Stephen A. Smith laughs off Tiago Splitter’s impact (2012) | First Take | ESPN Archive

[2012] Stephen A. Smith can’t contain his laughter about Tiago Splitter’s impact for the San Antonio Spurs, much to Skip Bayless’ dismay.
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[@joeortiz5177]

Poor tiago splitter 😂😂 man got laughed at for 4 minutes 💀

[@ricocheteraw90sthebestdecade]

Imagine Tiago watching this segment with his kids..🤣🤣🤣😭

[@johnnycee9325]

Yo they wont let me like this comment 😭🤣😂😭🤣😂

[@alextrose7]

I'd feel bad for him if it wasnt so obviously fake, manufactured laughter. Stephen A. Smith is just in character, its Stephen A the actor laughing as part of a script, not Stephen A the man laughing from genuine entertainment. Big difference. If it were the man and not the actor who were laughing, then I'd feel bad for Splitter, but it is undoubtedly the actor.

[@johnathanschumake6414]

Sad cuz he was a huge part of the Spurs being good on the playoff runs he was literally the only real center on that team and averaged like 12 8 1

[@johnathanschumake6414]

If you actually watched the games especially playoffs niggas would now how important he really was

[@Izzlemynizzle61]

"He sets a MEAN PICK!" 😂😂😂

[@TheDutchMaster76]

Hahaha 🤣

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

#1 overall pick talent

[@michaelshan22]

Kiero B Sets a first overall pick

[@JourdanChaney]

Skip couldn't keep Straight face on that

[@ilijakis4889]

i died on that 💀💀

[@aj-mn9fk]

I’ve never seen skip actually laugh this is hilarious😂😂

[@NBA3245890]

kawn fax i was jst thinking he doesnt rly laugh at all anymore

[@NaughtySnuggles]

There funnier ones when skip is talking about Tiago Splitter hilarious

[@samporter7018]

It's so wierd lol

[@braxtonslife7779]

NBA3245890 the more popular First Take became the less and less they were able to be genuine. So he hasn’t laughed like this since at least 2013.

[@cheerioss-9121]

MrSmeeth23 this wasn’t a genuine take he was literally trolling SAS

[@1ZosoLZ]

Finding this channel is like finding a goldmine.

[@seniorreact9627]

1ZosoLZ facts, big bro

[@Tobyee]

*thats right*

[@trevonpernell0814]

Better than the actual ESPN KZbin channel itself

[@josiahjones5883]

Literally! I just found this a couple months ago and I thought it was a legit ESPN channel

[@XBR4Da]

"I'm not trying to be disrespectful" *proceeds to be disrespectful*

[@longshot5955]

XBR4Da doesn’t even apologize to Tiago splitter

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Key word is not trying. It seems people miss that.

[@pookyman12]

He conceded that Splitter can possibly set good screens LOL 🤣🤣🤣

[@keenanboyd6084]

When first take was easily the best sports show

[@jaydot4956]

4 real. The show is so boring eversince Skip left

[@Sophie-kp7ks]

Facts! I luv Shannon, but this is the best duo. Max is a NO, just NO

[@Tobyee]

*when first take was awesome*

[@Fick45]

Hey to be fare, Max is good, he’s no Skip Bayless, but he’s good.

[@polocapolot3497]

And no Molly

[@galaxybrainclips]

The golden age of debates. When you actually see Stephen A. and Skip laughing in the same video. Pure gold.

[@jamesy6062]

Skip is actually laughing

[@TabNaji]

Dude Smiles With No After Noise😁😂

[@oddcouplemusic]

the way stephen a apologizes to everybody except tiago splitter 😭😭

[@abelpriscillagarcia2260]

This video looks alot older than 2012 for some reason.

[@YungNoDussy]

WE GETTING OLD

[@MultiRjizzle]

2005 quality

[@03mani]

Abel G whaaad I swear tv looked way better than this in 2012

[@Dud512]

@@MultiRjizzle 2005 quality is better than today's

[@carterbilbro4615]

Abel G ifs because they are on video call

[@conquered.kozmos1395]

Spurs won that Wednesday game by 31 btw. Swept that series 😂😂😂

[@LALakers4life34]

Still blew a 2-0 lead.

[@stephonaugustin1384]

@@LALakers4life34 KD blew a 3-1 lead

[@RicardoGarcia-li7bw]

😂😂😂😂

[@diablocls55]

@Decembers! Steph also came back from a 3-1 deficit

[@ihateyou2032]

@@diablocls55 to then choke a 3-1 lead himself lol

[@kelvinpearce5572]

San Antonio went on to annihilate Utah 114-83. It's fair to say Stephen A. had a point and won this debate.

[@emmanuelalozie5812]

Kelvin Pearce 😂😂😂

[@codyfromthecouldersack7943]

Stephen A had the healthiest chuckle here 😂

[@Thomas998822]

Fake af

[@randywhite3947]

@@Thomas998822 ?

[@brandenvibez4378]

We need to get a petition together to get SAS & Skip back

[@alphasports3743]

Nawww ... Skip start talking about Tebow again ...

[@davidlizama223]

Nahhhh, Skip's better off with Uncle Shay

[@blackdark000]

Shannon Sharpe, Skip, Steven A Smith needs a show

[@cheerioss-9121]

Or just combine the two shows

[@Sophie-kp7ks]

For sure, 3 way though Shannon can be off the hook. Absolutely NO Max 👎

[@DavidMatine]

That was the most disrespectful I've ever seen Smith lol

[@motor33]

Then you havent seen him wrecked Kwameeeee Brown

[@Abbad1579]

You clearly haven’t watched enough of stephen a smith

[@Benn-pv9lt]

“He sets a mean pick” LOOOL

[@zee0055]

Skip bayless gone from sick bayless to drip bayless....😂😂🤣🤣

[@JGARY92]

Soon to be LUCKY Bayless

[@Dud512]

Drip is a hooligan term

[@hhh3920]

Leveon bell called him shrimp bayless

[@primek1ng36]

Steroid bayless

[@fourthdayofoctober]

Mad disrespectful lol

[@marvinydj]

Really 🤣🤣

[@kelvinpearce5572]

"I don't want to be disrespectful" - SA. Then goes on to disrespect Tiago the whole segment lol

[@jayden12242]

This segment legendary 😂😂

[@dwainfrett5385]

I actually remember this live

[@ProducedByAllah]

They put edibles in Stephen A's coffee before this segment

[@sixfiftychris]

I thought he had the Joker’s laughing disability from the new Joker movie lol

[@themollymachine]

STAY OFF THE WEED!

[@Jalen9434]

Naw, that was funny.

[@JoeyJordison97]

@@themollymachine You called my show HIIIIIIGGHHH so GOODBYYYYEEEE!

[@lipozrljohnson7078]

The chemistry between those two will forever be missed🙌

[@dainregis]

"He sets a mean pick" 😂😂😂

[@n.waitforit.z7182]

What does it mean btw? I didn’t get it

[@dainregis]

@@n.waitforit.z7182 nothing, just saying that the best/only thing he can do is set a pick

[@ucookin]

09-13 good times

[@mihirrocks6171]

The year from when Kobe won his first championship without shaq to the year he got injured

[@maxwang6456]

Most genuine laugh I’ve ever seen on skip.

[@omarilockhart1552]

I’m crying 😂😂😂…this was a golden era

[@DiedricksPS]

Only time ive seen Skip laugh properly 😂😂

[@__Babaaaa]

" The dude average 19 poi- 19 minutes a game " 😂

[@Rarrlow]

It’s great seeing Skip laugh like this. Lol. I’ve never seen him genuinely laugh that much in one segment. Miss these two on the same show.

[@luumaven]

They really had a segment about Tiago Splitter I’m crying 😂

[@DJGaryP]

I would rather watch archived ESPN over ESPN today😂

[@MikeBNumba6]

Definitely.

[@death192]

no one’s stopping you

[@jawick5150]

well do it

[@ricocheteraw90sthebestdecade]

Steven A was on the weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!!!!

[@goblinslayer6168]

WEEEEDUHHH

[@K.Deundre]

“We do need people to set picks there’s no doubt “ 😂

[@jamescopeland6970]

Whenever I need a good laugh I come watch this video

[@Ilaay23]

This is classic hahaha

[@Hoffanheim]

Even Skip Bayless is laughing on Undisputed he doesn‘t laugh that much😂

[@ross.b8699]

The reason why is that the Cowboys have sucked for 20+ years and “Number 2 quit on my spurs”-Skip

[@moco3476]

TIAGOOO SPLITTERRRR 😂😂😂🐐

[@bary3kolor]

Skip: This is so funny question SAS : YOU WRONG AND HERE'S WHY

[@ludwinmax18]

never seen skip laugh this hard

[@wallydtruthtruth2757]

Nothing like the good ol days

[@nishhnishh1088]

This was just 3 years ago. Not the 90’s

[@babyjesus1056]

@@nishhnishh1088 wasn’t 3 years ago dummy

[@WearyKawhi]

Seeing Skip laugh might be a top 5 moment in World History

[@Ellivation]

Skip and Stephen A were GOLD together!!!

[@kevinhenry4047]

This was only 10 years ago, why does it look like it’s from 2003?

[@livefromthemotherland]

Hey he sets a MEAN pick 😂😂

[@krick_mufc9291]

This was peak espn..... 😅😅

[@brad7566]

Thiago Splitter was huge against the heat in the finals. Skip was right

[@aoihgadnlgago]

And they still lost lol

[@brad7566]

@@aoihgadnlgago Doesn't take anything away from Thiagos performance. What a moot point

[@Dnizzle227]

@Sports Guy it aint that serious

[@clipz7561]

My soul needed to search and watch this today

[@andreweverson1304]

one of the greatest segments in espn history

[@copycatthehitmanheart]

Skip is trolling so hard! His every movement 😂

[@chibz92]

The only thing I remember about Splitter is when Lebron blocked him and his entire ancestry in the finals.

[@mitchelljordan3521]

Chibz92 and got ljb back in 2014 tho

[@RockCityXTM]

The one time Tiago Splitter got SPLIT!!!

[@andrelima6676]

I remember when he blocked wade too..

[@TheWard1ne]

I dont know why he tried outside of competitive spirit....which I credit

[@simplyjay0748]

And he got his payback a year later

[@painkiller5657]

At least skip is not a bandwagoneer. He's been a spurs fan for a very long time.

[@kl2389]

Nope. Now he likes the Clippers.

[@bruhmoment6620]

@@kl2389 and the nets

[@jamesonj4020]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Skip still the same “I’m about the unleash” 🤣🤣🤣

[@terrypunua]

Jay Crawford, SAS and Skip best era of First Take.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

Tiago splitter was hells underrated lmak he played really good pick and roll defense

[@toptentymes9490]

I miss this, wouldn't mind seeing them back together.

[@earlthomas6295]

One of those rare moments you realize Skip Bayless is actually human.

[@RickDaGoat89]

I bet nobody can watch this video without laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@socialistbatman1211]

Tiago Splitter made an impact defensively. Everyone that touched the floor for the Spurs impacted he game. Of course it’s not that big of a deal but he was on the team for a reason.

[@MuhibAli110]

The way Stephen A kept saying "I mean..." in the beginning had me weak 😂😂😂

[@southpawrighthook6205]

Stephen A’s laugh is so contagious. 😂

[@MrMathsimon]

Tiago Splitter! 😂 We talkin about Tiago Splitter! 😂

[@sten9life979]

This is when First take was at its peak.

[@orhunkars9017]

4:22 Gotta love that yeah from skip

[@makaveli3189]

Insane this was 12 years ago now. I remember these clips like yesterday. Sports were amazing during this time period

[@mrultra6655]

we need a reunion

[@johnnycee9325]

I haven't seen either one of then laugh this hard since.... 😂🤣😭🔥

[@Brent22]

He sets a mean pick 😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@quanding-nbaontnt661]

“Go-heh, Go-heh-man”

[@rudyorosco7308]

Stephen A Has Truly Got Me Cracking Up and Dying With Laughter!!!! "Do You Really Think That Utah Is Really Worried About Tiago Splitter" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@7858salvador]

2012? why the quality look like this was filmed in the 90’s

[@codingsource7309]

We need a sports show featuring the following teams: - Shannon and Skip - Stephen A and Max - LaVar Ball and Kevin Hart That would be comedy gold.

[@mikeym1479]

One of the funniest ESPN clips of all time

[@joemehalik8629]

"He sets a mean pick!" had me DEAD

[@haneefahson973]

I love Uncle Shay with Skip.. But SA and Skip was Legendary 💯 💯

[@greenderp]

that man is a champ, and has more rings than his boys russ and harden COMBINED LOOL

[@RiruKrypto_]

He is now into retirement being a developmental coach for the Nets!

[@KyrinChase]

I've never seen Skip laugh like this 😂

[@J.J.Barrientes]

Back then First Take was genuinely a good sports show

[@russbee4582]

Good old days

[@KT-do2gm]

I mean considering in 2012 season he was playing 24 mpg averaging 10 points & 6 rebounds he was a pretty important piece but they chose to ignore that 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@pauloh29]

true that

[@meechino_styles]

Best debate duo ever

[@KingNez89]

Im not going to cap Stephan A laughing got me dying!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WarriorsFanSince-ur3zu]

Legend has it that SAS is still laughing at my mans Tiago Splitter

[@FOT2010]

This is how Stephen A got that General Hospital gig

[@DaShow021]

This is amazing

[@siralonnevincenthan841]

this is the first video that i got to know both SAS and skip and their rants about Cowboys, Knicks, Tim Tebow, Jay Cutler, Steeler, Lebron etc

[@provenknowledge]

“I’m about to unleash on Tiago!” 😭

[@DanielMing1993]

First Take was more watched then the news during these days 😂😂😂😂😂

[@justinnicklas4712]

These dudes are high af

[@sciencejoker6694]

Stephen A and Skip were awsome together

[@catalystv7520]

How tf did skip bayless keep it together during his rant even after saying lagooo lagoooo 😂😂😂 he’s a professional

[@austinoldfield5246]

i have almost forgot how good these two were together

[@bennyhath1789]

Look at level of energy skip had

[@CashMoneyBeater]

I love how not even skip can keep it together during this

[@ultimateyagerman]

He's come a long way

[@Ssjangel3]

This was so great

[@seanwilson8168]

MORE OG FIRST TAKE PLEASE

[@SuperHoldenC]

Miss these two

[@user-du3qo6zz2y]

Absolutely legendary 😂😂😂

[@christopherwilliams2351]

Tiaaaaaagooooo Splitter

[@foualter102]

When Tiago Splitted becomes an IMPACT PLAYER 😂😂😂😂😂😂. I JUST CANT STOP LAUGHING AT THIS CLIP 😂😂😂😂😂

[@eddieneal384]

Both had a great laugh man that laughed though the the whole segment lol ❤