBron fan but that’s the only argument that MJ fans have. If he was that great, why didn’t he go to more finals? Bron carried a bunch of role players to the finals
@@Jobofobic I know I follow him there too but there’s a difference between podcast and a “debate” show in television (especially in ESPN). There are certain interviews fitted in the podcast that can’t be done in TV due to pacing.
First Take needs more of this. JJ has great commentary and it's good to have substantive debates on here of this kind for sure. Thoroughly enjoy his presence on the show.
He's in a tough spot because he can't say certain things on air, but generally he's right in what he's saying but JJ is also right. We hear about the slights from other players more because of the times we live in now, in the 80s or 90s if someone dissed MJ it probably was never heard, but there's never a time when someone is universally liked or respected or feared, that just doesn't exist. SAS should have kept it to basketball though, because on the court you can point to instances whereby LeBron lost to much less talented teams in the playoffs and how that gave everybody confidence that he wasn't unstoppable even if he assembled a super team. Whereas with MJ, once they got past the Pistons and with every new ring it was like - we can't beat this guy.
JJ's Piston's response is exactly what anybody with basketball knowledge would/should say to a comment like Stephen A. said about Jordan. The Pistons owned Jordan for almost 10 years; both mentally and physically. They did not fear him; they respected his ability and planned accordingly.
thats what im saying. ppl would be more afriad of punching or slapping or aggrevating lebron because he would impact the game in more ways than just relentlessly trying to score.
@@Gandalf_lion The Pistons team that Jordan dominated was not the team that was beating him for almost 10 years. Which is the reason he was able to get past them because they were older and beat up. He was on his rise and they were on their decline.
@@emsp8 they were the bad boy pistons, once he beat them they could not beat him again, he beat other dynasties that never recovered after he beat them: LA, utah, NY, etc
@@Gandalf_lion Utah was a dynasty?!? 😂😂 They were good at that time but a dynasty they were not. The Knicks haven’t won a title since 1973; 11 years before Jordan even came into the league. That 90s team came close but acting as if Jordan is the only reason they didn’t have a title while he was in the league is ignorant. LA was already on the decline when the Pistons won the title back to back. Kareem retired in 1989. Then Magic had to retire in 1991; same year as the first Bulls championship 🤯
Just because he played NBA ball means he knows more about the game? Paul Pierce was a pretty terrible analyst. Plenty of head coaches never sniffed the NBA either. Are they not experts?
@@JL23437 I was just talking about JJ being a real, respectable and well articulated expert. He’s a good pickup by ESPN and is making the previous analysts employed by ESPN look like idiots such as Paul Pierce.
did he tell an LBJ story? like tell me "Your MJ Story?" thats a baseless comment just because you said so, and your credentials says you played against him... you must tell your story...
Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip
The thing is, when you say Jordan was harder because he played in a harder era, it has really Zero relevance, since Lebron couldnt profit from it in any way when he was as "hard" or "feared" as Jordan in todays game. There is really no room for that behaviour in todays game, it simply wouldnt benefit Lebrons game in anyway.
The fact remains that that era in general was harder. But then you have the Rasheed Wallace’s, the Demarcus cousins, the Stephen Jackson’s. What he’s saying is real. It’s a toxic culture for sure but fear for players does exist.
@@JATAMZ and they FEAR Bron, just as they would FEAR MJ, your comment is redundant and has no bearing or meaning to anything … The argument that MJ grew up in a harder media environment is absolutely ridiculous, Lebron has grown up since he was 15 YEARS OLD with cameras In his face TELLING him the WORLD expects him to be the next MJ, which is pressure MJ has never, and will never, receive, and Lebron not only met expectations, he EXCEEDED them, and he’s STILL doing it TWENTY YEARS LATER Anybody else’s argument is moot and objectively wrong ….
I think what Stephen a was trying to say is mj mental toughness. Mj is sickly competitive. Was out to crush your hopes that your better than him or think you can beat him. How serious he was on that court. Other ex nba players always speaking on that they try and not make mj mad before the game so he wouldn't drop 50 points on them. Just mjs actions and his demeanor on and off the court was fearful to alot of other players. Mj was just out there ripping peoples souls out. Always wanted to defend the best player on the other team to shut him down and prove he is nothing compared to him. People also forgot he multiple defensive player of the year Rewards. Not only would he crush u on offense but will literally take the rest of your soul out on defense. His actions and demeanor is what other players saw fearful.
@@jheiny1231 all that is theatrics though. Is Lebron's personality a vice? I would argue if LeBron had those character traits, he wouldn't be as great as he is.
@@TheRoddie16 I'm not really talking about what lebron has or doesn't. I'm saying what mj has. And thats why mj was feared. I believe what lebron lacks like killer instinct, wanting the last shot, trying to play shutdown defense, taking games off for rest is what actually separates him from being the "greatest ". The only time lebron try s to get people to fear him is when he dunks and stares at them. Like that was his first dunk in the nba
Stephen A talking about how First Take wouldn't have debated MJ going to Atlantic City during the playoffs is one of the biggest lies I've ever heard on television 🤣🤣
I said the exact same thing to somebody yesterday who said that Lebron backs down from ppl who get in his face. He was speechless ..... then said .... You got it. Yeah i know i got it cause you talkin out ya backsides like everybody else who's imagining these things and then spitting it out like it happened. He couldnt cite ONE TIME where it happened lol
Could Kuzama pushing LeBron to a defending position be the example ? Kuzama was on his rookie contract and I don't feel that the act shows any fear and respect to LeBron.
Kyrie kj kd Paul pierce rondo jokim Noah. Rasheed Wallace. Just off the top of my head there's probably more I'm missing. Lance Stevenson. Stevenson from Washington that also won a ring against him in Detroit. Jason Terry, dirk
Right here they found their Max Kellerman replacement. JJ completely shook Stephen A with that calm, cool rebuttal. This is what Stephen A needs for First Take desperately. It's not his show to take over.
This is something I've said about SAS for years. The dude never makes any points he just uses extremely abstract concepts and vague language to keep his points ambiguous so he can easily distance himself from one side of the argument or another. As soon as you make him elaborate he does what he did with JJ, he's talking without saying anything.
Very well put. I’ve stopped following this clown and his former co host (Skip) years ago. I cannot stand this man. Because he will absolutely hide behind the fact that he’s doing a job. Screw SAS. Also the only reason I’m here is because I was scrolling on Twitter and see JJ laid into SAS. I adore seeing this. I also watch Skip get owned by Mark Cuban very often.
It’s the truth about MJ and the era he played in. If the bulls had to go thru the media under the lens microscope 24/7 they would’ve had a mental collapse after the first 3peat.
Lebron in the 80s would be a freak of nature to those players. They wouldnt believe that size, strenghth and movement. Not to mention hed be one of the best 3 point shooters in the NBA in the 80s. It would be a massacre
Yes and No. They added KD because it was a why not situation. KD was a free agent and he already had Golden State as a team to go to before the 15-16 season. And their were multitude of situations that led to that 3-1 comeback(Steph curry MCL grade 2, Draymond suspended, Iggy hurt, Bogut injured) and yes Ik kyrie and love were hurt in 2015. I agree and disagree.
@@christianmorgan5956 Draymond literally called KD crying from his park after losing game 6 and they all met in the Hamptons trying to recruit him. It wasn't a "why not" , not even close.
Jwill be doing him the same way ! He be quoting the things SAS says back to him with the exact date and time and then SAS gets to back tracking 😂 I love when JJ & Jwill come. He was better off keeping Max, at least he could bully him, these NBA players ain’t having it 💀
@@justinyan7938 Fr. He was literally a 1 man army that year. Carried that team to the finals and woulda stolen Game 1 if it weren't for JR. He matched the KD Warriors at full strength by himself, that's ridiculous.
I think LeBron is feared by players today most especially when it comes to playoffs, Their worst nightmare is facing Lebron, remember Paul Milsap when he was in Atlanta and went to a western conference team, He decided to go to another team because he doesn't want to face Lebron in the playoffs. I just want to say that bron is feared because every team he went to is becoming great because he is in the team and I think 8 years straight in making the finals is basically a threat to other players. End of this....
JJ who actually played on multiple teams against LeBron: "LeBron is definitely feared" SAS who never played professional sports and hosts a show where you CAN'T agree: "nah" 🤣🤣🤣
"you didn't come at MJ like that, you didn't do that to MJ.".....tell that to the Pistons of the 80s, Xavier McDaniel, Reggie Miller, John Starks and all the dozens of others that "came at MJ" like that.....MJ got the better of all those matchups but at least tell it like it really is. Don't act like people didn't check and challenge MJ like everyone else.
Exactly... players didn't fear MJ.. they just couldn't beat him....well, when MJ returned in 95' the first team the Bulls faced was the Pacers and Reggie Miller DID say he couldn't sleep when he heard Jordan was returning.. a better comparison would be Nick Anderson who checked Jordan pretty well in that Magic BULLS series he did what Miller, Starks and all those other guys couldn't do, and that's beat Jordan.. nobody can convince anyone to fear someone who they don't...players don't fear lebron .... well, LOL.. quite a few guys beat him tho in embarrasing fashion 🤣
I almost feel like some people want to rewrite this narrative as if Michael Jordan had some tough guy rep in the league. He did not in anyway have that reputation. Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Charles Oakley, those dudes had that reputation. Nobody was physically afraid of Michael Jordan.
JJ had Stephen A Smith as quiet as I’ve ever seen him 🤣. Go to my archives 🤣, we need young minds like that. JJ dance circle around that man without he even noticing.
YO AS SOOOOON AS HE SAID NOBODY CAME FOR JORDAN OR KOBE IM LIKE FAM WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? REGGIE MILLER GOT INTO IT WITH JORDAN AND KOBE IF I REMEMBER
Legend has it that Stephen A and MJ went to kindergarten together, and MJ pushed Stephen A and stole his capri-sun and orange slices and that’s why he is scared of him. True story 🤷🏻♂️
U just know he wants to go off & tell him how stupid he has sounded to NBA players across the league. This man really think he can tell the players who they fear?
He is wrong tho. They don't respect/fear LeBron at all. Almost every game there's a young player talking sht to him or trying to beat him up. They don't do this to Curry or KD. Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron
@@moviedubz7405 and I bet all of them will put lebron top 5 all time and Just because they are playing basketball and they get a little heated don’t mean they don’t respect him except for kante
SAS and all those old heads(Chuck another example) literally are talking about a different era of toughness. They hate seeing this era where everyone respects each other/buddy-buddy and how soft the nba game turned(yet it seems its going back with less call/drawing calls which i like). If the argument is fear tho? Ask all the teams that had to play LBJ on Heat or Cavs in the playoffs.
@@mattmacaraeg I think Stephen A only talks to former players and pundits from the older generations who will always protect and glorify their era, understandably so. I love JJ coming on and setting the record straight, wish he had more time though
Here’s the perfect example of fear…Crying Draymond Green called Kevin Durant in the parking lot after games 7 of the 2016 NBA finals to recruit KEVIN DURANT! You cannot tell me that the Golden State warriors did not fear LeBron James.
I love how JJ exposes the mediatic approach of this point. Stephen A Smith hasn’t played against Lebron and he has a man who played for years and still tries to disprove him. Obviously stephen a doesn’t believe what he says but he has to push the narrative in order to have a “hot topic” that tries to bait people into watching the show.
In context this comes after an altercation. So lets put this out there. They didnt fear MJ and Kobe either. Jordan has been choked, punched, etc. Kobe had had fights too. No one has ever swung on Lebron. C'mon man.
Huh are you crazy ?? There is countless videos out here saying they feared Jordan . Didn’t Amal talk the man like that . How Jordan was giving out lessons while Kevin Garnett was saying they BROKE lebron on Bill Simmons podcast . Knock it off . There is NO footage of any one saying they broke Jordan !!!! NONE !!!
@@babatundetaiwo2817 Detriot Pistons broke Jordan until he got Scottie. MJ never won it all without Scottie. Check his career, no Scottie, no championship. After Scottie, and after the Pistons and New York got old, he won. The Pistons and the NY Knicks were never intimidated by MJ. MJ got broken up so much by the Pistons and Knicks that the league had to change the rules to protect its #1 asset and make it easier for him to score. There are also videos of players saying that they feared Scottie more than MJ. This is why Wilt is my #1; he took the beatings and still scored at will, and look at his unbroken records.
Stephen A. reacts to the LeBron & Isaiah Stewart suspensions: ruclips.net/video/k_SOoqsOnJY/видео.html
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Pistons never went at MJ ?????
He called him out on his BS. Thanks JJ Reddick.
Why is Stephen over talking J.J?
JJ Reddick needs to be pick for First Take permanently
Stephen A "If you watch the game..."
J.J "I PLAYED THE GAME!"
That was beautiful
Masterpiece
Two piece combo with a white biscuit
@@g33k707 biscuits are already white so why bring up race idiot
@@cellycell8970 the biscuits in the UK are brown.. shut your mouth fool
This proves SAS talks before he thinks.
JJ destroyed him so much that SAS doesn't even know his own point lmaoo
Not really his point is wrong. SAS just didn't have examples like Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip
@@moviedubz7405 those guys are barking guys. If you think they wouldn’t bark at mj than you re just wrong (pat bev/draymind). Enes called mj out like he did with LeBron. If you think that players and coaches don’t fear LeBron James when they have to go up against him in the playoffs than you re dead wrong.
@@lord4806 we not talking about playoffs lol. They not scared of LeBron in general.
@Vanilla Nice pistons created a whole system just for Jordan. That's respect. LeBron being called out by random players, calling him the B word is disrespect.
JJ exposed the fraud this SAS really is. This is why he got Max off the show because he fears getting exposed. Whenever he gets cornered in some argument he brings a joke or changes the subject. As a last resort they have Molly cut off the segment. Facts
🤣🤣🤣🤣 JJ about to get the 🥾 man! He went off 🔥
I was gonna say! Welp last time seeing him😂😂 Kellerman treatment
LMAOOO HE OWNED HIM
LeComm about to get the boot from the CCP.
Too much real🤐
@@mysticmac5555 HAHAHAHAAHA 😐 get a life 😂😂
JJ's use of "silence is power" is brilliant. Stephen A contradicted himself into quicksand
Why oh why does this loud mouth think that he knows everything and everybody else knows absolutely nothing?🤔
@@melvinpruitt3907 pretty sure it’s a debate show meant to get all the ppl who both love and hate (for whatever reason) SAS to watch. Being confident in his own argument probably helped him become the highest paid sports debater on TV.
You sound like a college professor
JJ Reddick might be the best thing that's happened to ESPN in a while. Stephen A Smith might regret getting rid of Kellerman 😂🤣
This is similar to mark Cuban schooling skip 😂 just shows you these clown arsss analyst don’t know much about the game.
Stephen A. has met his match in JJ Reddick! Love it!
@@rodyinjapan I mean they know plenty about the game they’re around it 24/7. To insinuate nobody can talk about basketball unless they played in the NBA is completely ridiculous lmao
@@JL23437 facts
SAS: "I watched the game..."
JJ: "I played the game..."
SAS: "Can someone save me right now please."
😂😂😂😂🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Lmao
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"...for 15 years!" 😂
“I don’t know whether to believe that you believe what you’re saying.” -JJ Redick
JJ isn't holding back at all man lol
JJ ain't backing down to SAS
I was on the floor when he said that to SAS 😂😂😂.
That's facts tho. JJ played his entire 15 year career with LeBron being the top guy. He knows what he's talking about. Stephen A just spewing BS for ratings.
They don't fear him at all. Almost every game there's a young player talking sht to him or trying to beat him up. They don't do this to Curry or KD and definitely not Jordan.
That 4-0 sweep of the raptors in ‘18 sure felt like they feared him
Don't forget that Atlanta sweep but yeah he did Toronto the worst 😂😂
@@shawtyeatemup1352 that was a little less shocking they didn’t really have a clear star , Toronto had two
It gave derozan nightmares for years and the reason why he got traded
@@waynecockerham7760 also the bulls... He beat the bulls with derick 🌹
@@dark_meziah3753 yeh but I’m not too sure rose Noah and then boys “feared” him
"I don't know whether to believe that you believe what you are saying" such a Legendary statement one of the best ever!!! 👌🏽
Straight fire 🔥
😆 LOL
Classic 💯
Layered statement
Bruh!! I was about to write that quote but decided to scroll down as I knew I wasn’t the only one who heard that magic lol!! 🔥🔥
JJ pulling a Paul Pierce and trynna get kicked off the show 😂😂😂😂
Jj don't care
He dont care he got a podcast & it’s honestly really good you should check it out if you haven’t already
🤣🤣 right, challenging everything thing SAS says 🤣🤣 and I love it
@@emaan3259 his podcast is dam good
He got a podcast. Great one
Stephen A finding a replacement for JJ as we speak 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
LOL
Right u can't have logic when u go against SAS it's ridiculous
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Facts
Thank you JJ Redick for putting SAS in its place, for exposing his lies on this show, just to overshadow Lebron's legacy that was built with a lot of sweat.
I had long since hoped that I would have the COURAGE to do this.
Well done...!!!
You called him an “It” and I respect that
God I love JJ Reddick. He’s a great addition to the show cuz at least there’s somebody on the show who actually played in the NBA and can explain things from a player’s perspective
No he is not. He is another stupid Lebron lover.
And speaks straight facts
Lmao
Somehow Stephen A still thinks he knows more throwing names around like Magic and Isiah
@@luckyluke1503 ong
this is what happens when he tries to debate with someone who ACTUALLY knows the game
And who has actually played the dam game smh he’s so use to bombing on non nba folk that when a well articulated nba player pulls up he has trouble and ends up looking dumb 9/10
😂 true
JJ was wrong tho. He thinks just because he's played that he's automatically right and never wrong
Nah. That dude wants LeBron to better than Jordan because the trash teams he played on got tea bagged on the regular. The Spurs owned LeBron on multiple teams. Tfoh
Not liking coz of 777
Imagine telling a recent NBA player what NBA players think about Lebron.
😂😂😂
Sas has lost it
They don't respect LeBron. Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip. JJ scared now his in the media.
@@moviedubz7405 so Jordan wasn’t feared despite how the bad boy pistons dealt with him?..
@@YungLanxx lol the reason they did that is becz they were scared of him. They knew what would happen if they didn't do that.
As a Raptors fan... I can promise you... People and PLAYERS INCLUDED fear that man King James... He came and changed the name of our city to LeBronto 😭
Fear should've been replaced with intimidated.
I'm convinced that everyone in Toronto was just resigned after that they weren't going to go anywhere until LeBron retired or left the conference.
@@Chrisicola same thing
@@lyndonfair9850 Um, no its not. Get your vocabulary in order.
@@Chrisicola don't care about your Caucasian language it is what it is
“I’m not talking about basketball wise or physically fear” then what are we talking about Lmaooooo
Stephen a just be chattin it up. Sayin a whole lot but nothing at the same😂
@@MrTreygo he the 🐐 at that😭😭
EXACTLY 🤣🤣🤣
JJ's face was hilarious 😂😂😂
He's just trying to compare lebron to mj to make lebron look soft but it didn't work
“You watch the game”
“I played the game. I played against lebron for 15 years”
literally debate ends right there 😂
💯 😂
@@sij809 Facts based on what? You can't just say something is facts. What backs that up?
MJ gave opposing teams heart attacks before tip off. They knew they couldn't stop him.
@@sij809 what evidence do you have to back up that claim?
@@mr.anderson3694 Have you forgotten what LeBron used to be? You don't think people felt that way when LeBron was in his prime? He used to be a cheat code.
Stephen A: I’m not talking about fearing him physically, I’m not talking about fearing playing him in the playoffs…
Then what are you talking about ?!
LOL! Exactly!
Lmfao
burnt!!!!! roasted,fried,cooked,grilled!
I am a chef, tho'😜
@Billie Bunker who cares if they bash him off the court? Everyone is a tough guy when they can hide behind their computer screens; none of these so-called players bashing him wanna see him in the playoffs!
Man he had no idea lol
never seen Stephen A eat his words so hard in my life . That was just beautiful to watch .
Did you forget guy named mark Cuban. He smoked skip so hard, SAS was stoned like me after hitting the full blunt
Sad that JJ won’t last long on this show since he holds SA accountable to his words
Yoooo Factss 😂😂😂😂
It'd be so easy to just admit you're wrong. But some people's ego is just too big.
JJ just showed us how to calmly own a room. JJ was ready for him at every turn it’s good to see
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Deantrell ZenonAdair nah. Stephen a is a personality. Jj is just a stud
@@hullo8246 you a grown man that just called a skimpy sharp shooter a stud
@@deantrellzenonadair1949 You mad kid?
@@LaChrisNola is anybody mad over a First Take segment? Get a new insult, 2012 was 10 years ago
JJ holding it down, not letting Stephen A bully him around.
If any real competitor says theyre scared of another athlete, they already lost mentally. Fear is weakness. You can recognize talent and respect it, but you shouldnt fear it
@@cesaravila5577 admitting that you are afraid of someone on the basketball court is a sign of respect and love for the other dude it does not mean ur weak it means ur grown man ready to paint urslef in the shadow of ur failures
“You didn’t mess with MJ”. Bill Laimbeer: “ hold my beer”
Laimbeer played football on defense, not basketball
@@munir9527 Stephen A said he wasnt talking ab basketball. just the fear instilled
And then it ended. & they got smoked once MJ had a team then mirrored his fire. They never beat them again.
JJ don’t want to hear no “narrative” he want to hear facts. 😂
But he's saying that players FEAR lebron if a player doesn't and it's factual no one should REFUTE that.. the FACT is players DON'T fear lebron... Devin Booker had no previous playoff experience did he look afraid of lebron and AD last year... no he didn't.. he came out shooting lights out.. played very calm and composed the entire series..
@@RickyMoss bro lebron was injured stfu omg 😹
@@RickyMoss laker were up two one before ad got hurt
@@jeffreywitherspoon the Lakers were losing in score in that game when AD went down but that's besides the point... not asking who's winning the question is asking do player's FEAR lebron?...Not about who won but did Devin Booker look shy or afraid in that series?? Answer that 'Yes' or 'No' without adding anything else.
@@RickyMoss I hate LeBron, with a passion. Born and raised in Oakland. Sometime's y'all just say whatever comes to mind. Who feared Jordan? Reggie didn't fear jordan, Ewing didn't fear him, thomas, bird. What are we even talking about? 😂😂😂. The people who "fear" players are just soft 🤷🏿♂️. Gary payton didn't fear Jordan, he was asking coach to guard him. You know who I've seen with his tail between his legs when playing LeBron Derozan and the Raptors. He had the east locked down. C'mon now 😤
Stephen A Smith: “LeBron isnt feared”
JJ: “are you serious”
Stephen A smith: “well he’s feared but he’s not fEaReD”
😂😂😂
Lmaoooo
😭😭😭that made me laugh
lml
😂😂😂😂😂
Love ESPN having JJ now. The first person to come on the show with true knowledge without bias or an entertainment obligation
So true... SAS is compromised. He work public relations for MJ.
U saying J.J isn't having any bias towards Lebron?
He be spitting about GOAT Lebron since he entered ESPN and defending like it's his own child 😅
@@Mercurial. definitely no bias 😂😂 6’9 265 pounds coming at you that’s scary 😂 not all of them, but there’s definitely a lot of players who fear lebron
JJ definitely finessed that argument with composure and well timed respectful interjections. He showed people how to control a debate against SAS without getting loud, over excited or emotionally involved. See the low tone he used and saying SAS name to take over when he was ready to rebut. Smoothly done. I think I know what SAS was saying but at times seemed like he didn't have a clear articulation if what he was attempting to convey. At least JJ made it look that way. Like, "What do you mean?"
No, JJ speaks the truth and there is no take that can stop that. Only idiots believe the nonsense that come out of people mouths negative about what LeBron is about, does and so on. LeBron is the greatest NBA player ever. Proof? LeBron beat a 73 win team and the next year the league allowed a MVP, most efficient 7 foot shooter in the NBA to join that team to stop LeBron from passing MJ regularly. The league stopped LeBron from winning 2 DPOY awards in 2012 and 2013. All the league and jomo writers have done was to protect Jordan's legacy. You don't believe me? They stopped CP3 from joining Kobe, but allowed KD to join the Warriors. Since 1990, go look at the ALL DEFENSIVE TEAMS and see who were the only player to lose to a 2nd team player. Those were the years they were supposed to win. Everything that LeBron was supposed to do, he was stopped by the league and its writers to protect Jordan's legacy. LeBron is truly the PHONY Goat, why? The writers and the league made sure he would be because of all the fact lies they tell to promote it. Here is the greatest one " LeBron passed Jordan in scoring because he played more games". NOT TRUE! He passed Jordan in scoring taking 1,200 less shots you stupid idiots. He passed Kobe taking 2,000 less shots.
@@cashmerej9665 The agreed that both were respected. They disagreed about whether they were both feared. That is a matter of opinion based on perspective. Not a true or false thing that could be proven. That's what they are talking about. But I wasn't responding to that. I was responding to I how JJ didn't resort to loud as or be aggressive argumentive tactics to get his point of across. I'm just clarifying because you responded to my comment and it seems as if you either disagree be with me or think I'm disagreeing with one of them. With that said, your assessment is a good argument for your point but isn't in line with what they were debating which is IF Lebron is a feared as Jordan by other players. And to be clear, I don't think SAS clarified well enough in what manner he meant. If I were to guess, I would think he didn't just mean it in the context of winning a game or championship. I think it includes the feeling of how opponents who faced Jordan thought about how they may or may not perform as well as being dominated by Jordan.
@Ty Taylor The league was full of players that the league had no choice to chose because teams needed players. Players in the G-League this era are much better than most of the starters of the 80's and 90's. LeBron started his his NBA career against Super Teams new and being formed. Most of the teams that are doing well are the Super Teams. The Warriors and the Suns. Like I told most every newhead to basketball that Superteams are made when teams draft Lottery players 3-5 times in a row. Do your research and you will see what I speak. LeBron, being the GREATEST PLAYER EVER never was able to Draft 3-5 times in a row because he is that great. To this day, LeBron is the only player in NBA History that Never had his team in the LOTTERY!!! He has played 19 years and these idiots don't understand. Even when he lost so-called great players, his team never hit Lottery like Steph, Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Embid, Shaq and Magic. LeBron is also THe only player to MAKE THE FINALS w/o having a great coach, system, Rebound Champ, DPOY, ALL NBA player, 6th MOY, All Star or HOF on his 50 win team. PLEASE!
@@cashmerej9665 the greatest ever lol
"The most powerful way to win an argument is by asking questions. It can make people see the flaws in their logic." JJ Reddick demonstrated that today. Stephen A. always has spurious arguments that can easily be rebutted when his loudness is taken away.
I started listening to first take in 2019, the more I understand the game, you realize Stephen A just be saying anything
Asking questions also makes you seem intelligent when you don't have anything smart to say. Tell lies to your vision...
Dad’s brain blew up a few times there 😂😂
I'll miss JJ on First Take. Too bad this was his last show ever
Lol
Lol!
😂
😂😂😂
It wild how far espn has fallen in 10 years
I’m so elated JJ has a backbone, is objective and can articulate his points at the highest degree.
He won't last on SAS show. SAS don't like being overshadowed
@@SayGahTaah SAS gonna shove him off just like he did with Max. But JJ is way more articulate than Max.
@@xMoondo I don’t think JJ is more articulate than Max lol remember max been doing this for years. The advantage that JJ have is that basketball pedigree. No matter what he says, he is going to have the “I played in the NBA” factor
@@jermainefosu he's 100% more articulate than max lmao what? Even if he didn't play in the NBA he words his sentences better than max does and stays on point.
JJ owned him with I was there, I played against him for 15yrs...
JJ Redick stumped Stephen A. Smith.
“Do I need to go to the archives?” SAS
“Yes!” JJ
😂
Lmfaooooo fr
Lol the fact that he even had to go to “the archives” just proves that it’s so rare, he can’t think of any on the spot.
Stephen A talked in circles. He waffles between fear on the court and physical confrontation. JJ won this debate BY A MILE.
I still don't know what point SAS was trying to make. Bro looked lost out there 💀
Bro that was a beat down verbally. Stephen A started stuttering and deflecting.
@@Tech-cy9yo lol for real. I think he was trying to say Lebron is not a tough guy like Mike and Kobe. But JJ gave examples of those tough guys being tried. MJ was tried by a lot of people Reggie Miller being one of them.
@@RonJP-pm7jp Kobe was not a tough guy
@@traviswilliams8096 Kobe was not a tough guy? 💀💀
JJ gonna get kicked off the show the way he going at Stephen a 😂😂. Gotta love it
😂😂😂
On god lol
Sas thinks he's god,he needs to be stopped.
I like JJ but he acts like he doest watch the NBA lol Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol..
I was just about to say that lol 😂
I used to like SAS but the more I watch first take I realize he's is ridiculous. JJ brought up a great point on players and coaches fearing playing Lebron in the playoff. SAS saying that he's not talking about on the court. If you not talking about it on the court then what are you talking about?
Couldn’t agree more is this basketball or war what is this?
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Players don't fear Lebron because they aren't afraid of him scoring and/or embarrassing them. e.g. Pat Beverly was in Lebron's face and wouldn't mind guarding him. But Beverly might be afraid of guarding Luka, who embarrassed him last year in the playoffs.
Ikr 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@internet2055 im not even a LeBron fan but that’s the only argument that MJ fans have. If he was that great, why didn’t he go to more finals? Bron carried a bunch of role players to the finals
“There wasn’t no First take in the 90s” - JJ 😭😂😂😂😂
JJ DESERVES HIS OWN SHOW. He’s really good at this. My goodness
He has his own podcast
@@Jobofobic and this is where is cut his teeth. other than the usual sports talk men do
@@Jobofobic I know I follow him there too but there’s a difference between podcast and a “debate” show in television (especially in ESPN).
There are certain interviews fitted in the podcast that can’t be done in TV due to pacing.
Bro I’ve been saying thisssssss
Right
First Take needs more of this. JJ has great commentary and it's good to have substantive debates on here of this kind for sure. Thoroughly enjoy his presence on the show.
They should hire him full time
@@kadiraydukureh7680 Stephen a don’t want that smoke. JJ is being patronising towards Stephen A’s opinions the way Stephen a used to do to Max.
Muzz Za you kids are idiots if you think SAS is gonna kick JJ off the show LOL
“You never tried to get physical with Jordan” uh Stephen A ever heard of the Jordan rules? That’s literally the entire point
I know right? Jordan Rules were simple, make him drive then injure him when he goes for a shot.
Yeah pistons used to beat the brakes off of Jordan lol
Thats the last resort for people who suck at basketball
@@SKTV1991 the Pistons had to have been at least little good to win back to back championships.
Pistons were a great team,they just played 90s physical bball,,it was allowed and they used it..
JJ: "I played the game", "I played against LeBron".
How can SAS say anything else?
Only real players should talk about real players.
SAS also spoke to real players and goes off of what they said they experienced
SA “When you watch the game….”
JJ “I’ve played the game”
SAS “forgets his point” 😂😂
🤣
He literally forgot where he was at lol 😂
@@cheese5851 100%
😂😂😂
Stephen A telling NBA players what they think about LeBron.
😭🤣🤣😭😭😭
He's in a tough spot because he can't say certain things on air, but generally he's right in what he's saying but JJ is also right. We hear about the slights from other players more because of the times we live in now, in the 80s or 90s if someone dissed MJ it probably was never heard, but there's never a time when someone is universally liked or respected or feared, that just doesn't exist. SAS should have kept it to basketball though, because on the court you can point to instances whereby LeBron lost to much less talented teams in the playoffs and how that gave everybody confidence that he wasn't unstoppable even if he assembled a super team. Whereas with MJ, once they got past the Pistons and with every new ring it was like - we can't beat this guy.
2021 females do this too
😂
Ever since max left sas thinks he knows it all
That man JJ evolving right before our eyes. He’s definitely great to hear him speak
what did he say? did he tell a single story about LBJ?
JJ's Piston's response is exactly what anybody with basketball knowledge would/should say to a comment like Stephen A. said about Jordan. The Pistons owned Jordan for almost 10 years; both mentally and physically. They did not fear him; they respected his ability and planned accordingly.
thats what im saying. ppl would be more afriad of punching or slapping or aggrevating lebron because he would impact the game in more ways than just relentlessly trying to score.
And then MJ later owned the pistons, his point actually didn’t help him
@@Gandalf_lion The Pistons team that Jordan dominated was not the team that was beating him for almost 10 years. Which is the reason he was able to get past them because they were older and beat up. He was on his rise and they were on their decline.
@@emsp8 they were the bad boy pistons, once he beat them they could not beat him again, he beat other dynasties that never recovered after he beat them: LA, utah, NY, etc
@@Gandalf_lion
Utah was a dynasty?!? 😂😂 They were good at that time but a dynasty they were not.
The Knicks haven’t won a title since 1973; 11 years before Jordan even came into the league. That 90s team came close but acting as if Jordan is the only reason they didn’t have a title while he was in the league is ignorant.
LA was already on the decline when the Pistons won the title back to back. Kareem retired in 1989. Then Magic had to retire in 1991; same year as the first Bulls championship 🤯
JJ ripped him a new one. ESPN, your “analysts” look like clowns in the presence of REAL experts.
Facts
Every single time
Just because he played NBA ball means he knows more about the game? Paul Pierce was a pretty terrible analyst. Plenty of head coaches never sniffed the NBA either. Are they not experts?
@@JL23437 I was just talking about JJ being a real, respectable and well articulated expert. He’s a good pickup by ESPN and is making the previous analysts employed by ESPN look like idiots such as Paul Pierce.
Damned good job by JJ Redick. He needs to be on First Take every day the way he shut Stephen A. Smith down.
“I’m not talking about basketball!!” - Stephen A on a sports show. He is out of his depth. JJ exposes SA
lol
Ive seen Reddick only 2-3x on this show and already I think he's their best basketball analyst
“I played the game and I played against Lebron” that was the end of that conversation. Stephen A is nothing but couch coach lol
And what are you?
@@monty6320 we’re RUclipsrs like you
did he tell an LBJ story? like tell me "Your MJ Story?" thats a baseless comment just because you said so, and your credentials says you played against him... you must tell your story...
@@Sebastian-in4po so why are we calling people couch coaches?
@@MrDotaleavers he said on his podcast he caught Lebron spin move in his 5th year in the league and he ended up having 11 stitches, check that out
It’s crazy how he’s telling a guy who was just in the NBA 7-8 months ago on what players think about LeBron lol …
I thought the same thing
😂😂
Sas needs to chill
Exactly
Love JJ on this man, Stephen A is just waffling
that man really said they wont say anything about MJ going to gamble when they do 20 minute discussions on a tweet on tacos by lebron GTFOH
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Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron openly what's JJ talking about lol.. The only ppl that are scared of LeBron is the media except for SAS and Skip
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The thing is, when you say Jordan was harder because he played in a harder era, it has really Zero relevance, since Lebron couldnt profit from it in any way when he was as "hard" or "feared" as Jordan in todays game. There is really no room for that behaviour in todays game, it simply wouldnt benefit Lebrons game in anyway.
No room for GOAT behaviour because it wouldn’t benefit lebrons game? 6 finals losses say otherwise 😮💨
The fact remains that that era in general was harder. But then you have the Rasheed Wallace’s, the Demarcus cousins, the Stephen Jackson’s. What he’s saying is real. It’s a toxic culture for sure but fear for players does exist.
@@JATAMZ and they FEAR Bron, just as they would FEAR MJ, your comment is redundant and has no bearing or meaning to anything …
The argument that MJ grew up in a harder media environment is absolutely ridiculous, Lebron has grown up since he was 15 YEARS OLD with cameras In his face TELLING him the WORLD expects him to be the next MJ, which is pressure MJ has never, and will never, receive, and Lebron not only met expectations, he EXCEEDED them, and he’s STILL doing it TWENTY YEARS LATER
Anybody else’s argument is moot and objectively wrong ….
@@ACarter87 How has LeBron James exceeded MJ? Because he has certainly not accomplished more.
@@survivortheoneincharge7875 he literally has more everything except rings
JJ Redick very calmly destroyed any argument Stephen A tried to come up with. Masterclass.
I think what Stephen a was trying to say is mj mental toughness. Mj is sickly competitive. Was out to crush your hopes that your better than him or think you can beat him. How serious he was on that court. Other ex nba players always speaking on that they try and not make mj mad before the game so he wouldn't drop 50 points on them. Just mjs actions and his demeanor on and off the court was fearful to alot of other players. Mj was just out there ripping peoples souls out. Always wanted to defend the best player on the other team to shut him down and prove he is nothing compared to him. People also forgot he multiple defensive player of the year Rewards. Not only would he crush u on offense but will literally take the rest of your soul out on defense. His actions and demeanor is what other players saw fearful.
Stephen a had no argument with what he was trying to say
@@jheiny1231 all that is theatrics though. Is Lebron's personality a vice? I would argue if LeBron had those character traits, he wouldn't be as great as he is.
@@TheRoddie16 I'm not really talking about what lebron has or doesn't. I'm saying what mj has. And thats why mj was feared. I believe what lebron lacks like killer instinct, wanting the last shot, trying to play shutdown defense, taking games off for rest is what actually separates him from being the "greatest ". The only time lebron try s to get people to fear him is when he dunks and stares at them. Like that was his first dunk in the nba
@@jheiny1231 100%. He just says a lot of nonsense hoping that everyone is going to believe it 😂😂
Stephen A talking about how First Take wouldn't have debated MJ going to Atlantic City during the playoffs is one of the biggest lies I've ever heard on television 🤣🤣
Telling ya
"Mind your business" says the guy who has never minded his own business in the last 10years
He got so salty lmao
Yep. Very true
. SaS is protecting the first take brand: gossip.
He said it with a straight face 😂😂
JJ said “find me one player” and Stephen a was speechless😂😂
I thought he said find me more than one player.. Kyrie ;)
I said the exact same thing to somebody yesterday who said that Lebron backs down from ppl who get in his face. He was speechless ..... then said .... You got it. Yeah i know i got it cause you talkin out ya backsides like everybody else who's imagining these things and then spitting it out like it happened. He couldnt cite ONE TIME where it happened lol
Could Kuzama pushing LeBron to a defending position be the example ? Kuzama was on his rookie contract and I don't feel that the act shows any fear and respect to LeBron.
Kyrie kj kd Paul pierce rondo jokim Noah. Rasheed Wallace. Just off the top of my head there's probably more I'm missing. Lance Stevenson. Stevenson from Washington that also won a ring against him in Detroit. Jason Terry, dirk
Jayson Tatum 👨🏾💻
"Lebron is talked all the time because he lives in a 24/7 news cycle" JJ has a sound knowledge bring this man more to the show
I’ve never seen SAS lose an argument so badly 😂
Just watch him more often. SAS gets owned so much, he got his ex colleague fired
But he didn't though.
@@justincha4973 yes he did lol
@@justincha4973 he admitted it himself, said they were getting stale and got max fired
The entire city of Toronto feared him 😂
Facts
LeToronto
@@carlosinda3553 No, it was Lebronto
Yes we did😭 he beat us 10 straight times in the playoffs i speak for everyone he made us look bad
EXACTLY…… derozen and Lowry couldn’t do nothing with him and Toronto had the top seed that one year and got swept….I bet they feared him
JJ needs to be here full time. Pay this man please!
Right here they found their Max Kellerman replacement. JJ completely shook Stephen A with that calm, cool rebuttal. This is what Stephen A needs for First Take desperately. It's not his show to take over.
This is how blasphemous these media “experts” like Stephen a are with their takes. Need fact checkers like JJ to keep ppl properly educated
Uh what about Ryan hollins? He played the game and ended up not being a real good analyst, you could find some of the same things applying to JJ
@@Gandalf_lion Ryan hollins was a mediocre player though
@@xXxALeXFuTexBaLxXx and a mediocre analyst and he played the game and went up against LeBron. The argument about Hollins still applies to JJ
This is something I've said about SAS for years. The dude never makes any points he just uses extremely abstract concepts and vague language to keep his points ambiguous so he can easily distance himself from one side of the argument or another. As soon as you make him elaborate he does what he did with JJ, he's talking without saying anything.
Well put
Just a loudmouth, really...
@@urosmarjanovic663 just cause he the loudest doesn't mean he's always right
Well said
Very well put. I’ve stopped following this clown and his former co host (Skip) years ago. I cannot stand this man. Because he will absolutely hide behind the fact that he’s doing a job. Screw SAS. Also the only reason I’m here is because I was scrolling on Twitter and see JJ laid into SAS. I adore seeing this. I also watch Skip get owned by Mark Cuban very often.
Wanted to hear JJ's opinion on this. I wish he was able to expand on his thoughts without Stephen A interrupting.
Exactly smh…
It’s the truth about MJ and the era he played in. If the bulls had to go thru the media under the lens microscope 24/7 they would’ve had a mental collapse after the first 3peat.
@@amnrell8315 do you really know that? Its not like there was no media coverage at all in the 90s.
Never gonna happen, SAS ego is huge
@@aliikram673 yes I do, if one of mjs teammates so much as beat him in an iMessage game he would have had a mental breakdown 💀
Stephen A changed his point so many times in this video. Didn't know what he meant by ''Fear Lebron".
He’s pull of hot 💩 that’s why, dookies on his tidy whites and all
@@etuboldon dookies u made plural meaning it's multiple dookies lol
Lebron in the 80s would be a freak of nature to those players. They wouldnt believe that size, strenghth and movement. Not to mention hed be one of the best 3 point shooters in the NBA in the 80s. It would be a massacre
Stop lmao
Yeah dont say that to the old dumbasses looking at the 90s and 80s with rose colored glasses, people like KD and lebron would’ve murdered the league
A 73 win team that lost to James feared him so much that they felt they, a 73 win team needed KD to beat him.
Yeap, facts...
Preach!
Yes and No. They added KD because it was a why not situation. KD was a free agent and he already had Golden State as a team to go to before the 15-16 season. And their were multitude of situations that led to that 3-1 comeback(Steph curry MCL grade 2, Draymond suspended, Iggy hurt, Bogut injured) and yes Ik kyrie and love were hurt in 2015. I agree and disagree.
@@christianmorgan5956 Draymond literally called KD crying from his park after losing game 6 and they all met in the Hamptons trying to recruit him. It wasn't a "why not" , not even close.
Great point
SAS: “If you watch the game…”
JJ: “IVE PLAYED THE GAME”🤣🤣🤣
Game set match JJ
Somewhere Max is loving this!! JJ is killing SAS on every level.
Jwill be doing him the same way ! He be quoting the things SAS says back to him with the exact date and time and then SAS gets to back tracking 😂 I love when JJ & Jwill come. He was better off keeping Max, at least he could bully him, these NBA players ain’t having it 💀
stop it jj would have schooled max to
SAS: “I’m talking about basketball” 3:20
(3 minutes later)
SAS: “I’m not talking about basketball” 6:20 lmaooo
2013 and 2018 Lebron are 2 of the most feared guys in NBA history 💀
2018 was the best individual playoff run in NBA history imo
Don’t forget about 2009 though 👀 2013 is my favorite bron did.
@@justinyan7938 Fr. He was literally a 1 man army that year. Carried that team to the finals and woulda stolen Game 1 if it weren't for JR. He matched the KD Warriors at full strength by himself, that's ridiculous.
JJ is awesome, he seems like he actually calls Steven A. Out.
HE DOES ‼️
He clearly doesn’t respect Stephen A’s opinions 🤣 I love it
JJ Reddick adds so much perspective - he is a really good all round analyst...
I think LeBron is feared by players today most especially when it comes to playoffs, Their worst nightmare is facing Lebron, remember Paul Milsap when he was in Atlanta and went to a western conference team, He decided to go to another team because he doesn't want to face Lebron in the playoffs. I just want to say that bron is feared because every team he went to is becoming great because he is in the team and I think 8 years straight in making the finals is basically a threat to other players. End of this....
Not in the finals. You will beat him 60% of the time. That is a fact.
If Max was considered too soft then JJ would be the perfect co-host.
Max was too intelligent for Stephen A
And was getting more respect from the black community than he was.
JJ who actually played on multiple teams against LeBron: "LeBron is definitely feared"
SAS who never played professional sports and hosts a show where you CAN'T agree: "nah"
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Thank you exactly that I said lol
SAS didn't know what to said lol
Countless NBA and Ex Players: Kobe is better than Lebron
13 year old virgin fans such as yourself: LEbrOn tHe gOat
@@tyrannikalmedia6188 I love Kobe but nah
@@tyrannikalmedia6188 Kobe my fav player but stop the hate and be honest with yourself.. lol
"you didn't come at MJ like that, you didn't do that to MJ.".....tell that to the Pistons of the 80s, Xavier McDaniel, Reggie Miller, John Starks and all the dozens of others that "came at MJ" like that.....MJ got the better of all those matchups but at least tell it like it really is. Don't act like people didn't check and challenge MJ like everyone else.
Pistons didn't care he was MJ. They just bullied him. People challenge every great in every sport. Steven A wildin
Exactly... players didn't fear MJ.. they just couldn't beat him....well, when MJ returned in 95' the first team the Bulls faced was the Pacers and Reggie Miller DID say he couldn't sleep when he heard Jordan was returning.. a better comparison would be Nick Anderson who checked Jordan pretty well in that Magic BULLS series he did what Miller, Starks and all those other guys couldn't do, and that's beat Jordan.. nobody can convince anyone to fear someone who they don't...players don't fear lebron .... well, LOL.. quite a few guys beat him tho in embarrasing fashion 🤣
@@RickyMoss Well why do former players say they feared him
Do not forget Drazen Petrovic
I almost feel like some people want to rewrite this narrative as if Michael Jordan had some tough guy rep in the league. He did not in anyway have that reputation. Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Charles Oakley, those dudes had that reputation. Nobody was physically afraid of Michael Jordan.
JJ had Stephen A Smith as quiet as I’ve ever seen him 🤣. Go to my archives 🤣, we need young minds like that. JJ dance circle around that man without he even noticing.
JJ rejected Stephen A’s premise and had him scrambling the whole segment. Love to see it
A dude who played at the Fashion Institute of Technology talking about 'fear' to a 15t year NBA vet is beyond hilarious.
Bro, There’s literally fights on RUclips of Jordan and Kobe getting punched during games from other players 🤣🤣 these dudes are ridiculous
Has anyone tried to punch Lebron like those times??
YO AS SOOOOON AS HE SAID NOBODY CAME FOR JORDAN OR KOBE IM LIKE FAM WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? REGGIE MILLER GOT INTO IT WITH JORDAN AND KOBE IF I REMEMBER
Chris Childs still got that two piece
Chris Childs punched Kobe twice, who punched MJ? A lot of altercations, pushing, squaring up, no punches at him
Nobody punched Jordan.
Legend has it that Stephen A and MJ went to kindergarten together, and MJ pushed Stephen A and stole his capri-sun and orange slices and that’s why he is scared of him. True story 🤷🏻♂️
You can tell JJ has been holding a lot in from his playing days listening to Stephen A.
U just know he wants to go off & tell him how stupid he has sounded to NBA players across the league. This man really think he can tell the players who they fear?
Man this is exactly what I was thinking
JJ is bringing logic to SAS, this is great to see
He is wrong tho. They don't respect/fear LeBron at all. Almost every game there's a young player talking sht to him or trying to beat him up. They don't do this to Curry or KD. Pat bev, draymond, Enes Kante, mikal bridges etc they all disrespected LeBron
I stopped watching the show frequently because ESPN overdosed on SAS. JJ is a welcome addition. New blood, New life for the show.
@@moviedubz7405 why do u keep commenting under every comment 😂 you cannot be this down bad of a Lebron hater
@@MrVoonex I am looking for a good challenge 😈 from u blind witness but I am disappointed so far.
@@moviedubz7405 and I bet all of them will put lebron top 5 all time and Just because they are playing basketball and they get a little heated don’t mean they don’t respect him except for kante
I feel like Stephen A is just talking about a vibe that he gets from LeBron and trying to present it as facts.
Tbh bro
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SAS and all those old heads(Chuck another example) literally are talking about a different era of toughness. They hate seeing this era where everyone respects each other/buddy-buddy and how soft the nba game turned(yet it seems its going back with less call/drawing calls which i like).
If the argument is fear tho? Ask all the teams that had to play LBJ on Heat or Cavs in the playoffs.
I mean it has to be a vibe cuz he doesn’t know LeBron personally🤣🤣🤣 he’s such a loser
@@mattmacaraeg I think Stephen A only talks to former players and pundits from the older generations who will always protect and glorify their era, understandably so. I love JJ coming on and setting the record straight, wish he had more time though
Here’s the perfect example of fear…Crying Draymond Green called Kevin Durant in the parking lot after games 7 of the 2016 NBA finals to recruit KEVIN DURANT! You cannot tell me that the Golden State warriors did not fear LeBron James.
I must admit, I love these 1 v 1 debates. Kinda spicy. Makes me realize, the more Stephan A talks, the more egregious his takes are
JJ was killing him with logic salute to him
The logic is every team wanting to play against Lebron in the finals. You have a 60% chance of beating him.
When you put actual NBA players on the cast, these media guys don't have a relevant opinion lol
They were talking about two different things…
Right. The conversation literally made no sense
Also depends on the nba player, JJ and Richard Jefferson is easily better than ken perks and others
SAS lied when he said they wouldn't be talking about MJ gambling in Atlantic City if First Take show was in the 90's.
I love how JJ exposes the mediatic approach of this point. Stephen A Smith hasn’t played against Lebron and he has a man who played for years and still tries to disprove him. Obviously stephen a doesn’t believe what he says but he has to push the narrative in order to have a “hot topic” that tries to bait people into watching the show.
He has to double down now but knows he sounds silly
Man I love hearing JJ on this show he's got great insight and loves schooling SAS
SAS: "I'm not talking about Basketball"
Me: HUH??? 😂😂😂
I meant if he wasn't talking about basketball I don't know what he was talking about
love to see jj reddick in the light bro got some nice points never slipped or backed down give him props
JJ bringing his own version of "momma's cooking" 🤣
more JJ Redick on First Take please
JJ DESTROYED STEPHEN A ON THIS OMGGGGGG!!!!! I love JJ you absolute unit of a man!!
"I.....I don't believe that you believe what your saying!" LOL classic! Get him JJ!
Steven A just talks in circles when ever he knows he wrong
Yup, and gets louder while at it.
Guess what?
GOOD MORNING, AMERICA!!!
In context this comes after an altercation. So lets put this out there. They didnt fear MJ and Kobe either. Jordan has been choked, punched, etc. Kobe had had fights too. No one has ever swung on Lebron. C'mon man.
So your tlkin about height and weight lol. That goes out the window when your soft....and a "nice guy"....nobody scared of you.
Huh are you crazy ?? There is countless videos out here saying they feared Jordan . Didn’t Amal talk the man like that . How Jordan was giving out lessons while Kevin Garnett was saying they BROKE lebron on Bill Simmons podcast . Knock it off . There is NO footage of any one saying they broke Jordan !!!! NONE !!!
I think draymond was the only guy who hard fouled Bron so much but dray said that the only man who can trash talk him is lebron..
Players have seen signs of weakness in lebron. Its not a surprise to know hes not feared. Mj never had any weaknesses.
@@babatundetaiwo2817 Detriot Pistons broke Jordan until he got Scottie. MJ never won it all without Scottie. Check his career, no Scottie, no championship. After Scottie, and after the Pistons and New York got old, he won. The Pistons and the NY Knicks were never intimidated by MJ. MJ got broken up so much by the Pistons and Knicks that the league had to change the rules to protect its #1 asset and make it easier for him to score. There are also videos of players saying that they feared Scottie more than MJ. This is why Wilt is my #1; he took the beatings and still scored at will, and look at his unbroken records.
Stephan A. Is talking circles, dude contradicted himself so many times🤣🤣