Stephen A. reacts to Craig Hodges criticizing Michael Jordan for 'Last Dance' comments | First Take
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- Stephen A. Smith reacts to former Chicago Bulls player Craig Hodges criticizing Michael Jordan for his comments on "The Last Dance" documentary.
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Craig pulled up in a dashiki to the White House. Call it whatever you want but I’m callin that legendary 😭🤷🏾♂️🙏🏾
What about him sitting during the national anthem?
30 of 30 thumbs up probably boned your girl
Kory I think you’re thinking of Shareef Abdur Raheem
The legend is dude from Georgetown who was high on coke when they won the national chip went to the White House high and wanted to smack the prez in the back of the head
@Jordan knowles Personally, I got no problem with that. His problem was, he Thought he had a platform to make his views heard, when hardly anyone would ride with him.
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His a played a pair of dueces, in the game of poker, while every other player had a better hand.
He gambled & lost. I don't like it, but his timing was waaay off & he was left riding solo.
In the immortal words of
Clint Eastwood...
A man's gotta know his- "Limitations".
Stephen A - the leader of the “Go along Get along gang .”
'Can't we all just get along!?" ~Steven A Smith/Rodney King
If you really want clarification from Hodges invite him on the show.
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genius!!
Stephen A, wont do that
Real talk.
I second that.
Stephen A just babbled for 2 minutes about almost nothing relating to the question.
Are you surprised , that Stephen A Smith babbles ?? He does that every chance he gets.
What else is new? This is one of the worst nonsense basketball talk shows in existence
Putting the man business out there. These guys have no filter
I tought i lost my ability to understand english for a minute there.. Thanks for lettin' me know i wuhn't me ..
Race has nothing to do with this topic, yet Steven A. must inject it on a regular basis. Please stop already!
"All Great Men... Aren't Good Men" - Iron Mike Tyson 💯
Man, Mike had some good quotes. As much as we want Jordan to be perfect, he has issues just like everyone else.
exactly and coming from Tyson is enough said... that guy is so amazing and has matured so much
Muhammad Ali spoke the true too. In my opinion Muhammad ali was the greatest athlete he was pro black and he was pan Africanist.
Well Jesus was both
And there was plenty of others too but I get the picture tho much luv n stay safe
Stephen A Smith literally just read Craig Hodges life story before criticizing him
@Chi Sun alright sunny boy
@Chi Sun 3 minutes on context 0 minutes on his actual point.
FKAA hahaha fr
Went to Wikipedia yep lol
@Chi Sun what does him being broke have to do with context
Here after Craig Hodges let it be known to Kwame Brown that SAS called him broke. Didn’t take long for me to find the time stamp. Literally 50 seconds into the video 😒
When Barkley was talking about "yes men" around MJ we just have an example with SAS !!!!!
hitch75 YUP !!!! He’s the biggest Jordan yes man
Jordan and Kobe I guess he likes twins
Rhandy Svg second biggest behind Skip
hitch75
But Screamin’ A. Smith doesn’t even work for MJ lol, dude acts like he knows him like that but doesn’t. This ain’t LBJ’s Klutch folks hiring “yes men” to defend LBJ on tv daily.
Big facts
It's sad that a 10 hour documentary about the 90's bulls didn't mention Craig Hodges....
Facts
Who is he
Who da Fuk is that guy?
Hodges and Kerr were their three point shooters.. Craig Hodges one of best ever
Because he stood up for what he believed & rocked the boat
Who's here after the kwame brown/Craig Hodges interview?
SAS is literally a yes man for MJ at this point. Gives us word salad just to avoid answering the question.
Bruh hes the biggest MJ meat rider on ESPN, and thats sayin a lot.
Who isn't a yes man for Jordan???
💯‼️
🤣 FACTS
I see the audio guy must not be essential anymore. Audio quality is beyond trash
😂😂😂💀
Sure is.
HA!! Stuck in quarantine. Check back in 14 days.
For every Django, there’s a Stephen.
Definitely heard the static. ESPN acting like they have a new CZcamsr budget
Y'all didnt even address a single thing about what Craig Hodges actually said
De'Jon Fatherree second best player that never won an mvp, never won a finals mvp, had a career average of 16, never averaged over 22 etc
De'Jon Fatherree Don’t tell Dream or Barkley.
De'Jon Fatherree bruh how u gonna judge mj off the first 3 years of his career. That’s a stupid argument
@@Grant25
exactly JORDAN could of won 6RINGS with Xavier McDaniel and Knicks Charles Smiths or Mark Price and Power Foward Buck Williams...like he hit the game winner in 1982 at UNC TARHEELS without Pippen and won the Gold in 1984 unlike the 2004 Olympic team.
@@TheDarkestEdge
Exactly
Stephen dropped a full Wikipedia page before answering d question
Well for people like me, I don't have that info and need the history lessons.
Boycott ESPN and it's sponsors until they remove Steven A .Smith
The 9 likes compared to the millions of viewers that watch his shows says its not gonna happen.
Steven A Smith is Trash and not just because of this horrible take.
Remove Molly
Mj sleeps with Stephen A wife, Stephen a goes “mj is my man, never done nothing wrong”
Stephen a straight up talked for 4:45 out of a 7 minute video
straight up the music finished and he just kept going on and on lol
They should have played that music they play at the Oscars when actors are talking for too long lmao
It's how they cut it for youtube. Stephen A does monopolize the time, but I watched a video of them yesterday & Stephen A talked for most of the video, Max got his piece in, and Jay talked for about 10-20 seconds, before the promo to sub to espn+ came on. But there was clearly more to the segment.
It's super retarded how they do that
At least he's consistent, he loves the sound of his voice
Bro he literally does EVERY SINGLE VIDEO
Stephen A never answers the question
Or maybe you are not able to understand long responses. Maybe you need shot answer like a little kid. Pace and love
Ok Adam
Eli Schieffelin anything to defend mj
@@BlackedOutDreams Or Max
@@Dradandelacruz brevity is the soul of wit. There is such a thing as talking a lot but saying very little.
They Blacked Balled Kareem cause he was a Muslim the same happened too Craig
@Real Truth Kareem never got a coaching job.
He had a successful 20 yr NBA career, the greatest highschool and college career also! I don't think he needs a pity party! He's good!
Real Truth..... cuz LOU ALCINDER was an all time great!
Winston Wolf Yeah He coached for a 11yrs most of them was in the NBA. I believe he’s super smart also but he’s also kind of a introvert.
You're confusing Kareem with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Kareem wasn't black balled.
Max... There were an estimated 1000 people in line at the mall in Atlanta waiting to buy the Retro J's that came out this past weekend... That's what Craig is referring to..
Exactly
Come on Man! Why does almost everyone give Jordon a pass on his selfish and self centered ways.
Jordan surrounded by his 'YES' men
Air jordan is like thriller
This is why I don’t respect Jordan that much, he was very good at basketball obviously but he never stood for anything unlike people like Craig Hodges and Muhammad Ali, he had so much power and went out of his way to not use it
@@kavimahajan8412 oh he used his power he just used it for evil instead of good like threatening not to go to Barcelona to keep Isaiah off the dream team
Cause he won lol
I will admit I came back here after listening to Craig Hodges interview with kwame brown and how he said Stephen a called him broke without even trying to reach out to him.
Stephan a went mad off topic lol for like 2 minutes
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rhandy Svg facts lmfao first 2 minutes were just a bunch of political statements none of which relate to the topic
rileyjoh19 He’s laying the groundwork for who Craig Hodges is. Considering a lot aren’t familiar with him.
Word I respect the background story
Four minutes! I was yelling stfu and get to the next guy
Another example of SAS and ESPN tearing down a strong black man. Smh.
Nobody:
Stephen A.: As a black man in America, you're wrong and here's why
He is the true racists because he sees races before anything else....
@drewski5217 No i meant what i said.
@@dkbear34 Blacks can never be racist you idiot. How I feel about you can't stop you Financially, Judicially, Educationally, Economically, etc., But how you feel about me Can and always has.
C.L. Smooth hahah you obviously don’t know what racism is. ANYBODY can be a racist you idiot, smh blacks can’t be.. You’re so dumb it hurts, racist hate on the color of peoples skin and ethnicity most of the time. That goes for everybody
@@c.l.smooth29 "Blacks can never be racist" ...ffs man, think before you type something...
SAS going on about Hodges at the beginning is so irrelevant.
Came back to sprinkle some of mommas cookin😭😆🗣💯
Stephen A makes it seem like MJ is perfect
Which he's most definitely not. ..I respect his game and shoes but never liked him and never will.
@Chi Sun you mad or naw ??
Notice how this is what the media has become when dealing with Jordan. Apparently mike can do no wrong
Jared Taylor they’ve been shitting on Jordan ever since episodes 5 and 6. What you talkin about dude. Lebron is a god to every media outlet. So many yes men for bron
"Mama's Cooking" sent me over here 👀
The sound is bad but Molly’s voice is worse
😂😂
She looking bad tho. Would hit.
Hodges was the dark skinned curry.
They just repeat themselves every day
Yup.
There's nothing to talk about for 2 hours. The sports media is bored and they can't talk about news or create news out of thin air
When there is no sports what should they do ? Stop watching bro.
@@tufoinproductions not a excuse tbh they can talk about stuff
Ive never heard Craig Hodges name on ESPN till today. Stop.
What a knife move by SAS. "Phil hired Craig when he was broke and struggling..."
Shameful!
It’s the truth.
@@Thanosdidtherighthing That don't make it right to publish, It was a coward move by stephan A! Nobody ask for that info!
If it is truth, why matter Milk Diamond...
There are more important things in the world.
@@dtrelzmusic It doesn't matter, if it is the truth , you can say whatever you want to say.
Just have the same Energy when folks come at him 🤷🏽♂️ Since mfs can say whatever they wanna say right it’s still a line of professionalism
Stephen just defending mj his boss , Craig was right , human rights are bigger than basketball
In reality People are mad at Jordan or any other athlete for not being the person they want them to be. We all have that religious family member, friend or coworker pushing you to adopt their views and fights when you choose not to they then decide to act like an enemy of yours
My brother is bigger than religion, it's about what you stand for ,and who you standing for, nobody stands alone everybody got they side, and it's okay if you pick that side , just don't expect to not be criticized for it, MJ sold- out the black community, the people who was buying his shoes and wanted to be like him , but at the end of the day that's his choice , but don't think I'm not going to criticize him about it , or point out the fact that he is a sell-out, it's not about being mad , it's about saying what true
Yahben D.T Not everyone is going to adopt that black panther by all means mentality my brother. That’s something you’ll have to live with. And the fact that you criticize people for not feeling that makes YOU the ignorant
@@truetalk9154 TRUTH is The NEW HATE.If u speak TRUTH..The Brain Dead call u a Hater THATS the DRILL for about 15 years now
Why do SAS keep bringing people accomplishments??? Just get to the point and asker the question that is asked!!
Because these days if you don’t do that you just get called a hater for disagreeing. Same reason why everyone has to say Lebron is the greatest player TODAY or he is top 5 of all time before they say he’s not better than Jordan.
Stephen A" I speak for all black men" Smith
didn't always, but wants no more of that smoke, methinks. edit: btw, did dude just make a comparison between MJ and MLK on the activism front?? Waiter! Check please!
@@uncletony6210 yea you must the whole point
Hodges folded in the big moments especially in ECFS 1989 and 1990
Not
@@detroitcity27 enlighten me.
Michael Jordan must've put a ring on Stephen A's finger because he can do or say no wrong in his eyes.
Are u holding Magic, Barry Sanders, Isaiah, Jerry Rice and others from the same time to the same standard as Jordan. They didn't speak up socially either.....
Lmaooooo
he's one the yes men Barkley referred to
KENNYDREAD A ring and a duffle bag filled of unmarked bills.
@@ausar09 yes I am... as a Mississippi resident, im disappointed in a couple of things Jerry Rice did and didn't do
My man Craig still draining them 3s
Not in 1989 and 1990 vs Detroit he was building houses with those bricks unlike Kerr and Paxson not folding under pressure, as a so called "3 point specialist" he let the Bulls down.
🤣🤣🤣 I'm sleep
@@etxsports5836 That man is a 2 time champion with the Bulls. Even Jordan had let down games. What made him great, was how he overcame the negative. Put respect on Hodges name.🛑
ETX Sports Lol you clearly were not watching those games. Paxon against Detroit in the playoffs from 88-90, 18 games, couldn’t even average double figures, in either series, and had almost as many turnovers as he did assists and he definitely didn’t fare any better than Hodges in guarding Isiah I don’t know how you see that as rising to the pressure and I’m not even going to acknowledge Kerr
@@LurnWell
Klay stepped up and became a splash brother...Hodges should of stepped up when it counted like late 80's playoffs and knocked down those pressure 3's like Ray Allen in Miami vs the Spurs.
Stephen a is rambles on with no logic
This is what happens when you overpay someone
Now he’s just talking gibberish
Has been for the past year or two
Micheal Jordan is a good brother I grew up with him we used to play tug the snake and he would always win because he had way more length then me
😂😂😂
Ant Jackson 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
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*Than
SAS is just bias lmao it’s getting boring now
MJ: the sky is yellow
Stephen A: Yh I agree with with MJ
Bruh 😂
Joshua Arawole Facts💯😂
"You are right and here's why" 🤣
Money Money *MJ defending his position during the Last Sunset doc 😂😂😂
The same goes for you lebaby fans
According to Steven A. and others MJ is always right. If he does anything it's his competition nature not a human flaw of character. Come on guys.., this is the same thing people said about Cosby for years, not to say MJ and Cosby are the same in any way; it just the Halo effort we put on these people, especially from their contemporaries. MJ was about getting money to support his habit, he did not do anything to change the world (as we can see) that didn't have some monetary value attached. To me, that's a major human flaw of character.
@s Charles *WRONG* What he is saying is- Hisfes tried to get 2-of biggest profile athletes in the game to, boycott the frekin NBA Finals. The most prestigious event to- up & not play. That blasphemy. Counterproductive for any athlete.
Hodges like Zeke, don't think there's repercussions for your actions. Was he blackballed? Umm, did he earned it? Is 1-aspect of his actions. Hodges didn't know his lane. MJ telling no is what 99.999% if players would have said.
@@geeman215 How did you get letters to appear bold, that's impressive; but I digress. I don't know what all your talking about, all I'm saying is MJ can do no wrong to the current set of commentators in the media, they grow up in his era and their careers are tied to his success. Boycotting the league is not wise, I can agree, but MJ never cared about sociopolitical events because he didn't want to F up his money, he said that much in the documentary. When Travon Martin got murdered no one boycotted the league, a few athletes made a statement. I'm sure some white folks and Jason Whitlock didn't like it, but we moved on. As the biggest star in the league he had power, how he used it was up to them. We can all agree MJ was a great athlete, but their is no consensus on his character.
We all know mj is the goat on the basket floor,anything else he is the bottom of lader.He is not Mohamed,Kareem,G.Hodges,or Magic.He is a polite southern blackman.who never talks about racism police brutality,and injustice in America.He is if nothing happens to me ,I do not care.He is a man who likes blondies,cigar,sand now he is thrashing his old team's reputation to make more name,and money for himself,but in fact those things will hunt his name in the future down to drain .I used to be a fan of his,not anymore.
Conspiracy theorists: "5G is interfering with Steven A. sound quality".
Its funny in this context. but 5g does zap oxygen in red blood cells ...oxygen in the lungs.
Lmfaooooo bruh
@@CZcamsCommentRater Show us the proof for you assertion.
Go along get along gang... Peep the strategy
I was watching Episode 6 last night before I fell asleep. There is a scene of Michael Jordan opening a can of Miller Lite. He, Scottie, and Ron Harper were just drinking beer and Harp said he didn't care if it's being filmed.
Pat4Clippers yeah I saw it tonight!
mamas cooking brought me here
Christ get to the effing point. Clocked off after 2mins with still no idea what hodges said, however if it’s about the contact it woulda been hypocritical for Jordan to say otherwise as he was also on peanuts for a while but honoured the contract and didn’t say a word. Put it this way John “hot rod” Williams was making three times more than Jordan.
Mama‘s cooking is coming for SAS
MJ was underpaid as a player for years but made so much money for the league. His 2001-2002 salary went to 9/11 victims. Donated $30M last year in charities. The Last Dance proceeds will all go to charity.
But the only things people want to talk about is he's a selfish, lost money to Slim Bouler and Richard Esquinas, isn't a social activist, and he punched Steve Kerr in the face. And if he had mistresses like Karla Knafel, let's talk about that too! 🤦🏻♂️
Lay off the guy. Hard enough to be mobbed like him and having so much patience towards people where everybody wants a piece of you. MJ never really wanted the fame like Kurt Cobain but had to live through it.
Who else wants the NBA back right now
Effy Dunks So badly. Anyone that has anything bad to say about Jordan gets airtime on First Take lol...
"Who else wants to breathe right now" is basically how I read this
The great apologists: Michael Wilbon, SAS, Jalen Rose. Michael Jordan has some heavyweight in the media.
He always had, like Jesus, he can't do no wrong.
The Last Dance is bringing back throw back memories. MaaaAaaan, I forgot all about Craig Hodges.
Stephen A has a man crush on Jordan
Dudes get to running in verbal circles when they can’t spin something to make Mj look good lol
To the people in the comments...you all have intelligent points. The problem is this isn't the Craig Hodges interview to hear. The original odd squad interview on fox sports radio is where hodges makes great points.
SAS : (arguing in the grocery store ) “Oreos are by the far the most enigmatic , supremely delicious, delectable desert cookie In the history of baked goods”
Get Mr. Hodges on the show if you want clarification!
Translation: we making dumb money with this docu series and we not fuking this up
Stephen A. Is a Well Spoken Brother, people could say what they want about him but his vocabulary and delivery the way he speaks is Impressive! 💯
Stephen A is trying his best to keep racism alive
Racism in America needs no one to accomplish that.
You’re on notice boy
This last dance is really exposing the older generation
Exposing older players?? Elaborate....
Tarence McElroy Exposing?? What do you mean??
Um...no its just showing, if social media was a thing in the 90s then it wouldn't take 20 yrs for this stuff to come to light more.
It's the final season these episodes definitely should be longer
I wasn't a Bulls fan during the 1990's. But since MJ was the best, and Scottie was the ultimate complimentary teammate, I like others acknowledged MJ's greatness. I now have so much respect for Craig Hodges. He deserved more opportunities after playing for the Bulls. I thought teams did not sign him simply because he was only a three point specialist. I had no idea Craig was most likely blackballed by the league. Craig was definitely a lot better than other players that continued to play.
Skip raised Stephen A. well..
Jimmy Lmfaoo great comment Jimmy
I only agree with Craig Hodges on the Horace Grant criticism. I don't think Horace deserves to get thrown under the bus by Michael Jordan just because he was friendly with Sam Smith.
I am glad though that they had Horace respond to that
The background noise sounds like ExciteBike on NES.
I am tired of hearing Stephen A jump on anyone that challenges anything said about Jordan based on this documentary. Someone call Oxford and ask that Stephan A be entered for the definition of a "yes man".
So why Hodges defending Pippen's contract now like he didn't know about this while he was on the Bulls/NBA
Craig Hodges is so mad cause he is not in the documentary 😂😂😂
The only thing Hodges should be saying to Michael Jordan is , thank you for my two rings.
ESPN can you please get Stephen A.’s audio issues fixed?
Why does this sound like it was recorded on AM radio?
WHEN WILL CRAIG HODGES GET HIS OWN DOCUMENTARY?
Kiss the company's LOL!!!!!😆
If "not answering the question" was a person!
Who her after kwames live?
Exactly why we’re still stuck. Too many are scared to make a stand and real change
Lol why Jay lookin like that 😂😂😂
I believe Hodges. Dude was in the trenches in the black community especially in Chicago.
Whites don't understand that it is a uneasy relationship between we Northern Blacks and Southern Blacks; especially when the two are brought together under White tutelage.
Stephen A Smith tickles me ,he gives me a good laugh give him that.
Craig was Absolutely Correct
beautifully put Stephen A.
For SAS, MJ can never do nothing wrong.
Well said Steven A. Well said.
Good for Steven, he managed to make it less then 10 seconds in the video till he brought race into this
Go buy Hodges book Black ppl. Y'all buy all those shoes from Phil Knight, who used Jordan to sell those high price shoes.
Max not connected to the culture. People have been lining up at stores and malls to buy Jordans. Hodges wasn’t talking about people gathering to watch the documentary 😂
Stephen A is totally biased this man believe Jordan can do no wrong LeBron can do everything wrong Jordan can do everything right you can count on Stephen to defend Jordan at all costs
Jordan doesn't choke or get scared of pressure like lebron. Wade had to show lechoke the ropes.
Shawnsta 777 so you you agree with Stephen A that Jordan does everything right? because that's the point
The conversation could be about molecules and Steven A would be like as a diatomic black oxygen every black man should know this...
Yeah, he pushes the black card a little too much
@@spidersense589 Pushing the black card is what made him famous.its what helped him get where he is and he has been doing what he is doing since the 90's..Old SUCCESSFUL habits are hard to break..ESPECIALLY when u are the highest paid in ur profession bcs u balanced playing the race card with lavishing CONSISTENT praise and building Narratives for certain White players SIMULTANEOUSLY..(Aaron Rodgers is "A Baaaad Man")..I dont see him changing THIS anytime soon.
@@jalvarez8204 I get it, but at some point it become redundant and ineffective, because I and many others feel like he's doing it just for show and not from the heart
It's just like a Escort calling me handsome everytime we meet because she knows imma break her off 💵💵💵 real good
Magic Johnson and Mike Tyson have way more crazier stories than Michael Jordan. If you ever seen The Dirt which was a film about Motley Crüe, Magic and Iron Mike lived that type of party life. The 80s were wilder than the 90s.
Craig Hodges told the truth and y'all can't handle it smh
Is this really about the cocaine party Jordan talked about in his rookie year?
@@greatwhitesufi it's just about Jordan as a whole
Ant Jackson Jordan don’t owe nobody anything y’all feel this way about Barry sanders, jerry rice, magic, bird and so on cause they didn’t speak on social issues either
@@tyrelllawless5117 it's not about oweing anything sir, it's about loyalty and respect that's what's lacking in this world today because of clowns like you. Kick rocks goofy✌
But how do u know its true everybody on that team probably has a different story but they all will say its true because that's what they believe through there eyes
I understand everything Craig said!
He tried to give that letter too George H Busch. He was gone after that.
Boycotting a basketball game is TOO EXTREME? Aight bruh.
This is why I don’t respect Jordan that much, he was very good at basketball obviously but he never stood for anything unlike people like Craig Hodges and Muhammad Ali, he had so much power and went out of his way to not use it
Double talking SAS as usual.