Stephen A. and Kendrick Perkins get heated debating Lebron’s title runs | First Take

Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins debate on weather or not this year will be Lebron James' most difficult road to a NBA championship.
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[@realocwon3256]

“Im ready 2 make some hamburgers cause i got beef “ 🤣 perk & sharpe got the best lines lmao

[@t_t8661]

LOL Perk is a clown.

[@yoreharris2547]

i died when he said thst

[@carlossolomon2248]

I thought imma address you like the numbers on the house was he's best and now he got more 😆 big bro perks be killing them fools

[@ExtremeXD123]

@@t_t8661 a clown more paid then u

[@gdbssa]

He deffo practicing in the mirror the morning before lol

[@corpyhogan4433]

Devaluing someone’s title run is just something I can’t get a part of. Regardless who it is, it’s too many fan boys and not enough fans of the game

[@dennisthemenace855]

@@nathankayhan4358 exactly and that’s the honest truth . We not giving up participation trophies

[@36natron]

@@nathankayhan4358 ahh so forget about playing the sixers and winning on a buzzer beater in game 7...forget being down 2-0 to the bucks (best record in the league) and then winning 4 straight...then going up against golden state who had steph, draymond and klay who just didn't play in the 4th quarter of game 6? Yes Kevin Durant an mvp type player was missing but we didn't have OG our starter all playoffs...get outta here with that nonsense

[@swiftduquela7394]

Agreed

[@bme4449]

@@nathankayhan4358 THANK YOU

[@moneymoney3235]

@@nathankayhan4358 and the bucs won theirs because they didn’t play Lebron and Ad 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@allan7978]

Whoever wins the Chip this season, will have an insane title run. Teams are so much stronger it's insane. For Lebron to go through the West and beat the Eastern champion will definitely be incredibly hard and impressive

[@bigred8500]

Pls stop it kawhi hurt, klays hurt, Jamal Murray’s hurt. This is the weakest the west has been in awhile. And the East is wayyyy stronger than most of lebrons years by far

[@allan7978]

@@bigred8500 they are all coming back though

[@JoeSmith-jo1tf]

What are you talking about? The West is pretty weak this year outside of Lakers, and the East really only has Bucks and the Nets as real title contenders.

[@bigred8500]

@@allan7978 they’re teams will have lower seeds bc of their injuries and they’re coming back trying to get their game back while the lakers will be already going full speed ahead. We saw how it worked out last yr when the lakers had a lower seed after injuries

[@to3sted248]

@@bigred8500 lmao the west is still stacked and these players are coming back around December to January so there’s still time for them to get their rhythm

[@johnpestano7077]

Molly and Perk confirming to us SAS is crazy. you don't have tell me that I been knew.

[@Hard2Guard1702]

I say Lebrons toughest season to get to the finals was in 2018 without kyrie (leaving to the Celtics) was the craziest and toughest post season he had to go through. I remember everyone counting him out in every single series and the man made it to the finals. Yes in the finals he lost but he made it there and still put up 50!

[@gabrielrodriguez-ov6ho]

Real sh*t and lebron took game 7 in Boston!

[@telmolicious]

Stephen A is right. They shoulda never suspended Perkins in the 2016 finals.........

[@raekwonjohnson1790]

I thought I was trippin I caught that too 😂😂

[@skywalker2759]

IT WAS ONE GAME I love how everyone acts like he got suspended in game seven and they were already tied They were up 3-1 they only needed 1 game THEY LOST 3 STRAIGHT GAMES

[@raekwonjohnson1790]

@@skywalker2759 and they didn’t lose 3 str8 games that whole year, but Stephen said They should of suspended Perkins 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jameswatson2507]

Every freaking year yall ask the same doggone on question my goodness. Smh lebron legit the only player in the NBA according to ESPN

[@TheChris91173]

But you guys watch it everytime so stop complaining

[@bme4449]

@@TheChris91173 They watch hoping they'd talk about everything. Not just LeBron because there are bronsexuals out there?

[@Garpthefisted]

If the lakers win this year, it would be… We are talking about a run, not one series. Going through the entire west and then the east champion is definitely harder than just beating the 2016 warriors

[@michaelhession2105]

If they get to the Finals which will be hard to get to, they have to face either the Defending Champs, The Nets, or the team they beat in 2020.

[@juliuscraigen2857]

Don’t forget he was down 3-1 in that series against warriors...

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

@@michaelhession2105 I like their chances against all of them

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

@@persistentlypathetic6820 do you like their chances of Kyrie plays? Because no one that watches basketball would share that opinion.

[@telmolicious]

@@juliuscraigen2857 U honestly think anybody forgot? 😅

[@macnack]

2018 was his tuffest and best run. We al know that

[@bigred8500]

So he’s toughest run was when the best player on the best team he beat was a rookie. Just shows how much of a cakewalk he had

[@Comebackking48]

@@bigred8500 Singlehandedly beat a 50 win team in the conference finals even though he was down 3-2 and played game 7 on the road.....casual headass

[@saadsalman2261]

@@Comebackking48 part of those 50 wins was because of kyrie and he didn’t play but he did have a cakewalk but not discrediting him but the competition wasn’t the same

[@DeeSpalls]

@@saadsalman2261 keep it a buck the Celtics we’re a better team w/o Kyrie. Didn’t they lose in 5 games in the first round the next year w/ a healthy Kyrie?

[@Comebackking48]

@@saadsalman2261 first round he beat a 48 win pacers team with the best version of oladipo and 2 great bigs in sabonis and turner and he had 1 other player averaging double figures. Cavs may have had the best player on the court but the next best 5 players were all on the other team and that was the same for the next 2 rounds where they faced the 1 seed raps (60 wins) and the 2 seed Celtics

[@estherfamurewa4436]

Good luck to all the teams in the west and east this year. Gonna be a great year in basketball for sure!!!🔥

[@melwilson5209]

Q1

[@kinggigi4645]

“Draymond got suspended” drops 41 twice 😂

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

It's so funny lol. And when Draymond went nuts in game 7 the Warriors still lost despite him dropping 30

[@christianmorgan5956]

He didn't have rhythm in Game 6 he was just suspended

[@FireAngelChris]

The funny thing is Draymon has never shown to stop Lebron

[@joshbob4007]

@@christianmorgan5956 He had rythm in game 7 and still took the L

[@DONBABYRO]

Draymond really out performed curry game 7

[@montariushayes9416]

Didn’t Kyrie and Kevin Love get hurt in 2015 why don’t they bring that up but always bring up Draymond in 2016 that was one game compared to the entire playoffs and an entire series

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

Exactly sich haters

[@bladadowsweat2911]

Because it’s LeBron. The double standards are insane when it comes to him

[@montariushayes9416]

@@bladadowsweat2911 like they fail to give reasonable takes only what they want to give and not the full situation like how you go from calling KD the weakest move by a superstar one day and best player in the world after the finals even though he got out played by a one man army named Lebron yeah they won the title but was it any competition out west that could really knock them off these guys like Stephen A Skip Bayless Chris B Rob Parker give horrible takes but back track when they’re wrong and don’t own up to the bs they put out like I’m half these guys age and I could give unbiased takes without emotion being involved or my own personal vendetta against a player or team

[@bladadowsweat2911]

@@montariushayes9416 I dont even want to comprehend their ways Bro. This is why I always respected Max Kellerman. He admits when he is wrong & owns up to standing on something he was wrong about. He didnt used to act like he was right all along

[@montariushayes9416]

@@bladadowsweat2911 that’s why I don’t take what they say as good takes Max was the only cool thing about First Take cuz he didn’t get into a yelling competition with SAS and Shannon doesn’t yell with Skip so it’s pitiful

[@wadecameron2945]

Perkins 'let me cook and let's get into like we got beef'😂😂😂

[@respectbegetsrespect6019]

If LeBron got a dollar everytime his legacy and work on the court is questioned, he could have retired early, not that he needs the money though. 🤣🤣😂 There are many other players in the League worth daily discussion/ debate. 👀👀

[@bme4449]

THANK YOU. Like why is LeBron the only one that is allowed to get credit if he's winning. What about if other teams win?

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Lebron is a walking God. That that just makes some people jealous.

[@bme4449]

@@iwishiwasthomasshelby No. Anytime he gets criticism on or off the court even if he deserves criticism at the moment people will just say it's hating regardless.

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

@@bme4449 name me one person who did more for the game and the community than lebron James. Name me one.

[@bme4449]

@@iwishiwasthomasshelby Magic, Jordan, and Bird

[@demetriusallen4874]

Perk face got me dead 🤣🤣🤣

[@sportfanatic5339]

I thought I was experiencing early onset when SAS said “ when Kendrick Perkins got suspended in game 4. When Lebron threw him to the floor and Kendrick Perkins stuck his leg out.”

[@yourname427]

Lakers didn’t even get out the first round last year lol I’m so tired of them talking about lebron

[@austinclark007]

Paul Pierce said it's a job requirement!

[@Deveaux5]

Simple don't click on the video you saw the title what'd you expect? 😂🤦🏾‍♂

[@yourname427]

@@austinclark007 well like most times he’s right! It’s so annoying

[@yourname427]

@@Deveaux5 so you cool with it being 450+ players in the nba but for some reason they only talk about one all the time

[@imadepresseddetroitfan7197]

Stephen A completely ignores that Lebron almost beat Golden State with a g-league squad the year before, but only brings up injures/ Draymond for 2016.

[@cryptaku3404]

Why he call Draymond Green Kendrick Perkins twice? lmao

[@MIDNightPT4]

Mind often has lapses when speaking on television

[@ThePatman1980]

Lakers had LeBum and AD play well and Lakers still lost. Lakers have 6 former multiple All-Stars and they lost by 7. My Clippers only have 1 multiple All-Star, come back from 19 down, and still barely lost. Interesting.

[@sathvic5174]

And LeBron has 1 chip and clips got?

[@dthrust9037]

2012 was an underrated one you went through that old Indiana team when we were good than went through a 4 hof Celtics team that had them down 0-2 without Chris Bosh with all the pressure in game 6 and had to face KD and Westbrook in the finals 2020 was a hard one too

[@49Hundon]

Max is better than stephen a... Max is the goat

[@tylerwest3161]

Bring back those shirt jerseys 🔥

[@johndoe0022]

They fire I agree but the players didn’t like playing in them

[@BigWilt2000]

@@johndoe0022 right. Remember when Bron ripped his ? 😂😂😂😂

[@SuperNikeNando]

Big Perk face got me 😂

[@keenanward7396]

I’ll say 2012 and 2016 because his first one his legacy was on the line after dirk beat him in 2011 and 2016 because his legacy was again on the line pretty impressive and I’m not even a lebron fan and I know that and he does have the most talent he ever had in his career right now

[@EricSmith-jo1lt]

"Washed Up" talent, washed up

[@MrAnonnymous]

I actually like Kendrick Perkins he's grown on me.. His takes are a little bias but he's good.. Edit: I take that back after his comments about Bill Walton. He should not get paid to talk hoops

[@johnmartin8228]

He better than max

[@josmyl]

@@johnmartin8228 in trolling

[@lousvault]

Funny how SAS loves to bring up that “stimulus package” lebron received but never talks about the flat out golden ticket the warriors got in 2015 when love and Irving got were out.

[@NwoFresh]

lebron had them niggas down 2-1 by himself but he cracked under the pressure.

[@lousvault]

@@NwoFresh You call averaging 36 ppg, 13 rpg, and 9 apg "cracking under pressure"?! I call that a man carrying an entire team on his back

[@michaeloverton2437]

@@lousvault with Delly as his second best player for 2 games, and Mosgov as his second best players for 2 games.

[@michaeloverton2437]

Not only that SAS doesn’t bring up with the other techs Draymond had but don’t wanna bring up those

[@jrewmac3560]

@@michaeloverton2437 your missing the point, nba history may be forever changed all because the nba didnt allow the better team to win. and thats the bottom line.

[@TexasT346]

All facts Stephen A....especially about Lebrons competition in the east

[@bless8861]

That cavs ring was insane

[@JustinSimperlake]

Stephen A wants Skip back so bad lol

[@sgrghyfrvhhh2844]

LeBron James ring chasing buy building a super team

[@kurayahmi]

*Hasn’t LeBron already won a title in the West though? This show is laughable*

[@cammo3243]

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[@jeremylaysbad6908]

Mhm during the pandemic, klay was out, first time these pros played without fans, calm down Stephen a smith was right here and lebron fans know it

[@matthewedmundson6408]

That Mickey Mouse tournament, rest of his laker seasons are jokes

[@Curaclees]

Stephen A missed one of the biggest points. Lebron is in year 19....

[@mscooldeadly]

It's crazy how Hawks and Mavs played yesterday but they don't get a mention yet can talk about the Knicks, and LBJ (that didn't play).

[@carlossolomon2248]

Lol My brother KP with them punch line again lol 😆 "IM READY TO MAKE BURGERS BECAUSE I GOT BEEF 🤣 😂

[@juniorcruz3866]

When he was in the 305 he didnt only need to go through Indiana.. He also had to go through boston and chicago dont forget them either 🤦.

[@reidmccoy10]

Stephen a preaching on this one 💯

[@dieselx506]

"I'm ready to do some burgers cause I have beef" LMFAO bruh 🤣 💀

[@tonypreston7278]

And people wonder why ESPN’s ratings are plummeting. What a joke.

[@telmolicious]

Perkins doesn't understand what the word "path" means.

[@skipbayless4375]

The playoffs haven't even started and somehow we're having a hypothetical about the harder playoff run. First Take ladies and gentlemen

[@munir9527]

Miami had the greatest roster Wade, Bosh, Allen, Miller, Battier, Chalmers, etc.

[@estherfamurewa4436]

I think it will be. With everyone healthy this year in the west and the east with new additions, it’s gonna be tough but I have confidence he can do it!

[@CP623]

Hey Stephen A…I’m saving this clip for the end of the year 😁

[@Talkingsportz365]

Steven a smith will discredit lebron but praise kd for going to gsw

[@deantrellzenonadair1949]

He called that move the weakest move in NBA history

[@buchulesobayeni6445]

@@deantrellzenonadair1949 but still gives him credit for winning those chips...make it make sence 😭😂🤣

[@ajclips4626]

@@buchulesobayeni6445 yep

[@2xkonan]

Perk forgot about deandre Jordan, he’s old like Howard but still makes a impact

[@shanerobinson925]

Not as big as Dwight tho tbh

[@afk2291]

First take is awful. Going back to undisputed with uncle Shay

[@LyfeCreations337]

This show just ain’t the same without Max.

[@DontCallmeLadale]

As a Lakers fan it’s OVER….this old team reminds me of when we had Gary Payton, Karl Malone, and all them other old heads 🤣

[@carlossolomon2248]

You trolling right?

[@heartbr8krebel702]

💯💯💯 I said this when I saw the trades

[@hurricaneleoj]

Lol y’all ignoring the 2011/2012 Celtics and the 2011/2012 bulls ? Them plus the pacers were tough teams in the East. Heck even the 2012 knicks w prime melo and Amari.

[@justingabriel1765]

Anyone else see how much confidence SAS had when he kept saying Kendrick Perkins when he meant draymond lol

[@captainkirk197]

I’m with Perk on this one

[@AliFrankTheTank]

i mean we gotta see the playoff seedlings first at least… They could get Hurt clippers, hurt someone else and hurt someone else. OR get suns, warriors, nuggets and nets. Lmaooo who knows

[@iTuber012]

2016 or this year

[@almightyprofessor]

SAS was not saying that when they won when Skip was still on the show

[@Paybackfettyx_]

Big Perk really got bars on the low “ready to make hamburgers kuz I got the beef” weeeew

[@deebrown8589]

Draymond had a 28 pt triple double in game 7. And they still loss. He wouldn't have made much of a difference atp in the series.

[@mitchsn7706]

Well it doesn’t work like that. In sports it’s about momentum, rhythm and flow. When that’s disrupted it can change everything. Not to mention Iggy and Bogut their rim protectors getting hurt

[@LanceNoir]

@@mitchsn7706 if you wanna mention injuries than 2015 Cavs would have won

[@JJJameson.]

2 games in and you're asking that? What?

[@quiles637]

Molly looks beautiful

[@migsmalone9391]

There was nothing heated about this exchange 😑

[@aldohattonduran5227]

What ever happened to...”Being loud.. doesn’t make you right!”

[@JasonKing8113]

Perkins is gonna be the only grandfather telling his grandkids not the legend of they relatives or where they came from and not the legend of all the fairy tales we were told of growing up like the Easter Bunny or Santa etc..nah he gonna be telling them the legend of The King LJ 🤣

[@eliasjones540]

Stephen A tryna discredit the 2016 run like just the previous finals bron played with a injured team in the 15 finals😭

[@julyenpinder6253]

Stephen A. only said Indiana but when LeBron with Miami there were teams like Chicago, Boston and Brooklyn (in the final years) that were tough outs too. It wasn't a breeze

[@AdeOladipo1]

HEATED 🤣🤣

[@wacojohnnydean1777]

Perk’s eyes tho! 😂

[@kingtshilobo1849]

I’m ready to make harm burgers because I got beef. Hahah

[@johncena4096]

I cant wait till the lakers run through the west like in 2020, then SAS will switch it up and call the west weak

[@hendrixpluto2234]

Right😂 always switching the narrative

[@bme4449]

Well we could talk about how some teams in the west are injured?

[@spyda7591]

Run through the west lmao

[@haywood0457]

Don’t even speak to each other, strictly business... that’s tough

[@jervievitriolo6650]

This is very interested we can only say that NBA is back, as what it should be

[@mackdef475]

Jordan eastern conference was tougher competition than lebron playoffs and finals competition...80s celtics,pistons, cavs, Knicks, 90s Knicks, cavs, heat, Pacers, Orlando, hawks.... Jordan beat 27 (50+) win teams in his career, #1 alltime tied with Kobe Bryant.

[@LanceNoir]

Jordan never beat the 80’s Celtics tho?

[@mackdef475]

@@LanceNoir don't we give credit to lebron facing the KD warriors? If it's just who you beaten then bad boys pistons, knicks, Pacers, and Orlando magic are tougher than lebron competition. Then add 91 Lakers and the finals competition it's over kill.

[@LanceNoir]

@@mackdef475 but nobody gives lebron credit for facing KD warriors tho. Everyone makes fun of lebron and his finals losses record 4-6 and getting swept In fact people don’t even give him credit for the ones that he does win it’s insane the amount of hate he gets

[@mackdef475]

@@LanceNoir FACTS...I rate overall playoffs competition wins and loses...lebron JAMES toughest competition was KD warriors but 80s celtics and pistons I think were better (especially in that era)

[@riokyp7427]

Lol the man came back 3-1 against arguably the best team while being partnered with a guy who secretly loathed him.

[@chuckbarkley2755]

curry Kawhi Lebron could all go through each other jus to have to face giannis or kd and harden in the east 💀💀

[@haydonlane3819]

Perk look like he smoked a bleezy before he got on air 🤣🤣

[@Highlight.street]

He wouldn’t have won without kyrie making that crazy shot

[@TheMissiIe]

Lakers do have the best roster if you go player for player but, this Lakers team doesn't play like a 'team', Jazz, Nuggets, Suns, Clippers all play as a team

[@pacan0157]

Did this man just say that Lebron had less help in Miami than in the Lakers?

[@leroyrodgers6089]

I'm confused on the question a bit here. Doesn't this imply this is the most difficult path to a title? Wouldn't that have been his first year in LA in the West? Maybe I'm tripping I don't get it.

[@bigwillshouse1020]

Mane when the Cavs won in '16 was his toughest ring

[@michaelwright6795]

According to SAS the Hawks were trash but 4 of their 5 starters made the All Star team that year.

[@Eddybih03]

No talk about Miami Heat ?

[@malik1active]

Did he say??… that ty lue??… nvm

[@mikedeeztv]

He had shooters on Miami and Cleveland

[@LilMarv]

Sooooooo what about when Kyrie and love was injured ?????

[@johnpestano7077]

That 73-9 warriors team still have that choke job hanging over them. just like LBJ will never be ahead of Jordan as the 🐐 the irony 😂

[@bookapack5294]

salty warriors fans, bron goat status

[@raekwonjohnson1790]

Did he say Kendrick Perkins kicked his feet up? He thought Perkins was green? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@manunava4733]

Big 12 Quarterback, Big 12 Coaches Big 12 Air Raid Offence Dominating the NFL, BIG 12 Football in the NFL.

[@Itsbbchris]

We were just saying how the lakers have the most stacked team??? Tone changing already?

[@riokyp7427]

lol the Atlanta hawks had like 60 wins that season didn’t they? Genuine question.

[@dsgcleach_25]

Did Stephen a said when Bron was in Miami Indiana with Paul George I think he forgot about the Bulls back then

[@joshloach9016]

Hold on who said they going to the finals this year 😂😂😂

[@geezyeskabante]

We always bring up 6-0 in the Finals, the 2011 disaster vs Mavs. But we never wanna bring up the fact that Bron put that 2015 team on his back

[@str8harry]

He had way more help in Miami.Bosh and Wade + role players is more useful than 3 ex superstars and AD.

[@bme4449]

So? This ain't 2014. This is 2021. He has a whole bunch of players on his team.

[@elihutch7518]

Stephen As takes have been atrocious since Max left first take and almost puppet like lol they need a new show or something 🤣

[@yonitelake7148]

great argument. much better than max

[@richardboneo232]

Yes some championships r worth more than others but all r championships at the ending of the day. It means ur team was the best team that year because u was disciplined, healthy, organizational structure etc

[@FireAngelChris]

Bro nobody in the History of the game is questioned like LeBron after proving so much

[@TheKondinho]

@2Real4U ?? he won a chip! jeez, tough crowd.

[@godbreeddivinity682]

The way Kendrick putting a "W" in the word roster 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasonkonadu7684]

I guess I’m crazy too Big Perk

[@kobetrotman2484]

So kd gets full credit for his rings an the media out here finding a reason or an excuse as to why lebron should have never won his rings 🤦🏽‍♂️