Stephen A. ‘saddened’ by Chris Paul’s injury | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman of First Take discuss Houston Rockets’ point guard Chris Paul’s hamstring injury and explain why CP3’s career has been diminished by his many injuries.
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Chris paul aint been the same since ingram hit him with that dhalsim street fighter punch
Ingram hit him with that Falcon Punch bro 💀
😂😂☠️☠️
Man🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
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Rondo spit the yoga fire though..😁
Cp3 hamstrings are made from string cheese😂💀
Paul chris is a pussy bitch
+fluidacid 10/10 reference. You really dug for that one.
That ain’t funny
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Fluid acid I’m weak 😂😂😂😂😂
Cp3 cant catch a break.💯Feel bad for him lowkey.
Not to be funny, but actually to piggy back of their points all CP3 catches are “Breaks”
+Donovan Todd lol
bruh he making 160 million over the next 4 years. hes always a dickhead. i dont feel bad for him. i think he good
He caught a break with that contract. no need to feel sorry for a guy getting paid 44 million to get his hamstring rubbed by a therapist
Point guard is a position where players decline the fastest and unfortunately it’s only downhill from here for cp3
Plus, small guards have to work really hard to create space. There’s a reason its always his knees, legs, etc. He has to move so fast just to get open. Bigger guards can post up are just shoot over guys.
His hamstring takes more Ls than my hairline, and I ain’t joking about that!!!!
Stephen A Smith u crazy Sports legend 👑 htown we still here🤘
You made a comment that CP3 wants to win. Well since he took the money i guess winning isnt that important after all. Correct me if im wrong, but CP3 could have signed a 4 year contact for anything less than that max right? If thats the case, why dont players sign for less like Tom Brady (i dont like him), to help their team to sign guys. Example if Steph Curry, Kd and others signed for less they could keep Clay and Green down the line. Js
Your that right Stephen A
His hamstring is like Lavar Ball: Undefeated, never lost, and a joke.
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Saddened? It’s a regular thing with CP3 every year the fact that the Rockets maxed him out and he’s getting older is hilarious, the Rockets should’ve not maxed him out on the summer they should’ve let him walk he isn’t worth it.
Jay can’t just let him walk. Is there a better option out there? No. & CP3 & his agent knows that. So u just might have to pay the man if u in win now mode. Deal with whether it’s a “bad contract” or not later.
Anthony DePaola
3 of these 6 wins were when Green and Iguodala were injured.
garry brown I don’t think the rockets organization will be “behind the 8 ball” for years to come. They had a choice obviously, but they almost had to pay cp3. Rockets are in win now mode & will deal with whether it’s a “bad contract” or “being behind the 8 ball” later. Cp3 is a game changer & I know paying him over 40 million in the last yr of his contract, when he’ll be 37, with his well documented injury history, but last time we checked, the rockets were 1 game away from a chance at a chip. Sometimes you just gotta push ur chips all in. Is there a better option out there than him right now? The answer is know. There hasn’t been many better options over him for over a decade now.
Diogo Costa I’m not happy because CP3 got injured I’m just not surprised.
Chaunceyadams230 man shut the fuck up get over it they lost move on their best chance to win a Championship was last season and what happened CP3 got injured, this year they lost Ariza replaced him a G League player and Carmelo, CP3 isn’t getting any younger he’s older this contract will tie up and hurt the Rockets long term mostly in Harden’s best years they won’t be able to get any better.
Rockets gonna regret giving him a max
That’s why they’ll never win with terrible business deals like that
Shut up they won’t I promise
gonna!!? they realized after they sobered up!!
+Dimytri lol
I know right they should have never done that
Might as well let Melo play
Melo sucks on both ends.
Nah melo is trash, a bonified scrub. Rockets had a losing record with him now have a winning record.
Facts they gonna need the extra scoring people just blinded by hate
They might bring him back and bury his name even deeper and blame him for losing lmao
That’s karma on Houston
His injury doesn’t really matter this year, they’re not the same team and can’t apply the same pressure the way they applied it to the Warriors last year.
For the last 6 games they have the exactly same thing, just because there record looks mediocre doesnt mean they are. Remember they had a 1-5 start so that is obiously gonna hurt there record
THey have been getting back to their former selves, whereas Warriors have been sucking this season AND they’ve got a lot of internal turmoil going on.
amjam
Warriors have best record in NBA when Curry, Green, Durant, Thompson play.
+waka flocka flame right
Why is he calling cp3 a kid? Lmao
Because that’s how Chris Paul acts like when he loses.
What a dumbass question..
CP3 bank account is GTOWN or atleast growing up
He makes more Ms than his age so he ain’t kidding around
Lbj called Kyrie a kid
Lmao cause hes much older than cp3
lol everybody knew this would happen
He’s not even in shape this season
Sanctimonious Max that default picture though 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
ygrnflacko 😂😂😂
Earlier than I expected
No surprise
He will be injured again come playoff time
YSL.Slimee Bruh he literally misses a playoff series nearly every fucking year. I’m getting tired of this shit because he’s the best pg in the league come playoff time, when he’s actually available. He fucked over the Clippers and now the Rockets have to deal with Glass Paul
CP3 can’t play high pressure high intensity Basketball. His body couldn’t take it. And will injure if he plays more than 3 times a week
+poolfans wow
sad man. cp3 is great man. just wish he wasn’t so injury prone. it’s really hindering him pray he recovers swiftly 🛐
+YSL.Slimee Cp3 was injured on the Clippers and Hornets which stopped both teams from advancing
Max always explains what happens last year in game 7 with the Rockets, Every time!!!
Yeah and he mentions Chris Paul’s injury but doesn’t say a peep about Andre Iguodala’s injury. You can say “oh well he’s their 5th best player” but anyone who watches the NBA and pays attention to stats knows that the Warriors production dropoff with Iguodala off the court is huge. He’s a lot more valuable to them then a ton of people give him credit for
+Nick Velasquez keep putting out those facts People ignore
+kefkapalazzo1 Iggy and CP3 do entirely different things for their team. Iggy is the warriors BEST defender, CP3 is a floor general for Houston…they were BOTH need on their team. Even swap ain’t no swindle. Iggy may be the 5th best player but he’s the #1 defender on the team.
+Nick Velasquez exactly its called defense…Iggy is their best defender.
+Bkc 14 max is a hater for real tho.
CP3 is the most injury prone max deal player and the 2nd oldest one in League..
5imbadzs But KLove didnt take a “supermax”.
5imbadzs – Hey hey, that’s Champion Kevin Soft Love
Cletus Spuckler wait they gave him a super max lmao cmon Memphis
kefkapalazzo1 Makes you wonder how low the standards for GMs really are
Him and Kevin love
Chris Paul is living his absolute best life at the Rockets expense, secured the $160 million dollar bag state taxed free 🙌
+midrangejumpr facts. Ppl just love hating on greatness
+jaatown23 u crazy as hell if u think any NBA player will play for 80,000.🤦🏾♂️ you don’t pay him so why does it matter to you. He did what’s best for his family, your beef is with the owners for offering him that.
+Rayan Bhuya AI is far from broke…i see u get your sources from fake news🤦🏾♂️
nahor88 i dont think Harden disappears in the playoffs because hes “tired/has no energy”, pretty sure its cause he doesnt have that KILLER INSTINCT when the game is on the line. Its one thing to be clutch during the regular season, but everyone knows the playoffs is a whole different animal.
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Again?
Well at least he has “State Farm” insurance.
Unknown Hero I see what you did there 💪🏾 lmao
Like a bad neighbor hamstrings ain’t there
Lol
The Rockets probably regret giving him that contract.
Steph Curry Is the Greatest Small Guard Of This Generation It’s Not Even Close
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Warriors 2015 NBA Champions
Warriors 2017 NBA Champions
Warriors 2018 NBA Champions
Warriors 2019 NBA Champions ( most likely )
Nobody will remember the current Rockets. Last season was just a lucky season, a fluke season. Warriors are number 1 contender for 5 seasons now.
+alan shelly koshy Curry out performed westbrook, kyrie, mike conely, james, drue holiday, harden, and Chris Paul etc.
I actually think isaih thomas from the pistons because he’s 6’0 and under. Steph is close to 6’4. He’s actually taller than russ a little bit.
+Female Body Is The Hottest Thing Ever Anybody with half a brain knows why golden state won in 2017-2018..Better to be lucky than good.
DeMarcus Jones Curry is 6”3 how is that small? Foh
CP3’s contract is going to be one of the worst in the NBA
John wall takes the cake
Nathan Jordan John Wall
Hahaha. Right bruh, and rockets will be one of the dumbest organization to give a big money to a guy who gets injured every fucking year.
Nope. Joakim Noah, Chandler Parsons, Tyler Johnson etc. They weren’t max contracts but they were given entirely too much money and don’t do (expletive)!!!
+Tony Snell at least wall isnt hurt 24/7
Chris Paul’s contract makes John Wall’s contract look like a bargain. Houston is screwed for the foreseeable future.
Richard D foreseeable 😂