Stephen A. and Max react to LeBron James' broken hand | First Take | ESPN

First Take's Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman react to LeBron James' broken hand, which he revealed after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
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[@senorG35]

He wore that because he wanted a supporting cast 😂

[@symeoncarter8144]

Frenchy8329 W

[@soley846]

Frenchy8329 🤣

[@nathanhensn8717]

Frenchy8329 I actually laughed in real life at this. Too funny.

[@m0nkEyz100]

Bu dum tish😂

[@microwavedkale3871]

Frenchy8329 Lol 😂

[@emanuelad9683]

Max's main predictions for the playoffs this year: - The Pelicans would upset GS in the 2nd round; - The Raptors would beat the Cavs in round 2; - He said the Cavs would win the series against the Celtics then changed after the C's were up 2-0 and the Cavs won; - He said the Rockets would eliminate GS. Max was wrong on everything LOL.

[@etandofit]

Emanuel AD was he supposed to predict the future

[@KamikOzzy_]

etandrew ' no but he should stick to boxing since he clearly doesn’t understand the NBA

[@bigglizzy1952]

CP3 got hurt. He said he believe pelicans can upset the warriors not WOULD

[@darrengordon-hill]

Max Callitwrong

[@chillhomie04]

He thinks the NBA is like the NFL, MLB or NHL where there is parity. The NBA is the most predictable sport so him being way off is laughable. He’s just a super fan who has no real knowledge of the game. He’s a hot take guy which is why he was chosen to replace Skip. You can’t take his takes seriously unless we’re talking boxing and even then it’s questionable.

[@MrWestEnd-BOS-]

Didn't Kobe play with a broken finger and a torn Achilles made the FTs and walked off

[@taariqware1922]

Facts! Kobe won his 5th chip with a broken finger, an ankle he could barely walk on, let alone, run, and a teammate who needed the the whole season, postseason, and all but the last minute of game 7 to master the Triangle Offense (Metta World Peace). No excuses

[@dreday1928]

Different mentality bro but you are right

[@subairali8075]

Dre Day he also played the Celtics with a broken hand and in the middle of game 7 had his knee drained.

[@dreday1928]

Subair Ali Kobe was a beast man.

[@halfermouse4717]

he also played with a drained knee 3 years times in a row in the finals and thats painful

[@harvirmangat8154]

bro there are videos of him doing pushups before game 2 and game 3 like wtf, he is a drama queen, he just super mad the warriors killing his legacy

[@nitroburner1838]

@chopsticks ling long ric flair drip his hand wasnt broken

[@cia6520]

@@nitroburner1838 but it wasn't normal?

[@nitroburner1838]

@@cia6520 but it wasnt broken either....

[@veridian4433]

JR played in the Finals with a broken bottle of Henny

[@sturner973]

Veridian 😂😂😂😂😂 and broken brain cells

[@robertv3616]

Veridian Jesus Bruh😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💯💯💯

[@flexxxrayraym2625]

Veridian hilarious... Nigga had to comment

[@robertv3616]

Flexxx RayrayM Bruh I died wen I read his comment😂😂😂

[@basketballjones]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JAYWOR1D]

He was doing push ups before game 2. He alley ooped to himself and dunked with pure power in game 3. FOH with these excuses

[@bigglizzy1952]

But Stephen A said he knew his hand was actually hurt before anybody 🤔

[@DB800187]

That's what im saying. He gotta try to deflect the attention off how he basically gave up though. Showed again when things get tough, no heart.

[@ComicsLamar]

AND made like 21 free throws...lol Bron is SUPER lame for this bruh. I couldn't believe it when he came out with that cast.

[@Lootroq]

You comparing push-ups and dunking to shooting NBA 3's, let alone with accuracy? Those first two things only test your tolerance for pain, the other is manipulating different parts of your hand. Big difference

[@mattyice1151]

He was probably just trying to get used to it, injuries can be a mental thing

[@kourt2469]

He did all his fancy high fives with everyone and shook hands on his way out. Didn’t seem to bother him that much. But to come out with a soft cast on for the media? Come on. That cast isn’t doing anything if you have a bruise it literally just makes it hurt worse by putting pressure on it. It’s even the first thing he brought up to the press. Just a play at the media. Weak move.

[@hulkdaddy71]

They don't want you to talk about that....or about the self-alley oop off the backboard.......

[@Xanninja]

He used his outer hand lol, go watch it again stupid. He deliberately did it too dumb bitch

[@ssgjusblow1897]

And Allen Iverson didn't get swept by the lakers

[@DioBrando1996v]

I like LeBron but the Cavs were going to lose this series regardless of his broken hand

[@mizzyfit_334]

ShowTime yeah but coulda won 1 or 2 but yeah they was gone lose

[@justhere2travel]

"broken"

[@jasonhowell1264]

ShowTime Remember, LeBron said pretty much broken, wtf is pretty much?

[@fire78816]

no lol

[@truthserum9able]

ShowTime LeBron wasnt making an excuse.. We all know they were going to lose... And like he said it was leaked so he was like Fuck it.. He beat y'all to the punch... Somebody better control the narrative or these control freak media

[@LuisMedina-rn1nb]

so he can pass to himself off the backboard and dunk with a broken hand meanwhile i can’t even beat my meat with a broken hand? this guy is superhuman.

[@stevekaufmann8109]

He didn't break his hand but he probably had a bone bruise which is no joke. Even nfl players have to have there hands wrapped in a club to even try to use it and even then all they can do is swing with it

[@jason615lakers]

Jason Fresh you wish he was on ped

[@richardrivera6516]

Luis Medina 😂😂😂😂

[@georgepoole815]

Jason Fresh w

[@shinsukecorbin425]

Dunked it hard too, wasn't no soft dunk lol

[@andrewmendoza1578]

Kobe played w broken knuckles, broken finger and torn ligaments and made free throws with a torn Achilles. Lebron soft as they come

[@trevormiron379]

Wtf are you saying? He still played so what out of this makes him soft? Shut your bum ass up

[@charles2917]

+Trevor Miron Lebron soft

[@silentpriest3376]

Brady played with a fucked up hand and threw over 500yds goats dont quit lebron....quit

[@dameshiesty1993]

Kobe also played with great role players. He was bricking so much that series with his broken fingers that he built the Great Wall of China. Kobe as unreliable as they come.

[@asilsweater]

Damien Perez as unreliable as they come???? U dnt know ball go back to videogames

[@bryanthompson6988]

So Lebron got mad because Hill missed free throws, JR Smith made a boneheaded decision and Lue didn't call a timeout? Let's not forget why those events even occurred. 1st Lebron chose to pass the ball to Hill with 4 seconds left with Curry guarding him!!! 2nd Lebron was not rebounding the free throws against Durant!! 3rd his brilliant IQ didn't recall they had any timeouts left? Yet all the excuses and blame on others when Lebron didn't close... He's a great player but the GOAT conversation is over and never should've begun in the first place.

[@splxtwyd898]

He legit called a timeout out if u watch the play he called it before regulation and he smith was in kd spot also if u can’t trust your teamate to make a layup why does he have teamates he should 1v5 it

[@klutchkage8840]

Kobe played an entire postseason with broken fingers..and put a ring on at the end

[@astroknight2828]

Michael Dailey. Kobe will cut off his foot for a championship like he did against Boston

[@tonybryant7823]

And shot 6/24 and was saved by gasol

[@jeremiahgreenwood7505]

anthony bryant 24-15 is being saved?

[@anthony146131ful]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@jaymonster6596]

Michael Dailey do you know how much he averaged in the finals with a broke hand damn near a triple double against 4 all stars

[@willemdee]

LeBron had the cast on after he got swept lol how "convenient".

[@javianjohnson8746]

Gotta build in those excuses QUICK

[@jcmuyuela9649]

UR STUPID

[@maurice5112]

What is convenient is that the media admit they knew his hand was broken after game one but never reported it and instead bashes him.

[@hamiltonjohns572]

willemdee there’s a different excuse every day of the week

[@gravediggass]

willemdee what was his statline bum

[@PowerDF]

If you had an actual broken hand you wouldn’t be able to dribble let alone throw an alley oop to yourself like lebron did. Seems like an excuse. Man up and take your loss we know the cavs are bad.

[@savage23x34]

If nfl players had a broken collarbone they shouldn’t be tackling or throwing but they still play through the injury smh.

[@dominiquecarroll6921]

Deshawn_ Not true! Every quarter back that break his clavicle literally leaves the Game! Arron Rodgers, Tony Romo, etc.. now some may come back 2 week too soon! But everyone of them leaves the game!

[@o.y.d6681]

You sound dumb asf😂😂

[@IMaBeastDoWatDEn]

Dominique Carroll josh McCown played a whole game with it stfu

[@idkwhatteamtogoforanymore9680]

Dude check the photos from games 3 and 4. His right hand is swollen af, he definitely did something to it. Looks like someone stuck a needle in it and blew air in his hand.

[@jimbertido7762]

LeBron drives with his hands at 3 & 6 on the wheel.

[@southeastdaygo6193]

Bone contusion is not a broken hand....You can't dribble a ball with a broken hand

[@bratpackdre]

Exactly they make every excuse for this bitch

[@juanio7036]

Yup, his hand would have looked like a 🥊 if he had broke it

[@fuzzylumpkins219805]

Meechie Smith funny enough haven’t seen one person say anything defending lebron, not sure what the hate is about.

[@ldking5132]

OG Rizay1k Street Politics Its very believable. I'd fucking snap also after the worst loss in my fucking career.

[@tonybryant7823]

Drewski Katana and lose

[@MistaKlutch]

Damn. So Dirk Nowitzki gave the Heat a competitive advantage when he wore a splint on his left finger in 2011......and Dirk still won in the finals, against multiple all stars? Not to mention the fever that the heat KNEW Dirk had? Maybe Lebron *should* have worn somethin on his hand. Worked out for Dirk pretty well.

[@metalsadman]

can't expect much from lexcuses rofl.

[@cmajor1487]

Kobe and MJ played with broken fingers and the flu as well but they still managed to win. LeBron fans have so many excuses.lol

[@MV-eh3xf]

And Wade and Bron Bron were making fun of Dirk being Sick like he was BS those pieces of SHIT 🤣🤣🤣👌🏾🙌🏾🖖🏾

[@abu-bakrjabriljohnson9273]

Keith Sargent good point ,

[@coinraker6497]

Man I loved that, after all that "not 5, not 6, not 7" nonsense - how's my Dirk taste?

[@DeeMzLGI]

This is why I love Stephen A. Smith. The only person in the media that has the balls to call out LeBron on his foolishness

[@dylanwesley1412]

Funny how he doesn’t give the “best player in the world” (KD) the same level of criticism

[@bigdogg2131]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that lebron traveled at 2:40

[@mydogrush]

bigdogg2131 lol that's fucking funny man. Just noticed

[@memenigga49]

He didn’t travel

[@piquelitojr]

Thats not a travel. Watch the video from bballbreakdown about harden his eurostep. Its the same thing. I did laugh tho

[@MalrickEQ2]

You can't travel inside the paint.

[@piratemaverick6619]

Lol he didn’t travel looks like it though but those are two steps

[@coinraker6497]

Why does the title say "broken hand" when it was only a contusion, aka a bruise?

[@DMVrepersenter]

Cuase LeBron said in the post game interview I played the last three games with a broken hand😂😂😂 With his lying ass smh...

[@coinraker6497]

Yes I know that D Morton, actually he said "practically" a broken hand. But the fact is it wasn't broken and this is three days later.

[@ChillnWavy]

he had a guy ready to put on a cast on him right before the post-press-conference after the sweep. If he was okay dribbling the ball and making weird hand-shakes with his kids after the game then I think he was ok holding a mic without needing a cast. Total manipulation-move. there's literally no other reason for why he had a cast on.

[@derekstrickland2421]

mindovermatter absolutely right.

[@keyton1928]

mindovermatter yeah, if he would have came out icing his hand maybe you could argue otherwise. But what was done was an insecure and manipulative move.

[@dominiquecarroll6921]

mindovermatter It’s so sad... himself is the reason why so many people hate Lebron James! Kobe had multiple broken fingers from 2007-2010 that the press knew about!!!!! But Kobe literally never said “well him not shooting well because ya know, the broken fingers.” Just sad. Lebron has to understand he is so Great that he doesn’t need an excuse! Just let ya game do the talking! And it not even listed as a “broken Hand”, it a “contusion”... but he uttered the works “well I pretty much played the last 3 games with a broken hand.” He had the golden opportunity just just Brush it off and say “it’ll be fine, just a bruise!”

[@plugcap2604]

How you know he was fine doing that lol he probably was hurting like hell 😭 but he love the game so much he played through that shit

[@kdw4804]

I think that it was lebron's way of saying, "yeah, I actually have basically had a broken hand for three games and you guys still couldn't stop me!" I mean, he had a triple double in game 3 and averaged 34 10 8 on 53% shooting in the series. Lebron can't be stopped.... his team on the other hand is a different story.

[@pablojpadilla9460]

Max is wack. Bron apologist. James lost, get over it. Stephen A needs a new Co host.

[@memenigga49]

Pablo Padilla they need to get rid of Stephen a

[@angelsandoval9346]

They want Max for diversity not good takes lol

[@patsmokey2933]

Pablo Padilla yea he a real lebron duck rider max ain't shit really

[@ThatFireLA]

The reality is he got sweep!

[@-JohnnyWaIker-]

*L3-6ron* just simply *GOT SWEPT in the FINALS 2x.* He just doesn't want to accept the *FACT* that he's an overrated bumass *LOSER.*

[@adrianthagod8311]

That Fire LA reality is gs used 4 all stars just to beat 1 guy embarrassing 😂

[@-JohnnyWaIker-]

adrian thagod Reality is Despite *WITH ALL THE HELPS AND BACKUPS L3-6ron's getting* he's too *DUMB* to choose *NOT* to play *SMART.* Remember, he *CHOSE* to be *THE SYSTEM.* He chose to be a *ONE MAN TEAM.* He's the one who's cherry picking his teammates, yet still *LOST SWEPT in the FINALS 2x.* He carries *NO ONE* because he chose to play that way, he chose to be *THE SYSTEM.* If there's someone to get the blames on, it's *ALL ON HIM.*

[@adrianthagod8311]

Johnny Walker not play smart?? LOL he played better than the whole Golden State team you idiot 😂😂😂it would of been different if lebron had at least 1 more all star in his team but y'all wanna hate and say oh LeBron needs help to win rings meanwhile Golden State has 4 and 1 former all star that played with AI😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThomasFromTN]

Johnny Walker Do you even read what you write? He got swept - HE got swept. LeBron - playing 1 on 5 - got swept. (Damn near 1 on 7 with Hill missing a must make free throw and Smith running away from the basket because God knows where his head was at the time. What the fuck games have you been watching, if you call what LeBron got from his teammates help and backup?) You bums never had to face dealing with that kind of ridiculously unfair criticism in your life, or you would wet your fucking pants. Pussies.

[@urb_e]

If he planned on hiding it throughout the series then he should've kept it hidden. Wearing it to the press conference just looks so weak to me

[@sbwan]

urbn Windhorst leaked it and some others knew so how is that his fault? Once it was out there why still hide it?

[@farrellcityking1]

So what about on vacation? Would that make you feel better? You think it’d make a difference then? smh

[@isaiahrandolph9841]

Comments like this is why I don't have any faith in the human race. Makes absolutely no sense.

[@urb_e]

Sam I Am it's his fault because hiding it in the 1st place was his decision. Even if it got leaked he didn't have to validate the story by wearing the cast to the post game conference. If he came out after game 2 or 3 with a cast no one would have anything negative to say. Now showing it so openly after game 4 it's going to seem like an excuse because he's the one that chose to hide it.

[@chrisfellows650]

No matter when it comes out it would be seen as an excuse. And for SAS to say he heard about it but this is the one time he keeps a LeBron secret if not believable

[@DestinyTownes]

Honestly, he shouldn't have wore the cast LOL....that was a little much! Like come on you can't do one more interview without it. Stephen A is absolutely correct. LeBron has been controlling the narrative for years and he's trying to do that right now.

[@UndecidedColorway]

Destiny Townes he hurt his hand game 1, and didn't wear cast during any press conference of game 2, or 3 and he decided to bring cast out during last press conference lol

[@DestinyTownes]

I know...I mean it's just one more press conference....he could've went a few more minutes without it. This is ridiculous to me LOL

[@austingilkey306]

Series was over time to start proper healing process. Anyone in right mind would put it on after it was all over

[@UndecidedColorway]

Austin Gilkey but a thin cast is not needed for a bone bruise

[@DestinyTownes]

Austin Gilkey oh please!!! He could have went a few minutes more without it! Like Stephen A said...he’s trying to control the narrative.

[@harlequin75]

Wilt Chamberlain rained 100 points with two broken legs and two broken arms I heard

[@JackTheripper911]

harlequin75 and a broken penis

[@valley2118]

harlequin75 with the whole team on his back trying to get him to slow down 👍👍

[@brucescott4261]

harlequin75 ...STOP IT!!! LOL!!!

[@rogerherrera3311]

He played like that his whole career

[@apap4997]

This time the MJ ship has sailed for good. It ain't ever coming back.

[@dodiemendoza7698]

Where is that hand when he did an alley op to himself and dunk it on game 2.

[@bennyg3955]

Dodie Mendoza *game 3*

[@CommentFanatic]

Its bruised not broken. Definitely got pain killers during the game. Adrenalin aswell killed the pain during the game. Use your brain.

[@andytruong2104]

When he thought he was gonna win but then got swept 0-4 and then decided what to say and thought hey my hand was injured. lmao gtfo. For a guy so athletic has a mental toughness of a kid

[@mrcdvs]

Headline says "talk to the hand" tho 😂😂😂😂😂

[@landonkendrick7337]

Marc Davis. I just seen that lmao

[@warriorforchristatl6974]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿GREAT job Stephen A. Smith👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@freeway1776]

Warrior for Christ ATL - Steven A. on point!

[@ankletaker2729]

Great job? How? He says he KNEW about the hand injury after game 1 but didn’t report on it? How come? As a reporter, if you get that headline out there with your name attached to it, it only builds your credibility right? My point is, SAS to me wouldn’t even report it because he doesn’t even want to give LeBron a chance of an excuse even if it’s a plausible one.

[@josey6877]

For once I agree with Stephen A Smith ... LeBron lost the series and now he has a broken hand ... That’s why LeBron is a joke and not the goat

[@memenigga49]

JJ GARCIA you dumb

[@josey6877]

Lol !!! he's a cry baby and can not compare him to Jordan plus Jordan doesn't lose in the finals 6-0 .... What's cry baby Lebron's record

[@demisor9701]

JJ GARCIA Four MVPs, 3 rings = A "joke"?

[@forevermamba_2303]

dionysius no it’s a joke when ur trying 2 put Lebron on the same level as mj.

[@demisor9701]

MambaMentality 07 hours I don't see much difference in talent. Put LeBron on Jordan's Bulls teams and you get the same amount of rings, and vice versa.

[@angelportillo8589]

Kobe played w a busted hand and two broken fingers

[@ldking5132]

Angel Portillo Kobe was a basketball lunatic.

[@freekodak3387]

Don’t forget about that Achilles

[@93_renegade]

Angel Portillo and you all suck him off for it all day long but when LeBron does the same thing, only in the finals, you all kill him for it and say it's an excuse. Lmao Delusional LeBron haters in full affect.

[@tshaniloveleee7810]

That part !

[@ant3602]

And backed by medical evidence

[@kuntalballer24]

Why are we still discussing this. They wouldve lost no matter what.

[@amenx]

Kuntal Patel not if he was jordan

[@jillasy6762]

Just to rub it in bronsexuals face that LeExcuse is the biggest LeCryBaby in the history of his LeControlNarrative life

[@TJ-qr5xs]

Amen Xavier Jordan would’ve just got swept in the first round 💀

[@bigglizzy1952]

In just confused about them arguing about losing in 5 instead of 4 games like it’s a big difference

[@darrengordon-hill]

BECAUSE LEBRON IS GREAT, HALLELUJAH, PRAISE THE CHOSEN ONE!!

[@devenlee9944]

He got Swept he's no King, he's the Queen

[@toxicjutz1168]

@@michaelkirschner6009 lol, excuses excuses 🤣..sorry kid, lechoke will never be goat

[@muijc7552]

@@toxicjutz1168 cap

[@muijc7552]

What is you talking about

[@nagka100]

Lebron will never ever ever be in Jordans class. End of story

[@gregmcginnis3301]

Jason Nagi he would be a bench player on the bad boy Pistons

[@whitemamba-ct7xc]

Jason Nagi ur right. He’s far past him now

[@Rivs5117]

Actually bro he’s a bitch. Softest superstar in the history of the game.

[@jerryteo4972]

Yes, flopper..blame team mates, gives excuses when he lost , disappear when it matters....oh gooosh! Not even TOP 10

[@NK-iw6rq]

I am so dissapointed. He shouldn't have allowed one game to get the best of his emotions. He took himself out of the series when there were 6 games left. That's not what a true champion does .

[@MisterBinx]

True champion lol. He beat a 73 win team after being down 3-1. No one can ever question if he's a champion.

[@matthewdavis6733]

MisterBinx he care back from 3-1 with Kyrie Irving and when draymond green got suspended 🤔 a lot of people forget to mention that

[@alejandroserrano7755]

matthew davis with bogut injured and Curry fouled out in game 6

[@sushinobi8371]

Right he shouldn’t have, but he is human who let his emotions get the best of him. Happens to all of us.

[@LandynG137]

matthew davis yeah and Kyrie and Kevin love we’re injured in 2015 you can call it even

[@javianjohnson8746]

In all honestly, I don’t think any superstar in NBA history gets more excuses and the goalpost moved for him more than LeBron James. Seriously. Why is it that a excuse can apply for him, but the same excuse can’t be applied to other all-time greats? Like “playing against 4 all-stars in The Finals”. Like Kobe didn’t play FOUR ALL-STARS in 2010 (Rondo, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett). Why no excuse for Kobe? Oh wait, he actually WON. And the cast thing, like MJ didn’t play an entire Finals game in June, in Utah, with a ridiculous high fever and no energy.

[@wzrdhndrixx7089]

Javian Johnson they cheated 2016 finals check the tape they fouled out curry on purpose in Cleveland 💯💯

[@blackout8777]

Javian Johnson riiiiight

[@etandofit]

Goatdell Beckham Jr. Anyone who's unbiased will agree with you

[@jcmuyuela9649]

UR STUPID

[@GEEZYEA777]

Ray Allen wasn’t an all star and none of those players besides Rondo were in their prime lmao Kobe won because his teammates didn’t shoot for 36%. I mean Kyle Korver, top5 3point shooter of all time, shot for 6% that series. His teammates were never there for him

[@totoydabest7956]

LeExcuses! -Chris Smoove 😂😂😂

[@DynamicGracer]

I won a lot of money betting against LeBron. Not that he isn't great, he is, but the bookmakers are on his nuts, just like all the fans, making it easy to take the other side of those bets. No triple double -175 Under 30 pts +375 Under 45 pts -275 Under 19 assists + boards -115 These prices are just too good.

[@alexxallert412]

And this is why Kyrie left

[@realbro1415]

Alexx Allert Facts!!!! 💯👏👏👏

[@stalecracker24]

Makaveli Disciple you're so salty. Cleveland has its only chip cuz of Kyrie

[@justinidle7086]

and thats why hes injured every year

[@GoldTop57]

Makaveli Disciple what they said. Good thing Kyrie was there to hit the series winning shot for the ring, and avg 25 pts that year. Jordan never had anyone like that. Pippen avg 16 pts for career.

[@surrealist6726]

Makaveli Disciple stop. Don’t act like if kyrie were there it wouldn’t have made a difference. We all know just how versatile kyrie is in the playoffs. And we ALL know if kyrie wasn’t injured the Celtics would be in the finals not the Cavs. You say the Celtics proved they don’t need him by losing in the ECF? Please. It would’ve been over in 4 or 5.

[@BeeRand1984]

Lebron showing up with that cast is absolutely pathetic. The only people buying his hand as an excuse are the Lebron apologists who were going to make excuses for him anyway. What a joke.

[@maurice5112]

So the fact that SAS said that they already knew his hand was injured means what?

[@BeeRand1984]

Maurice It means that the reason Lebron gave for not wearing a cast is bullshit. He said he never wore a cast because he didn't want the Warriors to know he was "hurt". SAS is saying everyone knew including the warriors. Makes it even more obvious that Lebron is wearing a cast because he want's the world to know he was hurt because he wants us making excuses for him.

[@Martin-eb5rm]

Bee Rand what? You are not making any sense my friend, can you clear it up?

[@sayitwithyahchest]

have you seen the pictures of his hand? fuckin dumbass

[@UndecidedColorway]

Marco Asensio first reports said it was just a bone bruise but Lebron went to the press conference and said "broken hand" which is not what the doc said, so that the media would run with it

[@chopdrop2555]

It ain't even a cast! Its a black wrap that anyone can pick up at Wal-Mart, and people compare him to Jordan. LeBron will never be Jordan, Jordan is the G.O.A.T. LeBron is a over rated over paid player, if thats what ypu wanna call him. Yeah he's a skilled player but Jordan played with numerous injuries and sickness and never used them as excuses. LeBron don't deserve to wear the #23 Jersey.

[@jednuestro8937]

chopndrop 2013 jordan was poisoned...as they have said it...

[@Rivs5117]

Major facts bruh

[@Xanninja]

chop drop I like how all these over emotional Casuals and Jordan stans that be on Espn videos, doing their usual casual dickriding thing, always overblow the moment. But then awlays make sure to put that "Hes a great player" or "yeah hes skilled", then why the tf you talkin some shit on an All time Great? LMAO even they know who the GREATEST today is , the greatest SINCE MICHAEL Jordan, that it always leaks out in their comments. If LBJ was what you say he is, "over paid player, excuses, doesnt deserve" etc., then why include the Greatness part. It's b/c what you seen on the court every time was UNDENIABLE and never been done before since Mike.. getting that team there, etc.. they know when LBJ lose it's supposed to happen with these teams, but always gotta talk that shxt on the Goat smh.

[@erikmerced6329]

@@Xanninja LeBron is only the greatest since Jordon because of his longevity. I got Kobe over LBJ. Not because Kobe is that much better, but because Kobe sucked it up and balled out. Here we got LeBron complaining about a bruised hand. Like c'mon. Dude ain't even close to Jordon. How is he better than Kobe?

[@cia6520]

@@erikmerced6329 you are dumb to put kobe over lbj , Kobe is barely even top 10

[@ipapi7500]

Lebron's broken hand at 5:58

[@tacokid99]

Soooooo no doctor would put on a soft cast for a broken hand gtfo of here his hand isn’t broken

[@alexanderober9639]

Myles Porter I fractured my arm and got a soft cast

[@AmbitionDa808Architect]

I broken my hand and got a cast. I had what they called a punchers fracture.

[@richier8898]

I think it's not his hand. It's probably knuckles because he punched.

[@drizz9572]

He did not break his hand. He did injury himself but it’s easier for him to swallow the lost if makes himself believe he was hurt to that extent

[@MrKvane77]

Myles Porter it’s a bruised bone still no excuse

[@tiredoffools8929]

Let me get this straight... Lebron says he broke his hand after Game 1, but in Games 2, 3, 4 had no problems DUNKING with force, and one time even off the backboard jamming with two hands. No signs of pain or swelling. No problems playing running back and stiff arming opponents with that very same hand to create space. YEAH...Ok. We all know he broke his hand in Game 4 either on that KD block, or breaking a fan's broom in the tunnel AFTER the SWEEP. #LeQuit

[@EmersonFlemingEmRock13]

People overlook the fact that Lebron might have been the biggest reason they lost that game. Obviously JR and Hill messed up big time, but as the leader of your team you gotta move on and not dwell on that moment. That’s the championship mentality.

[@ThomasFromTN]

Why do pro athletes get paid such outrageous salaries? First, they are made millionaires because they make team owners billionaires. Second...because they are paid less for performance on the field, and more for having to put up with idiot couch potato "fans" off the field.

[@jeffreycook306]

Michael Jordan. 1997 finals game 5 against Utah. He was sick as a dog with the flu, food poisoning or whatever. He scored 37 points, leading the Bulls to victory. The G.O.A.T.

[@spiderman7809]

Show me the X-RAY.. the real one

[@darealest1432]

LeSwept had Fat boy Windhorst broke Lefraud news 😂😂🤣🤣

[@istvandejesus]

Game 2 29 pts. 13 ast. 9 reb. Game 3 33 pts. 11 ast. 10 reb. Game 4 23 pts. 8 ast. 7 reb. Is he really using his hand as an excuse with numbers like that?

[@BeanHoopz]

It’s not like he said I lost because my of hand he just explained what he did to it

[@istvandejesus]

TrapGaming Yes but you should not mention it because maybe you are not saying it but it looks bad in your part to mention that after being swept. By the way, he is the best player in the world right now. Dont get me wrong...

[@stedy-qb7ec]

Excuses excuses LeExcuses hit again . 🤣🤣 he want to control the narratives 😂😂

[@townstar.leveon569]

stedy 850404 LEbanon james...

[@TrEo2322]

Kobe and Jordan would of murder JR smith on the court. LBJ didn’t do enough

[@mikelopez1456]

Tyrell JR wouldnt had the ball in the first place

[@metalsadman]

coz he's a cupcake. saying "not gonna throw his teammate off the bus" crap cupcake talk rofl.

[@agee246]

he got the rebound how wouldnt he have the ball

[@jaymonster6596]

metalsadman the whole NBA our cup cakes fool

[@mikelopez1456]

Mamba Mentality Mike or Kobe wouldve held for last shot. No Hill missed freethrow, no JR bs.

[@MRNBA2K]

He honestly shouldn't have said anything about his hand because no matter what it will seen as an excuse.

[@marquebovaird1594]

Thank you, Max for finally someone saying that Lebron is only "among the greats" rather than he is the GOAT

[@neveahjishie4046]

If LeBron had a "broken hand" they wouldn't have let him play

[@michellewesley534]

Neveah Jishie exactly!!!

[@andytruong2104]

he's trying to keep his legacy alive with an excuse

[@roh8889]

The all-knowing comment section😂😂

[@dontaejenkinsii8908]

he didn’t tell anyone stupid

[@brianchapman8531]

And since when is a contusion considered "broken"? It was a bone bruise. His hand was not broken.

[@heraldojacques8386]

I'm just waiting for what Shannon has to say.

[@donnellbrown4575]

I am too. I been wanting to hear him all weekend lol.

[@eazzy5653]

donnell brown it already dropped. Its just not on the undisputed channel

[@donnellbrown4575]

Gloryyboiii ok cool. I just have to wait for it to show up on my Podcast on my iPhone

[@jovincebrillantes1042]

Chris Smoove said it best: "LeExcuses"

[@fucker661]

LeBron went 1-5 in overtime in the first game. The man gave up and he has no one to blame on how bad this Cavs team was but himself for approving all these roster changes.

[@maya-zt7uc]

I broke my hand a couple weeks ago. It was a HAIRLINE fracture. Such a SMALL fracture. I’ve broken so many bones before, yet this one was so painful. Coming from someone who played AAU and Varsity basketball for 6+ years, there’s no way in hell I could even move my hand. There’s no way he could have had a broken hand. You can’t even move your hand. Trust me, I tried. I had to miss our Atlanta tournament. It’s just pathetic to fake something like that. Sure, he could have bruised it. But there’s no way in hell he broke it.

[@Mrsfabulous-yf5dm]

The BLACK MAMBA...played an entire postseason with broken fingers..and put a ring on at the end ... That's a fact.. 100

[@jaylenmontgomery7912]

And so did his teammates which is the reason he won. Without teammates nobody in history would ever win a ring

[@dameshiesty1993]

Mrsfabulous1974 1 He also played with a great supporting cast and didn’t drop 51 points in those playoffs.

[@andytruong2104]

I'll take Kobe over Lebron any day now. I was 50/50 before now 100%

[@immortal2893]

Yea with stacked ass dynasty lakers 😑

[@salacommander2674]

Damien Perez Stop saying LeBron’s teammates are trash. If they are trash, it’s because LeBron MADE them that way. Kevin Love was a beast before LeBron turned him into a spot up shooter, George Hill has been a top 20 PG in the league for years now (again, until LeBron made his worse), Larry Nance AND Jordan Clarkson were seen as future stars on the Lakers (now LeBron’s taken their luster), and Rodney Hood was one of the better scorers in the league before they stripped his minutes because they didn’t want him taking LeBron’s touches. Not to mention, Kyle Korver is a future HOFer and saved LeBron’s ass on multiple occasions throughout the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

[@akabuki100]

Max is gonna go on a big monologue before his point. Calling it

[@MrEdongzki]

kobe never complain about his finger injuries for 2 seasons..in 08-09 he opted out of having surgeries on his ring finger,i believe..and dislocated the index finger in 09-10..so those are two playoffs run playing with injuries..he never brought it up whenever he had a bad game..

[@timothywebb8354]

2:41 - 2:46 “Not one game, not one game! You couldn’t get ONE”!! - Steve A Smith ( The way he says it is funny)

[@Kokozaftran]

Really? A cast? First of all it is a contusion, it is not broken.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

If he announced it after game 1 people would've said he's making excuses bc he knows hes going to lose anyway

[@redclxxd5974]

Ray Pittman lebron can’t win people gonna hate regardless

[@dariuswoodard4829]

Why even put yourself in that position that's dumb as hell, on some Amar'e stoudemaire shit , its the finals bro that's a dumb move to punch anything

[@eliduncan7715]

Well he should of punched the board it’s dumb as shit

[@tiredoffools8929]

Bruh.. how you off the backboard dunking with authority if your hand broken and no signs of pain and no swelling tho? Please answer that?

[@dreamquesttv]

Tired of Fools Thank. Fucking. You. A consistent choker with yet another excuse.

[@wayneharaseb2258]

Last dance vs final excuse

[@LawndaleLancaster]

More like a broken heart...

[@nateperry7826]

But Kobe played with a broken finger on his shooting and and a badly sprang ankle and won the finals so max enough

[@BoominWitBoogie]

David Butler I agree... Not to mention, Kobe played with THE MOST DOMINANT center in history in Shaq.... Nate perry Not making excuses for LeBron but who else putting up points like that for the Cavs? I'll wait....

[@Nationof300]

David Butler your really bum af for bringing up pau gasol 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you just mad the big bitch of the east got swept case closed

[@peeawesome2919]

pau gasol??haha he was not in the all star map when he got to the lakers! he became all star again because of kobe.

[@shadygocrazyy4603]

Nate perry but did Kobe play these warrior's though. No, warriors r a way better team than those Celtics ever was. Kobe didn't have dumb ass players on his team like Jr Smith.

[@da-das2441]

Exactly, why not say he's faking it

[@stxrmie8977]

People getting salty hahaha😂. Kobe played with a broken ankle and still won a championship gtfo

[@mrcdvs]

Wally Castro which WASN'T self-inflicted by the way

[@almightywalk]

Kobe had Shaq Kobe had the most missed shots in nba history Moral of the story KOBE AINT TOP 5

[@teezy9790]

Wally Castro and taped up broken finger on his SHOOTING hand btw

[@mrcdvs]

#1Draft pick #OGtwinkie gotta shoot to miss...

[@Mr.Laker19]

#1Draft pick #OGtwinkie Lebron has the most turnovers in playoff history and has for a while now. Turnovers are worse than missed shots

[@madeinbrooklyn7717]

The media is obsessed with LBJ!🤦🏽‍♂️

[@braedenmefford699]

He really said Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time😂😂 smh

[@chaddy9044]

Mannnn SAS really flipped on LBJ since LBJ called him out😂

[@jordanbaker7197]

Chivv Sensei a complete 360 for real 😂😂😂😂

[@Phaze1Fab1]

jordan baker you mean 180

[@andreearl3258]

Because he was protecting him like Stephen does every star but when u speak your mind, you open the door to get it in return

[@andreearl3258]

BROTHA VICC it's only fact. y'all cats will defend a grown man in any situation. y'all sensitive

[@TheBayboy29]

Max has to take an easy with his daily Lebron suck session...

[@jflack6]

take an easy what? way? route? day? All apply? I agree too, though, I think.

[@nwoshorty4909]

TheBayboy29 I think it's cause Stephen a been going hard lately

[@bryzer2500]

You kinda need it when Stephen A keep hardcore hating on LeBron daily.

[@ononegunna]

It’s cuz he picked the rockets to beat the warriors and when that didn’t happen he jumped on the Lebron bandwagon

[@gerardlavergne130]

TheBayboy29 You speaking facts bro. Max Kellerman slowly transitioning into a bronsexual. It's pathetic how much excuses they create for lebron.

[@simoncooper3281]

Does anyone else find it satisfying when they don't argue ?

[@-JohnnyWaIker-]

Too much *LAMEST L3-6xcuses* asusual.

[@drell2471]

Lebum should’ve at least won 1 game. A.I got one game against Shaq and Kobe.

[@93_renegade]

drell2471 he did except JR choked it...

[@drell2471]

Makaveli Disciple you are the supposed to be great player you call a timeout or if you had real coach he calls it

[@ovah_eaz-e]

Fuck if AI was 6'8 and built like a freight train... Yes he would've been better.

[@coinraker6497]

Why does the title say "broken hand" when two MRIs confirm it's just a bruise? Proves ESPN full of LeBron fanboys. Except Stephen A of course, he's keepin it real.

[@keyton1928]

Coinraker the title is reflecting the headlines. They are discussing about Lebrons supposed broken hand. I don’t get what you’re trying to say considering they don’t even confirm hey he broke his hand/the damage done.

[@shaneomarley]

Coinraker couldn't have said it better myself

[@comicsunlimited1012]

The titles are referencing the headlines

[@reesesevyn697]

Because at the press conference he said " i was pretty much out there playing with a broken hand"

[@nxtraikage2736]

Didn't LeBron say in the press conference he broke his hand I recall he did

[@AceofDlamonds]

People like Stephen A were super quick to just yell at LeBron for wearing a cast or supposedly using it as an "excuse". Everyone just want to jump on the megaphone and shut it down, dismiss it.....it was a FACTOR. It probably was a FACTOR in his later performance, no strings attached. Why make such a huge deal of it if LeBron didn't really?

[@5starcomment]

"where was it in game 1?"...😂

[@CP9_Shino]

Wouldn’t have broken his hand if he punched JR instead. We all know that’s what MJ would have done 😜

[@TheBmills415]

TheOriginalCP9 Damn.... Punch to my guts but.... #FACTS. HHAHAHA

[@donnellbrown4575]

I think superstar would lol.

[@maddmoney9342]

It made STEVE KERR PLAY a whole lot better & WIN 3 CHIPS lol

[@juanio7036]

MJ wouldn’t have missed that shot.. 😁

[@Miless93]

juanio He missed a whole lot more than he made 😁

[@chosen7934]

Always an excuse with lebron...Kobe won 2 chips with 2 broken fingers

[@jason615lakers]

Learnhowtogaurdup 😂😂 with teammates that were good

[@VVVY777]

jason suplexcity lbj diminishes teammates with divaball and showed mental weakness by injuring himself and not rallying his troops for OT. Mental weakness, excuses. You can lose like a champ- he did it last year. His mental weakness on display this year.

[@VVVY777]

Lbj quits, too. Doesnt go out with guns blazing.

[@keithwilliams9367]

And hia jumper was just as broke as those 2 fingers in game 7..ron artest had to bail him out cuz kobe was defiently shooting his team out the game

[@jason615lakers]

Optralis so you could do better?

[@InvincibleMegaBeast]

wow even his hand gets broken just punching a white board...this dude is soft.

[@JustPassingThrough98]

It was nice that Max actually got to end one of your clips for once. Otherwise people end up leaving every time with the impression that Stephen A was right and gets the last word 100 percent of the time

[@titsmcghee9869]

Michelle beadle said it best. Why wasn't he wearing the cast on his arm after game 1, only after game 4?? It was just an excuse in an attempt to change the narrative

[@nerd6197]

Robert Bonello “attempt” but no ones buying it bc it’s as obvious as he is pathetic.

[@metalsadman]

lol bronsexuals will always buy any excuses Lexcuses will give lmao.

[@rayjoe4338]

Golden just won a champion but everybody is still talking about labron James

[@keyton1928]

ray joe I mean first off that’s not even close to true. What a stupid statement to make. There is a ridiculous amount of talk of GSW. Second GSW was almost guaranteed to win. Not nearly as many headlines as Lebron made throughout this series when you basically proved all the pre talks about the series right.

[@rayjoe4338]

Flippy 117 I just wanted to get a comment. Thanks!

[@keyton1928]

ray joe all good my dude. I can’t relate but I feel u.

[@tyracubanqueen5496]

So true Stephen A. FRFR we are not lost.

[@cushwilson5351]

That,was probably the best speech Max has ever given

[@Josshhhhh]

He broke it when he punched all of his fans in the heart this series

[@nerd6197]

Josh Estrada 😂

[@ldking5132]

Josh Estrada That makes no sense

[@ZombieZifiction]

is this some sort of excuse? so he broke his hand doing something stupid and basically made their chances zero of winning a game, congrats leBUM

[@Icecube88]

lmao molly's face when smith says he views lebron as insecure

[@TheOtherGuy021]

When I was fucking up in an exam back when I was at school I used to tell my mom that I was sick, I had anxiety issues and all kind of crap and excuses to explain myself I am glad that now that I grew up I see Lebron Fucking James doing the same at 33 years old It’s a relief

[@VERYRARE4L]

There will always be an excuse with this guy.

[@maddmoney9342]

VERY RARE ALWAYS!!! LOL

[@saytruthonly42]

Lebrom with lexcuses. Man this is silly of him. He has the sympathy of people regardless of this. cmon bron

[@saad1008]

How is it excuses ? he broke his hand

[@saytruthonly42]

get real man there is no way a person can dunk and move the ball around like he did in game 2,3,4 if hand was broken. Regardless, he could wait one full week without a cast on but he could not wait another 20 minutes after the last game?. smh

[@SpeekerOFtruthe88]

I remember when KD was on the foul line and missed one of em. Draymond got the board and they turned it from 1 to 3 point play.. Bron was over there bitching at the refs.. that's two points they came back to bite that ass. They don't talk about all the other things.. They don't talk about his turnovers, they don't talk about him standing around in disbelief with his arms up while the ball still alive.

[@thejonkyles]

How many times was the word “Narative” used in this video😂

[@javianjohnson8746]

Of course LeBron needs to make another excuse for getting swept, and 3-6 Mafia fans are running with it like the blind worshippers they are. They’re already trying to defend him and say “JR is the reason why”, like this man didnt have THREE more opportunities to win a game. But he straight up QUIT in Game 4. Like Rodney Hood took more shots then LeBron did. A SELF-INFLICTED injury, and people still tryna make an excuse for it

[@airbene98]

Javian Johnson here comes the blasphemous hate again He didn’t even mention it until a reporter asked him

[@knowledgeseeker1528]

Litty You must hate facts

[@JDR501]

He didn't need any excuse. NO ONE expected the Cavs to beat the GSW. If he wanted an excuse they would have released injury information after Game 1.

[@airbene98]

Knowledge Seeker I love facts and the fact is that game 4 didn‘t mean cause the series was already over Jr, Hill and the refs threw the cavs‘ chances away in game 1 Lebrln dropped 51 on the road against the best team ever and they still lost... these are facts

[@jcmuyuela9649]

ur STUPID

[@MrAVGNdude]

Lebron fans love making excuses for their daddy🤦🏾‍♂️

[@terdoo5587]

Max presented his really well.

[@kevinf3982]

You really can't blame LeBron for being frustrated and punching something after that game 1 debacle. What you can blame him for is not being smart enough to punch a pillow or a couch or something that isn't going to possibly damage your hand during the NBA finals!!!!