‘What can go wrong, will go wrong’ - Stephen A. reacts to the Knicks losing out on Zion | First Take

Stephen A. Smith explains his roller-coaster ride of emotions the moment he witnessed the New York Knicks receiving the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, and presumably losing their chance to select Zion Williamson.
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[@icemangg4075]

Max laughing in the beginning when it was time to be serious killed me.

[@UHOH_415]

He’s used to this

[@pcgamerbydefault5504]

not gonna lie, I replayed the first 10 seconds of this video about 20 times because I could not get enough of Max's laugh!

[@RicardoSanchez-ld1qh]

He was farting 💩 😂

[@j.a4923]

Stephen A face at the end of the video 😂😂

[@Springz05]

Max is childish!! 😂😂😂😂

[@TheNiggaReview]

Stephen A Smith talking like he giving a eulogy 💀💀😂

[@rorisangpitswane3595]

TheNiggaReview 💀💀💀💀

[@davidyoung672]

🤣🤣 seriously tho! RIP the Knicks 💀

[@EastofVictoriaPark]

What's dead may never die (unless it's included as a deleted scene)?

[@TruthPrevails1]

I thought the man was going to cry 😂

[@raelwilliams3534]

💀💀💀💀

[@johanneszhengdu4625]

The 6 stages of Grief of SAS: Denial -> Anger -> Bargaining -> Depression -> Acceptance -> Decline of Hairline

[@TheTexanTraveler]

This needs more likes 😂😂

[@wespatton392]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@3cks86]

Mind u he said he had a fro 4 yrs ago in this very episode 😂😂😂

[@igbokwenu4934]

Straw Hat I’m Literally WEEZING Reading That 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mo2743]

This comment right here made me laugh out loud after such a shitty day at work😂😂😂😂😂 thank you

[@MerlakuRa]

I’ve never heard Stephen A voice at such a low volume

[@tiktaktikify]

put him on a bluetooth speaker, it gets a little bit better/closer to normal

[@4DeeNguy]

Watch the time Mark Cuban came on first take. SAS volume was literally at 0

[@Junuman1]

David Nguyen had not 1 counterpoint 😂😂

[@yuinurfeelingsovermyopinio9955]

Nigga we're the Cleveland Browns of basketball so we feel him

[@SasukeUchiha-dk4nn]

I’m crying

[@hassanmonroe359]

Damn you kno it’s bad when SAS is calm about the situation

[@lunaaryal8745]

Obi-Wan Kenobi this is before that tho

[@btmbtm1585]

U a bitch

[@sandromartinez9570]

worrrrddd lol

[@cleyopz]

10 second silence followed by 10 minute rant😂

[@melvinjackson6552]

Hassan Monroe knicks fans can’t seriously be upset that they’ll land Barrett or Morant. Knowing the stupidity of the organization they’ll probably draft rui hachimura

[@_ianonymous_1726]

Max was shady for laughing at the beginning😂😂

[@zacharyrizzo3952]

Anonymous !!! He the one to talk about the Giants situation

[@gullintanni]

Who can blame him. It was priceless and hillarious. I cried from laughing during the top 3.

[@asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792]

cause SAS makes everyone on ESPN money working like a clown

[@garenthal9638]

gullintanni then you’re a terrible person and I hate you. We’ve suffered enough

[@robertweekes5783]

It was too funny to not smirk a little, but he contained it. 🤣

[@ricadeaudorcin9278]

Zion: I can be a good fit anywhere Adam Silver: Alright bet

[@SmackgunSuge]

Ricadeau Dorcin 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@willg.5168]

😂😂😂😂

[@ricadeaudorcin9278]

@RealBlessed yup exactly 😂😂😂

[@fjo9492]

RealBlessed yeah I think he didn’t mind hawks, Phoenix, bulls and Knicks. Maaaaybeee the Cavs too but Pelicans and Memphis came out of nowhere!😂

[@lukecannonn]

you win 😂

[@lorenzojones6407]

Nobody: Stephen A:: this is all Gordon Hayward’s fault!

[@ColeTheUniverse]

Lorenzo Jones lmao

[@CaptainCJ97]

LMAO

[@arthasmenethil4297]

The Hawk well the rigged it for the Knicks in 1985

[@3cks86]

It's all LeBron's fault as well

[@frenchiem911]

😂😂

[@adrienisaacrubalcado5879]

I’ve been waiting ever since the NBA Lottery for this moment 😂🤣💀😭

[@CeeWorld69]

Adrien Perez you weren’t waiting long then because the nba lottery was just last night lol smh

[@bhans5202]

Adrien Perez facts

[@Desman228]

Hate now we will see who have the last Laugh lol

[@shalakocumberbatch5056]

Adrien Perez same here! Lol 😂🤣

[@markmochata2930]

sheep like u waiting to see a REACTION from someone else cuz u cant properly form your own opinion/reaction...sheep like u horrify me

[@TheOnlyMJS]

Max was LITERALLY everyone other than Knicks fans. 😂😂😂

[@55giantsfan22]

I wish i was that optimistic over something i had a 14% chance of getting

[@Slav-In-MN]

55giantsfan22 right I don’t understand why everyone is acting like he was supposed to go there🤣

[@Slav-In-MN]

Ali mukhsin Mukhsin So? The suns got screwed with the #6 pick u cry baby New Yorkers need to stfu🤣

[@Slav-In-MN]

Ali mukhsin Mukhsin it’s a lottery they randomly pick out balls a team with .1 percent chance could get the #1 pick

[@nwinsto602]

Exactly told my friend the same thing he’s atl fan loo

[@tonyajohnson8161]

@@Slav-In-MN Do you know how many top 5 picks the Suns have had in the past 7 years alone? The Suns don't deserve a top 5 pick, let alone top 3

[@brendanh792]

It could be worse, y’all could be the bulls at 7th

[@TimDaGoof]

frfr or hawks with 8

[@lollol-xp4mc]

Nah they have mark and lavine id much rather be them or the hawks. Knicks have no soul

[@JoseFranco9]

They can get Hachimura at 7th wiich is sooo underrated.

[@eczotiic8026]

Jose Franco hell no. They need to trade that pick for a PG.

[@nwinsto602]

We’re at a shitty spot, we need Darius garland and we’re behind the fucking suns smh

[@Bobby-vv6jn]

Lmao doesn't Stephen A always say "What can go wrong, will go wrong" about the Cowboys too

[@buddyscarver7167]

Facts he stay hating on my cowboys but he right in this situation

[@fabiofoxmusic3971]

The Knicks are basically the basketball version of the Cowboys.

[@kingcarterslums4400]

Lmao what’s funny is the Knicks have to be the NBA equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys false hopes & dreams every year. 😂😂😂😂

[@KNG1000]

Fabio Fox Music Except Even Worst Actually because The Cowboys at least got some Super Bowls

[@TheLtrain85]

@@fabiofoxmusic3971 Nah. The Knicks are worst. Most overrated franchise and only got two rings...both won in the 70s. They only relevant because of the city and building they play in

[@TMZahida226]

Y'all, Let's have a moment of silence for SAS's hopes and dreams for his beloved New York Knicks! 😭😂😭

[@auc2.0]

Hahaha

[@AblazedVids]

My guy giving a eulogy 💀

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Mr Krabs: what a baby.

[@MrE_]

Lol

[@NaawG]

RealBlessed just move them to Las Vegas or Seattle ASAP

[@joncoltonis]

In 40 years the Utah Jazz have never had the #1 pick in the draft, they’ve never even had the #2 pick. If they had run their organization like New York, they would have lost the team decades ago.

[@nwinsto602]

Facts

[@khalidmazhar3850]

Also they a small market and not many free agents want to come gotta add that

[@pawrestlingchamp]

Great stat.

[@selfishstockton6123]

Jonathan Colton even more so for the Sacramento Kings

[@joncoltonis]

@@khalidmazhar3850 - great point! The Jazz have every disadvantage you could hope for and are still a perennial playoff team.

[@godpigeon2784]

Sometimes I root against the Knicks, steelers and the Giants just to watch first take the next morning

[@CheddarDarth]

Lmao saame

[@michaelsherron5750]

@@CheddarDarth That's the type of stuff people say about Undisputed with Skip and Shannon.

[@pawrestlingchamp]

Michael Sherron replace Steelers with cowboys and you’re right.

[@steviesoprano]

You’re sad then. My NY Football Giants, Yankees, and Knicks are the greatest franchises in sports and it isn’t even a debate. Keep hating.

[@collin833]

Steven Yankees I can agree with but giants and knicks? bro the fuck....

[@thatballerkobe5595]

The NBA has fixed tanking

[@Cochise954]

Yup and they have Philly to blame.

[@UHOH_415]

Sam Hinkie

[@CurtisxLove]

Worked for Hinkie, but he will be the last.

[@AblazedVids]

Zion should pull a Kobe and say if the knicks don’t draft me I’m playing in Italy

[@greatomeister675]

GANG GANG he too nice for that

[@snoopytroop]

“Somehow I blame Dolan”. Classic Max😂😂

[@UvvK_]

Stphen you are hell of an actor..🤖🙀😂😱

[@tormenta7874]

Imagine they trade RJ Barrett to New Orleans and he plays with Zion again LOL

[@emeldez16]

Even if that's the case do you really think they have a chance to lead that team in the west?

[@georgebrother6363]

Eddie Rosado ill rather morant in my city

[@TimDaGoof]

@@emeldez16 I mean if they get Knox, Robinson, DSJ with RJ and Zion, all comes down to their development and coaches

[@VERYRARE4L]

No, we don’t want RJ.

[@tormenta7874]

@@emeldez16 if they do what's Sacramento's doing they have a high ceiling in the future

[@KY-kd9ng]

As a Cowboys fan who has watched this man get on us for Yearssssssss... I am happy to see him at this point LMAOOOOO!!!!!!

[@slipperypete6392]

Been a Knick’s fan since I was 5. Born in 76. Haven’t had a good year since the 90s

[@perfectgematriadecodesabc4259]

That's rough my guy nice that you loyal tho

[@Taurean_Black]

To hear those words nothing ever goes right come out of his mouth when it comes to a team he’s a fan of brings a huge smile to face cause he loves ragging on Dallas now he knows the feeling

[@brianbett6179]

I don't know how Stephen A does it every time but if I yell as hard as he does I don't have a voice the next day

[@futurekillerful]

Brian Bett preachers do it all the time

[@nwinsto602]

He’s loud, he’s not yelling lol

[@rizkyanandita8227]

Vocal training

[@hplalakrs2001]

My Lakers have sucked the past 6 years....but no matter how disappointing it was seeing a shell of Kobe Bryant, the disaster of Nash and Howard, the antics of Nick Young and Lance Stephenson, the injury of LeBron, the Pelinka-Buss-Magic drama....no matter how much those moments brought me down...I always got some pleasure that the Lakers were still not as downtrodden as the New York Knicks.

[@mirzasinggih]

Even when hes hurt hes so entertaining

[@docrussojr]

Shoutout to the Grizzlies, who always try to compete.

[@spiderman-wq3yj]

Only grizzlie fan i see who is happy for a 2nd pick in the draft

[@archiealsobrookii4755]

@@spiderman-wq3yjNot true look again #Go Grizzlies!!!

[@OGGOAT23]

@Joshua Rivers Valanciunas will bring Grizzlies back to the playoffs

[@simeonbailey3823]

OGGOAT_ _ is this some typa joke?😂

[@hunterrobinson9709]

First Take won’t ever be the same without Max. 🙁😢

[@godfather2084]

Knicks fans should be grateful they aren't the hawks ,suns, cavs or bulls. Neither of these teams got a top 3 pick despite having similar records. There also high possibility that they get durant and Irving in free agency. Idk what they are mad about. They only had a 14% chance at the no 1 pick.

[@Dreaaddy]

The Godfather exactly and we’re more than likely going to get Ja or RJ who are great prospects...Barett was the #1 dude being projected

[@JusHad721]

We aren't. The media is lying again.

[@jayfrmbrklyn4543]

Bitch we don't care. It was Zion or Nothing...Soo this is a fail

[@benmangrum8626]

I Unsubscribed 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@alikodangote8437]

Why tf would Durant leave ? He can win rings while on the bench

[@LaTrey_95]

2:48 is a whole mood change 😂😂😂

[@buddyscarver7167]

Lets be honest Kd ain't thinking about the knicks neither is Kyrie😂💯💯

[@Jerry_M06]

Buddy Scarver ik NY needs to shut up about KD

[@rgibbles]

Probably going to the damn nets now :(

[@nicholasmelo8441]

kd is staying, it would be idiotic for him to go to ny

[@nickvalentin9909]

Buddy Scarver Let me guess you’re a lakers fan thinking you’re getting everyone? Just like 100% Paul George coming last year

[@buddyscarver7167]

@@nickvalentin9909 lol nope wrong sir I am a NBA fan

[@deosamriel0]

Knicks fans: "hello, darkness... My old friend..." 😢😖😩😩😖 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jmk0822]

deosamriel0 Dead meme

[@fr239]

Stop. Just Stop. This was cringey

[@conormc4561]

Omggggggg ur sooooooooo funnnnnnnyyyyyyy nigga shut yo ass up

[@LA-mz1lh]

so funny to see u delusional Knicks fans upset they going to get "kd and kyrie" watch them get nikola vucevic and Tobias harris 😂😂😂

[@renkane3086]

coming from an LA fan...delusional?? lol...damn kid...

[@antoniojohnson8443]

@@renkane3086 He has a right to be delusional though. He was alive the last time his team won a championship lol

[@renkane3086]

@@antoniojohnson8443 ​ Since when did the dodgers last win a championship? 1965? I Was referring to his avatar...smh I doubt LA 12 is 60+ yrs old, but hey, you never know lol

[@antoniojohnson8443]

@@renkane3086 Even if you're referring to the Dodgers it would be 1988. You even got that wrong smh lol

[@classicslayer456]

"nikola vucevic and Tobias harris" so basically the 2015 orlando magic? lmaoo

[@trvspvrk]

Stephen A blames the Knicks not winning the lottery on Gordon Hayward

[@ddgsasseatingfaceimsavingm924]

😂😂😂

[@jonathanstjean7181]

LMAOO

[@thecanadianculinarycareers9912]

"Knock wood" - max kellerman, as a he taps his head with his gently balled-up hand. 😂

[@authentic76]

I’ve never seen Stephen A so humbled and subdued. I had to check the volume on my ipad....😂😂😂😂

[@warmarchine1178]

My mans tie is loosen 😂🤣, he going through it 😂

[@lurchlogan]

The New York Knicks are the Miami Dolphins of Basketball... They haven't won anything since the 70s and their last franchise superstar left 20 years ago!! 🤣🤣

[@yuh3277]

Max’s cough in the beginning hits different now

[@Mpd0703]

Max really predicted the achilles injury tho:(

[@russelljoneslao-ing697]

OMG

[@StefveoX]

TOTALLY

[@teezy9790]

Stephen A acting like it’s not a draft LOTTERY. Literally the luck of the draw. Lmaooo there’s nothing the knicks could’ve done

[@markmochata2930]

Teezy unfortunately you cant fix stupid. and Stephen A has a sever case of it.

[@mannysapp4089]

@@markmochata2930 imagine saying that one has a severe case of stupidity and you spell severe wrong😂

[@rajwilliams9104]

@@mannysapp4089 😂😂😂😂 when trolling goes wrong lmao

[@Ididdoit]

@@mannysapp4089 let that man be great bro damn😔😂😂😂

[@JJTheFoodie]

@@mannysapp4089 He's gone from the comment section and I bet he never comes back 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@kevinl7139]

U had Jeremy Lin, traded him... and kept Carmelo... knicks deserve where they at

[@rishighanta5618]

Were they supposed to move melo and keep lin? Lmfao

[@gilanganugrahf.956]

He is a champions with the Raptors and how about Carmelo?

[@cameronglover5528]

@@gilanganugrahf.956 he played 1 minute in the finals haha. Doesn't deserve that ring

[@gilanganugrahf.956]

@@cameronglover5528 even he played only 1 minute, he had a ring How about Carmelo?

[@cameronglover5528]

@@gilanganugrahf.956 yeah he can enjoy that ring which he contributed nothing too, whilst Carmelo will be in the hall of fame and go down as one of the greatest scorers of all time.

[@oswaldohernandez8947]

a year later 😂😂

[@tamararemy8627]

This man could act the award goes to 'opens envelope' Stephen A

[@barrysmith3322]

When Patrick Ewing f***** up that layup that was the curse

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

It was a lottery....I don't know why so many commentators were sure they would get the #1 pick. It's luck, suck it up.

[@slavisatosanovic4595]

Initially it makes sense, but going into the top 3 picks against the pels and grizz they were a big favorite at that point.

[@bumub1]

3:12 Mark Tatum out hear wielding the infinity stones

[@jovanss2361]

So hard to believe the 86% probability happened.. Its like the same odds of Klay Thompson making a free throw

[@JM-ll9yf]

Max jinxed KD in game 5 of the finals confirmed.

[@jamtv3258]

Knicks fans haven't been haunted by a 3rd pick this bad since MJ.

[@frzferdinand72]

I love the way he plugged the app while on the verge of tears

[@lonewolf2513]

Always going to be a Stephen A classic

[@1minute99]

2:49-2:53 that transition tho LMAO

[@cedricswift3857]

The same analysts that are disappointed with the Knicks picking 3rd. Are the same who said earlier in the year said that RJ would pan out to be a better pro than Zion. What's the problem 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Fbundles]

True but #1 pick give u more options when it comes to trades. Much more valuable, especially in a fairly weak draft.

[@bigfootwithinternetconnect2330]

Max's laugh when the vid started killed me 😂

[@joshcole8255]

lol Max laughin in the beginning just trolling hard!! lolol

[@DVSHOTTHIS]

Listening to Stephen A made me want to cry lmao

[@scc61201]

0:10 back when you could cough in public

[@AaronSmith92]

We need will Cain to come in and say “what can go wrong will go wrong” right back at Stephen a 😂😂😂

[@yariva6141]

0:13 SAS sounded like the first line of a trailer to a dark slice of life movie without a slice of life in this case 😂

[@christucker6586]

I’ve been waiting for this since the end of the lottery 😂😂😂😂

[@wendellgloria6657]

Max even knew it was the achilles before it got torn before Game 5 of The Finals

[@offtop69]

Max Kellerman with the cold hard facts and that look on Stephen a face at the end priceless

[@treventress2693]

Honestly the Pels getting Zion is kinda like a consolation piece for them after the whole AD situation...but how do y’all not speak on how Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson finna kill together😂

[@bryann25]

Yeah Conley prolly goin to Indiana

[@raiderscat]

I'm grateful Zion went to the Pelicans. Pelicans deserve a star & since AD wants out it all works out. Good Luck to AD & Zion moving forward.

[@bryann25]

No

[@bryann25]

They wasted CP3 and AD careers

[@mcleanF1]

Knicks did well in the lottery. Look at what happened to the Suns, Bulls, and Hawks.

[@hesomelo5815]

Right I’m so mad we really got 6

[@thisisyoungdjTV]

This is great. Fantastic. 😭😭😭

[@dabliss101]

6:24. Stephen A's expression. Priceless.

[@wweecwwcwtna1928]

SAS and Knicks rants always be pure comedy gold😭😭😭☠

[@seikousawaneh4814]

Rational Knicks like me are doing just fine🤷🏿‍♂️😊

[@Taprman]

Seikou Sawaneh ayy I’m proud of you man

[@smokedadude]

Seikou Sawaneh Word... most of these ppl sound dumb

[@GrrSaidTheWolf]

Keep in mind that we have a shit front office, and a shit owner. Rational fans know that the Knicks always seems to screw things up.

[@seikousawaneh4814]

Random Wyvern unmmm the owner fine but Scott perry haven’t made a bad move yet tbh

[@stevemerenu3785]

First it was the Giants, and now the Knicks, man Steve and Max are going through it......

[@temiadewusi4394]

This man deserves 20 million from ESPN.

[@dennisdunker8764]

I couldn't wait for this reaction though lmao. SAS too much haha

[@javierreta1262]

Imagine if kd tore his Achilles 😂😂😭

[@GSF2000]

WTF

[@brett8202]

holup-

[@komlanakakpo2818]

I love Max Kellerman laughter at the beginning of the video.

[@metalmonster34]

Love Stephen A. Such a character 🤣

[@7strandsofrope]

This is Stephen A. at his best!😂😂😂

[@N123dog]

Can we press F in the chat out of respect to Zion for ending up in NOLA?? His career is gonna be Kemba Walker 2.0 soo much talent and nothing to show for it.

[@basketballenlightenment2863]

Nate w Pelicans isn’t a bad team tho. Zion,randle, jrue and Peyton. Plus ad. If they trade him they’ll get even more good players

[@Kuwsh15]

SAS is so entertaining and the promotion for the ESPN app was clutch

[@142T]

The amount of memes you can make from this are astounding

[@rickyqueen2621]

I'm a Laker fan, BUT I feel bad for the Knicks fans 😔

[@daviddhoughton]

I couldn’t imagine the pain it must feel to be a Knicks fan lmao

[@Slav-In-MN]

The 3 worst teams had a 14% chance this year why is everyone acting like he was supposed to go to NY?🤣

[@daviddhoughton]

denasio Yayamafia idk man lol

[@kasyo1997_]

I love how he started talking calmly 😂😂

[@cloudx9268]

2:15 - 2:20 That din take long 😂 Started going at high volume again

[@anthonyjames5655]

Stephen A. is truly heartbroken 😂😂😂

[@JayTheRealest1]

*MEMPHIS WITH THE 2ND PICK. LET'S GO!*

[@SeanAkari]

I loved Max laughing at the beginning

[@kalebsherman4175]

S.A.S Favorite saying for the Cowboys the Accident waiting to happen seems to fit his Knicks so well.

[@SoulMajorTT]

Stephen A is now at the grieving stage😭😂

[@Judgedsafe195]

Best take was maxes cough at the start...😂

[@nate8813]

Seen him react to this like 5 times all on different shows

[@blcharles602]

I get joy from this 😆 lol

[@moneymitch1105]

BREAKING: Stephen A. to take some time away to deal with this situation the Knicks are in.

[@pickleell4457]

It's always something wrong with these damn knicks

[@phantom12311976]

Everyone grieves their own way...let that Man grieve!

[@franzgregorygornez4993]

That pick was a blessing, you got pelicans struggling out there with zion's injury while new york went to a playoff run but came up short against trae

[@anthonybennett2837]

SAS looks & sounds TOTALLY defeated 😅😂😅😂😅😂😭😭 #WhyHeTalkingLikeSomeOneDied #PrayForSAS 😅😂😅😂

[@fabiofoxmusic3971]

Stephen A. with the Knicks....... Max Kellerman with the Giants..... Sad time for NY sports.

[@danny_milk]

Max cackling was priceless

[@joeydurborow4106]

I love Stephan A Smith!!!!