Shaq criticizes Kevin Durant's trade request, ahead of KD's meeting w/ Nets owner | NBA | UNDISPUTED

When or if Kevin Durant gets traded from the Brooklyn Nets remains to be seen. A recent report revealed KD is set to meet with Nets owner Joe Tsai directly in person. Shaq offered his comments on the superstar forward's ongoing situation in Brooklyn and was quoted saying “He’s [KD] probably trying to get to a contender, it’s easier that way.” Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Shaq’s critique of KD.
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Shaq criticizes Kevin Durant's trade request, ahead of KD's meeting w/ Nets owner | NBA | UNDISPUTED
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[@janusman3730]

KD soft

[@benjaminten3596]

Shay Shay lol Crying Like Lebron Alway Cryed His Whole Season , To Skip Like But Skip What About Lebron James lol Lebron Is Tough lol Lebron Is King lol , Lebron About Too Be Top Scorer Of All Time But skip What About Lebron lmao ahah Go K.D Too The Suns Next Year January Coming ! So All Yall Haters Can See Why K.D Is Savior Before Leader But Savior = Leader , An K.D Will Save Devin Book An Cp3 , Not Too Go Too A Playoff Team Too Make That Playoff Team Win A Championship Like How K.D Did It With Warriors As A Savior !!! Young Benny 602 ........

[@benjaminten3596]

I Bet Buss Would Like K.D Better Then Lebron James In Lakers Uniform , And Shaq Wouldn't Say Noting About K.D But Praise lol Legends Turn Clowns Too #34 .

[@emmpeccableentertainment3286]

I’ve never seen anyone besides Khloe Kardashian defend a man who clearly detests them so hard hard like this. My goodness Skip 😭

[@geezycity7558]

😂😂

[@Andr3tt16]

💯💯💯💯

[@Dontresssmith3757]

Yoooooo chill 😭

[@d.felixphoto2260]

😳🤣🎯

[@fadethechannel]

oof 😂

[@joshualockwood08]

This is so embarrassing for Skip, Shannon cornering him at every point🤣

[@NateGreatDa]

“The GSW got on a plane & flew all the way to the very tip of NY to get down bended knee to beg KD Blah Blah Blah……” 😂😂😂😂 that’s his answer to literally every question about KD

[@sub-zerobackgammon7938]

skip doesnt care any more.he knows that no matter what his stupid following will follow..he s the 69 of sports rap. no bars and foul of shock value talking points repeated over and over

[@Ballislife55429]

So embarrassing like bruhh

[@TheDJF3]

Skip won’t ever give up like what else does he need 😂

[@TheDJF3]

@@NateGreatDa his favorite line when KD come up I swear

[@KazzyOfficial]

Shannon destroyed Skip this segment lol. As usual

[@Pascii4life]

Skip always gets destroyed

[@NateGreatDa]

@@Pascii4life “The GSW got on a plane & flew all the way to the very tip of NY to get down bended knee to beg KD Blah Blah Blah……” 😂😂😂😂 that’s his answer to literally every question about KD

[@nate8604]

@@NateGreatDa That’s the only thing he’s right about, that did happen. But in general, he ain’t giving nobody else a pass, let LeBron, or Luka, or Giannis, join a team they blew a 3-1 lead to, they’d have never heard the end of it.

[@TheBlakkSamurai]

Skip lives in dream land with KD just like he does with Baker Mayfield. His takes are ridiculous when it comes to certain teams/players.

[@NateGreatDa]

@@nate8604 Skip has a favorite line for every star player lol for Lebron it’s “2011 was the biggest meltdown I’ve ever seen by a superstar in games 4,5 & 6 of the finals where reports say Lebron had to be sedated before the games…..SEDATED??? Are you kidding me?”

[@LegionOfEclaires]

People weren't really mad because he left OKC; it was who he went to. Not only did you go to a 73-9 team, the best team in the league that had already won a championship, it was the team that just beat your team... That was such a soft move.

[@BlaztOffTV]

Skip just shut up

[@Jpierre32]

Facts

[@rickbrees3297]

Not "a" 73-9 team, not just a team that had already won a championship, but the WINNINGEST team in the history of the world. He did not care back then how it would be perceived. Then somehow, because of the perceptions, makes the second-worst decision of his basketball career by leaving the Warriors. Just shows being all about hoops isn't enough. You're in a business. At the same time, I can't hate anybody who doesn't care about pandering to people.

[@dsworld8721]

🎯💯

[@jayjohnson7646]

Well If we only talking going to a championship winning team, then Bron did the same thing fam. You can say that was "soft". But I don't follow the narrative for both players. Why? Because there ain't no rules for FAs. They both(Bron, KD) chose correctly and now have rings.

[@2723cadd]

If Lebron went to GSW and won 5 more titles now skip wouldn’t count them as “real” titles because they are already so good, but KD gets a pass

[@sicnarf6971]

That’s true but KD has never called himself the goat. Lebron tried to get an even better team than if he joined GSW. He tried to get Kawhi to join him and AD. I’m glad kawhi decided not to make a superteam by joining lebron n ad.

[@qs54]

If LeBron joined them today or after GSW’s first ring? Golden State was not as established after the first ring (clearly) as they are now. So, it’s not really a fair comparison.

[@Big_Nick31]

@@sicnarf6971 wasn’t just him the lakers org heavily pursued kawahi because they thought that’s where he wanted to be, if ad or bron 1 of the two weren’t there I think he goes to the lakers

[@jasondakidd882]

@@sicnarf6971 stop it

[@roguewookiee]

Skip is a clown

[@adriandaliva1341]

Even for the sake of argument that "KD only followed Irving", he's still a grown man who knew that whatever he would do was going to be a career/legacy changing decision. Keep blaming it on Kyrie, Skip, and giving zero culpability to KD. Absolutely stupid. 🤡 😂

[@TheDON914]

It is kyries fault tho , all of this is🤷

[@bhop3238]

@@TheDON914 you should like a bitter scorned female. Can you say accountability?

[@jandt3463]

@@TheDON914 Who joined him?

[@dsworld8721]

Skip needs an Oscar, because the acting that he does on this show is truly amazing.

[@juanviller]

😁😅🤣

[@nnamdiede1180]

Forget 2016 when KD had a 3-1 lead. In 2013, KD went into the playoffs with Russ injured. So that was his opportunity to show that he was no longer handicapped by Russ and what happened? But Skip won’t mention that for some reason.

[@ashtongodfrin6999]

It's because it was against Skip's (formerly) beloved Spurs. They're the only reason he'd excuse anyone for falling short in the playoffs.

[@thirdthegoat2886]

Westbrook played in every game🤣🤣🤣

[@samsharma3659]

nah 2014 was the year they lost to that epic spurs team in the wcf, 2013 was the year russ got injured and the thunder were beaten by memphis in the wcsf

[@ashtongodfrin6999]

@@samsharma3659 Russ also underwent knee surgery in the 13/14 season and was sidelined until the All Star Break. That's what made the NBA give KD the MVP that year.

[@samsharma3659]

@@ashtongodfrin6999 yeah but he still went into the playoffs with russ which is the point i was addressingn

[@annegelo999]

Skip's premise lies on the assumption that only KD could've put the Warriors over the top against the Cavs. Any all-star forward that can be more productive than Harrison Barnes (who was also struggling in the 2016 finals) would've made them the overwhelming favorites.

[@lylegibbs912]

Exactly. I’m not sure if Russel Westbrook couldn’t have did the same thing excepting a roll within that offense.

[@soleil3gs]

Exactly. If Kevin Durant is a free agent and your team is able to sign him why wouldn't you pursue him? Skip is just a goofy

[@mumaz9251]

they talk warriors wouldnt have a chance without KD. but they dont talk about who warriors could sign with the money they used to bring KD.

[@tylerhingleton8493]

Give me guys like Elgin Baylor, John Havlicek, Rick Barry, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen etc as a star small forward on GS and same results in my book

[@Vincent-nn6gq]

well said

[@cheesyyywitit9245]

Beating lebron “head to head” with golden state shouldn’t even b considered “head to head” but skip won’t let it go

[@Jankoboi]

this man had kyrie and kevin love no one was beting that team lets be honest

[@kylinmooney167]

@@Jankoboi Kevin love was trash

[@lyricistproductions2174]

@@kylinmooney167 except the year they won the chip Kevin love was an enforcer on the court 💯

[@mynutsonyourchin2806]

Right, none of lebrons teams in history compare to Durants Warriors

[@bighenry129]

Kevin Durant was on the team and he destroyed the brick James but it helps when you have the best player in the last 10 years Stephen Curry as your leader you know the MVP of the championship the the fourth championship in his 13-year career wow championship in his

[@pooter3034]

I don’t get Skip saying that shot against the Bucks was clutch. They needed three points and he shot a two pointer. Court awareness matters. That’s not clutch.

[@chrisrobinson2180]

Skip doesn’t even believe his own arguments 😂

[@benjaminten3596]

He Knows Hes Sh!t .

[@kaceyrodriguez3053]

What happened in 2022 was so shameful for KD 😂😂😂. Swept by the team that GSW beat to win the chip yet again after KD just like they won before him. We forget because of LBJ's performance in 2015 that Steph was season MVP, GSW won 67 wins, chip

[@janusman3730]

Remember when Lebron went 3-8 vs golden state in 2015 and 2018 with no kyrie for 6 games no love for 7. And he averaged 35/13/8 on 32% 3p percentage alone and with no help. KD could never pull that off. He’d be swept with the same team bron had in 2015

[@mr.anderson3694]

KD had career highs all around the board. Was a lock for regular season MVP and in 1st place until getting hurt. Still won 44 games and made the playoffs. Shame is definitely the wrong word here. His team was in utter turmoil. Curry wouldn't even have been able to win under those circumstances. I realize beating injured teams is his speciality, but deep down he knows KD is getting a raw deal.

[@practiceyourart]

@@janusman3730 Nice selective stat picking lol.. Lebron shot 47% TS in the finals, which is one of the worst high volume shooting series in NBA finals history.

[@JamesBrown-pn1jw]

@@janusman3730 nothing was impressive about getting swept 4-0 in the finals when the only team you beat was the baby Dinosaurs iverson run was more impressive.

[@antoniodavis5181]

@@practiceyourart are you talking about the worst team that made it to the finals since 2001 Philly team with AI? Delly was the 2nd best player for the Cavs in that series.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Skip: "LeBron left D Wade high and dry" Shannon: "LeBron left him with two championships what did KD leave Brooklyn with?"

[@jctslice]

Also, he was a free agent. He had the literal right to leave lol. Kd has 4 years left, so there's no comparison. And i find it hypocritical/ironic that Skip is saying that Shannon is hating on KD to defend LeBron when skip basically is doing the opposite in terms of uplifting KD to downgrade/hate on LeBron

[@369pendulum]

A billion dollar enterprise. They'll be fine.

[@princealirogers]

They forget one of the reasons Wade left Miami is because Riley was mad DWade didn’t tell him LeBron was leaving

[@mirby623]

Skip sounds like a fool. Dwyane Wade himself said when he and Lebron were in Vegas he knew Lebron wasn't coming back to Miami. Lebron was also a free agent. He didn't have 4 years left like KD. Skip sounds like a clown as usual.

[@capnsnaxx]

@@jctslice preach bro! Preach!

[@amalyadav6505]

The look on Skip's face when he's run out of excuses for KD is priceless !!!!

[@NateGreatDa]

“The GSW got on a plane & flew all the way to the very tip of NY to get down bended knee to beg KD Blah Blah Blah……” 😂😂😂😂 that’s his answer to literally every question about KD

[@johnhardy7764]

He’s never out of excuses 😂

[@lindaalexander7339]

NateGreatDa, you are right. Nobody put a gun to KD's head, and kidnapped him. He's a grown man, he could of said no. He knew he was going to a gravy train, that's the reason he went to GSW'S.🤣🤣🤣

[@LarsRR]

21:43 - KD saved Steph’s legacy and destroyed LeBron’s, when the two have 4 rings each, while KD only have two? Also, Steph and LeBron both beat KD in the playoffs…

[@stavrospavlides2093]

amen

[@stavrospavlides2093]

@Trol Guy coulda shoulda woulda. Lol, trol guy indeed

[@berettaswayy8039]

@Trol Guy KD has 0.. while warriors will win their 5th

[@sarezhsharif7564]

@Trol Guy steph has 4** KD would have ZERO without steph.

[@lylegibbs912]

@Trol Guy - Skip’s Ghost Account

[@cactusjack2264]

Arguing with Skip is like arguing with a damn wall lmao

[@danielshirley3267]

Saying KD beat LeBron “head to head” in those finals is an insult to that Golden State team. KD was one of four hall of fame started on those teams and LeBron was by himself. It was not head to head, it was 1 on 5.

[@thejessie1001]

no it wasn't KD went off on lebron, watch the highlights son

[@ceo469]

Green ain't no hall of famer

[@marquezfranklin9972]

4 Hall of famers??!

[@anthonydagreat2547]

@@thejessie1001 shut yo casual A $ $ up KD record vs Bron was like 17-5 before he went to the warriors I hate mf s who try to rewrite history who don't know basketball

[@thejessie1001]

@Knock-Off Don KD 2>1 against your daddy in the finals that record matters the most

[@itsmikoy3140]

“ He had to swallow Westbrook for 8 year” is a crazy statement 😂😂😂

[@agentkruger7598]

I'm dead🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dbreiden83080]

Durant going to GS would have been like Bird running to LA after losing to Magic in the 85 finals.. The idea that Skip finds KD joining a 73 win team that won a chip without him "The Ultimate Challenge" is the height of trolling.. Had Lebron joined GS and won 2 chips Skip would dismiss the rings as worthless..

[@count_on_keemhumphrey9848]

and he actually believes what he's saying smh

[@dbreiden83080]

@@count_on_keemhumphrey9848 Meh maybe some of it.. This dude discovered a long time ago that by shitting on Lebron he gets all this attention. It is the very reason he is sitting in that seat..

[@Pirrelli8]

Lebum had AD for two years, what’s his excuse?

[@jandt3463]

@@Pirrelli8 He won with him. End of story.......

[@fumihiro8564]

@@Pirrelli8 Didn't he win a ring with AD? What's KD done with Kyrie and Harden?

[@fadethechannel]

“What did the elephant leave on the show ground?” 😂😂😂

[@andrewchristensen6828]

Classic Skip. Critiques LeBron for the same things he lets KD get away with his loads of excuses for him

[@ClassicallyChristion]

What's worse is KD's moves are even more extreme than anything Lebron has done.

[@makwabear4078]

Plus, LeBron honoured his contracts and took his teams to championships.

[@ShutThePuck]

@@ClassicallyChristion Yup, when he won in Golden State and everyone can clearly see that Steph was the leader and reason for their success, he says KD was the leader, and now in Brookly, it's everybody else's fault. If what was happening in Brooklyn happened to LeBron he'd be killing him.

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

Lebron has missed the playoffs 2 times in 4 years and got eliminated in the first round of one season as well so he's done nothing but won a bubble tournament no one cares about and you the nerve to be talking about KD lol another loser Lebron groupie talking their parrot talk

[@bwp2bruce]

By leaving GS, KD played himself. Simple as that.

[@nate8604]

Nah, he did it by going there to begin with. Won two chips, back-to-back, and was finals mvp, back-to-back, and he still didn’t get the recognition he thought he would get. He should take on the challenge of trying to make it work with Ben Simmons, he does that, he casts all doubt aside.

[@Pirrelli8]

Why Lebum can’t make the play in? I’ll wait..........

[@bwp2bruce]

@@Pirrelli8 IDC about Lebum. Curry/Warriors fan.

[@bwp2bruce]

@@nate8604 He got two championships and two finals MVPs from GS. He wouldn't have anything otherwise. If he got hardware from going to GS, he didn't play himself by going there. He played himself by leaving because he likely won't win anywhere else. But if KD does win, it'll likely be near the end of his career and he will cry tears of joy from finally winning without Curry 😂

[@nate8604]

@@bwp2bruce GS wouldn’t have won those titles without him either though. It’s just he blew a 3-1 lead to them, then joined them, it was a weak move, most didn’t respect it. GS knew they needed a counter to LeBron, they didn’t have that, KD provided that. It was mutually beneficial, but KD never got respect, so he left. Make it work with Ben Simmons.

[@michaelhill3262]

Skip is going out sad 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love how unk letting him talk his own way so he realize how crazy he sounds

[@alexodell7182]

WHY ARENT WE BRINGING IN BROUSSARD FOR THESE DEBATES SKIP WOULD RAGE QUIT AND LEAVE THE SET

[@abualzuaree]

Because it defeats the purpose lol this show is all entertainment debates. It ain't a serious show

[@alexodell7182]

@@abualzuaree lol they have brought on Broussard multiple times so he and Shannon could put Skip into his place for being such a hater/or fanboy of a player. He hasn’t been on the show again in awhile I hope they bring him on again soon

[@abualzuaree]

@@alexodell7182 they only bring him on when he can't bust skip up lol when he does come on, he goes easy on them cuz it'll expose them. Skip is literally an act, they'll never admit it but their purpose to disagree even when they're wrong to make it a "debate" show. It's kinda pathetic tbh

[@alexodell7182]

@@abualzuaree What? Broussard busts Skip up everytime they have him on🤣🤣🤣

[@malmal5845]

@@abualzuaree i agree, the takes he has are borderline Delusional edit (now its just predictably uninteresting)

[@newagestudios408]

KD has never been the best player in the league, please stop saying he’s the best player in the league.

[@Syte425]

Facts

[@kentagious1246]

IF KD isn't who is?

[@newagestudios408]

@@kentagious1246 Giannis and Steph are far better than KD and as of today I’d even take Luka, Tatum and probably Jokic over KD 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@kentagious1246]

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 U Never played ball in your life! MentioningCurry Is always a dead giveaway!

[@henrylowery3297]

​@@kentagious1246 Giannis

[@noobhero7]

"This is the best player on the planet and your finding ways to hate on him" -Skip Skip is literally projecting and he can't even see it.

[@ryanfreitasFTVstudios]

How do they keep having this argument literally every damn day

[@markreadin7124]

LBJ playoffs leading scorer, most all nba teams, first FMVP on three teams, career likely 40k 10k 10k...meanwhile KD...

[@Michael-md1zj]

Lebron: 4 superstar and 2 perenial Allstar level all in their prime teammates Kd: 5 superstars all in their prime teammates I wonder why is kd the only one being criticized for seeking so much help and then lebron gets no hate when's gotten equally as much help

[@johnharris8872]

@@Michael-md1zj LeBron played with AD in his prime, but he was healthy one year. D-Wade was prime first year or so in Miami but then dropped in level. No teammate of LBJ ever averaged more points than him or won a season MVP (besides Russ)

[@Michael-md1zj]

@@johnharris8872 don't you think if you put three guys who average 20+ ppg and can dictate a game by themselves, would make getting a ring easy? Everything you brought is hindsight but before he joined forces they were gonna destroyed the league and bc they got hurt is just karma in my eyes. Idk to me lebron has displayed a weak soft mentality like kd needing and wanting more help like in LA not only was ad not enough for him he also almost got kawhi leanard just coming off a fmvp lol like how is he not getting hate for that?

[@williamsc2429]

@@johnharris8872 and every superstars stats dropped dramatically while playing w/ him also… Bosch… Dropped… Wade… Dropped…. Every other Dropped off… But it’s all the same… Shaq & LBJ both went to contenders… so why aren’t we keeping that same Energy b/c Shaq definitely did it!!!

[@loganadams1205]

@@Michael-md1zj u don’t think lebron got hate?

[@marcuslindholm6805]

I think Skip needs to watch some 2016 Russel Westbrook playoff highlights. He was the biggest reason they even made the wcf that year.

[@adriandantedanosos4146]

It was 50/50 with him and KD. Skip thinks it 100 KD and 0 Russ. DISGUSTING take

[@mike45gt]

You mean Tony Parker getting torched was the reason lol

[@adriandantedanosos4146]

@@mike45gt RIGHT!!!!

[@maa7332]

They talk about Russ too much, but Russ has never been a good decision maker as a pg.

[@smithmizelle2063]

Russell sucks and everyone is finally starting to see it, it's easy to average a triple double when ypu ball hog and cant shoot

[@manueldlr19]

Shannon sharpe is carrying this show now

[@evansasiedu7383]

His shoulder hurts

[@talkoftheyoc]

Skip lost my respect 5 years ago. Zero logic to his ideas. Always different when the same logic is applied to his ideas. Delusional.

[@raydiochamberx]

That's his Mo

[@deelj5437]

Lost my respect when jalen hurt his feelings on 1st take then all of a sudden jalen wasn't on the show anymore until skip went to fox

[@sircharlesworkman9626]

skip has great takes unless its talking about greats

[@johnneil3671]

Lets be real here. The only reason why skip is defending KD is that he doesn’t want to admit that lebron james is the best player in the NBA.

[@lancehandy7487]

The metaphors Shannon comes up with us hilarious and to hear skip try come back is even more hilarious 🤣

[@Vezuls]

Did Skip just say that Kevin Durant took the challenge of playing with Stephen Curry Klay Thompson and a 73 - 9 Golden State Warriors team. This man is as delusional and hypocritical as they come

[@ronnieh3191]

That team didn’t win an Championship…They needed KD

[@Vezuls]

@@ronnieh3191 let's not kid ourselves. That team would have won with any top 50 player in KD's place lol. they didn't NEED KD. They needed someone else to put them over the Cavs

[@PANZER47TANK]

Skip loses every debate to Shannon🤣🤣

[@johnhardy7764]

Lmao I know right 😂

[@PhenomThe1st]

It's a shame KD couldn't save Kyrie's legacy 👀🍿

[@gama-yushiwasabi4223]

22:00 Unc Finally Exposed Skips Real Intentions With The 4-6 Record Because of Kevin Bleeping Durant 🤣

[@nathanielboyd6327]

I listen to Shannon and fast forward through Skip every time

[@amarithompson4196]

According to Skip, KD can save everyone’s legacy but his own 😂

[@Dontresssmith3757]

😆😂

[@michaelchisipochinyi4866]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I will drink to this comment

[@janusman3730]

KD soft

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

He's legacy is already cemented hate it all you want but if he retired today he's a first ballot Hall of Famer and better then Lebron. And hating won't change that lol

[@amarithompson4196]

@@KDsonlineattorney8387 You’re still comparing KD to Lebron in 2022? 😂😂it’s funny how u say he’s on the level of Lebron but don’t hold him to the same standards or criticisms when he losses. KD ain never been in no Goat debate level 😂

[@lemarchanddesable6419]

Shannon’s face at 10:44 is all of us whenever Skip talk about the 2016 Finals for the 100th billion time 🙄🙄🙄

[@JLFSqueezeSaginaw]

Rewinded just to see

[@Nik.No.K]

“To be viewed as the savior of the warriors” Literally no one thinks that. You’re living in an alternate reality.

[@LarsRR]

16:56 - Shannon just *destroyed* this stupid argument once and for all!

[@marxrab]

we wish lol. Its just basically an act for both of them at this point. One loved Bron, one loves KD, and they bring out this same act on a daily basis.

[@LarsRR]

It’s the summer, and we haven’t had blockbuster trades yet. So I guess they have to make up stuff out of thin air. But I have one too many times heard the same word-for-word BS from Skip about “games 5, 6, 7”, “even smaller than he actually is”, “biggest superstar meltdown only second to LB in 2011”, “in the parking lot crying, begging Kevin to come and save them”, “not quite the tip of Long Island, but almost”. Geez, it’s getting tiring.

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

He destroyed Skip with the same and only argument you Bum fans have he went to GSW SMH. Hating on KD is becoming a national pass time now. It must be great to have to hate other players because their better for your favorite player to be great 😆

[@LarsRR]

@@KDsonlineattorney8387 I‘m not even hating on KD. He just clearly isn’t the greater player than Steph and he likes the easy path. Probably top 3 all time talent. Just not quite the will and the intangibles to be even greater

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

@@LarsRR Of course your hating on KD. Why did LeBron go to Miami? To team up with star players for a easier path to a Championship is the answer. The same reason for his move to back to the Cavs and the Lakers but some how that's different then what KD has done right. It's sad but its takes blatant hypocrisy to route for someone and hate someone else for doing the same exact thing

[@dopeyged__721]

shannon been killing skip lately i love it 😈

[@MaDFroG88]

I’m sick and tired from Skip defending Durant all the time 😡

[@rodtharose]

Skip is definitely driving the Kool-aid that KD made. KD doesn't want to build a team, he wants the easy route

[@larrykinari1872]

*skips marriage* “In 2016 you said, and I quote. ‘I’ll do the dishes.’ YOU SAID THAT!”

[@MrSuperman957]

Go look at KD's efficiency numbers in game 5, 6 and 7 in 2016 Conference finals. Especially the game where he shot 10-31 and 1-8. People blame Westbrook but KD shot horribly They're worse than Curry's numbers in games 5, 6 and 7 in 2016 finals. Seriously

[@jctslice]

12-31 and 10-31 the last 2 games

[@MrSuperman957]

@@jctslice 1-8 from 3

[@cw1229]

4,5,6,&7 Russ outplayed KD that series and finished higher in mvp voting that season

[@AG30]

@@cw1229 and they blame Russ… it’s so stupid how the media defends kd for their dear life for some reason. Like what did he do that made him evade criticism

[@jronqs1294]

The most egregious part is that he actually THREW games 6 and 7. I vividly remember this dude playing hero ball and jacking up a contested shot, or getting stripped. In brooklyn, his dogshit defense on tatum, allowing him to get free off ball directly led them to be the only team without the win during this year's playoffs. Unfortunately you have retards like skip who don't know how basketball works, and don't realize that KD only "looked" like he was the best player, because he was playing with an all time great court warper. If you had butler, tatum, PG, Kawhi in Kd's position they all would look like the best player.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

KD in 2017: "I don't want to have to be a leader. I'm not a leader. I'm bad at saying, "Stand behind me and follow me"

[@Jfitch24]

Say it again

[@_MM03]

Did he actually say that lol 😂

[@buttkicker900]

A real leader knows his strengths

[@mirby623]

Right. KD said he just wants to hoop. He never said he was a leader

[@jaslenelove7008]

@@_MM03 No. This guy is a nerd.

[@brianmcbride6874]

so tired of Skip saying "come save us." No one knows this is the way it went down.

[@tsepomakhaola2231]

“Sometimes you’ve got to throw the baby with the bath water” Shannon is a treasure 🙌🙌😂😂😂

[@40ozhoops54]

Okay serious question.. why does Skip and Shannon keep talking about that “Draymond went into the parking lot crying in the car” when Dray and KD themselves said it ain’t true 😂😂😂

[@zo7692]

“Who cares about the truth when the lie is more entertaining” - Shannon never goes of facts unless it’s Football related

[@MH-dt4ib]

bc people lie? usually the initial report is the truth and then people do a spin for narrative control... kinda like Delonte and LeBron's mom...

[@gphunkera8731]

Yeah and Trump believes the election was stolen. People dont want to admit to things that make them look weak.

[@Cliandrew]

@@MH-dt4ib the initial report are nothing more than speculation. Initial reports also said kd and kyrie were going to the knicks. Kd said he never wanted to go there

[@EduFabolous]

So when everything about LeGM and LeBron and others deny you still think he is the one in control, so you ignore the facts., like the fact the lakers did not go for Derozan and countless other examples, but sheep like you still say LeBron makes the decisions, when it has been shown its false, since none of this acquisition ideas have been done. I think its commom sense that happened and they are just trying to save face

[@augustablaclisstedbarz1777]

KD might as well go play with Lebron 😭🤷🏾‍♂️ since he wanta win so bad but not get blamed if they lose..

[@fashionlife5348]

Then he wouldn’t be criticized by yall just says a mountain about KD haters are Lebron fanboyz

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

Weill Lebum didn't even make the playoffs with 5 Hall of Famers on the roster so that's a bad plan. Also when Lebum went to LA he called KD and asked him to join him in LA. So Mr Super Teams the one that wants it easy. Lastly all the things that went wrong for KDs team to lose and y'all still hating its sad

[@Pirrelli8]

Yeah, but Lebum can’t make the play in. Wasn’t KD in the “playoffs.” when he lost?🤔

[@jctslice]

​@@Pirrelli8 won the same amount of playoff games as LeBron did on his couch lol how pathetic 😂 4 games of cardio is the difference basically 😅😂

[@treymccorkle5582]

When skip did that pfffff… I hollered 🤣🤣” was that not clutch Gene closing?”

[@laurentkelly150]

If Westbrook was the only problem for Durant then why did he go to Golden State instead of say another team that had more of a pass first point guard mentality. Durant would have struggled more without Westbrook because he would have had to be the leader of the team and they would have been far less tenacious and dangerous as a result. You can't be an all time great just coasting on your talent, you have to also lead and make others around you better. Also Durant didn't even buy into the Golden State team ball style, the reason Houston almost beat them was because they used the ISO of Durant to take Golden State out of their usual pass and move rhythm. Durant looked great putting up huge stats while the team struggled. We can't say for sure what would have happened but if Chris Paul plays that Game 7 you'd like to imagine Houston would have been more composed and not just panicked themselves into chucking 3s.

[@marxrab]

I always said that I didnt fault him for not wanting to play with Westbrook, but to go to the team that just won 73 games and that you just lost a heartbreaking series to, that was the weakest move of all time.

[@GreaterThanSolomon]

That was his decision. Doesn’t change the fact that Russ is the reason he has never won with amount of talent he has had. They lost because of how many bricks dressbrook was making and KD had to make up for it and wore him out. But the thing about iso with gsw is right

[@laurentkelly150]

@@marxrab Amen, there's no getting past it. It's the equivalent of LeBron joining Garnett and Pierce or Jordan going to play with the Pistons.

[@JourdanChaney]

PREACH!!!

[@KDsonlineattorney8387]

Why did Lebron have Super Teams on EVERY TEAM he's been on for 13 years. Why after every season their talking about some big name free agent going to play with him. This blatant hypocrisy is mind blowing

[@deandre_dl]

How does Shannon sit next to this man everyday? He literally repeats the same tired takes that have been proven wrong! Skip, saying something OVER AND OVER (because you LOVE repeating yourself every show) does not make you right!!! It’s just tired!

[@LLFROST23]

Your comment is so on point 💯

[@SS-px3rs]

Yeah it’s lame .. we all watch cause of Shannon anyways Skip knows that

[@kimbonice]

KD is not a leader. He isn't even an assistant manager. He is a role player. His role is to shut his mouth & use his generational talent to win his team championships.

[@randomvandal5730]

Simple!! if he just does his damn job he cud be the best role player in history of the NBA

[@Mano_on_Point]

@ 3:21 😂😂😂😂 “u can say what u want “ starts to stutter then clip cutscenes

[@ronniemaggette1745]

I just love how these shows still analyze using the 80s formula when 1 person carried a team. These irrelevant debates are entertaining, but the reality is that the game has evolved so much no 1 person can dominate anymore. Competition is too balanced and the three ball takes all the edge away! Still good talk tho.

[@ktillman2002]

Some what true. A team could get to a championship and conference finals playing that style but are far as winning the ship, not happening.

[@MrAugustBlack]

The game NEVER relied on ONE person or else Wilt Chamberlain would have the most rings as dominant as he was.. it's ALWAYS been a team sport. But a dominant player definitely gives you a leg up especially in big moments

[@BDot3Media]

One thing about Skip, he’ll make sure to throw Bron under that Greyhound 🚌

[@holidayarmadillo8653]

"greatest perimeter scorer" applied to James Harden makes my head explode. The accurate accolade for James Harden goes more like this: The greatest at not getting travels called on himself, and also the greatest at drawing stupid ticky tack fouls to pad his stats so that he appears to be an all-time great. Put some respect on Jordan and Kobe and don't ever say that again Skip. Please.

[@caseyfortune-squires4658]

You can say they’re better without putting James Harden down.

[@flexermc4333]

@@caseyfortune-squires4658 James harden is still top 3 greatest perimeter scorers of all time. He make it seem like he a bum

[@johnniehutton3852]

Bro a bucket is a bucket no matter how you get it😂

[@stephcurry4151]

@@caseyfortune-squires4658 James harden isn’t a all time great scorer for the simple reason his powers disappear in the post season

[@pzdr520]

KD is playing in competitive sports but has no desire to compete, just sneak his way into an easy chips, how this dude has any fans is puzzling to me. skip's arguments just sound demented

[@MrAndreyoung]

It crazzzzzy

[@samoanbloodstah9596]

The funny thing about KDs rings . Every time he puts it on he will always see Golden state on it lol and everyone will remember the weakest rings in sports lol

[@Pirrelli8]

Lebum didn’t get to put them his fingers haha🖕

[@R.F.A.Venomized24]

Those lebron miami rings are pretty weak 2 though and kd didnt ditch his hometown to do it either

[@bilalamarumosi8282]

@@R.F.A.Venomized24 explain how Miami rings are weak

[@R.F.A.Venomized24]

@@bilalamarumosi8282 3 superstars in their prime and mid level vets all going to 1 team to win a championship what is weaker then that? All lebrons chips are weak. I respect giannis's 1 over all four of lebrons. If kds are weak so are lebrons

[@bjrowland25]

@@R.F.A.Venomized24it’s crazy how they deflect that Miami team, giving all the credit to Bron smh

[@og5807]

I'm convinced skip has severe memory loss. So much so, he forgets that he tells this EXACT same story EVERY DAY!!!!!!

[@CleoDog]

Skip is now 0 - 2381 in debates vs. Shannon Sharpe ✍️

[@hambaallah-mn1em]

hahaha cmon give Shannon Sharpe a raise just for his patience

[@buncheellington1820]

Didn’t Shaq go play with LeBron in Cleveland?! 😂🤣

[@randomthought6681]

All the warriors needed was for Harrison Barnes to show up. That’s it

[@tastymoose]

Facts. Dude was wide open in the finals and went like 2-15 in the last 2 games.

[@AnwarLL]

Skip's points are so easy to counter because there's no logic to them 😂

[@creshondasmith4448]

AT ALL

[@NateGreatDa]

“The GSW got on a plane & flew all the way to the very tip of NY to get down bended knee to beg KD Blah Blah Blah……” 😂😂😂😂 that’s his answer to literally every question about KD

[@AnwarLL]

@@NateGreatDa 😂 and he came to save Steph's legacy apparently. Anyway, can you imagine even the Cavs were after KD AFTER the 2016 finals 😂? It was public info that the dude would be a free agent that off-season and GSW actually had set plans in motion to get KD in 2016 even before their first finals. The decision to get KD didn't suddenly emerge because they lost 😂 Skip is willfully ignorant.

[@nate8604]

@@AnwarLL nah, it did emerge when they lost. Steve Kerr said it himself, they probably don’t go after KD if they win the title in 2016, just like KD probably doesn’t go to GS if he and Russ closed them out in the WCF.

[@AnwarLL]

@@nate8604 so you're telling me I was hallucinating when I read articles from Yahoo etc before the finals about the Warriors push for KD (not too overt because of tampering but it was pretty much common knowledge). When did Steve Kerr say what you're saying?

[@TheyCallMeGator]

Shannon kills Skip when it comes to these KD debates. So much so that Skip has to just ignore everything Shannon says, & just starts blaming everyone else lol

[@cbfbmc]

Now I see why Charles Barkley want to f@ck up Skip Bayless he is detached from reality.. KD is a frontrunner. And I'm surprised Shannon didn't say how Barry Switzer walked into a super bowl champion cowboy teams and won a super bowl without doing nothing

[@joelwest7727]

I'm gonna have to agree with Shannon on this one. Great responses to Skip's perpetual bended knee take.👏All the while it looks as if KD can't swim. Great commentary guys.

[@underdogs3700]

Man Shannon be right 99.9 percent of these debates.

[@josephmcc234dy3]

You guys do realize if was the agents of these players that called each other initially. Love the fake stories though….DRAYMOND CALLED KEVIN IN THE PARKING LOT 😂

[@rcommander9384]

He did.

[@michaelhoek9275]

Thank you Shannon sharp I agree with you

[@CA-tk8yn]

I think if you traded KD for LeBron straight up, LeBron would take the Nets further in the playoffs, if not all the way, and that's without Dragic!!!!

[@LL4Play69]

As he should, if you in the GOAT talk, you BETTER Lmao KD is no where near the GOAT talk Comparing lebron to KD is like comparing MJ to lebron, it’s dumb

[@cd9437]

That’s a really good point I haven’t thought of, I agree with it.

[@dolo2cool636]

Skip repeats the same points every show.

[@Jeromeparker5150]

Man!! I especially gets irritated when he repeats Ben Simmons making 3 all star teams and that one mf game he took personal with Rudy gobert. 😂

[@dolo2cool636]

@@Jeromeparker5150 😂😂😂 right, great dude but it’s time to retire this mf

[@daredevil621able]

Skip: Was that not clutch gene closing Shannon :Noooo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@terryphelps24]

The way Shannon looked up as skip at the end of the audio. 😭😭😭 @0:46

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Imagine defending a player that said he doesn't like you 😂😂😂

[@matchhunter7012]

It is NOT personal for skip. Grow up!!

[@MrTcarter415]

kd is a charlie he aint even a beta he def not an alpha in layman terms he is a #3 player on a team

[@shawnnyc100able]

He's definitely not a #3 perhaps in terms of personality if that's what you mean

[@ShutThePuck]

@@shawnnyc100able He definitely means personality.

[@MrTcarter415]

I mean in everything he needs to be with an alpha player and beta player in order for him to win. You know like the warriors wardell and Draymond 😂

[@ICYMIINMIY]

0:10 That picture of James and what he's about to do is wild 😂

[@stylelifedizzle4686]

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater LOL Shannon got me rolling and I’m learning new words thanks Skip obfuscate 😎💯

[@Pounce730]

Shannon finally called Skip a hypocrite without saying the word hypocrite 🤣

[@kingchad774]

I totally agree

[@AtlOwnSouthSide]

Shannon stay cooking Skip it’s pitiful sometimes🤣Skip comes with his 4-5 points that he’ll die standing on while Shannon just completely destroys him

[@williambreeze2659]

He owned Skiuuup

[@alexharrell890]

Skip is a debate genius...simple as that! He makes no sense but we listen and get upset! This is Skips' goal 👏

[@mikiecope]

Exactly, he knows how to get views, clicks, and ratings...

[@09marathon]

Best show going Shannon is fantastic

[@nicke8593]

Thank you Shannon & Skip for making my mornings at work a lot easier and funnier 👍🏼

[@Dontresssmith3757]

Absolutely agree with everything Shaq said he's not that guy he can't lead a team to a championship 🏆 but his fans will coddle and baby this dude he spoke absolutely facts skip won't tell you the whole truth skip is being disingenuous what has he done since GS nothing it's been a super failure in Brooklyn he got his track shoes on he's running

[@alexodell7182]

I think in his mind he tries to convince himself that he actually beat Giannis as his toenail was on the line then hypothetically won the finals to make it seem like he has been successful in Brooklyn

[@Dontresssmith3757]

@@alexodell7182 well he's delusional then 😆😭

[@chrischarles5982]

Curry had a monster finals this year no lie but ppl act like curry didn't have no questionable moments in the playoffs until this year!

[@Pirrelli8]

Why Lebum can’t make the play in, but KD was in the playoffs. You guys don’t use your brains often. Do you?🙋‍♂

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

Shaq is the GOAT….telling it as it should be 👍👏👏👏 I’m only here for ShaqS and Shay s comments..cuz you know crazy will start on his rant…

[@Matt-hs7gs]

Chef Shay cookin up a buffet wit dat New York Skip 🔥👨🏿‍🍳👌

[@wapplefx3053]

Shannon is carrying this show now

[@SithLordNefaar022]

"In order to close, you have to *WIN* the game!" The way Skip keep talking about that "Clutch shot" from KD vs. the Bucs in game 7 where they *STILL LOST* just cracks me tf up... People bring up Jesus Shuttlesworth aka Ray Allen's legendary 3 with the Heat, know why? Cuz the Heat actually *WON* that game and then the series/title

[@3nim3nimabl3]

Skip really said Golden State wouldn't have been able to beat Lebron in 2018 without KD.....

[@ericcash5723]

@8:51 -Skip “ Lil Bro” 🤣😂😭🤣😂

[@Emma-dh1lx]

K.D is about as loyal to a franchise as Shaq is to his diet.

[@anthonyauthentic7934]

Skip is like a GF in a toxic relationship with Durant . “Yeah , he beats me but he kisses my wounds and expects me not to burn the meatloaf”

[@gregoriusrex1855]

Bro this is foul. Hahaha

[@MrHsharris]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@chiefmiyagi9802]

"Expects me not to burn the meatloaf." That's a reason to stay? Ah man 🤣 🤣 🤣 .

[@thedpodcastexperience8519]

I like how skip just cannot stay on topic when Shay got'em in the corner.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marcust6479]

What did the elephant leave on the show ground🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 shannon gotta stop lol

[@DBDSTEVEN]

I couldn’t even hear what shaq said