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Stephen A. addresses the REALITY of Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers’ situation | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shams Charania, Brian Windhorst weigh in on the NBA’s punishments of the LA Clippers and Kawhi Leonard over salary cap circumvention violations. 0:00 Clippers statement 1:00 Stephen A. on the reality of the situation 3:15 Kawhi-Raptors trade 8:00 Shams’ update on Kawhi to Raptors ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited:…
@thomasstephens7293
September 3, 2026 at 7:15 pm
If this was Ballmer, Kawhi and an STD nobody would blame the gonorrhea.
@mytzlplk
September 3, 2026 at 7:17 pm
Has *Steve* *Ballmer* destroyed the Clippers?
@Mitch-z1t
September 3, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Ballmer and Leonard no respect for the team, league and fans. Ballmer should sell and Leonard should be suspended for a year. Both garbage
@bryceturner3566
September 3, 2026 at 8:06 pm
I’m a Spurs fan… If you would’ve told me in 2014 this would be Kawhi’s career path, I would’ve never believed you
@DeepSweetSoulful
September 3, 2026 at 8:07 pm
Agree with most but it’s absurdly unfair for SAS to say they should cancel the trade. That would only punish Toronto. Toronto already suffered from the unfair advantage the Clippers had in negotiating for Kawai, taking him away from our championship squad. Toronto legit could have returned to the finals the following year if Kawai stayed.
@ShortChizel31
September 3, 2026 at 8:14 pm
Kawhi is wild with that statement.
@christiannunez2325
September 3, 2026 at 8:26 pm
I love my Clippers and this is so sad for us. However, I strongly disagree how easy Leonard got it. If he knew that something was shady n still decided to do it, im sorry he should be accountable like Steve, Clippers, and anyone else. His uncle tried to pull that mess with the lakers n he knew about it. Im sorry but this dude is really good but he needs to go. We should not keep him. N he needs to be punished as well as the others..
@osamaobama3654
September 3, 2026 at 8:33 pm
700k is like 7 cents for Kawhi lol
@passerby2487
September 3, 2026 at 8:38 pm
Shams showing where his mentality partly comes from — Kobe and Batman.
@jjabney
September 3, 2026 at 8:44 pm
Ballmer is a jackass
@KendallLXL
September 3, 2026 at 8:54 pm
Adam Silver is terrible.
@iangonzaga9222
September 3, 2026 at 8:59 pm
I bet on Ballmer FTW
@gr8tfishgr8tfish99
September 3, 2026 at 9:03 pm
Kawhi didn’t destroy the clippers, Ballmer did when they started sending staff to Raptors games in the chip year. Shady practices started way back. Torre, you are hero for exposing it.
@shutup-q2l
September 3, 2026 at 9:16 pm
Ballmer and friends destroyed the Clippers. A player can ask for whatever they want. A team doesn’t need to break the rules to give it to them. F-SAS. F-Windy. F-Ramona F-McAfee F-ESPN.
@luisasilva8698
September 3, 2026 at 9:37 pm
OF COURSE Shans spends his time exonerating by Kawhi. Shams also believes Shohei didn’t know anything about the gambling.
@imusama1876
September 3, 2026 at 9:45 pm
Blud Finessed the clippers and now he’s leaving the country 🤣
@mr.anderson3694
September 3, 2026 at 9:48 pm
At least Harden’s 90 mill isn’t laundered. Just flushed.
@bennythedestroyer7
September 3, 2026 at 9:55 pm
Shams is con man
@user-kw1zn8su3j
September 3, 2026 at 10:34 pm
This made me realize SA is really a hater sometimes
@numailer
September 3, 2026 at 10:46 pm
Spurs fans out there! Aren’t yall happy yall got out from under this guys back in 2018?
@dronacharya67
September 3, 2026 at 10:58 pm
Keep on buck-dancing Stephen A… that’s the only reason they allow you on the air… You are and always will be the house boy. “Yes, massa, I is a dumb n—-r! I do’s what you tell me.”
@uncledrewhtoofamily9334
September 3, 2026 at 11:08 pm
Steve A bb hate on kawhi
@arielperalta1993
September 3, 2026 at 11:19 pm
I hope he gets booed every game.
@maahpooh
September 3, 2026 at 11:19 pm
LA Dodgers fans -> Please give the LA Clippers the same energy as you gave the 2017 Astros
@besharafereg
September 3, 2026 at 11:19 pm
@6:12 “Let them trade you somewhere else?” To where? Let me guess, the Lakers.