Kawhi isn’t on LeBron’s level! - Stephen A. defends LeBron as the best in the world | First Take

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Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman debate whether Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is the best player in the world.
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[@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr]

Imagine having the same debate about the same topic at least twice a week

[@Kristmaz808]

Arshdeep Singh yet here u are 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@nameonutube123]

rock or austin?

[@ajf95]

I actually had this happen at my job last month.

[@ChiTownWarrior1]

@@nameonutube123 Aye....chill with that question 🤣.

[@brandenharris436]

way before nostalgia ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ that's tough

[@eljefe9140]

Can we Quarantine this debate?

[@jonezcmar3027]

As long as we can quarantine this comment

[@evanburton4191]

First Take: “we disagree and here’s why”

[@MrMaacin05]

This made me actually laugh. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@smartmoneycafe1057]

El Jefe 🤣🤣👍🏽

[@llman03]

Lol right

[@kelmaykay5696]

“He’s the best player in the world without the right now” 😂😂 Stephen A is a savage

[@lawthomas826]

He’s “Elite”..

[@jacobisaiballadareszelaya1984]

He would be The reaning champ if the season did not stop because of the covid

[@gstewg]

it’s kinda haunting me

[@tke567]

We need to quarantine ESPN. Seriously, there is no sports being played right now. Why do they keep talking about the same garbage over and over again?

[@alvinli7879]

tke567 you don’t have to watch

[@brendaleearauz4811]

Undisputed does too, sooo why not

[@sandrastone9169]

Because you keep clicking the videos

[@SugaRay5x2]

Yep

[@christiano2349]

Why are you losers scared of debate

[@ankitmacherla1517]

Monday: Is kawhi the new king? Tuesday: Is kawhi on lebron's level? Wednesday: Are lakers or clippers running LA? Thursday: Is Kawhi dethroning lebron? Friday: Who is better, kawhi or lebron?

[@camvarnado5683]

Ankit Macherla underrated comment 😂😂

[@mike.cdn7212]

Kawhi is my all-time favorite player, but they completely ignore Giannis in this discussion.

[@BrianCheng24]

Exactly lmao

[@Black____]

@@mike.cdn7212 as they should

[@dantesaulsberry3535]

Ankit Macherla Lmfaooo

[@IC_XC_NIKA]

It's almost disrespectful how much they recycle this topic! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@rrichmond14]

Why are you watching. You click makes this a topic that continues

[@iKingRev]

Why is it disrespectful when the media has called lebron washed for almost a year?

[@centeronesolutions7297]

I disagree! and here's why....

[@MarkWellgrinMarcelo]

Yet you still watch it? youtube has like billion videos sir

[@ibrizzz]

should be illegal

[@eddyi962]

Me: see the thumbnail not this again also me: click the video just to watch stephen a reaction 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

[@miltontaylor7750]

Yep lol

[@sdebyrd7227]

At least we're all honesty

[@caballitogzz7992]

Eddy I deadasss 😂😂

[@edharrison2429]

Facts😅😅

[@unknownunion341]

lmao my thoughts fr

[@thewolfofgod3908]

These guys make millions to argue of conversations I had at lunch in high school and not bring greater perspective. Life is a lottery!

[@dareelantonio.3056]

T Starks pretty much

[@shaft9000]

You can improve your lot in life, but you can't change where and what you come from.

[@coltonbeebe8779]

Another LeBron and Kawhi debate? Who would’ve thought, not me.

[@aajr2366]

But look at us. We are still here

[@followthebrickroad6518]

Wait til kd comes back

[@Jon155mt]

Paul Rudd is funny af 😂

[@michael350p6]

Hey, but look at us

[@bennyhath1789]

At least they actually have an excuse for it now

[@zeektube874]

ESPN has dementia They clearly forgot they just talked about this

[@YungLanxx]

ZEEK Tube lool trust me they didn’t forget 😭

[@johnstockton5651]

All they did was talk about LeBron when the Nba season was going on now that's gone. Now it's all LeBron 24/7, prolly gone talk about what he had for dinner pretty soon

[@shane1899]

To forget something would mean they actually would have to stop talking about him for a start

[@grantlong9205]

Or they think we have it

[@jonahswayzer629]

Stephan A: “Kawah Lenid”

[@sheluuhvsjojo]

6:12 “the weakness of your argument” MAX YOU USED A DIFFERENT SPORT TO DEFEND YOUR CASE🤦🏾‍♂️

[@omytupapa]

Cause the article says best player in any sports above Messi. How can they even try to compare LeBron tons World Wide legend like Messi. Jordan and Kobe phenomenons can be compared to other Legends. Not LeBron unless he wins 2-3 more champs

[@coleeason6007]

Hey max with the chips on the line Kawaii went 16 for 40 to end the series so it's safe to say without KD but with klay warriors win

[@alexfermanian]

O Messi never won a World Cup or copa America so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@knicks8099]

@@omytupapa michael jordan is not even close to the soccer legends

[@flocktolivespmb275]

They just talked about this the other day

[@papboybrooklyn77]

Since sports is shutdown They been so bored they have nothing else to talk about but the same old thing lol

[@jonezcmar3027]

Yet your watching it again!!!

[@qiparoonie]

And the day before and before and before

[@DavidV619]

*yesterday

[@johnstuart2277]

I thought first take is cancelled due to coronavirus SaS 😂😂

[@k.sergepaul7325]

I'm just here for the comments.

[@delli23]

K.Serge Paul same

[@tonymolebatsi1452]

Same

[@thebluekind17]

Same

[@olukokunadedeji6769]

Same

[@brandonlewis1002]

Same

[@xXblacDynamiteftwXx]

LeBron has literally been if not the best then one of the best players on the planet for at least 95% of his career so far and NOBODY can deny or take that from him

[@ethanziegler8271]

Lebron is a phenomenal player and so is Kawhi now lets move on...

[@kenoihall48]

Lol espn have to cash in

[@kurtschaaf2165]

That was definitely an American poll lol

[@rebelsimracer7661]

True🤣 they don’t know Messi fans

[@fossilturtle9]

Kurt Schaaf America is better than an other place

[@fossilturtle9]

Kurt Schaaf dummy face

[@kabagemayannick5097]

TSS Exclusive FOH kid

[@yvans.]

TSS Exclusive depends for who poor people in America don’t agree with this

[@helmermoreira8500]

Hey ESPN go home and rest a little bit please. At this point you're just doing too much.

[@4ktjaiden805]

Let’s not act like Lebron not supposed to win the mvp every year🤦🏽‍♂️💯

[@NC-xt7ie]

4KTJaiden he don’t got that Killa mentality like Jordan did and kawhi does

[@DanVideos]

He has not deserved a single MVP outside of the 4 he got. Go look at every year, the stats, the standings, the storylines, none of it points to him being the best player in the regular season any of those years. Y’all conflate his postseason performances with his regular season ones for some reason. Of course, in the playoffs he has been the best in the league the past 8-9 years, but don’t kid yourself as if he hasn’t coasted in the regular season. He got exactly as many MVPs as he deserves.

[@PearlJamGuy10]

Anthony Davis leads the Lakers in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, FG% and PER. No AD last year, Lakers finished 11 wins behind the 8th seed, with AD this year, Lakers have the 2nd best record in the NBA. How is LeBron MVP of the league when he's not even MVP of his own team?

[@donteparker1]

Ronnie Branford completely different team my guy

[@antione]

@@NC-xt7ie you heard some sports talking head say this and now you regurgitate it without hesitation. Do you even know what it means? Doubtful. How can a man who went to 9 finals in 17 years not have killer instinct? Lmao does that make any sense to you? Y'all confuse taking 30 shots a game and not trusting your teammates as "killer instinct". Kawhi got a few more years before he even sniffs LeBron legacy.

[@realtalkwithmj7819]

Who’s here after the Clippers choked 💀

[@kenandon5340]

I'm over here, I'm choked too,please help me win my game.....

[@JmadeCC]

Don’t ever put Patrick mahomes name near Lebrons not even in the same category

[@andrerandall7873]

Talking about right now not overall

[@adamdominguez6736]

I agree with king julian

[@krazykaiboi]

Patrick Mahomes will be on his level

[@KarsynFromDa]

@@krazykaiboi how lebron will go in the records as number 1 all time scorer and top ten in assit if all goes right

[@italkshyt14]

Thank you

[@user-qp3jz7ex8s]

i swear a few hours ago SAS said KD was the best😂😂smh

[@tyblandon]

Keelan Walsh exactly

[@moneyway8178]

Keelan Walsh he is

[@thegoat2874]

He says when healthy

[@paulmann5328]

@@thegoat2874 and? When Lebron came back after those 17 games....was he not healthy?

[@kabagemayannick5097]

Guy literally tore his Achilles smh

[@leefamily9361]

Michael was the best player in the league even when the other guys won the MVP

[@absolutejazz1676]

So was lebron in 2015-2018

[@Righteousgenius]

Same as Br🔘n

[@brandonmcneil8405]

Yo the moment Stephen started shaking his head in the beginning I started dying 😂

[@JayNit2]

Bruh i fell tf out. Lmfaooo

[@nhotran2368]

SAS all week: “KD is the best player” SAS today: “LBJ is the best player in the world”😑😑

[@TheSwagIsBack]

Nho Tran he saying excluding KD.

[@ryanjean9174]

Nho Tran bc kd is hurt

[@timc5145]

Nho Tran well said

[@centeronesolutions7297]

I disagree! And here's why.....

[@loyalfans-kxngunkasaxxx2223]

SAS has been said excluding KD because he's hurt... So you definitely haven't been watching all week lol..

[@vaingoe9653]

Max has figured out that he gets more clicks opposing Lebron. Lebron gives both haters and congratulaters careers.

[@lucasmichaels2204]

Facts they can’t both have the same POV

[@deondraedaniels9609]

By saying lebron is the second best is hating on him lol you lebron fans need some help

[@kevind9510]

Espn knows talking about Lebron gets views because bronsexuals will click anything that has his name attached to it

[@nfgreat639]

Deondrae When he’s clearly the best player in the world it’s disrespectful 😂 it’s not even close

[@eamcbmsc]

Kevin D so will haters

[@michaelscott968]

It seems like before the quarantine people didn’t realize that this is their everyday segment!!

[@kingkendrick44]

Kawhi doesn’t care frfr🤷🏿‍♂️💯😂

[@kingjames8499]

Don't ever say Kawhi the best

[@kingkendrick44]

King James The best don’t have to say they’re the best REMEMBER THAT💯✊🏿

[@genojames5565]

Factz

[@Obstakill]

King Kendrick as a competitor myself. I bet he does.

[@lastsamurai2329]

King Kendrick lol just like mj and all the other legends didn’t say it......boy if you don’t gtfo with that nonsense

[@marklerny3149]

That's fine if LeBron is better, but dont tear Down kawhis legacy like y'all were doing to Kobe before he passed away

[@skiknight86]

Darth Maul what legacy. He was the third wheel in San Antonio and only got finals mvp for guarding Lebron to 28 8 8. Then he traveled on a lucky shot and played a depleted warriors team. When he was the man he got smoked by KD and Westbrook. Man stop

[@louis-stephane1391]

@@skiknight86 🙄🙄

[@abhijithashok2564]

Nobodys taking anything away from him but this guy is talking like he beat a fully healthy warriors team and the only reason spurs won is bcoz of kawhi when he guarded lebron and he avg 28ppg game

[@bang_bangsosaent8194]

Abhijith Ashok but LeBron couldn’t beat a fully healthy warriors tho🤔🤔🤔

[@abhijithashok2564]

@@bang_bangsosaent8194 he didnt when did i say he did

[@eyouvalentine2597]

Y’all taking just to talk at this point lmao 😂

[@parker9472]

Its they job

[@Minadarling119]

They the type of friends that meet up and debate about the same topic and leave 😂

[@mellyecstacyxoxo4212]

Who’s here after nuggets blitzed the clippers

[@f0-0tball]

absolute joke how messi wasn't even mentioned

[@MarkClaytonII]

Idk why y’all still watch this especially when’s there’s no sports lmfao they don’t have shot to talk about

[@yos5177]

mark clayton foh white boi

[@kevind9510]

They could talk about the other teams...

[@TheLionkevinson]

You’re watching too so...

[@linmac2137]

Well why do you watch it then?

[@crystal8443]

So why tf are u commenting the video that U were just watching idiot

[@dariusjackson5476]

Max literally answer why LeBron is best when he first started talking smh

[@blitzuchiha8139]

but the think is he not

[@shinsukecorbin425]

Longevity doesn’t make you the best..It’s about RIGHT NOW..And right now he’s 2nd in MVP votes

[@ajye8935]

Kevin Lamont being mvp doesnt make you the best player in the world. It just means that you have best performance in a season. James Harden became MVP and not everyone would accept that he's the best in the world. Derrick Rose became MVP but he was not considered as the best in the world but LeBron is. LeBron is still the best player regardless of his age. He leads in assists and still put up huge numbers , one of the best defensive teams, and leads his team to 1st seed in the Wild Wild west. Not in the Easy East.

[@abrahamabraham1019]

And where is Kawhi

[@deltse3330]

And they wonder why people won't stay inside.😆

[@stuartyoung3324]

Lebron is still the best player i really dont know what yall be watching sometimes most of yall looking at only points scored in a game smh

[@Bleed-zi3xs]

Rite!

[@Hugh_Jasol]

We're talking about how Kawhi is clearly better than LeBron James. What are you watching? If Kawhi was a loud, junk jiving clown like LeBron he would get more attention. If you put LeBron on that Raptors team, the Raptors aren't winning the Eastern Conference or the Finals.

[@irGuilty]

Hugh Jasol are you joking? Did you not see the last Cleveland team Lebron got to the final? How can the hate “loud junk jiving” you have for someone cloud your judgement so badly? You’re either biased, stupid or just a casual.

[@batkaya3521]

irGuilty that year the playoffs was a breeze though. Cels lacked 2 stars, raps was still lebronto and i am %90 sure last years bucks would beat lebron’s cavs. Also i don’t think lebron would win against sixers too. Granted i believe that lebron would reach the finals with raps.

[@PearlJamGuy10]

@@Hugh_Jasol since when does it matter what position you lose lol can you tell me what round the 1988 Atlanta Hawks were eliminated off the top of your head? Neither can I

[@godwinadepetun8781]

Max is on something else I swear..

[@shinsukecorbin425]

David Vice Bangura but did he lie?? How can Lebron be the best player in sports when he’s 2nd in the MVP voting??

[@fcfkevvmusic]

Kevin Lamont lmao you’re drunk.

[@timsc125]

@@shinsukecorbin425 you're joking right? When lebron's clearly the best player in the world when he returned to cleveland, he still didn't win the mvp.

[@montaehaynes3663]

Kevin Lamont how can kawhi when he not even top 3 in the mvp voting

[@Bertza00]

David Vice Bangura there has been no proof at least in 2 years that lebron is the best player in the world

[@mastermind1658]

Stephen A: “goes up against young puppies in embid and Simmons” Jimmy Butler: Am I a joke to you?

[@skipbayless4375]

Master Mind Might be the weakest argument ever. Kawhi’s route to the final last year was way harder than any single one Lebron faced when he was in the east.

[@kesly4936]

Ryan Hollins maybe not 2013

[@timocruz510]

@@skipbayless4375 Okay but the Raptors were also better than any Playoff team Lebron has ever had save 2011 and 2012. Maybe 2016 but I would take the raptors over those Cavs.

[@sanchezmessi3251]

Ryan Hollins on God

[@smashbrosbasketball6991]

@@timocruz510 Then that should say more about LeBron than Kawhi if Toronto was more capable than any team LeBron and the Heat faced in 2011. Because from 2011, Miami went to 7 with a few teams and was even pushed back a few times by Indiana and Boston. If Toronto is more capable then that means Kawhi on Toronto sweeps Miami

[@Outlawsvault]

I thought Stephen a said kd was the best player in the world lmao

[@curlydre8423]

Kawhi is a better scorer and a better defender END OF STORY 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@MrCavonta]

What Stephen A should ask Max is "when Michael Jordan came back was he still the best player or was it the guy who won finals MVP the year he wasn't there"

[@danielwilkie7112]

MrCavonta Yeoo that’s perfect that would end the argument right there 🤷🏾‍♂️💯

[@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH]

That’s dumb cause the best player was still Hakeem. Jordan (#45) came back at the end of the 1995 season and got swept by the magic in the playoffs who Hakeem swept in the finals. The following season Jordan (humbled) proved he was that guy by winning 72 games and 3peating.

[@Alex-yl4mr]

@@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH they lost to the magic in 6 but i get what you mean

[@2310blake]

@@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH Hakeem had the better team that year, jordan was still the best player. Hence why they came back with the 2nd 3peat.

[@jordanthegoatnotle4-63]

MJ was not the best player when he came back. Its was Hakeem and maybe shaq aswell. He had to earn that back. Same situation with lebron. He missed the playoffs for 1 year, the player that lead his team to a championship will be given the "best player in the world" title until either 1. Lebron takes it back or 2. Someone else rises to the occasion. The only way (in my opinion) in which lebron would be able to take back his "best player in the world" title is by winning a championship/beating kawhi in any round of the playoffs (assuming it's going to be conference finals)

[@chillyoungapex8545]

Idc what u saying this was disrespectful on another level by Max they just need to stop talking about LeBron and react to some old footage or sum cause now they just doing anything

[@truthbringer-6748]

Max didn't disrespect anyone. You just disagree with him.

[@kingjohnson1017]

No it’s disrespectful

[@smashbrosbasketball6991]

It's not disrespectful. If anything it's disrespectful to Kawhi from Stephen A

[@Mr.Gundam7]

The King is #1 giannis and kawhi are not even close to lebron

[@andrerandall7873]

@@Mr.Gundam7 you on drugs lay off the crack

[@lakersyoungcoreareaveragep1639]

Kawhi and Lebron are both all time great players. Crazy how much talent is in today's game

[@sauravadhikari6504]

few days into quarantine and they back into same discussion😂

[@user-tv1us7fd4b]

SAS is so disrespectful to Kawhi 🤦🏽‍♂️ he is becoming a HATER at this point

[@aajr2366]

Same as max on lebron. Lol

[@Flamingcloud083]

If Kawhi does it once more he will get on board

[@davodhashimi3809]

I for J ' kawhi is the best player in the World

[@theknightsdark9598]

Sometimes I really hate hearing Max talk like why he never mentions last year Lebron got hurt smh

[@kingrobinho777]

10th without AD (the actual best player on the Lakers)

[@christiannieto9827]

Lebron was milking that injury (and rightfully so). Those Lakers werent going to do anything in the post season and we know it. It was a smart move to rest more because this was the year we needed lebron to be at full strength

[@sarangdesai9035]

Doesn't injuries come into factor? Like, I can do this all day.... Derrick Rose has been the best PG in the league, its just that he was injured....

[@mickaellandry9726]

Please....that's just an excuse. When Lebron got back on the floor after his injury, the Lakers could still play the postseason. But his "playoff mode activated" was a mess and they continued to lose against bad and average teams

[@juangeez4519]

@@mickaellandry9726i just want u to think about 1 thing i dont want to debate someone like you who repeats media points,, do you think they had good team chemistry after all the injuries of rondo, Ingram, Hart, lonzo, and are they that good enough players to make push for the playoffs in the west after all that why in the world would you blame one man that was not a good roster it was almost a d league Team.

[@Foxomar1]

As usual they just ignore football They ignore Messi and Cristiano 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Aviishek.]

Yeah😂 If the voting was announced to the world nobody would even come close to Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Americans don't know anything about football.

[@abdulwahidabukar2054]

@@Aviishek. that’s because football isn’t the number sport here in the US. It’s basketball, American football, and baseball.

[@Aviishek.]

@@abdulwahidabukar2054 Yeah, I know.

[@Ervcurveetc.]

@@Aviishek. football isn’t as entertaining as basketball or American football

[@devsjoseph832]

@@Ervcurveetc. ok hol up

[@YungFredo22]

I feel like they haven’t stopped asking this question since first take started😂😂

[@lebohangmalejoane]

Yall just recycling topics now

[@jonezcmar3027]

Yet your watching and complaining again

[@Knightfaller]

Lebohang Malejoane What else they got, ESPN’s other big time topic is Stephen A. trolling the Cowboys and they know they can’t milk that while they’re milking LeBron Topics. So this is more of a cash grab then anything

[@travelingtheworld8224]

Now? They been doing that for years and they've done this topic at least 15 times this season.

[@lowdistortion]

*sigh* not this again

[@jonezcmar3027]

Sigh your watching and complaining again

[@Knightfaller]

Low Distortion What else they got, ESPN’s other big time topic is Stephen A. trolling the Cowboys and they know they can’t milk that while they’re milking LeBron Topics. So this is more of a cash grab then anything

[@Minadarling119]

They the type of friends that travel an hour to meet each other and debate about the same topic and leave 😂

[@merciojunior2569]

Please let’s get this debate on quarantine

[@natashatrotter1041]

They still talking about this?

[@jonezcmar3027]

And your still complaining about it

[@Knightfaller]

Natasha Trotter What else they got, ESPN’s other big time topic is Stephen A. trolling the Cowboys and they know they can’t milk that while they’re milking LeBron Topics. So this is more of a cash grab then anything

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol they be having this conversation twice a week.

[@aajr2366]

Twice a day🤣

[@davidconejr4206]

I could swear that Nick Wright is now a black man

[@christophershanklin112]

aajr 23 😂it doesn’t make any since

[@konchmar5678]

6 month later, Kawhi at home! lol

[@shadow8492]

I’d love to see Skip and Max vs Shannon and SAS

[@Richie2k6]

Max interrupts. Stephen A: "ZIP IT, WE HEARD YOU" Stephen A interrupts: "HOL ON, HOL ON, NO, NO NO"

[@TheFineGreat]

I remember Stephen A. calling Steph Curry the best player on the planet back in 2016. KD wasn’t the only guy.

[@nabilabdi9265]

2:49 why does it look like Patric maholmes doesn’t have a right arm

[@TK_111]

Is no one going mention that what kawhi did last year was like what lebron does every year in the playoffs

[@lukeheintzman925]

"Linel Messi"

[@officialdownload4]

luke heintzman 😂😂😂😂

[@Emmany97]

Lol. The pronounciation is appalling.

[@Phatflow666]

i died

[@skipbayless4375]

How can these guys even have this debate when they don’t acknowledge Messi

[@MambaRooskii]

Ryan Hollins its impossible to talk about something they know nothing of. Messi has a legit argument as being the best player in the world across all sports every year. He is the undoubted goat of his sport so yeah he deserves consideration even from these fools who know nothing.

[@fhernandez6589]

Came here just for the comments lol They reachin for topics!! 😆

[@andrewbristow2817]

At this point, I want Stephen A to cover ESPN The Ocho!

[@stephenasunnamedsource2943]

I'm seriously getting upset with the fact that Lebron fans flip flop daily. When Kawhi beat the Lakers twice already they said "oh it's just another game. It doesn't prove anything" now that Lebron beats the Clippers oh hes not on his level.

[@JohnDoe-ko6du]

Exactly!!!! 😂😂😂😂 and in both games the clips won kawhi definitely out played lebron MAJORLY

[@TheKingcardo]

John Doe Lebron didn’t care about matchups then. After the passing of his close friend/rival and the fact that it’s past mid season he needed to make a statement against giannis and Kawhi. Playoff Lebron would destroy playoff kawhi.

[@JohnDoe-ko6du]

@@TheKingcardo these excuses are really funny do you honestly think bron didn't care about beating the clips the 2 times they lost lol gtfoh

[@richardmatthews2807]

John Doe tbh I don’t think so I watched him play both games he didn’t have the same “go get it” attitude

[@smartandstreet]

RcDw 😂😂great story bro

[@Gevicks24]

I had to rewind to see if Max really said “he hasn’t proven it recently”. My man really had those words exit his mouth.

[@ridwamahamed2582]

But he hasn't

[@shoshob9666]

Hasn’t been to the finals since 2018 and hasn’t won an MVP since 2013, max is correct sorry to tell you

[@dmoney51630]

Sho Sho b kawhi hasn’t even won a mvp..

[@richardmatthews2807]

Sho Sho b yu do realize the finals is less than two years ago and kawhi never won an mvp

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

@@shoshob9666 what has Kawhi done. Load manage his way into the playoffs to ensure he wins? If he is greater then why does he have to load manage all season? And not only that he beat the warriors without kd and klay. Not something to be impressed by. Bron dropped 51 on a fully healthy warriors now if kd and klay were missing what do u think he would've done?

[@kel4488]

30 seconds in and I’m baffled

[@futuresales7608]

They talk about this more times a week than I take a 💩. 💤💤💤🔫. Fire this topic.

[@barles_charkley614]

Another LeBron debate, how shocking😦

[@davodhashimi3809]

Best Shooter because everybody has to know that lebron is not the best but kawhi is

[@TheSwagIsBack]

Davod Hashimi Kawhi isn’t

[@kybronjirving5411]

One guy needs load management to win a ring under the age of 30. Lol

[@hakeemcole9014]

Rafael Felan dude u don’t know what u taking about. Smh!

[@blockgang2052]

Yea and the other guy needs to play with 2 other HOF allstar caliber players in their primes just to (sometimes) win a ring. Lol

[@alexandercasian7998]

They talk about the same thing ever week but I still watch because it is very entertaining.

[@gobucs3146]

How fast they’re forgetting Giannis with no NBA being played. That man screwed over more than anyone this season. MVP and probably a Title.

[@Mafia-Zilla99]

Honestly why can’t these guys take a break from working because this is starting to get lame

[@ytiamcxiii3895]

You guys literally do this segment everyday

[@phillyguy2157]

Stephen A is just shaking his head in response to Max from the very beginning...lol..lol

[@yteuropehdgaming9633]

Max Kellerman: the Lakers don't have another PG Rondo:

[@makesjeanauland8760]

Lebron can't guard kawhi u guys saw everytime lebron tried to guard kawhi who the reigning nba finals mvp when was the last time lebron won a championship when was the last time he hit a game winning shot for the championship

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

When was the last time Kawhi did it?

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

He never has.

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

Not in the finals. And furthermore beating the warriors without kd and klay does not make him better than lebron. If Lebron was fortunate enough to face the warriors without kd and klay considering he dropped 51 on them fully healthy, u seriously think the cavs wouldn't have won?

[@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH]

Jahleel X Lebron wouldn’t have got to the finals if Kawhi was in the east🙄🤦🏾‍♂️ Lebron wouldn’t have beaten the sixers or the bucks either.

[@christopherbenn3428]

They must get a big bonus in pay everytime they have a Lebron topic that’s how you know Lebron has a impact on a lot of things in the world💯

[@isiahrobinson1667]

It's crazy tho

[@tmzteaspill6005]

N!KE PAYS ESPN TO TALK ABOUT LEBRON..PAID PROMOTION

[@volume_02]

*Yeah and like all the viewers are 90% millennials who know nothing about basketball*

[@Eagle0watch7dv]

SAS is right Kawhi isn’t on LeBron’s level, he's above Lebron's level. Fight me...

[@centeronesolutions7297]

@@Eagle0watch7dv I disagree! And here's why......

[@jomaricelis9033]

surprised they didnt use zoom

[@tmac0152]

No sports got ESPN talking about topics from 2 years ago.

[@arnellrocket]

I just love how one championship Vs Steph and Draymond has acceded kawhi over Lebron lol

[@zerokool-2058]

Ugh I wish Klay was healthy during the finals! Then nobody would be talking Kawhi

[@sonypetit5391]

Anthony 2b channel 15 And Lebron hasn’t beaten him in the finals?

[@mickaellandry9726]

@@zerokool-2058 Please don't talk about injuries, the Warriors have won all their rings because of this (Love, Irving, Conley, Parker, Leonard, Paul,...). They benefited every year of injuries through their run of championships. Kawhi was DESTROYING the Warriors with Durant AND Thompson on the floor in the Oracle before Pachulia hurt him intentionally....The dynasty killer 🖐🏾got his revenge (karma is b**) Why you don't keep the same energy when Golden State eliminated a depleted San Antonio team without Leonard and Parker ?? You're just partial dude with no credibility. Anyway Raptors WITHOUT Leonard and Gasol exposed Golden State (121-113) during the regular season in Oakland and the Warriors had everyone 🤷‍♂️ Clippers took them 2 games, Rockets 3. The Raptors could take more. I don't believe at all that a full squad of Golden State was unbeatable...I don't buy this fake narrative.

[@mickaellandry9726]

Kawhi doesn't need to create a supersteam like LeHelp James by joining 2 others franchises players in their prime to win easy rings. The move to the Miami Heat in 2010 was so weak...Kawhi would has never done something like this. He could join Davis and LeHelp James last summer but that's not his mentality, he is not interested to win with an all stars team.

[@TheSwagIsBack]

Hp forthewin Toronto would’ve lost in 6, if Klay was healthy the whole series.

[@ganzvv3726]

Sometimes I question Stephen A because he was one of the people saying that philly was going to the finals last year, and now all of a sudden “oh they were young and not established”

[@alexiscando5709]

Stephen A. is stupid... When Philly goes up 2-1, he said the series is over... When the Raptors tied the series, he said Philly would win game 5 and close out the series in 6... When the Bucks won game 1, he said the series is over... When the Raptors lost game 5, he said the Warriors would win it all... All he says is nonesense prediction when 90% of the time he is wrong

[@themechanic2119]

@@alexiscando5709 I gotta agree with you. It's happened too many times.

[@woomir3794]

how quickly they forget that philly had the 2nd most talented starting 5 in the league last yr

[@deleonbenson741]

He hasn't won a championship in years or MVP and they still calling him the best how?

[@poke4771]

Kevin Durant to the warriors, Kyrie left , in 2018,19 before he got injured,and right now he is second.🤔🤫🤔🤫🤔🤫🤔💛💜💛💜

[@albertdomingo3964]

Can somebody quarantine max kellerman?!

[@liljo1465]

Imagine saying kawai is the best in the world when he beat a warriors team that didn’t have two of there superstars

[@Rocco_Robbins23]

Imagine beating the full super warriors team at halftime and being purposely hurt by zaza so they could beat the spurs and now when he gets the chance at revenge others get hurt and make a big deal out it.

[@jayfreymontana2055]

Krxmpuzz X he best philly who had three all stars Joel,jimmy,Ben and golden had two Allstars and it was fair

[@skipbayless4375]

Krxmpuzz X Klay only missed one game. As far as I’m concerned, Lebron never beat Golden State when they had KD

[@mike.cdn7212]

Klay Thompson played 5 out 6 games and let's not forget refs messed up at the end of Game 5 so the Raptors should of technically won in 5 games. Raptors outplayed the Warriors. They played better defense and they beat the Warriors at their own strength in ball movement.

[@iknowthatdubin4877]

Rocco Robbins that was game 1. Even if Lawhi was not injure golden state will still win.

[@magodtrick3166]

LeBron has two victories over Kawhi since his breakout 2015 season. One was when Kyrie dropped 57 points and the other is when Avery Bradley turned into Steph Curry.

[@kid_-xm3wf]

Y’all lebron haters so corny😂

[@goofybitz7689]

Louder for the people in the back king👑

[@davidconejr4206]

@@kid_-xm3wf and the LBJ fans have the best excuses

[@Jigolopuff]

Mahomes and Messi better

[@conormackey204]

Jiglopuff soccers not a real sport. Requires no athleticism

[@h.c.4453]

Whenever they ran out of topics to do their show, they bring up this topic or others topic involving whether lebron is the best, Lebrun is the goat....etc.

[@tenkaywylin5873]

5:46 this man said the Tampa Bay bucs

[@mickaellandry9726]

I respect Max Kellerman, one of the unusual experts in ESPN who is not paid to praise daily "The Choosen One" 🤷‍♂️

[@gordonramsay7854]

LeBron, Kawhi, Giannis. Any order.

[@rolep1ayer]

kawhi waitin for the playoffs remember this

[@butterbean8881]

And Lebron aint?

[@babs4009]

so is lebron

[@lulbam6044]

It took how long for kawhi to bekome great? Lebron kame straight out of high school Great think about it

[@abdulkerimdino7641]

this debate is still heated...you can go either way kawhi,giannis or lebron

[@scruffd0g193]

Max says this to the fact that LeBron went to the Finals 7 straight seasons "Who Cares Kawhi beat a team without KD and Klay for a quarter and a half

[@alexiscando5709]

Yeah, well, Golden State got their Karma 100× worst ever since Kawhi went down in 2017... Notice that ever since that injury... Kawhi hasn't lost in Golden State homecourt eversince

[@arthasmenethil4297]

Did you see the 2014 nba finals

[@nfgreat639]

Arthas you mean when khawi got finals mvp for holding lebron to 28-8-8 lmaooo

[@erikmerced6329]

@@nfgreat639 LeBron got beaten by a record margin. Tell me how many points he scored in garbage time 😂😂

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

@@erikmerced6329 sound just like skip Bayless. Just repeating his lines.

[@andregonzales7711]

I actually like Max’s argument here. It makes sense.

[@iluvcakes19]

Imo Max often makes solid points. Idk why people hate. But to me it's herd mentality.

[@cwhitt8110]

Max is dumb just cause you win a Regular Season MVP or Finals MVP doesn't mean u r the Best Player In The World.. It was years Lebron didn't win MVP and he was clearly THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD. There were year's when Lebron won MVP and didn't make the Finals and was clearly The Best Player In The WORLD. Max, what r u talking about???

[@realone3602]

@@cwhitt8110 Lebron didn't win it all those years so it doesn't matter.

[@Jay-dn2pg]

@@realone3602 Being the best player and being on the best team are two different things.

[@andregonzales7711]

C Whitt it’s kind of a what have you done for me lately mentality.. so if kawhi won the finals and giannis won mvp last year, and lebron is 2-3 against them this year, why should we believe he’s the best?

[@Cazz2K]

With Max Kellerman’s logic Andre Iguodala was at one point the best player in the league then

[@nighthood1243]

what it do babyyy

[@joseyeastwood]

Now everybody are back on lebron's nuts when at the beginning of the year they were saying khawi was the best player whatever.

[@m.a.a.2089]

For me, SAS is the best compared to Max!

[@BrianCheng24]

Max is better and more level headed

[@Ah-ws9nm]

Even if you believe Bron is still the best, to say Kawhi isn’t on his level is disrespectful

[@futuresales7608]

I guess it's either the same topic every other day or report live from behind the Bodega at the local dice game. 🤣😂🤣😂🤦🏾‍♂️🚫🧢.