Stephen A. rants about Kyrie Irving's latest tweets critiquing the media | First Take

Stephen A. rants about Kyrie Irving's latest tweets critiquing the media | First Take
Stephen A. Smith rants about Kyrie Irving tweets critiquing the media following the Brooklyn Nets getting swept by the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
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[@nbarealtalker]

Kyrie truly is special. But there’s no doubt in my mind that nobody thinks he’s more special than he does.

[@Artislife1992]

Nope he’s a hero in several ppl’s eyes. He can walk down the street an get more genuine love from HIS PPL than Stephan A. I guarantee. ☝🏾

[@cyruscuddy4934]

He lives in his own world where he thinks he's Aristotle.

[@FishScaleNetwork]

@@Artislife1992 exactly

[@alexdavid6397]

@@cyruscuddy4934 he helps more ppl than stephen aever has

[@k-way6146]

@@Artislife1992 that’s a fact sas is making all Kyrie points we have one of the greatest playoffs going on and he worried about Kyrie tweeting

[@MrChiCity3]

Every time a Black Athlete calls Stephan A. Smith out. He wears all BLACK, or an HBCU jacket the next day. 🤣

[@jeffshuford3421]

FACTS!!!

[@vssupremeee]

Like He Knows What He Does 🤣🤣

[@theassassin9326]

Kyrie is a joke! Think he is smart but in reality He is really dumb and He don't even realise it.

[@taethurl2652]

He’s a 🤡

[@keymachariggins2242]

💯

[@chobblegobbler2536]

“I’m gunna stay calm when I say this…” starts yelling halfway through lol gotta love Stephen A. He certainly does.

[@Wrigglevision]

He tried, lol It was a valiant effort.

[@asterarthur7335]

Would love to see kwame's reaction to this one

[@sipho9539]

🤣😂

[@jen8639]

Kyrie wants it both ways. He wants all the praise when he drops 40, but when he gets blown out by the Celtic’s he just wants people to leave him alone. There’s one way to shut these dudes up and stop the criticism. Win.

[@bryceferguson8409]

Honestly don’t think kyree cares if Stephen talks about his 40 point games, maybe he’s tired of overweight non athletes saying how NBA players should have reacted like they know what their talking about

[@louivillehammer4346]

@@bryceferguson8409 because they do, SAS has been getting paid to cover the game for 20+ years so it don’t matter if he can physically play, a rocket scientist can build a rocket and not be qualified to ride it. It don’t mean he doesn’t know about rocket science

[@izsan9070]

@@louivillehammer4346 💯

[@JLov3RnB]

That’s how it’s always been smh win and you get praise. Lose and clearly you don’t deserve it. NO PARTICIPATION AWARDS

[@AC-mp7cx]

he doesnt ask for praise though

[@rumbajuice]

There's a difference between superstars and winners. When the Bulls lost to the Magic in '95, MJ said to Tim Grover "I'll see you tomorrow". When people said Kobe won't win without Shaq, he went out and got 2. When Tim Duncan felt the pain of losing to Miami's Big 3, he went back together with the Spurs next year with a vengeance. Winners listen to criticism, and they work. Superstars listen to it, and they whine. Kyrie is a big star, no doubt about it. But he ain't a winner.

[@GetWokeGoBroke69]

How he is not a winner when he is the main reason the Cavs beat the warriors. Dude went off on in game 6.

[@rinqzywarren7320]

Giannis is the current embodiment of this, everybody was doubting him telling him he couldn’t win in the playoffs, then he’s a jump shot away from am being the greatest to note he’s in the conversations. He has a little reliable pull up now, he’ll shoot 3s from time to time while sill remaining that dominant paint scorer n help defender. No one critiques Giannis because he’s shown that work and hasn’t stopped working since

[@blackstarafro2]

There is no way he wrote that statement himself. I have seen his press conferences. Intelligence is not his strong point

[@TheRealFolkBlues316]

@@GetWokeGoBroke69 you’re forgetting a one lebron James was on that team and for all his faults is way more of a leader then Kyrie has been or will ever be and was obviously a big part of that win as well. Also to OP, lebron came back after losing in 2010 and to his credit, w/help from Dwade, examined his faults and came back better to win his 1st chip the next yr.

[@rumbajuice]

@@GetWokeGoBroke69 Bus rider ≠ Bus driver

[@anima099]

Kyrie misses the time when LeBron took all these bullets.

[@noelguillermo685]

😂😂

[@TheGodReese]

Lebron as much as i love him is a puppet tho , he has deals with the elites that prevent him from saying things and prevent them for saying things

[@anima099]

@@TheGodReese He's my favorite player, but I can't deny that he probably has his hands tied when it comes to what he can say because he represents an entire industry.

[@BlackOwnedDollars]

Took what bullets? The media hasn't heavily scrutinized Bron since his first year in Miami.

[@dungaanatole1469]

@@BlackOwnedDollars bruh like seriouly Its bron everyday, I mean some folks still talking about that sweep from san antonio way back in his clevland days, amh

[@outofcontext3982]

Kyrie act like he’s not a puppet too.. Lol “you’re worth millions not billions” what a wake up call 😂😂

[@richbrownpodcast4300]

But you people making billions talking about him and his family😤

[@emayan06]

Not a good comparison at all 😂 he definitely did not eat saying that.

[@richbrownpodcast4300]

@@emayan06 everyone hatin

[@lynnerose7891]

Kyrie isn’t worth the MLE, tbh.

[@malcolmxpanther]

ESPN is worth billions

[@gfear24]

Just remember, every single solitary season since Kyrie forced his way out of Cleveland, what ever team he's been on, has had a worse winning percentage with him IN the lineup, than they have WITHOUT him in the lineup.

[@zacharywhite211]

That's a crazy stat. Crazy af. But it's true.

[@marvideladiv3983]

Kyrie Irvin has a history of destroying every single NBA team he has ever played on and played for.

[@tylerterry179]

Pure facts. He’s a phenomenal player obviously. But just because he has a really good game every couple of days, doesn’t take away that facts you stated!

[@thetraveler9]

He doesn't play winning ball. He has low basketball iq and low IQ in general

[@mosesmessiah9098]

Don’t forgot his stats in the 2016 finals

[@chikowashere]

Kyrie is correct about the media, just not in regards to himself. He brought this on himself and Stephen A is right. Kyrie is delusional, we saw that when he was on First Take to explain why he was leaving Cleveland.

[@daquanmartinez1423]

But that's their job Kyrie's job is to get paid millions just to play basketball

[@jhacebuckley5204]

@@daquanmartinez1423 That's not his job. his Job is to play basketball and entertain being paid millions is just because the product sells and he is available to entertain to actually get paid

[@lordbeerus6182]

Who cares he still got swept

[@GMoore-gj6pd]

@@daquanmartinez1423 ft

[@johnryanbodker]

Kyrie's 35 million a year salary doesn't exist without the media .The reason sports salaries exploded is because of the media and because of the work done by these reporters and media personalities that Kyrie doesn't value, whom actually show up to work everyday. Without the people who create hype and create storylines and create drama, Kyrie is just a man who puts a ball into a hoop well. He's not enlightened, he's not important and if he can't take the heat then he needs to get out of the kitchen.

[@Sean-fz1zg]

Kyrie talking about puppet masters whilst having an NFT avi and NFT pinned tweet is peak delusion 🤣

[@Eline_Meijer]

Hahahah😂😂

[@deleonfountain8220]

Kyrie always tryna pretend like he’s some cerebral dude, not realizing that most of the ones he criticizes are the same ones partially responsible for the income of the nba.

[@Darius_Icewood]

This is why I hate basketball players. I lost respect and stopped supporting that sport yrs ago.. the NBA is overrated. Idc

[@jacobknock6559]

@@Darius_Icewood so you’re watching and commenting on a video about the NBA😂💀

[@seanlawless8711]

Dude still believes the earth is flat

[@fridayvan-defoe6987]

yep. doesn't get the symbiotic relationship of the media and the NBA

[@nowabugale5951]

Thing is I just watched a stream of him spilling what really happens behind the scenes and it shows me why he dislikes the media for always twisting things around and not getting the actual truth out there.

[@mj_traveler4694]

Love how everyone ripped on Harden for being frustrated by Nets issues but then all those same people voice those same frustrations with Nets…with some even still blaming Harden for Nets downfall. The irony.

[@rubenjr3085]

I frankly don't see how both of those things can't be true 🤯. In other words, Harden has already shown us all he can't win with a wide range of talents at his disposal. He also has antecedents on chemistry matters... Kyrie is a show-stopper and extremely gifted, he has won in the past under incredible odds and put up good numbers throughout the season. This Nets team was built around the big three (now big 2) that matters quite a lot! They gave away Harden and literally got a dud and a knockoff Curry out of it. Now, imagine you throw that team against a defensive dynamo like Boston... end of story. I want to see how it will end! I want to see Harden prove the league wrong but it takes more than just a second round run, he must go ahead and help Embid win a chip (at some point).

[@mj_traveler4694]

@@rubenjr3085 I really don’t understand the wide range of talents around Harden argument? You’re telling me he had the talent around him anywhere close to the last probably 10 champions (with the exceptions of the Bucks). Hardens numbers two’s have been guys like Westbrook. Hardens best number two (outside KD when they were young and this year when they were a mess) was Chris Paul. Good chance they would have won it all if Paul didn’t get hurt. IMHO Harden has done more with less than any other superstar of today outside Giannis. Harden kept everyone of his teams in the hunt…which you can’t even say about Lebron.

[@mj_traveler4694]

Heck my guess is that Harden will even keep the Heat series pretty darn close in the absence of Embid

[@user-uk9ji8hx4z]

Hardin is trash.. he’s been trash in Philly as well, horrible example!

[@jshudo44]

There was a good period of time when it was only Harden that was on the court. I can’t really blame for wanting out Brooklyn.

[@arisart22]

While Kyrie has a point, public perception of him (and Ben Simmons) is 100% based on his actions and not media manipulation.

[@Jay-pd9kc]

You still mad at him for not taking the experimental vax?

[@jimchain7200]

What's wrong with Ben Simmons? The dude is young and already has back problems he thinking about his future and one playoff game

[@kareemward3735]

The media has definitely negatively influenced both players. That's what they do..

[@bryanangeloperez959]

@@jimchain7200 LOL How do you get back problems just sitting down for 82 games?

[@agendaxpushers1322]

Yeah y'all weirdos mad he ain't get the vax go get a life

[@johnpestano22]

I'll never forget when Kyrie came on first take from the aftermath with his trade from Cleveland. and he went at Max for pressing him with questions about LBJ.

[@geminidon550]

Yep i definitely remember that. Then during his 2nd year in boston he publicly admit he apologized to LeBron because he messed up in Cleveland. And apologized to his former teammates in Cleveland. Then bounced from boston and celtics fans can't stand him 🤣🤣🤣

[@kame99023]

pseudo-intellectual bs... and Max called him out for it

[@mrjonsey]

He looked stupid in that interview tbh

[@Bobby_Digital37]

@@geminidon550 yep Kyrie done f’ed up three teams at this point 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@stephonaugustin1384]

@@Bobby_Digital37 lol he didn’t f’d up the cavs 😂. SAS defended him for that

[@Jukeboxster]

This is sad because Kyrie is misappropriating a serious issue to deflect legitimate blame from his actions. He built this team and has left them high and dry for much of the past 3 years, but it's the media's fault for shaping the public perception. That's what he does though, any issue he can latch on to he does to garner support that's what he does, Oh it's the vaccine, oh it's the capitol attacks, Kyrie sits at home watching the news scroll to find a reason not to play, so that he doesn't have to face the fact that he's not as good as he thinks he is.

[@kjax0630]

Wooooow I can tell you a BLM supporter even after they got caught lol

[@destroyerofsimps6574]

He doesn’t sit around trying to find reasons not to play. They literally wanted to force inject poison into his body and he refused. That’s a legitimate reason as can be.

[@luxeenterprisesllc445]

You couch potatoes are hilarious. You’re who the tweet is aimed at.

[@xaevius5319]

@@destroyerofsimps6574 "force inject poison" lmao. "legitimate reason" lolololol.

[@patrickmiller1674]

@@iBOLTK still his body

[@Binkertonbonkerton]

This is one of the few Steven A takes where he’s actually speaking facts, Kyrie seriously needs to do some reflecting but not by himself

[@ZandeKongo]

Stephen has a point. I don't agree with him often, but on this he is bang on the money. Nothing he said is not factual. And Kyrie needs to stop with this pseudo-intellectual nonsense. Edit: OK, can we stop with the BS, please. It's a fact that the Nets got swept. It's a fact that Kyrie' (personal) decisions of the past 3 years, affected the chemistry of the team. It's a fact that Kyrie said he "didn't need coaching". It's a fact that he quit on LeBron and wanted to go at it alone. It's a fact that he then quit on the Celtics when things didn't go his way. No one is making this 💩 up.

[@adidasboy3207]

He hangs out with KD. The social media rant expert.

[@NellyMoney35]

How about u worry about players u actually like how does kyrie affect u ?

[@swerv8809]

@@NellyMoney35 the second time this week. it’s “affect” bro. affect is the verb. effect is the noun.

[@mhay_lovin8080]

@@swerv8809 hahaha guy can't distinguish verb and noun he needs to retake eng 101 🤣

[@shiggyshiggy8226]

@@swerv8809 I bet you a third time is coming....🤣😂😂😂

[@martaviouspaul7117]

Can we get these two in a boxing ring already

[@JohnSmith-uw4jp]

Kai would slap him up he’s an old man 👴🏿

[@omarserch2993]

SAS would win

[@ctothaz]

A Triller main event. Someone make it happen!

[@bobhanson1037]

He'd call in sick.

[@kennethli8]

Freedom of speech with good reason.

[@Uchawibeatz]

Honestly I feel bad for KD. Dude played with one of the most selfless superstars in the history of sports. A guy who would let the ego on the side and focus on winning. He left that for..... Kyrie. Total opposite of what I just described. He feels like he's some kind of insightful guy with a great deal of knowledge, but he comes off as the Kanye of the NBA. Not wrong about the his take on thr media, but he's delusional in thinking that this early loss is not partially on him.

[@squishymux1726]

Why would you feel bad for KD? This is what he wanted? You don't know what you have till it's gone.

[@Jearbearjenkins]

Was about to say. KD wanted this. He wanted to forge his own path with his own superteam but was dumb and got people who are essentially divas not dissimilar to him. He got his buddies and then what happened? One left. One might as well have left and he’s all high and dry stuck up shits creek without a paddle. He hasn’t got the mental toughness to be the main man in a championship team. Don’t act like he was at golden state. That was curry’s team. They already had a ring and just came off of a 73-9 season and only lost because lebron james literally lead every single statistic in that playoff series which is absolutely amazing. Then he joined and the team was completely unstoppable from a shooting perspective. But he joined a team that was already going to go down as (so far) the best regular season team in history. He was not the main guy. Steph’s selfless mature allowed him to shine more and that’s why they worked so well for those two rings. Kd is a terrific player. Skill wise he’s top 15 ever undoubtedly. But he isn’t a winner and is definitely not mentally strong enough to handle being the actual main man on a championship team. He isn’t even mentally strong enough to handle criticism from charles barkley. Let him eat the fruits of his own decisions. Left a team where another ring was on the cards for two divas one of which left him

[@Inserthouse]

KD picked Brooklyn! Why should anyone feel bad for him?!?!?

[@Fiverr7890]

Don't feel sorry for cupcake. He tried to be a leader but failed. Is what it is...

[@carbiv]

It's ridiculous that you compare Kyrie to Kanye. Kanye is not remotely as delusional and is far smarter than Kyrie will ever be. Also you meant to say selfish, not selfless.

[@sasda]

I missed the time when NBA superstars are single mindly focused on competing and winning championships... Kareem, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, MJ, Kobe...etc. That were no influencing, no mumble jumbo, no teamming up with another superstar, no personal branding. It's excruciating to see a talent like Kyrie wasting his focus on non-basketball stuff when he has nothing good to offer. Try to win and lead the team for once. Dude just got swept and first thing is calling out media as puppet masters. Nets just went through whole season of distracting mud fight created by Ky, please don't do it again.

[@JustAWriter12]

I totally agree with you. I used to be a big fan of Kyrie, but his work ethics disgust me. I don't like SAS, to be honest. But for this matter, I certainly hope that team owners are listening. Kyrie is bad for business.

[@Drtist1]

Sounds like Shut up and Dribble to Me. Are you Single Minded to your Job????

[@BitterBelief]

Easy to say when the people you mentioned didn't have the same kind of media to deal with. This is a completely different league due to the era we are in

[@igotthejuice2090]

Yea these dudes make way too much money.. back in the day they played to win a game they loved.. now these dudes play to get the bag for hopefully generational wealth

[@HARRY__Pecker]

Just say you don’t like what he stands for lol athletes are human beings. They can voice their opinions. Now, do I like him not working because of the insurrection? No. However, if he was doing this for something you agreed with, you’d be behind it.

[@sosaraycharles358]

Kyrie: *breathes* Stephen A: “AND THATS WHEN I TOOK IT PERSONALLY”

[@omarserch2993]

He tweeted 10 times after he got bounced bro

[@SportNut1]

@@omarserch2993 He is probably one of those who call you racist when he show up late to work too

[@bobhanson1037]

Stephen A: he's a professional at missing work Kyrie: I'm missing training camp, I'm to sad to work.

[@kame99023]

Kyrie acts like he is not in bed with these corporations himself. He's signed to Nike. His NBA paycheck is not many nodes away from Disney

[@kennethli8]

Freedom of speech with good reason.

[@ambalavanant]

The fact that Stephen A can talk for 6 minutes straight making sense is amazing!

[@missayawk]

It truly is!! In a way Im jealous.I wish I had that gift of gab.

[@sinceredom22]

@@missayawk - it’s the Neu Yawka in him! Gift of gab is truly a gift. I got it earnest!

[@xlaries5626]

When did that happen I missed it

[@donbeni9140]

I love how SAS loves to gives Someone his props before literally completely disrespecting them. 😂😂😂😂

[@sipho9539]

and the fact that he said he will stay calm in the beginning before starting and he eventually started ranting halfway through😂🤣

[@donaldamponsah2560]

Keyshawn and Molly sitting there like “I’ve heard this 100 times already” lol

[@cmcwilliams120]

SAS does have a point! If we showed up to work when we wanted to, and didn’t follow company policies, Procedures, and rules we’d be fired not get paid millions 💰💰💰

[@albertmudakuvaka2176]

it depends on your skill set and value...

[@michaelmula6841]

@@albertmudakuvaka2176 delusional comment....

[@Inserthouse]

@@albertmudakuvaka2176 facts bruh

[@TheGodReese]

You get paid by how many people can do your job, how many of you idiots can do what Kyrie do?

[@tylergathers7174]

@@albertmudakuvaka2176 Lol no it doesn’t. If you don’t work you don’t get paid, that’s pretty universal.

[@jalenad11]

Kyrie is acting like the media attacks him personally like they did AI. AI showed up EVERY game he could to the effect that they couldn't speak ill on his play. Gotta play victim when you're not okay with being accountable. I don't agree with SAS all the time but this was factual.

[@kathytam2382]

Not really but ok

[@tristantemple834]

@@kathytam2382 Yea I have no idea what he was saying.

[@Itakotsu]

Well every media attacked him lmao

[@HooodClassicsTV]

Iverson got ran out the league lol

[@jus4361]

Stephen A Smith is literally acting like Kyrie mentioned him personally in his tweets

[@rodneyharper2275]

About time

[@HolyHotSauce]

Kyrie is actually finessing the system. Dude is a genius to me. Lol

[@kareemdevonish3817]

Irving can’t complain about wnba players being underpaid as a result of little to no media coverage and also complain about the nbas media scrutiny. It’s either you want to go play for fun or you want to get paid. But the media is part of the reason why you get paid so much.

[@djturner-smith6380]

This is an interesting perspective that I never thought about. Spot on.

[@marquesekj]

The media USED to be like that..were in a different era..they're becoming obsolete and they know this which is why it's always about over-sensationalism ...they need drama or u won't tune in..it used to be "they talk about it so we watch" but now it's "we watch it so they talk about it"..the media could cover the wnba 24/7 and the ratings might get worse lol

[@pon372]

Preach! If the NBA isn’t globalized by the media then Kyrie’s salary will be $5 million a yr max…

[@LookingForAName...]

Thank you, that's what I been saying! They're all part of the machine, it's not like bouncing a ball up and down has some intrisic value to humanity, entertainment is why they're getting paid.

[@Uchawibeatz]

Yo this is a great angle. You are the kind of people I like to have discussions with next to a good glass of red wine

[@Jay-mh5rv]

When Stephen A said he wasn’t going to be able to sleep yesterday I knew this was going to be legendary

[@Slapyomama88]

But it wasn't.

[@kennethli8]

Freedom of speech with good reason.

[@keenanadkins353]

This was weak take just like all of his takes 💯

[@joshuarivas442]

@@Slapyomama88 super boring… he hyped me up like he was gonna get suspended again lol

[@caper087]

What was legendary about it lol

[@willg3220]

Amen 🙏

[@johnbris85]

"You are a professional at taking time off"... That's cold 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@jonathanvijongarth]

Kyrie has no grounds to stand on, having been swept in a first round series. You gotta make your game speak for you, not Twitter.

[@DaMillerBoi]

I mean he not lying tho Kyrie gets attacked outside of the court

[@BlackOwnedDollars]

What does him being swept have to do with the point that he made about the media many of them being puppets?

[@puertoricanprince7690]

Many superstars been swept. Even Jordan

[@CodyvsEveryone]

@@puertoricanprince7690 against one of the all time great teams without another superstar.. don't compare that bulls team when he was in his second year coming off a broken foot without another star player to Kyrie playing with KD and getting fucked up by the Celtics when he only showed up for one game lmao

[@puertoricanprince7690]

@@CodyvsEveryone Kobe, Bron, Magic & Larry have also all been swept 🤷🏽

[@bluewave3417]

Meanwhile Chris Paul, at damned near 40 years old, played a perfect game last night. He closed out the series and isn’t complaining about the media on twitter. Kyrie should take note.

[@dunkirito8308]

CP3 is humble

[@milenivanov5436]

Kyrie takes only $

[@Dev-dn4uu]

Can anyone tell me why almost no sports athlete follow Stephen A Smith on any of his social media platforms even though he is a "sports analyst"?

[@PutXi_Whipped]

Because SAS doesn’t have a big a$$ and takes pictures in thongs?

[@antcantcook960]

Lol Kyrie stans being pathetically desperate. Can you answer why you think being an analyst in any field means you’d be followed on social media by the subject of your analysis?

[@NeverUnderestimate9]

SAS is 100% correct. Makes me appreciate steph curry more who we take for granted. Part of being great is being available, even if curry doesn't play because of injury he's sitting down supporting his teammates. Kyrie is trying to not work, make his own rules, do what he wants and what he feels like and demands ( not wants) money. His ego and tooting his own horn has gone through the roof.

[@s0waveyy-_-338]

Nothing is wrong with kyrie Irving. People value different things in life and see things from a different perspective. You can’t force someone to do something they don’t want to just because you wanna see him play. Basketball is not life it’s a game he has a belief and a religion. And no amount of money or criticism can change that. Some people don’t value money like others because it means nothing foreal It’s a bit selfish how they painted his name in the media just because of him not wanting to do something with HIS body because YOU want to watch him play. He didn’t make the rules

[@z-mane1438]

@@s0waveyy-_-338 facts

[@johnjones140]

Nobody taking Steph for granted bud there are Steph curry meat riders on every corner

[@z-mane1438]

@@johnjones140 facts 😂

[@Inserthouse]

@@s0waveyy-_-338 100% Facts bro!

[@jakebrandon7632]

Kyrie is that guy who tries to say something philosophical but it comes out dumb but to him it's genius.

[@wf2197]

Yep, delusional narcissist

[@xwers1234]

Then when people call him out or dumb, he’s like “they don’t understand, they are puppets”

[@sandyrodriguez2803]

Yes! His words do not match his actions. He is dumb, dumb, dumb.

[@htownblack9184]

I understand perfectly what he means

[@BBalllegend1000]

@@htownblack9184 fr, these reporters all talk ish too lol

[@iAintSayDat]

Stephen A shouldn’t even address Kyrie. Irving doesn’t have a thing to say worth hearing. Unless he’s playing, or not playing, he shouldn’t even be discussed.

[@k-way6146]

Sas Dow’s it for his white daddy

[@derekgandlofini8058]

@@k-way6146 I mean kyrie is the only one witha white boss but fine bud. Have it your way I guess

[@k-way6146]

@@derekgandlofini8058 so I black man owns espn lmao 🤣

[@terrence8483]

They address Kyrie and whatever he does cause his name gets them clicks. That's why they keep talking about him. That's why what Kyrie said is factual. The nfl draft is on. Nba playoffs are happened. But he's talking about Kyrie tweets.

[@pinklady5795]

You know SAS wasn't going to give up a chance to scream and get loud!

[@freddyn2254]

I don't usually agree with you, but today you kept it 💯.

[@haywood0457]

0:05 look at bruh face to the right. He like..."this nnnnnnn right here" lol.

[@key-tg1ih]

He’s completely right but I was expecting a little more fire to this response, Stephen A was actually respectfull

[@k-way6146]

What he right about name a team sas smith own so he can’t speak for them of the owners paid him then the reason he was out is legit

[@erikdayne5429]

“The media reports on things” wow brilliant analysis there Kyrie, you’re really enlightened

[@k-way6146]

@@erikdayne5429 so the media is supposed to report on tweets and this is sports media not blogging

[@erikdayne5429]

@@k-way6146 I’m sorry, were you living under the expectation that tweets were private? Seems to me there’s a lot of millennials who want to put their business on the street through social media, and they have no problem accepting praise for it, but the moment anyone is critical about it, they want “privacy”. That just doesn’t add up. If you put something out in public then it’s public. I’m not sure what doesn’t add up for you about this.

[@thomasnguyen3925]

This was less for entertainment purposes and really trying to explain to everyone why Kyrie is a jackass in this situation.

[@DarkChocolate325]

"Kyrie Irving is one of the greatest professionals at missing work."🔥BIG Fact. "A professional at taking time off." 😂

[@Artislife1992]

Yea when u dont add context. Pretty sure his contract didnt state to take a experimental maxxine. Stop it. 😂

[@TheMegatron673]

ben simmons is right behind kyrie too. i'd say he's a close second. 😁

[@dereknunn2699]

@@Artislife1992 You remember he took time off right after he got to BKN, right?

[@MrGontime11]

Werd 🤣🤣🤣💯

[@petervoorhees9505]

😂😂💀

[@scottcarter8864]

"I'm gonna be calm when I say this" 😆😆😆😆

[@yogo3457]

Dat chain hittin

[@demarkusjones9725]

I don't always agree with Mr. Smith. However he absolutely nailed this one.

[@slimhardaway8]

I think both SAS & Kyrie are right!

[@baileyreichert6138]

@@slimhardaway8 Kyrie is right about the narrative thing but everything else he’s wrong on.

[@cm9241]

@@baileyreichert6138 it's not even a profound statement though. The problem with kyrie is he believes every thought he has is completely original and full of wisdom. He drops completely inane statements and then acts like it's a secret truth that only he knows. "The media has a narrative" Wow. I never would have guessed. What's next, "water is wet?"

[@agendaxpushers1322]

SAS believes Kyrie should've took the vaccine for his teammates in efforts to win a Championship. Dumb Jock mentality there's more to life

[@baileyreichert6138]

@@cm9241 What they are saying is true though. He doesn’t show up to play. How is that controlling a narrative?

[@shareofmoney]

I will say Kyrie is right about his comments, that applies to about 15 percent of the media. But he is wrong to want sympathy when part of your job as a public figure includes facing criticism from things you have done. He's a great talent but sometimes I don't get this dude.

[@jimchain7200]

It's not really part of the job his point of wanting same respect is valid even more so when SAS always bringing up money

[@damarioholland4895]

Stephan A not paying the man why is he always so concerned...

[@THEOne-zx3fe]

"sometimes"? Then, my good man, you get him waaaaaay more than most of us.

[@djmar6279]

@@damarioholland4895 You're right. He's not paying Kyrie. But you have to admit he has a point. How would you feel if you had a co worker getting paid more than you and he shows up to work only half the time? I think that's the point Stephen A. is trying to make.

[@OriginalDigital76152]

@@djmar6279 but Kyrie gets paid as much as the team is able to pay him , Kyrie can’t make the money he making on a team like the Lakers cause they wouldn’t have enough to him unless they clear up cap space to do it lol

[@fredericksmith1984]

True facts 💯💪

[@rollingattis439]

Amen!!!!!

[@MrJSMOOVE14]

At this point, this is truly an issue that Kyrie has brought on himself

[@unclephillymya]

Dude forgot that he got swept 🧹 GTFO out of Twitter Kyrie 😂

[@markieffmorris9263]

The problem is that he’s dumb AF and too stupid to understand anything about what’s going on in the world around him. Nonsense gibberish tweet case in point

[@nowabugale5951]

Not actually I saw one of his Twitch streams where he talks about what really happened through his perspective since 2016 and why the media is truly the evil one not getting the entire truth of what really went on with Kyrie through the years. Did you know that he had a knee infection within a certain time frame? If you didn’t then that’s only one example of what I’ve learned from the man himself on why he is the way he is. Search up Kyrie Irving Twitch stream on KZbin and it should be the 2 hour long one. Get to the comments for time stamps

[@MrJSMOOVE14]

@@nowabugale5951 yes I knew he had a knee infection. He threatened to have surgery if they didn’t trade him, as so reported by ESPN. Now is it true? Idk. But yes, I knew of his ailments. My point is still the same. At some point, his reasons for why he is the way he is have to turn into a source of fuel. Why on earth do you hold an organization over the fire with your contract in Brooklyn but not play? Sorry not sorry. I get it. We all go through things. But he is not blameless in this. He has made this ten times worse because he won’t accept the fact that he is becoming a liability to whatever team he plays for because he wants to do things his way while he is under contract with a team that, by contract, is telling him to do things their way. If you can’t fulfill the responsibilities of your contract, why did you sign? Oh you want your money huh? Right…… abusing the system man

[@philo2189]

Please stop talking about the nets. They don't deserve it they suck. Please use the time that you use for these segments to talk about other teams. Teams like the heat, Mavs, every team that advanced.

[@MrNrj6490]

I’d bet money that the Lakers and Nets make up the vast majority of ESPN segments this year. They’re both eliminated, can we please talk about the GOOD teams?

[@ash80510]

@@MrNrj6490its a freaking joke and disrespectful to Dallas Milwaukee ect

[@matthewwilliams4168]

@@MrNrj6490 they was the top two favourites for the chip

[@bendy113]

@@matthewwilliams4168 yeah except it was blatantly obvious they both sucked like 3 months ago

[@timothycrosby4251]

Same way they talked about how KD's toe was on the line when they lost to the Bucks. They made it seem like the Nets were robbed when they in fact lost to a better team.

[@shabazzed]

best part of this vid is that it cuts off right as keys about to speak

[@aliddingtoncox]

"I'm gonna be calm..." said Stephen A Smith 😂

[@CrankyKong317]

Kyrie Biggest problem is he never wants to be held accountable for his actions only his intent he’s right about the media but he give media the fire too do this

[@BilboFaggins]

What bad actions has he done?

[@youdontknohoopshutup7952]

@@BilboFaggins he literally took responsibility for the bad season the nets just had Ctfu

[@BilboFaggins]

@@youdontknohoopshutup7952 thats why, he already took responsibility. Which means the media shouldn’t talk crazy ab him

[@user-dp7td7fj1l]

What actions?

[@CrankyKong317]

@@user-dp7td7fj1l 😂

[@Vanguardkl]

The best reaction to people like Kyrie is to completely ignore them and remove them from all basketball conversations

[@MetalGateDragon]

THANK YOU!

[@Goofbirdent]

I guarantee he’ll start showing up to work then

[@funtimevideos90]

That Drip Bayless chain!! 🤣🤣

[@bryananofa7165]

When SAS says "I'm gonna be calm..." he will be yelling at you hahaha

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol media be so mad when athletes talk about them they get in their feelings 😂

[@elpeluca7780]

Could say the same about kyrie tbh

[@theassassin9326]

Not really. It's about kyre

[@lazzi2462]

I think Kyrie's the one in his feelings. Same thing with KD the other day with Charles Barkley. These dudes are too sensitive, they can't handle the media. Lol

[@neetrab]

Tiger.. you posted the most accurate comment on here.

[@neetrab]

@@lazzi2462 they living their lives and the media is the ones mad though 😂

[@AnthonyTaylorJr210]

He obviously don’t liked being talked about…why keep talking about him 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️ Both sides will survive without talking about Kyrie

[@lewalcindor9356]

That's not how PROFESSIONAL sports work, especially not for New York athletes making $30 million a year.

[@jimmyjumpa]

@@lewalcindor9356 fr

[@Renegade-jk4ux]

Anthony…I get it. The media is only supposed to say all of the nice things about Kyrie, other athletes, and entertainers, but not speak on their negatives. Gotcha! 🙄

[@CodyvsEveryone]

LMAO 😂

[@AnthonyTaylorJr210]

@@Renegade-jk4ux nope that is not what I am saying. Sorry for the confusion I am saying Kyrie isn’t the reason ESPN is famous, isn’t the reason ESPN is in business, etc… Why keep talking about him if he is so against it. ESPN would survive without mentioning his name. There are many other athletes to talk about. Why keep doing it?🤷🏾‍♂️ I am not saying don’t call him out when he is wrong, I am saying they should take a break from each other 😂

[@olironrider8918]

AMEN….!!!!! Well said..!! 👍👍

[@alphaomega8373]

I'm weak and sad too.

[@hisokatoki8740]

Kyrie leaves this man so salty 😭😭😭😭

[@lildzig4825]

Salty? Don't think so, I think Steve is glad dat he's talking bout kyrie, his ratings go up so he's job is done xdxd

[@CGrox2012]

he isnt wrong about kyrie tho

[@duanelumpkin4400]

Irving and his doing "research" is hilarious!!

[@as-xb6gv]

Spot on Stephen

[@PoppaScreechie00]

That Chain though 💎👀

[@hakeem6871]

I was waiting for this. Stephen A. Had me hyped for it yesterday

[@brandonwilliams4480]

Steven A Smith Chain is shining bruh 🔥🔥🔥

[@24Karatz08]

Bro, I was so distracted 😂

[@Niiigg89]

SAS I’m digging the jacket bruh

[@damianlopez3315]

A First Take Kyrie Irving video can't go by without Stephen A mentioning he's "Box Office" 😂😂

[@fredm.2699]

Sadly he doesn’t shoot from THIRRTYYYY!!!!

[@PutXi_Whipped]

SAS needs to stop doing that. Kyrie has great handles and that is the only “box office” part of his game. Who cares come playoff time?

[@UtdZack1]

Been waiting on this! Lol

[@richardd7561]

Kyrie used to be my favorite player. He used to be so chill and likeable when he was younger and now he’s so frustrating

[@jakjones8680]

It's because he doesn't do what strangers want.

[@Nick_a_ra_gua]

Why? Because he doesn’t shut up & dribble 🫣

[@BijinMCMXC]

Bruh YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW HIM

[@followthebrickroad6518]

@@BijinMCMXC Thank you ffs

[@richardd7561]

@@Nick_a_ra_gua exactly bro, just hoop and don’t have any opinion or personality whatsoever

[@IAM_DK1NG]

Bit Stephen A brought out the VVS today 🤣🤣

[@hollywood5403]

Go off 🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@eastsidereviews727]

He's worth the money, but you can't rely on him showing up to work. He's delusional about himself and rarely, if ever, takes responsibility for his role in things. Kyrie is a headache and if I were Nets ownership and management I'd move heaven and Earth to get him away from the team.

[@ContexClues]

This notion that he doesn’t want to show up for work needs to stop. It only became a topic this season because of the dumb mandate. Other than this season the great majority of his missed games were due to injury. Before this season it was that he was injury prone. Now he refuses to take the vaccine, which the media was pushing so much at the start of the season, and all of a sudden its he don’t wanna play.

[@jimchain7200]

He publicly stated that their are more important or just as important things to him than basketball. I don't know why ppl think athletes suppose to give up everything for the sport

[@rockafeller3734]

@@ContexClues he was seen skipping games to go party last year lmaoo dont defend him lol. His record for the last year is negative hes been losing more then winning and hes one of the big reasons to blaim he fits in good for a team instantly but he then makes conflicts and losses chemistry and acts out. Kyrie aint 100% on basketball his main job and he only tryna make excuses

[@cm9241]

@@ContexClues He doesn't want to play. If you have the ability to play and choose not to, you don't want it. His choice was as simple as it gets.

[@GOABT]

You looked pretty fat in your profile pic

[@Tech1Tv]

Haha i was waiting since yesterday 🤣

[@JuliusSpin]

100% agree.

[@npage.]

Fill those airwaves, pump out that content, all day aiye day

[@johnpestano22]

I couldn't wait to hear this after yesterday SAS said he would keep his thought for 24 hours and unload on Kyrie. 😂

[@hansiseymour9388]

Pause

[@Banana-wu6te]

He didn’t unload. He wasn’t loud wit energy like u would’ve thought

[@Itakotsu]

So he just admitted Kyrie lives rent free on his head??? 😂

[@thekingbradable]

Kyrie up on his high horse once again 😂😂😂 thinks he’s smarter than everyone around him

[@neetrab]

Yup lol! And SAS is the same exact way.

[@riddickflowe]

@@neetrab yup which is why Stephen A is so triggered by him

[@erikdayne5429]

The smartest person in the room never has to say they’re the smartest person in the room because it’s obvious. The moment someone starts saying that, you can guarantee it’s not true.

[@johnnybyup]

Facts

[@JakeStateFarrm]

His chain glistening tho lol

[@dmuzik3740]

I need Stephen A vs Kyrie Irving in a boxing ring 😂😂😂💯

[@alexnguyen1284]

Kyrie might not show up. He might just be like I'd rather fight social injustice than fighting a sports analyst.

[@cashmoney6935]

I know that its two completely different sports but guys like Kyrie who miss a lot of games makes me appreciate Cal Ripken Jr's iron man record even more

[@missayawk]

AC Green is the basketball equivalent of Cal Ripken.

[@johnbris85]

He going in 😂 😂 😂

[@bryceblackwell1334]

Kyrie proves his point

[@lorkay3159]

They didn’t even address Kyries tweet about how reporters just cover their mockery by saying “our job is to critique you” i wonder why🤔

[@therockneverstops8261]

Facts, SAS completely avoided the Tweet topic...

[@CharlieXFBA]

Well that is their job....

[@akirakatani4726]

Um… because of the reason we’re all commenting here. There media job is simply to host a large forum and discuss with constructive or non constructive criticism their opinions on sports. Given what SAS is saying… he’s right! We talking basketball and this dude is getting paid millions for his talent when he’s clearly a time abuser. We all have coworkers like this who still expect to get paid and negate from their lack of contribution to be efficient at work. They got swept! He’s too skilled for them to have gotten swept… so he’s become a liability and he’s trying to reverse the narrative off the fact that he’s being legitimately called out.

[@_moegreen5770]

That’s their job tho 🤔…..

[@lorkay3159]

@@akirakatani4726 Na man, Stephan A calling Kyrie “someone who is thinking he’s above people,” and “weak” isn’t just basketball.. That’s coming for a person and creating a perception about then. Then when kyrie actually replies to that bc he is a human with feelings, Stephen A wants to say “Ohh i get paid to critique you”. Stephen A should stick to basketball especially since he’s telling Kyrie to do the same. Trust me im not defending everything Kyrie has done bc he ain’t perfect. But his message is that People like Stephan are basically aloud to say ANYTHING they want about how kyrie chooses to go about things even if they aren’t just basketball critiques… But just get to defend it easily by sayin oh this is my job to critique you. They not just critiquing basketball trust me Kyrie wouldn’t care if it was just about him getting swept. Id be upset if people said im delusional and egotistical selfish cuz i didn’t a vaccine or just choices that i make as my own man.

[@jrodbb1150]

80 of those games on the nets where he “didn’t show up to work,” he was injured which is out of a players control

[@antcantcook960]

Injury prone, Cleveland, Boston, and Brooklyn

[@yao5859]

If the shoe fits 😂😂

[@RayMon504]

If Kyrie fan's lives were in the hands of Kyrie Irving, they would somehow try to validate the choice of Kyrie letting them die. THAT is how desperate Kyrie fans are in trying to validate Kyrie's decisions and rebelling against the media. Kyrie is what he is in regards to availability and Kyrie fans can't defend it no matter how hard they try. The only thing I agree with Kyrie fans on is Stephen A trying so hard to get KD to confront Kyrie. If KD had a problem he would've handled it. The ONLY one who openly stated he had a problem is no longer on the team and is still in the playoffs.

[@NellyMoney35]

A grown man that u never met should never make u feel this way to type all of this😭😭

[@keenanadkins353]

The only thing I can say about availability is his injuries

[@htownblack9184]

@@NellyMoney35 huge facts lol

[@RayMon504]

@@NellyMoney35 lol.

[@thekingbradable]

@@NellyMoney35 It’s just funny to see the lengths yall go to to defend a man that says and does completely boneheaded things. The man is about himself and himself only

[@beno6496]

I’m 100% sure Sas has some sort of obsession with this man 💀

[@illphil6627]

Is what he saying wrong?

[@J32_]

I was just waiting on Stephen A to say box office

[@dubset622]

Right message, wrong messenger.

[@Hosk17]

why are we still talking about the nets? lets talk about the mavs for once...

[@legodestroyer11]

Undisputed doesn’t even mention the jazz mavs series lol

[@krch001]

This guy should be sacked!

[@tango072013]

While Kyrie had a few points in those post, he's legit the worst person to point them out. He and Ben Simmons are the poster boys of the saying "The best ability is availability". Nothing Kyrie says can negate or even address the fact that he's unreliable, and as a professional athlete he can't get upset when the media points it out.

[@TheSlickrick269]

Well said

[@js1241]

Kyrie plays if allowed , Ben does not . Major difference

[@tango072013]

@@js1241 Not true. Kyrie has voluntarily stepped away from basketball for reasons other than covid.

[@repentyasharahla7632]

Quite as kept you formed your opinion from hearing the media speak about these people daily. Zion hasn’t played basketball much nor has Kawhi Leonard but because the media CHOOSES not to speak on it as much it’s not on your mind.

[@mastercyclonia]

Very well said

[@jdvh__94]

Idk why I wanted Stephen A to bring up Lamar Odom and say “WHO WAS ON CRAAAAAACK!!!” 😂😂😂😂

[@kinglexicon3924]

Good analysis l, Screamin A. Smith. 👏🏾

[@todddonaldson7974]

"Kyrie is the best player at not working" Ben Simmons: "I take that personally"

[@adamdipasquale8702]

Lmaooooooo

[@julianarellanes2677]

Stephen A : imma be calm when I Say this Goes on Absolute Tirade 😂

[@sobversion3]

Nah he was pretty calm about it

[@rexrush5594]

😂

[@maximussampson2218]

"I'm going to stay calm"

[@igadson]

Say what you want about Kyrie and the issues he’s had but he’s absolutely right about what he said about the media. That’s the only reason Stephen A gets so bothered because there is truth to those tweets. Just because Kyrie lost doesn’t mean what he’s saying isn’t true or he shouldn’t have an opinion.

[@mocahmcgrady7530]

Bro ain’t nobody wanna hear u taking about puppet and puppet masters when u chose to sit a ton of season games and played terrible in the play offs. If he was a 100 percent accurate it wouldn’t even matter. U just lost with kd bro that’s clearly the issue here. We all kno he takes off games. He’s just deflecting. The those “puppets and puppet masters” make u millions of dollars so why the f r u complaining.

[@unmarredmedia1914]

We still talking about the nets 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️