Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks’ 2OT win over the Celtics: ‘NEW YORK STAND UP!’ | First Take

[@RGT85]

That game was insane. Every emotion was flowing through my body. Go Knicks!

[@wordxxi]

💯

[@yutoob6181]

Was a phenomenal game

[@GatCat]

Good luck to your new ventures with your channel changes.

[@CakedadyCakedaddy]

Just one game the knicks sucks

[@mashymyre]

Game of the season contender in the first game

[@avigupta154]

I'm not even a Knicks or Celtics fan, and that game had me so anxious and on the edge of the seat. Absolutely thrilling from both teams, good way to start off the season.

[@joshuamosley4242]

I swear cuz I'm a Miami Heat fan and that game was something else last night

[@yourshyness32]

Definitely was a good game!

[@kapon.y251]

and that boy jaylen brown is on a different level now

[@Ralphunreal]

As a knick fan, I was shook. especially since we should have closed that game.

[@dvkgaming5863]

I’m just happy for Stephen A cuz I’ve watched him for years rave about the Knicks being horrible. Now that they are good I think he is allowed to get excited

[@seriuslyB]

for sure

[@JonBainesNY]

BE HAPPY FOR ME

[@Desi365]

Agree. The nba needs the knicks rising, too, it's about time.

[@nelsonpineda8047]

I like it better when Stephen A Smith was depressed 😂😂😂

[@dvkgaming5863]

@@nelsonpineda8047 both are hilarious

[@dadverb]

I wish I could have been in the Garden for that game. My goodness, what a thriller.

[@BaruchPB]

Hey! I know you! Enjoy your dad videos! Haha. I have a baby girl due in December! Wish me luck!

[@khadrysavanejr1988]

Being from New York I'm so proud to see how the team is rolling

[@bluehefner426]

I love how espn always end the video when molly about to speak her point great job espn

[@alsaldana382]

lmfaoooo it be mad funny

[@jordanneshirley6976]

@@alsaldana382 frl

[@noahmkandawire8298]

🤣🤣🤣shut up🤣🤣🤣

[@ThePrayinmantiz]

I'll take Molly over half the other lame so called sports analyst any day.....🤣

[@shalakocumberbatch5056]

Lol 🤣😂

[@ericks64]

The NBA is better when the Knicks are good… the Garden rockin can never be replicated in another arena

[@anthonywomack2260]

Wells Fargo Center

[@BigbearTKO]

​@@kevinwebbb NOTHING COMPARE TO THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. LA is second but not close at all

[@corpyhogan4433]

Facts!

[@vincentkennedy3487]

34th street is rockin,no comparison

[@edmondtiryak4797]

Boy are you self centered

[@liferealgood]

It warmed my childhood soul to see Michael J Fox at MSG. Also Fournier looks like he may be a steal and the Knicks are deep. Mitchell Robinson looks like he is trying to get paid and may get Noel traded by the deadline. D Rose, Quickly, and Burks didn’t even have good games and they still won. Tatum was really off but I think the Knicks defense can only improve after last night.

[@Nead_Dill_Dickersons_jr]

@@d.publicenemy steal. Hornets are paying Hayward like 130mill for his services

[@KazzyOfficial]

Jalen Rose literally said nothing for 3 straight minutes

[@jc03571]

Jalen didn’t say much even when he was talking.

[@michaelsherron5750]

Exactly!

[@antoinecringemann]

All these guys literally say nothing substantial, at least they could try to be funny like Inside the Nba

[@JFongNYC]

He and his wife was trolling the Knicks. Can’t blame Jalen, he was the one who tipped to LJ for that infamous game

[@stevenstubbs9821]

Love seeing Steven A in a happy mood.

[@The_king567]

It won’t last because the knicks will fail

[@PWCDN]

Not a Knick fan, but for some reason I'm happy when the Knicks do well. I don't know why. Maybe perhaps Linsanity was what got me interested in watching NBA games and I got to experienced the Knicks vibe from afar.

[@marvindiaz6671]

Love rewatching it brings back good times as a Knicks fan

[@nicosuave0824]

This was the greatest season opening game ever the crowd was amazing and every player on both teams had highlights

[@tristancampbell4941]

Watching Kemba play defense all year is going to be tuff but other than that, It's going to be a great year!

[@kimkardashian6499]

Just to win one game in the playoffs again

[@Its_Shaq]

@@kimkardashian6499 you sure

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

Kemba and Evan can’t guard a chair

[@kimkardashian6499]

@smokinbu yeah sure

[@fiestaboy_kari4522]

@smokinbu 💀

[@OffGridCofee]

Nothing feels good like a double OT win 🙏🏾

[@Goatlikeitornot]

Except triple OT win

[@fadilsp3]

If u guys have jalen rose as a guest host might as well invite skip bayless as a guest aswell. I wanna see if skip recovered from jalen saying he is water pistol pete jr. 😂

[@FaceFamous]

I'm sure skip is way past that by now.

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

@@FaceFamous knowing Skip i doubt it

[@fadilsp3]

@@FaceFamous with the way skip keeps bringing up lebrons past failures i doubt that he is over it lol

[@badaboom2321]

If skyyyp knew Jalen is on first take he’d have a heart attack

[@OGGOAT23]

Jalen was on FT with Skip and SAS. Look it up

[@SkyGW]

@@OGGOAT23 never got invited back after the water pistol pete comments though

[@latnassacin]

@@SkyGW ???

[@presidentialkingdom2201]

@@latnassacin youre late. They had a bit of an arguement a few years back

[@badaboom2321]

@@OGGOAT23 clearly u need to do some looking up I know my history why u think Jalen never been on for years

[@alexpeets7118]

As a LOOOONGG Suffering Knicks Fan for the 1st time in 20 years I have hope....

[@anatemori23]

@Colby Martinez no we are really good in can be title contenders now. I got them as a dark horse like 2020 heat. We got alot of talent who are real deals. But another player wouldnt hurt. If we get dame or beal that would be cool but I like the team his is. Strength in numbers

[@anatemori23]

@Colby Martinez lol you're life is obviously a lie that you live in. You a hater. You must be a Celtics fan. You mad cause we are better? You hella salty. Keep crying loser 😂

[@anatemori23]

@Colby Martinez um wrong. And you're team suck. That's why you won't say your team. Cause ya aint winning anything. And you are ashamed. And you can't accept reality. The knicks are great and are title contenders. Our ceiling is as high as we want it to be. I know you are depressed now that we are good again. Suck it up loser or better yet keep crying lmao

[@patrickgrady7505]

@Colby Martinez if you don't see the big improvement in the Knicks rotation then you are just a casual fan.

[@sirsmokealot4234]

@Colby Martinez You said all that to say your team's the nuggets? Lmao rotflmao

[@hottakes2633]

Real MVP was Tatum and his charitable act: 23 bricks for the Knicks.

[@iponchoi]

RJ locked him up

[@PapiDulce11]

RJ Barrett

[@kimkardashian6499]

@@iponchoi he did some real charity work

[@dancohen8801]

If you think that RJ Barrett’s defense didn’t affect Tatum’s shooting night, you didn’t watch the game.

[@badaboom2321]

RJ penitentiary

[@zacgrasl4229]

Anyone here after watching his latest rant after that Nets loss?

[@TheJuniorD]

Jalen Rose ain’t have to pour salt like that lol. This about the Knicks not anyone else

[@boris2997]

Absolutely 💯

[@user-bm9cv9vn2k]

Remember, he was business partner with Knicks Owner Reggie Miller.

[@LS-dz2yn]

Whelp this didnt age well 😂😂 Yall already know what I'm referring to

[@emiliomanuelcebu403]

Never did Celts lost to Warriors but still went to the Finals

[@mike2021-c1b]

Been waiting for this reaction till after the game

[@Titansup91]

I feel Jrose be telling molly, " dont be talking over me during the show" lmfao

[@dogdam2002]

lol hilarious he probably told her that at home 🤣🤣

[@johnpestano7077]

Being a resident of NYC it's good to see the Knicks doing well. I'm a Pistons fan at heart but to see some buzz around both NY teams is great.

[@aczeos]

I used to be a huge Knicks fan as a kid them doing well is nostalgic. The East is stacked this year its kinda crazy

[@AlexAlex-hm6wf]

i would love to see hawks-knicks in the play-offs again.

[@alexanderdemella6228]

Facts. And I would love to see a nets knicks eastern conference finals as long as everyone's healthy.

[@patrickoakley7890]

I want a rematch. let's see Trae get those floaters off with Mitch lurking in the paint.

[@Goatlikeitornot]

Refs would win it for the Knicks this time

[@dareal_knowledge]

@@Goatlikeitornot man what? 😂now it’s going to be the refs who’s going to win it for us if we face the hawks in the playoffs 😂

[@Goatlikeitornot]

@@dareal_knowledge yes, they helped you get the 4th seed last year, Adam Silver basiclly admitted it, you can't fool some people that easly.

[@diogofilipe29]

"Tatum just had a bad shooting night", he also got locked up by RJ Barrett, give him some credit

[@jadenwilson8701]

Facts RJ was playing great defense last night

[@jalves6494]

Dude Tatum missed like 15 wide open shots, RJ covered him well on some occasions but if Tatum’s shot was falling like usual he drops at least 35 and the Celtics win that game.

[@dankogaming5213]

@@jalves6494 you do realize you can say that about anyone. I could say if RJ didn’t score 0 in the first half he coulda finished with 30 and Knicks blowout. Should’ve woulda coulda at the end of the day lol

[@jalves6494]

@@dankogaming5213 no you can’t say that about anyone, Jayson Tatum isn’t anyone, he’s a top 12 player in the NBA and when he has open looks he usually knocks them down, last night was a complete anomaly. I give the Knicks credit but I don’t give them credit for Tatum’s shot being off. It’s game one man, lets see what happens in a couple months.

[@dankogaming5213]

@@jalves6494 I agree everyone has bad games but a lot of those missed shots were because of frustration because RJ isn’t afraid to put a body on you. That last shot he took in OT to almost win the game is a good shot for Tatum but it was also GREAT DEFENSE

[@noho_hank7627]

"That's right. That's right. Yes. That's right. That's right. Keep preaching. That's right. Yes." 😂

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

Stephen A Was Happy

[@KP-05]

🤣🤣

[@AbnerXu]

You are right, yes yes

[@boris2997]

Jalen just straight up clowning. We're Here We're Here let's goo KNICKS 🔥

[@baruud911]

Stephen. A never disappoint lol

[@onetwo8847]

Another day, another co-host 😂

[@tristancampbell4941]

Jalen is cool, though

[@timothymodede8834]

A good co-host

[@benchwarmerss9165]

That’s what he said he was gonna do … have different cohost to give it a new look… I don’t see the problem

[@MrGayle_]

Hubby and Wife

[@onetwo8847]

@@benchwarmerss9165 The problem is you don't build any chemistry or narratives over time between the hosts (e.g. like skip and shannon) becuase you always change them. The show stops having an identity outside of purely being an ego trip for Stephen A

[@timothymodede8834]

A good co-host. Jalen eyeing his Molly(wifey) . I love his take anyways

[@FaceFamous]

It's cool to see a husband husband wife on here. Regardless of how we feel that's cool they can be on and he's like yea that's my wife! And still keep it professional with out any flirting etc. Except when Molly said about making them happy. 🙂 Jalen know 😉

[@marcuswong1797]

Jalen: "watching the knicks... that what made me feel good last night..." Molly: "wait a second 😑 " 🤣

[@mikeyhottakez1865]

Stephen A is the goat…. Love seeing the genuine elation

[@DukesVerrill]

The garden was live as usual, this would be a solid playoff series

[@anoneemus3897]

The knicks give a different feel now, coming from a knicks fan, we heading in a great direction. all about patience and improvement.

[@agrey832]

Jalen *Stays* with a crispy lineup!!! 💈

[@chiefwakil]

Crazy game. I give it to the knicks, but Boston really coulda used horford.

[@Ralphunreal]

Knicks didn't have Noel though.

[@chiefwakil]

@@Ralphunreal Noel?! 🤣 bet.

[@jeorgealtagraciayunes5959]

Also Josh Richardson

[@MADWEIRD]

The irony that SAS acts just like Cowboys fans with his Knicks

[@fashionlife5348]

And Lebron stans for Him

[@bignii8307]

0:34 Right now they being distracted 😹😹 Stephen a funny yo

[@yomanrich3]

Update: Stephen is demanded a boycott of the trash knicks. Life comes at you fast.

[@faulkssolosportsshow1405]

I love how jalen and molly Are strictly business on set together but you can tell there still happy that there doing takes together . Keep going Mr & Mrs Rose 🌹 ✌️😎🤜🤛

[@brandonbolden1430]

The way Stephen A. was saying "keep preaching" and "that's right" like he's in church had me dying lol

[@KillMoeM]

It’s great for the league that the KNICKS are finally relevant again!

[@dwaynewade3711]

The msg crowd is THE best crowd without doubt. Loud and proud lmao

[@KillMoeM]

@@dwaynewade3711 none like it..Lakers and Celtics the only competition imo

[@The_king567]

@@dwaynewade3711 that’s not true they are so overrated

[@dwaynewade3711]

@@The_king567 The crowd isnt overrated lmao, everytime i watch a knicks game, the crowd makes me so hype

[@The_king567]

@@dwaynewade3711 nah it’s overrated knicks fan always act like they are something special but they aren’t and there crowd is overrated

[@craiginducci7661]

Soooo….this aged well

[@the1truth517]

Steven A is to the Knicks what every Cowboys fan is for Dallas. It's been "their year to make a splash" quite a few times. That's the irony. I still appreciate it because his feelings for the Knicks keeps things fun.

[@lavelletripp9412]

The only acceptable replacement for max. Because Jalen cool, funny, and the Molly dynamic.

[@TheMissiIe]

Can Jalen Rose be a permanent addition to the show, it's balances out SAS' delusion

[@4cornersportsny]

I don’t mind Jalen on First Take but having Molly being the moderator I feel like she’s always itching to put her two cents in

[@NoShoes225]

Bro shut up loser!!

[@dvk1895]

Great game way to start a season. Nets fan but nothing beats. Knicks playing a great game in MSG!

[@Honkytaco]

The garden was so lit last night, security gave me a free 12 pack of Pepsi lmao let’s go Knicks !

[@michaelmclean8849]

The Knicks are just one superstar away from being dangerous!

[@nyelle.1]

So good seeing Jalen on first take

[@michaelriverajr8891]

It won't last since sas will get him fired to

[@catanito7689]

I with you stand up Ny this is the most excitement since 20yrs

[@davidarrington4144]

Stephen A and this show is suffering so much without Max

[@tjleaf3510]

Max was mediocre at best. His new show isn’t even a top 3 show on ESPN

[@SmittyCity15]

If they brought Jalen on permanent they would be fine

[@liferealgood]

Honestly for this subject Max would’ve been over explaining his hate for Knicks and would still be criticizing them for trading KP. Dude still was hating over that KP trade. That was my biggest complaint with him. Anyone with any sense saw that trade as a win for Knicks when it first went down.

[@JonBainesNY]

Definitely not because of Max tf are you saying my guy Been watching first take since HS

[@jessygarci]

@@liferealgood Exactly! Because that's all he did!

[@631Saint]

the way stephen a is feeling is the way im feeling im so happy we suffered too long

[@aminuabdullahi5922]

May be a stretch but I feel like the Knicks can give any team in the East a run fir they money Especially if Randle and RJ play good. They arguably the deepest team in the East and one of few teams with enough bigs to Contest Giannis or KD (not stop but contest) they a second round exit for me and a tough playofff out

[@doubleeph8920]

You're sleeping on Fournier.

[@aminuabdullahi5922]

@@doubleeph8920 lol as a Knicks fan know I’m not He’s part of why I said we have one of the deepest rosters. But as I said Whether they go to the Semis depends on Julius and RJ performance

[@jctslice]

FACTS ! fr. BEST game of the year so far

[@Nick_1790]

Jalen rose: let me bring up Giannis ESPN: cut it! Cut the video!

[@Miamigm3]

Lol

[@tonybravado8231]

Obi Toppin reminds me of a young Amare Stoudemire. Similar athletic traits, similar builds, slashers and finishers. Probably kill the pick n roll as well.

[@captainmaurice]

And their jerseys number is number 1.

[@1taevion_]

I love how y’all raving about a win when the Celtics didn’t have Horford or Richardson last night and Tatum shot 7-30 but carry on

[@lutherturner6303]

Let um have this one, we all know the Knicks got away last night.

[@timmy31087]

The Rose family will save First Take ratings...keep it moving, RAHHH!

[@adebamboadejobi4447]

“The Knicks are relevant again” 🙄🙄🙄. Even when we were 17-65 we’re still talked about. WE HERE

[@chamberlainwonder369]

Knicks is scary with what we saw against the celtics. Derik rose n kemba n rando r fun to watch

[@alexrowshie3344]

Stephen A: “They are getting out of the first round” Reality: They aren’t making the playoffs

[@BuddahHass2360]

The Knicks aren't going anywhere but back to the off-season...

[@potorokusmc13]

ESPN power couple together with the most powerful man in the company.

[@allstarbury]

Espn hate knicks loves Lebron .

[@hond4h34d]

Jalen’s taper and lineup is clean. Time to got to my barbershop

[@blindpew412]

Tatum carried the Knicks last night. We’ll see how they do without him from here on out.

[@coryfessenden1102]

@smokinbu not if they play like they did at the end of the 4th, against tougher teams there won't be an OT, but a regulation loss.

[@benchwarmerss9165]

@smokinbu they will always find something bro …. I bet if we win a chip they gone say it’s about time and bet you can’t do it again…. I’m already sold that people gonna hate just to hate they can’t just say “oh it’s the Knicks”

[@boris2997]

RJ locked 🔒 him up the whole night

[@jakep1979]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bmac85north]

Would of loved to see D Rose be more aggressive like the last game they played where he put up 28 pts but he did impact the game anyway with some great passes and that last min layup!! JR was incredible and Fournier is so underrated it's ridiculous he's been that dude!!

[@AnthonyAnalog]

I'm baffled at how the Celtics managed to fumble the last 5 years.

[@kaboo2009]

2 words SMUSH PARKER🐐

[@AnthonyAnalog]

@@kaboo2009 🤣🤣🤣

[@jdee733]

NEW YORK WE HERE. YOU KNOW THE F*CKIN VIBE

[@CeeJayHoopTalks]

Tatum clean the air with all those airballs he had

[@bigweezo2341]

6:26 the look on SAS face when molly starts talking 😂😂😂😂

[@mr.prince8701]

lol. Knicks winning and cowboys losing is like the only time STA is happy, yet she trying to downplay it.

[@MAWMadisonsAdventureWorld]

RJ locked Tatum up 25 to life !

[@truth3412]

Not at all. Rj had a good gm but you definitely didn't watch the same game as me. How many of those 15 threes tatum took were wide open?

[@djjaramillo3681]

stephen a smith one of the very faces of the knicks. love him lmao letssss goooooo!!!!!!! i cried yesterday like we won the finals

[@conoroboyle4547]

Stephen A. acting like the Cowboys fans that he's hates so much😂😂😂

[@joshuamosley4242]

I thought I was the only one that noticed that, and this the man that talk about the Cowboys fans and look at the way he's acting.

[@ChristianCarpesoChannel]

I'm rooting for the Knicks this season!

[@AH-tq1tj]

This age will The Knicks suckz again 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@dcityy]

Great game. Never was a knicks fan but i like this team they have 👏🏾👏🏾

[@Youngmadfgjd6454]

Who did jaylen cry to, to get back on TV he was made Perk was getting all his TV time

[@MrRapmaster19]

1 and 2 in the East will be the Nets and Bucks no doubt, but seeds 3-8 are gonna be a DOGFIGHT between the Sixers, Heat, Hawks, Knicks, Celtics, and Bulls. Any of those teams can finish at 3 but they also can finish at 8. The East is gonna be so so fun to watch this year.

[@traditionalwayz6208]

The Knicks will be in the play in.. relax

[@Barak144]

RJ Barrett played great defense on Brandon Tatum last night. And dropped 19 along with giving Tatum problems all night, give that man his props!

[@rohangupte3545]

Been waiting for this reaction

[@antt4998]

Tatum stiff and Oakey. That's what happens when you wanna be a body builder!

[@BobbyMarley718]

Steven A sounding like a corrupt preacher during Offering with those sounds while Jalen was speaking.

[@GeneralBiggs]

Stephen A. is literally acting like a Cowboys fan, lol. It's all good and well until the Knicks are on a losing streak, because what can go wrong MUST go wrong 😂😂.

[@tonybravado8231]

Jalen rocking the “Steve Harvey”!!

[@ncrouso]

The Knicks are the best TEAM in the New York at this moment in time.

[@kidswerve9938]

Agreed

[@wordxxi]

Staaaaaaaaaaand UP! -The Entertainah Talkin Sports

[@coryfessenden1102]

I picked the Knicks to win this game, can't say I was impressed with the win. A lot of blame to why they had to go to double OT.

[@nadanadaguey]

Boston ML almost hit lol i thought the knicks had it in the bag

[@HypeDailey]

@@nadanadaguey kemba walker man

[@coryfessenden1102]

I have the Knicks as the 5 seed this year, so I'm not hating. It's just when Julius let the crowd go to his head, he started making bad offensive plays that led to the Celtics coming back in the first place. Then Kemba's defense and decision making down the stretch was awful. And OT could have still been avoided if Fournier fouls Tatum on the floor, it woulda been game

[@alipalestine3493]

Let’s go Knicks we gonna go to the playoffs 1 and 2nd round we will be in

[@andrewcrizpy]

Knicks for clicks LOL we win a double OT game against a team supposedly wat better than us and they start off by saying is Stephen A too hyped. Buncha clowns espn max and molly being the ring leaders

[@KD_SWAGGER]

They love you when you're on top, but don't want nothing to do with you when you're at the bottom.

[@AbnerXu]

This is a cruel reality, yes there is no way

[@KD_SWAGGER]

@@AbnerXu 😥

[@AbnerXu]

@@KD_SWAGGER This is a cruel reality, yes there is no way

[@oscarandino9230]

Stephen a sounds like a Cowboy fan lol

[@presleygoodfella8185]

Stephen A smith really said … I WANT EVERYBODY ON THIS SHOW EXCEPT FOR MAX

[@tylerstreber8218]

Stephan A behaves like Cowboys fans do when it comes to the Knicks, he’s such a hypocrite 😂

[@robertdredden5474]

Nah he’s not saying Knicks are going to the Championship for the last 20+ yrs

[@The_king567]

@@robertdredden5474 he literally said they are going to the semi finals which they won’t he’s a massive hypocrite 😂

[@robertdredden5474]

@@The_king567 semifinals not the finals bruh

[@The_king567]

@@robertdredden5474 yea the semi finals don’t mean anything dude they knicks haven’t won’t a playoff series in Decades

[@DefeatHuNNid]

Jalen master that laughed 😂!! Like on & off switch

[@larzooma]

As a Celtic fan, I couldn't take the end. Too much anxiety lol. A bit of poetic justice for Fournier demonstrating why he was worth the contract. The East is back in a big way. Maybe even better than the West this year.

[@mitriasmith9246]

That game was lit and I’m a Warriors fan. Knicks/Boston best opening game.