Stephen A. WAS SHOCKED & AGAIN ISSUES apology to Nuggets fans 👀 | First Take
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Monica McNutt join Molly Qerim to talk through the Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves series.
0:00 Stephen A.’s apology to the Nuggets
2:30 Did the Timberwolves blow their chances?
7:00 BACK HIM UP!
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Stephen A’s apology holds weight like water inside a paper bag
True
Those small flimsy paper cup at the gym bro 😂
Or the paper I wipe with
🤣🤣🤣
Like a screen door on a submarine
Stephen A: "I'm shocked!"
Us: "we know…"
Literally 😂😂😂😂
Amen 🙏 😂
"Us"....SAS wasn't the only one that thought it was over...
y’all were nowhere to be found down 0-2 get off the bandwagon
@jackjohnson8244 agreed. I thought Minnesota could've at least won 1 game. Also they looked dominate asl in the 1st two games
Stephen A switching his pick 4 times during a series is normal at this point
He didn’t switch, he apologized cause he was wrong. He’s taking accountability.
None of these people mentioned AG destroyed KAT in defense. AG bullying KAT while trying to post and against the basket. AG is the Nuggets' lethal weapon.
He locked up Kat and dropped 27 6 and 7 that's insane brother
Agree. He's definitely the x factor. Their GM deserves credit for getting Gordon with Joker and Murray. Great fit
@@calm_the_stormhe ain’t lock him up KAT just did what he normally does when the pressure gets applied to him
AG shut my azz up.
And he had 25 points
Apology not accepted 😂
😂 we have bigger fish to fry
He’s mouth bigger than ocean 🤣😂
Lol y’all cold.
I completely agree
If nuggets win this series they should come out and say, "Thank you to all our haters for helping us wake up"
*Naahh blame Shaq for his bafoonery. Mf ignited Jokic and the whole Nuggets squad. 😤😤😤*
Shaq woke Jokic up, and now he is mad.
Barkley said it was a wrap too
You mean THANK SHAQ. Because of him we now have a series
I would've to see Jokic take a shot at Shaq. He's a humble guy, that's why I like him. He probably will let his actions speak. Shaq looks like a fool.
I said the same thing disrespecting Joker’s MVP!!!
I knew Wolves were in trouble when Stephen A said they were gonna sweep Denver.
🎯👍🏽
Stephen A is the Jim Cramer of basketball
Denver take that personal lol 😂.
3-2 Denver nuggets
"Jokic said come see me in the second half" 😂
"Yo Kat you want some of this?"😂
Stephen A after game 2: “This series is OVER!”
Stephen A after game 4: “This series is OVER!”
🤣🤣😂
Stephen A …… your career is over 😂😂😂!!!
But I think this time he’s right tho. Nugs has figured Minny’s offense/defense out💯💯💯
7 games then❤😊
This sums up Stephen A’s whole reactionary prediction career
@@FeezFBaby It’s true. Everyone is hating on me for saying it’s over NOW but now it’s really over lol
SAS said the Nuggets would be swept. Respect the champions, brother!
He apologized and recognized his error
@@phillipgillespie6098all he does is apologize for being wrong and he’s wrong 90% of the time
@@phillipgillespie6098that is all the time 😂😂😂
The NBA is rigged they have to keep the games going for ratings 😂😂😂
At least he's owning it. I can respect that. But he was way off.
“Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion”
Jokic to Shaq: "If it helps you sleep better at night, you can have all three of my MVPs, big boy."
Jokic deserves that 3rd MVP
He should've won 4
All the nba media community is praying the Nuggets don't win it this year. Imagine jokic having mvp, finals mvp and the chip all in the same season after all the media barking and the Anthony Edwards narrative.
4!
4th*
4
APOLOGIZE TO NIKOLA JOKIC FOR SAYING HES NOT THE MVP
So many cry babies
@@mmobilegaming9256 yeah, like you crying for SGA. Black tears.
@@watchmesquatchgrow up
U his father?
@@watchmesquatch You guys will find any reason to start the racism and insults. Maybe they just see basketball a little differently than you.
Stephen A is the definition of prisoner of the moment.
For someone who covered the game for years, he acts like he just started watching with these prisoner of the moment takes.
Hot takes = clics and views. It's just a show. You shoudn't take anything they say seriously.
most ppl can be prisoner of the moment sometimes, but to say the Nuggets of all teams were going to get swept is mind blowing.. guys Stephen A and Chuck were riding Ant a little too hard and now they look like morons
Suppose to be
He is the definition of a hater.
SAS is so upset that Jokic had a monster game lmao
😂😂😂
I don't even think any nba player really cares about what the media says, let alone stephen 😂😂
They don't care but they listening
Idk. Some of them do care
KD does care.
I think some care to an extent but that’s not the main focus. Malone definitely cared and he used that as some motivation for his team.
Malone put a 2 minute pundits hating Nuggets clip on in the locker room before game 3...
lol I'm crying because I can go find my comment when I said "Whelp Wolves fans call it a wrap, Stephen A just picked your team. You have officially lost lol."
As a Mavs fan I was ecstatic when SAS picked OKC to win that series!
😂😂😂😂
I was happy after game 1 but after game 2 even as a casual basketball fan I knew what was about to happen. As soon as the media jackals starts supporting MN that's when they lose
He should call the markets. We put money in the stocks he goes against
I mean if…Murray gets suspended as he should’ve, nuggets definitely get swept.
NIKOLA JOKIC SKINNED THE wolves...
AG said let me get some of that action Jokic and Jokic said “Go ahead I gotchu 👌😉”
This the one 💯
Edwards' amused expression when he looked at Murray following the game was "I'm impressed."
Which ever team stephen a picks, just bet on the opposite. Man is clueless
😂 Minn, OKC, and NYK.
Lol
There is actually a video on CZcams on how bad his picks are. I think when the Warriors and Cavs were going to Finals after Finals he picked the wrong team every year expect for 1 year
@@dre8799correct. He only picked 2018 right 😂
Throughout the years, I've actually made some pretty good bank doing that.😂
How many times will this happen
4
@@festivetouch he got the last 10 finals predictions wrong lol
@@Ordovician71 except for the warriors in 2022 he got that one right
@@Johnso98 Oh word? Lol
Annually
Murray getting back on track and Katt putting on his best John Cena impression changed the tide. Shout out to Joker and Gordon as well
Stop apologizing and call it how it’s suppose to be. Why in the world would you write the champions off anyways?
THANK YOU SHANNON FOR SPEAKING FACTS JOKER IS THE TRUE MVP NO ONE CAN DO WHAT HE DOES
Most valuable player to their team is SGA bro stop tryna argue the fact he’s a solo star on the youngest 1 seed team in history that nobody picked to make the playoffs or be as good no one thought SGA WOULD AVERAGE over 30ppg 5 rebounds and 6 assist played over 65 games and is clearly the reason Thunder winning Nobody can do what he does and that is a fact
@@richardmatthews2807dude sga average over 30 last season.
@@richardmatthews2807but he’s not the best player on the floor in his series and he’s about to go down 3-1 him and his team is soft as charmin
@@richardmatthews2807He averaged identical stats last year and they still finished 10th
I was born and raised in the Mile High City! These Denver Nuggets made the city proud getting back in the series! #LetsGoNuggets
Shut up , you guys can barely breathe the air out there
@@jazz9236you shaddap, bet you can't breathe the air up here
Born in Denver as well. Game 5 will be electric!
@@jazz9236Yall can barely breathe the air out here. We like the altitude. 🫵🏾🤡🤣
@@jazz9236 and your momma can’t breathe with my johnson down her throat
SAS was calling for a Wolves vs Thunder WCF disrespecting both Mavs and Nuggets.
Please don't put mavs in same sentence.. 1 player plays the game right, the other plays the game like their my 2k player
@@truebrowncanadian???
@@TheOneKeyToLife can't read???
@@truebrowncanadian yes and it still didn’t make any sense 💀
Both of those teams' star player is white; coincidence that he wrote them off?
Nahhhhhhh. 😂 😂
Jokic is the undisputed MVP of this league. Like Shannon said, NO BODY CAN DO WHAT THAT MAN DOES ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.
Whoever said shai is the mvp needs to stay off the weeeduhh
😂😂😂😂😂
😂
The media wanted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Reporter: how's the weather
Sas: cloudy with a chance of nuggets
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m done💀
😂😂😂
She called him "Shay-Shay" 😂
And she said “I ain’t gone hold you” at the end 😂 the producers probably was like huh 😂 oh this is turning into it is what it is
@@hightolerance8728😂😂😂😂
She was like in the salon/barbershop!!😅😂😂😂
SAS: "its over Twolves in 4"
Jokic:"someone please hold my beer."
"Someone, please hold my horse."
The Nuggets found something in game 3 and it carried over into game 4. Jokic getting that 3rd MVP lit a fire under him. He played amazing lastnight.
Nah..... people saying he didn't deserve to win that 3rd MVP is what fired him up.
@joeskiluv2661 Bro do u know anything about Jokic? 😭 Bro didn't even celebrate getting finals mvp and being champion, think he would care about an MVP?
@@kennn30 it's not the MVP......
It's the noise that everyone was talking about him and the Nuggets the past few years. Last year and this year they beat the brakes off the Lakers and right after you turn to ESPN and they talkin about how the Lakers lost and not how the Nuggets won. You can say he dont Care about the MVP or the Championship Title, but you don't become one of the best players in the worlds most competitive basketball league by not caring. Jus my thoughts.
@@joeskiluv2661He’s cares about basketball
Flip flopping like a fish
THIS
Yo that bar is 🔥
It's as if most people don't understand this is all entertainment. He's not a political analyst. Lol
That’s their job hahaha
To think the nuggets were going to get swept was crazy..
“Never underestimate the heart of a champion “
-Rudy T
The DPOY just reminded everyone why Nikola Jokic is the MVP 😂
More like people owe Wemby an apology for saying Gobert should have won the DOTY award over him.
its a regular season award that goes to players on winning teams. playoffs have nothing to do with it.
Being a sports commentator has to be one of the most useless jobs in the world.
They are like comedians tbh. For entertainment purposes. Most of the time they dont say anything of value, just emotional outbursts.
Seriously, and they are all woke and controlled. Nothing they say is real or genuine.🤐🤫
It's as if most people don't understand this is all entertainment. He's not a political analyst or a statistician. These shows have segment producers for a reason . 😂
Nah, fast food
These here are bringing that profession to its knees.
Shannon said they betta come out like they hair on fire 😂😂
Thing is Aaron Gordon impact is felt regardless if he has 27 points or 10 points or 4 points. That’s what people don’t understand. The game is not only about scoring. It’s about the guys who put in the dirty work like Aaron Gordon
well said it’s not shown on the stat sheet but ag is athletic, strong as a bull, boxes out, hustles, and disciplined on defense. every team would love to have an AG.
Hmm, kinda seems like a series isn't over until a team wins 4 games, huh? Amazing people were calling for a SWEEP after just two games.
This is why you don't allow the media to paint narratives and shape your own perspectives.
Stephen A Smith Is Pushing Anthony Edwards, SGA, Embiid, Maxey, And The NBA Media Is Doing The Same. #Jokic #Champs
Lol he is the next jordan hahahahahahaha
He gave them 44 and is the best player in the series so far so what we talking about
@luischerena7804… Ant was definitely not the best player on the floor …. Just cause you score more doesn’t meant that… Joker impacted the game much more and was just as efficient scoring
NJ15 IS THE GOAT
All those dudes are legit except Embiid aka the fake MVP.
It's funny how Edwards looked at Murray after the game like, "I'm impressed."
TWO ALL-STARS, DPOY, AND 6MOTY versus Nikola and the band of brothers...
Bruh these analysts cant just keep changing opinions like this. They need to be held accountable for their words
Facts Stephen a myth knows nothing about basketball
The fact you tune in expecting analysis tells me your teachers shouldve held you accountable
Welcome to the USA.
Gota admit when you wrong dats all..can't say it's gon be a sweep when it's 2-2 wudnt make sense Lol
@brooklynblack9015 he know much more then you Lol was jus wrong bout this series
Put this in your pipe and smoke it: The current GM of the Wolves, Tim Connelly, built the Denver core starting 5. He leaves Denver, goes to Minnesota, rebuilds their roster to beat Denver by adding Gobert, Edwards and Mike Conley. Tim has built 2 championship level teams which I don't think get's enough attention.
Combination of analytics and good ol basketball iq.
2? That's one championship team.
@Exteeeze Minnesota is in the playoffs competing for a championship. Are they not?
The switch up is insane lol
Stephen A: I’m shocked.
Nuggets fans: we’re not.
Impressed that Stephen A alluded to Jokic's dunk last night and held back from saying, "Man can't even jump on a curb."
I hope Denver wins this series.
Denver in 7 ;)
Denver in 6 bro
Of course they will 🙄
Murray & Jokic reminds me of how Parker & Duncan use to cook when watching the Spurs back in the day.
wait till Porter shows up and they put that much underestimated bench on them...!!!
The blue arrow hitting a 60 footer at the half. Ball game.
Swished it
the Defense in the 2nd game, hes talking about, was a mugging
The medias way of giving Jokic credit: Jokic is going to be Jokic
"Jok said come see me in the second half. Yo Kat you want some of this? He was taking turn with him."😂😂
Jamal will go down as one of the best playoff performer in the game. Talking trash to him won't work.
Thank you
Where is Perkings with all the yapping? He needs to apologize too 😂
AG probably won't shoot that well again but youd also think KCP eventually will start hitting more than 10% of his 3s-or whatever awful % he has to be shooting...& MPJ probably wont be nearly completely invisible.
I'm amazed that you guys didn't see Nuggets's strategy that they're letting Edwards do all the scoring but focused on defending everyone else.
yup and edwards was tired and gassed
Yup
Also, I don't know how much times jokic draw the double team and pass to Aaron Gordon. They should know he's going to do that by now
Exactly
@@kadeemskf4133they know. Just can't stop it. Just like teams knew Curry will score 10 3's, but couldn't stop him. Kareem's hook shot, also. Jordan going to the rim, Dirk's fadeaway etc
When Nuggs were up 3-0 on Lakers, they were talking if anyone can come back from this deficit, it can be LeBron. Nuggs go down 2-0 in a series and they’re saying they’re gonna get swept.
Captain Obvious, Lebron lead the CAvs to the only 3-1 Deficit in Finals History hence the reputation for coming back! Don't be a prisoner of the moment like Steven A
@@shadowy2g that would not have happened if draymond didn't get suspended. Warriors woulda won that year. Even after draymond was suspended one game, cavs barely won by a few points in game 7 lol
No one said that bro
@@shadowy2gthat wasn’t 39 year old bron tho😂also 3-0 is a lot different.
When I saw Jokic taking the shoot around seriously and working on his footwork before Game 3, I was like... Oh, maybe he's getting serious, but I did NOT see that game coming.
I wake up in 3-4 am in the morning to see all Nuggets game live and after going to work with coffe and adrenaline in my veins 💙💙
Give it a rest pal, not one level headed person believed nuggets were getting swept
Is Mike Malon not level headed ? He said in the post game interview that he didn't blame the media for their sweep predictions because he would of said the same. Point of the matter is they played better the last 2 games. This is coming from a nuggets fan.
Stephen A Smith And Charles Barkley Had A Conversation And Both Decided To Say Nuggets Will Be Swept On Live TV
I guaranteeee it 🗣🗣🗣
Shaq is going to eventually say that he Told Joker he didnt deserve it on purpose. To motivate joker
It went from "All Elite Defense" and "ANT is the next Micheal Jordan" to "ANT doesnt have help" "Gobert is a liabilty," in a matter of 72 hours 😂😂😂😂
Imagine if the Leauge suspended Murray for game 4
Imagine being a limber wolves fan and relying on 1 player to sit out for a series to win a series... not even an allstar at that
@@SP-rp9di I’m glad he didn’t get suspended but I’d take Murray over KAT in the playoffs who was in All Star. Murray is one of the best playoff performers in the game rn so not having him would be huge.
Only joker Is allstar
Imagine trying to beat the whole team and not expecting one player to not be there, to beat them.
AS THEY FUCKIGN SHOULDVE but let the cold nugget casual fans believe that their team is winning this series
Jokic is very cerebral 🧠
Working at ESPN gotta be so easy. Make garbage takes and then apologize. Get paid millions. Need that fr
Right, what a world lol
Thank you, SAS. We accept this apology. Every bandwagon you jump on, that team ends up losing. Wolves in 6.
Ant Man the next MJ??? Y’all clowns gotta stop crowning these guys before they accomplish something. Building him up just to tear him down.
He’s 22….
He scored like 44 bro. KAT is the trash one lol.
I think Antman the truth but he got cooked all season by SGA. In 4 games head to head SGA avgs 10 more ppg. 34 to 24. Mike would've never to anyone player
@@grindn10101 it’s the playoffs lol
He’s 22 you moron …. MJ was getting swept and beat up in the playoffs his early age … you forget that?
So much better when Shay is in the studio! The funny comes out naturally
Don’t forget, Stephen A also said that it’s inevitable that the WCF will be OKC v Wolves. This man is a curse 😂
Stephen A and Perk should also apologize to the civilized ESPN host lady (not Malika, forgot her name) who predicted that Denver was going to show up strong. Both Perk and Stephen A shouted to her saying that there was no chance.
Dang Molly looks fine in yellow 🔥
Stephen A your crystal ball needs a firmware update 🤣
SAS...... Steven A Switch 🎤 💧 😂
Greatest opening syndicated sports dialog EVER. 😂😂😂
People always quick to jump on the bandwagon of a player or a team who's looking great at the moment.
Rudy Gobert was a liability on both sides of the floor. He had 1 blk and 5 turnovers Joker had almost another triple double and Aaron Gordon had a double double so what was he really doing..... Cardio
Pall, without Gobert, you will loose the Boards, and eventually season is over
Exactly, he essentially did everything he could to help the nuggets win. The 4th quarter was especially bad.
@@DonGivani both nas and kat are 7 foot shooting guards, gl with the boards
RUDY YOGURT
didn’t hear this problem in game 1 or 2. only praise. when i player plays good it’s “that’s their job” when a player plays bad it’s the end of the world.
"Never underestimate the heart of a champion."
- Rudy T.
That was irresponsible Stephen A! You’ve been watching and covering basketball far too long to make a such a colossal mistake. Eat that humble pie my dude 😃
Legit.. KAT needs 24 & 12 every night bro.. KAT has to be a baby beast..
Hahahahaha nikola jokic and the Denver nuggets are ESPN’s “analysts” kryptonite, you can take your apology and you know what!
It's as if most people don't understand this is all entertainment. He's not a political analyst or a statistician. These shows have segment producers for a reason .Some of you emo asf😂
I they were 10% analysts they wouldnt be talking rubbish. Theyr are just the word without the - ysts
When everyone was talking how Minnesota was defending like in the 90s... crazy how a modern day balanced offense can neutralize that defense
oh gosh her name is Monica McNutt!??? 😅😅 she dismissed nuggets too, that is nutt!
Actually, she might be the only pundit explicitly NOT writing them off after 0-2. Be fair.
@@filips4972 lol in the other segment of espn she embarrassingly admit she dismissed them! be more informed before commenting
Timberwolves left their defense back in Denver after game 2. Maybe they’ll find it for game 5.
No. Denver finally brought their offense
They got their DPOY back
Fun fact: SAS is more excited to hail Ant as the new face of the league, and totally skipping Luka, Joker or Giannis coz they're not Black enough, or American.
Luka vs Jokic in the WCF might actually happen, SAS worst nightmare xD
Whole media is got the memo
@@soda8736 Can't wait to see another Olympic loss for team USA soon
@@djkido316 He'll act as if he knew it was coming as if he predicted it 🤣
@@pauljoseph3081 I know right lol.
Jokic is WAY ahead of anyone else in the NBA. SHAI WHO???
Lmfao when you think you going to be right but end totally wrong 😂
sas did the same thing with raptors and the bucks in 2019
also did the same thing in 2021, when Phoenix Suns were up 2nil against Bucks in the NBA finals
😂 He does this every year. Who ever he picks, the safe bet is to go the other way.
Yall calling any Edwards baby Jordan. Stop it fam lol
Stephen A and people like him are the reason why fans can't see & enjoy this magical era of basketball! If this was a team he cheerred, he'd b talking and jumping around about at least 20 moves from last night's game
There needs to be more diversity on this show, we get biased takes....
Bro I swear you would think this is the first time Stephen A has ever watched basketball. I think everybody but these clowns knew Denver would come back after game 2 lol. Once they didn't suspend Jamal I knew it was a wrap.
Much respect for Stephen A -
He Owned it
What choice did he have?
Stephen A. is also not a sports analyst. He is an entertainer that talks about sports.
Why does espn refuse to talk about the mavs thunder series?