Maybe because his dad is arguable the greatest basketball player of all time? And where he went ultimately determined where his dad went? I thought this was common sense
@@williamburney234yea rich paul also told teams not to take bronny cause he was going to Australia. I don’t see Bronny on a plane to Australia. Rich Paul is a notorious liar, and this is almost a disgrace to the NBA, how do you tolerate a liar to your consumer base?
Nepotism? Bronny’s stats at USC make it painfully clear that many calls were made and strings were pulled to get him drafted at 55. Like SAS said Bronny wouldn’t have gotten drafted if he wasn’t Lebron’s son
Mad facts. Not a fan of how this all went down with Bronny getting drafted this way, but Lebron put himself in this position from decades of being one of the best basketball players in the League, year after year. He earned this kind of power and leverage to pull strings like this.
The media is full of bull crap. No other team was never going to draft Bronny. They just wanted to make up another storyline. We have to go through another season and listen about just the Lakers and Lebron.
LBJ and Rich Paul have manipulated this draft in the media so much that you would think Bronny was the first overall draft pick. Bronny (& LBJ) has gotten more media coverage during this draft than the top prospects pre and post draft. I feel bad for all the players that deserved to have the media spotlight shined on them during this draft process.
How is that a benefit to them though? I mean seriously, why would they want ALL the spotlight on bronny when all bron has said is he wants what’s best for him. In not one single way does this much media coverage help bronny in any way. Whatever rich and bron did the whole media was gonna be watching and bronny was gonna be the most anticipated pick in the draft.
@@xerospadesWORSE than, not WORST than. Remedial level, EARLY elementary English. WORSE THAN is comparative. WORST is superlative. Nothing can be WORST THAN. WORST (nothing is worse) plus THAN (comparison… to what? You already said WORST). Educate yourself.
Jordan had two sons that played basektball, he could've tried to manipulate the Draft the way LeBron and Rich Paul did, but he didn't because his sons were not talented enough, but ironically they were better and healthier than Bronny James.
Adam Silver banned a racist owner for LIFE, handled that old bigoted fool so quickly most of you don’t even remember him doing it, but because Bronny James got drafted, he’s now the worst? Can we be serious for just two seconds?
All of this is surreal, but we have to agree, that this man has become what a lot of us parents inspire to become. The man was able to lift himself and his family out of poverty, his childhood friends out of poverty, was able to secure his children’s future, and was able to help his son accomplish a dream. I think we all wish we could do something like that .Congrats to the James family.
It makes no sense to me. I’ve seen him critique college players in the past but somehow he’s never seen Bronny play? He is obviously lying and he does not want to admit that Bronny is not that good!
@@mypodcast674 We are not "Hating" on Lebron or Bronny however you look at it. The 1st Father and Son Duo in NBA history. We just want to shed light on what other players think that did not get the "opportunity." Love to Lebron making History for the NBA.
Three guys defending nepotism by saying there hasn't been "enough" nepotism in the black community is as BIZARRE a take as it gets. But that's what ESPN is rolling with.
If this is true, shouldn't Rich Paul be sanctioned by the NBA for tampering? All teams should be free to select among the available players in the draft.
It's nepotism. They're not telling you to not call it nepotism. They're telling you don't criticize it because it happens everywhere in the NBA: white, black, owners, players, front office, coaching staff, it happens everywhere
Lebron knew he could make history yet again so he pulled the trigger. Years from now when its all said and done the only thing that will be talked about is them being the first ever father son duo on the same team.
Yep. They went hard on Pelinka as usual (white guy), yet went soft as Charmin on Rich Paul (black), LeBron James (black) and his son (black). Then they went off the rails on a bizarre race take about needing more black nepotism at the end. Wild times we live in.
The media coverage of this is so delusional it's crazy. This kid averaged 4, 2, and 2 on 37% shooting. Can we PLEASE be honest about what this is? Somebody?
I mean it is nepotism but it’s no different than Thanasis but there’s also another reality that Bronny is 19 and his season wasn’t great but he was also playing after a cardiac arrest and sports is just as much mental as it is physical . Imagine playing wearing a black jacket and heart monitors how far you’re mental state is from basketball we honestly have no real clue what Bronny may turn into he’s still only 19
Why are so many people not familiar with Thanasis Antetokounmpo background before he was drafted? He was a talented young professional overseas player and played in the D League before getting drafted in 2014. What has Bronny done outside of his HS career? He suffered a cardiac arrest and didn't play all that well at USC after recovering. They talking about Lebron pulling strings for his son, but they don't understand that people see Bronny's path to the NBA as a basketball talent issue. It would be one thing if he played decently at USC and got picked, but the young man only started 6 games and played poorly. He is basically coming out as a HS talent that doesn't have the talent to be in the NBA and the worst thing happened to him by being advised to forego one more season in college just to fulfill his father's dreams to make history. Seeing him at the "draft party" was really sad in my eyes.
Man get over it. You couldn’t possibly name a single other 55th pick in the second round in the history of the draft unless you googled it but you’re here pretending you’re so hurt about this 55th pick. Cry more loser 😂.
@@alphinmesa-ks7st - Not even close. Remember, there is a difference between getting drafted based on your own resume and being on a team as a bench player that may be due to your brother. Bronny doesn't have the HS or college stats to make the 2nd round and if it was all about getting Bronny to play with his dad for history......WHY NOT DO A CONTRACT AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT???? He is taking money and opportunity from a more deserving player that doesn't have the support that he has, but his daddy GIFTED him his dream of being drafted. It is ridiculous to see people make excuses for this and incorrectly applying nepotism to this situation. It goes deeper than that.
the klutch sports crime family WILL destroy the nba if they are not stopped pronto may be already too late i'm done i didnt watch this past season and no intention to watch next one
Probably the greatest segment I’ve ever seen on First Take. Stephen A. was MADE to deliver that message right there‼️🔥🔥🔥 Masterfully explained, not one detail left hanging. Well done sir‼️🫡🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯💯
Stephen A hit us with some knowledge and the end of this segment, and most people are gonna just blow it off. That’s like the first time ever since I’ve started watching first take, that it seemed so real and passionate.
Anyone that says this is a good thing isn’t smart or just licks the ground that bron walks on. Bronny wasn’t some struggling kid fighting through college and poverty. A lot of other kids are though. Narcissistic move, they could have picked bronny up as an unsigned free agent, like a lot of kids will do since he took their spot because of his dad. They just had to have the inclusion of him being drafted because being an unsigned free agent is beneath them.
Are you slow? It’s clearly because his dad is arguable the greatest of all time. NONE of yall knew who were the other picks without running to google!! 😂 Yall just love regurgitating what yall hear!
bro kobe lebron mcgrady got drafted out of high school and look where they are now. just enjoy the show and be proud of the kid for making it out anyways cause he was projected to be 17th coming out of high school anyways so please stop.
I agree with you as a lakers fan I'm happy we got him but at the same time I'm not happy because everyone knew he was getting drafted by the lakers and he should of had 2 or 3 more seasons In college but when it's comes down to it we will just have to see what he can do in the nba
Exactly! Especially if Bronny took an opportunity away from a Black player who is less fortunate than him and lost an opportunity to make the league and take care of his family!
@@lennybeason1110 MUTHAFUKKA what how about Giannis brother dont forget Coby Karl was on the roster that his daddy was coaching JR Smith had his brother on the team in NY go get some rest lame azz dude
He never got a chance to play because he was recovering from heart surgery. Just say you hate LeBron's family. He definitely deserves to be drafted in the second round.
@@ShawnReed-ny1hd Jeanie and Rob are not going to call his bluff. They are onboard with this entire circus; might even be some relations going on between Jeanie and the fake 🐐 / phony 🤴.
U just signed LeBron son I don't even have to guess where he signing to this year 😂😂😂 hes a Laker untill he retires and gonna give them 3 more chips 🏆🏆🏆
@@gloryroad7452 No other team wanted Bronny. This whole “Rich Paul told other teams not to draft Bronny” is fake. They only created that story to cover up the truth. And the truth is that Lebron wanted the Lakers to draft Bronny and pushed them to do so. The Lakes wouldn’t have drafted Bronny if not for LeBron’s involvement.
Probably the realest thing I’ve ever heard SA say! Addressing the real elephant in the room. Thank you for speaking all the way up for our people my brother! ✊🏾
Nope SAS is wrong. Those executive jobs don't require an athletic skill set to perform. You don't put your brother on the 100x4 relay team just because he's your brother if he's slow. Bronny sucks by NBA standards and is not going to make any team better. If he would have hired his son to work for one of his companies and Bronny can do the job then that would be comparable.
@@mvpfocusbro what, if their dream is to play together in the nba and get bronny drafted as soon as possible , lebron is going to get it done as he should. anyone would in his shoes
"More examples of nepotism" is a pretty disgusting philosophy to be pushing as if there's some righteous thought behind it. How about more examples of a meritocracy, and fewer examples of entitlement. The one saving grace of sports is that unlike politics and the corporate world it is a true meritocracy. If you can play you will always find a team. If you suck, you will get canned.
I love how 2 of the biggest positives on Bronny James are: “he’s said the right things” & “he almost died.” 😂 😂 😂 if that, along with 2nd team all conference in high school are what it takes to get into the NBA there’s a lot of ppl out there that should’ve been drafted…
Never thought of that but imagine being the starting pg and averaging 17 points and Bronny comes off the bench all year then signs for 8 millon with LA ( life changing money) when he doesn’t even need it.
Not happening as long as his Father is by his side I think your missing the point of this segment Lebron James is the most powerful entity in basketball a guy like pat bev wouldn’t dare try Bronny like he did Lonzo Bronny is bullet proof
They won’t win a chip regardless, man. Yall act Like there are more than 4 teams with a chance at the chip next year. Fill the seats, get the revenue, get leverage against LBJ contract negotiations. Perfect
Rich Paul be full of himself but in all honesty,if Lebron wasn’t who he was. Rich Paul wouldn’t be who he is and have a stranglehold over the league like he does. You got a billion dollar best friend who put you on. He swear he’s Maverick Carter. Now Maverick would have been successful with or without Lebron. Now That’s true entrepreneurship and intelligence on whole different level. Rich just got a bag from Lebron and became an “Agent”. So stop it.
Its crazy how a 55th pick in the draft get more media than the entire draft. It's insane
Thank you 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Best comment !
Maybe because his dad is arguable the greatest basketball player of all time? And where he went ultimately determined where his dad went? I thought this was common sense
The Disney LeNarrative
Lebroooon jaaaaaames
Perk woke up 5-10 minutes ago LOL
Red eyes and everything 😂
its called weed man smh lol
Still in his panties
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@@tgc856on bro dude high asf 😂
Every team rich paul called responded, “we were never going to draft him in the first place…”
exactly
Someone might of drafted him to get a possible trade for LeBron
Too bad reality vehemently disagrees with you
At LEAST 10 other Nba teams wanted GOAT Bronny
Cope harder
😂😂😂💯
@@Babybacktillery GOAT Bronny is a future elite 3 and D player
MANY teams desperately wanted him
No the Blazzers wanted him
Perk look like when you get that random facetime in the morning from a family member 😭😭
He needs to blow his nose and cough for about 20 minutes.
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂...the face time I STILL REJECT...family or not😅😅
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@@trinjuwan4422ok???! FaceTime in the morning w/ no notice 😂😂😂
Perk just woke up 10 mins ago 😂😂😂😂
He do be looking sleepy though lol. No diss perk, but wake yo behind up
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PerK got a problem with an agent not revealing the plays :D brother.......
I promise you he has no pants on . Just the shirt, coat and tie
Perk doing his best Joe Biden impression 😂
Lmao Big Perk just rolled outta bed and turned the camera on
He’s still in his PJs lol
😢😢That Boi look like he still drunk from last night 😂😂😂
Zoom class
“If it works out” might be top 5 press conference quotes of all time 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He can't say Bron gonna sign
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
Perk has a tie, shirt, jacket and his drawers on! Homie might not even brushed his teeth yet! 😂😂😂
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
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LMAO🫡🔥🤣🥂💭🔥
😂1st thing I thought. He looks tired...still half sleep😴😅😅
Idiot.
Bronny averaged 4.8 in college I don't think Rich Paul needed to tell teams not to take Bronny, the Lakers were the only team that wanted him
Meanwhile The White Mamba averaged 15.7 in college. Levels.
@@RD-zx6pywhite mamba🤡
If they draft bronny, lebron comes as a package
@@a2thinker19 Rich Paul said last week that they were not a package deal
@@williamburney234yea rich paul also told teams not to take bronny cause he was going to Australia. I don’t see Bronny on a plane to Australia.
Rich Paul is a notorious liar, and this is almost a disgrace to the NBA, how do you tolerate a liar to your consumer base?
This network has been using Bron’s name for ratings for decades. THEY CHOSE to open up with a segment about Bronny instead of the 30 first rounders.
OBVIOSULY!. It's all about the ratings. ESPN is hurting. Do what you gotta do.
That’s what they do and won’t stop until LeBron retires
Nobody kno ws who there are
ESPN is boring
You sound like a hater no one wants to talk about them lol u give the ppl wat they want hater
Saying "I don't wanna to hear about nepotism", yet talking about Rich Paul warning other teams not to draft Bronny is wild to me.
Not the least bit interested, in what Stephen A has to say. Nepotism at its finest!!!!!
Bro, this whole thing is crazy. How tf isn't it 100% nepotism? This has been the most WWE, wild wild west bs I've seen.
This is not a new practice
@@toddbeasley3709 the whole NBA is nepotism tell me you don't understand the real world without telling me you don't understand the real world.
It's called tampering, all parties involved should be fined
Perk was turnt up last night dawg 😂😂😂😂
He look like he still turnt 😂
LMAOO
At McDonald’s
Whether it’s Hennessy or Ciroc, if you drink enough of it you’ll get drunk
Yeah I know that look lol
Lebron pulled a power move he was pretending like he was gonna opt out to scare the Lakers so they could draft Bronny to make him stay 😂
And it worked
Hahaha naw he opted out to work a new deal with the Lakers . That’s hella funny tho
Not only did they draft Bronny, he got JJ the coaching job too 😂
He opted out out for a new deal
Same thing wit JJ Reddick 😂
Since when did the NBA become make a wish
ALWAYS. Don't forget it's also a business. Tickets will be high
Since Thiannia
So you wouldn’t do the same thing for your son if you could?
@@Tunechi65it’s the lakers lmao they were going sell out regardless
I looooooove the Nepotism! Finally "WE" get to exercise it like EVERYONE ELSE! 💯💯💯💯💯🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Nepotism? Bronny’s stats at USC make it painfully clear that many calls were made and strings were pulled to get him drafted at 55. Like SAS said Bronny wouldn’t have gotten drafted if he wasn’t Lebron’s son
17th best highschooler in his class
Serious message at the end, that’s why I can never hate Stephen A.
Mad facts. Not a fan of how this all went down with Bronny getting drafted this way, but Lebron put himself in this position from decades of being one of the best basketball players in the League, year after year. He earned this kind of power and leverage to pull strings like this.
The media is full of bull crap. No other team was never going to draft Bronny. They just wanted to make up another storyline. We have to go through another season and listen about just the Lakers and Lebron.
So
@@korpdaun fan girl
Prove it
You big mad
“The media is full of Bull Crap” 😂😂😂😂😂. You weirdos love to Cry and Complain. Don’t watch it then weirdo.
LBJ and Rich Paul have manipulated this draft in the media so much that you would think Bronny was the first overall draft pick. Bronny (& LBJ) has gotten more media coverage during this draft than the top prospects pre and post draft. I feel bad for all the players that deserved to have the media spotlight shined on them during this draft process.
Cry 😢
Don’t nobody know these players 😂
How is that a benefit to them though? I mean seriously, why would they want ALL the spotlight on bronny when all bron has said is he wants what’s best for him. In not one single way does this much media coverage help bronny in any way. Whatever rich and bron did the whole media was gonna be watching and bronny was gonna be the most anticipated pick in the draft.
Bet you can’t even name 3 players from this draft keep crying
You make zero sense whatsoever.
Celtics fan here watching the Lakers in this entertainment show that they created is so relieving. How do I just witness banner 18 let's go Celtics.
The Lakers have become a circus franchise at this point. Jeanie sold her soul for a bubble chip
Bubble chip is still a chip
@@WindyFeet worst than both of KDs chips lol
@@xerospadesWORSE than, not WORST than. Remedial level, EARLY elementary English. WORSE THAN is comparative. WORST is superlative. Nothing can be WORST THAN. WORST (nothing is worse) plus THAN (comparison… to what? You already said WORST). Educate yourself.
@@MultilinguistGlobalFitBlessed Disneyland Chip
@@MultilinguistGlobalFitBlessed good job buddy ! We know you’re a virgin now
Perk snoring on the mic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Timestamp please😂
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
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Perk either high as a kite or he had just woke up fr😂
Or both
Perk: who am I? Where am I? What tf am I? I'm Perk.
Jordan had two sons that played basektball, he could've tried to manipulate the Draft the way LeBron and Rich Paul did, but he didn't because his sons were not talented enough, but ironically they were better and healthier than Bronny James.
😂
They definitely weren’t better and healthier than bronny. Stop it.
Lebron not Jordan ain't that what yall always say !
@robsmith9093 someone don't know ball
another reason why Jordan is the goat
ESPN might as well change their name to Lakers Tv
And you will still watch 😂😂🤡
No. LebronTV
That’s what they do
Facts I get tired of hearing about them everywhere I go.
Crybabies 😂
15:16 Stephen A Smith ATE! In his closing statement. Probably the best closing I’ve ever heard him speak.
Stephen A. Smith once again is 100 percent on point. No lies told.
lol he is lying about not watch bronny ever play he’s a fn liar 🤣🤣 he only saying that to stay on bron good side
A 55th Draft Pick Gets More Coverage Than The 1st Pick. This Is Truly A First.
The best player taken in this draft probably won't be an All-Star, that's how weak this class was, so it makes sense they're not getting coverage.
@@chili015 ikr 🤣😂😆
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
Its been slowly creeping into our culture. Kardashians, Jake Paul, Impossible Burger.
@@tyquanrainey6039 -then you understand nothing about social media. Moreover, it is who the 55th draft pick is….the son of the GOAT.
Adam silver is the worst commission ever
Far and away
Keep crying saltine
Gary Bettman has entered the chat
Adam Silver banned a racist owner for LIFE, handled that old bigoted fool so quickly most of you don’t even remember him doing it, but because Bronny James got drafted, he’s now the worst? Can we be serious for just two seconds?
By far
LeBron saw Giannis had a personal assistant on his team and told Rob, " ayo I need one of those" 😅
Bronny already better than Thanasis.
@@jiggnorth3593 i dont know about that. Thanasis already have a ring being a cheerleader for his brother.
@@jwopmone3733doesn't mean bronny isn't better than him already. Thanasis averaged 0.9 ppg last season.
😂😂😂
@@joselopez-ti5mr Thanasis has more points than Bronny in the NBA though😆.
All of this is surreal, but we have to agree, that this man has become what a lot of us parents inspire to become. The man was able to lift himself and his family out of poverty, his childhood friends out of poverty, was able to secure his children’s future, and was able to help his son accomplish a dream. I think we all wish we could do something like that .Congrats to the James family.
it's generational wealth.
@@TimeManInJailhe had generational wealth before being drafted lol
Wrong. USA holds itself as a meritocracy. Bronny stealing a spot from someone who could also lift his family out of poverty. This is BS
I agree. But personally, for Bronny, I doubt this is good thing for him. This is just fluff.
Glad I’m not a laker fan, this isn’t gonna work out.
LeBron is a god
One of the best segments of first take i've seen.
The fact that Stephen A said he never seen Bronny play tells you everything you need to know.
It makes no sense to me. I’ve seen him critique college players in the past but somehow he’s never seen Bronny play? He is obviously lying and he does not want to admit that Bronny is not that good!
@@teedee1167that last part
Lance Armstrong analogy on a LeBalco topic is wild 😂
@@teedee1167he’s never seen Bronny play because Bronny lived on the bench
@teedee1167 he looks at stats and what his staff tell him he doesn't actually watch games.
Rich Paul: Dont draft bronny James
NBA teams: Who? Who's Ronnie James?
😂😂 I’m a LeGoat fan and this top comment
You wish
Let's face it, Lakers picked Bronny because they are threatened that Lebron might leave.@@RaheemTheREV
@@jamirparker7858 LeGoat Fan? You Like Following The Goat Of Losing?? 4-6 In The Finals. His Record..
@@silvergold2140still has 4 rings dont be jealous😂😂
Perk : I just woke up Dawg
Stephen A : That's not good enough 😂😂😂😂
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Perk is like a homeless guy who stepped in shyt
@@roddyboethius1722 yooooo 😂 this got me...
' #johnnyx100 music 🎶 was here '
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
S.A.S. That dialogue was phenomenal!
it was a joke. Stephen a is a disgrace. LeBron is a disgrace
@@michaelmentality you must not be black!
@@michaelmentality you must not be black
“If it walks like a duck, quack like a duck, dammit it’s not a mongoose” 😭😭😂😂bro Perk is funny asf for that
SAS in soo many words called Rich Paul a gas lighter….
@@DarthSidious.I’m the 81st comment ironic 🤓
@@DarthSidious. now I’m the 93rd comment 🤓🤡
Ironic
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
@@DarthSidious. you a goofy
A team should have called their bluff and force the Lakers to trade for him for a future unprotected first-rounder.
I wanted the Celtics to use pick 54 for this exact purpose. Would've been so sweet to extort Lebron and the Lakers for a g-leaguer
I"I don't have a lane, I have avenues" that's a bar
BRUHHH ... HOW TO MAKE IT TO THE NBA: BRONNY JAMES - ruclips.net/video/Tf3Bhpq9JoE/видео.html
@@SIRUSSAYSyou a hater huh … time to go to work
lol
@@mypodcast674 NAW, IM NOT A HATER. IM TELLING YOU WHAT PLAYERS THAT ARE MAD AT THIS SITUATION, HOW THEY THINK. I WUD DO THE SAME FOR MY SON.
@@mypodcast674 We are not "Hating" on Lebron or Bronny however you look at it. The 1st Father and Son Duo in NBA history. We just want to shed light on what other players think that did not get the "opportunity." Love to Lebron making History for the NBA.
🏀 Even i have better handles, passes, & layups than Bronny & I'm in my 40's LOL! 🤣 Highlights on my channel to prove it 💪😎👍
Three guys defending nepotism by saying there hasn't been "enough" nepotism in the black community is as BIZARRE a take as it gets. But that's what ESPN is rolling with.
Anything to justify this clown
funny how nobody mentioned how Jeanie Bus got to where she is in life solely through Nepotism
🗣️ @@SamuraiDynastyFantasy
@@SamuraiDynastyFantasywait... go look at first things first... they mentioned it there
Keep cryin about it
If this is true, shouldn't Rich Paul be sanctioned by the NBA for tampering? All teams should be free to select among the available players in the draft.
😂😂😂😂😂
They said it's done all the time. Listening is one of the most underrated skills. It's a Vibe!
No because players and agents have done it for years he is not under contract with anybody Eli Manning did it with the Chargers
Exactly 💯
Insider trading.
Media telling us not to call obvious nepotism, nepotism....😂
Naw they saying don’t say nothing about black ppl nepotism
It's nepotism. They're not telling you to not call it nepotism. They're telling you don't criticize it because it happens everywhere in the NBA: white, black, owners, players, front office, coaching staff, it happens everywhere
@@CCOpinionsit’s happens n life not just sports 😂 u old enough to know that
Lebron knew he could make history yet again so he pulled the trigger. Years from now when its all said and done the only thing that will be talked about is them being the first ever father son duo on the same team.
Jesus is the ultimate nepobaby
18:50 straight facts!! I used to love Duke when Jay Williams was there!! That 2001 team was so good and he was the best player on the team!
When daddy buys you a roster spot lol
That’s jus life bro it your pops is high up in a company he can get you in 💯💯
Up to Bronny to earn it
@7:15 bro killed Rob Pelinka for acting like he's uncertain of LeBron coming back to the Lakers next season 😂
Yep. They went hard on Pelinka as usual (white guy), yet went soft as Charmin on Rich Paul (black), LeBron James (black) and his son (black).
Then they went off the rails on a bizarre race take about needing more black nepotism at the end.
Wild times we live in.
@@John6-40clown
@@r.m.90BIG🤡
The whole world knows LeBron going back to the Lakers no one is gonna be shocked 😂😂😂 Bron 🐐🔥
@@r.m.90He's telling the truth. You should listen.
The media coverage of this is so delusional it's crazy. This kid averaged 4, 2, and 2 on 37% shooting. Can we PLEASE be honest about what this is? Somebody?
They agree it’s nepotism. They’re saying who cares?
Thank you Bronny is trash 🗑️
I mean it is nepotism but it’s no different than Thanasis but there’s also another reality that Bronny is 19 and his season wasn’t great but he was also playing after a cardiac arrest and sports is just as much mental as it is physical . Imagine playing wearing a black jacket and heart monitors how far you’re mental state is from basketball we honestly have no real clue what Bronny may turn into he’s still only 19
Right.....who's next is all im thinking...
@@Devlon3177so a player with heart problems who had a less than mediocre season in college is showing promise to you?
Instead of "LEGACY " he should have put "NEPOTISM " congrats brony you didn't achieve anything your dad held your hand through life
Why are so many people not familiar with Thanasis Antetokounmpo background before he was drafted? He was a talented young professional overseas player and played in the D League before getting drafted in 2014. What has Bronny done outside of his HS career? He suffered a cardiac arrest and didn't play all that well at USC after recovering. They talking about Lebron pulling strings for his son, but they don't understand that people see Bronny's path to the NBA as a basketball talent issue. It would be one thing if he played decently at USC and got picked, but the young man only started 6 games and played poorly. He is basically coming out as a HS talent that doesn't have the talent to be in the NBA and the worst thing happened to him by being advised to forego one more season in college just to fulfill his father's dreams to make history.
Seeing him at the "draft party" was really sad in my eyes.
Man get over it. You couldn’t possibly name a single other 55th pick in the second round in the history of the draft unless you googled it but you’re here pretending you’re so hurt about this 55th pick. Cry more loser 😂.
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They're both in the same boat
In my opinion
@@alphinmesa-ks7st - Not even close. Remember, there is a difference between getting drafted based on your own resume and being on a team as a bench player that may be due to your brother. Bronny doesn't have the HS or college stats to make the 2nd round and if it was all about getting Bronny to play with his dad for history......WHY NOT DO A CONTRACT AS AN UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT????
He is taking money and opportunity from a more deserving player that doesn't have the support that he has, but his daddy GIFTED him his dream of being drafted. It is ridiculous to see people make excuses for this and incorrectly applying nepotism to this situation. It goes deeper than that.
The nba is a business first bud. Bron makes nba money and the Lakers. Kind of need to keep him happy.
Rich and Klutch have basically been telling people to stop watching basketball for years
They run hoops
@@raystaples9107 Must be why the NBA is so cringe now
David Faulk did it if you know your hoop history
Lakers are a joke now. It’s rich Paul’s cash cow
the klutch sports crime family WILL destroy the nba if they are not stopped pronto
may be already too late
i'm done
i didnt watch this past season and no intention to watch next one
I've never seen so much hoopla about a player who averaged 4.8 points in college
and 13 ppg as a senior in HS
And shot 36 percent from the field to even get that 4.8 ppg
He had a heart attack
It's crazy if a white man did it for his son u clowns 🤡 wouldn't be saying nun about it. LeBron still the face of the league respect it 🐐🔥
Steven A. you spoke facts, well said. Much Respect on this one.✊🏽👑
Wasn’t nobody picking bronny lol
Lol fr fr 😂
True but I was hoping someone would just to mess with the Lakers and LeBron lol.
@@jtremaine23 😂😂😂 facts, somebody that had a pick to waste
Love the way he gave him eye contact to get him to fix his self without missing a beat and staying attentive to the conversation
I loved the ending, when they started talking about nepotism. They're absolutely right. I'm glad they understood the assignment.
Stephen A Smith has his moment, the end of the segment was well put, love watching brothers showing other brothers love....
Probably the greatest segment I’ve ever seen on First Take. Stephen A. was MADE to deliver that message right there‼️🔥🔥🔥 Masterfully explained, not one detail left hanging. Well done sir‼️🫡🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯💯
🤡
Stephen A hit us with some knowledge and the end of this segment, and most people are gonna just blow it off. That’s like the first time ever since I’ve started watching first take, that it seemed so real and passionate.
Work hard and play hard, and one day you too can make more headlines as a 55th pick if your father is LeBron James
He gonna win ROY while you clownin
@@iamhorcruxerlmao I know you baiting hard but even my grandma could whoop Bronny easily one on one 😂
Yep. #1 pick got no coverage
@@GreatestOneDestroyer i doubt that all jokes aside, Bronny can play, and a lot of yall gonna make up excuses when he shows he actually can play.
@@Thunderbolt210let’s see than, I’ll be back to this comment 2 months into the season 😂
Anyone that says this is a good thing isn’t smart or just licks the ground that bron walks on. Bronny wasn’t some struggling kid fighting through college and poverty. A lot of other kids are though. Narcissistic move, they could have picked bronny up as an unsigned free agent, like a lot of kids will do since he took their spot because of his dad. They just had to have the inclusion of him being drafted because being an unsigned free agent is beneath them.
Molly take notes that's how you supposed to host a show. No interruptions.
Molly isn't the host for her sports knowledge
Mollys there for eye candy
nah, molly fine.
I've never seen a player who averaged 4.8 points per game in college receive that much attention.
It’s about ticket sales get on board
Are you slow? It’s clearly because his dad is arguable the greatest of all time. NONE of yall knew who were the other picks without running to google!! 😂 Yall just love regurgitating what yall hear!
bro kobe lebron mcgrady got drafted out of high school and look where they are now. just enjoy the show and be proud of the kid for making it out anyways cause he was projected to be 17th coming out of high school anyways so please stop.
It's not what u know. It's who you know.
Not just any player tho think outside the box mf
Dr. Buss & Kobe are rolling over right now.
Lakers literally lose nothing to draft Bronny lmao. It’s a low risk thing to do anyways. Add in the upside and it’s just you complaining
@@tlxxlt4745 teddy420 is a troll, don’t pay attention to him
After what Kobe pulled on Shaq?
@tlxxlt4745 LeBron threatened the rest of NBA to not draft his son or else , Silver wants Bronny on Lakers too for headlines 😂😂
Lakers without the Kardashians of the NBA. LeFlop reason why people stopped watching the NBA. Jordan got millions to watch world wide.
Two things I look forward to:
1. The NBA after LeBron James
2. ESPN after Stephen A Smith
Nobody cares what you want
I wish they both would retire!
@@jstewart8761Take this W
Amen
I don't know about LeBron, but SAS isn't going anywhere
Would have been funny if a team took him and said "have fun in Australia"
The glazing is truly baffling. Bronny does NOT deserve to be in the NBA. 4ppg on 36% shooting and
I agree with you as a lakers fan I'm happy we got him but at the same time I'm not happy because everyone knew he was getting drafted by the lakers and he should of had 2 or 3 more seasons In college but when it's comes down to it we will just have to see what he can do in the nba
Exactly! Especially if Bronny took an opportunity away from a Black player who is less fortunate than him and lost an opportunity to make the league and take care of his family!
Trust me, LBJ and Bronny know he didn't deserve that. He will never be able to suppress that fact and that's enough justice for me haha
@@lennybeason1110 MUTHAFUKKA what how about Giannis brother dont forget Coby Karl was on the roster that his daddy was coaching JR Smith had his brother on the team in NY go get some rest lame azz dude
He never got a chance to play because he was recovering from heart surgery. Just say you hate LeBron's family. He definitely deserves to be drafted in the second round.
LeBron said if you don't take him I'm retiring or go to another team...straight up
I wish they wouldn't have.
Call his bluff
@@ShawnReed-ny1hd Jeanie and Rob are not going to call his bluff. They are onboard with this entire circus; might even be some relations going on between Jeanie and the fake 🐐 / phony 🤴.
@@therealheisenberg6182you sound like a KD fan.
@@therealheisenberg6182maybe some relations 😂😂😂😂 I’m crying.
Stephen A reacts a day later even tho he was there when Bob said that’s stuff😂😂
i was laughing at this when i saw HIM in the CLIP LOL
U just signed LeBron son I don't even have to guess where he signing to this year 😂😂😂 hes a Laker untill he retires and gonna give them 3 more chips 🏆🏆🏆
😂😂😂😂😂
@@hellabreeshhh yeah right 🤣
He needed to have a black only panel to speak this garbage first
Perk literally just woke up!
His eyes half open he got that morning voice, I know that breath stank
@@Ivan-yq6ikright. I just know he didn’t brush his teeth. But who am I kidding I didn’t either when I had zoom classes during Covid some days💀
Perk doing his best Joe Biden impression 😂
Bronny will have a target on his back his entire career because of this move. Hope he stays grounded
They are gonna go at his neck next season lol
He lebron son the target can’t get any bigger
When Lebron retires no team will be interested in him.
I don't think he'll have a long career anyway
His career is over, as soon as Lefraud retires.
They didn't have too tell teams not too draft him. Nobody was anyway 😂
Exactly! If an NBA team wanted to draft Bronny, they would have done so. They don’t need Daddy LeBron’s permission.
@@AJXOXO-vz1pny’all be yapping because teams wanted him it’s been said already 😂😂😂
@@gloryroad7452bronny could have easily went first but they bumped him down due to racism
@@gloryroad7452 No other team wanted Bronny. This whole “Rich Paul told other teams not to draft Bronny” is fake. They only created that story to cover up the truth. And the truth is that Lebron wanted the Lakers to draft Bronny and pushed them to do so. The Lakes wouldn’t have drafted Bronny if not for LeBron’s involvement.
@@JohnDo187wow
Probably the realest thing I’ve ever heard SA say! Addressing the real elephant in the room. Thank you for speaking all the way up for our people my brother! ✊🏾
The show runs so much smoother when molly isn't there. It's such a vast difference
People can actually talk without being interrupted
Bc she always directs the attention to herself. I stopped watching bc of her
Say it with yo chest . She only there because they needed a white faced host
@@jamesjackson7616 me too especially after she pulled that crap on Lavar ball without apologizing
I can't stand her
Stephen A & his hairline go way ( Chris Berman voice) back back back 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
GONE!!!😂😂😂
SAS isn't worried about his hairline. Why are you?
Elite comment lmao
He's got the most hair on the panel
Stephen A Smith spilled the hard truth on the last segment of the show. Hope it doesn’t land him in trouble with his bosses at Espn
Nahhh jews support black racism
Facts
This is THE Stephen A Smith we’re talking about here lol. He’s gonna be alright.
What did he say?
@@just2raw4yallhe said everyone that went to the diddy party got chlamydia
Wow, This was one of the best I’ve ever seen. Mad respect to Steven A. Real talk!✊🏾💯
I’m so happy Steven. I spoke up at the end. It needs to be said.
*Is it me or is Jay Williams looking like the ROCK (Dwayne Johnson) in the face with each passing day?* lol.
Lol he also looks more like the guy who played Imhotep in The Mummy
Thanks Stephen A for saying it. They needed to hear this.
This is the only take I agree with Stephen A Smith for 2024. He was spot on with this one
Yep - he really nailed it and I don’t rock with him usually
Nope SAS is wrong. Those executive jobs don't require an athletic skill set to perform. You don't put your brother on the 100x4 relay team just because he's your brother if he's slow. Bronny sucks by NBA standards and is not going to make any team better. If he would have hired his son to work for one of his companies and Bronny can do the job then that would be comparable.
@@mvpfocusbro what, if their dream is to play together in the nba and get bronny drafted as soon as possible , lebron is going to get it done as he should. anyone would in his shoes
thanasis you are not anymore alone.
Rich Paul: “don’t draft Bronny”
NBA Teams: bye Phylicia
"More examples of nepotism" is a pretty disgusting philosophy to be pushing as if there's some righteous thought behind it. How about more examples of a meritocracy, and fewer examples of entitlement. The one saving grace of sports is that unlike politics and the corporate world it is a true meritocracy. If you can play you will always find a team. If you suck, you will get canned.
I love how 2 of the biggest positives on Bronny James are: “he’s said the right things” & “he almost died.” 😂 😂 😂 if that, along with 2nd team all conference in high school are what it takes to get into the NBA there’s a lot of ppl out there that should’ve been drafted…
Kristine not interrupting every 2 minutes so refreshing molly should take notes
Perk looks like he just woke up. SAS looks pissed 😂
He just woke up 😂
SAS admits to never watching Bronny play basketball, but will compare him to Robert Horry by next month.
Breathing all in the mic lmao
Stephen A thinks he slick 😂😂😂… using Lebron and Bronny to speak directly to his bosses of ESPN!!!😂😂
Do ya thang bro😂✊🏽❤️
Perk didnt only turn up last night. He’s still turning as we speak 🤣
Ngl SAS was preaching on this
I wonder what Bronny’s USC teammates think of this? 😂😂😂
Never thought of that but imagine being the starting pg and averaging 17 points and Bronny comes off the bench all year then signs for 8 millon with LA ( life changing money) when he doesn’t even need it.
15:23 no way SAS made this a race issue..are you JOKING??😂
Perk didn’t take a shower at all, he just wake up and put on his clothes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
He actually slept in his suit so he didn’t have to get dress 😂😂
😂
You Thought Lonzo Ball had a target? Bronny has a "missle Lock"
Not happening as long as his Father is by his side I think your missing the point of this segment Lebron James is the most powerful entity in basketball a guy like pat bev wouldn’t dare try Bronny like he did Lonzo Bronny is bullet proof
Nope because unlike Ball he ain’t starting.
@ZoDrama bronny gonna feel outcasted..I would have had my son drafted then retire .
So Rich Paul told teams not to take Bronny as if they were going to take him anyway LOL crazy work
Winners win. Chess not checkers.
The bronny topic is a given but SAS given Jay his flowers was such a genuinely great gesture man. Shout out First Take
"Worthy"??? Did you guys read his scouting report???😂😂😂
Yeah I have nothing against Bronny personally. Could be a great kid. But this "analysis" was nothing but rhetorical gymnastics and half-truths.
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“Worthy “….means he can play basketball 😂 that’s all …. In other terms he can dunk a basketball he can dribble …get it?
Definitely agree with Stephen A Smith on the last convo, so true
They aren't worried about winning they worried about history
And you worried about commenting on ppl living out their dream so ig who’s really winning them or you.
Who were they going to draft at 55 to put them over the hump?
Our history is purely winning. Your trash team whatever it is will forever remain in single digits.
They won’t win a chip regardless, man. Yall act Like there are more than 4 teams with a chance at the chip next year. Fill the seats, get the revenue, get leverage against LBJ contract negotiations. Perfect
winning is a more important part of history
Rich Paul be full of himself but in all honesty,if Lebron wasn’t who he was. Rich Paul wouldn’t be who he is and have a stranglehold over the league like he does. You got a billion dollar best friend who put you on. He swear he’s Maverick Carter. Now Maverick would have been successful with or without Lebron. Now That’s true entrepreneurship and intelligence on whole different level. Rich just got a bag from Lebron and became an “Agent”. So stop it.
Yeah I’m sure many teams had a player that averaged 4 points a game for a losing USC team on the top of their draft board
ESPN please listen up. We don’t miss Molly. Look at how good the flow was today. Get rid of her
And SAS 😂