The Spurs look ‘very bad’ after Kawhi takes the Raptors to the NBA Finals – Stephen A. | First Take
Stephen A. Smith says the San Antonio Spurs “look very bad” after trading away Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors.
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Demilitarize the Spurs.
Kawhi had to go to Canada to find freedom & peace.
Hahahahaha. That’s jokes. Let’s Go Raps, Let’s Go Canada. Hahaha
In case you were in a coma, Pop, the greatest NBA coach perhaps ever, SPEAKS ONLY THE TRUTH:
TRUMP IS A DISGRACE TO AMERICA.
Glad you agree.
+Rafael Mejia
the great part about america is that i can say soldiers are all brainwashed faggots.
also, you look and sound like a muslim… meanwhile you support a military that is targeting brown people.
Altitude Magic shut the fuck up I hope you get droned
Classic 🤣🤣🤣
Spurs were too busy keeping Kawhi away from LA. 😂
hello there ….you realize its his “personality” that keeps him from a big shoe contract…..not where he was……the dude has no personality
TheLakerFanNexXDoor the only way that will happen is if Kawhi wants to sign with the Lakers but they already signed another free agent.
H2B awd shoc
It was a good move, it might not seem like it now but wait till kawhi decides where he is gonna be, spurs could of held on to him another year and lost him for nothing, derozan is uncomparable to kawhi but we got something instead of him walking for nothing, Toronto will not only have Kawhi leave for nothing but lost derozan in the process. I do hope Toronto wins in the finals because the future is looking bad for them, stars just don’t want to be in Toronto.
Kawai will not agree to sign and trade,and after they get beat by GST.He will be a Clipper.
At what point of the playoffs is considered “deep into the playoffs “….???
2nd round, game 6?
+Ricky Water that’s the deepest..
Rob Cin Q conference finals or finals
+Jewel Clark no need to yell nigga
Getting to round 2 is considered “deep.”
Round 1 is just the “surface.”
Then getting to CF is “deeper.”
if kawhi would’ve stayed on the spurs they would’ve not beat the rockets or warriors there not good enough
Trade was a win-win,
Raptors – Finally win the east and go to the finals
Spurs – Kawhi would’ve left in free agency for nothing, They got Demar, Poeltl and a 1st RD pick.
any time you get DeMar on your team, it’s a loss, unless you have a top 3 pick in a good draft.
He wasn’t assessing the trade, big man.
makes sense, no one beating the current gsw, might as well prepare for the future with picks.
How are the Spurs losing the trade when Kawhi wasn’t going to be on the court at all in the final year of his contract, and gonna walk in the free agency ? If Spurs traded Kawhi for JR Smith it should still be considered a good trade them
Brian Neary they would have nothing in return, they did win you moron. Just like Kawhi is leaving after they get waxed by the warriors.
“My friend! Well who ever we get back better be a bloody monster.”
Despite his bad performance in the Eastern Conference Finals, I still believe Danny Green is a player who doesn’t get enough credit
Yup. He going to step up against GSW. Deep threes.
He is the truth plays hard both ways love his game and he be on the low with it respect jersey
Just in…. Breaking news
The warriors have sign zaza to a 15 day contract….
lol
+WaUiBlunTPR no it’s time. he was a pest. had he played on another team I would have hated him lol. Same reason I hated Michael Jordan. he was good at what he did, on another team that wasn’t the spurs lol.
+deZusCHRIST Yup people steal the original posters post just for likes.
Lol
So many salty loser.
In Football leg breaking happen every single day. Kawhi injury not even that serious! For a 1-2 months! After that he refusing to play for pop.
What’s going on with Stephen.A’s beard 😅😁 he should remove it and start again
how bout that hair line oh wait…
Yeah you right boo. I would rather fuck his butt if he had like a soul patch and eww a Jerry curl to mmmm. I see what your saying 💯 he’s too butchy.
He ain’t got time to sleep let alone shave😅
LMFAO!!!!!
Stephen A Smith be on point with those Statements ,he must pulled out the Minority Report screen to find that statement from Kawhi’s uncle😭😭😭
Who tf is in charge of these headline graphics. “Feeling Spurned?” Lmao 😂
+Adam V oh god oh fuck what have I done? My own brain has ruined me.
thog 🤡🤡🤡
This has to be the worst headline ever
+thog hold this L clown 💩
thog you look stupid af
Demars in his feelings listening to sad drake songs 🤣
Nick Jaramillo your right but the lakers would’ve made the playoffs if LeBron didn’t get hurt
+Peace Hardy316 Great defense is leflop’s kryptonite, he’s lucky he didn’t have to face Kawhi.
Lowry’s Room
Drake songs are shit.
Cups of the rose, bitches in my old phone lol.
Toronto Raptors should give Kawhi Leonard a super max contract. He is unbelievable player.
+hugo martinez Any actual sources on that and not a bunch of bullshit talk from ESPN? Like, did Adrian W. himself say that in an article?
+Speaking Truths ..That is what I mean. Toronto need to give him super max contract .So Kawhi can stay in Toronto. Don’t let him go somewhere else.
Speaking Truths if any of these superstars was from the Midwest then location wouldn’t be a problem….. snow ain’t shit it keeps you alive
Toronto doing more than giving max contract, they throwing half the city at him lol. He gonna get to eat free for life at their restaurants and get free condo worth millions anywhere in toronto he chooses
+Chris Rowsell actually I believe that was part of the problem with Spurs. They never offered him supermax until last second ditch effort, and they expected him to take a pay cut in his first extension just because Duncan did it
How the Spurs look depends on if Kawhi re-signs with the Raptors July 1st.
+Nathaniel Baxter youre missing the entire point, all of those players at least attempted to shoot, huge difference between magic not being a good shooter to start out and Simmons not taking jumpers period amd Simmons is stubborn, its like hes saying imma keep doin me and the fans can boo all they want because imma do me but its like dude u can’t shoot and wont shoot damn right youre gonna get booed u scared of jumpshooting. Nobody wants a guy that can’t shoot and stop being one of those everybody can be steph dudes, no ones asking dude to be steph, we’re asking a basketball player to do what great basketball players do, shoot jumpshot to open up their game. This isnt an age thing, he just won’t do it
+Mike Chin facts
+Minimal Interest it’s actually more efficient for him to not shoot. Why take shots you know aren’t going in when you can create better shots for others. Worked for Rondo. Expand his game when he’s ready. Teams play off of him to force the shot. Why take them and do what they want.
+Nathaniel Baxter its not more effienct at all because it makes defenders sag off of him and play up on his teammates like embid Harris and Jimmy meaning more contested shots and how do u think hes gonna improve as shooter if he never takes them in game. Practice can only take u so far. And he gives them what they want anyway by not shooting and taking dumb contested layups instead. He needs a jumper to open up his game like lebron needed one back in the day. Can’t just muscle your way to the basket every time. Giannas just showed u that in the raptors series
+Minimal Interest that’s why I said Aldridge compliments his game. He pulls post defenders away from the hoop. If he’s surrounded by shooters ala LeBron, they can’t clog the lane, and no point guard is stopping a 6’10” monster. As for the Giannis comparison, Kawhi had more than a little to do with stopping him. And there aren’t too many of those just laying around.
Max: My Last Name Is Kellerman……..
Stephen A: Well First of All Your Wrong & Let Me Tell You Why
Im weak 😂😂😂
“That’s number one, number two:”
Kawhis 30 for 30 is gonna be juicy
3:28 yo Max how do you think they Duncan in the first place 🤦♂️
Kawhi’s little bruise seemed to heal pretty quickly once he was traded to Toronto. 🤔
Damn hope Stephen A is ok🙏🏼crazy how he was just hospitalized right after this episode with severe back pains from carrying ESPN.🙏🏼
Tony Parker is gone too though 🤷🏾♂️y’all just fishing 🎣 for topics