Stephen A‘s complicated relationship with Kevin Durant throughout the years

Stephen A‘s complicated relationship with Kevin Durant throughout the years | NBA on ESPN

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Stephen A. Smith's thoughts and opinions on Kevin Durant have fluctuated over the years -- from praising KD's MVP season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, to making critical comments following Durant's decision to join the Golden State Warriors, and leading up to his latest decision to join the Brooklyn Nets in free agency.
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@rayw8363 5 жыл бұрын

"You do not wanna make an enemy outta me" Why is Stephen A talking like he's ACTUALLY gonna do something 😂😂😂

@Darvin-Hams-burner-account 5 жыл бұрын

He's gonna pull out the double pump shotgun and shoot you with fake takes

@GoofyFlan 5 жыл бұрын

@@Darvin-Hams-burner-account Hahahaha

@richflow1799 5 жыл бұрын

That made me weak

@JuiceGassett 5 жыл бұрын

Nigga act like he a super villain or some.shit....

@sujuheart266 5 жыл бұрын

He actually very scary. It's very dangerous to make an enemy out of a journalist, especially if he's very famous.

@anujr9293 5 жыл бұрын

“ 6ft11 handles of a guard 7’6 wingspan and can pull up from 30 this brother is special”

@suraj8148 5 жыл бұрын

anujR lmao

@awt1989 5 жыл бұрын

A SNIPER .. brother a cot dem SNIPER

@okiedokie2557 5 жыл бұрын

Classic Stephen A

@okiedokie2557 5 жыл бұрын

An offensive arsenal

@anujr9293 5 жыл бұрын

Okie Dokie “that we have quite not seen before ladies and gentlemen Kevin Durant is a career 27ppg scorer”

@lucasuper9465 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen A Smith: Kevin Durant is the best player on the planet Also Stephen A Smith: you’re wrong and here is why, let me be very very very clear ok? This brother can play right?

@Big_talks. 5 жыл бұрын

You deserve to be the top comment and here's why 😂🤷‍♂️

@tarunb9477 5 жыл бұрын

No the relationship is.... 1.praise 2.insult him joining gs 3.speaks trash full year.... His mama comes.... Due to some reason sas changes his opinion .... praises him 4.dosent joins Knicks..... Insults him

@hennysmith 5 жыл бұрын

This brotha can play

@drock__isfree8026 5 жыл бұрын

luca super bruh he say that every time!!!!😂😂😂😂

@301larussomusic 5 жыл бұрын

😅😂

@88smjls 5 жыл бұрын

Let’s be for real Stephen A just makes up stuff half the time. ESPN has him working 24.75 hours a day. I get why Durant calls him out cause Stephen A talks crazy about him. Stephen A can never say he keeps it real after defending Carmelo like they were in a fox hole in WW1 & 2 together.

@87leslo 5 жыл бұрын

How you feel about the fact Kendrick Perkins backed up what SAS said about how KD lied to Westbrook?

@ATheGreat10 5 жыл бұрын

This is what he does. Make up shit to get an reaction and for ratings. If Kd responds he's soft, if he doesn't say anything people take it as truth

@orochimaru3950 5 жыл бұрын

Do y'all really think the sources who leak out info about players will admit to the players they are the ones who talks? Durant is very trusting (or gullible) to believe his team never spilled.

@YoBoyNero 5 жыл бұрын

Lesly Lebon you see that’s what SAS is trying to do he’s trying to put the fans against KD again now that he’s gain the love from the fans again by putting that out there now if KD would of signed with the Knicks it’d be a whole other story this segment wouldn’t have existed but since he didn’t sign with the Knicks and signed with the nets he’s trying to ruin their chemistry off rip and is already trying to build a negative narrative around the Nets team that nigga Steven A. is a real bitch

@TheKingofKings2272 5 жыл бұрын

Where’s your proof that he makes up stuff?

@SpaceJamXIII 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine if part of kd's reason to join Brooklyn instead of Knicks was to drop a deuce right on SAS's face I would die laughing

@Kassy_1234 5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Rodriguez - KD would do something like that lol

@vinniechan 5 жыл бұрын

Its not actually that far fetched

@SandraLopez-nf1ic 5 жыл бұрын

Kd was 50/50 on the decision then remembered Stephen A is a knicks fan and made up his mind. 😂

@brandonspence8318 5 жыл бұрын

I loved the " I'm Kevin Durant" part

@ronnierizek1834 5 жыл бұрын

Criticism doesn’t make you a hater, I stand with Stephen A, he says nothing but positive things about KD 98% of the time, the only knock Stephen A has made against KD is his move to GS, which he said was weak and it makes sense (you leave a team that was up on the warriors 3-1 in the WCF, and then join them), and he says he a little sensitive. Other than that Stephen A is the farthest thing from a hater.

@ojoj5194 5 жыл бұрын

@bleachlover 2000 pg did the same, what now?

@johnmichael4767 5 жыл бұрын

"Why Am I a Knicks fan?" - Stephen A. Smith

@kashteller7466 5 жыл бұрын

Just shows SAS was a fan of KD b4 his pending free agency

@davodhashimi3809 4 жыл бұрын

Kash Teller thats why he wanted kd to the knicks with kyrie

@kurtmagbujos 5 жыл бұрын

So Stephen A. is going to be carrying KD's bags because he did go up NY 😂

@raphaelchampion4510 5 жыл бұрын

Ever since Stephen A. got his ??SOURCES?? he messing up his relationship with NBA players.

@vincent763 5 жыл бұрын

Raphael Champion cause he be lying....

@Ilovechicago100 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he even cares

@orochimaru3950 5 жыл бұрын

@@vincent763 I doubt he lies.

@TheKingofKings2272 5 жыл бұрын

This comment tells me you’ve only been watching first take since 2016 otherwise you have selective amnesia. He’s talked about his sources since the NBA shutout lol when he first started coming on First Take. Straight idiots man

@user-ju4ew6hn1i 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKingofKings2272 exactly he always said he had sources plus he was right about kd

@QuEsT_X 5 жыл бұрын

This is bordering on harrassment now by ESPN and SAS leave the man KD alone

@GoofyFlan 5 жыл бұрын

Yup. Like Shaq and JeVale McGee or Skip Bayless calling Kawhi, #2.

@GoofyFlan 5 жыл бұрын

@HardikG121 Agree

@jimmyhale7545 5 жыл бұрын

HardikG121 the man is human no matter what decision he made it don’t make him a bad person or any less of an man y’all take sports too serious he’s still an human just like any of us the man don’t deserve constant harassment and he’s mad just cause he didn’t join the Knicks let’s be 100 with it lmao

@kwabenadonkor1865 5 жыл бұрын

@HardikG121 u sound like a salty lebron fan lmao

@cv7905 5 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyhale7545 he made his choice 😂😂

@pizzzgxd 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully KD can come back strong. 🙏🏼

@riverofcustard5027 5 жыл бұрын

KD probably chose the Nets over the Knicks just to make Stephen A. mad

@Lunit30 5 жыл бұрын

Draymond and Steph looking like lionesses from the lion king rallying around simba all roaring in KD face lmao

@Lildirt15 5 жыл бұрын

Lol he all calm lol

@marem-mahmeloobod2201 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@trinidadonassis7411 5 жыл бұрын

So ESPN is going to leave out that part about Stephen A Smith claiming his "sources" told him KD was leaning towards the Lakers in 2016, which prompted KD to call that fool out for lying. Then Stephen A Smith goes on a two year tear of classless pot shots at KD with the fake Bumpy Johnson routine

@user-ju4ew6hn1i 3 жыл бұрын

He owned up to it doe

@AidanPark 5 жыл бұрын

stephen a acknowledges kds ability, but criticizes some of his moves off the court. it's totally fair 🤷‍♂️

@ebonynerd 5 жыл бұрын

Aidan Park no it’s not fair...any red blood America is free to do what they whatever they want to do...sports analysts should talk about game highlights not player’s personal decisions

@danielo9606 3 жыл бұрын

What😂

@MediaCentralTV1 5 жыл бұрын

I still think KD is still salty over Stephen A's "weakest move ever going to warriors". But he tried making up for it as NY options got close... this video & warriors Dr's reminded me why KD's here in Brooklym

@str8duval 5 жыл бұрын

yea he is

@kb24rd 5 жыл бұрын

complicated? how about there is no relationship. i have as much relatioship with kd as sas does.

@greatwhitesufi 5 жыл бұрын

KD called you a big mouth on Twitter?

@kb24rd 5 жыл бұрын

@@greatwhitesufi kd responded random dudes on twitter burner or not burner. Would that give them relationship with kd too?

@YoBoyNero 5 жыл бұрын

whatever man atleast KD imagine interacts with the fans negative or positive that’s what I like bout KD he shows that he’s still human most athletes try to make it seem like they’re untouchable you can’t talk to them but KD different he actually embraces the fans positive or negative

@kb24rd 5 жыл бұрын

@@YoBoyNero man I'm not taking a jab at KD here. I like kd. You got it wrong. I was making fun of sa smith and his so called relationship with every big time player

@YoBoyNero 5 жыл бұрын

whatever man I’m agreeing with you but I’m just saying I like that KD interacts with us positive or negative which is rare to see from nba stars now a days

@coreyt.rogers9376 5 жыл бұрын

Its funny how stephen a got highlight reels😂

@BrandonThreatTV 5 жыл бұрын

KD & SAS are like Thor & Starlord

@davidakerele5745 5 жыл бұрын

BThreatTV 😂😂😂

@samjacob1310 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen A. Smith would make a great muppet

@sneed2309 5 жыл бұрын

we need a baby Stephen a for this

@SSj5Alan 5 жыл бұрын

“yOU dO nOT wANT tO mAKE a eNEMY oUT oF mE”

@docdre2729 5 жыл бұрын

Ok it’s time espn stopped mentioning KD unless it’s positive. They ran that guy out of Golden State and tried to continuously make a super team for LBj

@xavierwoodley 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Silver wouldn't allow that

@cv7905 5 жыл бұрын

Because you know KD sensative ass cant stand nothing but positive news

@suraj8148 5 жыл бұрын

christopher Vincient u prove that there is constant negativity toward kd

@Princejamal247 5 жыл бұрын

He ain’t no competitor he left his teammate Westbrook to get rings,and he listens to what ppl say about him,2 things tht I find weak about his character and there for don’t respect him,fuck tht nigga,

@FinessedAnalyzer 5 жыл бұрын

jamal harii who doesn’t listen to what people say to them? Some of you guys threaten to kill people over internet arguments, but KD is forbidden from depending himself because he’s a millionaire? LOL, just shows how irrational people are. And he doesn’t owe Russ anything. Russ doesn’t own KD’s life. If KD wanted to go live in a forest in Siberia he doesn’t have to consider Russ’ feeling, that’s not his wife bruh. Get over it already

@Sadiq.A-Alim 5 жыл бұрын

Not one comment about KD being able to “pull up from 30” smh

@liltree8382 5 жыл бұрын

He can pull from 30

@rollerbladedudez 5 жыл бұрын

Man, Shannon has aged Skip by like 30 years lol

@craigjones7997 5 жыл бұрын

Just in the last 10 hours, shannon gonna have a cane on monday, or he may not come in.....

@ibrawill9983 5 жыл бұрын

This is just pure disrespect to KD. Show some damn manners you're supposed to show towards hard working athletes and take this down, espn!

@isakpetterssonmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen A is just salty that KD called him out

@sports_productions2700 5 жыл бұрын

2020 SAS:Kevin Durant is the best scorer in the league

@machostackaveli 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 underrated comment. Nigga out da whole year

@suraj8148 5 жыл бұрын

Macho Stackaveli bandwagon nba fans...

@day-me-inmoodley3283 5 жыл бұрын

When Stephen A cut the heel promo against KD when he was with skip, nothing has been the same.

@KevinCantWait08 5 жыл бұрын

How does Stephen A go from threatening KD about not wanting to make an enemy out of him to wanting to carry his bags if he plays for the Knicks? Lol nowadays KD even contacts him and tells him if stories are true or untrue. Complicated is putting it nicely.

@gunner0479 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny when a player calls out a journalist suddenly they get killed way more on TV. Leave KD alone man

@rajanraju2711 5 жыл бұрын

my god “this dude is is just on another level “. Kd can score 40 in his sleep for crying out loud.

@mxtafsa 5 жыл бұрын

rajan raju i didn’t know indians watch NBA

@Chavez787 5 жыл бұрын

Lol aw man this is gold lol 😂 SAS desperately tried luring KD to the Knicks 😂😭

@bigblack7x3 5 жыл бұрын

2:34 is where i lose a lot of respect for SAS as an analyst and reporter, you don't get to have grudges, that's how you end up like skiuuupppp

@lro001 5 жыл бұрын

bigblack7x3 😂💯🤣💯💀💯⚰️💯

@robertking6283 5 жыл бұрын

You dont wanna make an enemy with me😂😂

@pauloantunes8487 5 жыл бұрын

"You do not wanna make an enemy outta of me" What SAS was actually do? Like, its SAS going to invade KD's house and beat him up? Its him going to finish he's carrer?

@harry14imb 5 жыл бұрын

2:37 WTF?! Is that a threat? Did he mean he was gonna square up with him or leak some info about him? 😂

@Coopedupallnight 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t wake a enemy outta me 😂😂😂 tf you gonna do

@TheMCRen 5 жыл бұрын

Relationship? KD had more interactions with trolls on IG than with this c-list actor.

@smlshin 5 жыл бұрын

Cool to see Skip here and there in this video.

@WhereDaHoesAt 3 жыл бұрын

1:25 that pull up

@Ghostkilla773 5 жыл бұрын

Tbh after Perkins confirmed the dinner story with Westbrook. I can't believe much what KD says

@suraj8148 5 жыл бұрын

Jerome Marshall so what? It’s wrong if kd and boogie go to gsw and make a super team but... when Lebron gets ad, boogie, and they thought they were gonna get kawhi too, that’s fine? Fucking bronsexuals.

@xxblazegaming3855 5 жыл бұрын

SAS might just be the one of the reasons KD went to Brooklyn

@jshkngx85 5 жыл бұрын

"Listen to your flagrant ignorance"- SAS lol

@wusselrestbrook3217 5 жыл бұрын

Lol Sas. Gonna goback to hating now that he ain’t coming to the knicks

@colinthomas9662 5 жыл бұрын

With the fate of the universe On the Line ur username is amazing 😂😂😂

@gsmackz 5 жыл бұрын

Lol u dont wanna make an enemy outta me🤣😂😂ayo stephen a funny fr fr

@rustedgreen5916 5 жыл бұрын

I think it’s wrong that the reporter or clown...sorry sorry “commentator” should become part of the news.

@commonsensetv4020 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of professional threatens a player like that? SAS is a clown.

@matthiaskim1555 5 жыл бұрын

good seeing skip on first take

@lukebuenafe3490 5 жыл бұрын

He left the warriors to build that he can lead a team without many stars and his jealous about the appreciation on Steph curry by the nba fans

@lukebuenafe3490 5 жыл бұрын

@@khassangoat8018 tell to your blazers to stop the 3 straight swept in the playoffs

@khassangoat8018 5 жыл бұрын

All purpose cream what team do u claim bitch nigga ?

@greatwhitesufi 5 жыл бұрын

@@khassangoat8018 clearly, the Blazers

@ianasmith3456 5 жыл бұрын

Nigga gave you 2 championships, saving Curry's legacy over and over again. Now stfu

@FinessedAnalyzer 5 жыл бұрын

All purpose cream He’s competing with LeBron, Kawhi, etc. not Steph. When they were on the court KD won the FMVPs

@OGGOAT23 5 жыл бұрын

"Enemy outta me" SAS a killer

@dman3145 5 жыл бұрын

Are they allowed to show Skip 😂

@PeanutButterAndJellyBros 5 жыл бұрын

lol. This dude has a love-hate relationship with KD throughout the years of KD's excellency in OKC to where he is now. Talk about being obsessive, Stephen A is one of them.

@minic1ip162 5 жыл бұрын

Damn I really wish that OKC would have just paid harden that money. They used to be my favorite team to watch in the NBA.

@Protantagonist 5 жыл бұрын

Video should be renamed to, "Stephen A‘s complicated relationship with his hairline throughout the years"

@jayinthebx 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@VLE-Grimace 5 жыл бұрын

Only a suspect ass nigga would worry about how another man looks

@KPRackz 3 жыл бұрын

@@VLE-Grimace fax

@treychapo1898 5 жыл бұрын

He deserved every praise and critic...

@llonden6998 5 жыл бұрын

SAS trying to have a relationship with KD like ole Shay Sharpe have with LeBron.

@OscarBenben 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe this didn’t helped KD in signing with your knicks Stephen A.

@AfricanHeavyMetalGuy 5 жыл бұрын

7:30-7:51. Comedy gold 😂😂😂

@SinisterMud 5 жыл бұрын

Im starting to think that KD didnt go to the Knicks because of SAS

@Kartal-tp8qq 3 жыл бұрын

0:54 I swear Skip is only shaking his head because he wanna argue

@antcarrjr 5 жыл бұрын

Did yall mean SAS’s complicated opinion on KD Lmao 🤣

@cantbeatthebay4765 5 жыл бұрын

Bay Area gonna miss you brodie... go get em

@haywood0457 5 жыл бұрын

But with all this being said and done, KD wasnt "KD" vs Ws in 2016. Mans shot 40% for the series and 30% when up 3-1. As the clear #1 guy, leader, and all pressure on his shoulders, he couldnt do it. Joined a team with stacked odds and hes back to "KD" 😏. He just needs a stacked deck to do anything special.

@trebledc 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly curry is just in the conversation because he is an all-time great shooter.

@slowtyper95 5 жыл бұрын

But can he do that on a cold rainy night at Sto.. ups wrong video

@Gctelf19 5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha most basketball fans not gonna get that joke

@slowtyper95 5 жыл бұрын

@@Gctelf19 yeah probably lol thank God i love football x basketball

@randybart798 5 жыл бұрын

Who else thought of endgame 😂 8:08

@victorespinoza6210 5 жыл бұрын

They should do this with more sports broadcasters and show how they don't know shit. They should post their prediction success/failure stats next to their names on every show. They're all about numbers they should show theirs.

@FuneralJames1 5 жыл бұрын

Like if Stephen A has carried espn for years

@Kai4718 5 жыл бұрын

does anyone know this background music??

@isaacsekitoleko6190 5 жыл бұрын

Laughing @ 3:45, Stephen A is A FRAUD! and this was before KDs 1st ring...🤷🤷🤦🤦

@linguafranca7115 5 жыл бұрын

The Warriors should have convinced KD to stay but after the injury it was an easy decision for KD.

@yunggpacino 5 жыл бұрын

Facts Steven was the first one to report that KD was going to Golden State and KD said Steven A was lying and it turned out Steven A Smith was right because later on that yr KD was a Golden State Warrior.

@greenmamba.8943 5 жыл бұрын

no he said he was going to the Lakers.. That's why kd called him a lair

@ojoj5194 5 жыл бұрын

@@greenmamba.8943 bro whaaaa he think we dont watch news and im from monte carlo haha sas said lakers i r'ber that

@MrRav1247 5 жыл бұрын

Damn espn is not paying sas enuff fuh this...

@FakefulandDisgracedSlaveClass 5 жыл бұрын

ESPN: Stephen A has a complicated relationship with KD Stephen A: You need to stay of that weeeeeeeeeeeed

@eduardorangel8821 5 жыл бұрын

Also! KD is one player It takes 5 Men and bench players to make a Team He did not win a Title by himself. Just like Labum. Not winning without a Team.

@kk-sr1wl 5 жыл бұрын

Vegas odds have clippers winning finals.

@-_son 5 жыл бұрын

all threat but only words, thats stephen A for you

@ThisBlackFreeSpeeDeemedHarmful 5 жыл бұрын

But aside from him making it personal that once, "You don't wanna make an enemy out of me" bullshit, what's complex? He lauded him. Then he called him out once he made what to SAS was a weak move. Then he gave him his credit while STILL calling the move weak. Then he thought his perpetually SOORRY Knicks might get him. And now he's butthurt. But he honestly needs to just become a Nets fan. What's the difference?

@user-qd6im2hp2e 5 жыл бұрын

He can pull up from 30

@ACEKING26 5 жыл бұрын

NICE VIDEO

@Stunneen 5 жыл бұрын

Thé music background is completely annoying ESPN

@leroyrodgers6089 5 жыл бұрын

SASs reporting was spot on about him leaving OKC. He said that at the beginning of the season and KD was mad. Then he left lol. SAS was right as fuck.

@Filthyheartz 4 жыл бұрын

KD is the best all around scorer right now

@tc8885 5 жыл бұрын

Amen

@vauclanthomas8413 5 жыл бұрын

He only criticized Kevin's basketball decisions, that's it. That's it, that's all. How has he fluctuated? This is bait

@CincinnatiNick25 5 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else besides Stephen a actually think Kevin Durant would go to a hookah bar lmfao. Wtf 😂😂💀💀

@kabukoring6788 5 жыл бұрын

SAS love for KD is unconditional because clearly KD hates his ass but still SAS loves him regardless. The basketball nerd that SAS is, it is impossible for him to ignore KD's pureness.