Stephen A. & Jay Williams respond to LeBron James' comments on a photo of Jerry Jones | First Take

Stephen A. & Jay Williams respond to LeBron James' comments on a photo of Jerry Jones | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams weigh in on LeBron James' comments about him being disappointed by the lack of questions about a photo of Jerry Jones that has surfaced the internet.
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[@alwaysJaytwist]

The way Stephen A gives grace and mercy to Jerry Jones & Aaron Rodgers versus the lack of it towards Kyrie is absurd

[@joshsmith3222]

Exactly

[@confaffalator]

He sings for his supper. If ever there was a person that fits "Uncle Tom" it would be SAS.

[@robl334]

The term Uncle Tom isn’t what you think it is. Do your research

[@Marvlight316]

💯

[@yearbyguy4470]

Stephen A is an immigrant tether

[@jayrichard2970]

Stephen A. Smith must have heard how people were going in on him. He changed his whole tune 😂

[@kevinmorganjr2423]

Fr cause I’m like didn’t he back Jerry? 🤣

[@JCJC24]

Facts!

[@dagreazy3815]

As usual

[@flippa7352]

I came just to hear what he would've said 😂

[@tracysharp1361]

Stephen A Smith is a tool of the system as Shaq and Charles Barkley! They are the modern day house negroes!

[@jreds79]

Uhhh, I know me as a 14 yo wasn't blocking a entrance to students of other races 🤦🏾

[@gradymckinney7306]

But would u have in the 60s?😂

[@Johnsmith-mw6pt]

How old are you? 16? Stfu

[@jayplunks]

pre adulthood. I DEFINELTY dont want anything to come out in todays age and i wasnt even that bad.

[@tracysharp1361]

Yep you would have in the 60s because it was considered natural and normal behavior to discriminate against people of color and to also call people the n word and other unflammatory names that you would probably get in trouble for today! there was no such thing as civil rights and affirmative action in the 1960s which also mean women weren't allowed in certain colleges and certain professions as well !so you would end up blocking women and minorities because it was considered normal behavior to be racist ignorant bigots!

[@darpeso9]

😂😂 nah fr

[@silverxanderman7092]

Jay is showing that he sees the BS that Stephen portrays

[@xcaluhbration]

Yeah.... I don't think Jay gon be around much longer, he's not playing the go along to get along game well enough lately.... And I'm happy to see it! ✊🏾

[@reindalehill7713]

Sometimes J be trying to hard to go at Stephen A verses being himself. He has a long way to go.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol everybody does idk how people want to work with him

[@jeremiahwilks]

Stephen A. is wrong. Y’all just want to be victims for the rest of your life. I did wild stuff at 14. That doesn’t determine who I am TODAY.

[@jamesgram2429]

@@xcaluhbration He holding it down

[@adeking88]

Never heard Stephen A back peddle so fast lmao

[@aburris04]

@@leonardcanard7462 bet you or your kids own a pair of that shoe with the little man with ball in air. Even if he said something it wouldn't matter. You can't change people views if they don't want to change

[@phillmoe]

So Jerry doesn't have to apologize ten times or take a six step program???

[@bryang8967]

Or take insensitivity classes lol

[@MFM.123]

Exactly !

[@harrissr.615]

Of course not. He’s a WHITE billionaire

[@oodiepoodie3269]

we all know nothing gon happen

[@ctwwtc8761]

How do people like you become so ignorant?? Did Draymond have to do any of that stuff for trying to kill a teammate??

[@EricTheMango]

Max really was blacker than steven a

[@cap536]

Facts

[@ike.o6944]

💯

[@teedee1167]

I’m really seeing it now smh

[@sebastienc.2257]

Please refrain from calling a white guy blacker than a black man. It's dumb and continues to keep us in a box. We shouldn't be one dimensional.

[@leroyrodgers6089]

Y'all love to take things too far. Stephen A is a black man. There is no such thing as "blackness" whoever taught you that is wrong. We are not a monolith, we each have our own thoughts and ideas. You cannot measure someone on how black or white they are based on their actions. That sounds very silly.

[@BJACKATTACK1]

Jay is a real one. He’s the only one on ESPN that doesn’t feel like a puppet

[@thewhitedevilfromthebible5899]

Him and Ryan Clark

[@bree3718]

And JJ

[@moman3w]

Send jerry jones on side missions and prove he not rascist like y’all did Kyrie

[@tyreek.6815]

That doesn’t even make sense. How you gonna do that to a situation that happened in 1950. Compared to something that happened in in present day. This is a conversation now. Not something someone did.

[@metalpharaoh3025]

@@tyreek.6815so bc it happened back then he not racist nm or something ? Why is it so hard for y’all to call something what it is when the person is yt?

[@dionruffin3996]

Go tell a Jewish person about back in the day doesn’t matter I dare u 😂

[@kenaz868]

Truth

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol you know that will never happen

[@WaterTheMcee]

Times like these call for Max. Stephen A's tap dancing hard right now!!!

[@yepyep945]

You remember what T.O. said😏

[@paultaylor2600]

Emmett Till was 14 and he wasn't looked at as a kid................

[@nicobean5064]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@geelangfordo3272]

So because Emitt Till was murdered Jerry Jones must be lying?

[@nicobean5064]

@@geelangfordo3272 yup except he was actually lied on

[@millydemon350]

💯💯💯

[@famous1549]

Ur absolutely right but we’re not here to take revenge. We’re here to grow, evolve, and make this world a better place

[@flem665]

Jerry aint miss no opportunities.....He knows where he stands and has shown you

[@michaelgonzalez5108]

Really?......

[@dannywalton6305]

@@michaelgonzalez5108 Yes " Really "

[@montemartin18]

EXACTLY 💯💯💯💯

[@shinigamiprince9101]

Yes he showed us 65 years ago where he stands. There is no possiblity he's grown and has changed. He's only a revered owner in a majority black business.

[@chriswhite1440]

Thank you

[@SWENTERTAINMENTINC]

Bron never asked the media, he told the media. He already know the answer.

[@hibida651]

speak it louder for the back!!!

[@TheKingmod]

Straight facts

[@joshsmith3222]

Exactly

[@Youcantphazeme24]

Haha the same lebron that threw Kylie under the bus. The same brown that’s ok with Nike sweat shops in china, the same lebron that always races to bottom of victimhood? That lebron?

[@Youcantphazeme24]

@William Cannon not emotional just makes me laugh how all you people need safe spaces. Stop being soft and a victim. Heads up princess. Things will get better

[@KingDizzleLTDinc.]

What do you expect from Jerry? Was one of the main ones against Kap..

[@tyreek.6815]

Didn’t he take a stand with him and the team tho?

[@H44DCashlete]

@@tyreek.6815 after backlash🙄 come on now

[@ctwwtc8761]

Kapernick is a clown who got what he wanted, attention

[@hibida651]

@@tyreek.6815 NOPE dont get it twisted LMAO!! jerry jones is a racst

[@pvsweetypie]

Good Kappernick was a clown

[@ambitiousproductions3224]

If Jay Williams started his own show separate from his ties to ESPN I’d be a subscriber fasho ✊🏾

[@DarwinLpayne]

That may happen cuz he will have a target on his head now

[@kanobrown3668]

Not make pro black channels make americsm spirts channel that friendly for evry race dummy ignore the racists

[@flippa7352]

SAS is trying to defend his masters and also trying not to look like a Uncle Tom 😂

[@lebaronking1581]

Uncle Tom was a good dude, so he's not acting like an Uncle Tom but another term.

[@Dingle051554]

@@lebaronking1581 Uriah Heep fits the bill.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Facts 😂

[@jeremiahwilks]

It’s crazy how anyone that doesn’t victimize black people in every situation is an Uncle Tom. That was 65 years ago. I did dumb stuff at 14. I don’t do it anymore.

[@shinigamiprince9101]

His Masters? Man makes 10 mil a year. You probaly do way less for your MASTER 😆

[@Mo13uckets]

Stephen A just talking in circles and not saying anything of substance

[@isaiahjohnson1968]

He’s a puppet bro

[@jayyygjayyyg7733]

Stephen A is such a hustler! He spins every situation. He wants you to walk away feeling, he sees both sides of the story. And really it's all game. Stephen A and ESPN has been "PLAYING" each other for monetary gain. In other words, It's business!!!

[@krazycanenation47]

Bingo!!!!

[@tigerhoods7927]

Lol you get it

[@Matt-bs8pf]

Haven’t watched those ESPN shows since 2018, too political

[@Matt-bs8pf]

Especially with Ms AOC aka Malika has been on

[@THEREALCANDYOFFICE]

All facts

[@Eebz515]

Jay Willz a real one!!

[@the77th]

Nah he ain’t…. He’s a grifter…. Wherever the crowd is is where he goes.

[@williemazehaze8673]

Nah, he’s been going against the grain lately…and it’s nice to see

[@rpalmer274]

Nah bro he's a sell out

[@jaxsonbrim8646]

When have he sold out?

[@ezramillerscellmate]

You’re a retard for thinking this Retard in jay Williams wants to cancel jerry Jones over a 60 year old photo

[@blaqpho3nix142]

The gaslit back pedaling of it all 🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

[@KoolMoeKeem]

Is Molly going to call anybody in that photo hitler?

[@davey543]

of course not aint no black men in that photo for her to go at

[@vonc5]

Lmao no

[@TheUzamaki1234]

@@davey543 🎯

[@FinalB055]

Jay was on 🎯. Look at some stuff I did at 14, if my actions at 38 don’t show I changed, then I haven’t.

[@TalkAboutItwithEbbieTv]

Jay Williams is what we need

[@SSSMOR.]

If u jump on kyrie neck u need to give Jerry jones the same energy

[@DerrickDX]

I definitely believe Jerry isn't squeaky clean but comparing a 14 year old white kid in the 60's to a jew hating NBA player today....we should be past racism.

[@Ausar666]

@@DerrickDX how is Kyrie Jew hating? Where did he say that? All he did was post a link to a movie about Blacks being the original Jews . How is that Jew hating ?

[@gaila.9852]

@@DerrickDX “We should be past racism.” That is not how it works.

[@dreday5578]

@@gaila.9852 We should but this American it's gonna stop in 3000yrs 😁😁😁

[@deacongaines6558]

In response to Steven A, did he MISS the opportunity or is he just silent because he's not ashamed?!?

[@vonc5]

Talk to em king

[@rfoster8]

💯

[@Imoverit66]

Thank you

[@thegoat5198]

Y’all better listen to em 💯

[@PhillyLeotardo25]

Lebron was asked about Kyrie since he was a teammate and big brother to him. He has no relationship with Jerry. Lebron can be upset with the photo. He can reach out to Jerry but instead doesn’t. Dak is the guy to ask about Jerry and society doesn’t want to see change in a couple of ways. Mistakes happen but how we grow as people should matter more.

[@messiahsmith471]

Stephen A. Kept talking over jay . He didn’t let Jay land want he wanted to say

[@williemazehaze8673]

Exactly talkin a whole buncha nothing

[@rmellrobinson821]

Stephen a, Didn’t want no parts in this he likes Jerry Jones

[@jeromec1983]

Stephen A is such a character.

[@nicholasmoore2419]

You spelled bytch wrong

[@tigerhoods7927]

Man is he

[@abdulsmith1569]

No more of a Tap Dancer

[@badseedent4827]

Step and fetch 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@rmellrobinson821]

Right 😂😂😂

[@Matthew-oq1hx]

Jus shows how biased the media is they was quick to throw kyrie under the bus

[@ike.o6944]

💯

[@pabl0sauced0]

Are the media you agree with biased too?

[@KoolMoeKeem]

@@pabl0sauced0 shut your white Latino azz up…

[@mateolonewolf5788]

Kyrie needs to stfu and play basketball stop being a b*tch just like in Boston LIKE IT OR NOT KYRIE IS THE AB OF THE NBA

[@anthonycelestin3559]

They should’ve educated Kyrie instead of admonish him. If Kyrie seeked info about his roots that was antisemitic, give him other books or docs that talk about where he comes from that isn’t antisemitic like “Hidden Colors”

[@terrellmosley9963]

Good job Jay Williams!!! Respect King!!!

[@bigbang4540]

This is total proof of what Stephen A is. Seen it over the years and been done with him ever since.

[@anaisewhitworth6318]

🦝

[@smoothbreez]

That was a Checkmate Move by King James

[@mr.roodypoo9454]

Stephen A. Whitlock going crazy

[@bgstv10001]

Whitlock change he be going on Stephen A

[@naterace7]

Yooo😂😂

[@TheUzamaki1234]

Nah Whitlock was supporting Kyrie throughout this whole thing.. chill

[@ddaquarium3531]

So the photo basically proves what he is if he never try to denounce it right

[@neilkwok]

Credit to LeBron to use his status to bring this up in the media.

[@kelvinmack7104]

I absolutely appreciate LeBron James bringing up that question to the media, he put a spotlight on what's actually transpiring in the media today, the unequal betrayal

[@Kwill888]

He had too because he spoke on Kyrie in the wrong light!

[@princellasmith7562]

@@kelvinmack7104 *portrayal...but yes, you're right.

[@mneugent7658]

Credit for what? LeBron is a tool. This is the opposite of what society needs. We're talking about a 14 year old kid in a photo watching something happen 65 years ago. This is a nothing story, as nothing as it gets.

[@td163]

@@Kwill888 not exactly bc he just answered a question that they asked him and he really can't say no comment, but I can respect your position.

[@brandonr6311]

stephen a switch up is insaneeeeeeee

[@monndagoat1420]

Silence is a powerful answer. He standing on that & he’s stood on it time & time again. Crazy but I’m not surprised honestly.

[@johnsepulvedacruz6428]

What you want him to do ? Apologize or what ?

[@dmcpopo4027]

Gonna be a minute before we see Jay again on 1st Take. He gut punched Stephen A. then left him with a little dignity by thanking for the platform.

[@raylindor22]

I didn’t know we was watching dancing with the stars….That boy tap dancing 🕺

[@aivygile3569]

Dan snyder: if im going down, im taking everybody with me ( in chandler bing's voice) 😂

[@stevenblackwood9968]

Jay is bang on here. Can't be just oblivious about it

[@213cards]

Where’s the energy Molly!?!?!?

[@michaelkearney1313]

“I don’t want that smoke.” Really Stephen A? Kyrie didn’t want that smoke, he literally said “I don’t want to talk about this” and the media eviscerated him for “not wanting that smoke” and he lost his money for NOT talking. Bro you are contributing to the problem on this one

[@TWOB1GUNZ]

All I can do when it comes to SAS is that he's about himself and himself alone. Kyrie was killed by SAS and the rest of the media! Lebron shined a light and all the roaches are scattering now.

[@joshuablack8221]

You’re taking this too hard. If you don’t get that it’s business, you need to wake up 😂

[@TWOB1GUNZ]

@@joshuablack8221 business = about himself meaning about money. Meaning he doesn't stand for his people he only stands for the cash. We think the same I just worded it different. He's no different than the house negr*s that sold friends and family for money during sla*ery. Sellout his people for a BUCK.

[@brianbeavers6224]

Exactly he's so right about some celebs bash away from it because they see what it cost Kap. I believe Shaq is one of them that hides from it especially with how he bashed Kyrie. He knows all his many businesses will move away from him if he talks pro black and speaks on these issues.

[@Gnog22]

Or they’re sick and tired of all this identity politics and want to move on already. Amazing how what Todd Bowles said a few weeks ago gets completely unnoticed by the mainstream media

[@bigapple2315]

Mj too

[@bigguccidrejones4183]

@@bigapple2315 FACTS. But they let mj slide with anything

[@fordfrick4128]

Uh, what cost Kap was he DECIDED that he had a “right” to express his PERSONAL beliefs by protesting AT WORK! So disgusting that liberals think THEIR agenda is more important then following rules!

[@DerrickDX]

@@fordfrick4128 it's almost like people have rights in this country to free speech....

[@shawnlewis4424]

And this is why max got kicked off first take because he was the only black man on the show

[@ike.o6944]

💯

[@smoothsavage2870]

💀💀💀

[@altray1]

Notice how SAS trying to turn the discussion into something else. Acknowledge that he was there. And you're not there being curious. 😂😂

[@yoyodre]

If this is what Stephen really felt, this is what he should've said the first time

[@MichelobX]

Can Stephen let jay williams talk...

[@avarykemp86]

This was well put together‼️

[@douglasgibbons1470]

The fact that Stephen A smith acting like that message wasn’t meant for him too is pure comedy..if he felt that way he should of said it from the beginning..if contradiction was a person it would be no other than yours truly Mr.SAS😂😂

[@gaila.9852]

Stuff like this is exactly why I love LeBron.

[@dillinger4107]

Kwame Brown said it best, Zaddys boy

[@jayb2491]

SAS is afraid of losing his status and bag. He ain't never going against the system. SAS probably calls Jones to kiss the ring, bend the knee and beg for forgiveness. SAS "I run from nothing ". Really?

[@davidharris8542]

I like how they handled this topic! Especially Steven A Smith! I know he wants to address Corey Holcomb and other people for making fun of how he's dealing with the whole "Jerry Jones photo" thang!

[@kimberlybecoatstudio7020]

Stephen A spinning so HARD I'm dizzy...smdh... Thank you J Will for having common sense.

[@tonitesmokinup]

I just fast forward Steven A part. He wants Jerry Jones to let him use his suite

[@klarsuel1]

SAS is a pure sale out

[@bmllowkeymoney]

Jay Will👏🏾🎯

[@Maryland-Man-Son]

Bro, if you miss every opportunity, you just don't want to

[@keithturner7102]

Stephen A tap dancing like he in the French Quarter on Jackson Square.

[@robgtheemcee]

SAS, seem like he's trying to give him a pass. He's being deliberately evasive. Your gonna get tired of side stepping eventually fam

[@corvettesplus4913]

There was point where Jay told Steven A that he doesn’t speak up on certain things to which he replied because people will misconstrue and reshape what you say to their own benefit. Jay didn’t have much to say when Steven reminded him that HE knows people that do the same for that reason.

[@qestym8777]

It’s ironic Steven a talking about how stuff can get misinterpreted and used against them and I instantly think kyrie 🤣

[@cozzgaming1278]

Idk if they thought they were talking about the same thing Lebron James brought up that topic about jerry Jones comparing it to the Kyrie situation and him being a black man compared to a white man and no one asking any questions about that white man compared to the criticism against Kyrie

[@johnbris85]

Stephen A back peddled so fast

[@mohamedsixth]

I would’ve loved to hear max kellermans take on this

[@tyrenewsome3841]

In many states 14 year olds are charged and judged as adults in the criminal justice system, and even given life sentences. At fourteen years old you are old enough to know right from wrong.

[@Dingle051554]

Not whites. No siree Bob!

[@TJ_Thekidd]

If a kyrie photo surfaced of him holding a swastika logo at 14 the energy would definitely be different let's not make the age make it excusable

[@neelyschoolroadband]

Lebron is doing a good job of pitting you morons against the Jews. Maybe Kyrie and Kanye are right

[@thegoat5198]

If you watched the jay williams on the pivot you know exactly how he feels with SAS talking over him not letting him get his point out SAS think he slick

[@drewg17]

I'm not even slightly surprised at SAS making room for excuses on this subject. Dude is a joke.

[@thomascrowniii1693]

I was ditching class at 14. I wasn't stopping people from going to school based on the color of their skin at 14.

[@facelessandnameless]

Neither was he. He was just in the photo because there was a commotion and he was trying to see what was happening 😂

[@thomascrowniii1693]

@@facelessandnameless not buying it. The Day you integrate a school isn't a surprise. You know it's coming

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Lol what happen Stephen a Jerry ain’t ur boy no more 😂😂😂😂

[@withgreatpower6169]

Have to give Lebron a lot of credit. They wouldn't shut up about the Kyrie situation but didn't ask him a single question about this. Now, I think both situations are way overblown but the fact that remains that the media thought it more urgent to ask him about Kyrie and not Jerry Jones. Then ask yourself why.

[@mr-uy8qv]

And it's crazy how they basically saying either he need to keep his mouth shut or they're going to take his career

[@jamaniwalker3221]

These 15 second non-skippable adds are getting crazy

[@j3zhott]

Dam LBJ got them talking about it they worked fast af to talk about it now.

[@botaccount3449]

2:40 that comment was directed TO J! He was saying, “hey broTHA! You better watch your pockets!”

[@williambone7562]

The same goes for all the media and our leadership, sports owners, players, and sports commentators.

[@KMBVisions1980]

So if Jerry Jones had all these missed opportunities, couldn’t we just say they wasn’t missed, he just didn’t care?

[@nick_norambuena]

not stephen A defending jerry jones 🤬

[@parristurnerify]

The fact that it took lebron to ask reporters and especially ESPN to do their job shows they're complicit and ok with mobs of ppl gathering around an individual in attempts to dehumanize and intimidate them with slurs and other negative rhetoric

[@geelangfordo3272]

Is there any proof Jerry Jones actually did anything other than watch as other people got into a fight over desegregation? Kyrie actually thinks blacks are the real Jews and that white Jews are evil imposters. It's why he wouldn't really apologize.

[@IsaacMSingleton1]

Ok make sure they ask lebron how he feels about the chinese government and how he feels about the iPhone plants.

[@jeremiahwilks]

ESPN shouldn’t cover things 65 years later. It doesn’t matter anymore.

[@KoolMoeKeem]

@@jeremiahwilks 65 years later? Why do y’all demons act like what they did in the past doesn’t affect us today and how we’re treated currently? I want to know more about jerry jones and what else he was apart of… probably the Kkk

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@jeremiahwilks Well, it does actually. And it's a legitimate question to ask whether the attitude and beliefs of the 14 year-old Jerry Jones who stood in that gauntlet preventing those Black kids from entering Central High in Little Rock, represents the attitude and beliefs of the 80 year-old Jerry Jones, a billionaire NFL owner who has yet to hire a Black head coach in a league that wraps itself in the American flag,

[@yacfab]

Steven A see if Jerry Jones let you back on his helicopter 🚁 🤣

[@abrianna8380]

Someone fill me in why or how did this picture came up? Did jerry jones post it?

[@987ujhpl]

No one is asking about human rights violation in china?

[@anthonycelestin3559]

Americans should concern themselves with only American issues, not stuff in foreign countries

[@masantolson]

@@anthonycelestin3559 he is talking about the factories that has children making Lebron a shoes but obviously Lebron don’t care about that since he is making millions off kids make probably less then a 100 a month

[@mayweatherapparelllc]

So a photo back then is a link right now

[@delonekelley8559]

When jay’s eye go to the right u know he not playing🤣

[@terrystokes2948]

Steven A. did complete 180.... and it wasn't a dunk!

[@reasedogable]

No he didn't, he's still saying not to use the photo against Jerry

[@ClassicalProtestant]

Jay - thank you and great job.

[@johnbeaty4090]

JWill should be making the 8 million a year that they are giving SAS, he not scared to speak on all subjects and give his honest opinions and ask the hard questions.

[@misc5831]

DID YOU FORGET that Jerry Jones told every Black player, on his team, that if they kneeled during the National Anthem they would be fired!!!!!!!

[@jdash24ful]

When I was 14 I was playing sports with my friends not blocking races from getting in schools come on Steven a

[@Nephromancer3]

when you were fourteen, the onset of the civil rights movement wasn't at your front door step

[@BigWillieDillie]

Omg......SAS just gave him a excuse😳

[@Junieeefor3]

It was a bad day for Steven A too.

[@WRVISUALNPUT]

Thanks jay

[@TheSabanrab]

We know where Jerry Stands to be clear. Him not speaking on these issues speaks volumes.

[@arlindomafanda4907]

Jerry Jones his face says everything where he stands we know.

[@facelessandnameless]

🐑

[@kenztalks9420]

I was fully aware of wrong and right when I was 14 or 15

[@kifa61]

Jerry sits in that chair every day. He has his own show

[@lilbutchy00]

Now Jerry Jones should have to address & apologize publicly for his behavior, also learn more about slavery and meet with Black Civil Right Activists just like Kyrie with the Jews right?😂😂 KEEP SAME ENERGY!!

[@frankharris6136]

Dude can't shut up!!!!!!💯💯💯