Kevin Durant opens up about Nets struggles, trade request & rips teammates | NBA | UNDISPUTED

Kevin Durant has opened up about the Brooklyn Nets’ struggles this year, telling Chris Haynes that former head coach Steve Nash didn’t push the team hard enough. KD also fired back at those who criticized him as a leader, said he doesn't need to win another title to validate his legacy and ripped the Nets starting lineup. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to the latest KD news.
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[@TheFacilityonFS1]

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[@macbenzo1677]

🤔 🧐 Damn you’re Correct.

[@hoodiejalen366]

No… No I don’t think I will 👴🏻

[@marlonmarjadsingh7458]

You mean NICK WRONG the guy knows nothing about basketball

[@ontariofearen2696]

Io

[@ontariofearen2696]

@@marlonmarjadsingh7458 iryrrriirtttiiirttriiriirtrriiriiiiio

[@Ghostkilla773]

I love when Skip doesn't act "in character." You see him at his most logical and best.

[@litany21]

It’s extremely rare, and even then I still don’t believe him

[@nicholascole2613]

@@litany21 Man, and even then it's like waiting for the switch to flip. But I have to give him credit for being "objective" about what he saw. Had to borrow one of his favorite words he likes to use. I was both shocked and impressed at the same time, dare I say almost like welcome home Skip!

[@litany21]

@@nicholascole2613 there’s motive when Skip talks. He attempts to “win both sides” for the sake of content and trolling. There’s method to his madness, so I’m apprehensive generally. But, let’s say he really did mean this, I do appreciate the objectivity

[@alexdorisca]

No cap 😂 didn’t expect him to drop the hammer on his guy like that

[@nicholascole2613]

@@litany21 Yeah, the pendulum may swing to the other side at some point. I'm sure in a LeBron or Lakers segment is where he'll return to regular form. But I'll choose to remember this segment when he does. 😂

[@r.m.90]

The only time KD wants to drive the bus is when he's throwing his team-mates under it.

[@erich1380]

Damn lol

[@maxtravins8420]

🤣🤣😭

[@Russ88]

Sheesh

[@dwightwordlaw5170]

That’s the comment of the year!!!

[@fresh_printz]

Bruuuuh 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@Bilnation]

He said “not disrespect” after saying the most disrespectful thing a teammate can say. Even if he’s right, you still don’t say that.

[@jamaaldaynitelong8367]

Exactly..You say that to the owner and GM, your boys at home but not to the media...It's corny especially for someone of his caliber.

[@solaodebunmi9492]

Simple

[@eyzrie7988]

dude i hope he say that to his team mate face to face not in social media thats most disrespect person can be :(

[@truestdude]

@@eyzrie7988 he ain't built like that. He never has been. He was definitely raised surrounded by feminine energy his entire life

[@camilialove9882]

Totally agree

[@kentond19]

Can we acknowledge how right Charles Barkley was when he mentioned the whole bus thing?

[@peskypesky]

yup

[@prouddadofjordan7149]

Facts!!!!

[@BigFenkell4-1]

He wasn’t what u expect kd to do with this team? It’s horrible the gm should be fired

[@Aisaac20-t7t]

@@BigFenkell4-1 nah this ain’t the gm fault kd wanted this team. He made the bed he gotta lay in it. Kd out here requesting trades😂😂😂 nope

[@BBTHEBEAST]

Whole world knew. Every bus that he was a “driver” on rolled off a damn cliff. 😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Shannon: "You sure you don't wanna go first on this one" 😂😂😂 Skip: "I'll let you take your shots and then I'll take mine"

[@peskypesky]

Pile on!! 😂😂

[@NukeMedia]

Best sports show ever

[@johnelliott0101]

Solid!

[@TGF25]

@@NukeMedia Don't disrespect Inside The NBA like that lol

[@NukeMedia]

@@TGF25 🤣🤣 who

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Who remembers when the Nets were a solid running organization that was building a culture before KD and Kyrie showed up 2019

[@misora25chan]

And their young talent was up and coming as well. All that thrown out for DeAndre Jordan and James Harden.

[@soda8736]

They entrusted children..

[@MrBronx61]

But in order to be a top-echelon team that's capable of making title runs, you need star players. Brooklyn swung for the fences, but they chose the wrong stars.

[@killerra]

They would spill blood to have D'Angelo Russell, Jarrett Allen, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Caris Lavert back on the squad.

[@dimmykarras9287]

@@killerra true that

[@InvestBetter.]

"I cannot tell a lie. If something goes wrong, it is definitely, 100%, your fault." - KD

[@imhassane]

😂😂😂

[@peskypesky]

😂😂😂

[@MusikaDeLaCalle]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@kashstonklips5103]

😂

[@Raizen_5151]

These comments are on point and hilarious today haha.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

KD: "I don't wanna be a leader" Also KD: "I still want my credit"

[@fashionlife5348]

KD was the best player so yeah he deserves Credit strickly basketball

[@MrRedbull901]

@@fashionlife5348 he isn’t tho giannis is better than him, Joel,jokic,steph, lebron even maybe luka

[@1anth]

@@MrRedbull901 Giannis is not better than KD

[@Amir-eh9zd]

I’d want my credit to for 30 a night

[@fashionlife5348]

@@MrRedbull901 KD have beaten everyone one one in every occasion and those Can’t Shoot Players are never gonna be better than a pure scorer

[@YoRocko123]

This is one of the best and most intense segments of Undisputed ever. This was as real as it gets. Great segment.

[@jonb8009]

This wasn’t cool from KD because those guys are being professionals. What about criticism for the stars that are missing bc of their own actions or underperforming that led to that starting lineup? At least the guys there now are answering the call to play to the best of their ability smh

[@imhassane]

Yep he never called ky on his bs, always rode with him and now throwing those who rode him under the bus

[@aemondtargaryen7837]

@@imhassane bc it's not bs not wanting a vaccine isnt bs knowing out true heritage isnt bs get on somewhere with that

[@tnoudy3524]

What did he say about his team?

[@ShawnJ96]

@@aemondtargaryen7837 but what about when he disappeared without notice and not a soul knew what was going on you can’t act like Kyrie never done anything

[@imhassane]

@@aemondtargaryen7837 are you a new nba fan ? You think ky drama started last season ?

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

KD was basically saying "I can't win with these scrubs"

[@godsonsmart6704]

He can’t. It’s the truth 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@samuelmaina4737]

@@godsonsmart6704 He didn't have to say it tho

[@tchrisbass5650]

Lol

[@sosamanotf642]

But lebron got his scrubs to the finals

[@llman03]

Kobe said the same thing.

[@zaviersims4393]

It finally looks like Skip is fed up with Kd bs 😂

[@peskypesky]

what took so long??

[@ljpal18]

He's not. He'll jump on his nuts the next great game and call him the best in the game.

[@j19aiden91]

Any acknowledgment of his mistakes is a miracle

[@realspitter2727]

Imagine how fans feel about Skip’s BS

[@MeaCulpa04]

@@peskypesky lebron still playing has delayed his attack

[@baldblade4852]

Now this is the energy I like. Be honest and bring it.

[@nouieg667]

If KD's gonna start calling out teammates, then he should have started with Kyrie and Ben

[@johnhill762]

100% those players are trash

[@yungtune2173]

Exactly

[@YoRoyalFlynezz]

Russell Westbrook is somewhere on the end of a bench eating a snickers giving all of us the side eye right now Lmao

[@MusikaDeLaCalle]

😂😂😂

[@LoveMyPeople04]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"He's never got the blowback that LeBron has" 💯

[@kamengs5813]

KD is not as threatening. The King wears a heavy crown.

[@jude3180]

And lol? What's your point?

[@icemoke7836]

@@jude3180 He literally made his point with the comment…What did you read ?

[@TW__________]

@@icemoke7836 😂😂😂😂 bruh got caught being a lil stupid 😂

[@dxtremecaliber]

@@kamengs5813 yep LeBron got a higher expectations hes expected to be the next GOAT so all eyes on him

[@daizenkamiya5739]

KD called the team trash and got away with it 😂😂😂😂

[@jaquanford3003]

🐐

[@RonhozZ]

@@jaquanford3003 💩

[@sLyOnE_NYc]

Team he helped assemble... The irony of it all.

[@Andrewmehr_]

What an entertaining discussion, one of the best I've seen from skip and Shannon all year.

[@bamahz]

KD finally learning what it means to be a leader and do what Lebron did

[@tjrage6168]

So true

[@DonkeyKong5479]

Yup running to a different superteam every 4 years, learned from the best

[@nebulousbastrd]

@@DonkeyKong5479 this guy thinks the 1 time all star during the cavs tenure kevin love made them a superteam 🫵🏽🫵🏽😂

[@AllBackends]

@@DonkeyKong5479 He’s been on 3 teams in 2 decades clown😂

[@dannygray4898]

Good point. And, I seem to remember Kyrie and KD saying "we don't need a coach". Yet, it's Steve Nash's fault? I smell BS from KD.

[@bp283]

can't lie, I can't watch this show most of the time anymore but Shannon's exactly right. KD wants all the fame that comes with being mentioned with the Greats, with NONE of the responsibility. Pretty simple to me.

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

It’s extremely repetitive and their viewpoints are scripted. It does get annoying.

[@smileymiles501]

No lie I’ve become semi-retired from this show 😂..but I do agree with skip and Shannon on this LD topic

[@smileymiles501]

KD

[@awwwsy]

So Noone mentions that KD said fire the people responsible for all of this. It was not on KD. Sean Mark's is trash

[@yaboisoe178]

@@Vito_Caligiuri don’t watch then lol

[@LandonHumphrie]

This is probably one of the best segments this show has had…Skip actually went in on KD

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"LeBron said we top heavy as bleep and everybody ripped him" 💯

[@stevendasilva9287]

What a great dynamic between sharpe and skip. Love the show, love the energy love the passion

[@youngmoneyd1131]

No way this guy took a shot at the guys that show up everyday but doesn’t say anything about kyrie finding every excuse not to play basketball😂

[@chrisfellows650]

That’s his best friend so he’s never going to say anything or try to hold him accountable

[@Joe-fb1rg]

Facts Facts Facts. Once a coward is always a coward. Call kyrie out as well.

[@michaeloverton2437]

@@Joe-fb1rg my grandma said that all the damn time

[@lucianodadon7822]

Stop cooning bruh smh

[@parkerlansden8928]

@@chrisfellows650 best friend? Is that what it's called now? 🤣👉👌

[@prince1187]

Giannis would never say this.

[@1anth]

You idiot when has Giannis teammates been this bad? Get off peoples nuts

[@soda8736]

Steph either , KD and LeBron always put their foot in their mouths .

[@angeldown1366]

@UC6IRfUVtTtYc2cCw09UEFPQ you might have a point if kd and Bron haven't been able to choose their teams and teammates... so them having bad teams for long periods is also on them, they can't be complaining about what they chose

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@angeldown1366 exactly Both Durant and Bron chose their situations then they turn around and blame those guys. Bron to me was worse because he got guys in very bad contracts that hurt the teams in the long run

[@Wickery.]

@@soda8736 LeBron has never put his teammates under the bus like this

[@PapaMatt107]

This when Shaq & Chuck's bus driver vs. passenger analogy fits KD perfectly. They seem to be right when they said KD is not a "bus driver" but a "passenger" during his time in Golden State.

[@jorgecardenas2170]

Tbh he did lead the bus in golden state

[@dbstewart86]

@@jorgecardenas2170 nah, he didn't. He wasn't the leader of the culture from the standpoint of the team. That was Steph and Draymond. Just because he scored a bunch of points doesn't mean he was the leader. Even the Warriors jokingly said as much during a parade when they said Steph gets whatever he wants during his next contract but Durant needs to earn that still.

[@mikejones1765]

@@dbstewart86 blah blah blah we know u wanted bron to win but he didn’t just say I made KD stopped him ..sheesh😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Skip: "He did catch criticism for going to Golden State" Shannon: "I don't think he would have caught the criticism had he gone somewhere else other than Golden State"

[@choosenone20901]

Lies

[@young.br0die384]

He wouldn’t have gotten as much hate except from us thunder fans

[@SeyaRKO]

I'm a Thunder fan. I would’ve been ok if he went to either the Celtics or the Heat. But really? GSW? The team we had a 3-1 lead and blew it. After reports said after game 7 when they lost he told the team in the locker room "We'll get them next year" After texting Russ he was staying and then joined GSW. That’s why he got the criticism. If you can’t beat them, join them.

[@Iqnacio.]

@@SeyaRKO Thank you, I get that any Thunder fan would've been mad at him wherever he had gone cause he left your team, but the reason why the whole NBA criticized his decision is because he went to Golden State, if he had gone anywhere else most basketball fans other than Thunder fans would've probably been okay with it, especially after what we've seen from Russ in the recent few years, what made it bad is the fact that he went to a 73-9 team that had just gone to a game 7 of the finals by coming back from a 3-1 deficit against him, it's the fact that he took the easy way out while simultaneously ruining basketball for 2 years, 3 if he and Klay hadn't gotten injured. Even I as a Warriors fan probably saw the least games in a season those 3 years, didn't even see some of the playoff games, cause it was honestly boring, we all already knew they were winning so there was literally no point.

[@SD_Chosen]

Wouldn't Have Had those Chips Either

[@kingbobombfan]

Skip talking about KD saying don’t blame me when the argument he’s been making for years was that it was never his fault hahahahahahaha I won’t complain though it’s always fun when Skip has to criticise KD and has no way to wriggle out of it

[@YoRocko123]

When Skip isn’t a characterized version of himself he is great. This segment was pure old good Skip.

[@mikester2149]

12:20 “ You’re trying to make an old excuse for a current situation.” 🔥

[@peartist2]

Shannon out there paraphrasing Shakespeare!! Love it

[@StonerKitchen]

Wow Skip actually showed a bit of objectivity!! I think we may be in end times. lol

[@soda8736]

He didn't on any other subject today..

[@StonerKitchen]

@@soda8736 For skip, this is progress. lol

[@MikeBNumba6]

A broken clock is right twice a day

[@soda8736]

@@StonerKitchen lol

[@StonerKitchen]

@@MikeBNumba6 bad analogy because this isn't an everyday thing for skip. Lol you can tell it hurt his ego to say it. Ha

[@NukeMedia]

Skip with his my turn your turn thing . Always kills me!!! 6:18 👏🤣

[@jamesedington3153]

It's interesting how KD brings up how they weren't practicing now that Steve Nash isn't there to contradict him

[@Xhabit300]

Steve Nash also said “we got a system in place” and then regulated to iso ball , steve nash didnt know jack shig

[@jfry7145]

@@Xhabit300 kd wanted to play isolated ball soooooo

[@isaacdebeila8085]

@@Xhabit300 they had a system but the team leader never enforced it... It's like how law makers make law but if the justice system doesn't enforced it, it's all meaningless... You can't blame the law makers for the justice system not enforcing what made known

[@Savagexmode27]

@@Xhabit300 because KD and Kyrie wouldn't be coached so what was Nash suppose to do with that? Kyrie literally said we don't need a coach

[@CrazyMike2k5]

Kevin Durant wants to be recognized as a great player but doesn’t wanna take the consequences that come with being a great player. He has zero leadership in him

[@Breezie51]

You guys have such an amazing back and forth on so many things non Dallas cowboys related!

[@tiptoptootsiepop]

This might be the best segment I've ever watched of these two. Skip dropping the hammer on KD is something I've been waiting years for. Much respect Skip!!!

[@tubenachos]

Who else is tired of KD's lack of accountability?

[@rawman18]

I've been tired of it for the past year

[@pedromoreira2875]

@@rawman18 only past year?

[@davidadaway6836]

He been doing that since OKC, really in OKC Westbrook was the leader and the one who took all the heat, Kd was the best player but he never was a leader!

[@johnhill762]

@@davidadaway6836 Sure KD isn't really a leader. He is a backup role player with god-like skill. Clearly he is a passive player who performs better with a leader leading the way (a lot like Scottie Pippen). He's a wing man. A Robin. And that's fine. That's who he is. He doesn't need to be Batman. But what he does need is a team with a Batman that he can back up (which we had with the Warriors). Having said that, it's not KD's fault that his team is falling apart around him. He's been holding this pathetic organization up - without complaining, without making a giant scene (like Harden and Kyrie), without saying much of anything (until now). Plain and simple, KD isn't a leader and that's okay. And it is not his fault the Nets are terrible. He's the only player doing his damn job 100% every night. He's even been getting tons of assist for his teammates the past 8 games or so. So no. The blame goes to a lot of other people in that organization - not just the best player on the team. That's stupid.

[@realspitter2727]

I’m tired of Skip.

[@CheerioTV]

Charles Barkley was right😂

[@mrudhul696]

All these bus riders.. They don't mean nothing to me.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thereelpineapple]

and he's been saying this for a minute.

[@1anth]

Charles Barkley’s never right. The nerve of him when he hasn’t won a damn championship as the bus rider or the bus driver.

[@immakeepitahunnid5417]

Charles joined a superteam and still lost

[@bentobelmann6340]

@@1anth but at least he has driven a bus. Kd has just been a bus rider

[@AbandonedRaven]

Out of all these discussions based around Steph, KD, and Lebron makes me realize how impactful that 2016 championship affected the NBA. I’m a casual fan so I don’t know all of the stats, analytics, games and such. More so than other championships, that 2016 one really changed everything. From KD joining the Warriors yet not truly getting the recognition like other MVPs. Then leading us down to the Nets situation, and him getting swept while Steph wins again probably made things worse. And Ben Simmons….I genuinely feel bad. We’ve seen sports stars and celebrities alike perform at high levels but the next day seem like they’ve never participated in that field before. The Netflix documentary on this team one day is going to be a must watch.

[@isaacdebeila8085]

Can't give Credit where it's not due, they gave him more than enough credit and showed that voters were wrong... 2015 curry not getting fmvp, 2018 Curry not getting fmvp and 2022 curry winning fmvp showed who really put the work in deserved the credit but never got it

[@Sir-Seaniel]

Doesn’t really have anything to do with the championship, it was more about the whole playoffs. Basically every all star was a free agent that year so they all switched things up

[@byanymeansnecessary2562]

Skip got me over here like 😳😳😳. He didn't lie one bit.

[@twkilla3]

shannon : this what got me most upset when he talked about leadership skip : yep! I figured this would be your flashpoint 😂😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"I'm not trying to tell a grown man what to do but you damn sholl tried to tell Steve Nash how to coach"

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"Think about what LeBron was able to with Cleveland in 2018, he took the 2007 team to the Finals"

[@r9trstvr9trstv71]

The 2015 team was worse they didn't have no bench at all kyrie & love got hurt in the playoff .

[@michaeloverton2437]

@@r9trstvr9trstv71 let the church say amen

[@johnbeardshall2898]

As much as I hate LeBron that Cleveland run was was one of the greatest performances I've seen I'd say that and the freaks championship run =any of MJ'S or Birds title performances

[@mr.hypnosis7069]

They give out participation trophies now? He still didn't get it done.

[@tigerscott5929]

@@mr.hypnosis7069 I bet you’re one of those people that thinks it’s better for a man’s legacy to lose in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd round than it is to lose in the finals

[@Ex-OTIC]

KD might be the greatest role player of all time

[@Savagesodg]

If he hadn't went to GS he would be a 7ft Dame Lillard

[@jonathanalvarez8477]

But i give dame more credit that boy ain't no clout chaser

[@ASMRSpiderman]

@@jonathanalvarez8477 neither was Durant before he left doe. he was a likable player in OKC. but yeah nowadays different

[@raygunsleazy1565]

@@ASMRSpiderman he always been a clout chaser..he manifested everything that’s happening to him

[@Savagesodg]

@swae5ive facts

[@callums3172]

All the over journalists don’t call kd out because they want the interviews and stuff from him, I’ve been waiting for this from unc 🍿 also sir Charles was right kd ain’t no bus driver

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"What comes along with greatness is a level of expectation"

[@thekidtrey1949]

KD, just like in OKC and GS, is yet again unhappy with his situation. Ben Simmons is near the trading block, Kyrie could be done after this season. No team chemistry or good front office leadership. The Nets are in shambles

[@soda8736]

They entrusted mental children.

[@tnoudy3524]

The dude literally said “he’s happy” or u didn’t read anything KD said and immediately start listening to ppl who have nothing to do with him. U part of the problem.

[@jamiecumbee4108]

Kyrie won't be out the league

[@grape_nation]

@@tnoudy3524 he didn’t sound happy to me

[@SherwoodSavage225BR]

@@tnoudy3524 your slow af if you believe that. Read body language. The comments he made were outta line. You don’t bash your teammates tf he can think it. Say it to his close friends etc but not the media. More nets drama added on top

[@SSJ2Phenom]

Damn KD, as I said when they got swept; he no longer belongs anywhere near the likes of LBJ and Curry in regards of legacy. True leaders and winners.

[@peskypesky]

Agreed

[@GaryTurbo]

Nets are a trainwreck, I love it

[@nothingbutnets9025]

Can’t wait to get Steve Nash side of the story if we ever do 😭

[@franciscolaurean8550]

KD calling out everyone by full name like when your mom calls you when you're in trouble

[@parkerlansden8928]

No chemistry or relationship with them personally, is what it looks like.. Which is what I noticed championship winning teams from every sport have with each other.. He just wants to make money and score some points every now and then and maybe they'll win a game. But if they win it was because of KD but if they don't it's his teammates fault just remember that lol

[@newagestudios408]

KD biggest excuse he’ll always fall back on is “I just want to ball” 😂 if things going good or bad he can use that line lol.

[@soda8736]

He's a child , why can't people say that?

[@DaPharaohDaEmperor116]

Atleast he is playing and not always making excuses to not play.

[@deehouston6476]

@@DaPharaohDaEmperor116 who ain’t other than kawhi lol

[@BigDilf3]

That line is basically “I want to hoop without the drama” which he kind of picked because he chose to hoop with kyrie but it was never that serious before he got to Brooklyn

[@richardmatthews2807]

@@BigDilf3 it became serious when they traded for harden

[@aesirgaming1014]

I spent years in leadership roles in the military and in the civilian world. My 1SG told me when I promoted that leaders: 'take responsibility and give credit'. In other words, when things go wrong, you are the 'man responsible' and when things go right, you build-up your subordinates. You don't take credit for yourself and you don't blame your peers or subordinates when things go wrong. If you do that, people will respect you not just as a leader, but as a man and your team will perform because of that respect. I've tried my best to follow that advice for my entire career and it has always done me well. That 1SG was a simple guy with a GED and no college degree, a vocabulary that was mostly curse words and who left the army to be a mail clerk, but he understood something that KD, for all his wealth/fame/fortune, will never understand.

[@QueenOfTopicsTv]

KD’s statement just solidified the fact that he’s never had the same expectations as LEBRON! Lebron’s had way more criticism and lived up to EVERY expectation… KD has never had to! KD has been able to get a pass because he’s a pure shooter! He’s never been a leader ever! NEVER mention Lebron and KD in the same sentence again! KD is never going to be as great as Lebron period! 💯

[@1anth]

LeBron put all that pressure on his self. Stop comparing the two. LeBron wants to be greater than MJ. Something he’ll never be. Kd just wants to hoop .

[@Raider-rn3hw]

😑

[@zachwhitlow4]

And that last sentence is what eats at him the most. Yeah he beat Lebron 2 straight times but he didnt get the validation cause we all knew that the Finals were a moot point once he joined Golden St. Now he is tasked with being THE man in Brooklyn and he has flat out failed and on top of that the Warriors went and won another finals w/o him.

[@jaylenpouncy1920]

@@1anth Kd is one the best in the league he wants all the praise and but don’t what any criticism he can’t handle the heat he needs to stay out of the kitchen Lebron gets criticiz for everything he does and say and never wants pointed the finger there’s levels to this and unfortunately KD us not on lebrons

[@lilscampa438]

@@1anth LeBrons not MJ level and he has to extent put that pressure on himself but other did that as well don't just ignore that. And I can't think of player in sports history to be as hyped as LeBron was and for the most part achieve near Goat Status. When its all said and done he has done everything he was hyped up to do and his other peers in his era namely Steph and KD are not above him.

[@pkway9394]

Leadership is the most underrated ability in all of sports

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

"There are things we can work on to get better at that we aren't working on"

[@adrianwikinson]

Wow, these guys are insane lmao 🤣

[@youtubejunkie9798]

😥 im so glad skip was honest and didn’t defend that cause man i was seriously not going to watch this show anymore if he did 😂 😅

[@hiro_hoops]

Shannon looking like a proud mama seeing Skip go off on KD

[@LogainAblar]

The drama of this season is more entertaining than the actual games.

[@mylesgaines8743]

👏👏👏👏 big applause for skip for finally getting on KD's case

[@tdjones7524]

I don't think one of KD's teammates would be wrong to chin check him soon as he walks through the locker room door.

[@Cyilus_World]

Guess what Barkley said was true KD isn’t a bus driver he just in the back KD finally understands what Bron goes through everyday since he came into the league

[@michaelwilkie35]

@MR. MJ Lebron did go back to Cleveland & win a title without Wade. Durant hasn’t won much of anything since leaving GS.

[@mikejones1765]

@@michaelwilkie35 did the same guy that got drafted together go get help from him 😂😂😂

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Even in OKC, Russ was getting the criticism not KD so he was able to go unscathed.

[@MikeBNumba6]

Russ should have been getting the criticism. He was shooting more and turning the ball over late in games

[@paulawatts5221]

@@MikeBNumba6 Y’all better go check out Kd shooting percentages in theee of them games. Boy was shooting bricks!!

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@paulawatts5221 you're taking about one series I'm talking about their entire tenure playing together. Durant had to shoot at a near God level percentage just to make up for Westbrook's terrible shooting. Wow Durant "struggled" against the number 1 defensive team in the NBA when he was the only guy on the team that can shoot a decent percentage outside the paint WHILE being double teamed lol.

[@paulawatts5221]

@@MikeBNumba6 Dont matter because they were up on them. All that goes out the window when you prove you can win games. He didn’t step up and be the leader because it’s not in him. Gs made his life so easy because you couldn’t double team him as much.

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@paulawatts5221 so him going to the finals a few years prior means nothing? He proved he can win. Literally lost in 7 games to the warriors. You talking like they got swept

[@OmarJames]

KDs sssslithering continues 🐍🐍🐍🐍

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

If lebron did this y’all would be on his head but nah let Kd slide 😂😂😂

[@kingbobombfan]

Skip does go for KD’s head here for once tbf

[@TheKing-im6uu]

Lebron has done this several times 😂

[@AllBackends]

@@TheKing-im6uu no he hasn’t y’all just be on here lying😂

[@LordFootquad]

@@AllBackends lebron did. But like everything else he did it better and smarter than KD

[@gilbertjohnson3622]

@@AllBackends remember when Barkley called out lebron when he was on the cavs “what you want all the good players?”

[@qoolhandpodcast]

Skip read that KD quote pretty well 😂. Must be from hanging out with Wayne and Shay

[@peskypesky]

Skip was raised by a black woman.

[@geraldjones1000]

*😂🗣️#💯❗!*💪🏾💪🏾*

[@kevo8844]

This is the realest skip I’ve ever seen in my life 😮just being honest and objective

[@high-defRJ]

From the games since Nash got the boot, KD seems to trust Nic Claxton and Yuta Watanabe more than the others, though they don't play at a superstar level, but they can contribute to both ends better than rest of the teammates, and Yuta's value is probably the highest in supporting KD. He is the bulldog, shows up on both ends all the time, and blocks well especially when a teammate gets beat on the drives - DeRozan, AD, Caruso, Halliburton, Taj Gibson, Porzingis have been victims of his blocks and defense. And he's an efficient shooter, just doesn't shoot in volumes. The Nets were loaded with score-first guards since last year, and when they got beat by the Celtics in the playoffs lacking defense, I couldn't understand why the Nets didn't trade a at least one of the score-first guards to get a big.

[@rawlowgames9640]

Go Yuta 🎉

[@emilavilez7739]

Well said and I totally agree with u I like that Yuta guy thooo

[@supergringgooooooo]

That's why Enes Kanter said that Russ is their leader in OKC run not KD

[@ilovesports5468]

Golden State has the same record as the Nets and NOBODY is trashing them… Steph has his whole championship team in their lineup….

[@madea1012]

👏👏

[@stevensmall9299]

Not the same team, Plus Draymond punch has destroyed the chemistry of this team!!!

[@DeathWing572]

@@stevensmall9299 u really believe that?

[@mikejones1765]

Doesn’t fit the KD hate narrative

[@NukeMedia]

6:18 👏🤣 "MY TURN" SKIP HAD TO GET THAT IN

[@nomoney_sniper1885]

He didnt destroy LeBron's legacy, he was sweet and ran to golden state. Stevie wonder could have won with that golden state line-up 😅😅

[@20k200]

Lebron has 4 rings instead of 6 or more. No matter what the circumstances were, that does ruin his legacy to a certain extent extent

[@stenobain9509]

Not necessarily IF he had joined Lebron instead of Steph Warriors would have lost.

[@nomoney_sniper1885]

@Chris Skipper stop, nobody would have beat that golden state line-up. Everyone knows that, that's why it's referred to as one of the weakest moves in all of sports

[@loco323fool4]

The Nets Really Want To Go The Full Season With Drama. Imagine What The Fans Are Going Through.

[@Dondi6000]

Looking at da Knicks 💯😂that's wat we doing,my Nets turn into a soap opera 💯✔️🤣

[@kellis_33]

This dude listed the whole starting five and said “tf am I supposed to do with that?” 😂

[@jamielleanderson33]

The KD Effect Never Fails Love KD He's Going To The Hall Of Famer 🏀🐐

[@parkerlansden8928]

My cat could probably get into the NBA hall of Fame 🤣

[@realessayog6947]

Steve came to Brooklyn because of kd and kyrie... wtf is kd talking about. He accepts absolutely ZERO accountability. I can't recall a single time KD has said "that's on me"...

[@davidharcula2933]

This is why I have so much respect for undisputed whole lot of facts today and Skip had K D back but the truth sets free

[@brennancondon3357]

No one wants to overcome to lead a team to a chip anymore. Everyone just wants to go join up and get easy wins. What’s the point in being the best of the best, if you don’t want to have to be the best to win?

[@kevothegoat9891]

bro you not supposed to overcome your teammates to win a chip lol

[@brennancondon3357]

@@kevothegoat9891 that’s right I forgot everyone on the 96 bulls scored 20 points a night.

[@TheKingteezy23]

Bron also went to Miami with wade and Bosh surrounded by snipers Bron also went back to Cleveland wit kyrie and love Bron also went to LA knowing he was gone get AD he even tried to get kawhi or Paul George at one point stop it 🤦

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@TheKingteezy23 there's a reason Bron went to so many finals in a row and people don't want to point it out. Both Bron and Durant are guilty running around the league, tampering and making super teams. The guy above is right. It's not everyone in the NBA. It's Bron and Durant and all the stars that hopped on their teams at a discount price. I guess technically Golden State was an anomaly since Steph didn't get paid yet and the NBA got the new CBA deal, but still

[@jonathanalvarez8477]

Watch the greek freak that boi about his legacy being spotless

[@greenenergysolarsolutions872]

Best segment in a long time

[@Darkness410]

'Cause I'm not whatever you say I am If I wasn't, then why would you say I am? In the paper, the news, every day I am, huh I don't know, it's just the way I am' - KD 😂

[@doubleeph8920]

Eminem...😂

[@seundavid1816]

😂🤣😂

[@maxzhuravlev9163]

I’m just glad my Kings were mentioned 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@peskypesky]

When someone tells you who they are, believe them. KD - "I don’t want to have to be the leader. I’m not a leader."

[@hectoradriano3814]

He is simply the best #2 guy since Pippen. People gotta stop saying he’s THE GUY. He essentially stated that he doesn’t want/have to be THE GUY. He still deserves the FMVPs he got but he peaked there. Plain and simple

[@aiwash2766]

At this point I’d take Giannis over KD at any point if their careers

[@AY-jy4xf]

When KD says "I just wanna hoop" it's just his cute way of saying "I have no interest in leading anybody. Just pair me up with superstars so I can be in the news, pad my stats and win some games."

[@kaehil9106]

Please name the leaders in the NBA better then KD? Chris Paul? Draymond Green?.....If KD is a bad leader, what are all the other teams?

[@lordgrim355]

@@kaehil9106 he’s not a leader at all. You don’t name players full names and say “what do you expect from this?”

[@Ambrizzle33]

@@kaehil9106 Steph, Lebron, Giannis, Ja, Luka, Draymond, Chris Paul. Just to name a few these men actually LEAD.

[@williamrithaler4051]

@@kaehil9106 Giannis, Dame, CP3, Paul George, Shai, CJ McCollum, Luka, should I keep going?

[@JP-ks3kh]

@@kaehil9106 if youd get your out from between KDs thighs and actually watch ball then you wouldn’t need anyone to tell you whos better at leading than KD

[@RianTheSpartan]

Walking Contradiction is one of my favorite Green Day songs. Highly recommend the music video!

[@alcozar5905]

KD doesn’t realize that his LACK OF LEADERSHIP has been ultimate failure in his career. His lack of leadership is why he is in this current situation.

[@CoachRJ334]

Thanks Skip for your take....

[@ijayrizzy3116]

If Shannon would’ve said “WALKING CONTRA-BITCHIN” IM 💀

[@get4r4get]

I was looking for this. Comment 😂

[@mreincome]

KD scrambling for answers at this point he all out of em

[@isnipestar]

KD “this is everybody’s fault but mine”

[@FutBrix1096]

i finally agree with most of what skip says.

[@RaidenNexus97]

In OKC KD was respected. In Oakland KD wasnt respected but he was winning championships. In Brooklyn KD isnt getting any of that. I bet if he had a time machine he wouldve never went to Brooklyn

[@sonoku00121]

Was waiting on Shannon to say with great power comes great responsibility 🫡

[@TheGolsongirls]

This man said if you wanna blame Kyrie I’m good with that🤦🏽‍♂️ 😂😂😂😂

[@izotibs84]

Best One Ever!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@samuelclark1677]

Sounds like KD needs 3 hall of fame guys to play with