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  • COME ON MAN! - Windy CAN’T BELIEVE Stephen A. called Kawhi the worst superstar | First Take
    On First Take, Brian Windhorst reacts to Stephen A. Smith’s comments that Kawhi Leonard is the worst superstar in sports.
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    0:00 Stephen A. says Kawhi is the worst superstar in sports
    1:00 Brian Windhorst reacts to Stephen A.’s take
    4:00 Stephen A. tries to defend his take
    7:10 Stephen A. says Kawhi is never available
    8:50 Stephen A. says Kawhi needs to show up
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  • @dangelobrown87
    @dangelobrown87 Месяц назад +801

    Kawhi is not on social media he don't give a f about steven a

  • @elhananhardaway8728
    @elhananhardaway8728 Месяц назад +221

    Kawhi is an introvert. That's just his personality. It's free country, he doesn't have to talk if he doesn't want to.

    • @Jdcjr1991
      @Jdcjr1991 Месяц назад +30

      I’m an introvert so I definitely understand him. His teammates say he’s a cool dude and funny. Their opinions are the only opinions that matter

    • @ronwilliams7728
      @ronwilliams7728 Месяц назад +7

      But he does though. It's in their contracts

    • @JP-ld6nx
      @JP-ld6nx Месяц назад +13

      @@ronwilliams7728 He talks when suppose to talk. He just doesn't talk anymore than he has too.

    • @aykaysay1738
      @aykaysay1738 Месяц назад +6

      no doubt, he has also been through hell his whole life but Stephen A conveniently left that out

    • @770WT
      @770WT Месяц назад +4

      When you represent a team and have endorsements, being an introvert is not a smart option.

  • @franciscovega7897
    @franciscovega7897 Месяц назад +178

    How did SAS manage to make this about himself 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @Dushawn21
      @Dushawn21 Месяц назад +1

      Cuz he’s that dude lol

    • @lenomagno
      @lenomagno Месяц назад +4

      He is jealous a black man makes way more money than him playing the sport he never could so he became a journalist. He thinks ppl like Kawhi and Kyrie don’t work when in reality he could never be an athlete like them

    • @checkanr138
      @checkanr138 Месяц назад +4

      narcissist overload. it is ALL about HIM. he KNOWS everybody and their mom - like durant, MJ, AI, lebron and they all respect him. he also prides himself of being the most hard working and respectful journalist. his takes are there to bring in clicks, and he sells his image to be annoying so people will watch his shows. sometimes i can take it, but when he goes after someone like kawhi or durant, i cant stand the dude.

    • @Tayte25
      @Tayte25 Месяц назад +1

      @@checkanr138facts I agree. Not enough talk about this

    • @r.m.90
      @r.m.90 Месяц назад

      He always does.

  • @JMBM44
    @JMBM44 Месяц назад +388

    This comes from a man that said Brunson is better than Luka

    • @disispeter
      @disispeter Месяц назад +30

      And I’m a Knicks fan to the death and Jalen is invited to all cooks out….ill take Brunson over d Mitch but not luka

    • @SBzKillFrenzy
      @SBzKillFrenzy Месяц назад +7

      Jalen Brunson is more important when you compare who's needed more for the success of their respective teams, but (Even as a Knicks fan) I can say he's nowhere near as good as Luka Doncic

    • @LazyCrazyGuy
      @LazyCrazyGuy Месяц назад +4

      Well he says this because of melatonin. He never gives flowers to those that aren't of darker complexion.

    • @MikkiChavez
      @MikkiChavez Месяц назад +6

      ​@@SBzKillFrenzythat doesn't even make sense. Mavs don't even make playoffs without Luka. A full Knicks team still makes playoffs without Brunson.

    • @SBzKillFrenzy
      @SBzKillFrenzy Месяц назад

      @@MikkiChavez Without Luka, they still have the Unstoppable Kyrie. Without Luka, Mavs definitely still would make the playoffs. As far as the Knicks, reverse roles. If Brunson goes down, but Randle is still healthy, they might just barely make the playoffs, but mavs would be sitting real comfortable at least a 3rd or 4th seed. Mavs have that luxury. The Knicks need Brunson to play well or stay somewhat healthy. They didn't have the luxury of another explosive player this year is what I'm saying.

  • @carrastealth
    @carrastealth Месяц назад +39

    A season ago Stephen A was telling Kyrie to retire. That's about how much his word means.

  • @ehoustoun
    @ehoustoun Месяц назад +130

    There are literally superstars in sports we've seen be domestic abusers, drug users, and worse. But sure, the dude who has injury problems and is known for being really quiet is 'The worst superstart in sports history'. Sure dude, sure.

    • @raoulthedutch
      @raoulthedutch Месяц назад +1

      That's a reach, give a good example of someone comparable but with the issues you stated.

    • @highlightshubtv133
      @highlightshubtv133 Месяц назад +12

      @@raoulthedutch How is it a reach? If SAS is using the word worst in the history of sports now that’s a reach. There’s even superstars that have been caught using performance enhancement drugs so Khawi is worse that they are because he’s not promoting his team or the NBA? SAS is not the one cutting the check and if the team he’s on feels the same they would have traded him by now. And if he’s a free agent tomorrow majority of the teams would sign him in a heart beat.

    • @Dushawn21
      @Dushawn21 Месяц назад +6

      @@raoulthedutch Allen iverson, Michael Vick, Ben rothlessberger, Karl Malone, Blake griffin, Ron artest

    • @sheepskin6842
      @sheepskin6842 Месяц назад +3

      OJ Simpson?

    • @r.m.90
      @r.m.90 Месяц назад +1

      Way to miss the point.

  • @dereknunn2699
    @dereknunn2699 Месяц назад +28

    Not talking in the commercial is a wild point to make 😂😂😂

    • @impalafamily
      @impalafamily Месяц назад +1

      Michael jackson did it with pepsi

  • @DORAEMON-bw8jk
    @DORAEMON-bw8jk Месяц назад +381

    Stephen A. knew Kawhi won't talk back at him so he unloaded on him viciously on first take. Stephen A. is a fool.

    • @hooligan5381
      @hooligan5381 Месяц назад +12

      this bruh cause this outta pocket i really hope somebody takes up for Kawhi hopefully Westbrook

    • @123FUG33
      @123FUG33 Месяц назад

      I think someone or some franchise push SAS to say what he says. Whoever “they” are they definitely using SAS to push their narrative. Probably to lower his value.

    • @davidgindi1192
      @davidgindi1192 Месяц назад

      You’re so dumb it’s insane. 😊

    • @ThisAinThatMetro
      @ThisAinThatMetro Месяц назад +1

      Y’all are ignorant and so wrong on this topic it’s sad what society has become

    • @glcsander
      @glcsander Месяц назад +4

      The wortst superstar in the league yet he made all nba second team 🙃, clearly its not a talent issue cause with a fucked knee injury that holds him back, when he is on the court he is still a top 15 nba player and that its who the Clippers are paying the big bucks to.
      Talent wise the clippers are not that distant from the Mavs but meanwhile the mavs superstars showed up and showed out both on defense and ofense what did the Clippers stars do, reminder that with the Klaw down they still have 2 top 75 players in Westbrook and Harden and a 1st ballot HOF in PG, yet the media is blaming Kawhi.

  • @dceltics2461
    @dceltics2461 Месяц назад +302

    Windy first person evrr aside from Reddick to push back on stephen a stupidity about kawhi

    • @youngfuturesupreme3901
      @youngfuturesupreme3901 Месяц назад +35

      Stephen a is right tho lmao

    • @hooligan5381
      @hooligan5381 Месяц назад +25

      @@youngfuturesupreme3901 he's not at all

    • @tacodelgrande2963
      @tacodelgrande2963 Месяц назад +10

      Windy is literally no one he wouldn't have a job without lebron his opinion is the last I would listen to that man never played anything even in middle school 😂

    • @TheForkOnTheLeftist
      @TheForkOnTheLeftist Месяц назад +17

      what did Stephen A say that was wrong? Windy didn't even attack his argument

    • @captain1504
      @captain1504 Месяц назад

      @@hooligan5381 how did Kawhi do in the playoffs?

  • @bluseptember
    @bluseptember Месяц назад +43

    SAS can’t fathom someone not bending over for their employer the way he does

    • @cluezybluez
      @cluezybluez Месяц назад

      An employer paying him hundreds of millions of dollars

    • @PeterPiper-ts2iw
      @PeterPiper-ts2iw Месяц назад

      You are correct

  • @travissmith6380
    @travissmith6380 Месяц назад +130

    Its 1 of the MANY reasons Players and fans alike dont RESPECT SAS.

    • @Whyypreeeeeeeeee
      @Whyypreeeeeeeeee Месяц назад +7

      The old heads/retired players do. The younger generation/player's still playing don't

    • @scottmiller8617
      @scottmiller8617 Месяц назад +10

      He is 100 percent correct this time.

    • @EduardoOliveira-zx9ju
      @EduardoOliveira-zx9ju Месяц назад +1

      ​@@scottmiller8617 Exactly! Kyrie had to hear it about his availability for years

    • @phatch5444
      @phatch5444 Месяц назад

      @@Whyypreeeeeeeeeeold heads like who? IT just checked his BS

    • @sokit2em
      @sokit2em Месяц назад

      SAS is right about Kawhi’s availability though. He has been so unpredictable with injuries and there have been nights where he plays a full game, does a post game interview, and no reports of injuries then out of the blue the next game he’s out for load management.
      You can’t deny that’s a fair point about him

  • @waheedkhan1325
    @waheedkhan1325 Месяц назад +248

    He is a two time champion, respect him

    • @Makaveli3k.
      @Makaveli3k. Месяц назад +23

      Sasha Vujacic also has 2 ships 🙄

    • @SPACEKNOCKERZ76
      @SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Месяц назад +32

      @@Makaveli3k. dumb comparison

    • @gothamcity2291
      @gothamcity2291 Месяц назад +11

      @@Makaveli3k. u really put Vujacic and kawhi in the same sentence 🤦🏿‍♂️

    • @chrismalik1579
      @chrismalik1579 Месяц назад +6

      We don't have to respect anything that doesn't deserve our respect

    • @DarrinKirk
      @DarrinKirk Месяц назад +7

      Respect a man who won mvp and lebron avg 30 9 and 9 …. Then goes to Toronto beats warriors g-league for championship 😂😂😂😂😂😂 wat respect

  • @winstonsmith8236
    @winstonsmith8236 Месяц назад +38

    You ever watch Stephen A and then realize “why am I doing this to myself?”

  • @BigMac156
    @BigMac156 Месяц назад +24

    So Kawhi is the worst superstar in sports for being introverted and injury prone? Those two things are completely out of his control. Stephen A is pathetic.

    • @quietstorm6553
      @quietstorm6553 12 дней назад

      Not exactly. You can force or condition yourself to be more social. You won't like it, but it is doable.

  • @adamrielh
    @adamrielh Месяц назад +87

    It is stupid as hell, because there have been tons of superstars who never even won a title. Let alone 2

    • @omronstatic997
      @omronstatic997 Месяц назад +1

      So, in your genius opinion, objective criticism shouldn't be had. We should all simply upload players even if it's glaring where the gaps are.

    • @adamrielh
      @adamrielh Месяц назад +12

      @@omronstatic997 it’s incredibly foolish to criticize someone for having a degenerative knee issue. Doesn’t take a genius to see that.

    • @lexis4490
      @lexis4490 Месяц назад +4

      @@adamrielhThen why is he getting superstar money? Why are tickets so expensive? Why does he get superstar treatment? He doesn’t get the criticism because he doesn’t play enough.

    • @AK-pz7om
      @AK-pz7om Месяц назад +1

      SAS is an entertainer, this show’s entire schtick is to create narratives and get people riled up. He’s doing it again here - who has been thinking about Kawhi and the clippers who got eliminated a month ago?

    • @coolieman9727
      @coolieman9727 Месяц назад

      It's not. Don't forget that sports is about "What You Have Done Lately?" . The situation in San Antonio has cast some doubts about whether or not he can take upon himself to show up. It looks like the Flu Game will never happen with him.

  • @CM-nr9my
    @CM-nr9my Месяц назад +142

    One of the worst sports related takes of all time… bar none.
    Edit: People do realize he said worst superstar in the history of all sports, right? Here’s a few names across a number of different sports who I would say were/are worse … Joel Embiid, Freddy Adu, Ronaldinho, Ray Rice, Oscar Pistorius, Tonya Harding, Lance Armstrong, Johnny Manziel, John Daly… all could be named worse superstars depending on what your basing your opinion about off of. Point, stop falling for the hyperbole because it sounds good.

    • @BIGRO40
      @BIGRO40 Месяц назад +13

      It’s not nobody would touch Kawhi with 10ft pole. He’s not gonna be there when you need him.

    • @lexis4490
      @lexis4490 Месяц назад +11

      He hasn’t played in the playoffs in years.

    • @Zantar16
      @Zantar16 Месяц назад +8

      So who's a worse superstar than Kawhi? Not Star but Superstar 🤔

    • @lonbwoy007
      @lonbwoy007 Месяц назад +3

      Embid​@@Zantar16

    • @Zantar16
      @Zantar16 Месяц назад +1

      @@lonbwoy007 Kawhi is the better player but Embiid is the better superstar according to SAS argument. He is more committed to the 76ers franchise and even played in the playoffs while injured.

  • @williamthurston7260
    @williamthurston7260 Месяц назад +27

    STEVEN A SMITH WHEN WILL YOU LEARN? NEVER BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO APPEASE THE BOSSES OF ESPN

  • @mega1media124
    @mega1media124 Месяц назад +21

    Stephen A is the biggest dry snitch 😂

  • @northsidecj
    @northsidecj Месяц назад +4

    Stephen A is a professional YAPPER. All he does is Yap his behind off when he can easily give a short and sweet answer. All these disclaimers to still hate on a player is crazy.

  • @88til_inf
    @88til_inf Месяц назад +63

    SAS will end up apologizing for this too. Kawahii is a 2x champ, he doesn’t have to be commercial like other superstars. I love his appeal, it’s different. Not everyone has to be loud and performative like SAS

    • @TheForkOnTheLeftist
      @TheForkOnTheLeftist Месяц назад +5

      but you do realize not being a notable person makes you a bad superstar right? lol you're proving his point

    • @Fugitif012
      @Fugitif012 Месяц назад +5

      @@TheForkOnTheLeftist You ‘re just yappin
      Saying Kawhi is a bad superstar
      Smh just waisted seconds of mh life writing that.
      Do better smh

    • @TheForkOnTheLeftist
      @TheForkOnTheLeftist Месяц назад +4

      @@Fugitif012 maybe you should do better. What you just said was stupid. And didn't attack any point. Like most people just repeating the same thing over and over

    • @StayTru101
      @StayTru101 Месяц назад +2

      Clippers 2025 champs

    • @JCool123
      @JCool123 Месяц назад

      ​@@TheForkOnTheLeftistbut people knew that he was a cyborg type player idk why he is surprising that he doesn't market the sport, brand or clippers.

  • @davidfrosst5100
    @davidfrosst5100 Месяц назад +3

    I’m sorry (not sorry), but Stephen A. Smith is 100% right, on his assessment of Kawhi Leonard. I’d hate to be his teammate.

  • @ayyanbhatti7875
    @ayyanbhatti7875 Месяц назад +6

    Does SAS realize kawhi being himself makes him marketable 😂

  • @KingGreqo
    @KingGreqo Месяц назад +9

    Stop bullying that man. He’s not talking, playing or anything. Just minding his business.
    SA needs to let this go. Literally nobody agrees with him

    • @Hopper830
      @Hopper830 Месяц назад +1

      He can't help himself.

  • @SPACEKNOCKERZ76
    @SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Месяц назад +17

    He ended up making it about himself lmao

  • @AA-md1wg
    @AA-md1wg Месяц назад +3

    The Philippine population is approximately 110 million, we are a basketball country. You can even find a basketball court in the mountains. We all know who Kawhi Leonard is. We support and appreciate him.

  • @dogster486
    @dogster486 Месяц назад +11

    SAS is a clown and has way to big of an ego. Kawhi is always going to be himself no matter what people say about him. The fact SAS is comparing himself to a superstar being "the face of ESPN" is laughable. I try to like him but takes like this make that incredibly hard.

    • @devantewilliams7240
      @devantewilliams7240 Месяц назад

      When you remove ya emotions from your rebuttal you realize what Stephen a is saying makes sense

  • @ricardobjj24
    @ricardobjj24 Месяц назад +3

    I live in the area where Kawhi went to school and he's always making appearances and giving kids things for school so he makes up for not being on the court a lot in his community

  • @leetraviusmckay314
    @leetraviusmckay314 Месяц назад +19

    "i didn't stutter I meant every word I said" 😂

  • @gothamcity2291
    @gothamcity2291 Месяц назад +10

    Kawhi’s 2 rings mean way more then KD’s 2 and I’m a fan of both. If it wasn’t for that dirty play from Zaza yrs ago Klaw wouldn’t have been as injury prone as he’s been tbh 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @jamesrene9378
      @jamesrene9378 Месяц назад

      He’s a wossie that’s why he’s soo injury prone!

    • @Nca021
      @Nca021 Месяц назад +1

      @@jamesrene9378 Tearing ligaments make u a woosie?

  • @YenJayYT
    @YenJayYT Месяц назад +88

    SAS really forgot OJ Simpson was a superstar

    • @kavardbond7637
      @kavardbond7637 Месяц назад +11

      OJ Was Great

    • @manamongstboyz8956
      @manamongstboyz8956 Месяц назад +14

      That situation had nothing to do with the NFL

    • @williamthurston7260
      @williamthurston7260 Месяц назад +16

      REGARDLESS TO WHAT YOU THINK OJ WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY AND ON THE GRIDIRON OJ WAS A BEAST

    • @iflgames3245
      @iflgames3245 Месяц назад

      @@williamthurston7260 OJ was not found guilty cuz he lawyers put chmeiclas on his hands so his hand would not fit the glove.

    • @Keepitpush99
      @Keepitpush99 Месяц назад

      On the court please leave off the court stuff out of this

  • @deequi77
    @deequi77 Месяц назад +43

    Stephen A is not a sports analyst but a Manipulator!

    • @keltwondaglobal7250
      @keltwondaglobal7250 Месяц назад +2

      He’s not intelligent enough to understand that people exhibit themselves through their personalities. Kwahi is introvert and cos he doesn’t shout nor charismatic doesn’t mean he doesn’t promote the game. You can’t mirror everyone on own myopic mindset of what they should be. Thats very so wrong. Agreed injuries but what about KD doesn’t lead any team

    • @withoutevilintent
      @withoutevilintent Месяц назад +1

      @deequi77 u are one trillion percent correct💯

  • @varunyalamanchi7127
    @varunyalamanchi7127 Месяц назад +20

    ESPN calls Kawhi “WORST SUPERSTAR” and they make him clickbait to make money for straight 2 days😂

    • @crazcray
      @crazcray Месяц назад

      68 games for all nba consideration not coincidental? use team attended for bread but can't play more than 5 playoff games out of like 19? Yea bro the Kawhi era is OVER

  • @baldblade4852
    @baldblade4852 Месяц назад +10

    Stephen A wanna be Skippy A so bad. This dude is a clown.

  • @matthewkatigbak
    @matthewkatigbak Месяц назад +7

    Grant Hill never got shat on for being injured but kawhi constantly does lmao for what? It’s unfortunate that his body can’t hold up but it can’t be helped. At least he got 2 finals mvps 2 dpoys and multiple all nba teams all star appearances and all defense teams out of his career despite his knees being all kinds of fucked up.

    • @sheastadium2008
      @sheastadium2008 Месяц назад

      Thats exactly what I commented the other day, Its just the state of sports talk nowadays.

  • @robbinseason7608
    @robbinseason7608 Месяц назад +12

    Kawhis job is to produce while he’s on the court. Why does he have to be an ambassador for the game? Idk why sas makes that apart of the convo, he’s an ambassador by killing when he’s on the court

    • @sgame82
      @sgame82 Месяц назад +2

      He isn't on the court most of the time. That is part of the issue.

    • @robbinseason7608
      @robbinseason7608 Месяц назад

      @@sgame82 forsure but how is that his fault. The man has bad knees, we know that, dogging on him for that doesn’t seem productive.

    • @withoutevilintent
      @withoutevilintent Месяц назад +1

      Stephen A Smith has a slick way with words, and is kind of good at reading nuances in human behavior so because of this he makes sometimes misleading comments that provoke people to behave different from what they naturally would sometimes, so because he has made this happen a few times to a few sports athletes, so he trys to see if he can continue to expose little nuances in their character in order to see if he has the power to make more athletes behave different from what they naturally would based on his shrewd but misleading comments, and he purposely overlooks the sensitive nuances in behaviour of star athletes that give him exclusive information on their lives and descisions, so he knows that everybody has poked fun at Kawhis' quiet personality, even when Kawhi laughs in an interview then the audience and media tries to say his natural laugh is akward, so Stephen A Smith is a shrewd person so he is using this knowledge against Kawhi by further harping on Kawhi's natural quiet personality that has most fans and media saying he is akward, but he is just being his natural self, he does not have to open up to people that he is not interested in, and Stephen A Smith knows exactly what he is doing and he probably is doing it because Kawhi denied him an interview or denied him some excluseive information, but even if its not for this reason then Stephen A Smith is still making an argument based on talkativeness and not physical performance, and thats what sports is: physical performance

  • @dwaynejones9074
    @dwaynejones9074 Месяц назад +3

    He clearly doesn't care to promote the brand… he just wants to hoop and he's one of the all-time greats… can't be mad about that

  • @northphillykev2040
    @northphillykev2040 Месяц назад +3

    he's only doing this to Kawhi because Kawhi dont care and wont attack him back. The man has BAD KNEES!! What more do you want???

  • @MAC_WVLF88
    @MAC_WVLF88 Месяц назад +6

    Why is ESPN talkin about what Stephen a said instead what's happening in sports

  • @IcarusFallz
    @IcarusFallz Месяц назад +5

    SAS you a fool for this one. Just stop. There are hundreds of superstar athletes who are worse then Kawhi. Have you forgotten about Harden?

  • @Humblezzzz
    @Humblezzzz Месяц назад +9

    Just a daily dose of Stephen A embarrassment lmao

  • @P_Sandhu
    @P_Sandhu Месяц назад +5

    Kawhi has been traumatized by his father's passing. He doesn't care for pleasing anybody.

    • @ronaldwilson1431
      @ronaldwilson1431 Месяц назад +2

      Not to mention his sister going to prison!

    • @rickeythomas8422
      @rickeythomas8422 Месяц назад

      Steven A heads is too big no one agree with him on that topic . I bet Michael and Kobe disagree with him

  • @Madferit91
    @Madferit91 Месяц назад +3

    Stephen A at this point is Shaq in the Celtics. Bro has been on a generational run of stupidity this season.

  • @mb5030
    @mb5030 Месяц назад +3

    SAS is a certified media clown...what a disgrace!

  • @bigmoe723
    @bigmoe723 Месяц назад +4

    SAS is the Galye Queen of sports media and he had the nerve to say he NEVER tells lies a couple days ago 😂😂

  • @iam_Gavinb
    @iam_Gavinb Месяц назад +14

    Whenever Stephen A needs ratings...he kicks in the back of a Black Man minding his business

  • @Secarstra777
    @Secarstra777 Месяц назад +11

    Most one sided beef in history

  • @aaroncarrington7855
    @aaroncarrington7855 Месяц назад +2

    Stephen A is ridiculous and I wish JJReddick was on to check him.

  • @philb.1502
    @philb.1502 Месяц назад +3

    Stephen A. better shut his mouth, and make sure his security game is tight when he moves around. He's making a lot of enemies!

  • @lydellbollinger6990
    @lydellbollinger6990 Месяц назад +18

    Don't you know he get paid big money for putting brothers down

  • @SPACEKNOCKERZ76
    @SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Месяц назад +8

    He said he doesn’t promote the game while he was in season tournament commercials at the time.

    • @ThisAinThatMetro
      @ThisAinThatMetro Месяц назад +1

      Commercials as opposed to press conferences, media days, public appearances? Lmao grow up

    • @Dre_Key
      @Dre_Key Месяц назад +2

      Does the nba not have marketing?? This is stupidity on live tv

  • @SC2point0
    @SC2point0 Месяц назад +2

    They both make great points, but I think it's the word "worst" that Windhordst and others have a problem with. I guess Stephen A coulda said Kawhi is the "least dependable" superstar ever, but that doesn't hit the same lol.

  • @jorgemunoz2065
    @jorgemunoz2065 Месяц назад +10

    The Steven A soap opera

  • @JH7xXCampus
    @JH7xXCampus Месяц назад +5

    😂😅 why yall not blaming Zaza for placing his foot under his landing space over and over clearly dirty that wasn’t on Him

    • @sgame82
      @sgame82 Месяц назад

      Why did Kawhi sit out for a year on the Spurs when everyone said he was healthy? Yes he got hurt like every other player in the NBA.

  • @1RobertSmith
    @1RobertSmith Месяц назад +18

    Its other superstars in sports with worse actions outside of the TV that put them beyond Kawhi in the bad category

    • @robertwilliams9935
      @robertwilliams9935 Месяц назад

      who?

    • @Ebkkim6
      @Ebkkim6 Месяц назад +2

      @@robertwilliams9935 jah wick morant

    • @dbutta2496
      @dbutta2496 Месяц назад

      @@Ebkkim6grow up goofy

    • @TheForkOnTheLeftist
      @TheForkOnTheLeftist Месяц назад +3

      @@Ebkkim6 dude nothing bad with a little bad publicity. it beats no publicity aka kawhi

  • @devonpendleton8904
    @devonpendleton8904 Месяц назад +2

    Lol Stephen A sound like he hating. It's not his fault he's an introvert. Not everybody has to be front and center to get it done.

  • @mlocke99
    @mlocke99 Месяц назад +5

    I've heard Stephen A. call James Harden a superstar, this man going to Act like Kawhi is a worst superstar than Harden? The harden with no rings?? Man just be saying whatever

    • @sgame82
      @sgame82 Месяц назад

      If Harden was on any of those teams Kawhi won on he would have rings.

    • @Sports-media180
      @Sports-media180 Месяц назад +1

      Every team harden has played in has been a superteam lol

    • @user-ow7qv8nq6t
      @user-ow7qv8nq6t Месяц назад

      Not Rockets wit Jeremy Lin lmao​@@Sports-media180

    • @cliffd8380
      @cliffd8380 Месяц назад

      Good point.

  • @caper087
    @caper087 Месяц назад +4

    Slept on it for a night? He’s been saying that for years… he’s a hater, if he has any relationship with kawhi or his uncle he wouldn’t say that 🤷‍♂️

  • @xavier7clo
    @xavier7clo Месяц назад +4

    Stephen A Smith kwame Brown he is right about you go ahead and tear down another black man why didn't you do Josh Getty like that

  • @rozay2437
    @rozay2437 Месяц назад +2

    Kawhi doesn’t have to change for anyone F Stephen A..I read Kawhi’s story and learned his father was murdered when he was younger and he hasn’t been the same since😓

  • @ml.9417
    @ml.9417 Месяц назад +2

    Stephen A needs to be consistent. One second he understands Kawhi’s injuries aren’t his fault, the next second he’s questioning how he’s always alright come signing time or saying he seems fine one game and is suspiciously out the next. Say what you’re saying and stand on it

  • @dukeloc23
    @dukeloc23 Месяц назад +3

    Steven A is the Kwame Brown of analysts.

  • @jimihendrix5195
    @jimihendrix5195 Месяц назад +31

    But SAS didn't lie. He said Kawhi is that dude when he's on the court, but that's it. Where is the lie? Kawhi hates talking to the media, does not promote his team or the league, eats up a large part of his team's salary cap, and is injury prone so his availabilityis questionable. So, where is the lie? If Kawhi isn't the worst SUPERSTAR, who is?

    • @torrancejohnson9922
      @torrancejohnson9922 Месяц назад +9

      Ever heard of Ben Simmons

    • @RADIOACTIVEYOUTH
      @RADIOACTIVEYOUTH Месяц назад +6

      Lemme tell you about a guy named Ben Simmons…

    • @almonddickens447
      @almonddickens447 Месяц назад

      Ben Simmons is / was NEVER a superstar.

    • @StandOnBizness5
      @StandOnBizness5 Месяц назад +6

      Ben Simmons was never considered a bonafide superstar and im not speaking on everything i know now…but even then he was a star on the rise/in the making

    • @igorcosta832
      @igorcosta832 Месяц назад +1

      @@torrancejohnson9922since when this bozo has EVER been a superstar? Lmao he might be a superstar at the met gala

  • @Vincent-um9pi
    @Vincent-um9pi Месяц назад +2

    SA just apologized to Kyrie...I gotta feeling he's gonna have to walk this back in a couple of years 😂

  • @tundescope
    @tundescope Месяц назад +28

    People dissing SAS don't understand his point. Successful marketing of the league, as a whole, and the teams individually is what enables the players to make as much money as they make. His point is that Kawhi contributes very little to that in spite of the fact that he's a great basketball player when he's available. Also, is anyone disputing the availability stats SAS quoted for Kawhi? No! People may consider it picking on Kawhi (and I'm inclined to agree just a bit), but his facts aren't disputed by anyone.

    • @SPACEKNOCKERZ76
      @SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Месяц назад +4

      He said he wasn’t promoting the game while he was in the in season tournament commercials at the time. Hes just talking

    • @gothamcity2291
      @gothamcity2291 Месяц назад +8

      So Jokic ain’t a superstar because he lowkey too ? Cmon now 🤷🏿‍♂️

    • @bcollins5011
      @bcollins5011 Месяц назад

      Exactly! People pay more attention to the messenger than the message. People like Kawhi so they refuse to see SAS point. He's not wrong! Nobody can name a commercial Kawhi was in by himself.. Shoot we just saw Jokic in a hotel commercial with a horse. Lol! I love Kawhi as a player but bro don't talk.

    • @Dre_Key
      @Dre_Key Месяц назад +1

      No he’s wrong. People understand that clearly

    • @bcollins5011
      @bcollins5011 Месяц назад

      @@Dre_Key How? What commercial have you seen Kawhi in? NBA cares? Kawhi speak? Anything? What have you seen? SAS isn't talking about his talent when he's on the floor. What have you seen that says dang Kawhi cares?

  • @dieselx506
    @dieselx506 Месяц назад +25

    A game buzzer that was mostly luck, but that's not SAS point, his point was that the word 'superstar' being a face of a franchise, he's not, he even said that it had nothing to do with his basketball ability. Lets be fair, SAS said it like that.

  • @colereviewsyt
    @colereviewsyt Месяц назад +2

    Even his peers think sas is a joke 😂

  • @nba_chance7842
    @nba_chance7842 Месяц назад +2

    Surprisingly I kinda agree with SAS on this one! Remember the “King of LA” commercial where he was supposed to takeover LA with the clippers away from LeBron. How’d that turn out?
    Also didn’t speak in that commercial as well.
    Ig I miss spurs commercial Kawhi.

  • @Shaqashaqtastic
    @Shaqashaqtastic Месяц назад +27

    He didn’t rebuttal not one thing Stephen A said

    • @rodw.7761
      @rodw.7761 Месяц назад +3

      Didn't have to he said it all in the beginning SAS a joke

    • @edwincollins5847
      @edwincollins5847 Месяц назад +5

      He mentioned Kawhi’s accomplishments bringing Toronto raptors a championship included. And excusing his lack of game playing due to his bad knees

    • @ThisAinThatMetro
      @ThisAinThatMetro Месяц назад +6

      @@rodw.7761y’all are wrong that’s why. Name another person who doesn’t show up for the job 70% of the time but makes millions and gets promotions and accolades? Lmao stfu

    • @deino4753
      @deino4753 Месяц назад +2

      ​@@ThisAinThatMetro Ben Simmons.

    • @larryking2698
      @larryking2698 Месяц назад +1

      @@ThisAinThatMetro how is Kawhi any different than KD in that regards then. only difference is Kawhi doesnt have family members come on the show to put stephen a in his place like KD does.

  • @DJ-yz9xl
    @DJ-yz9xl Месяц назад +5

    He be hating on kawhi hard

  • @Geordiefraudy
    @Geordiefraudy Месяц назад +2

    Windy looking like he's having a seizure listening to stephens nonsense 😂

  • @mariceldugasan8907
    @mariceldugasan8907 Месяц назад +2

    To call him a worst superstar in sports Is a big joke.. Maybe in NBa yes.. But entire sports no way..

    • @ne0n1nja247
      @ne0n1nja247 Месяц назад

      Cant even say NBA. Dudes maybe the least exciting superstar but worst? Eh. Got gun charges, dirty players, Sexual deviants, locker room cancers. Just cuz theyre more Marketable dont mean theyre a better superstar than Kawhi. If anything weve seen how being Marketable and then screwing up can flip a teams whole brand. If Draymond wasnt on GS that team would have 80% less haters. Off top nothing else woild have to be done.

  • @messiahisaiah7521
    @messiahisaiah7521 Месяц назад +11

    This is easily Ben Simmons! The worst superstar ever 😂

    • @swisscloud4309
      @swisscloud4309 Месяц назад +2

      Only issue with that is I don’t think he would be in the superstar category more all star but superstar label aside yeah bens worse

    • @messiahisaiah7521
      @messiahisaiah7521 Месяц назад

      @@swisscloud4309 yeah but he was , rookie of the year. All rookie first team, 3 time all star, 2 time all defensive team, all nba team . Steals leader, and paid a max contact.. all to never take a 3 pointer , be scared to shoot free throws and nearly never available lol oh and he was projected to be the next Lebron 😩😩😩

  • @danielehiagwina
    @danielehiagwina Месяц назад +4

    I totally get what SAS is saying. Just look at Federer in Tennis and every other superstars who do, and the picture becomes clearer.

  • @sstandarsh
    @sstandarsh Месяц назад +1

    Windy better be careful using all these facts to dispute Stephen A, he might get shipped off to whatever remote island Max is on.

  • @user-dp1qn2df7b
    @user-dp1qn2df7b Месяц назад +1

    this topic is very tricky 😂

  • @JohnnySensei7
    @JohnnySensei7 Месяц назад +8

    He’s up there for sure though. Barely played and when he does, he gets beat by Luka

    • @RG-rb6om
      @RG-rb6om Месяц назад

      Kawhi never lost to Luka

  • @larrygolf
    @larrygolf Месяц назад +3

    Stephen A be saying stupud takes just to say it.....snh

  • @jeremydarche8078
    @jeremydarche8078 Месяц назад +1

    How dare Stephen A dishrace the great Kawhi, the best defensive player.

  • @johnpestano22
    @johnpestano22 Месяц назад +2

    just because Kawhi has been injured doesn't make him the worst superstar it's not like he's a bust. he's a 2x nba champ and a DPOY there's other superstars that have been worse.

  • @memphismadekel
    @memphismadekel Месяц назад +26

    SAS is extreme but he is correct, this is a league is based off what have you done for me lately. What has kawhi done since he got to the clippers?

    • @travissmith6380
      @travissmith6380 Месяц назад +7

      but we arent talking about WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY....SAS is talking ALL Time. Come on man, Karl Malone got ZERO rings and had a kid with a 13 yr old. Id say Karl is worse

    • @Knabtube626
      @Knabtube626 Месяц назад +6

      @@travissmith6380what does that have to do with anything?

    • @kararal9834
      @kararal9834 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@Knabtube626 bc it proves kawhi isnt the worst superstar ? Lol . Bro oj killed two people like c'mon . And dad is mad he's good a getting what he wants plain n simple. Bro is mad he can negotiate better then all of us combined

    • @SPACEKNOCKERZ76
      @SPACEKNOCKERZ76 Месяц назад

      Can say that about everyone besides jokic then

    • @eatmakock3646
      @eatmakock3646 Месяц назад +5

      @@kararal9834they’re talking about performance not off court allegations, 4 out of 19 playoff games while being absolutely silent sounds like something a mid level exception player would do

  • @MJMoneyline
    @MJMoneyline Месяц назад +21

    Stephen A is Right! You gotta show up!

  • @Charlie-ee4vi
    @Charlie-ee4vi Месяц назад +1

    Kawhi is not the worst but on the other hand he's holding back the clips. Paying a player who is always injured and always not available in playoffs.

  • @garrettmitchell2474
    @garrettmitchell2474 Месяц назад +1

    Not marketing the game doesn’t make you the worst superstar. Unavailability might. but that’s subjective.

  • @Clipscity310
    @Clipscity310 Месяц назад +4

    As a lifelong Clippers fan, I love Kawhi because he just a blue collar worker. He comes to work, gives u an honest day and then goes home….all steak no sizzle.

  • @Knabtube626
    @Knabtube626 Месяц назад +3

    I didn’t know Kawhi had so many defenders on his jock. 🙄

  • @serjackson2586
    @serjackson2586 Месяц назад +1

    Worst Superstar in history is dramatic but Im not gonna sit here and pretend Stephen A didnt make some valid points.

  • @Dave100xLive
    @Dave100xLive Месяц назад +2

    Might be the worst take I’ve heard from Stephen A smith and that’s saying a lot

  • @jso416
    @jso416 Месяц назад +6

    So is Stephen A. going to apologize to Kawhi if he takes the Clippers to the Finals next year just like he did with Kyrie this year?

    • @MrMgkman13
      @MrMgkman13 Месяц назад

      No, because he’s still right. He’s not saying Kawhi is a scrub. If you’re a team like Charlotte or the Clippers of course you’ll take Kawhi. But if you could trade him for any other SUPERSTAR, someone who you know could bring you a ring just as much, you’re really not taking that trade?
      With all the injuries and not promoting your brand?

    • @leonardomoore1868
      @leonardomoore1868 Месяц назад

      @jso416 your a delusional idiot for saying anything of Kawhi taking any1 to the finals.

    • @coolieman9727
      @coolieman9727 Месяц назад

      Nobody doubted Kyrie's talent. The problem pas elsewhere. Who you gonna take to greatness if you're not available?

    • @coolieman9727
      @coolieman9727 Месяц назад

      was elsewhere

  • @kavo588
    @kavo588 Месяц назад +13

    He’s not claiming Kawhi isn’t an all time great basketball player.. god Windy is dumb. Smith is making the argument that the guy is literally a part time basketball player. Load management isn’t good for the league. Period.

    • @dwaynejones9074
      @dwaynejones9074 Месяц назад +1

      You're wrong bc he didn't even load manage much this season… SA’s point was he doesn't do anything to promote the brand.

    • @MrMgkman13
      @MrMgkman13 Месяц назад +2

      @@dwaynejones9074and look what happened to him.

    • @ThisAinThatMetro
      @ThisAinThatMetro Месяц назад

      @@dwaynejones9074stupid asf he still missed the playoffs😂😂😂 you get paid to be an athlete if you can’t compete you shouldn’t get paid. If he got paid on a game by game basis he’d be bottom 10 in earnings

    • @Dre_Key
      @Dre_Key Месяц назад

      Kawhi is not load managing you idiot he had 2 knee surgeries and a degenerative quad and played most of the season. Yall are so stupid you can’t think for yourselves

    • @Dre_Key
      @Dre_Key Месяц назад +3

      @@MrMgkman13injuries. Load managing is a team thing for all teams not Kawhi. Yall need to stop with the narratives. He’s not a DPOy and 2 time champ and 2 time MVP from being lazy.

  • @Grayson27
    @Grayson27 Месяц назад +2

    SAS need someone to pick on. Waiting for Kenny Smith or Isiah to check him again. Windy not the guy to stick up for him. SAS is a trash person. Can’t wait until ESPN moves on

  • @jokersmoker5450
    @jokersmoker5450 Месяц назад +1

    1) ESPN has nothing to discuss, so they have S.A.S use his grudge with Kawhi as screen time. 2) S.A.S just admitted after may confrontations about the subject that his takes on Kyrie was personal, so i am sure this is the same.

  • @robertwilliams9935
    @robertwilliams9935 Месяц назад +13

    SAS not lying! At this point he not even a superstar!

    • @joykenn9772
      @joykenn9772 Месяц назад +1

      Facts

    • @PraisestoYah
      @PraisestoYah Месяц назад +3

      He got bad knees they keep paying him that ain’t on him.

    • @resiennn
      @resiennn Месяц назад

      Hell. "Marketing" wise not basketball wise, Lamelo is more marketable as a superstar than Kawhi lmao

    • @deequi77
      @deequi77 Месяц назад

      stephen A is liar. Just like your partner lied to you

  • @This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak
    @This_World_Aint_For_The_Weak Месяц назад +4

    Kawhi Leonard is overrated y'all. First of all the Spurs weren't his team in o begin with. Also, Toronto was a made team and he needed luck cause both KD and Klay Thompson didn't even play. Kawhi hasnt done anything ever since he joined the Clippers. Hes been playing with the Clippers for years and all he does is take money. Yes, Kawhi beat Giannis but Giannis was young and ge had no teammates. Can we be honest?

    • @TheForkOnTheLeftist
      @TheForkOnTheLeftist Месяц назад

      everyone was honest when they lost the 3-1 lead but it's been quiet since then

  • @soar2infinity
    @soar2infinity Месяц назад

    The team that comes up with the wordplays as subtitles for this show deserve a boatload of credit for their wits. "Kwahi-Et Storm" absolutely brilliant!

  • @brianc8754
    @brianc8754 Месяц назад +1

    SAS hating someone getting paid goes against his own belief. SAS lost it.

  • @steplaland
    @steplaland Месяц назад +5

    Why are we always bringing up past performances. SAS never said he was the worst superstar prior to joining Clippers. It applies now!

    • @alessioraccagni3753
      @alessioraccagni3753 Месяц назад

      If it applies now, then we should pick KD as "worst superstar"

    • @sgame82
      @sgame82 Месяц назад

      @@alessioraccagni3753 KD has been more relevant since he left the warriors than Kawhi has been since he left the Raptors.

    • @Dre_Key
      @Dre_Key Месяц назад

      No it doesn’t. He’s just wrong just like you are

    • @steplaland
      @steplaland Месяц назад

      @@Dre_Key you are paid for present and future performance in contracts. The expectations were based on prior performance. You must like to overpay people for doing nothing i guess, let alone show up when it matters.

  • @cedricspencer720
    @cedricspencer720 Месяц назад +4

    Steven A is cringy af

  • @mykal.7424
    @mykal.7424 Месяц назад +1

    Stephen A. Isn't criticizing his play on the court ..But he's criticizing how he doesn't promote the NBA, his team which he's correct about ...worst might be a stretch though. But his teammates like him and behind him wherever he's been , so I don't agree with him say that.

  • @highlightshubtv133
    @highlightshubtv133 Месяц назад +1

    Was Tim Duncan marketing the Spurs and the NBA? Asking for a friend. His play on the court is marketing in itself what the hell is SAS talking about. When Shannon Sharp is doing his NightCap and Club Shay Shay he’s not marketing and promoting ESPN. He knows his worth and if you want him to promote outside of him playing on the court they better cut that check. Simple as that.

  • @Makaveli3k.
    @Makaveli3k. Месяц назад +7

    Kawhi is TOO UNRELIABLE, too injury prone. I understand ya SAS

    • @DonGivani
      @DonGivani Месяц назад

      Haha, 😂 ,like it is his fault that he is injured...I hope you're never get injured and can't do the things you want to do in your life, fool

    • @supernotnatural
      @supernotnatural Месяц назад +2

      yeah but he got his titles unlike Embiid. It'snot his fault.