Stephen A. gives ALL CREDIT to Nikola Jokic 🗣️ 'GREATEST PLAYER IN THE GAME!'

Stephen A. gives ALL CREDIT to Nikola Jokic 🗣️ 'GREATEST PLAYER IN THE GAME!' | NBA Countdown

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17 күн бұрын

Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Bob Myers joins Malika Andrews on NBA Countdown to discuss whether the Denver Nuggets' turnaround can be attributed to Nikola Jokic's performance or the Minnesota Timberwolves' poor defense in their Western Conference Semifinals series.
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@rajmathew6220 15 күн бұрын

Jokic is the greatest late pick in basketball history too. Look at his draft class. It's amazing no one saw this coming.

@BristolBerg 15 күн бұрын

The Tom Brady of the NBA

@jimreadey4837 15 күн бұрын

Slow, unmuscular, white big man -- yes, let's draft him...

@jimreadey4837 15 күн бұрын

@@BristolBerg Perfect.

@rajmathew6220 15 күн бұрын

@@jimreadey4837 Definitely what the Nuggets thought when they drafted him...

@mediamanagement7918 13 күн бұрын

Possibly. Manu Ginobli was picked later in his draft.

@mosshark 15 күн бұрын

"I'm a freak of nature.." - Jokic

@cowboy7170 15 күн бұрын

Super Freak by Rick James should be the Joker's entrance music. Or, Get Ur Freak On by Missy Elliott. Or. Freak-A-Zoid by Midnight Star.

@InfamousSslickX 15 күн бұрын

Certainly how you lose by 45 after winning mvp is beyond me. Freak of nature

@milosdjokic3162 14 күн бұрын

@@InfamousSslickX it's almost like basketball is a team sport, huh?

@InfamousSslickX 14 күн бұрын

@@milosdjokic3162 yeah and that team happens to be the defending champs and everyones fav to win the chip. I repeat, freak of nature. Loss by 45 barely cracking 70 with the mvp to an inexpereienced wolves team

@hawkeye0202 14 күн бұрын

So all you want to say is you hate joker? 😢@@InfamousSslickX

@Chillwitkel 15 күн бұрын

“He’s creamy in the middle”

@leetraviusmckay314 15 күн бұрын

"big twinkie"

@Leclaudservices 15 күн бұрын

“Chillwitkel”

@pangoolal7512 14 күн бұрын

That thang got cream cheese up in thea lick it up - Perk

@ThePatman1980 15 күн бұрын

In 1995, David Robinson got destroyed by Hakeem Olajuwon in the WCF. David was the MVP that year. Imagine if he played today and how much social media would mock him?

@ULuvBobs_92 15 күн бұрын

But most people would have Dream higher than Robinson all time so it’s not that shocking

@jacobliston7339 15 күн бұрын

And it's not like Hakeem shut down Shaq when they met in the finals that year.

@OG725 14 күн бұрын

Pat4Clippers no flip flopping essay from you? Is Ant the next MJ again?

@fredfredburger8764 15 күн бұрын

3:02 Perk Pauseeeee!!!😂😂😂

@Jricks1992 15 күн бұрын

Respect to the joker! All BUSINESS

@REAlMIDOFFICIAL 15 күн бұрын

Shaq somewhere mad Af 😂😂😂

@TheBlackestKnight21 15 күн бұрын

Why tf perk making this about him lmaooo

@Jricks1992 15 күн бұрын

Lol he wouldn’t stand a chance

@dl4189 15 күн бұрын

Perk is a 🤡

@garrettlambert3357 15 күн бұрын

Jokic would average 40 points per game if Perk was playing

@MikkiChavez 15 күн бұрын

If you think he made it about him you just have selective hearing

@user-ci7vu7eo9w 14 күн бұрын

that black guy is a joke.nobody remembers he was in NBA once

@DammitBobby 15 күн бұрын

Bro perk going crazy in this one 😂

@leetraviusmckay314 15 күн бұрын

Big Perk "u gon stand on business or u gon fold like clean sheets?" 😂

@Leclaudservices 15 күн бұрын

3:04 😂even bob had to laugh😂

@leetraviusmckay314 15 күн бұрын

Shaq "is Anthony Edwards close to MJ?" Chuck "they both black"

@johnwilliston5310 15 күн бұрын

Face of the league😤😤

@Jricks1992 15 күн бұрын

No…best player in the league…yes…

@kahilfigueroa6143 15 күн бұрын

@@Jricks1992hes literally the face of the nba accept it

@juansanchez209 15 күн бұрын

LeBron is definitely NOT the best player in the league anymore (and he hasn’t been in years), but he’s going to be the face until he retires. He’s too well known and makes the league too much money

@Jricks1992 15 күн бұрын

@@juansanchez209 correct

@positivibes6655 15 күн бұрын

So glad that people are saying this about the MVP Joker. I'm sure Shaq will appreciate as it surely has something to do about him.

@user-pu2vw7mt8n 15 күн бұрын

Stop it Gobert had 18 pts 11 Rebound 3assists 2 STL and 2 blocks . . Last game. .

@gabriellopez764 15 күн бұрын

Creamy in the middle is wild

@williedaviskcmo 15 күн бұрын

Creamy in the middle is crazy

@lilbig2462 15 күн бұрын

For real!

@discowolf25 14 күн бұрын

@@lilbig2462 🤣 yall out yourselves 100% of the time.

@discowolf25 14 күн бұрын

Wolves in 7. Wussup now? 5,000 ft not altitude, I went to Adam’s State, &,500 aight that’s altitude.

@tosin5346 15 күн бұрын

I have never seen a situation where a superstar goes off on a team and the media have been talking about is how bad the player defending him was

@sholaabitogun2747 15 күн бұрын

Because that person is the 4 times defensive player of the year and HE GOT ABUSED

@tosin5346 15 күн бұрын

@@sholaabitogun2747 yea I know. But still I have never seen it before. It’s fascinating and I will be interested to know how Rudy reacts to it. All eyes will be on that match up tonight

@Jricks1992 15 күн бұрын

The defensive player of the year can’t even keep up with joker footwork …how perk think he not gone get his food ate is beyond me 😂😂 smh

@pauljoseph3081 15 күн бұрын

Jokic and Luka will never be the face of the league coz they're not Americans and ain't Black. But it doesn't matter coz in the eyes of real fans of the game, these foreigners are certainly in that conversation.

@zay4003 15 күн бұрын

That beat the first 5 secs bang I was finna freestyle 😂😂

@Murray-vy6xz 15 күн бұрын

He whips the ball around like it's a handball, with zip like Randy Johnson's famous " Mr Snappy"

@gkgam3r 15 күн бұрын

The release timing of this video is gold... literally minutes before the reigning champs were held to 70 by the wolves lmao

@srbin1264 15 күн бұрын

Please trade Joker to the New York knicks and save him, He will be so happy there. Lots of horse race. He will be very grateful and give you many rings in his prime years to come

@dieselx506 15 күн бұрын

Love Steph mindset, as an athlete or a competitor that's what he's supposed to say, but he can miss me with that, Delly was giving it to him on the defensive side

@duskry6426 15 күн бұрын

Perk really saying he had the same defensive impact as a 4 time DPOY Jesus this guy...

@mingfung7777 15 күн бұрын

SMH 😅

@Dr.BryceBanner5666 15 күн бұрын

Fire Malika

@alanwalker5845 15 күн бұрын

If Jamal doesn't show up then it's a wrap.

@jaygabbana6852 15 күн бұрын

If Jokic makes an all defensive team he’d easily be top 5 all time

@argc 15 күн бұрын

FINALLY

@SWHunte401 15 күн бұрын

There’s literally NOTHING anybody can DO against Jokic he’s one of a kind what does SAS and Perk don’t understand about that!!!

@commonsenseparty1396 15 күн бұрын

“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” -Mike Tyson

@mrfatuchi 15 күн бұрын

How many points would Hakeem get then? He'd be unstoppable in today's spread out floor. They would have to double team him on every possession. Basically every scoring center of the past would be crazy dominant in today's game.

@joshliggins-lk8gj 15 күн бұрын

Kinda.i feel like u have to have some semblance of an outside shot.hakeem would kill but not all the big men of yester year would.

@joshuaalvey 15 күн бұрын

Only if they had jokers outside shooting and insidide moves and passing ability and IQ. So no not any big

@mrfatuchi 14 күн бұрын

@@joshliggins-lk8gj Have you even watched any of the big men of the past? Only Shaq didnt have mid range shot, everyone else did all the way to Wilt.

@mrfatuchi 14 күн бұрын

@@joshuaalvey I said points. Inside moves? So you havent watched Hakeem, Ewing or Robinson? They all had post moves and footwork and they all had killer mid range. Jokic moves alot slower than these guys too. The fact is Jokic is the only scoring center of today and he is dominating. Thats not coincidence because there more lanes to the basket and there is less big men in the league. As I said they would have to be doubled constantly and that would open their passing also. Its a very different game and looking back now, it was harder for centers before which is contrary to the narrative that todays game is suited more for guards and wings. Jokic shows its opposite. And most of the time Denver does nothing special, they just throw him the ball down in the post.

@joshuaalvey 14 күн бұрын

@@mrfatuchi Nothing special. Hilarious. Next time write a book. Sheesh

@Tehui1974 15 күн бұрын

Should have given the DPOY award to Wemby.

@icharus 15 күн бұрын

Whoever SAS picks to win game 7 is screwed

@chaddy9044 15 күн бұрын

"He's creamy in the middle"💀

@hemanthkumar1967 15 күн бұрын

this must be so hard for espn to appreciate jokixc

@osodepeluce 15 күн бұрын

Why do so many videos have 100% incorrect titles? What SAS and Perk overwhelmingly did was NOT praising Jokic; but instead getting on Gobert’s case for not playing good enuf defense.

@ck_idgaf1680 15 күн бұрын

The fact the pointing the finger at Gobert is really laughable, he wasn't stopping Joker, no one has, then only because they not talking about 'MJ 3.0' Ant Edwards not playing well, what happene to all that talk and how he was going to lead the wolves to the title.

@ishaqmuhammad5095 14 күн бұрын

He's still the goat! In Serbia Jokic catch many wolf. They fall for his game 7 trap 😂

@KingKeno777 15 күн бұрын

THE JOKER BABY

@cpnstbn1266 15 күн бұрын

Rudy gets so much hate . He partially brings it on himself. But it would be cool to see him win a chip after all the hate he gets

@prodbystackboii5630 14 күн бұрын

I want what you’re smoking. Celtics in 6 no matter who coming from the west

@joelamthach5812 14 күн бұрын

… brother in gray suit just woke up and needs coffee

@InfamousSslickX 15 күн бұрын

This aged real well, mvp smacked by 45 😂😂😂

@NoePulloutski 15 күн бұрын

I was lookin for this comment. 😂

@andrewmontoya9292 15 күн бұрын

He’s the only one that showed up. He gonna smoke on that wolf pack sunday

@user-ci7vu7eo9w 14 күн бұрын

@@andrewmontoya9292 im sure he will

@InfamousSslickX 14 күн бұрын

@@andrewmontoya9292 just like last night huh

@NoePulloutski 12 күн бұрын

@@andrewmontoya9292 what?

@ExpertYouTubeCommentator 15 күн бұрын

low key Bob just brought up Perk and Jokic in the same sentence! showing the difference between Perk and Jokic is the gap of the Mariana trench

@alejandrovizcainoalmarza9518 15 күн бұрын

Pick any player you want and try to stop the Joker in this particular movement ( Post Shaq Low-class interview) and will receive the same or even worse treatment

@EmperorPenguinn 15 күн бұрын

I thought the video was about them saying praises for jokic instead we hear them berating gobert lmao

@markreyna4209 15 күн бұрын

Smith hops teams like KD, this guy.

@jstar0737 15 күн бұрын

Greatest player in this universe tbh.

@kk-sr1wl 15 күн бұрын

Wish rudy had an offense game

@christhecommentator3411 15 күн бұрын

They literally just showed the game 7 commercial after the first timeout of the game!! They don’t even care if we know the script anymore 😂

@FunNHonesty 15 күн бұрын

They didn’t watch the game. Rudy guard every shot but Jokic is just that dominant. Rudy gets hate that he often does not deserve. Jokic can average 36 and 5 assists instead of 28 and 10 assist if he wanted to score instead of pass.

@gordanjovanovic2473 12 күн бұрын

Why are you obsessed with statistics and the best defense in the world? Can't you just accept the fact that Jokic does exactly what he wants and how he wants? And in the end he wonders, no matter how sorry you are. Enjoy the magic that Denver makes if you can, because they have the last word.

@bergg1683 15 күн бұрын

Didnt Shaq dominate dikembe. Exactly his offense is just unstoppable

@zipACify 15 күн бұрын

@Stephen A and everyone does not take into account that Gobert recently had his moment becoming a father, and he is somewhat on an emotional high. He has not won vs Denver since.

@buckwyld218 14 күн бұрын

If joker keeps it up, one could say he is the greatest player to ever play in the nba, once his career is over.

@BirdLives7 14 күн бұрын

Bruh, you joker stans are doing the most. Hes top 15 rught now. If hes wins anither chip then prob top 10. Calma.

@gravydoors 15 күн бұрын

The biggest draft steal in basketball history. Also, at this point, he’s already better than Shaq.

@RandomCitizen014 15 күн бұрын

Jokic is a great player, top 15 right now and arguably can end up as a top 10. Shaq is a MONSTER, we will probably never see someone like him ever again.

@brandonboyce6408 15 күн бұрын

U PUT IT THAT WAY BIG PERK U RIGHT DAWG HE NEEDS TO SHOW UP ATLEAST FOUL OUT TO SHOW HE TRYING

@caper087 15 күн бұрын

Wow he’s giving joker props.. I thought it was all Rudy’s fault

@galexcabrera3449 15 күн бұрын

talk about having no shame and credibility at the same time, not only did SAS pick the Wolves to sweep but he also openly said that SGA should be MVP and not Jokic. people like him should not be allowed to keep their jobs as a sports media practitioner after showing incredible bias against a team/player.

@Johny5-et8gj 15 күн бұрын

Let’s call a spade a spade

@ar3t33 15 күн бұрын

Jokic cooking everyone in the last few years so 🤷🏻

@darkev2673 15 күн бұрын

3:04 pause.

@scotty6124 15 күн бұрын

Maybe Gobert shouldn't have been DPOY

@MoralMonster 15 күн бұрын

These analysts flip flop like a fish out of water.

@WENOTMEPRODUCTIONS 15 күн бұрын

SAS jinxed the nuggets tonight

@eobardjohn 15 күн бұрын

SAS is setting The Nuggets UP 😮 😮 #Wolvesin7

@Leclaudservices 15 күн бұрын

Yup

@CementJuice 15 күн бұрын

These guys are a punish to watch . You can’t stop Joker . No one can .

@sedlyholmes3722 15 күн бұрын

Greatest Taco Bell draft Pick

@christian_aspen 15 күн бұрын

I just think Jokic is too good this year. They figured out the wolves now. But they have a great shot next year 🐺

@aaqibali692 15 күн бұрын

'We need to give him credit' she says. You don't say, but a little too late. You & the panel should of given him credit after game 4 rather than dunking on Rudy Gobert. But alas, Stephen A still won't miss an opportunity to mention Rudy in his opening statement. Even with Nikola Jokic's name in the title, you're still discussing about Minnesota & Rudy Gobert. Give this man a segment; discuss his season up to date, how he has been looking this post season & what he can do to become back to back champion. Hire me ESPN, I'll do better than your current writers.

@Fantsmacle 15 күн бұрын

It is easy, also lazy, to blame Gobert for bad defense. But did you see the buckets Jokic was getting? Gobert played him as he should have. Jokic was taking absurd shots and making them. No sane person would go, "yep, this is Gobert's fault."

@b.l.8805 15 күн бұрын

🇷🇸🃏❤

@terrencealexander6811 14 күн бұрын

Greatest player world doesn’t have to play defense !? And doesn’t take that big shot in the 4th! NBA doesn’t suspend Murray but they suspend draymond in the finals! Smh

@RKO859 15 күн бұрын

Espn loves to say the opposite of the action tonight.

@giffondhall9214 15 күн бұрын

Never trust SAS in his predictions

@kashashk 15 күн бұрын

These guys flip flop harder than Embiid in a Playoff game. They also sound like they have a gun to their head whenever they praise Jokic; completely unnatural, especially after just slandering him (and the Nuggets) a few episodes ago. What a clown show.

@patrickpitamber 15 күн бұрын

Here comes Perkins hate for joker

@lilmelt007 15 күн бұрын

Keep ya eyes open..they gonna come out in the third with more pep and energy..get those test ready..lol

@PartyFighter123 14 күн бұрын

Minnesota Timberwolves will sweep Denver Nuggets

@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork 15 күн бұрын

2:49 huh! Hakeem Olajuwon is the most skilled center ever? Bar none!!! I wish ppl stop saying this…

@MyGrassIsGreenest 15 күн бұрын

Shaq in shambles

@faugrace 15 күн бұрын

Ok, ok ok Perkins!! We hear ya! You were a better defender than Rudy!!🤣🤣.... and NEVER was in ANY conversation for defensive player of the year in your entire career.... you better be grateful to Garnet and Paul P for the one ring they gave you🤣

@Hellyaman 14 күн бұрын

I really don't like ESPN with their basketball world I miss TNT on Friday nights that was magic when you would come home and see the late Western game now I come home I have to listen to Stephen A Smith who's unsmiling and I like him a lot but he never Smiles he talks over everyone and I just lose interest

@caseyjones815 15 күн бұрын

IF KAWHI IS THE CLAW. STEPHEN A US THE CLOWN. NO 🧢

@lav7161 15 күн бұрын

They were down 2-0 and SAS they were going to get swept. Now Jokic is the best? HUH????

@atharvmore9219 15 күн бұрын

And with worse teams lebron went to finals and he doesn't get a single prop. All he get is 4-6 in finals. Double standards are crazy.

@SloboTV 15 күн бұрын

Kendrick Perkins is a pundit for NBA..ill literally throw up

@giotorres8669 15 күн бұрын

KENDRICK NOT GUARDING JOKIC NOT EVEN ON HIS BEST DAY STOP IT TWINKIE

@StreetSmartMillionaire 15 күн бұрын

Stephen A. has already disrespected Jokic. We need a new batch of black commentators that see talent only and not color. Stephen A and Shaq must have pensions already.

@user-ug8rr1ep9z 15 күн бұрын

Wolves need to play Shaquille O'Neal/perkinZ need more center so WOLVES has a chance to beat Denver😂😂😂

@itshiho 15 күн бұрын

If this was Prince James they'd be saying 100% of the credit goes to LeBron, they can't stop him and that's why he's the fake GOAT lol. The LeBronJames/Klutch Sports network is always in play 😂😂

@henryb50 15 күн бұрын

Jokic critic sas backpedaling.......so obvious....

@MrDavoz28 12 күн бұрын

Is it just me that can't stand Perk and think he knows less about basketball than a 2 year old?

@RamonChiNangWong078 15 күн бұрын

better apologize now, then being a know as a DOUBTER AND HATER for the rest in history

@user-ug8rr1ep9z 15 күн бұрын

Nope you did need people see how bias STEphen A perkinZ Gilbert Arenas ESPN TNT FIRSTTAKE undisputed to Denver we happy denver NUGGETS got respect from JJ Redick shannon Wildes❤❤❤❤❤