Mad Dog Russo says LeBron made a MISTAKE leaving the Cavs for the Lakers 😳🍿 | First Take

Stephen A. Smith and Mad Dog Russo debate whether LeBron James made a mistake by leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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[@ramyzee5345]

Bro he even makes the same face as Skip. Stephen A. found his guy.

[@christiansoldier77]

Ramyzee He didnt find him SAS works for him LOL

[@AP099]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@varunaX]

agreed. id def watch more FT if this guy was perm

[@RoDiggity3743]

Mad Dog has his own Sirius channel he's never doing First Take Full time.

[@varunaX]

@@RoDiggity3743 which one do you think pays more if he was offered?

[@jonathankurian5026]

Mad Dog has been the best co-host for this show since Skip. Steven A has immediate chemistry with him. Two legends!

[@issawinner4419]

Even though this was a stupid take?

[@bobhanson1037]

Because it's easy to debate stupid.

[@shawnturner2404]

JJ has been the best co-host(I guess he’d actually be an NBA contributor) IMO.

[@Solidus__]

Lol what? Stop making these clown comments

[@christiansoldier77]

@Connor Martin You obviously dont know who Mad Dog is because he spent 19 years on the biggest sport talk radio show in history talking everything from sports to movies. Now Mad Dog doesnt always say the brightest things but that makes him no different than Skip

[@MindfulAttraction]

This is hilarious. This dude is legit skip 2.0 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shalakocumberbatch5056]

Lol 🤣😂

[@hdbuckets8154]

No, Skip is Mad Dog 2.0

[@mfjosh6422]

He even looks like him🤣

[@DuckFanDane]

No Mad dog makes a little more sense and yeah they have the same energy when talking sports I will say that

[@CrookedJoeBiden]

@@mfjosh6422 I’m dead🤣🤣🤣

[@AirParker23]

Does Russo realize none of the Cavs core like Garland, Mobley, & Allen would be there if LeBron stayed there? Lol

[@epic_enjoli_fan1]

Yeah no kidding. Him leaving actually did the cavs good for once.

[@lyndonchastain3181]

Yeah I guess Lakers and Bron fans forget how trash the team was when LeBron got there first year lmao. In no way was that an upgrade over the 2018 Cavs team

[@austinlavigne3977]

@@epic_enjoli_fan1 both times. They got Kyrie when he left the first time.

[@epic_enjoli_fan1]

@@austinlavigne3977 Ah yeah true.

[@dg.seymour855]

Agreed this young core would have been traded away for experience. Lebron doesn’t sit through rebuilding projects.

[@Bilnation]

Give us Stephen A. and Mad Dog every weekday as long as they both are able to speak.

[@dg.seymour855]

No mistake at all! The problem is they dismantled a championship team, and the replacement players have been inferior. Additionally James and Davis have had injuries, coupled with the fact Westbrook doesn’t have the skillset to be compatible with this roster.

[@marcosxfern]

He’s not compatible with any roster

[@YoungShadTv]

U on point

[@dg.seymour855]

@@marcosxfern he is compatible on a mediocre team where he is focal point and he can go 12 of 28 from the field and get triple doubles and just squeeze by. There is a reason KD and PG didn’t want to stay with him in OKC. Russ=0 Rings.

[@k4z11]

@@dg.seymour855 Westbrook is a good player with bad decision making. Let's not blame the KD move on Russ. KD wanted an easy ring that's why he left. If the reason was just with Russ he could've just went to another team, not with the warriors. And let's not forget about the fact that they both choked on their 3-1 loss against the warriors. It's not all about russ

[@Supermariohoops24]

All the key players that they lost came back this year and they’re even worse lol gimme a break

[@rayshardrobinson7878]

Standing ovation for Mad Dog! Bravo 👏🏽

[@TivoKenevil]

Mad Dog and Stephen A. Just works. This is Duo the show needs.

[@immanueldarjean5050]

I think we found the new Co-Host of First Take. This guy is good !!!

[@TeamDaemon1980]

Even Kobe Bryant said it before, the greatest Laker really is JERRY WEST. Look it up. None of this happens without THE ARCHITECT. The greatest GM in team sports history.

[@mikegwitty8107]

I like Mad Dog he's not compromised I see no lying in him.

[@jasonharris8099]

Jerry west shouldn't be the logo

[@jasonharris8099]

He was in the finals every year Jerry west 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gregh77]

"He was in the finals EVERY YEAR!!!" even Stephen was about to crack up 🤣🤣🤣

[@RYZ3S]

6:07 - "He was in the FINALS EVERY YEAR JERRY WEST..." That ending with Mad Dog took me to out 😂😂😂 It's like seeing SAS vs Skip Bayless all over again. Can we make a petition to par these two up full time?!

[@Lp-cd5mx]

The best part is when SAS mentioned how many championships he won, Mad Dog smirked knowing he took the bait and was going to hit him with that when his time came 😂

[@BlackKen_M]

😂😂😂😂

[@MindoftheNorthStar]

Mad Dog told the truth. LeBron can run from team to team for the easy road to rings but he'll never be embraced like a Kobe or those other players Mad Dog mentioned.

[@dogmd7]

It’s never easy to win a ring in the NBA.

[@KareemKol1717Bankx]

Who cares

[@johnjovanovichwick4194]

He already is embraced like “Kobe or those other players Mad Dog mentioned” 🧂🧂

[@usamaazam4865]

He is in the Goat conversation while still playing in the NBA, so I think he is embraced enough.

[@toxicjutz1168]

@@usamaazam4865 not anymore kid, conversation for lebron now is for 2nd goat, mj will always be the undisputed goat... LeBron getting further and further away from goat mj now that he's collecting L 's 🤣

[@pokecool2257]

I agree with Russo on the fact that if he wanted to build a legacy of being the best player in a franchise's history, he needed to stay in Cleveland. However, winning the Ring with the Lakers in 2020 does mean that the move to LA was worth it, because he won a title during his 2nd year with the team

[@johnnymason2460]

He couldn't stay in Cleveland. He wasn't going to win another championship there. No superstar was going to Cleveland anyway. Lebron was cheated out of winning more titles because he was not drafted to a large market team. Cleveland is a joke of a sports city.

[@ebtmn95]

He would have go to finals three years straight over raptors , heat & bucks though for sure Maybe he wins even two

[@alexanderpaschal9625]

bro he doesnt need to play another day in that shitty cavs uniform and hes the greatest player to touch that jersey and hes done the most with

[@cozyfades1587]

He was the best player in the franchise history by the time he left the first time.

[@marvindiaz6671]

Mad dog has got some incredible memory and knowledge

[@jeremiahjohnson6368]

Of what 😂😂😂😂

[@Marrab2]

So does Skip...😂

[@notoriousdean4045]

Him saying “Bron is not a Heat” is knowledge 🥴

[@jeremiahjohnson6368]

If that’s the case shaq is not a heat he got 1 chip with them 😂😂😂😂

[@notoriousdean4045]

@@jeremiahjohnson6368 exactly 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ex-OTIC]

Keep this man around he’s quality

[@OG725]

Stephen A. found this guys resume on the back of a cereal box. Skip Bayless is that you?! 👀

[@notsteve1177]

The Cavs team was made up of Larry nance, Clarkson, Rodney hood, George hill, Kyle Korver, and jr smith and had one first rounder for the foreseeable future. It definitely wasn’t a mistake for him leaving them

[@WRedPhill24]

They made it to the finals with that squad. Add another player An I’m sure Cleveland could’ve won another title

[@RossRadikSherman]

They drafted Collin Sexton and they had Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love. You cant leave out the best three players when mentioning what the Cavs had.

[@RossRadikSherman]

@@WRedPhill24 No way. Cleveland needed to suck so they could draft Darius Garland and Even Mobley to be competitive again. There is no way LeBron would've won another title with the Cleveland team that he left.

[@caru9982]

Before that he had Kevin Love, Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose and Isiah Thomas

[@ArtecWolf007]

Kyle Korver one of the very best 3pt shooters ever, Jr Smith started and was playing respectable defense, George Hilk great passer good size for pg and high IQ Plus TT KLove Clarkson eventual 6man of the Year and Drafted picks they could have Drafted or traded

[@gmoneybagz2376]

So happy to see one of my child hood sports personalities back on the national seen!Mike and the Mad dog was a staple in my early teen hood since the early 90’s!Great to hear Cris Russo go up against SAS!Chris won’t be compromised!😉

[@bigvsouthphilly2156]

Give mad dog a full time spot. He's veryyyy entertaining him and Stephen a fit perfectly together their personalities are similar

[@shalakocumberbatch5056]

Mad Dog should be on 1st Take regularly! 💥👏🏾

[@gummibear3326]

I couldn´t agree more with Mad Dog Russo. LeBron James will never be on par with Kobe, Magic or Kareem as a Laker and he's leaving the Lakers soon. Please keep Mad Dog on the show permanently.

[@gsquadgaming878]

Bron could careless about that lmaooo ohjo is his home and cavs nation loves him

[@sunman4291]

Great chemistry love to here the knowledge of them both.I like the way he makes Stephen have to think and he can’t over talk him also. I would be good to see them often…

[@NatureGirlWOO]

They need to keep this guy. Great analysis.

[@michaelmyers9174]

“When he won in the bubble they was coming off a 5 month layover” lmao I guess the lakers was the only team to come off a 5 month layover

[@chay770]

most teams didnt want to be there lmao

[@michaelmyers9174]

@@chay770 and how is that lebrons fault? So because other teams “didn’t want to be there” he gets discredited for winning a championship? Y’all come up with any excuse lmao 😂

[@michaelmyers9174]

@Trentor15 exactly!

[@demetriussmith9234]

@@chay770 the lakers voted to end the season 😂 he didn’t wanna be there

[@chay770]

@@michaelmyers9174 it’s not lebrons fault he even said he wanted to leave. You can say whatever you want but facts is that season was an anonally, healthy AD? lmao, and most fans don’t respect that season. Not lebrons fault but that’s just facts

[@bjb860]

Russo looks like a younger Skip

[@dreamcage1801]

His twin lol

[@africangamerr]

Their season ain’t over it’s terrible times as a laker fan but it isn’t over till it’s over

[@meechwalker7667]

Idk man. Get what your saying but it seems to be over

[@africangamerr]

@@meechwalker7667 it does but until it’s mathematically impossible for them to go to playoffs they got a shot especially if you got LeBron you got a shot man came back 3-1 against one of the best teams to assemble car back 0-2 to the Celtics (2018) the team everyone thought had a chance to beat gsw with kd the scary to me is that LeBron hasn’t switched to let me get mine first then my teammates as in out jump ball just going to score with out thought basically playoff Bron

[@superproducert.a.1363]

Steven A and any other delusional “sports analyst” need to stop the “He’s playing like an MVP” BS!🤣😂 Lebron playing NO defense and walking around the court blaming his own teammates every time he gets burned or looses his own man🤣😂

[@gingyboys8259]

bro he is the soul reason the lakers arent at the bottom of the west rn and hes averagint 29 7 and 7 off extreme consistency. if youve watched any game youll also notice lebron is guarding the best player on the opposing team every single time and plays great defense. also, his teamates are all a bunch of old fucks that slack and dont have the energy to run down the court. he is putting up mvp stats and is getting destroyed by his own team

[@positivejames]

@@gingyboys8259 that would be a negative

[@luke83rj]

LeBron’s narrative: when my team wins it’s because of me and when it loses it’s because of my teammates and coach.

[@yungmatt009]

His numbers and consistency prove that “narrative”

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@@yungmatt009 his number this year can be see when he literally racking them up in garbage time. I’m not buying it this year.

[@arinzenwigwe2654]

@@Nick-sr4fe your just saying that because you saw him shoot a three and a layup in 1 or 2 games that were over

[@Mercurial.]

@@arinzenwigwe2654 Are are u dumb? U must be a passive aggressive deluxe for saying that BS!!!

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@@arinzenwigwe2654 no I saw him getting blown out in the pelicans games while being the only starter in. A

[@tony84.]

6:07 Mad Dog Russo !!!! Love it.

[@Mo_Wat5]

I mean he won a championship, he’d probably still only have 3 if he stayed. No way Cleveland would have gotten the talent they have now through the draft.

[@keefriff99]

Exactly. what a nonsensical "debate".

[@fairplay5421]

Has he won a real championship with lakers? Please tell me when has lebron gotten passed the first round outside of Disneyland?

[@dogmd7]

@@fairplay5421 A championship is a championship

[@justsomeguywithoutaprofile777]

@@fairplay5421 this is the definition of a “Mickey Mouse” take 😂 gtfo

[@fairplay5421]

@@dogmd7 lmaoo okay

[@robinthomas3457]

Stephan A is wrong. Bron only deserve statue and Jersey retirement in Cleveland

[@cryptaku3404]

He should have his jersey retired in Cleveland and Miami. But he'd need at least another championship and FMVP to have his jersey retired in LA.

[@mannygracioppo7868]

No all 3 arenas will retire his jersey, but he’s only getting a statue in Cleveland 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

I love me some mad dog, he needs to be on here permanently

[@guyamerican6]

Don’t he look a lot like Skip 😂😂

[@chrispalmer6417]

Skip "Mad Dog Bayless" Russo 😂😂😂

[@justsomeguywithoutaprofile777]

Literally the worst take I’ve ever seen 😭

[@bobhanson1037]

He's living in the past. Players no longer have loyalty to a team anymore because they see they just get screwed over.

[@lyndonchastain3181]

@@bobhanson1037 Yeah Giannis for sure has no loyalty 😂😂😂. Dumbest comment I have ever seen

[@justsomeguywithoutaprofile777]

@BlackBeard or maybe they just should make good takes?

[@MajesticWaffle]

This new guy had some good points... but I couldn't stop laughing 😂 his yankee accent and mannerisms are so funny by nature.

[@Tonylamar777]

I’m loving these hot takes

[@ScottParisi]

Mad Dog is great on this show. SAS definitely recommending to management a new guest host is needed ASAP.

[@TeamDaemon1980]

There was a period from 2004-2008 that I thought Kobe would never win another ring. I was rooting for it but Kobe being Kobe proved us haters wrong. Difference was he was still in his prime (30-31). LeBron is out of his (37).

[@apocalypticsoul]

LeBron has never been out of his prime

[@tuankhoinguyen9198]

Lebron isn’t out of his prime if he averages like 30 points a game still. You clearly don’t watch basketball if you think he’s out of his prime, he’s just with a poorly constructed roster right now that’s partly his fault, but if you think he’s the reason why they’re playing poorly, then you haven’t been watching basketball

[@atlien1988]

@@tuankhoinguyen9198 LeBron is clearly out of his prime. He hasn't been prime LeBron for a while. Defensively he's been mediocre AT best since 2017. Defense is half the game and LeBron has actively cheated on defense to preserve energy and effort on offense. He hasn't made a defensive team since 2014. Not making a defensive team doesn't mean LeBron is no longer in his prime, but he's been one of the worst defenders in the league and at his position for a while now which certainly indicates he's no longer peak LeBron.

[@z7513]

He’s slightly out of his prime cus he can’t carry then team offensively and defensively. Young lebron has both on lock.

[@wafflestretch420]

37 year old Lebron would run laps around 37 year old Kobe.

[@lxlKHARMAlxl]

This guy said what everyone else is afraid of saying...yes he won a chip after 5 months off and no crowd pressure and after that it has been what it would've been if the bubble didnt happen. No bubble no chip.

[@arinzenwigwe2654]

They would of won it regardless they were the best team in the league

[@alexescutia4805]

Dude they LOST home court advantage because of the bubble. Other teams had the same time to get healthy. The lakers were one of the teams that voted to END the bubble. Get off Twitter it’s ruining your brain

[@candycane5668]

I think alot of people don't know the mad dog used to be on one of the top radio show on wfan with his co host Mike . I am not surprised that he was good here with Steven A he should come back on regularly

[@nbachamps5]

FIRST TAKE IS BACK!!! KEEP THIS MAN ON ESPN!

[@marquscrews]

The fact that so many ppl think Russo is Skip 2.0 scares me 😱 wake up Mad Dog was famous b4 anybody knew who Skip was ... If anything Skip copied him 💯

[@hayze2711]

It’s great when you get 1 outta 1,276 days when SAS actually speak nothing but fact on facts on facts . He almost did it the other day when defending Kyrie , but he mentioned his family again 🤦🏾‍♂️💯 Great points today ! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@thelawofdivineoneness458]

"From the standpoint of legacy....who's his team?" I could listen to Christopher Mad Dog Russo all day. Great decision to bring him in to debate issues with Stephen A. Remember kiddies....there is no sports talk radio without Mike and Chris. It was the success of WFAN sports talk radio that led to the careers of all these guys you're watching and listening to now on ESPN, FS1 and your local affiliates. Like them or not...Mike and Chris were the pioneers. Shout out to the late Art Rust Jr. who had a sports talk show on WABC in the early 80's as well.

[@thaferg525]

THANK YOU Mad Dog!!!! I'v BEEN saying that!!!

[@patsmith333]

Totally disagree with Mad Dog and agree with Stephen A. LeBron brought a championship to LA, tying the Boston Celtics for most won championships, making LA the most successful team in NBA history by also having more playoff wins than any other team.

[@RoDiggity3743]

A. The championship didn't even happen in the building. B. The other years have been DISASTERS. If you had even at least another long playoff run where it occured IN The building I'd buy it. Crypto/Staples got to host 4 playoff games in 3 years and that's me including the play in win over Golden State. That's not good

[@alexescutia4805]

@@RoDiggity3743 a championship is a championship stop being stupid.

[@Tommy-nt9hi]

Facts 👌🏽 I’m happy he left cause we got Mobley & DG but he should just come home and build on his legacy with The Cavs 💯

[@ralph1269]

How come these videos stop before the end of the argument? I need the WHOLE conversation, please.

[@lutwey]

Make Mad Dog the permanent cohost. He's great.

[@keefriff99]

Except he won his fourth ring for his third different franchise, a storied franchise used to winning. That right there should end this nonsensical debate. And being in LA compared to Cleveland given LeBron's production company and Hollywood plans? C'mon.

[@sjsupa]

So Lebron went to LA not for basketball reasons. That in itself cannot be a Hollywood ending.

[@keefriff99]

@@sjsupa Never said that, but his basketball and business interests aligned in this case. Playing for the Lakers has always been a big deal.

[@sjsupa]

@@keefriff99 To this day, I don't get why it was necessary to play in LA to be in show business. Jordan playing in Chicago and DC did not stop him from being big in entertainment business in a non-Internet era. Jordan did not even have a summer home in Southern Cal.

[@keefriff99]

@@sjsupa I dunno, Jordan did ONE movie. LeBron has a production company. Yeah, you can definitely do your business over video calls nowadays, but if you wanna be in the entertainment industry, there’s no substitute for face to face meetings.

[@sjsupa]

@@keefriff99 Jordan did ONE movie，but tons of commercials. face to face meetings is not hard either. Lebron spends his off-season there. And during the season, it does not take much time for someone to visit him with a private jet.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Mad Dog is really growing on me because he reminds me so much of Skip Bayless. Say what you want, but Skip and Stephen A were a power duo

[@jamesnelson5618]

Oh Sure That Not everyone think when people Watch Undisputed and it your opinion.

[@xm23ful]

wow the ending on this clip lol

[@TV93412nc]

I just hope first take hires this guy because this is what we all as kids watched for, just two old geezers arguing about sports. That literally is what First Take is, and I understand them trying to bring russo in because hes perfect. I hope they can make a deal but who knows guys whove aged past the industry usually dont even care anymore but man this reminds me of when I was 12 watching skip and SAS argue about floyd...Russo is literally the perfect solution to fixing this show to what it used to be IMO but I feel like once youve set up your standards as an adult in terms of a work schedule when you get old you dont want to change it lmao, regardless of the money

[@Solidus__]

This great value skip needs to go , straight up clown. ESPN is honestly a clown network at this point

[@actormertsirin]

Say it with me. 1...2...3...Cancuuun 😂😂😂

[@grantdowling8550]

Stephen A makes a good point when you consider Mad Dog's reasoning about what "team" these legends will be remembered as and the fact that Wayne Gretzky has a statue outside Crypto and of course will be forever known as an Oiler first and foremost. From Mad Dog's reasoning, it makes sense that LeBron would end up with a statue, actually.

[@ronwilliams5907]

Keep Mad Dog as the permanent co-host with Stephen A. He has chemistry and knowledge and experience. He is also very entertaining. Mad Dog forever!

[@KDuff-2015]

This is BS, you can argue LeBron should have not went to LA but he made the right decision to leave Cleveland. I honestly believe he should have forced his way to Houston in 2018. Bron with Harden/CP3 & Capela would have won 2019,2020 & 2021 finals healthy

[@WorldWideWeasel]

That would of been impossible… those contract wouldn’t allow that to happen.. Rockets was already strapped with CP3, Harden and Capela. That’s why that team didn’t last longer then what they did. Ran out of cap space to continue to build

[@KDuff-2015]

@@WorldWideWeasel Houston didn’t last longer b/c Harden gave up on CP3, Rockets had 3 bad contracts on that team that added up to LeBrons max deal. Ryan Anderson made 19, Eric Gordon make like 14 & Ariza made around like 12. Thats 45ms that Houston could have flipped for Bron in a sign & trade

[@beataccounts2167]

Stephan A. Does too much 99% of the time but this take he’s completely right, there’s only a handful of laker legends that won multiple rings to say lebron made a mistake leaving the cavs just completely disrespects the 2020 Championship they won yeah I know now they’re struggling but the end goal is to win the ring and lebron already added another ring to a legendary franchise and the door isn’t closed.

[@meechwalker7667]

Door isn't closed as in? Another championship with the Lakers? Jw

[@ArtecWolf007]

1 ring in 3 years of being there? Not making the playoffs to championship that year then First round exit last year and you talk bout the greatest or legacy or whatever 🤣 he shouldn't had stayed but trading their future for a street clothed AD and a none factor in Westbrook who doesn't seem to want to win a championship that much Ingram Lonzo Ball J Hart Caruso and Zubac were young but hungry

[@cyrillappiagyei583]

@@ArtecWolf007 has KD won a ring since 2018?

[@beataccounts2167]

@@ArtecWolf007 you want him to win 3 years in a row ? 😭that’s rare but anyway they traded away their future for a championship and it worked 🤷🏽‍♂️the end goal is always win the ring and he did it regretting trading for ad just means u regret that championship that came with him

[@beataccounts2167]

@@meechwalker7667 anything is possible in the nba if ad doesn’t get hurt lakers would be 2x champions right now even in other scenarios like if kawhi didn’t get hurt in playoffs clippers would’ve got passed by the suns and would’ve beat the bucks easily in the finals even with the nets if kyrie/harden didn’t get hurt or even if kd shoe size was a inch smaller they would be champions rn you never know what’s to come so yes lebron window of winning champions in L.A isn’t over

[@THERICHLANE1]

This is a GREAT Pair.... More of Mad Dog!!!!!!!!!! Lol

[@wandisimo-en9ou]

When I see a mad dog comment I liked give this man a permanent spot on the show

[@TeamDaemon1980]

From 2014-2019, Lakers had an identical record to the Knicks! Then we mocked LeBron last year for leaving the game before time ran out. Then we are mocking him again this year. That's 8 laughing years for Laker haters and 1 ✳️ year for Laker fans.

[@BlkHueHef]

Bruh chicks in your country put out the best

[@benitojuarez999]

@@BlkHueHef youre weak..stooping down to that level...if u didnt know where he was from youd be quiet AS FUC...

[@tuankhoinguyen9198]

I like you how say it’s an asterisk year even though everyone had the same chance to win in the bubble 🤣.

[@BlkHueHef]

@@benitojuarez999 😂😂😂

[@simonon60fps60]

@@tuankhoinguyen9198 yeah if any other team won it would have an asterisk as well lol

[@Abv39]

Stephen a killed this one 😂

[@darylpatton9507]

He did bro!

[@abdoulcamara1821]

I loooooove this guy. He says as it is. So refreshing.

[@CjLegend]

2 takes with the new guy and I already like him. Keep him on the show!!

[@asecretone]

LeBron being LeBron paid off in Cleveland until it didn't. Then it paid off in Miami until it didn't. It just didn't last that long in LA and now it's done. And going to the Lakers is a commitment to excellence and one championship in a bubble isn't excellence. It's nice but not enough.

[@purpskurp8737]

Man this is the guy bring him back on!

[@LEX-yd4if]

He looks and sounds like Judge Judy lol

[@Power_trip397]

Lmaooo mad dogg favorite words gotta be, “that’s not fair” 🤣🤣

[@bobhanson1037]

Lebron won a title with the lakers. Why would you regret that? He has plenty of money and being in Cali while rich is better than Ohio.

[@brooklynblack9015]

Lol 😂 it was a bubblegum title

[@Rilzars]

@@brooklynblack9015 better than not winning it at all

[@49ersganggang54]

It was a fake championship

[@brooklynblack9015]

@@Rilzars lol 😂 if that makes u feel better

[@xavierwoodley]

@@49ersganggang54 Someone had to win the 2020 NBA Finals, but since it's the Lakers it "doesn't count" or "it's fake." LeBron Haters don't know basketball.

[@mastervz4806]

He won a championship in LA. Did people forget.

[@Lionheart463]

Bubble ring

[@tonycockerham6971]

Good points, Mad Dog!

[@henrycastellon4397]

Mad dog with the realist take I’ve heard in a while

[@randallscott271]

The golden state warriors may get the LeBron James

[@joshuabaker2437]

The best organization he left was Miami....and it didn’t take us half a decade to get back relevant after he left 😭

[@smokinstan305]

Plus Bosh getting blood clots really set the heat back.

[@YourFriendWithACamera]

@@smokinstan305 Agreed.

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

Exactly he should’ve stayed with Miami

[@WattsRaider]

Not a mistake. The mistakes were made after that Championship.

[@stoppingbronsexuals992]

The mistake is that they aren’t Mickey Mouse world

[@omart1734]

The segments are never about the games it always some conjured up narrative

[@TheRekordsUniverse]

Is this even a question? He won a championship! LeBron's legacy is cemented no matter how you look at it. And people don't understand that saying someone is the goat is literally a personal opinion. You know why? Because there will never be a greatest of all time of anything as long as the human race doesn't go extinct. As it stands now LeBron James is one of the greatest people of all time who played and plays basketball. He is not the greatest of all time no one is lol. Back to the Lakers and Cavs thing. Want a championship!

[@TeamDaemon1980]

Since 2014, Lakers are 284-412 (.408). Since LeBron came to LA in 2018, they're 158-128 (.552). LeBron has played in 286 as a Laker and has missed 85 of them. That's actually more than AD although he's been with the Lakers longer.

[@atlien1988]

LeBron came to LA in summer of 2018. AD didn't come until summer 2019.

[@ReelFiends]

Love this Mad Dog guy! He is making too much sense for this show!

[@SDTEKKEN]

Ayoooo Mad Dog legit! Love his energy!!

[@cappy6174]

He delivered a bubble championship to a franchise that had already won 17....the Lakers made the mistake acquiring him (and his crew) for some short-terms relevance and at the expense of soiling their iconic brand...what a disgrace to the legacy of Kareem, Magic, Kobe, Worthy, Cooper, West, Baylor, etc...Lebron is no more than a mercenary who has to everything stacked in his favor..who wilts at the first sign of adversity and bails on his team and his teammates...the Lakers and the NBA will be better off as soon as he retires and lets the new stars represent the league...Lebron is pathetic with his self-proclamations that he is somehow the GOAT and with his blatant disrespect of the game itself with the way he actually plays...the horrible body language, the 'too-cool' approach with the way he flips the ball around, carries the ball, and his utter lack of any leadership ability....it must be miserable to be a young player on any team that he is on...

[@z7513]

Laker were lucky to have lebron, for 5+ years befor he arrive the lakers weren’t sniffing the playoffs, 2 years late lebron helps bring the laker nation a championship. I can’t understand how going from not even making the plays offs to winning a championship spoiled the lakers brand lmao

[@jamessimmons7476]

This is what’s wrong with leake fans . Y’all are delusional . You all are no better than cowboy fans living off rings from the glory days . You guys had been trash for 6 straight years with a win percentage of .307 . Y’all couldn’t even get an interview with a star player and i can see why . Earth to laker nation you guys aren’t going to win a ring every year and be thankful that he even came and got y’all a ring .

[@alexescutia4805]

Lakers were a JOKE before lebron went there

[@christiansoldier77]

Mad Dog is making a the wrong argument . Lebron didnt make the mistake it was the Lakers that made the mistake.

[@TheEntropy5000]

I love how Mad Dog slowly turns into Seinfeld's dad in every debate with SAS

[@christopherlopezkrauss5065]

Nice seeing Skip back on ESPN

[@josh35292]

Lol

[@dipsetkory7964]

Giving the Cavs all this credit.... stop it. They will be home after a round in the playoffs and back mediocrity next season. They went from irrelevant to Title contenders in the eyes of ESPN. The worst sports network in the world

[@Dotty..]

As much as I want to feel bad for the lakers I cant because they did this to themselves they shouldn't have traded all them players to begin with Bron could have built with those players and once AD became a free agent then they would have been in a better situation they in now, watch people say they won a ring but thats a bubble ring and now look at them as a long time Lakers supporter I don t feel sorry for them.

[@parristurnerify]

Why did y'all put skip Bayless little brother on first take? This guy said Jerry west was a better player than Bron😮😯🤯.

[@dogmd7]

King of the Boomers

[@AbelVlogsRD]

How was it a mistake? He won a ring. The problem is that after winning they dismantled the team

[@2kfoeva285]

Gonna have to make mad dog a regular lol first time i could listen to Stephen A in a long tome

[@MB-gd6be]

Funny that folks should recognize Mad Dog started sports radio with 'Mike and the Mad Dog'. He's not "skip prt 2" lol.

[@adequatequality]

Why does my man on the right sound like one of those broadcasters they'd have in the background of a Hollywood sports movie talking about a team that sucks

[@michaelweil824]

SAS has one wheelhouse, and one wheelhouse only: the NBA. MD is knowledgeable across a wide spectrum of sports, and he took SAS to school at the close of this segment! Christopher is the first amongst equals on First Take.

[@k-way6146]

Man I like this dude good take

[@natewashington4472]

We finally got a guy with logic .

[@zohaibchaudhri]

Where do they find these dudes

[@voslandeck7641]

He made a mistake in getting management to change the roster. They would have been fine if they built on what they had the previous season instead of bringing in a bunch of older, injury-prone, broken down guys who don't play defense.