Stephen A. thinks Draymond Green is 'FLAGRANTLY WRONG' about his Steph Curry remarks | First

Stephen A. thinks Draymond Green is 'FLAGRANTLY WRONG' about his Steph Curry remarks | First Take
Draymond Green addresses Stephen A. Smith's comments about Stephen Curry.
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[@j.tchago5382]

SAS is basically saying “I didn’t question Steph’s leadership, I just questioned it as we would question LBJ’s in such a situation.” Bottom line, he did question Steph’s leadership.

[@khancrz6993]

Factssss

[@josephjackson3975]

Man idk what these people are talking about he literally questions Steph’s leadership

[@leafbuck215]

He questioned his leadership then gets mad when they call him out

[@leethomas0214]

I like Stephen A but he always trying to talk you in circles when someone said something bout what he said.

[@gbmbg114]

I was waiting for the clip to disprove the accusation.. but it supported it FULLY lol.. hes wild for that lol.. On the topic though.. you can’t have a grey beard and have any of your actions reflect on someone else’s leadership lol..

[@tigerhoods7927]

They told Draymond green to stop whooping people behind’s on the court and that dude threatened to retire over it i got tears in my eyes man

[@asacloutier7530]

then Silver pussed out and said "god please don't dre, you bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year" and thus, dre is coming back soon!

[@rochekalifa2074]

real recognize real @@asacloutier7530

[@manuellara7629]

Eh, i wouldn't care if he did, hasnt played for a couple weeks and already forgot about him til this came out

[@NV_Tensa]

@@manuellara7629same here. I can careless about donkey

[@yellowtape9202]

You’re not supposed to , the difference is you actually do know him he has no idea of your existence 🤷🏿‍♂️ at all 🤣🤣

[@djpress]

Bringing up Steph Curry then saying "Where's the leadership" is pretty much the same as calling him a bad leader 😂

[@mysterion5136]

Exactly. It's a distinction without a difference

[@mattmmixes]

I don’t agree I think it means he’s overall a good leader but has failed to step up to draymond. Whether they’re just too close to have honest conversations or he’s worried about getting pooled idk but if he said something Draymond would be apologizing every time he hits someone even by accident.

[@Insight2306]

Bruh I thought I was crazy lol

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

​@@mattmmixes 🎯💯

[@erikdayne5429]

@@mattmmixesI’ve never heard anyone say Steph is a leader. In fact I’ve heard a lot of people say how Draymond is the leader, the heart of the team, etc. I think Steph just wants to play basketball and he has no interest in being a leader. Possibly because he’s half Draymond’s size and he doesn’t wanna get beat up too lmao.

[@ofaz6300]

Don’t let that guy be the victim. He’s acting like a criminal in court

[@originaltroll7511]

😂😂😂 if you saw only saw his podcast you would think he was the one who got choked and punched

[@mattmmixes]

He was told he can’t assault players on the court anymore and considered quitting lmaoo

[@erikdayne5429]

Not necessarily. Sometimes even criminals plead guilty.

[@raptorsfan6076]

Green = 🤡

[@DresdenShuffle]

Green will never learn or genuinely apologise. His ego is way too big. Instead of suspending him he should’ve been thrown out of the league because he’s never changing, he’ll always find an excuse to make himself the victim.

[@TECHN0]

Draymond’s acting is phenomenal!

[@darylshackelford3673]

it's really terrible

[@MakuArein]

That's why he's perfect for the WWE lol

[@fledgendbeats4581]

​@@darylshackelford3673yea he only feels dumb people, same way Kevin Gates seemed smart to dumb people

[@Fattyb00batty]

Draymond the type of dude to hear what you say but not understand what was said.

[@rotey7069]

I think I heard that same idiot comment coming out of one of them commentators

[@undertakerblaise256]

Nah ya can’t comprehend 😂. If someone is questioning my parenting, it insinuates that I’m a bad parent.

[@cyberbron2077]

On purpose

[@michaelayandiran6211]

@@undertakerblaise256maybe because he is

[@undertakerblaise256]

@@michaelayandiran6211 bruh I don’t know how winning 4 chips, multiple accolades, winning records would signify a bad leader 😂😂😂😂, an incident shouldn’t change that opinion.

[@try_-]

Stephen A likes to insinuate Steph is a bad leader and then die on the sword of “i never said that.” So fn manipulative 😂

[@depannist]

That’s because he didn’t say that.

[@sonandheir13]

Because he didnt say that… not once in the entire sound byte did he say steph was a bad leader…

[@Fennsjamin]

He’s saying he’s a bad leader right now. If I tell you your house smells like rotten eggs I didn’t say it smells bad “those words didn’t come out of my mouth” but we know how to connect the dots.

[@depannist]

@@Fennsjamin if you’ve lived there for 10 years, paid your mortgage on time, kept the lawn tight, updated the house to be modern and kept it clean, should we say you don’t know how to manage a house because we smelled rotten eggs a couple times in 10 years?

[@Fennsjamin]

@@depannist exactly. He’s not a bad leader “home owner” but he is right now. Clean your house

[@madboyreadynow28]

Dreymond hasn’t learned anything and has no remorse.

[@quentinsowell3704]

Duh

[@goofy_xf6223]

How do you know that?

[@user-jx6zx4ie6j]

Spoken like a true idiot.

[@nikolayjerev9285]

@goofy_xf6223 by listening to him. He is not a victim. GSW is actually PR agency, not a BB organization.

[@SuperRobertoClemente]

Of course not. He, Steph and Kerr all know the most important part: Draymond HELPED THEM WIN with this behavior in the past, getting an edge over other players by violating rules around violence. That's the one thing SAS is not saying here, but he should-- Dray was an UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. This isn't about "messing up and apologizing," it's about a strategy of play that was outside the rules. That's why there was no accountability.

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

All this just for draymond to get into another fight 😂😂😂😂

[@iamtheonlywilly]

🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jonshaqqir4575]

It’s gna happen, roflmao

[@davidj3453]

He didn’t get in no fight but with JP

[@officialthomasjames]

Steph is a great leader, but he leads primarily by example. Draymond is a fully grown man who needs to take accountability for his own actions.

[@14zeek]

Facts

[@ksisniipez]

Stop cause if its LeBron he would get blamed for his teammates actions

[@ladariusparker7248]

​@ksisniipez facts and that was SAS's point

[@cnkumar20]

Agreed, but Stephen A was saying that at the level of GOAT conversation between Lebron and Steph and Stephen A was correct

[@uzomaojinnakajr.3887]

⁠@@ksisniipezJR Smith literally punched Jae Crowder in the face during a game (cavs vs Celtics) and they never questioned Bron’s leadership. Y’all need to shut up lol

[@Z_Is_Me_Reacts]

Draymond had a lot to say. But do yall really think he changed? imo I think the warriors are done. We only halfway through the season but literally everything is going wrong for them.

[@Bman32x]

Nope. The fact that the time away, having to see consequences for his own actions made him think about retiring? And not having the awareness that YES your actions make your teammates look bad, shows he hasn’t changed at all.

[@ericaalexander5242]

I thought the same. He didn't learn anything and still thinks he was wronged(dont know if i spelled that right).

[@sojiogungbesan5547]

They may be done, but what a run....

[@WRLdPeAcE96]

Why do yall care if a a millionaire learn anything like what 😂

[@mattmmixes]

If JA got 25 games for repeated violent behaviors Draymond should’ve gotten the same. League is trying to save the Warriors

[@MartinZoetrope]

Green should undergo more than a month of counseling before holding a microphone back up to his face.

[@bradybimson9106]

So because Stephen A didn't directly ask the question in the segment but instead asks what the reaction would be with Lebron, he's not questioning Steph's leadership? That's a cop out to avoid what was obviously a click bait segment on the show. If we follow his reasoning to conclusion, the conclusion is that we should be asking questions about Steph Curry's leadership, aka Stephen A thinks we should be questioning it. You only ask those questions separate from Draymond's own accountability if you believe Steph wasn't doing his job as a leader. The segment is currently up on the ESPN youtube channel as "Stephen A QUESTIONS Steph Curry's Leadership" right now! Making the segment about comparing it to Lebron is also a cop-out because everyone knows the media holds Lebron as the gold standard for leadership so initializing the comparison is a passive aggressive way of calling out Steph as well. If this was Lebron, he would've had Draymond traded. But because Steph is sticking it out with the same guys he's won 4 chips with suddenly he's not demonstrating he's a good leader? It's ridiculous, and Draymond called Stephen A out about it to defend his point guard regardless of their previous relationship which I give him credit for. Stephen A made a click bait segment for First Take surrounding Draymond, skirted the line about Steph's character, and now when he's being called out for it, he's afraid to stand on it.

[@sean24833]

This guy draymond is prime example of entitled lack self awareness

[@krisxchirbas9503]

I think the attitude comes from curry. We got a glimpse of currys attitude when he refused to let poor people live near him.

[@undertakerblaise256]

Stop being weird

[@gywc3oj]

in what way? pls elaborate if you can😭

[@KJCK4]

@@gywc3ojhe can’t

[@KevinCantWait08]

So not wanting his teammate to get blamed for his actions is being entitled and lacking self awareness now? Lmao I don’t think you know what either of those things even mean.

[@dbh6191]

This falls on Kerr, not Curry. We don't know what Steph has said to Draymond behind closed doors.

[@erikdayne5429]

It’s reasonable to assume he never told Draymond to stop or he’d be gone, because if he did Draymond would have stopped, or he would be gone.

[@unclephillymya]

Nah that’s all donkey 🫏 green fault

[@SoCalOnTheBeat]

same thing we can say for lebron when yall pick n choose with bron same ol hypocrites

[@officialthomasjames]

Draymond just has to accept accountability once.

[@JesseWhiteman117]

He won't. He obviously grew up in a family where they couldn't tell him right from wrong. All I'm seeing is a manchild trying to convince himself that people are after him.

[@BottingIsWhatIdo]

Why would a gen Z person do that 😂

[@chrisma313]

He did, if you watch his recent podcast episode.

[@Boredmillenial]

​@@BottingIsWhatIdoDraymond is a millennial not a Gen Z.

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

It’s crazy you’re saying this after we just watched a clip of him saying stop blaming Steph for my actions 💀

[@1stAricopolus]

I appreciated Shannon's take on this.

[@SojiRo23]

lol you’d think Draymond was the one who got punched in the face.

[@Augusto0926]

I think sometime SAS gotta just learn to take the L. He's always clarifying his position which means he usually not doing a good job articulating his points an ultimately it just makes the tension between the media and players even worse.

[@depannist]

He had to respond to Draymond because he misquoted him. Never called Steph a bad leader. There’s many facets to being the leader of the team. SAS questioned one facet. He didn’t judge Steph’s whole ability as a leader based on this one facet.

[@Augusto0926]

@@depannist I know, I just think SAS provoked an unnecessary dialogue.

[@depannist]

@@Augusto0926 well, who is SAS if he ain't provoking dialogue and getting the internet to debate!!!

[@Augusto0926]

@@depannist facts but this particular subject was too far of a reach, it didn’t seem necessary in the slightest especially at the cost of good relationships which only he can tell how valuable they may be.

[@jedimindtricks5713]

The fact that SAS brought up LeBron, Steph, and leadership when discussing Draymond’s incident proves Draymond’s point lmao

[@culturetv9943]

Which is what exactly?

[@kysaanhall3769]

His point was he said steph was a bad leader because of what draymond was doing what does bringing up lebron has anything to do with that

[@jedimindtricks5713]

@@culturetv9943 That its hurtful to bring Steph into his mess knowing that Stephs done nothing wrong..

[@jedimindtricks5713]

@@kysaanhall3769 Alright middle schooler calm down 😂 that made no sense

[@kysaanhall3769]

@@jedimindtricks5713 lol I asked a question if u won’t answer my question what’s the point of your reply

[@mamadousy9632]

I doubt Green has changed a bit I am looking forward to seeing him doing the same things again once he is back

[@thecomicsarereal]

I'm worried he's gonna tombstone nurkic through the scorers table when they play the Suns. And Steph just gonna stare at the ceiling and chew on his bite guard like a true leader.

[@WRLdPeAcE96]

@@thecomicsarerealso u want Steph to yell at draymond on live tv to show he’s a leader🤡 like shut up bro

[@raptorsfan6076]

Green = 🤡

[@population-_-420]

Green he's not even good he will repeat his downfall again 🎉

[@darvey1979]

If i were an official, the first time this dude confront me yelling and shaking head like a boxer on a weigh in ceremony (like he always do)... I send the guy to locker room immediately

[@latinassassin1667]

Stephen A is pushing a negative by not saying it verbatim. We are not stupid cmon man you know what you are doing.

[@BreachRepaira]

Draymond using words like, 'it crushed me', still pushes the narrative that Draymond is the victim in all of this🤮

[@erikdayne5429]

Lmao the only thing that would have been worse would have been if he said hearing that felt like a punch to the face 😂

[@jmorales6539]

The Warriors never held him accountable, why do you think he acts this way?

[@cyberbron2077]

@@jmorales6539 he’s a grown man. No one needs to hold his hand at this point in life. He’s old enough to know right from wrong. He’s just immature and thinks like a child still. That’s why you see him popping off on younger players like Poole. He never grew up and doesn’t know how to.

[@sjacademy6001]

​@@cyberbron2077 its a bunch of casuals that immigrated from twitter. most of them dont know what accountability is and are dumb as rocks.

[@lolorenzo24]

Stephen a clearly questioned Steph’s leadership lol. Stephen a is just deflecting it trying turn it into a semantics battle

[@nahor88]

I think SAS should be addressing his original point, that if it were LeBron in this situation, we would be questioning his leadership, so the same should apply to Steph. Draymond disagreed with him on THAT.

[@yolandaelbert3579]

Draymond has been silent since his suspension. I think he should make all efforts to heal what is aiding in his poor decisions and put 110% effort in being a better person on and off the court. Being concerned about what is being said should not be on the brain.

[@erikdayne5429]

He won’t because this is what he thinks he brings to a basketball team. Being the “enforcer”. Without that he’s just another role player and no one would know his name.

[@neymarjrjr9080]

"i dont think steph's a bad leader, i just question his leadership" tf

[@bondssimmons]

He definitely questioned Steph’s Leadership. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ajhaynes5721]

Exactly! It’s SAS word salad. He didn’t call him a bad leader but HE DID question his leadership 😂

[@HR-ms6ed]

What that have to do with saying steph is a bad leader 🤔🤔

[@paulm4711]

The whole organization should be accountable for being complacent with Draymond Greens actions, including Steph Curry and Steve Kerr

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

🎯 FACTS!

[@rehn4529]

That's a weird take to have. So should teams who have players fighting R cases be responsible for them too? If you're going to do it you would have to do it across the board. Being a furry player doesn't mean you're a criminal outside the arena. Js

[@depannist]

@@rehn4529if you’re important to the team then the leaders of the team absolutely should talk to you. “we need you bruh, get right”

[@GildedWarrior331]

Stephen a never said steph was a bad leader. All he said was " this would make me question Steph's leadership because of draymond's repeated actions " not verbatim. Sounds like he heard some of it 😂

[@shubhamlele5395]

dont matter he insinuated the same thing. You cant question somebody's leadership for whatever reason and then say we never said he is a bad leader. Just because the words didn't come out of ypur mouth doesn't mean you didn't mean it

[@jaredmeyers4159]

@@shubhamlele5395what would we say if lebron just let his teammates act up and cost their team?

[@gualacheesesteak]

@@shubhamlele5395facts, he was 100% coming after Steph leadership. He wouldn’t have said it if he thought otherwise

[@gblair7622]

​@@shubhamlele5395so assuming is ok?

[@shubhamlele5395]

@@jaredmeyers4159 this aint about lebron you meat rider.

[@xxiv8841]

Draymond doing everything but take accountability for his actions,This take on Steph ain't got nothing to do with it.😂

[@quxncy9492]

lol you didn't watch his last pod

[@josephatherley]

he literally took accountability in the interview after he hit nurk, then again at the beginning of the podcast where this clip was taken from....

[@cyberbron2077]

@@josephatherley no he didn’t lmao. He lied. He apologized saying it wasn’t intentional but the replays showed he did it on purpose.

[@micheleanderson9796]

Is Steph the captain on this team? If yes, he may have been talking to Dray on and off. But The coach and Gm are more responsible. Draymond needs to take counseling longer.

[@thecomicsarereal]

I typically scrutinize Stephen A’s opinions heavily but on this subject he is fully correct. I back him 100%. The question he asked was valid. Draymond and Kerr attacking Stephen A’s character just for asking a fair question.

[@alexdorisca]

Same here, he told no lies

[@SamuraiFoochs]

Yup. This is the rare 100% totally valid, reasonable, no lies detected SAS take.

[@gogodrayton]

Why does Step Curry have any accountability for another man's actions who happens to be his teammate..

[@wilsonz6796]

​@gogodrayton because it's his job as the best player on the team, and unanimous leader of the team and franchise to keep his teammates in check. He never checked Draymond, never checked Jordan Poole, and it's become a detriment to his team and goal of winning basketball. Draymond ran out not only Poole, but Kevin freaking Durant, who would have re-signed with the warriors if Draymond wasn't being his typical self.

[@hooligan5381]

Stephen A always gotta make himself seem tough 😂😂

[@Fernando-rp6rm]

This guy hasn’t changed at all. He always points the finger everywhere but towards himself. Smh, a lot of this is your doing bro

[@micheleanderson9796]

This isn't over.

[@linnstr8609]

Draymond is a narcissist. I've had to deal with a lot of these people in my life and he has all the signs. It's not hard for a narc to say "I was wrong" if he's able to embark on a long soliloquy that ultimately paints him as a victim of circumstances. That's what narcs do and that's how they think. Yes, I did this terrible thing, but I was somehow "forced" or "pushed" into this situation that left me no choice but to act the way that I did. Therefore, they are never truly repentant cause it's never truly their fault. If they are forced into a similar situation in the future, they'd do it again.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

🎯💯🙏🏼 AMEN.

[@cyberbron2077]

Yup basically. He’s always gonna feel justified because in his mind he feels another person triggered that reaction from him. In reality he’s supposed to check his emotions and learn that hitting people is never the answer to a problem. It’s funny how he thinks like a 5 year old still. These are things you tell children. Don’t hit when you’re mad, go in a corner and count to 10. He really is a grown man with the emotional intelligence of a 5 year old.

[@linnstr8609]

@@cyberbron2077 100%. When you think about it, narcissists really act and think like children.

[@JKLauderdale]

0:36 While I agree with the overall point Draymond's making, if YOU hadn't made the actions you have made over the past TEN YEARS, then we wouldn't be having this discussion in the first place. Harden used to hunt for fouls from players, Green seems to throw them around like he's peeling off $100s from a pocket-roll. The organization should've reeled him in years ago, they never did

[@alexdorisca]

Got to say, I agree with Stephen A here.

[@1anth]

You shouldn’t 😂 it was a very mute, irrelevant thing to bring up.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Like Robert Greene says, people never do things. Just once. This dude is going to punch someone eventually again. I can promise you that

[@gersonors82]

He literally said he turned on the TV and watched it himself, how you gonna say he heard it from a 3rd head?🤦🏻‍♂️ And you absolutely put dirt on Curry's name asking where was he at. Green's actions don't say who Curry is as a leader. You can have the best leaders and ppl under will still go rogue.

[@Fernando_616]

Yeah, Draymond seems like hes learned his lesson 😂😂😂

[@jsoul99]

Im honestly tired of the press NOT holding Stephs leadership to the fire more often. 2 years ago the sports media (1st take) asked if Steph had taken Lebron over as the face of the league and actually questioned if he was greater because of the 4th ring. How can you give Steph all that credit when he and the Warriors are on top and not hold his feet to the fire when they are losing? Which one is it, is he up there with the greats or not? Magic, Kobe, Shaq, Kareem, Bron ALL had to answer for their teams failures but Steph doesnt? Man go head wit dat. He should NOT get a pass.

[@bleek6521]

He not the greatest leader but KD was considered a bad leader because he couldn’t control Kyrie off court situations n him not wanting to get a shot lol

[@isiahaalejandro]

Draymond thinks his actions have no consequences or just only impact him. Thats very much the new nba culture.

[@gato7491]

Crushed him because he can’t kick Steve A in the nutz😂

[@flex2timez]

When curry is the leader and guys are acting a fool on his team… it automatically falls on him being the leader. Same with the coach… green acting a fool falls on Kerr as well

[@Bman32x]

I’ve been asking myself that while he is definitely the star player and pretty face of the franchise, is he necessarily the leader? I actually don’t think so. He’s more of a significant contributor and unfortunately Draymond IS the leader of the team.

[@erikdayne5429]

When it happens repeatedly, yes absolutely you need to ask why Steph or Kerr haven’t done anything to stop it. Of course the obvious answer is they didn’t care as long as they were winning games.

[@davyjoneslocker4859]

​@erikdayne5429 we don't know what's going on behind closed doors so can't make assumptions

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

​@@erikdayne5429 🎯💯

[@erikdayne5429]

@@davyjoneslocker4859​lmao ok this has happened a half dozen times, he’s punched people in the face, including his own teammate, he’s punched people in the nuts, he’s put a guy in a headlock, he stomped on someone’s rib cage. I’m not making as assumption. The fact this keeps happening proves the fact they haven’t done anything to stop this. If Steph went to Draymond and said stop it or you’re gone, he would have stopped or he’d be in Detroit right now. That’s not an assumption that is a clear and obvious logical conclusion.

[@phillywood8728]

Maybe Steph did talk to Draymond and Dray did not listen to him, Stephen A trying to back himself out of this is funny.

[@marzdeep88]

Bro, my dude aint change. 12 games wasn't enough.

[@dalonzolong7115]

Leave Steph out of the drama... 💯

[@micheleanderson9796]

Can't leave him out. He's the captain.

[@dalonzolong7115]

@micheleanderson9796 exactly...he's the captain of a basketball team not a behavioral psychologist or a therapist..

[@cosmic-10r61]

lol..... the fact Draymond can't figure that out is part and parcel of his overall problem... he thinks his actions happen in a vacuum... delusional

[@user-rq9ig9bt2t]

This is as much a blessing as Nurkic saying “that brother needs help” it’s creating a narrative, an out of being held accountable

[@smoothradio102]

This prime example, why active players should not be podcasting

[@AFRICDIAS-ls5ss]

Stephen A's retract game is impeccable.

[@HenryW127]

Did he retract thought?

[@rotey7069]

Yes he did​@@HenryW127

[@reggaefan2700]

No it's not because you can see right through it.

[@bigtigga2007]

Right! He does every time.

[@machomusprime50]

But he didn't say what Draymond said he did. No need to retracr.

[@eldio2124]

Draymond just trying to deflect like he usually does. That dude is allergic to taking accountability

[@KevinCantWait08]

How did he even remotely dodge accountability here???

[@dynamitejimi]

@@KevinCantWait08he didn’t lol

[@adrianlepe4563]

Draymond: it crushed me like I tried to crush Sabonis last year

[@factszy489]

The king of walking back what he says 🤣🤣

[@MOBSquadGaming]

UFC sign my boy Dray he’ll be the heavyweight champ in no time

[@ShaneG95]

I really dont understand whether stated or implied his comments led to the conclusion that steph needed to do more as a leader to keep Draymond in check. Because he didnt say the word “bad” doesnt mean it wasnt implied. He is basically saying Lebron is the gold standard and Curry needed to step up. Dont hide your face now man

[@reggaefan2700]

SAS isn't that smart. I hope you see that.

[@mrwrightc7]

I thought Dray’s interpretation was somewhat off but appreciate you clarifying because when I heard you I thought it is unfair to even question Steph just as it would be unfair to question Lebron in such a situation. I think you were wrong - Steph IS a vocal leader, and a great vocal leader in his own way. Dray’s actions had nothing to do with Steph.

[@bryantcarroll906]

Who's to say Steph did not talk to Draymond behind closed doors. What was he supposed to say publicly? That team has always dealt with their issues in house.

[@rizz5074]

This notion we make Lebron hold accountability for his teammates is false. When Lebron’s teammates aren’t playing well or in some mess they blame them for messing up Lebron’s legacy.

[@OMG-si3wn]

wut u mean the whole mj camp literally shi on lebron all the time, u have some people who hold 2018 against him

[@zohaibchaudhri]

This is FACTS

[@joshlittle1579]

These fckng Americans are so delusional and so fckng privileged they blindly hate someone and wanna cancel someone so bad. Fck is wrong with your nation right now???

[@HR-ms6ed]

Start with the revisionist history bs. The media was definitely coming at Lebron over the kyrie situation in Cleveland

[@zohaibchaudhri]

@@HR-ms6ed to be fair they switched at KD over the Kyrie saga in BKLYN too

[@MujtabaSarwar]

Draymond got suspended for acting out and having unnecessary beefs and he’s still on that tip. Get over yourself man

[@erikdayne5429]

He can’t. Acting out is half of his game. Triple singles are the other half.

[@M3FortiZay]

Stephen A implied Steph’s leadership should be questioned and now he wants to walk it back cuz Draymond called him out on it. He didn’t say bad leader verbatim but you know what you were doing. Smh!

[@richardclayton317]

He left out when he said you have to question stephs leadership in that situation.

[@jasongrenier3590]

Draymond doesn’t hold himself accountable for his actions

[@paulolima6407]

I'm a huge Steph fan and I don't care about Lebron (as a player). But SA's comment was totally fair. I love the Dubs, I root for Kerr and Dray too, but they blew what SA said out of proportion.

[@micheleanderson9796]

Just because you are a great basketball player doesn't me you are a forceful leader. LeBron character is different from Steph's. You can't compare the two.

[@TheRickatone]

Draymond will never learn. I do feel like Stephen A. was back tracking. He was calling steph Curry a bad leader.I agree that someone ,a leader, should have stepped up. Nobody in that organization will stop someone's bad behavior as long as they help them win.

[@btcfromokc]

Draymond might have anger management issues but when it comes to speaking on air, that man can sell ice to an Eskimo 😂

[@Dazzer-gx3yl]

That was never stated like that. Maybe Draymond needs a few more weeks away from the game!

[@wouterkleijn1]

This interview was the definition of narcissism.

[@reggaefan2700]

On SAS's part.

[@absolut_dre]

SA never explicitly stated Steph Curry is a bad leader. He heavily implied it.

[@coryr6753]

You said it subliminally

[@joelv92]

Draymond lacks accountability

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

...and a lot of other qualities! 😂

[@user-rn9co7jc4t]

Draymond’s attitude would be a whole lot different if the NBA went harder with their suspension instead of coddling him with only a 12 game suspension It should’ve been 20 to 25 at the very least And SAS brought this upon himself, this is what he gets for using his platform to defend a clown like Draymond, no sympathy from me for him

[@leelohaskin7941]

Exactly, he defended Draymond so much previously so he made his bed now lay in it

[@cjb5000]

Shannon really just be showing up to work like he don't have his own major platform now. I respect the hustle.

[@_EmmaGrace789]

There has literally never been a photo outside of the standard ONE headshot of Stephen A. Smith’s entire college life

[@Mgranadosv]

Well I mean, his actions and whatever the team lets him get away with does reflect on the team and Steph as the team's leader. His absolute lack of accountability is all on him of course.

[@CasterShellz]

Draymond still blaming everybody but himself and Stephen A. is right. Klay Thompson, Steve Kerr and Steph Curry need to check Draymond on his actions and if they aren't, you have to question that decision as the clear cut leaders of the team.

[@micheleanderson9796]

They probably just wanted to play, not lead

[@malikmcclain7869]

Steve Kerr is telling Draymond to "leave the refs alone, this is where it all begins. " I do hope that he can adhere to the coach's recommendation, but I don't believe that will happen. Draymond has also said that Adam Silver talked him out of retirement, and as a 4 time NBA Champion, he has much more to offer to the game. With all that has occurred, including the three suspensions this season ; I believe that Draymond knows that he is one more meltdown from a Lifetime Ban from the NBA.

[@knkg1686]

"did anybody hear me say steph was a bad leader?" yeah, said it without literally saying it.

[@farquadshmoogle9120]

You just proved, again to everyone, that you questioned Steph's leadership.

[@erikdayne5429]

As he should

[@farquadshmoogle9120]

@@erikdayne5429 so if you are questioning someone's leadership, are you not inferring they are a bad leader?????

[@BetterDialKylePodcast]

Thats like saying jordan a bad leader for not stopping rodman from going to vegas he was gonna do that anyways

[@Fernando_616]

Except Rodman's Vegas trips didn't cost us games or get hm suspended

[@BetterDialKylePodcast]

@@Fernando_616 luckily it didnt back then but in this new nba it deff would have

[@Bimmeraudi1]

Stephen A. questioned Steph’s leadership throughout this video 🤣.

[@Michael-tc1dm]

Its crazy how scared the media is to call out draymond. If this was any other player smith would be going all in, but since its draymond " he just misinterpreted what i said thats all."

[@3muchganggg]

Lock draymond up

[@pauljohnson2590]

He definitely implied it. He be lying all the time

[@ronm3034]

Everytime someone publicly disagrees with sas he always gets on the defensive and attacks back! He never sees someone else perspective as right!

[@mxzvgx7114]

You did allude to it. I get your point but in the end you brought up his leadership.

[@Hoopsnev3rstop]

Stephen A didn’t say “Steph is a bad leader” but he obviously questioned Steph’s leadership so to act like Dray or Steve Kerr is wrong for rightfully interpreting his statement as Steph is a bad leader is crazy

[@kaysheye7784]

Exactly

[@km2460]

Draymond said SAS said it directly which is a lie tho…..he is clearly in the wrong here. And just another example of Draymond trying his best to victimize himself

[@angelaalverson4325]

SAS always back paddle trying to get he foot out of him mouth😅

[@BigKeith510]

SAS absolutely insinuated Curry was a bad leader.

[@BigGuapi]

Nawl yall didn’t show the video draymond was referring to.

[@josephkanu2778]

Stephen A stop back pedaling you questioned Steph’s leadership You just talked a lot about Lebron to make Shannon to support. When you say something stand on it. All steph can do is talk to draymond He doesn’t have control over draymonds behavior.

[@Buxton051]

Everytime i see a clip from draymond's pod, I'm left thinking that he isn't being his true authentic self. He says want everyone wants to hear and then punches/kicks/chokes guys the second he hits the floor. The association should consider not putting him in the HOF if he continues these actions

[@Cmelo7100]

You don’t have to say something straight up to call someone something. You questioned his leadership. That’s enough. You don’t have to flat out call him a bad leader. Questioning his leadership based off another man’s actions is ridiculous

[@therainbow488]

Draymond has done it many times in the past. He'll do again because he loves doing it. Remove him completely to learn his lessons. It should be NBA's strict rules on flagrant fouls repeat offenders.

[@staylokey]

I thought this was an nba press conference until i saw the podcast label.

[@TygerClipsTBFilms]

It does seem like Stephen A Smith is back pedaling here because it did sound pretty much exactly like what he was saying

[@sideactivist]

They both got points tbh but it's not like Stephen went at Curry or anything he's kinda just bringing up the question. Opening up the conversation about the standard of leadership I guess. I can understand Draymond not wanting the convo to have anything to do with Steph though.

[@iraoden8206]

SAS lying again. They didn't play the whole video.

[@ClasherSports]

they cut out the Jason Whitlock reference from this clip 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@meirworch2867]

Steph is such a good leader, he doesn't have anything to be questioned About💁🏻‍♂️

[@davidsf101]

Instead of apologizing to millions of fans for ruining so many playoffs and seasons, Draymond has an attitude? Time for a trade. I am sick of this. He has a slim window of opportunity to change or he will be gone. Maybe he will go to another team that does not care, but I am sure most teams will not want him. I have loved this trio for the past 12 years, but I suppose, sometimes we have to move on. Dray has been instrumental in the 4 rings the Dubs got. However, the chance for another ring is closing soon and Draymone is destroying this team. If I was the manager, I would not put up with this.

[@stanleylatham3003]

My Question to Stephan A. would be who else in the media even mentioned Steph's name in the Draymond incident besides you?...Nobody!!